Chapter 83 The catamaran passenger ship was launched

 Mingzhou Shipyard.

 The sparks of the electric arc were flying, and the slipway was busy.

“Sister Cong Ju, why hasn’t Brother Tao come back yet?” Nie Shiyu babbled beside Cong Ju.

Originally, the two of them left together, but when they came back, Sister Cong Ju was the only one left. This made Nie Shiyu very dissatisfied and came to bother Cong Ju every day.

"We separated at Huating Shipyard. He went to help the navy repair imported equipment. It is probably not repaired yet." Cong Ju said: "Shiyu, have you finished your homework? When your brother came back, he found that you didn't do it. After you finish your homework, you will be criticized."

"I've finished it a long time ago. I've already started to preview the knowledge for the next semester." Nie Shiyu said: "My brother will definitely praise me if he knows about it. Sister Cong Ju, do you want to call Huating Shipyard?"

“The shipyard doesn’t know either. They went to the naval base.” Cong Ju said.

As he was talking, a voice sounded in the distance: "You're actually starting to weld the clothes so quickly?"

“Brother!” Nie Shiyu was extremely excited and ran away. He rushed to Qin Tao and gave him a hug.

“Shiyu, let go, so many people are watching.”

 “I don’t, I let go and you disappeared again.”

 “Be good and be obedient.”

"You're not good. I'm on winter vacation, and I thought I could be with you every day. But you disappeared again. You have to promise me that you'll take me with you when you go out. I'll continue to be your secretary."

 “Okay, okay, okay, I promise you, let go!”

 Qin Tao got rid of Nie Shiyu's embrace, walked onto the slipway, looked at the meaningful smile on Cong Ju's face, and said, "Why are you laughing? Is it so funny to see me making a fool of myself?"

Cong Ju rolled her eyes at him: "Are you in big trouble this time?"

“What are you talking about? This ship was built too fast?” Qin Tao brought the topic back.

Cong Ju knew that Qin Tao had gone to the capital. When he asked the question just now, he was obviously just watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously. This trip was embarrassing enough. Under the continuous bombardment of the two parents, Qin Tao was forced to Escaped.

“Yes, this passenger ship will be launched before New Year’s Eve. The engine was just installed yesterday.”

"So fast?"

“Isn’t that quick? How many days have you been gone?”

“Cough, cough, let me take a look.” Qin Tao jumped on the passenger ship under construction.

Since this catamaran was built as a civilian passenger ship, the building above it is also very simple. Starting from the upper part of the hull, which is the hull, dozens of windows are opened on the sides, and then, on the upper floor, back It shrinks to form a two-story cockpit. The vacant space behind the cockpit is the terrace of the passenger ship.

The structure is simple and easy to weld, but the interior decoration will take some time.

Since it is a passenger ship, it must meet the requirements of passengers. It must have comfortable seats and bathrooms. Even if it does not have a canteen, it must have a sales place. These interior decorations will take a while. .

However, Qin Tao couldn't wait any longer.

“When the entire hull is welded and the operating system is debugged, we will go down and try to see how fast we can run.” Qin Tao said.

“Hey, you should know that the launching of a ship is very grand, and there must be a launching ceremony, right?” Cong Ju reminded him.

“Isn’t it just throwing a bottle?” Qin Tao said, “We have plenty of bottles.”

 “The shipowner must be present for this.”

"After they arrive, let's have another water launching ceremony." Qin Tao said: "We are too embarrassed to disturb them during the Chinese New Year."

 Congju was speechless.

 Qin Tao has already gotten into the cabin.

The upper deck is still being welded, and the air on the lower deck is said to be stagnant. However, since this is a passenger ship, a row of portholes have been opened above. Cold wind is constantly blowing down from the portholes, and the air in the lower deck is also very fresh.

Qin Tao continued to walk down and came to the inside of the body. There was an engine in the front, a reducer in the middle, and two transmission shafts in the back, which were connected to the two water jet thrusters at the back.

Originally, Qin Tao planned to make it in China, but his superiors paid great attention to it and were afraid that what he made would be unqualified, so he used imported waterjet propellers.

Since Qin Tao made the plan according to the size of this water jet propeller, the openings from the water inlet in the front to the water jet in the back are very suitable.

"This is the first time I have seen a waterjet thruster. When we installed it, we were all surprised. We originally thought it would require many adjustments. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a beautiful match. Taozi, your design is perfect. No shortage of."

 Cong Ju was very emotional.

Although Cong Ju has built many ships, they all use propellers. This is the first time that this waterjet propeller is perfectly matched and does not require any adjustment, which shows Qin Tao's profound design skills.

“This is also because the quality of the welding is high, absolutely perfect.” Qin Tao said.

"No, this is not just a match in installation. For example, in terms of power output, one engine drives two sprinklers, which just meets the input power of the sprinklers. The power is also consistent, which shows that you are familiar with these things. ah."

“Of course, when I was in college, I read books and researched materials in the library almost every day. This catamaran is actually a design work I made when I was in college.”

 Cong Ju nodded: "It's good to go to college."

“You can also go to university. Once you go to university, you will have more theoretical knowledge and you will be able to build ships better.”

"I?"

Qin Tao nodded: "You can continue to stay in Mingzhou Shipyard, and I will help you with your homework. You and my sister will take the college entrance examination together."

Cong Ju shook her head. Qin Tao had impure intentions and was trying to trick her into staying again.

However, the seeds of going to college have been planted in her heart, and they will slowly take root and sprout in the future.

 New Year's Eve, morning.

 The sound of crackling firecrackers was heard one after another, and there was a lively atmosphere everywhere. In the shipyard, people were still busy.

“Okay, the system has been debugged, and now we can go into the water.”

“Taozi, have you really decided?” Cong Ju looked at Qin Tao.

“Yeah, let’s try it in the water first.” Qin Tao said: “If the customer is not satisfied, we will add a water launching ceremony for him. Now, let’s throw a bottle first.”

 After saying that, Qin Tao picked up a bottle of Yanghe Daqu in his hand.

 “No, no, when throwing wine, you have to use foreign wine, only if it has foam.”

“Bang!” Qin Tao had already thrown the wine bottle on the bow of the catamaran. The bottle shattered and the smell of wine filled the air.

 “Okay, let’s get into the water now!”

 The catamaran entered the water, Qin Tao stood in the cockpit on the second floor, and then pressed the start knob.

The two MTU diesel engines made a crisp and sweet sound. Qin Tao looked at the few instruments in front of him. After waiting for the diesel engine to stabilize its speed for a minute, he pushed the throttle lever and the engine roared.

 (End of this chapter)