Not sure which one you're using but all the MILSURP ones I've seen...and have access to...are top-loaders and a buckle.
Newer ones have zippers but are more money.
What year?
I’ll admit I don’t know. I had a 2000 Foreman Rubicon 500 w/o power steering and I know what you mean.
What I was able to do was add a warn 4wd/2wd disconnect. THAT made a huge difference, almost like having power steering.
This was 15 years ago though.
Yes, it is routine to have the windlasses and brakes manned during a restricted waters transit. It's also common to walk the anchor out to "at the dip" prior to getting underway, that way it's already "dangling" there and simply needs a few turns of the brake to be let go.
Not sure if they did...
Then they’d simply be aground, which yes would be better but still have shipping and port implications. The channel is narrow and shallow.
Neither “option” is good, but yes simply coasting would likely have been better.
Unlikely, the pilot has nothing to do with the ship’s engineering plant.
Think of a rudder like a wing. It relies on wash over the rudder surface to provide lift and move the stern in one direction or another. That wash is provided by the propeller. You lose propulsion, you lose the ability to...
Also FYI, no Pilot is going to be able to do anything to mitigate what happened to that ship. Pilots don’t start, stop, or shift engines…they are there purely for navigational expertise. And when I say “navigational expertise” I mean “draw the harbor chart from memory, including all NAVAIDs...
Ok guys...I'll bite here and give you some insight.
1. Power loss. Yep, can happen. Clogged fuel filter? Misalignment of fuel system? Yep that'll sure shut your generator off. Same thing can happen to your car if you run it out of gas. It's happened to me on the ship, and losing power is not...
No, but I could’ve sworn there was a thread posted here 4ish years ago about hunting stag during the roar in Croatia. Different animal, yes but the guy may be here and have advice. Like you, he is/was an army guy.
I’m just of the simple opinion that if you own a pickup, you shouldn’t complain about the gas mileage. It’s an interesting, but not fascinating, factor, as some make it out to be.
If you’re that concerned get a car.