Re: What about boats which go underwater

From: Mr.G (mikelg_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/30/05 

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:59:55 GMT



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"Wonko The Sane" <Wonko@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> "habshi" <habshi@anony.com> wrote in message 
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>> I meant some kind of invention which would make an inflatable
>> draping for a boat to convert it into a submarine so it could continue
>> underwater in rough weather.
> The cover would behave like a shrink wrap for the items on deck
> as soon as it was more than a few inches below the surface.
> If you had a sub/boat/shallow submarine with watertight hull and very 
> reliable
> bouancy control you might be good to 100 feet or so.  Your cover might
> be good for lazy people to avoid having to stow deck items.
>
> To dodge really hairy storms you need to go down about 500 feet,
> so you need a real submarine anyway.
>
That shrink wrap effect would also turn cars and trucks into
very small metal balls. 1200 feet is the limit for modern subs.
Avoiding a storm is pointless, once you are under water.
You will still have wave effects, that move you around.
Mr.G

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