Juan Wilson and Jonathan Jay have updated their coverage on this at
http://homepage.mac.com/juanwilson/islandbreath/body.html:
http://homepage.mac.com/juanwilson/islandbreath/2008Year/09-access_transport/0809-11HSFrudddermess.htmlAlso, the following comes from the Honolulu Advertiser blog at www.topix.com. The entry is by "kaimana" and is a nugget among the conversation there:
Joined: Nov 25, 2007 Wailuku | Here's the old sea hag with my two cents.... If anyone is interested in looking at diagrams or pictures of the propulsion, steering, and motion control technology of the SF, here are some links: SeaState - Motion Control and Evaluation http://www.austal.com/go/design-and-technology/design-and-technology#motionThis is a good description of the jet propulsion system: http://marine.rolls-royce.com/water-jet-propulsion-systems/Click on: "Propulsion brochure" (pdf.file) then go to pg. 20 of brochure. The SF has 4 of the 125 S11 drives. As you can see, there really is no rudder in the traditional sense. Because of the misnomer, I am not entirely certain as to which part actually was damaged. I'll try to find out and get back to you. |
Joined: Nov 25, 2007 Wailuku | Should have been more specific. It uses the
Kamewa® Sll-series of waterjets. So if you check it out make certain you look at those. |
Aloha, Brad
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