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[fisherman]

What a faff.

Why did not they simply build the ship with a big boat lift like overhead gantry on rails like you see in a container port. They can have rail extensions which fold along the side of the ship so they can pick up a 200 ft yacht and place it directly on to the chocks inside the boat without all this faffing about flooding/sinking the ship and then floating it up.

Thats what I thought.

 

[PCUK]

You could certainly picture Hercule Poirot on-board with Captain Hastings back in the day.

 

[Tranona]

What a faff.

Why did not they simply build the ship with a big boat lift like overhead gantry on rails like you see in a container port. They can have rail extensions which fold along the side of the ship so they can pick up a 200 ft yacht and place it directly on to the chocks inside the boat without all this faffing about flooding/sinking the ship and then floating it up.

Skyfall which they were loading weighs around 800 tonnes. I would imagine the owners of the Transporter did some careful sums before investing in the submersible vessel as they have others which allow for loading by crane. Imagine the size of crane needed to lift 800 tonnes.

 

[westernman]

Skyfall which they were loading weighs around 800 tonnes. I would imagine the owners of the Transporter did some careful sums before investing in the submersible vessel as they have others which allow for loading by crane. Imagine the size of crane needed to lift 800 tonnes.

Imagine the size and complexity of the pumps to raise and sink 43,000 tonnes.
A gantry type crane for 800 tonnes is not particularly difficult or big.

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[capnsensible]

What a faff.

Why did not they simply build the ship with a big boat lift like overhead gantry on rails like you see in a container port. They can have rail extensions which fold along the side of the ship so they can pick up a 200 ft yacht and place it directly on to the chocks inside the boat without all this faffing about flooding/sinking the ship and then floating it up.

Why is it a 'faff'?

Or do you know something ship designers don't?

 

[westernman]

Why is it a 'faff'?

Or do you know something ship designers don't?

Because loading it was a faff. It was very complicated, dangerous and needed divers risking their lives.

 

[capnsensible]

Because loading it was a faff. It was very complicated, dangerous and needed divers risking their lives.

Nah. There are loadsa floating docks operating around the world and plenty of these dock ships. Using them are pros who know exactly what they are doing in routine operations. It's another day at work and the vessels have been designed and built by people who know what they are talking about....

 

[capnsensible]

 

[Tranona]

Imagine the size and complexity of the pumps to raise and sink 43,000 tonnes.
A gantry type crane for 800 tonnes is not particularly difficult or big.

You can order yours here (they will even take an order for just one):-
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How many yards/ports would have one of these? They operate routes to 13 different ports. The ship would have to be narrow and there would need to be a travel lift basin long enough and deep enough to take the ship. Or the ship would have to back up to a RO terminal and the width of the hoist would limit the number of yachts you could load. All the Transporter needs is dock to tie up to and enough room aft for boats to turn and enter.

 

[westernman]

How many yards/ports would have one of these? They operate routes to 13 different ports. The ship would have to be narrow and there would need to be a travel lift basin long enough and deep enough to take the ship. Or the ship would have to back up to a RO terminal and the width of the hoist would limit the number of yachts you could load. All the Transporter needs is dock to tie up to and enough room aft for boats to turn and enter.

You misunderstood. Or I mis-explained.

This gantry would be on the ship not in a port. The gantry would be capable of moving well aft of the ship's hull on an extension which could be swung into place behind the ship. This could be like some of the rail bridges which are swung into place. The ship would have to park somewhere with enough space to line up the yacht behind it.