I got to wrench on two Paxman Valencia 16 cylinders and they are cute by Wartsila Sulzer standards. This is a motivational pic thread so here’s some engine porn.
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It’s a little more then that. It has 5,608,310 lbf⋅ft
I dont like candy corn, I'll make an exception here.
Then why are ships so slow off the line?
Another interesting engine, from the late 40’s. Napier Deltic, 18 cylinder, 88 Liter, two stoke diesel. 2000 hp, One prototype went as high as 5600 hp.
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Big deal, I know a woman that can take three cranks too.
You are dead to me.
Soooooo... same as Hillary then?
WHat drillship you on? Im on the West Neptune
You only know one? I will PM my little black book.
Frank ain’t ever going to smell the same again!
So you would be with Seadrill right? That was the Discoverer Clear Leader with MAN/STX. The one I mentioned with 6 18 cyl wartsilas was the Deepwater Horizon semi submersible. I retired from the oilfield in 2017. Don't miss it a bit.
I’d be ok with that
^^^Better bring a head lamp and a snorkel. Gonna be dark in there.
Small world for sure. I was on the Clearleader from the shipyard through the first year of operation. At that time I worked for NOV. But yes Im with Seadrill
No Other Vendor lol
I went to the DCL during the moratorium after the DWH met its demise. I had been home from the DWH about 4 days when I heard about their "undesirable event."
We better STFU in this thread though or somebody will be taking corrective action against us.
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Perhaps I can appease the thread monitors with some pics.
The first pic was taken of the DWH from the deck of a workboat. This will give an idea of how high off the water the lifeboats were. I want to say about 50 feet high but don't remember for sure
2nd pic shows how high the waves were during hurricane Ike 9-10-08. Lifeboats are to the right side of the pic. The highest handrails in the background are on the main/top deck level. As with all Dynamically Positioned (unmoored) rigs we did not evacuate for storms.
Another view for perspective.
The first pic was taken of the DWH from the deck of a workboat. This will give an idea of how high off the water the lifeboats were. I want to say about 50 feet high but don't remember for sure
2nd pic shows how high the waves were during hurricane Ike 9-10-08. Lifeboats are to the right side of the pic. The highest handrails in the background are on the main/top deck level. As with all Dynamically Positioned (unmoored) rigs we did not evacuate for storms.
Another view for perspective.
I fell off the couch trying to just get mine in...
Something tells me that you own a mustang.
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In case you want to keep up with the Bow Tie boys. ^^^^^Mustang LS Swap Adapter Plates & 4.6 Adj Solid Motor Mounts
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I do not, not yet.
In 25 years, I have only ever owned trucks. Ford should have never stopped making the 302. But it came back in 2012, if memory serves. I had one in a 1971 F-100.
They still make a 302, but now it's called the 5.0 - the Coyote engine (yes, 2012 to present). They put it in the Mustang and with a different tune in the F-150.
It's an absolute party (regardless of what the LS guys tell you) and it has a soundtrack to match.
Dont they do it with a flat plane crank?
The flat-plane crank is in the 5.2, which is the engine that got all the attention in the GT-350 (now discontinued).
