Articulating rudders Articulating rudders are unlike conventional rudders and can be more costly to repair, when things go wrong. They are more susceptible to wear and tear, due to the higher ...

Japan’s Sōryū-class diesel-electric attack submarines, commissioned from 2009, form the current backbone of the JMSDF’s ...

Today’s nuclear submarines are engineering marvels, but what the UK has come up with is next level. For years, the British Royal Navy has been working on its next-generation of nuclear subs: The ...

“Hydrodynamic forces reduce rudder effectiveness (squat and shallow water effect) and yaw the bow away from the closest bank and pull the stern in (bank effect),” the report said. “Shoaling can reduce ...

That position brought the vessel into the influence of bank effect, a hydrodynamic phenomenon that pushes the bow away from the bank and pulls the stern toward it. Despite rudder and engine ...

There’s a universal trolling motor mount on the bow and two shallow water anchor mounts next to the rudder. So if you want to run a Spot-Lock trolling motor on the bow or a small motor on the stern, ...

FIT - The Bullnose Rudder is a boat rudder that fits 1 1/8" (1.125") ... it will NOT work on a self deploy bow mount trolling motor. It measures 10.5" high x 4.75" wide and fits a 1 1/8" shaft ...

Their bow thruster kept grinding its loud serious intent up close ... All photos from Swirly World: Lost at Sea by Andrew Fagan It was completely dark now. If Swirly World’s rudder and skeg had still ...

Attach the bow and stern members to the structure ... The 'weather deck' above the main deck was equipped with two cannons, as well as a rudder for steering the ship, the 'Great Cabin' which ...