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We used to hate it when you guys would pop a green flair when we had no idea you were there. :rofl:

I believe there is a line in the song The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald that states "When the waves turn the minutes to hours" This is very true statement.

They would spread the group around the carrier, WAY OUT. No one wanted the small boys anywhere close to the bird farm.

Been steaming in formation in a DDG with said class carrier. Agree, not the best day underway. :nonono:

55-65....I can see retirement in my future...or maybe I can retire early.. Yep that's me.. :socool:

I don't drink alcohol at all. But I do wear shoes. :hide:

Going to put her back in the water on Sunday??? Would like to see that. May have to walk down and watch / lend a hand if needed. Tom

Lets see. 106,000 HP, 505 feet long, Displacement 9,166 short tons. Max speed 32+ knots. Over propped? Who cares ;) :rofl: :D

Northrop Grumman built Independence class LCS (Littoral Combat Ship). Vary fast vary stealthy.

Yep the drive on a gas turbine is a balance of shaft RPM and pitch. The more pitch the faster the boat goes. But also more power required to turn the shaft. So to run high speeds all four GTMs need to be online and turning then you just keep increasing the pitch. And away you go:dance:

We have a contract on the house in New Jersey closing in Dec. Also closing on the much smaller place in Delaware City De. in Dec. Step 1 of our downsizing is almost complete. No regrets so far. :-)

This is the same as I experienced on the ships I was stationed on. I do not know if commercial vessels are any different. Pretty sure the nav team is smaller.

I will be there on Thursday. Doing docktales Thursday night.

My 2ed ship was the USS Saginaw LST-1188. Shallow draft lots of roll and oh did I mention SLOW. This is what she looked like with the bow ramp down.

Welcome aboard Master Chief. There are a few retired members of the mess here. :D

I just love a big gray boats. :smitten:

Welcome aboard. Like you will soon be I am retired Navy (83-2004). Just beginning the process of finding the right boat. We are going to our first boat show (Trawler Fest) on the 25th in Baltimore. This is a great place to get 1st class information so sit back copy the traffic and enjoy the ride.

Go down to engineering and get me a tub of relative bearing grease was always one of my favorites. :)

:thumb: BRAVO ZULU to you Sir. :thumb:

Interesting...My Grandfather had a 50' Elco named Caprice..this was in the late 1950s.

Thanks for the education guys. It seems to boil down to getting a boat that fits YOUR type of boating. For me the speed is not what is important it is the operation of the boat. I love to navigate and drive and all the other things involved with moving through the water at whatever speed. If I...

OK I can understand the economy of a FD hull. But is the savings that much more than running a SD hull at the same speed, say 6kts?

Noobe question here. It looks like the cost of operation (Fuel) is the major deciding factor in most people's choice of hull type. How often do you guys find a situation where you wish you had just a little more speed to get out of a bad situation (bad weather and such)? And if you had that...

Wow. :smitten:

Used to love mid-rats after watch when the fries tasted like the fish from dinner. :rofl: