Is it possible to combine a sailboat, motorboat and submarine?

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  1. redreuben
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    Surely just a keelboat and a scuba set up would do it :D
     
    redreuben, Jan 28, 2013
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  2. whitepointer23

    whitepointer23 Previous Member

    I think you are onto something here. Could use the lines from the ark for the basic hull shape.
     
    whitepointer23, Jan 28, 2013
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    Hamsters, lots and lots of hamsters and a big wheel . . .
     
    PAR, Jan 28, 2013
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    tomas, Feb 1, 2013
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  5. nimblemotors
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    It is the humans that need to avoid the bad weather on the surface, a boat can handle it no problem. So what you have is a smallish sub that would stay attached to the parent ship on the water. The unmanned ship on the water would tow the sub in the storm.
    The surface ship would pass electricity down to the sub to power it, create o2,water, it would only need food to sustain the humans until it could surface back to the mothership.

    JackB
     
    nimblemotors, Mar 20, 2013
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  6. El_Guero

    El_Guero Previous Member

    Has anyone ever ridden in a civilian submersible?

    wayne
     
    El_Guero, Mar 25, 2013
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  7. Moggy
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    YES! In a crusher, a BIG one!
     
    Moggy, Mar 26, 2013
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  8. whitepointer23

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    Please explain ?. And i take it you live in metung. Nice town
     
    whitepointer23, Mar 26, 2013
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  9. Moggy
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    Is it possible to combine a sailboat, motorboat and submarine?

    YES..... In a ---> :D :p :p ;)

    The devil made me do it!
     
    Moggy, Mar 28, 2013
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  10. Stephen Ditmore
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    The problem with the concept is that the ratio of stability to displacement is key to sailing performance (on the surface), and that ratio is likely to be poor for the craft you describe. But I suggest you read about underwater gliders, which you might find as fascinating as I do.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_glider
     
    Stephen Ditmore, Mar 29, 2013
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  11. El_Guero

    El_Guero Previous Member

    Or, just as easily, you load up your hobbie cat, beside your submarine in your motor yacht.

    And go for the season to wherever you want to sail, or submerge.

    ;)
     
    El_Guero, Jul 22, 2013
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    JosephT, Aug 6, 2013
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  13. Wavewacker
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    Wonder if they even realize they are in reverse, snort, snort, hey, look where we were......

    Maybe the orders were to return the same way they went......
     
    Wavewacker, Aug 10, 2013
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  14. dskira

    dskira Previous Member

    But before turning back they need a little help. :p

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    dskira, Aug 12, 2013
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    Yobarnacle Senior Member holding true course

    Submarines, non-nuclear subs that is, sail on the surface and submerged.

    So, get a small sub and figure out a collapsible, stowable rig.
     
    Yobarnacle, Aug 12, 2013
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