Gentlemen, thanks for your input. So there is NO appreciable benefit to being further down in the water, say at swamped level, over being at...
Depths Thanks for the reply. You sure about that? Obviously, 100 ft, 3 atmospheres of pressure, is out of the question. While cetaceans are...
I'm not going to berate you with sarcastic jabs. I'll point to a few flaws and let you decide for yourself what to make of it. Firstly, the...
Okay, yes, this is definitely different, out there a bit... and no, I'm not talking about trying to SAIL while submerged. What I'm thinking about...
Russell, I'm glad to see that you got more cooperative and serious responses on this thread than the naysaying bitches' replies from a similar...
You guys are a real riot. You should do comedy. For 3 decades, while some of you have been adding to the ocean's woes, me and MY ilk have been...
Thanks for sharing your opinion. Back to the subject now. Throughout history, accomplishments were made after numerous people decided...
The optimism is so refreshing! :P We're quite familiar with the dangers of plastics, and very much opposed to them. That doesn't change the fact...
You'd be far better served by a sailboat with solar panels, a wind generator, and maybe even a hydro-generator (for when under sail) storing power...
Reminds me mostly of what some SCUBA divers use to haul themselves around, no? This also keeps marine mammals safe, which gets my vote!
Gonzo, Thanks for the reply. Yes, that's part of why I thought it would be good to sheet/skin it, so they don't photo-degrade (as PET doesn't...
It was actually built and sailed from LA to Hawaii. The vessel was called "Junk" and the hulls were PET bottles held together with netting, which...
Russian Inflatable Thanks, Skint, for that link. VERY interesting and inspiring story, even better told by some of the links and subsequent...
I'm writing you folks hoping to pick your brains. As some of you may have seen, two sailing catamarans have been made using PET bottles held...
