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BBW Thelon (Starter dock spawn enclosed arctic cold rescue courier)

BBW Thelon

2025 Update

Enclosed rescue and courier boat capable of operating in the arctic regions.

Upper end of complexity and capabilities that can spawn in the starter dock.

Key features:
= “Hard playing” with reliability, durability and repair-ability
= Ergonomics for efficient game play
= Four movement modes: long range cruise, fast dash, precision and kedging
= Safety rich engine controlling including player overboard shut off
= Diverse mission capability: rescue, fire fighting, parcels, passengers, towing
= Long range 200+ km at moderate speed or fast cruise at 125+ km
= Heated cabins for arctic region
= Firefighting pumps by turret and various handheld hose connections
= Anchor with huge winch aft and alternate large winch forward
= Air to submarine system using huge winch and hookups in engine room
= Deflooding pumps and drains; desalination for fresh water providing
= Handheld portable electric welder with various recharge hookups
= Decorated living spaces with 2 crew beds
= Stormlink compatible

Mass ~6400
Cost $112,000

I hadn’t played in a while when an idea came to fulfill an operator request to reduce the risk of slipping off of the BBW Columbia. The challenge was that Columbia is set to spawn inside the starter dock with its very limited dimensions. It occurred to me that the side ladders were the big limiter on the width of the walkway. Working around them developed a new railing system well still deflecting glance hits. Other upgrades became added most notably making the upper engine and cargo bay fully enclosed for better arctic handling.

Thelon now in 2025 can handle a trip from the south to arctic and back. Thelon’s immense duration means you can play many missions between refueling.

For a full discussion on the Columbia and operations see the Gen 3 at:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2867725953


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Startup list:
Starting up: Overhead green switch Nav Lights to on. Gears off (optional). Throttle 40+%. Start button on 4 grid ahead of pilot.

Additional instructions are on paintable blocks around the craft.

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The Thelon updates include:

= Wider walkways
= Enclosed to allow heater systems for cold weather and arctic operation
= Precision movement similar to the Yukon using secondary elector propellers. Pilot seat controls as:
1 = Inline forward
2 = Inline reverse
3 = Port bow thruster
4 = Stbd bow thruster
5 = Port aft thruster
6 = Stbd aft thruster
To sideslip use 3-5 or 4-6; to rotate use 3-6 or 4-5.
= Retains the excellent usage ergonomics for efficient game play of the river series with quick access to medical care, fire fighting systems and easy engine access for repairs and fire extinguishing.
= Wildlife defense as 2 sets of armor (@beds), 2 pistols with ammo (@ beds) and 2 rifles with ammo (@aft fuel stbd). A set of C4 with controller (@aft fuel stbd) is present for sinking navigation hazards.
= Rear deck reorganized to use a hinge for the ramps to switch between safety and the gaps needed for anchor handling.
= Squatter dorsal mast allowing for room on the bottom for skis as protection from belly impacts such as floating ice.
= Inversion propellers raised onto the mast. This to reduce risks of player killing themselves jumping into them from the main deck. Also gives it a lot of torque for powered self righting.
= Eight (8) electric motors controlled by pilot seat for precision maneuvering.
= Second crewman (player) bedding more cabin like with a full height door to access.
= Addition of a second pump located in the aft fuel room as another way to eject flooding.
= Roof hatch for access such as when repairing during flooding damages.
= Stern winch upgraded to large with fluid relay connector for fuel or air. Longer cord for deeper water or better kedging (dropping anchor far out then winching the boat to the anchor)
= Increased anchor to 3 magall for kedging (pulling boat by anchor such as if beached)
= Interior updates
= Working desalination (mostly to roleplay ability to make freshwater on long journies)
= Lower deck fire fighting hoses with main pump in lower cabin and a small pump aft fuel room (also feeds to stern deck fire hose connection)

2025 updates:
= Belly wings to improve speed and/or range
= Range now over 200 km making Thelon self capable of a round trip to the arctic!
= Top speed increased from 16 to 20+ m/s
= Pitch control improved to benefit from belly wings as 3 forward and 1 reverse with tests to optimize for slow/medium/fast speeds
= Added flag and rotating light
= Cleaned up crew air intake to one snorkel now with on/off switch at bridge (in case of hazardous air)
= Air conditioning cooling setup for the pilot house/bridge, galley and sleeping room only. Slow but works. Toggle button on starboard bridge as default is off for noise and its normally going arctic.
= Electrical wiring updated to new procedure
= Added a medium fuel tank to join the others for a better safety margin on an arctic round trip
= Bridge overhead reorganized
= Mid and aft lower hull 1 block wider for displacement to counter increase in weight
= Corrected/improved various minor items

Modular engines not expected as speed is already limited by control surfaces coming out of the water.

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The real world Thelon river is located in Nunavut, Canada. A deep wilderness known for its roaming herds such as Musk Ox. Feds into the northern part of Hudson Bay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelon_River
https://nahanni.com/river/thelon-river/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskox


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BBW collection of boats
Covers starting in Classic or Career mode to high functioning vessels like the Thelon and Yukon:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2422878408

BBW collection of practical equipment
Including rafts carrying fuel to extend a boat’s range and amphibious vehicles for getting diesel fuel from land sources to a boat.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2422882679

BBW collection of Land vehicles:
From simple carts, various car size vehicles to the high functioning and volcano climbing Ranger Rex
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2830964320

BBW Micontrollers
For builders various microcontrollers including boat stabilizers and safety-rich engine controllers for the vanilla engines
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2422887997

BBW Parts
For builders a collection of parts some of which are simply graphical to various working anchors
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2422891620

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Non weapon DLC users should be fine. None of the weapons or ammo are in critical positions. As I understand it if you don’t have the DLC it will still spawn the vehicle with those spots empty.

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