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Old 7th March 2021, 09:07
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Originally Posted by Makko View Post
Thanks for the clarification, Tim! My Dad sailed with them on Blueys. Then again, during his time at Odyssey, when the fleet was massive, he got to work on every class, motor/turbine/steam recip, coal/FO, even standing by overnight on a Scotts'-Still. Now, that was a weird piece of kit!
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I thought a Scott-Still probably trumps anything else that made it into production. Although maybe a double acting 4-stroke might run it a close second? And there there was the free-piston gasifier ...... !
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