My Volkswagen BAJA 1600 in Interlagos
Pilot : Robert Zullino
Owner: Capt. Gottlieb
Augusto 14, 2010
segunda-feira, setembro 29, 2014
quinta-feira, setembro 18, 2014
Como acoplar câmera de RÉ no GPS Garmin 2580 TV 5"
Atenção! Quem tem ou deseja comprar um GPS Garmin 2580 TV 5" pode acoplar também uma câmera de RÉ. Mas por favor, não procurem a entrada no corpo do aparelho, pois não irão acha-la. A entrada para câmera de RÉ (vídeo in) está no suporte, conforme mostra a fig. 2
Atenção: Esta entrada de vídeo in está no suporte e este se conecta ao corpo do aparelho GPS. Isso cria um contato a mais e no meu caso surgiu mau contato insolúvel. Limpei e voltou a funcionar... mas após 24 - 48 horas o mau contato retornou. É enervante! A solução seria colocar a entrada de vídeo in no corpo do aparelho e espero que isso ocorra nos futuros GPS da Garmin. A solução que encontrei foi comprar uma telinha por R$ 80,00 e acoplar a câmera de RÉ, pois neste GPS não dá certo! UFA!!!
segunda-feira, julho 28, 2014
Toyota Jeep Land Cruiser
The Toyota J40 is the model designation for a Toyota Land Cruiser 40 series made from 1960 until 1984 (in Brazil, where it was known as the Toyota Bandeirante, it was made from 1958 until 2001). Most 40 series Land Cruisers were built as two-door vehicles with slightly larger dimensions than a Jeep CJ.
The model was available as the FJ40 series (with F engines) and also BJ40/41/42 (short wheelbase), BJ43/44/46 (middle wheelbase) or HJ45/47 (long wheelbase) designation where it had a Diesel engine. The Land Cruisers built in Brazil from 1958 to 1962 received the series code FJ25 (topless) and FJ25L (soft top) but are often referred to as FJ-251, and in 1961 thanks to a new motor called 2F - not to be confounded with the later 2F engine from 1975 - there still came out some few units with the series code FJ-151L (soft top). With the model name changed to Bandeirante after 1961, those built from 1962 to 1993 - with Mercedes-Benz engines - received OJ50/55 series and those built from 1994 to 2001 - with Toyota engines - BJ50/55 series model codes.
Toyota Diesel Jeep (made in Brazil)
sábado, maio 31, 2014
There are two replicas of HMAV BOUNTY
Pay attention, old salts!
There are two replicas of HMAV BOUNTY!
The first replica was built in 1960-62, in Canada, to MGM film studios for the movie Mutiny on the Bounty with Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard in 1962. The second was built in 1977-78, in New Zeland, to Dino De Laurentis, that produced the modern version in the same movie with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson, in 1984. Unfortunately the first replica of the Bounty sank in 2012, but the second continues his career as a ship tourism in Hong Kong.
There are two replicas of HMAV BOUNTY!
The first replica was built in 1960-62, in Canada, to MGM film studios for the movie Mutiny on the Bounty with Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard in 1962. The second was built in 1977-78, in New Zeland, to Dino De Laurentis, that produced the modern version in the same movie with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson, in 1984. Unfortunately the first replica of the Bounty sank in 2012, but the second continues his career as a ship tourism in Hong Kong.
HMAV BOUNTY replica 1978
Bounty (1978 ship)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Owner: | HKR International [1] |
| Operator: | Hong Kong Resort Company [1] |
| Builder: | Oceania Marine (Whangarei, New Zealand) [2] |
| Laid down: | 1977 |
| Launched: | 1978 |
| Homeport: | Discovery Bay (Lantau Island), New Territories, Hong Kong, China [1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 1001049[2] MMSI number: 477991091[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | HMS Bounty |
| Tonnage: | 274 [2] |
| Displacement: | 387 tonnes |
| Length: | 42 m (138 ft) (LOA) 30 m (98 ft) (on deck) |
| Beam: | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Height: | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Decks: | 3 |
| Sail plan: | Sail area 900 m2 (9,700 sq ft) |
Bounty (popularly HMAV Bounty) was built in 1977/78 for the movie The Bounty starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. She is now a tourist destination in Hong Kong, China.
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The hull is constructed of welded steel oversheathed with timber. For many years she served the tourist excursion market fromDarling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, before being sold to HKR International Limited in October 2007.
She is now a tourist attraction (also used for charter, excursions and sail training) based in Discovery Bay, on Lantau Island inHong Kong, and has an additional Chinese name 濟民號[3] (Cantonese Jyutping: Zaimanhou ; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiminhao ; English: Bounty).
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- ^ The ship is not entitled to the use of the prefix 'HMAV' as it has never been commissioned into the Royal Navy. Here 'HMAV' is treated as part of the popular name, and not as a ship prefix.
HMAV BOUNTY replica 1962-2012
Bounty (1960-62 ship)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Owner: | HMS Bounty Organization LLC |
| Builder: | Smith and Rhuland Ltd Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| Launched: | 1960 |
| Homeport: | Greenport, Suffolk County, New York,United States |
| Identification: | Call sign: WDD9114 IMO number: 960956 MMSI number: 369191000 USCGMIX: 345399 |
| Fate: | Sunk off the coast of North Carolinaduring Hurricane Sandy on 29 October 2012[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 409 GT 181 NT |
| Length: | 180 ft (54.9 m) sparred 120 ft (37 m) on deck |
| Beam: | 31.6 ft (9.6 m) |
| Height: | 111 ft (33.8 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Depth: | 21.3 ft (6.5 m) |
| Installed power: | 2 × John Deere 375 hp (280 kW) diesel engines |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship Sail area; 10,000 sq ft (929 m2) |
| Crew: | 12–14 |
Bounty (popularly HMS Bounty[FN 1]) was an enlarged reconstruction of the original 1787 Royal Navy sailing shipHMS Bounty. Built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (CANADA) in 1960, she sank off the coast of North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy on 29 October 2012.
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MGM[edit]
Bounty was commissioned by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty. She was the first large vessel built from scratch for a film using historical sources. Previous film vessels were fanciful conversions of existing vessels. Bounty was built to the original ship's drawings from files in the British Admiralty archives, and in the traditional manner by more than 200 workers over an 8 month period at the Smith and Rhuland shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.[2]To assist film-making and carry production staff, her waterline length was increased from the original 86 to 120 feet (26.2 to 36.6 m) and the beam was also increased.[FN 2] Rigging was scaled up to match. While built for film use, she was fully equipped for sailing because of the requirement to move her a great distance to the filming location.[2] Her construction helped inspire other large sailing replicas such as Bluenose II and HMS Rose.[3]
Bounty was launched on August 27, 1960. Crewed by Lunenburg fishermen and film staff, the vessel sailed via the Panama Canal to Tahiti for filming. Bounty was scheduled to be burned at the end of the film, but actor Marlon Brando protested, so MGM kept the vessel.[4] After filming and a worldwide promotional tour, the ship was berthed in St. Petersburg, Florida as a permanent tourist attraction, where she stayed until the mid-1980s. In 1986 Ted Turner acquired the MGM film library andBounty with it. The ship was used for promotion and entertainment, and was used during the filming of Treasure Island withCharlton Heston in 1989.
In 1993, Turner donated the ship to the Fall River Chamber Foundation, which established the Tall Ship Bounty Foundation to operate the ship as an educational venture. In February 2001, Bounty was purchased from the Foundation by the HMS Bounty Organization LLC.[5]
Restoration[edit]
At one point in her life,[when?] lack of maintenance caused the vessel to temporarily lose her United States Coast Guardlicense,[citation needed] but Bounty was restored. The vessel's bottom planking was restored at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard in 2002. Moored in her winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida, she again became available for charter, excursions, sail-training, and movies including Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, as well as The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie[6] In April 2006, Bounty again arrived in Boothbay Harbor for further renovation including refurbishing the ship's bow and topside decking. Following this renovation, Bounty was scheduled to repeat the famous voyage of the original Bounty.[7]
Post-restoration, thieves, and sale attempt[edit]
On 9 August 2007, Bounty stopped at Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The ship had just completed a US $3 million restoration and was making a seven-week UK tour prior to embarking on a world tour via South Africa and New Zealand to Pitcairn and Tahiti. The UK tour began with her arrival at the birthplace of mutiny leader Fletcher Christian in Maryport, Cumbria, at midday on Tuesday, 14 August 2007. The ship was about three days ahead of schedule which is why she sought out Londonderry for a 'quiet' stopover before completing the journey to Maryport.[8] On 23 August 2007 the ship docked in Torquay, Devon, for several days.
On Saturday 12 September 2009, the ship was berthed at Custom House Quay in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, as part of a tour of several UK ports. At about 04:10 BSTthieves targeted the ship and stole a small sum of cash, several items of clothing with Bounty's insignia, a survival suit, a book, a life ring and an American flag. The items were later recovered nearby.[9]
Bounty's owners had tried, unsuccessfully, to sell the vessel since 2010.[10] The ship was for sale as of 2012 for US$4.6 million.[10] In winter of 2012, the ship was stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She took part in OpSail 2012 and, in July 2012, was in Halifax, Nova Scotia. On 3 September, Bounty sailed off the dock from Gloucester, Massachusetts to Eastport, Maine. After a stop at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, she pulled into Boothbay Harbor for dry dock and maintenance. She was launched from the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard on 17 October 2012. Bounty left Boothbay bound for New York early 21 October 2012.[11][12]
Loss[edit]
On October 25, 2012, the vessel left New London, Connecticut, heading for St. Petersburg, Florida, initially going on an easterly course to avoid Hurricane Sandy.[13] On 29 October 2012 at 03:54 EDT, the ship's owner called the United States Coast Guard for help during the hurricane after she lost contact with the ship's master. He was an amateur radio operator and used Winlink onshortwave to send an e-mail to the Coast Guard, because common communication methods like satellite phone or Maritime Mobile Nethad failed.[14][15] The ship's master had reported she was taking on water off the coast of North Carolina, about 160 miles (260 km) from the storm, and the crew were preparing to abandon ship. There were sixteen people aboard.[16][17] Vice Admiral Parker, USCG,[18] reported the ship had sunk and fourteen people had been rescued from liferafts by two rescue helicopters. The storm had washed the captain and two crew overboard—one of the latter had made it to a liferaft, but the other two were missing. They wore orange survival suits complete with strobe lights, thereby giving rescuers some hope of finding them alive. Claudene Christian, one of the two missing crew members and who claimed to be a descendant of HMS Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian,[19] was found by the Coast Guard. She was unresponsive, and rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.[1][20][21][22]
The other missing crew member was long-time captain Robin Walbridge.[23] Raised in Montpelier, Vermont, Walbridge later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He was a field mechanic on houseboats who worked his way up to obtaining a 1600 ton license in 1995, when he began working as a Bounty crew member.[24] Search efforts for Walbridge continued over an area of 12,000 square nautical miles until they were suspended on 1 November 2012.[25]
Bounty's last reported position was 33º 64' N 73º 60' W
A formal investigation into the sinking was ordered by USCG Rear Admiral Steven Ratti on 2 November 2012.[27]
The inquiry was held in Portsmouth, Virginia from February 12 to 21, 2013,[28] and Captain Walbridge was blamed for the "reckless decision" to sail the ship into the path of Hurricane Sandy.[29]
The complete report (16 pages) can be read at: http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2014/MAB1403.pdf