Guys, I have the 20 or or so study plans printed and ready to go out. I’m almost caught up from the trip.
A few people have emailed asking for information. I reply to your email and it bounces back as “undeliverable” and “failed”. People. I need a workable email address to make a reply work. And Terri, I can’t call back without a phone number.
Ok this is the unit that told Earthwise to get in line. Is that an eastern bloc trolley body?
I stand corrected. I will accept that Earthwise was not the first catamaran ferry in Africa. My Wiki and google searches are not finding anything else so far though.
First day back at the office. Catching up here. 316 emails to respond to. I will be going as fast as I can.
Tthe first is my last full day here in Uganda. It looks like I got the path to certification solved for the ferry. A pic with some of the crew.
The ferry shakedown is going well here. I’m told it will be the first catamaran ferry service in the history of Africa. The boat itself is just part of the development. The ticketing will be largely by cell phone with the moneylink. The fuel will be locally grown biodiesel. The roads and traffic here are agonizing so this will be a big help. They plan to build 9 more boats. At the rollout
http://www.zangzing.com/earthwiseventures/amani-launch-day-images
Another cool video from Simo and his KHSD 24 in Italy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZun4PtUU8
Again, I will be away until June 3 working on the Lake Victoria catamaran project. Unless Matthew thinks of something interesting, this space will be blank until then. I should have a lot of pictures and stories on my return.
It seems that I will be working in Uganda on the 65′ ferry project starting next Monday the 23rd until June 2nd. I will have the laptop with me and will work there. I’m guessing there will not be any web access.
See also http://www.earthwiseventures.com/The_Ferry_Project.html
I don’t know how it got the name “the diaper” but it did. The diaper supports the turning blocks for the genoa, screecher or spinnaker, without a track. It works on both a composite beam or a tube beam. It’s a soft solution, like removing the cars and tracks from the boom. I’m sure others have done them, but I have never seen another one. They disperse the load over a large area of the composite beam. They are infinitely adjustable sideways. They require no holes to be drilled into the beam. A sailmaker made mine.
