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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz inflates his trousers during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 25, 2012. The Marines used their trousers as a personal flotation device during the intermediate level of training. (DoD photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
Trial-run set up for future Kinetic Sculpture Races..the cart would have snap-off back wheels and fold-in front drive wheel...allowing the German gymnastics wheel to roll unimpeded when desired..like for Deep mud passage www.flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/294736392/
and up and down, and perhaps across sand dunes and beaches..
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The red strap 'spokes'/wheel set up 'might' get utilized for water flotation, PFD, peripheral race stuff. Sam is always game for rides and road tests..though he is wary of the water stuff...
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wise kid!
Engine: Mack ENDT-676 285 HP six cylinder diesel
Transmission: Mack 6 speed Lo-hole
No. 18 showing the Frink one-way and right wing plows. Again, I had a lot of access to these trucks but never brought the camera when it would have been easier to take a good photo. Too busy working I guess. They had a 1985 vintage RD686S in service there as well which was truck No. 3 and very similar looking to this one, although it had flotation front tires.
This truck is no longer in service with the town.
On October 24, 1901, 63-year-old Michigan school teacher Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel as a publicity stunt; she survived, bleeding, but virtually unharmed. Soon after exiting the barrel, she said, "No one ought ever do that again."[36] Prior to Taylor's attempt, on October 19 a domestic cat named Iagara was sent over the Horseshoe Falls in her barrel to test its strength. Contrary to rumours at the time, the cat survived the plunge unharmed and later posed with Taylor in photographs.[37] Since Taylor's historic ride, 14 people have intentionally gone over the falls in or on a device, despite her advice. Some have survived unharmed, but others have drowned or been severely injured. Survivors of such stunts face charges and stiff fines, as it is illegal, on both sides of the border, to attempt to go over the falls.
In 1918, there was a near disaster when a barge, known locally as the Niagara Scow, working upriver broke its tow, and almost plunged over the falls. Fortunately, the two workers on board saved themselves by grounding the vessel on rocks just short of the falls.[38]
Englishman Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, drowned in 1883 trying to swim the rapids down river from the falls.[39]
In the "Miracle at Niagara", Roger Woodward, a seven-year-old American boy, was swept over the Horseshoe Falls protected only by a life vest on July 9, 1960, as two tourists pulled his 17-year-old sister Deanne from the river only 20 feet (6 m) from the lip of the Horseshoe Falls at Goat Island.[40] Minutes later, Woodward was plucked from the roiling plunge pool beneath the Horseshoe Falls after grabbing a life ring thrown to him by the crew of the Maid of the Mist boat.[41][42]
On July 2, 1984, Canadian Karel Soucek from Hamilton, Ontario successfully plunged over the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel with only minor injuries. Soucek was fined $500 for performing the stunt without a license. In 1985, he was fatally injured while attempting to re-create the Niagara drop at the Houston Astrodome. His aim was to climb into a barrel hoisted to the rafters of the Astrodome and to drop 180 feet (55 m) into a water tank on the floor. After his barrel released prematurely, it hit the side of the tank and he died the next day from his injuries.[43]
In August 1985, Steve Trotter, an aspiring stunt man from Rhode Island, became the youngest person ever (age 22) and the first American in 25 years to go over the falls in a barrel. Ten years later, Trotter went over the falls again, becoming the second person to go over the falls twice and survive. It was also the second-ever "duo"; Lori Martin joined Trotter for the barrel ride over the falls. They survived the fall but their barrel became stuck at the bottom of the falls, requiring a rescue.[44]
On September 28, 1989, Niagara's own Peter DeBernardi (age 42) and Jeffery James Petkovich (age 25) became the first "team" to successfully make it over the falls in a two-person barrel. The stunt was conceived by Peter DeBenardi, who wanted to discourage youth from following in his path of addictive drug use. Peter was also trying to leave a legacy and discourage his son Kyle Lahey DeBernardi (age 2) from using addictive drugs. Peter DeBernardi had initially planned to have a different passenger. However, Peter's original partner backed out, and Peter was forced to look for an alternative. Jeffery Petkovich agreed to attempt the stunt with him. Peter claims he spent an estimated $30,000 making his barrel, made of steel and fiberglass, which had harnesses, reinforcing steel bands, and viewing ports. Peter's barrel also had a radio for music and news reports, rudders to help steer the barrel through the falls, oxygen, and a well-protected video camera to record the journey over the edge. They emerged shortly after going over with minor injuries and were charged with performing an illegal stunt under the Niagara Parks Act.[45]
On September 27, 1993 John "David" Munday, of Caistor Centre, Ontario, became the first known person to survive going over the falls twice.[46]
Kirk Jones of Canton, Michigan became the first known person to survive a plunge over the Horseshoe Falls without a flotation device on October 20, 2003. While it is still not known whether Jones was determined to commit suicide, he survived the 16-story fall with only battered ribs, scrapes, and bruises.[47][48]
A second person survived an unprotected trip over the Horseshoe Falls on March 11, 2009 and when rescued from the river, was reported to be suffering from severe hypothermia and a large wound to his head. His identity has not been released. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the man intentionally enter the water.[49][50]
On May 21, 2012, an unidentified man in his early 40s became the third person to survive an unprotected trip over the Horseshoe Falls. Eyewitness reports indicate that he "deliberately jumped" into the Niagara River after climbing over a railing.[51][52]
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Henri Fabre (November 29, 1882 - June 30, 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of Le Canard, the first seaplane in History.
Henri Fabre was born into a prominent family of shipowners in the city of Marseilles. He was educated in the Jesuit College of Marseilles, where he undertook advanced studies in sciences. He then studied intensively aeroplane and propeller designs. He patented a system of flotation devices, which he used when he succeeded in taking off from the surface of the Etang de Berre on March 28th, 1910. On that day, he completed four consecutive perfect flights, the longest about 600 meters. Henri Fabre was soon contacted by Glenn Curtiss and Gabriel Voisin who used his invention to develop their own seaplanes.
During the First World War, he established a company with 200 employees, which was specialized in the manufacture of seaplanes.
He died at the age of 101, as one of the last living pioneers of human flight.
From Wired (www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2012/03/march-28-1910-it-floa...)
1910: Henri Fabre makes the first successful seaplane flight at Martigues, near Marseilles, France.
Fabre was not alone in seeking to build a plane that could take off from water, fly successfully, and land on water … safely. Other inventors had been trying even before the Wright brothers managed to take off from and land on the ground at Kitty Hawk. The Austrian William Kress built a seaplane in 1901 that floated but wouldn’t take off. Then it wouldn’t even float, and it sank.
Gabriel Voisin and Ernest Archdeacon built a glider in 1905 that took off from the River Seine, but not on its own power: It had to be towed by a steamboat. Pioneers Louis Blèriot of France and Glenn Curtiss of the United States were also in the race, and Curtiss eventually succeeded … the year after Fabre.
Fabre’s Hydravion had an ash-wood frame with cotton covering. The floats were constructed of plywood and designed so well that they provided additional lift when the plane was aloft. It was 27 feet, 10 inches long, with a wingspan of 45 feet, 11 inches. It weighed barely over half a ton. The Chauviere propeller was mounted at the back of the plane.
Fabre had never piloted an airplane before that historic March day in 1910. He powered up the 50-horsepower Gnome 7-cylinder rotary engine and took off to an altitude of 6½ feet above the water. The Hydravion cruised at 55 mph and flew about 1¼ miles.
A section of walkway swings from a crane over the SR 520 pontoon construction site after it's removed from top of the casting basin gate. After setting it on land, crew will remove the basin gate and tow six massive condrete pontoons from the basin. Photo taken April 28, 2013.
Progress continues on the SR 520 Pontoon Construction Project, as the second cycle of new pontoons left the Aberdeen casting basin overnight April 28 and 29, 2013. The late-night timing coincided with the favorable high tide needed for float-out.
In the second cycle, crews built three longitudinal pontoons, two supplemental stability pontoons and one cross pontoon. The 360-foot-long longitudinal pontoons are the backbone of the new SR 520 floating bridge being built on Lake Washington; the supplemental pontoons provide stability and flotation, and the cross pontoons cap the bridge on the east and west ends. Crews will build a total of six cycles of new pontoons in Aberdeen.
Oxygen scooters re-purposed as folding flotation landing gear, rebounder trampolines repurposed as wheels, Honda 3813 lawn mower repurposed as All Terrain Amphibious Kinetic Sculpture Racer. 2,200+ gears to do the job. No $$, just time.*F U N *
One display reads:
C-22, an M109, self-propelled 155mm howitzer, was built by Allison Division of General Motors in 1967. It entered the U.S. Army inventory on 6 Jan 1968 and was received at Letterkenny Army Depot 16 Feb 1968. C-22 was shipped to Vietnam 1 May 1968 and was issued to 6th FA BN, 1st INF DIV, on 22 June 1968.
On the night of 28 Oct 1968, at Fire Support Base Rita in the Fish Hook area in RVN, in a heavy barrage of recoilless rifle and rocket propelled grenade fire, C-22 was hit by an RPG round causing the damage which you see on the left side. Four days later C-22 was instrumental in repelling a heavy ground attack by a North Vietnamese sapper battalion supported by intense rocket and mortar barrages. It was during this action that LTC Charles C. Rogers, now Brigadier General, earned the Medal of Honor.
During this intense battle, the U.S. forces suffered 12 men killed and 54 wounded. The enemy body count inside and on the perimeter wire was 27. It was estimated that there were at least 200 bodies lying in the woods around the FSB.
C-22 served with the 6th FA BN until 13 Nov 1968 when it was retired and shipped to Tooele Army Depot, Utah. It was shipped to Fort Sill on 11 Jan 1972 and became the property of the Field Artillery Museum.
Dedicated October 1973.
The next display reads:
U.S. Army
155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER, M109
The 155mm Howitzer, M109, is an armored tracklaying vehicle and a highly nobile combat support weapon. It is air transportable in support of airborne operations and has an amphibious capability when equipped with a flotation kit.
The M109 was adopted in 1964 and was extensively employed on the battlefields of Vietnam.
A hydraulic system provides power for traversing and elevating the cannon and for ramming the projectile. Manual operation is possible in the event of power failure. Two recoil spades located on the rear of the vehicle (one behind each track) are provided to improve stability of the cannon in the firing position.
Caliber: 155mm (6.102 inches)
Weight: 51,672 lbs.
Maximum Range: 14,600 meters
Maximum Rate of Fire: 4 rds per min.
Muzzle Velocity: 564 meters per second
Elevation: -3 degrees to +75 degrees
Traverse: 360 degrees
Engine: 405 HP Turbocharged 8 cyl
Maximum Speed: 35 MPH
Maximum Range: 220 miles
Fuel Capacity: 135 gal diesel fuel
Length: 260.3 inches
Width: 124.0 inches
Crew: 6
Taken June 22nd, 2013.
Call sign S31T1 (Egham) Prime mover, SN999 HPOD (Egham), S33T1 (Chertsey) Prime mover, SN 981 HVP (Chertsey)
Crew x 4 per appliance
Dimensions
Height Various dependent on POD carried
Length 8.80m
Width 2.54
Weight 26000kg
Deployment requirements at incidents
Firm level ground with a minimal slope in any direction (5%)
An area approx 11m x 11m to allow manoeuvring space (4m at sides, 5m at rear)
Equipment carried
High Volume Pump Module Stowage
Front nearside upper locker
2 x manifolds
Rear nearside upper locker
6 x link pieces
1 x magnetic work light
5 x male to male 65mm instantaneous adaptors
1 x module unlocking handle
Black tub containing the following:
2 x lifting strops
1 x pulley block
2 x bow shackles
2 x 2.5m round endless slings
Front offside upper locker
1 x set of 4 on/off ramps
4 x 5m 150mm short lengths
Front offside upper locker
5 x sets of HVP responder PPE comprising of:
1 x OB holdall
1 x telescopic drysuit
1 x personal flotation device (including whistle, knife, cow tail)
1 x safety helmet
1 x pair drysuit gloves
Rear offside upper locker
Hose recovery unit
Front nearside lower locker
3 x gate valves
6 x Y pieces
Rear nearside lower locker
2 x coupling spanners
1 x sack truck
2 x 100mm female round thread 2 x 100mm storz coupling adaptor
1 x 100mm male round thread 150mm storz coupling adaptor
1 x non return valve
Crew life saver holdall containing the following:
5 x life jackets
2 x 20m throw lines
2 x harnesses
2 x lanyards
2 x karabiners
1 x box of red and white marking/warning tape
Front offside lower locker
1 x set of squeeze sections
2 x coupling spanners
Rear offside lower locker
1 x coupling locker
2 x inline pressure gauges
1 x pendent control
Hydrosub stowage
1 x pendent control
1 x blue warning beacon
1 x orange alarm beacon
2 x mast lighting
2 x 30m floating lines
Hose box stowage
20 x 50 150mm full lengths
3 x 10 150mm short lengths
1 x electrical connector for hose box
1 x emergency stop button
Hose box module stowage
Front nearside upper locker
1 x set of 4 on/off ramps
3 x gate valves
Rear nearside upper locker
6 x link pieces
1 x magnetic work lights
1 x module unlocking handle
Front offside upper locker
1 x set of 4 on/off ramps
2 x 5m 150mm short lengths
2 x Y pieces
Rear offside upper locker
Hose recovery unit
Front nearside lower locker
1 x set of squeeze sections
Rear office lower locker
2 x coupling spanners
1 x sack truck
2 x 100mm female round thread 150mm storz coupling adaptor
1 x 100mm male round thread 150mm storz coupling adaptor
Crew saver holdall containing the following:
2 x harnesses
2 x lanyards
2 x karabiners
2 x lifting strops
1 x box of red and white marking/warning tape
Front offside lower locker
1 x set of squeeze sections
2 x coupling spanners
Rear offside lower locker
1 x set of squeeze sections
1 x pendent control
Hose box A stowage
20 x 50 150mm full lengths
2 x 10m 150mm short lengths
Integral to hose box
3 x work lights
1 x electrical connector for hose box
1 x emergency stop button
Hose box B stowage
20 x 50 150mm full lengths
2 x 10m 150mm short lengths
Integral to hose box
3 x work lights
1 x electrical connector for hose box
1 x emergency stop button
Dragonfly Skin Spa Day offers a wide range of massages right in Leeds city centre, including hot stones massage, anti-cellulite leg massage, ayurvedic yoga massage, sports massage and many more. All designed to make you feel stress-free, pampered and exceptional in your own skin! Visit: dragonflyskin.com/
High visibility orange lifejackets are typically referred to as Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) or simply lifejackets.
A Mae West lifejacket is a specific type of inflatable life preserver that was widely used during World War II. It was named after the actress Mae West because, when inflated, it resembled her curvaceous figure. This lifejacket was designed to be worn by pilots and aircrew, and it could be inflated using CO2 cartridges or manually through a tube.
On their way to Floatopia Hawaii 2013 at Kaimana Beach. The police presence -- to curb drinking and to prevent unsavory incidents -- was impressive, if perhaps a bit overdone. We went for our usual walk around Diamond Head and thought we had stumbled on a Homeland Security exercise! Have never blundered into a "flash mob" before!!
Best viewed on black.
This is old work of mine and wouldn't say it's representative of my style look a little further on to see some newer pieces.
Best viewed on black.
This was taking in Rajhastan in Udaipur. Udaipur is home to the floating palaces, however we were there before the monsoon so the palaces weren't floating at all unfortunately, just standing. Technically they don't float they are just surrounded by water giving the illusion of flotation. This doesn't detract from how beautiful they are though and it was easily one of my favourite places in the whole of India. Every night at sunset from a cave a little down the river bed, hundreds of thousands of fruit bats would emerge every night like clockwork. They were truly majestic creatures. And I would sit and drink a beer and watch them cross the horizon.
We were staying on the top floor of a beautiful hotel and there was a sink which perhaps was an odd feature but was practical as you could wash your hands before you ate. The mirror cast a magnificent reflection. In hindsight I wish I'd taken more at the time this isn't particularly well composed, and the colours aren't vibrant enough. IT makes it look like an old photo.
I do enjoy a visual illusion. And am going to incorporate more mirrors and reflective pieces into my work.
Here's a couple of others, the first is a reflection and the second is an illusion;
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Stéréolux Nantes le 26/05/2019 WNWH 2019 avec Von Pariahs, Tropical Fuck Storm, Flotation Toy Warning and Jerusalem in My Heart
The Double D Pool is so called because it sits on Douglas and Degraw in Boerum Hill. It has both a large swimming pool and a good-sized kiddie pool that you can get in with your toddler or baby.
Douglas and DeGraw
Thomas Greene Playground
Third Avenue and Nevins Street
Setting: Outdoors
Type: Wading
(718) 625-3268
Dimensions: 24' x 24' x 1'
Douglas and DeGraw
Thomas Greene Playground
Third Avenue and Nevins Street
Setting: Outdoors
Type: Intermediate
(718) 625-3268
Dimensions: 75' x 60' x 3' 10"
No flotation devices except full-body flotation suits allowed.
Master locks required for lockers.
Only Towel, book, sunglasses, lotion allowed on Pool deck. No toys, no strollers, no phones. NYC Public outdoor pools open during public school summer vacation.
NYPD officer on duty.
1. Howard Hughes speaks with flight engineer Joe Petrali,
beside the forward door of the drydocked seaplane, March
18, 1947.
2. This photograph, taken from mid-section, shows the
interior aft of the fuselage. Workrmen inspect hydraulic
lines which extend from nose to tail. In the foreground, note
inflated beach balls, secured in netting. Determined to be prepared
for any contingency, Hughes ordered the beach balls installed
prior to the taxi tests to provide added flotation should the
hull's bottom sustain damage, November 1, 1947.
3. Hughes speaks with an engineer on the flight deck of the
Spruce Goose. Protective loft socks cover their shoes. To
Hughes‘ right is a ladder leading to the cargo hold below.
4. Garbed in coat, tie and baggy pants, Hughes inspects one
of two 110-horsepower auxiliary power units, located aft
on the flight deck, March 18, 1947. The dark, circular crawl hole
to his right leads to passageways which extend to the wingtips.
5. Workers take up the slack on a mooring cable as they posi
tion the aircraft prior to launch, November 1, 1947.
6. Hughes and General Manager Jack Jerman discuss the launch
ing procedure from atop the docking elevator, November 1, 1947
7. Microphone in hand, Hughes directs the final phases of the
launch from his lofty perch on the docking elevator,
November 1, 1947.
8. The Spruce Goose emerges from its docking berth,
November 1, 1947. Due to high winds and choppy seas, Hughe:
postponed the taxi tests until the following day.
A flotation technique to recover very light materials in soils such as pollen, seeds, or fish scales that float to the surface of the water.
As summer accessories, spy optics are very important! They have been popular for a long time, not only to protect your eyes, but also to complete your fashion statement. When the sun is bright we wear sunglasses all years. Spy Optic sunglasses is even more useful in the summer because it is a time for relaxation and recreation.
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Newer styles of Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) can be purchased at your local sporting goods store. They start around $60. Both of these types auto inflate when they hit the water. The suspender style is the safest PFD you can buy.
FWC photo by Tim Donovan
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command conduct water survival training with U.S. Army soldiers from JTF-Bravo Medical Element at Soto Cano Air Base, June 13, 2017. This week-long training class went over different survival techniques, swimming tips, uniform flotation methods and physical training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released)
I drove myself crazy studying the issue of what type of foam to use. Some say use two part pourable foam. Others say don't pour it if you don't have an ideal temperature and humidity environment during the pour. Others say poured foam can trap moisture.
Some say use empty and capped plastic bottles. Will this sound like a bunch of mice squeaking when the boat is in a seaway? A down side is apparently the bottles start crushing from water pressure as the sinking boat settles.
Some say to take out a second mortgage on your house and purchase Inter-Galactic closed cell foam built to NASA specs.
Some say best to use the blue foam found at the home improvement stores.
Use of Styrofoam usually starts a debate. But, folks report this foam has kept their docks afloat for decades though in direct contact with the water. That's good enough for me to rely on the material if the hull gets holed.
One Internet forum pundit claims that in a seaway the Styrofoam will rub against boat structures and bbs of Stryrofoam will be spawned. If so then this could create bilge pump clogging issues if a good strainer not employed. I glued the styrofoam blocks together so at least they won't be rubbing against each other. While true that gasoline will melt Styrofoam, if gas gets to areas where my foam is installed, I have much bigger problems (such as a very big boom) than melted foam. A 22' sailboat I owned had a large block of Styrofoam under the cockpit and v-berth for flotation and I experienced no annoying aspects of this material though frequently getting wacked by items being stowed.
Three coats of water proofing epoxy was applied to the longitudinal bulkheads and their cavities before the foam was installed. I left flotation out of the cavities straddling the keel line as they are the low points in the bilge and I wanted to ensure that water is not restricted in its flow aft. I cut limber holes in the longitudinal bulkheads to ensure water flows to the keel area.
In addition to the still to be installed flotation foam under the cockpit sole, I will probably stuff some foam under the v-berth. Considering that she is a woodenboat and along with the flotation, she should stay afloat when swamped but I know not whether she will stay upright or turn turtle. The ideal location of flotation from a stability standpoint is near the sheer line but not practical from a space nor appearance standpoint. But then again, the foam in the torsion box foredeck and the pilot house are mounted at or above the sheer line, thus In the worst case flooding I visualize the boat laying on her beam ends but not turning turtle. In fact the designer put foam flotation only under the cockpit sole which may allow the boat to sink some thus perhaps keeping her upright. I speculate that my additional foam my reduce engine noise transmission through the area under the pilot house sole.
My thoughts on a flooded Bluejacket's stability lack any empirical basis and reflect the speculations of an amateur. Anyhow, if I hole the hull I shall report back to you (assuming I don't drown) how the swamped boat behaved.
Edit: 03/30/2012. A 30' Scarab with two guys on board was recently fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas when the boat starting taking on water and in-spite of multiple bilge pumps, sank. The guys had on life jackets and floated together for 30 hours until one started succumbing to hyperthermia. One swam several miles to an oil platform and summoned help but too late as hyperthermia claimed his friend. Had the boat stayed afloat and had an accessible area that allowed the guys to get out of the water, perhaps a life would have been saved. If a boat's displacement and practical space allows installation of flotation, omission of same can be a life ending error.
Jim Lovell, as the Commander/Senior, is the last to leave Odyssey.
This was the last Apollo recovery mission for the iconic "Helicopter 66", which was sadly lost at sea in 1975. Her previous recoveries were for Apollo missions 8, 10, 11 and 12...not too shabby a line-up. The capsule-shaped decals representing each of those are discernible in this photograph...located under the side windshield, behind the "E".
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Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, use packs as flotation devices during water survival training July 20, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, one of seven graduation requirements, includes swimming 25 meters, leaping from a 10-foot tower, treading water for four minutes and shedding combat equipment underwater. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 18, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)
Beam reaching in about 11 knots of Westerly winds returning to Annapolis after visiting the Bay Bridge. Most of our boat's electrical and mechanical systems are working well. However, long neglected cosmetic issues embarrass me and next Spring I hope to give them priority treatment in my long list of car, house and boat projects.
Weekday sailing this time of year means little recreational boat traffic to dodge. However, I keep the radar running as my 155% head sail creates a large blind spot.
Five Naval Academy 80' Yard Patrol boats were manuvering as we neared the Academy. Training midshipmen, the boats are commanded by the book (sound signals, proper right of way protocols, etc.) thus no concerns while under sail of getting into a tussle with one of them.
A large percentage of reported maritime accidents in Maryland occur in the mouth of the Severn River near Annapolis. Heavy recreational traffic. Folks party hard in Annapolis and take to their high speed powerboats blasting through the Severn River at night. One horrific night time accident occurred when a high speed boat leaving Annapolis drove over another boat. Folks were shredded to death by propellors.
Two friends of ours were sailing circa 1972 on a 22' boat on the lower Chesapeake Bay near Taylors Island when hit by a very sudden micro-burst. The boat was knocked down and sank (it lacked flotation). Though the wife was a non-swimmer, neither she nor the husband were wearing life jackets. The husband tried to keep her head above water. A passing boat pulled them out but the wife was DOA at the hospital. A day later the husband committed suicide.
Perhaps this event was in the back of my mind when I, perhaps unnecessarily, increased the flotation in my Bluejacket beyond what the designer prescribed.
When just the two of us onboard our sailboat, Ann and I wear inflatable life jackets as our self help abilities have dimished with age.
CORONADO, Calif. (March 5, 2009) A Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) candidate from crewmen qualification training (CQT) Class 61 jumps into Coronado Bay for a floatation check. CQT is a 14-week course that teaches SWCC candidates the skills they need as members of the Naval Special Warfare Boat Teams, including navigation, craft maintenance and repair, towing, anchoring and weapons. SWCC operate and maintain the Navy's inventory of state of the art, high-speed boats in support of special operations missions worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michelle Kapica/Released)
Although the Fox armoured car, when it first appeared in 1973, was intended to replace the Ferret as a reconnaissance vehicle, it was also thought necessary to develop something that would take on the Ferret's other duties, particularly in the liaison role; that is to say, a vehicle that could be used for moving around on the battlefield to maintain contact with different units.
The result was the Vixen. It was mechanically identical to the Fox but with a deeper hull and a tiny, one-man turret equipped with a light machine-gun. Vixen could carry a crew of four and a surprising amount of stowage in its capacious body. It was also equipped with a concertina-like flotation screen, which was a feature of many British combat vehicles in those days.
A series of prototypes was built by the Royal Ordnance Factory at Leeds and subjected to various trials. Some were fitted with special stowage arrangements to suit particular branches of service, such as the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. In fact the latter carried so much equipment that a small mountain of it had to be stowed in a rack behind the turret, which did nothing to improve the vehicle's appearance.
In the event, Vixen was cancelled in 1974 and the authorities decided to use older Ferrets instead. The original unmodified Mk I variant above, seen at the Tank Museum, Bovington, is one of only two prototypes known to survive. It is painted to represent a British infantry battalion in Cyprus. - Details from the noticeboard.
Cockpit starboard side ready for epoxying down of 3/8 plywood sole.
I glued the styrofoam blocks together with low expansion spray can insulation foam. I didn't want the blocks rubbing together spawning styrofoam particles.
The bottom of these foam blocks are not tapered for a close fit to the bottom nor were they forced down against the bottom. Consequently, any water under the sole should be free to flow aft to the drains.
A Coast Guardsman conducts self-rescuing training by kicking his feet and clawing up on the ice with his elbows at U.S. Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay, New York, March 16, 2021. The Coast Guard Station provides law enforcement, search and rescue, as well as training throughout the surrounding areas up to the U.S./Canada border. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Bernardo Fuller)
2016
French number:
8200/3750/1
No. Registration
GV 642542 R
Registration District
GV The Guilvinec
Type, series, or local name
Meandering canoe
Protected as Historic Monuments:
no
Website
Year of acquisition of the ship:
1986
Genre:
Maritime
Usage originally:
Peach
Propulsion mode (originally)
sail
Propulsion mode (current)
sail
Architect :
François VIVIER
Builder site
Internship Carpentry marine FRCM 29100 Douarnenez
Year of construction (or commissioning):
1986
Overall length :
7.52 m
Hull length:
7.52 m
Flotation length:
6.25 meters
Master Width bau:
2.68 m
Draught :
1.13m
Air draft:
9.8 m
Displacement (in tons):
3,2 t
Administrative tonnage (in barrels):
3.99 tx
Hull: type of construction, materials, special shapes ...
Carpentry oak, bordered fir 1 ford towers carved from fir 8.00m and 1 matt tape cut in fir 6.18m. Their feet are cut in square and their top is equipped with a raken for the passage of the halyard. The yards (7.14m and 3.88m) are also made of fir and rough-edged. Reenactment of a large canoe and tassel, from 1910-1930.
Hull: current state
Good condition
Bridge and superstructures: description, materials
Interior layout from the stern to the bow: a room to store equipment a bench that also serves to hold the mast of the tape-shot A bench and a stilt with gastouarne. The smooth includes as hardware: two bollards at the rear, and at the front and four toggles. No deck but a removable pine floor. Rear beach housing a small room. A bonnet.
Bridge and superstructures: current state
Good condition
Rigging: type, mast, running rigging, sleeping, materials
Auric sail on the third mast in fir. 1 listening, 1 end struck on a single double-stranded pulley on a bar, the other turned to the rear teat. Hemp-like rope (diam. 12 and 14 mm) 1 mast "tape ass" 1 listening, 1 end struck on a single pulley with double strop on a bar, the other turned to the rear teat. Hemp-like rope (diam. 12 and 14 mm)
Rigging: current status
Good condition
Sail: description, surfaces, materials
1 set of 37.7 m2 synthetic fabric (280 g / m2) stainless steel eyelet and 4 reefer bands, ocher color (+ 2 white pieces) 1 12.9 m2 synthetic tape (250 g / m2) ) with a band of reef, brown color
Sail: current state
Good condition
Emménagements: description, materials
A scull of about three meters and two karennou in pitchpin Security and lazarette in mobile crates, fragile material in the room.
Emménagements: current state
Good condition
Engine (s): type, power, year
Renault Couach Fixed diesel 28 Cv real 4 hp administrative 1987
Human testimony:
The workshops of hell in Douarnenez, Douarnenez Boat Museum Regional Federation for Maritime Culture
Technical or conceptual testimony:
Misainier in traditional timber, owned by the Misaine association which groups this type of old rigging.
Event testimonial or past activity:
Participate in many gatherings of old riggings and maritime festivals Feast of the Belle-Angele in Pont-Aven, gathering of the old hulls of Concarneau, Douarnenez time etc. Flown in South Brittany.
Other remarkable elements:
Significant slenderness increasing the sail's edge Reduced wet surface due to a strong sternstart and a weak draft to the brion. Construction as light as possible. Generous width and very marked bilge giving a stability for a very reduced ballast.
Owners' chronology, major modifications or renovations
a single owner: Boat built for the association La Misaine
Location: Department
29
Location: usual home port
La Forêt-Fouesnant, France
Offshore Sail Racing
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KAN BIHAN (GV339761) MMSI: 227665530. Call Sign FT5000. Fishing (longliner)
Characteristics.
Former liner / longliner of the Guilvinec flotilla.
Wooden motor boat built in 1975 in Plouhinec (56) (Kerzerho).
Size: 7m30 x 2m65.
Motor: 63 kw.
Tonnage (Gt / gross): 2.58 / 3.40 tx.
VHF code: FT5000.
MMSI: 227665530.
Home port: The Guilvinec.
Previously "SOFIANE" (LO-Lorient) until January 1994, then "L'OYAT" (AY-Auray) until February 2004, then "JAMADE" (AY-Auray) until April 2005.
Fisherman-owner: Aimé GUEGUEN.
2016
French number:
8200/3750/1
No. Registration
GV 642542 R
Registration District
GV The Guilvinec
Type, series, or local name
Meandering canoe
Protected as Historic Monuments:
no
Website
Year of acquisition of the ship:
1986
Genre:
Maritime
Usage originally:
Peach
Propulsion mode (originally)
sail
Propulsion mode (current)
sail
Architect :
François VIVIER
Builder site
Internship Carpentry marine FRCM 29100 Douarnenez
Year of construction (or commissioning):
1986
Overall length :
7.52 m
Hull length:
7.52 m
Flotation length:
6.25 meters
Master Width bau:
2.68 m
Draught :
1.13m
Air draft:
9.8 m
Displacement (in tons):
3,2 t
Administrative tonnage (in barrels):
3.99 tx
Hull: type of construction, materials, special shapes ...
Carpentry oak, bordered fir 1 ford towers carved from fir 8.00m and 1 matt tape cut in fir 6.18m. Their feet are cut in square and their top is equipped with a raken for the passage of the halyard. The yards (7.14m and 3.88m) are also made of fir and rough-edged. Reenactment of a large canoe and tassel, from 1910-1930.
Hull: current state
Good condition
Bridge and superstructures: description, materials
Interior layout from the stern to the bow: a room to store equipment a bench that also serves to hold the mast of the tape-shot A bench and a stilt with gastouarne. The smooth includes as hardware: two bollards at the rear, and at the front and four toggles. No deck but a removable pine floor. Rear beach housing a small room. A bonnet.
Bridge and superstructures: current state
Good condition
Rigging: type, mast, running rigging, sleeping, materials
Auric sail on the third mast in fir. 1 listening, 1 end struck on a single double-stranded pulley on a bar, the other turned to the rear teat. Hemp-like rope (diam. 12 and 14 mm) 1 mast "tape ass" 1 listening, 1 end struck on a single pulley with double strop on a bar, the other turned to the rear teat. Hemp-like rope (diam. 12 and 14 mm)
Rigging: current status
Good condition
Sail: description, surfaces, materials
1 set of 37.7 m2 synthetic fabric (280 g / m2) stainless steel eyelet and 4 reefer bands, ocher color (+ 2 white pieces) 1 12.9 m2 synthetic tape (250 g / m2) ) with a band of reef, brown color
Sail: current state
Good condition
Emménagements: description, materials
A scull of about three meters and two karennou in pitchpin Security and lazarette in mobile crates, fragile material in the room.
Emménagements: current state
Good condition
Engine (s): type, power, year
Renault Couach Fixed diesel 28 Cv real 4 hp administrative 1987
Human testimony:
The workshops of hell in Douarnenez, Douarnenez Boat Museum Regional Federation for Maritime Culture
Technical or conceptual testimony:
Misainier in traditional timber, owned by the Misaine association which groups this type of old rigging.
Event testimonial or past activity:
Participate in many gatherings of old riggings and maritime festivals Feast of the Belle-Angele in Pont-Aven, gathering of the old hulls of Concarneau, Douarnenez time etc. Flown in South Brittany.
Other remarkable elements:
Significant slenderness increasing the sail's edge Reduced wet surface due to a strong sternstart and a weak draft to the brion. Construction as light as possible. Generous width and very marked bilge giving a stability for a very reduced ballast.
Owners' chronology, major modifications or renovations
a single owner: Boat built for the association La Misaine
Location: Department
29
Location: usual home port
La Forêt-Fouesnant, France
Offshore Sail Racing
_____________________________________________________________________________
KAN BIHAN (GV339761) MMSI: 227665530. Call Sign FT5000. Fishing (longliner)
Characteristics.
Former liner / longliner of the Guilvinec flotilla.
Wooden motor boat built in 1975 in Plouhinec (56) (Kerzerho).
Size: 7m30 x 2m65.
Motor: 63 kw.
Tonnage (Gt / gross): 2.58 / 3.40 tx.
VHF code: FT5000.
MMSI: 227665530.
Home port: The Guilvinec.
Previously "SOFIANE" (LO-Lorient) until January 1994, then "L'OYAT" (AY-Auray) until February 2004, then "JAMADE" (AY-Auray) until April 2005.
Fisherman-owner: Aimé GUEGUEN.