Propulsion & Hybrid drive

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Engine & Hybrid Vibrations Eliminated - On to MCA Survey and Sea Trials!

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Working on the hybrid drive design to eliminate vibration problems resulting from poor design choices.

New Props Fixed Our Shaft Vibration Problem.

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Bollarv pull test to confirm propeller performance on an Explorer yacht

Two Steps Forward, One Back

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Continue to make progress in completion of our Explorer Yacht - Vanguard

Propellers - Vibration and a Solution?

Investigation of drive line vibration on our explorer yacht Vanguard. Use of Bruntons Varifold sail drive propeller to improve performance.

Weekly Update - Drives Reveal Big Problems

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Blogging has been slow these few weeks, primarily as we have had some troubling results from sea trials. We wanted to better understand...

Weekly Update - Sea Trials Start!

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Naval Yachts' Vanguard boat impresses in sea trials, exceeding estimated cruise speed and showcasing her wave-piercing design. A...

Weekly Update - Building through Christmas!

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Our explorer yacht Vanguard is being readied for sea trials early Jan 2024. systems now coming on line and snags eliminated.

Weekly Update Behind the Scenes - Explorer Yacht Vanguard

Weekly update on building our Explorer Yacht Vanguard. Process being made towards our departure date early in 2024.

Weekly Update - Explorer Yacht Build

Nearing the final launch of our 78 foot explorer yacht in build at Naval Yachts.

Weekly Update - our Explorer Yacht Build

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weekly update on the build of our explorer yacht, hull, accommodation and engine room progress as we near our launch date.

Installing the Hybrid Marine Drive

Installing a hybrid diesel-electric drive system into our explorer yacht, Vanguard.

Yacht Engines and Cabins Get Installed

Installing the engines and hybrid drive, saloon and helm station in to our explorer yacht, Vanguard.

Sea Water Intake System Design Proves Problematic

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How we designed a functional and roust sea water intake system in compliance with UK MCA Category (0) standards.

Explorer Yacht Bow Thruster

The last yacht bow thruster I used ran on 3000VDC, connected to the shaft generator on a general cargo ship running with a Controllable...

Explorer Yacht Monitoring & Communication: Visiting Praxis Automation - Part 2

Read also: Visiting Praxis Automation - Part 1 A Scottish poet once opined, "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley." or...

Hybrid Marine Propulsion - Why Bother?

Vanguard will have twin hybrid diesel-electric drive systems. New technology, is it simply fashion or do they have a practical use? Their...

Wet Exhaust System Design - Developing Basic Design Rules.

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Our Owners Rep, Akan Dumrul, is a valuable asset, a Mechanical Engineer with an academic penchant. Come the time to critique the wet...

Docking Assistance for a Large Yacht

XPM-002 Vanguard will operate with a short-handed crew. Minimum one and average two crew. Safely docking and maneuvering a 78-foot motor...

A Novel Water Glycol Cooling System for our Explorer Yacht

We have a water-glycol cooling system issue with the build of our Explorer Yacht, Vanguard. We have implemented cutting-edge hybrid...

Greening your Explorer Yacht

Global warming? if you don’t believe it by now, why build a boat? If, as most of us do, we think it’s real, then we need to take...

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