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Sentence Examples He uses an elaborate mast step bridge which elevates the mast shoe so the mast base is never in the bilge water. Certainly, reading such bilge is the only time I feel like voting for them. I did manage to salvage quite a few of the ideas but tossed about 40,000 words of total bilge. A proto-sampling record you may say but I bought a copy for 10p and it is bilge. Other discharges include 37,000 gallons of oily bilge water and 15 gallons of toxic waste from dry-cleaning, painting and photograph-processing. Other switches sense the electrical conductivity of the water in the bilge. Tighter rules on oil emissions in bilge water, anti-fouling paints and recycling are also likely to follow. Gasoline in the bilge is extremely dangerous as staring the engine can cause an explosion or fire. The engine is low in the bilge yet there is excellent access for routine maintenance. As a regular visitor to Edinburgh, residing at my club in the city, I was horrified by the contents of this anti-French bilge in your newspaper. Many ships discharge their ballast and bilge during loading and unloading because many Black Sea ports lack reception facilities. I can't believe there is someone getting around calling himself Reverend espousing such vile bilge. They share a penchant for sticking their snouts up the backside of tyrants and then spewing verbal bilge. With six of us now in the boat, the low transom and failed bilge pump is worrying, but we dive anyway. Styles had reached the belly of the ship where two men were hard at work pumping the bilge. The bilge pumps may have to run for hours and hours, just dealing with rain driven into a supposedly tight boat. The switch activates the bilge pump when the rising water level reaches a depth of 2 inches. The keel is arranged in box form to carry ballast, and profiled bilge keels are fitted. In other words, bah, humbug, I'm the 37,000th person to give this poorly-made bilge free publicity! To reduce the chances of corrosion, the tank should sit well above the bottom of the bilge and there must be air, not bilge water, beneath it. Show More Sentences The most common type of bilge pump switch uses a pivoted float to sense water level. This fitting design actually pressurizes the fuel tank and forces gasoline out of the fill pipe and it flows into the bilge. One of the charter boats had to be replaced at the last minute because of a broken bilge pump. The Hull shape is of round bilge construction with bulbous bow and sterns keg, flared stem and transom stern. This wooden pump was used for irrigation and to pump bilge water from ships. A box keel carries ballast, and the vessel is fitted with profiled bilge keels. Learn what makes your boat safe, like the bilge blower and the depth sounder. The moisture could be the water in which the boat is sitting and which permeates the gel coat or it could be bilge water from inside the hull. This large volume, well presented, round bilge, steel Fairwind has all the options a cruising boat could want. Oily bilge water is also created by the project team to be fed into the system. Further down in the bilge, however, no material, not even mighty bronze, is impervious to the marine environment. A trick for eggs was to take them fresh and unwashed from under the hen, smear them with Vaseline, and store them in the bilge. Round bilge can be used for any displacement type hull especially those that are to be used for long distance voyaging. Pearl woke up with sunrise the next morning in a dark, musty cell in the bilge of the large ship. Of course, such synergistic bilge is commonplace, as is the tendency to dummy up on any topic that the parent company might want stifled. Plans and frame patterns available for building the Spray 22 in round bilge fiberglass, multi chine steel or multi chine plywood. The hull shape is of a round bilge construction with bulbous bow and sterns keg, flared stem and transom stern. She was slipped to fit the ship with bilge keels in order to provide a better sea-keeping capability. Bilge pumps in recreational boats are only intended to remove normal accumulations of bilge water and sea spray. Can any explain the advantage of a bilge keel compared to a conventional keel? Show More Sentences Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Endurance has struck an uncharted rock in Antarctica, holing her bilge keel. I don't want to force myself to listen to bilge just in order to find some merit in it. Sizing computations for bilge keels and anti-roll fins were made for one hull form for various stabilized configurations. Over time the insulation on these very flexible wires degrades, allowing a small current to flow through the salty bilge water. American Beauty swept the board, a triumph of thoughtful, provocative cinema over Hollywood's usual predictable bilge. A manual bilge pump was installed on the port side of the vehicle abaft the driver's seat, with a flexible overboard discharge hose. Compactly sized, slosh shielded level switch with one or two switch points for bilge alarm applications or other harsh environments. The emergency bilge pumps and those fitted at the forward and after ends of the vehicle were unattached to any structural member. The bilge pumps were inoperable and the passengers had received no safety instructions regarding the lifejackets before departure. Time to splice yer mainbrace, stow yer bilge, avast yer scurvy dog. The political party, however, has been able to tap into disillusion in some areas, taking advantage of the disgusting anti-refugee bilge pumped out by the gutter press. The bilge shell plating in way of starboard ballast tank No. 1 was creased and fractured. Your bilge accumulates oil and greasy dirt over a period of time and should be cleaned out. Ships could run aground, spill fuel, import invasive species in bilge water, and so on. The vehicle was also equipped with four electrically powered bilge pumps and 12 additional approved personal flotation devices. He was directed to inspect the fuse box, where it was found that both main bilge pump fuses were burned out. The bilge and sea water systems and pumps were replaced throughout. It was noted that the leak was caused by corrosion of the upper continuous weld of the bilge strake. The underwater inspection showed that the damage was confined to the bottom plating, especially in way of the port bilge strake. Analysis indicates that the seat of the fire was also in this area, at the base of the dry section of the engine exhaust pipe, near the bilge. Show More Sentences Most of the cases involve illegal dumping of sludge and oily bilge water, the residue from the engines. On February 8th she had to put in at Portland, some 70 miles farther west, to fix a problem in separating oil from bilge water. In 1991, a ship from Asia brought a new, virulent strain of the disease to the port of Lima in Peru, probably through contaminated bilge water. The bilge water could contain planktonic larvae picked up in Lisbon, Portugal and transported across the Atlantic to North America. There have only been two ships that I know of that have been charged, but not found guilty, of doing this, spilling bilge water or whatever. How many are doing the same thing that we do not catch because they do not dump their bilge water? There are also regulations concerning the discharge of bilge water which should reduce the risk of introduced species. There must be more incentive for the ship to retain oily bilge water and residue on board for disposal in port, rather than dumping it at sea. The term «bilgy» can be used to describe fish of any quality which has been contaminated by bilge water on board a vessel. We talked about how minding your bilge water could help prevent contaminating harbour water. The boat was detained for pumping out its bilge water and polluting Canadian waters. All underdeck compartments were found to be intact and free of bilge water. This could be a serious curtailment to our subterranean activities, there is talk of duck boards, bilge pumps, aqualungs and horizontal drainage tunnels. It is located along the port side of the passenger compartment abaft the driver's seat, and extends into the bilge area to within? It is an embarrassment that ships are able to enter into our waters, dump the bilge oil, and get away essentially scot-free. A submersible electric bilge pump, located at the bottom of the void space below the well deck, was pumping normally on automatic mode. At the time of the occurrence, the vehicle was equipped with four electrically driven submersible bilge pumps. The strainer plates were sealed off, rendering the cargo hold bilge pumping arrangement ineffective. The gasoline-operated bilge pump exhausted into the wheelhouse and the fuel filling spout was also within the compartment. During this short voyage, the lazarette's high-water bilge alarm sounded and the engine room bilges were found to be nearly full of seawater. Show More Sentences It all depends on where they come from in the engine room as they will then be regarded as bunker residues or bilge waste water. Electrical noise from engine wiring, bilge pumps and aerators can be displayed on the sonar's screen. Also, the release of oil as a result of the pumping of bilge waters at sea or shipping accidents has killed a large number of gannets. The radius bilge shape so closely resembles a fully developed round bilge hull that there is virtually no difference as far as performance or aesthetics are concerned. The 55m patrol vessel uses a steel monohull with a round bilge semi-displacement hull, incorporating very fine V-shaped frames in the forward sections. Furthermore the hull form of an icebreaker is not apt to dampen efficiently the rolling motion because the side form in an icebreaker is round at bilge. The warhead would be strung on a line clamped between each of the unfortunate target vessel's bilge keels, with a timer set to detonate after two hours. There are no bilge keels, but stabilisation is achieved by a combination of fin stabilisers from Blohm and Voss and a controlled passive tank system supplied by Intering. There is a demand for deep fin and bilge keel, which is evenly balanced, but availability of boats is generally fin, with fewer of the bilge keel 25s coming onto the market. Often it arrived in the form of ballast in the bellies of ships, which ensured that everything apart from the bilge water could be traded to maximise the trip. Even better news is that certain synthetic materials in the polypropylene family can pick up the oil and leave the water behind, enabling you to discharge clean bilge water. Every year, for example, oil tankers, freighters and cruise ships dump millions of litres of oil through routine exchanges of bilge water and other ship activities. There was a gentle splash as the lead dropped below into the bilge water. They absorb only gas and oil as they float in the bilge water. Australia's BlueRay Marine Security System is one of the new breed that monitors your boat, reporting intruders, fire and gas detection, high bilge water and engine status. Eagle-eyed readers have spotted that this post is complete bilge. I can barely remember reading such unutterable bilge as his effort today. Not for her the kind of soporific bilge spouted by too many of her peers. I am by no means a pop music fan but in the run-up to Christmas it seems the army of plebs who buy this bilge lose any last remnant of taste and self-respect they ever had. It enables buffoonish generals to rock up on Radio 4 and splutter bilge about punching above our weight. Show More Sentences The specific cases of the Prestige and the Erika stood out, but we must not forget the pollution that is caused on a daily basis by the uncontrolled dumping of bilge and cleaning out of tanks. The bilge system will include requirements in the regulation for high water level detector alarms to be fitted in all compartments below the waterline. Such reliance on the bilge pumping systems can lead to operators not readily recognizing or appreciating the existence or severity of an evolving unsafe condition. It is caused by electrical and mechanical sources such as bilge pumps, engine ignition systems and wiring, air bubbles passing over the face of the transducer, even vibration from the engine. They had visions of crew members tossing trash overboard and disgorging oily bilge water and sewage, practices for which some companies have paid heavy fines elsewhere. The bilge pump was started, but only a small quantity of water was discharged, indicating that the lazarette was either dry or that the suction strainers were partially clogged. A bailer or manual bilge pump is not required to be carried on board a pleasure craft that cannot retain a sufficient quantity of water to make it capsize or whose compartments are sealed and are not readily accessible. Further, she continued to operate without replacing the unapproved and ineffective bilge pumping system, which was a pre-condition for the renewal of her inspection certificate. When the vehicle was stopped or moving slowly ahead, there was a loss or reduction of the venturi suction effect of the water flowing by the ends of the open bilge drain valves. Emergency towage by the Abeille Flandre, bilge pumps supplied, plus an assistance team, pumping in the roadstead, divers to determine the cause of flooding and anticorrosion treatment for the engine. The ban does not, however, apply to normal ship's waste and bilge water, but it is equally clear that the bilge water on the Proba Koala was not normal. For hour after hour, the drinks sloshed around like bilge water. Finally, is the Commission prepared to take the necessary steps to assist developing countries in the identification of harmful substances and to guarantee that bilge water that is produced at sea is processed safely? It was also possible to pump out the fish hold, engine room and crew accommodation space using 1 of the 2 engine-driven 7 pumps connected to a bilge main system. In addition, because the batteries were mounted on the bottom of the bilge, they likely would have become immersed in water and possibly short-circuited the power early on in the flooding process. Inspect the bilge water for leakage or fuel odours. Crowds of men and boys scampered and bustled about, loading drums the size of garbage cans full of what looked like bilge water onto trucks, and securing large loads with battered old planks and frayed ropes. It looked like bilge, but it was delicious: fallish, with a farmyard undertone and none of the virtuousness that normally accompanies recipes involving pulses. When in use, the parts of fishing vessels or containers set aside for the storage of fishery products must be clean and, in particular, must not be capable of being contaminated by fuel or bilge water. Consequently, it is imperative that more incentives should be provided for the ship to retain oily bilge water and residue onboard for disposal in port, rather than dumping at sea. Show More Sentences In the course of the laboratory tests, it was noted that the indicator light, located above the bilge pump switch, was not connected to any power source. The installation of one manual bilge pump and six power-driven pumps on the Lady Duck significantly exceeded the normal outfit expected on a vessel of comparable size and service. The maritime environment is also being contaminated by practices indifferent to the law and environmental welfare, such as emptying bilge water into the open sea. At approximately 1258, the master saw that the aft bilge pump light was on and, as he altered to starboard to pass between Campbell Point and Georgeson Island, British Columbia, he felt the vessel respond sluggishly. Barely a sentence is left unsullied by hackneyed-heroic bilge. A ship can also produce more than 25,000 gallons of oily bilge water from engines and machinery a week, according to a 2000 Environmental Protection Agency report. For example, turn on the bilge pump and view the sonar display for noise. The quantity of water so delivered is not to be less than two thirds of the quantity required to be dealt with by the bilge pumps when employed for bilge pumping. Any water seeping into the tank's hull could be expelled by an internal bilge pump. Deane reported retrieving a bilge pump and the lower part of the main mast, both of which would have been located inside the ship. He possessed a large squirt gun which he delighted to fill with bilge water in the dead of night. An OAP on board a bilge keel yacht was reportedly soaked through in August and with concerns growing for his well-being, the Tamar was launched. This created the potential for a regular ingress of water, a risk that was, to some degree, mitigated by fitted drainage systems and additional bilge pumps. Insufficient cleanliness of engine room, excessive amount of oily-water mixtures in bilges, insulation of piping including exhaust pipes in engine room contaminated by oil, improper operation of bilge pumping arrangements. It's a comment on our times that 'grown-ups' will lap up this bilge. We had some hilarious moments, but eventually we learned to just scuttle the ships by making holes above the waterline, then knocking the seacocks off in the bilge. Examples from Classical Literature This not only is liable to bilge her, but makes it far more difficult to get her off. Each engine has one feed and one bilge pump attached to the air pump, and worked by the same lever. You lie on your stomach on the bottom, letting any bilge water slopping around loose soak into your chest. The old tar was pleased mightily, and the smell of oakum and bilge water appeared to act on him like a tonic. The 'atches are battened down, it's as 'ot as a furnace, and the stink of the bilge water's enough to knock you down. The place was low, not more than seven feet in height, and the slaves lay ironed in the bilge water on the bottom of the vessel. Sixty francs for a quart of carbonated bilge and a racket like nothing on earth. One pump is no longer quite enough to keep the water in the bilge. Your gas is in the bottom of the boat, along with the bilge water. Like bad eggs, salt, and tenpenny nails biled in bilge water. Maybe, like as not, a swig o' rum ud sweeten his bilge, sir. All those allusions to the extraterrestrial was so much bilge. The arrangement for baling out the bilge water is extremely laborious. Mayo trod carefully down the bilge and clasped the mate's hand. Not that I was one who craved for wrack and bilge at my nose all the time. She was 26' long, 9' deep, and fitted with centre and bilge keels. He has become little more than a serial utterer of bile and bilge. Formalities and lifejacket fitting over, six identical white 32-footers quacked out in a line to find out the difference between the forestay and the bilge. A group of masked assailants carrying automatic rifles attacked a wedding party on Monday in Bilge village, killing 44 people including the bride and the groom. Find more words! 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