"Captain Lon" wrote in
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How cool is that! Thanks for the link.

For those of you who don't know:
When you think of going through the Panama Canal from the Caribbean to
the Pacific you would think you would be traveling from east to west.
Well, think again. In order to go from the Carib to the Pacific you
have to travel WEST to EAST through the canal. True story.


Well, duh!

blondie

Jeff wrote:

My brother just called - he's on a cruise ship that's just about to
enter the Panama Canal from the Caribbean side.

Here's a link to the bridge cam:

http://www.crystalcruises.com/liveviews.aspx

click on "Symphony Bridge View"

Cool link Jeff, looks kinda grungy down there today. Humidity is probably so hige that you need SCUBA
to breath!

Cheers
Marty

Jeff wrote:
Here's a link to the bridge cam:

http://www.crystalcruises.com/liveviews.aspx

click on "Symphony Bridge View"


All they need is a pencil thin mustache!

Joe

Interesting stowage of prop blades

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Jeff wrote:
Here's a link to the bridge cam:

http://www.crystalcruises.com/liveviews.aspx

click on "Symphony Bridge View"


All they need is a pencil thin mustache!

Joe

otnmbrd wrote:

Interesting stowage of prop blades

Ah ha! I was wondering what I was looking at.

How the hell do they deploy that anchor? Round up all the guests and toss it over the side?

Cheers
Marty

Martin Baxter wrote:
otnmbrd wrote:

Interesting stowage of prop blades


Ah ha! I was wondering what I was looking at.

How the hell do they deploy that anchor? Round up all the guests and
toss it over the side?

Cheers
Marty


That's a spare, just like the prop blades (and quite possibly a tail
shaft located someplace else), that would be installed if one of the
others were lost or damaged, with shoreside assistance.

Yelp it's a very smart move to carry spares while visiting other
countries.

Back in 81 while working for Pemex in the Bay of De Campeche (mexico)
we bent a 72" prop. Had to have one brought in from Texas. We had to
pay a 100% import tax of 28 grand. From then on... any of our boats
that went overseas carried 2 spare props and 2 spare shafts, 2 engine
heads, radio, gyro, and any other equipment valued at over 10K that
could fail.

Joe

Jeff wrote:
My brother just called - he's on a cruise ship that's just about to
enter the Panama Canal from the Caribbean side.

Here's a link to the bridge cam:

http://www.crystalcruises.com/liveviews.aspx

click on "Symphony Bridge View"

For those that missed it on Tuesday, the Symphony is make its return
today. I think they are just entering the Pacific side now.

I talked to my brother, and he loved the trip. He thought the prop
blades on the deck were decorative; it didn't occur to him they might
be spares! The people on the bow are off duty crew as the passengers
are not allowed up there.