props and wake by danapommet
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The Carnival Miracle’s 6x9 cylinder Wartsila 9L469 engines produced 83,628 horsepower (62.37mw). This turned a 4 blade fixed pitch, facing forward, 18.4 foot (5.6 meter) diameter propeller. I was surprised to find 4 spare propeller blades bolted to the bow deck of the ship. So here you see the individual blades and the wake that they create at 18 knots. Had to run down 8 decks to see the current stats, being displayed, in the ships lobby. Yes, they do have elevators aboard but the volume of food, being consumed by me, forced me to exercise at every opportunity. Keep in mind that it was downhill. HaHaHa! Photos taked February 12th.
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Dana
Comments (27)
Faemike55
Wake runner to blade runner Cool captures, Dana
bimm3d
great shot!!
mgtcs
WOW...fantastic place Dana, amazing capture as usual, very well done!
jocko500
wow this is something to see
pixeluna
This is amazing, thank you for sharing your wonderful images!
alessimarco
~Very cool!~
beachzz
I've heard of spare tires, but never spare props!! Great shots--and great way to work off that food!! lol
whaleman
Nice pair of shots! Actually it has become very common to see a spare prop or several blades mounted on the fore deck. Often passengers can't see it anyway. Props can easily become damaged by large debris in the ocean (like partly submerged containers that have fallen off container ships; several thousand a year) and these days every day out of service is very costly so an extra 100 grand for a prop might look cheap. Also, many props are custom made for the application so getting an extra at the beginning is far cheaper than later.
jayfar
Beautiful shots Dana but I wouldn't like to be the one to jump overboard to fix a new blade!!!
durleybeachbum
Objects of astonishing beauty!
bmac62
Sign me up...there must be a cruise in our future:)
flavia49
fabulous scene and interesting text!
sandra46
VERY INTERESTING INFO AND SHOTS
JaneEden
Wow amazing photography Dana and interesting intro, loved the bit about the amount of food you consumed lol. Of course it is expected on such occassions! hugs Jane xx
eekdog
superb pair of shots Dana.
MrsRatbag
Excellent shots! I guess those extra props might come in handy if the rogue iceberg is encountered ... :)
kbrog
Excellent captures! The wake looks cool. :)
mariogiannecchini
Beatiful captures , Dana !Very interesting info !
Ford604
nice
adrie
Wonderful captures and a great info.
TallPockets
SUPERB shot/narrative/description, dana!!
goodoleboy
Stellar capture of the awesome blades and eternal agitating wake, Dana. Really enjoyed the information below.
npauling
Two great captures and great to see the actual blades. You sound to have had a great trip.
jendellas
Now who would attach those if any in the water went wrong :o) Love the wake it is so pretty. xx
aksirp
wow, this is great! super collage and background! thank you Dana
Rhanagaz
Great shorts and info, Dana! The right shot really shows the power of these propellers! ;o)
MagikUnicorn
Love it nice collage