Forum: The Engine Room
1st August 2012, 22:14
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Replies: 0
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512 Hp
Looking at both my father's and grandfathers discharge books,(1920- 1950'S) most of the stamps for their steamships appear to be 512 HP . Were there just a lot of 512 HP triple expansion steam...
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Forum: The Engine Room
11th July 2012, 22:05
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,464
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Forum: The Engine Room
6th October 2011, 16:29
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Replies: 258
Views: 49,491
According to my father and grandfather, now no...
According to my father and grandfather, now no doubt feeling Satan's bottom ends,in a place where all marine engineers eventually sign on. Fighting battles with firemen and kicking lazy donkeymen on...
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Forum: The Engine Room
28th September 2011, 21:45
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Replies: 94
Views: 30,239
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Forum: The Engine Room
24th July 2011, 22:52
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,540
chock orange
Sometime in the 1980's On a tanker.Halcyon Wave? having a four cylinder Doxford shaking it to bits we used a product called "chock Orange" as an alternative to machined engine chocks. Does anyone...
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Forum: The Engine Room
26th June 2011, 22:53
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Replies: 175
Views: 29,824
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Forum: The Engine Room
22nd April 2011, 22:34
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Replies: 228
Views: 28,994
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Forum: The Engine Room
22nd April 2011, 14:20
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,477
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Forum: The Engine Room
21st April 2011, 20:57
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,477
Blast injection
Did any of the more venerable members sail with blast injection fuel systems. I know the compressors were an **** pain but was the running more smooth and how did they sound compared to the jerk pump...
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Forum: Say Hello
19th April 2011, 13:15
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Replies: 8
Views: 755
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Forum: Say Hello
18th April 2011, 22:04
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Replies: 8
Views: 755
smokeo
Good day to all those interested in the maritime, as the son and grandson of chief engineers my interests tend to the mechanical but all aspects of the mercantile marine will interest me
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