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lame plumber
Bugger they go.............
So each engine is around 600 horses, 2 jet drives pumping 1.5 tonnes of water per second giving us 32 knots........ using directional nozzles and reversable buckets to guide her. She can go full speed ahead to stopped in her own length - just, its called a crash stop, mainly coz your nose crashes into the monitor screen in front of you. She can go fwd, back and sideways or just sit steady no matter what conditions the sea is in. Our seats are fully sprung, 5 point harnesses and made of kevlar. She is controlled using a dual bus system with a client server for each of the 6 crew stations, two main servers and using loads of clever computer things we can know where we are, chat on radios, look at the engines n jets on camera, all from any seat. And the way you repair any faults is (switch it off then on 🙂 ) even I get that bit. To get her going you smack a big green button in the wheel house and everything comes on, signs in , makes the requisite breakers etc and you hit the 2 engine starts and we are off. Seems there are a few other things to learn, like how to work the engines and jet drives when all the electronic bits give up, how to put out fires, stop floods to name a few. The only real issue is fat man versus small engine room and jet spaces, I might need to diet or train up a croppie to push the right buttons down below, like when I was in the RN.
Apart from that, a week away an my brain hurts but very soon we will have a Ferrari of the seas instead of our faithful Volvo estate thanks entirely to donations from the likes of you lot out there in the ether, so thanks to anyone who gives donations to what ever charity, it all helps.
Apart from that, the 4 mechanics have been grinning all week at our orange and blue baby. Tomorrow I go back to work though 🙁
So each engine is around 600 horses, 2 jet drives pumping 1.5 tonnes of water per second giving us 32 knots........ using directional nozzles and reversable buckets to guide her. She can go full speed ahead to stopped in her own length - just, its called a crash stop, mainly coz your nose crashes into the monitor screen in front of you. She can go fwd, back and sideways or just sit steady no matter what conditions the sea is in. Our seats are fully sprung, 5 point harnesses and made of kevlar. She is controlled using a dual bus system with a client server for each of the 6 crew stations, two main servers and using loads of clever computer things we can know where we are, chat on radios, look at the engines n jets on camera, all from any seat. And the way you repair any faults is (switch it off then on 🙂 ) even I get that bit. To get her going you smack a big green button in the wheel house and everything comes on, signs in , makes the requisite breakers etc and you hit the 2 engine starts and we are off. Seems there are a few other things to learn, like how to work the engines and jet drives when all the electronic bits give up, how to put out fires, stop floods to name a few. The only real issue is fat man versus small engine room and jet spaces, I might need to diet or train up a croppie to push the right buttons down below, like when I was in the RN.
Apart from that, a week away an my brain hurts but very soon we will have a Ferrari of the seas instead of our faithful Volvo estate thanks entirely to donations from the likes of you lot out there in the ether, so thanks to anyone who gives donations to what ever charity, it all helps.
Apart from that, the 4 mechanics have been grinning all week at our orange and blue baby. Tomorrow I go back to work though 🙁
