The Voyage of Detroit
In 1912 Thomas Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder, decided to demonstrate the reliability of the internal combustion engine by taking a 35-foot double-ended powerboat from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia. The trip was an adventure: the vessel's freeboard was only 2 1/2 feet so she was usually awash and always rolling; the engine noise was deafening; and the boat caught fire and nearly blew up. After completing the rugged North Sea leg, Day writes, The last thing I did was to visit the engine room and kiss the motor good-bye.
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- ISBN: 978-0-88448-259-8
- EAN: 9780884482598
- Produktnummer: 9141917
- Verlag: Tilbury House Publ
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 156 S.
- Masse: H21.5 cm x B13.9 cm x D1.2 cm 286 g
- Gewicht: 286
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