Off to the sea

[Betonov]

Finnaly passed my Boat leader competence test and got my licence. Now I am allowed to sail any motorboat or sailboat under 24 metres. Not enough for a type VII, maybe a type II, but definatelly for a small commercial sub or a Japanese kamikaze torpedo ;)

[Torplexed]

Congratulations. You're doing better than me. This is the only watercraft I am qualified to sail. :)

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F98/CTZM/KFNET9K5MKC/F98CTZMKFNET9K5MKC.MEDIUM.jpg

[nikbear]

Congratulations Betonov,I'd say a TypeII and if not,perhaps a 'SeeHund':salute:
http://www.uboat.net/types/seehund.htm :yeah:

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Well done.

[Sailor Steve]

...or a Japanese kamikaze torpedo ;)
Good for a single one-way trip. Can I have your computer after you use it?:rotfl:

[Betonov]

Torplexed, don't worry. You can also handlel a boat if theres at least one with the licence on board, so rent a jacht and invite a couple od dozen babes and as long as I'm on board you can handle the boat. And I'll handle the girls

Sailor Steve, you don't want this piece a junk I call computer, it's days are numbered and in the autumn I buy a new one and the it's only going to be as usefull as a foot stool... or maybe an anchor

And thanks everybody, if you need a skiper, just contact me :03:

[JHuschke]

Congrats, don't do anything crazy now! :salute:

[bookworm_020]

Watch out for any crew call Bernard!:o

[Jimbuna]

Congratulations. You're doing better than me. This is the only watercraft I am qualified to sail. :)

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F98/CTZM/KFNET9K5MKC/F98CTZMKFNET9K5MKC.MEDIUM.jpg

Is that some highly secret sonar dome I see under your keel? :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

Is that some highly secret sonar dome I see under your keel? :hmmm:
Sometimes you scare me, Jim. Don't you know anything?

That's the porta-potty tank.:rotfl:

[Task Force]

thingy under keel is kind of like a stableizer, so the boat dosent do a flip i think.

[Jimbuna]

Sometimes you scare me, Jim. Don't you know anything?

That's the porta-potty tank.:rotfl:

thingy under keel is kind of like a stableizer, so the boat dosent do a flip i think.

Looks like you were wrong clever clogs...It's some kind of "stableizer thingy" for stabilising the boat :smug:

[sunvalleyslim]

Aw Come on Steve, you know ol JimBuna was just kiddin...........After all it says he's the Chief of thE Boat..............:har::har::har:

[Torplexed]

Waaahhh! Everyone is picking on my toy boat. :wah:

By the way I think the word you're all looking for is KEEL. :D

[Jimbuna]

Might also be an externally stored spare eel....being kept in its natural environment :hmmm:

[Torplexed]

Might also be an externally stored spare eel....being kept in its natural environment :hmmm:

Wait til you see the next generation. It has cool grids all over it. :D

http://www.anast.ulg.ac.be/files/images/Hydro1.jpg

[Betonov]

Its a BULB on a KEEL. Trust me,I work in a boatyard, something I do and see everyday. It's used for balancing a sailboat, because the mast gives it a high center of gravity maing it easier to capsize. The bulb is extremly heavy and it lowers the center of gravity under the waterline to make the boat stable. :know:

What you don't know is there's a life-sign and booze sensor hidden inside it, so that we boatbulders know when there's a lone woman and a lot of drink on board. We don't want to make a visit when the husband/boyfriend is on board :arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Its a BULB on a KEEL. Trust me,I work in a boatyard, something I do and see everyday. It's used for balancing a sailboat, because the mast gives it a high center of gravity maing it easier to capsize. The bulb is extremly heavy and it lowers the center of gravity under the waterline to make the boat stable. :know:

What you don't know is there's a life-sign and booze sensor hidden inside it, so that we boatbulders know when there's a lone woman and a lot of drink on board. We don't want to make a visit when the husband/boyfriend is on board :arrgh!:

Sounds plausible to me....and saves me stabbing another guess at something like 'an underwater schnorkel'. :DL