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Leif Erikson steadily deteriorated after years of neglect and vandalism, and by 1980 was in such poor condition that it was even considered that the ship be burned in the traditional Viking manner of putting a ship to rest.
Hornor, Jack. "Ericson 38 - 2nd Time Around," Boat/US Magazine, May, 2002. "New Boat Review," Practical Sailor, 24(2), January 15, 1998. Southern California PHRF (Rating Board) Ericson Owner's History Webpage; Ericson Discovers The Keys to Success; Kretcschmer, John, Used Boat Notebook, Sheridan House, 2002 pages 101 -105
The rudder assembly is the same as used on the larger J/24 and the boat comes with a lifting eye for crane launching. [3] [7] Near the start of manufacturing in 1984 the optional equipment list included a steel sternrail and a bow pulpit, hull lifelines, bottom paint, V-berth cushions, a quarter-berth, boat trailer, and spinnaker.
The cost breakdown analysis is a popular cost reduction strategy and a viable opportunity for businesses. [1] [2] [3] The price of a product or service is defined as cost plus profit, whereas cost can be broken down further into direct cost and indirect cost. [1] As a business has virtually no influence on indirect cost, a cost reduction ...
Boat building is the design and construction of boats (instead of the larger ships) — and their on-board systems. This includes at minimum the construction of a hull , with any necessary propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other service systems as the craft requires.
Marine Atlantic ferries Leif Ericson (right) and Joseph and Clara Smallwood. MV Atlantic Vision was originally chartered from the Estonia-based Tallink for five years starting in October 2008; [8] [9] in February 2015, Marine Atlantic announced that the lease on the vessel had been renewed until November 2017 for a cost of Can$40 million. [10]
Sail components include the features that define a sail's shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured. A sail may be classified in a variety of ways, including by its orientation to the vessel (e.g. fore-and-aft) and its shape, (e.g. (a)symmetrical, triangular, quadrilateral, etc.).
For some modern types of dinghies in sailing sports hand bailers can be obsolete when they are equipped with self bailers, sometimes also called automatic bailers. Self-bailing boats are shaped so that they will drain completely if filled with water; powered by the venturi effect and the motion of the boat, they are distinct from the powered bilge pumps used on non-self-bailing boats.