Martin over on Dieselduck wrote the other day about OEM parts and how easy it was to be fooled with pirate parts passing as OEM parts. I tend to agree with Martin on this subject but I will add a few things to it. The people that have pushed the market into this situation are [...]
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OEM parts (original equipment manufacturer) or pirate parts
January 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · General
Tags: ship spare parts·Spare parts
Hatch Cover Tape And Bulk Cargo
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments · General
Shipping bulk cargo wintertime in north Atlantic means that your cargo most likely will be exposed to severe weather conditions while crossing the open sea. What can you do in order to have maximum protection for your cargo? Sometimes a charter requirement to the ship is demanding the use of hatch cover tape. The reason [...]
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How To Maintain Your Lifeboat Engine Warm For Trouble Free Starting
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · General
When your ship is calling ports in the cold north it is good to feel safe that your lifeboat engine will start if need be. There are a variety of preventive measures that you can take and it all adds up to a more secure lifeboat. Let us start with the starting battery. When a [...]
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Tank Gauging System Then And Now
October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · General
The old systems details was left out in the last post and I was aksked to give more details on how it worked and why it failed. Here are some of the working of it; This system would use air as a medium, so the diaphragm separated the oil from the rest of the system. [...]
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Tank Gauging Then and Now
October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · General
Back in the old days.. gauging was done with an external gauge glass for visual viewing of the tank level. There was also some sensor type gauging systems the cam along using a sensor with a tube connection to an external indicator gauge. How do you covert an old system like this to a more [...]
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