Deck Machinery

ANCHORS AND ANCHORING
anchor-thAn anchor is used by ships, boats, rigs, any other type of floating object to avoid drifting due to current or wind. They are used from ancient times when anchor could be a stone dropped on the bottom until today multitude of  anchors' types. There are many types of anchors designed to satisfy specific needs for specific vessels. Heavy anchors, light anchors, stock anchors, stockless anchors and ...
RUDDER BASICS
rudder-thRudders, in any types and forms are used to maneuver the ship. There are many types of rudders, balanced (compensated), un-balanced (not compensated) and semi-balanced (semi-compensated) when talking about, let’s call them “classic”, rudders. They can be horn type, flap type and spade type.  According to shapes and technical solution they can be shilling type, rotating cylinder type, twiste...