Awesome Stuff

BTW that engine produces around 3,352,443lb/ft of torque

 

the prop shaft is direct drive from the engine, you can see it in a couple of pics where it comes out of the engine and exits the boat. 100rpm...wtf is that? How the hell does an engine run at 100 rpm?

 

kinda like a honda idles above 1000 wherease a 5.3L idles around 500 and a diesel idles around 300

I love how it all comes down to piston speed, the longer the stroke the faster that bitch goes at a lower RPM

 

So is that Navy container transport ship? What does it transport? And what's his particular job? Interesting stuff.

 

Bill - THAT is how it runs at 100 rpm.

 

No, it's a commercial ship althouh it may, or may not carry military cargo. It's a "container" ship and carries whatever is loaded in individual containers. The containers are carried as trailers on trucks and then transported at sea like that, then go back on a truck. Stereos, IPODS, Phones, TV's, fish, produce, you name it.

Julien is Navigation officer, one of 8 officers onboard ship with a 22 man crew iirc.

 

Oh, I thought he was in the Navy for some reason. Maybe he can swing me a deal shipping nitrogen fertilizer back cheap from China! Thanks for the info Bill.

 

must have came in that box of ricer parts below

 

pretty awesome pics Bill. Theres some oil wells out in NW oklahoma i work on that right by some train tracks and they transport are these containers.. they are haullin butt when they go by.. one goes by each direction every 10-15 mins..

 

ya only 66385 BHP, but it has a real flat torque curve