Doug, That might actually work if the sailboat was big enough
! Or you could park your sub on the bottom and leave it there, fill
all your air tanks from the sailboat, go down with scuba and raise it from
valves located outside the pressure hull and you're ready to go !
Bring it in every 6 months for cleaning.
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Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 9:03
AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]
reconnaissance -- Sailboat/Sub
Got a solution for ya Brian. Build a sailboat but integrate a
submarine into the keel. Sail to your destination, drop
anchor, climb into your sub, release the docking clamps and drop away
from the boat. Your sailboat does not need the ballast when its at
anchor and as you only pay a small weight penalty. You can move and
transport boat and sub separately, you get view ports in the hull of you
sailboat, and you'll have the only sailboat will a moon pool while
the sub is undocked. That's my dream boat. A live a board sail
powered boat with a built in sub.
Ok, back to work. I better make the current dream work
first.
Doug J