Drive On Boat

I saw an LCM 8 on http://www.calequipment.com/detailpages/LCM8.html

 

Yes that is the one -- notice you can build a house in the capacious cargo hold -- and a roof over it as well --

 

Yup, an LCM8 with 120,000 lbs. of cargo capacity...

 

I wanna thank all you guys, you have done me a good service, I hope when I get my sea legs and knowledge, I will be able to return the favour.
Thank God for operation Overlord.
HAPPINESS\--/

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NOW FOR THE BIGGY
I wanna send an E-Mail too shipping throughout the world, not as a spam, but as a man with a plan can it be done and how?

 

Good luck, and they were in development pre-Overlord. Thank god, not for overlord, but for the MARINES!!!! SEMPER FIDELIS!

 

I am in Clayton, N Y. I watch several commerical work boats that have water tight bow drop down ramps and carry loaded concrete trucks to all the islands. All sizes and shapes. None look like WW II LC's. Ugly but tough.

 

To answer your original request. Yes. They are a class of bulk carrying river barges. Usually unpowered. They have watertight loading hatches. Your vehicle or whatever is carried low in the water inside. No standard one will probably fit your requirements of unbalanced load, drive on. Any good Great Lakes bulk ore carrier designer could do the proposal on a cocktail napkin in 4 drinks time.

 

Tough works better than looks.

 

Just saw this:
Maritech's 28 ft. Landing Craft Style Workboat
Smaller than what you mentioned, but maybe there are bigger models.

 

Or, you could use the 28 footer design and increase all specs by however many times you wish.

 

these boats your giving up seem very expensive, viewing seems too far is there nothing in europe or am i asking too much

 

Too costly. Hm. The British Navy must have some old landing craft up for sale. Perhaps the Russians do as well. You know how desperate their military is these days.

 

It's hard to ascertain exactly what's needed here, really. In the way of roll-on/roll-off craft, you essentially have: Landing craft; barges; ferries; RoRo freighters.
Landing craft are generally flat bottomed, heavy, square-ish and slow steel things designed for carrying heavy equipment through lousy weather.
Barges are probably not what you're thinking of, even the powered ones (we have some on Huron that have Harbourmaster drives on them; can do 360s in their own length at hull speed, but not for bad weather).
RoRo freighters are a larger class than you're probably looking at.
Have you thought about hunting down an old car ferry? Something in the 5-15 car class might suit you, like the Toronto Islands ferries? The operators usually run them until the route demands a bigger one, so you might be able to find a deal on one that needs some mechanical work.....

 

Time to go back to the original thread and figure out WHAT he really wants to do with this craft --
Start the Design Spiral on the next cycle -- and give the WHERE he wants to go, WHEN he wants to be there, WHAT he really is carrying (defines what sea motion tolerance is required), HOW much $$ or Euros or what ever he has to spend, and most of all WHY would you really want to transport a 40 ft container as a single unit -
There are of course Crew Boats and OSV's which will do the dirty when it comes to the weather and speed requirements, and meet MOT requirements, which is in the next ring of the Design Spiral -
Get on the carousel---

 

Terrorism or transporting illegal immigrants, maybe?