For other old fogies like me that only know what civil, electrical, mechanical, and railroad engineers do;
"Polymer science and engineering is a multidisciplinary STEM field focused on this special class of molecules. Polymer materials are ubiquitous in almost every aspect of modern life, and...
One common mistake is not having a proper jack and the right lug wrench if you have to change a tire. I had a friend who knew is stuff and before leaving Pennsylvania even went around the trailer with a lug wrench and gave every nut a half turn to be certain nothing was frozen. As luck would...
I had a 11 or 12 foot Monkey Ward Sea King jon boat and a 3.5 air cooled Sears motor or an electric that I hauled around on roof racks on my '61 Olds for years in the late 60's and '70's. Fished big lakes and a lot of smaller electric only lakes with it. I was in my late 20's til early 30's...
Tug carries enough fuel to make a round trip if needed. The tug's capacities are 174,618 gallons of fuel, 18,492 gallons of potable water, and 30,379 gallons of ballast.
Those pictures were unbelievable, almost look like AI generated. I had seen a couple more taken about the same time and one shows the stern of the tug so I know they are real. Don't know what the tensile strength is of that 2 1/4" cable but it must be more than adequate as Captain Vinik is...
Caught this update yesterday;
UPDATE: Just spoke with Capt. Mike Vinik aboard VINIK No.6 tugboat towing SS United States.
He said a 40 knot tailwind had her beam sideways to the tow line in 15 foot swells. He paused the tow until the wind dropped.
A flag hoisting was attempted in Philly, but the...
Great pictures. I was only 12 or 13 years old when she first sailed and didn't realize until later in life how impressive 44 miles per hour (38 knot) was for a large ship. Even today I know many people who have pleasure boats that can't reach that speed. The other thing I never knew until...
