Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

Gu Lang glanced at the dial; the water tank had a capacity of 1000 liters, and it was currently half full.

The 1200-liter fuel tank only had 80 liters of diesel left, less than 7% of its capacity.

Startled, he quickly shut off the engine and went back to the stern to look for the water inlet and oil inlet.

He quickly found two square covers on the starboard side of the stern.

One is white and says "FRESH WATER".

The other one, in red, reads "DIESEL".

Ships typically approach the dock from the port side, which is also a common practice in ports.

This is because historically the helm was mounted on the right, and there is the "right-hand" navigation rule.

Lift the protective cover of the water inlet, and you'll find a round, sealed cap inside.

Gu Lang searched for a long time but couldn't open it. He spent a few minutes patiently studying it.

He then discovered that the sealing cap was designed with an anti-accidental opening structure, requiring him to press down and rotate it to open.

We already used water once when rinsing off the radioactive dust.

So Gu Lang simply picked up the water pipe and shoved it in.

With the fresh water supply replenished, the next step is to find more fuel.

The island is very small, and the pier is also not very large.

Naturally, no oil storage tanks or refueling facilities were seen.

Gu Lang boarded other fishing boats, but found no remaining oil.

We removed two monorail diesel engines for backup, so the trip wasn't a complete waste.

After circling the dock, Gu Lang only found a few empty diesel drums.

He immediately abandoned the search, due to the superimposed solar storm and nuclear war.

During a prolonged power outage, the diesel fuel will most likely be consumed.

When passing by the fishing village just now, Gu Lang saw many emergency generators and empty oil drums by the roadside.

The diesel fuel inside the yacht could very well have been siphoned off.

That's why only a small amount of residual oil remains at the bottom of the fuel tank that can't be sucked out.

After organizing his thoughts, Gu Lang began the work of reducing the weight of the ship.

Ship weight is the primary factor affecting fuel consumption.

Each time a ship goes out to sea, the luggage, fresh water, and fuel it carries will increase the total weight, which in turn will increase fuel consumption.

The first things to be discarded were the ship's entertainment facilities, especially the sofas, televisions, and karaoke machines in the entertainment rooms.

Secondly, there are various decorative items, carpets, and entertainment books.

All the non-fixed furniture was also thrown into the sea by Gu Lang.

The yacht originally had a small swimming platform at the stern, which was removed and replaced with a small winch and matching fishing nets.

He kept the device because he knew it could be used for trawling seafood.

I originally intended to release some of the fresh water that I had just added.

However, for this type of small boat, the water tank should also serve as a ballast tank.

He was able to maintain the ship's balance, so he eventually gave up.

While throwing things away, Gu Lang unexpectedly found the "Yacht Owner's Manual" and "Special Equipment Instruction Manual" in the drawer.

The former details preparations for departure, ship handling, maintenance cycles, and other related matters.

The latter provides detailed maintenance guidelines for individual devices such as engines and marine radios.

He finally obtained the secret manual and escaped the state of blind men and elephants.

The manual provided the specific parameters of this medium-sized yacht.

It is 14 meters long, 4.3 meters wide, and has a draft of 1 meter.

Standard displacement is 28 tons, and full load displacement is 35 tons.

CE-B certification is suitable for navigation in waters no more than 200 nautical miles offshore.

It comes standard with two diesel engines, capable of producing up to 800 horsepower.

With a maximum speed of 34 knots, it consumes up to 200 liters of fuel per hour at this speed.

Even with a full tank of fuel, the range is only 350 nautical miles, or about 650 kilometers.

At an economical cruising speed of 15 knots, the range can be doubled.

It reaches approximately 700 nautical miles, or 1300 kilometers.

It took me more than an hour to roughly read through the manual.

Gu Lang untied the mooring ropes and stowed the anchor.

He kicked the stern away from the berth and returned to the cabin to try to steer the yacht.

He followed the steps to turn on the circuit switch, turned the key again, and the engine started running.

Immediately after starting, push the throttle lever to the low-speed operating position.

Let the yacht run at low speed in place for a few minutes to warm it up.

No abnormal noises were heard from any of the mechanical parts, and the instrument showed that the oil pressure and circulating cooling water were all normal.

Once the engine temperature reached the specified value, Gu Lang shifted the gear lever into reverse and began operating under load.

The yacht is equipped with a power steering system, making it easy to maneuver.

Due to water resistance, yachts react a little slower than cars.

Therefore, all of Gu Lang's maneuvers are performed as gently as possible, leaving enough space and time for the hull to respond.

After using inertia to turn around, Gu Lang steered the yacht out of the fishing port.

Back at the north transport dock, he maneuvered the yacht to move all the supplies from the homemade kayak onto the yacht.

Just as he was preparing to leave and return to the passenger terminal on land.

Several white cylinders on the engineering vessel caught Gu Lang's attention.

"A life raft! I almost missed out on this great thing."

Gu Lang immediately boarded the boat and unfastened the raft's securing belts one by one, removing the release device's safety pins.

The white cylinders were pushed into the sea one by one.

One end of the life raft was also connected to a low-voltage connector on the deck of the engineering vessel by a cable.

As the cable was stretched longer, the white cylinders split in two.

Orange-red life rafts automatically emerged from the middle.

As the yacht approached, the carbon dioxide cylinders beside the raft were still emitting cold air.

Gu Lang quickly began looting; the contents were extremely abundant, a veritable treasure chest for the apocalypse.

The equipment includes paddles, repair tools, an emergency medical kit, cold-weather clothing, emergency lights, batteries, a water ladle, a survival knife, a whistle, an inflatable radar reflector, a solar reflector, a drinking measuring cup, cleaning bags, a manual air pump, fishing gear, and a solar desalination plant.

There are also compressed biscuits with an extra-long shelf life and emergency drinking water.

These things are not particularly important to Gulang.

He was mainly interested in maritime distress and rescue equipment.

Specifically, these include handheld flamethrowers, smoke generators, and flame signal flare launchers.

In other words, it refers to incendiary sticks, smoke bombs, and thermite bombs.

In today's world, even if it's not used to call for help, it's still a very useful auxiliary weapon.

Disassembling it reveals a variety of widely used chemical materials.

Especially the flame signal flare launcher, although its accuracy is not very good when fired horizontally.

However, its effective range is up to 300 meters, and because it burns at temperatures exceeding 2,500 degrees Celsius.

It was accompanied by a bright red light during a close-quarters battle in the dark.

Even if it doesn't hit a person, it will still have a noticeable blinding effect, and its lethality to people and objects should not be underestimated.

It is essentially a combination of a flashbang and an incendiary bomb.

Furthermore, its firing method is simple and quick, and with slight modifications, it can be transformed into a flame signal gun.

Gu Lang moved all the supplies to the yacht's original entertainment room.

Next, he prepared to return to land, remove the shelves from the light truck's cargo compartment, and install them here.

The entertainment room was completely converted into a cargo warehouse for the yacht.

He deliberately left a complete life raft cylinder as a spare, which he secured to the stern platform of the yacht with ropes.