I know they were making brilliant lenses in the early 19th century, but not with the level required to make a fresnel lens - another wrong educated guess.

I believe fresnel lenses floated on a bed of mercury for smooth rotation. No wonder lighthouse keepers went mad!

Another one wrong. Just as I was heading up. I thought the EQ Bulkhead was to obvious and misleading and couldn't find reference to the actual wording in the SOLAS regulations. Maybe Ai made it up. 😠

I knew collision and watertight and I guessed longitudinal was a stress member from bow to stern!

Oh No! Got this one wrong today. Will do o better tomorrow🙁

Hi all, I agree with Ed, marine biology is a specialist subject and throwing unknown names which have been attached to natural phenomena is really out of our area of knowledge or interest.

Yesterday's question was a no brainer and today a no bother. I will see how often the subject of plankton blooms comes up in conversation in next few weeks!

I got the question right on the principle that a named event is less likely to be the answer than a described event.
Roy

As I posted earlier three of them cause upflow.
Coastal upwelling will cause plankton bloom lose to the coast but what about when it happens n the deep sea 🤔

But only one possible answer hints at Vertical flow...

B C & D all cause vertical flow of water so upwelling is only a possible reason 🤔

Easy one to get right by studying the question. ie, Vertical transport in the question, "upwelling" in the answer choices...

I think the current batch of questions have no relation to ships and boats and our answers are based on guesses.
As todays, and some of the previous few are based on marine phenomena that very few people actually get involved with.

Well that has set me back. I should do the research and not guess 😉. In a bit of a rush as Sunday is boating day..⛵🚤👍

Many Thanks
It is now there, I have been able to get the App and now have
It up and running on my mobile phone.
I can now get on to it and not have to mess with the mobile modem in the motor home when we are travelling around.
Thanks for your help.👍🚤

@BOATSHED - The Android App was removed from the Google Play Store - my fault, I didn't fill in a tonne of developer details they were asking for before the deadline!

Hoping they'll re-instate it soon, but I don't know how long it'll be yet.

Stephen

I've never received emails to say I'm late! I just get marked with a missed question and of course my score goes down! 😀

Please Stop sending me emails telling me to answer the question. I was 45 minutes late. I live in Canada, my time zone is different than most of you, so if I'm 45 minutes late, too bad I answer questions right, but don't seem to get more than 87%, I may have to leave the question of the day!! I was late today because our club has a show, Boats in the park & I needed to charge some batteries

try www.Model-Boats.com

Morning! Try…maybe the dash in the url would help?

https://model-boats.com/

Does anybody know what do I type in the App store on my phone to get this site on my phone please.
I have tried
Model Boats Website
and
Model Boats .com
and it tells me no site found.
I am going away again net week ans was going to try getting it on my phone. for a change.
Can ANYONE assist🤞 me with what I put in the APpP store search PLEASE?? 🤞🤞

I think a 'you have already answered this question' hid a question I never saw.
Roy

I agree a short conversation with that guy would have me running the other way. There are a lot of them about. The ones that know what they are doing, look worried and generally busy. He was none of these things.

Met a guy earlier this year just like that, all grand proposals and plans and looking pleased with him self. But he wasn't busy and doing and short of time for a chit chat. Fortunately only a large area for a miniature railway, which I doubt will come to fruition.
Roy

Well I never,
The Email's must be well up the Shute.
I had been days with no Emails from this site coming through, then all of a sudden today, that's after saying yesterday about nothing coming.
I have been flooded with about 8 or 9 Emails coming in.
What has gone WRONG??
Oh well at least I don't have to search for the Question of the day now.
I got todays right. But still no mention of the Titanic.
I sat and watched Implosion last night,
That man must have had something wrong in his head.

Well first time in months I've got round to qotd,thankfully the old grey matter is still working 😁

We're alive and kicking again, thanks Fireboat

I think Fireboat intervened, because everything went back to normal.

Bismark?

Opened up just now. Hello me hearties!!!!!!!!
😍

I never received the Bismark/Hood question?
Roy

I've had to search for question of the day for many weeks now - often the only way to find it is through the 'members online' column

A new issue has come up! I have one unanswered question suddenly appeared, that was after I answered todays question.
Roy

I confirm. No email here either.

Same here Jump☹️ You and me three Boatshed.
Nothing for two days +.
I also note that neither Trending Topics or Notifications are being updated!??
Sand in the site's gearbox again?
Doug😎

Hi jumpugly
You and me both.
I have also stopped receiving emails.
I have had to search for the question of the day. WIERD!!! or what.

Hmmmm. Have stopped receiving emails gang. I miss the gang! Help!

I thought that HMS Hood damaged Bismarck’s fuel tanks during the sea battle which led to the sinking of Hood. Didn’t that lead to the final sinking of Bismarck? She had to slow down to dog for repairs, or so I thought. 😳

Boarshed We are currently both equal 14th but only as I've just answered today's question.

I was away for a few days so I missed answering about 9 days questions.
So It will be about 4 years and another good few months on top of that before I start to get anywhere.
That's if I am lucky enough to get some of them correct.
I got todays wrong for a start.That's not good going.
I don't know much about waves, only good bye waves. And I don't like them much either. 🤣🤣

Must put the drain plug back in. I am sinking fast.
These awkward questions have often had a clue in the question. A red herring today. Bah!!! Another 3 years and seven months before I get to 100%.

I remember enjoying Big Wednesday, great surfing film.
Roy

Well well well, I thought the rest unlikely and expected to descend further. I have seen rip tides and was in one with an inflatable paddle board (with seat and canoe paddle). I was towed out of it by a passing fisherman. So I knew the wind had little to do with rip tides. That was only 3 years ago, so still taking risks at 80+.
Roy

Surf City was Jan & Dean😎

I thought "Surf beats" were caused by the Beach Boys 😁. Or am I just showing my age..

I haven’t even answered the question and it mentioned «  you have already answered today’s question. Am i a ghost?!?!

Rats! Great big fat ugly RATS😠
Back 'to the 30 day drawing board'. Again🙄

😎

Like several members I did not know the answer but reading the question revealed all.

The idea of iron ore going into liquifaction boggles the mind. Mainly as a full load takes up the bottom quarter of the hold.
Roy

Correct RonH, got it wrong, cos I didn't read the question properly - doh.

Got this one correct as part of the answer is in the question😊👍

🤬🤬🤬🤬

What a trick question! For me, the pub ‘zum Anker’ is the best anchor! Everyone stays there for a Long while . . . .
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bb Michel-C.

The explanation even says for anchoring structures but the question implies 'vessels'. Where do you draw the line between a vessel and an offshore structure?