Trip in homebuild sub - movie & pics download!
 

As some of you know I went on a trip in a homebuild submarine this sunday :D

An article will be made at some point, but heres some videos from the trip.

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Sailing out
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1800.AVI

Diving Kraka
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/MOV04731.MPG

Sailing over the bottom!
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1801.AVI

On the Surface starting the diesel
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1803.AVI

My brother steering the sub
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1804.AVI

On the surface looking out through the tower hatch
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1806.AVI

One happy brother!
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1805.AVI

People looking at the sub from land
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1818.AVI

Sailing into the "pen"
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...1/HPIM1823.AVI


All the pics!
http://www.jbeckj.dk/silenthunter/Ar...aka_020406.rar



Kraka is the name of the sub and its build by Peter Madsen:
www.submarines.dk

Damn that is soo cool!, you are a lucky guy to go on such a ride.
Can you tell a little about the sub? knots surfaced/submerged, diving mechanism,max depht etc.

I am a bit fascinated by this stuff, its been a childhood dream of mine to build something like that, but i guess money would be a partypooper lol.

Sure, ill tell you what I know.

Kraka is a diesel/electric sub with a snorkel. The snorkel design is actully a ripoff from the german WWII subs.

Shes 12,6 meters long, can reach speeds of 7 knots on the surface and 4 knots submerged..

She has 4 balasttanks. 2 forward and 2 at the stern.
She has forward diveplanes, but none at the back.

She has an onboard compresor, so when the diesel in running she can build up compressed air for diving.

Max depth is about 20 meters.

At the bottom she has a diving hatch so divers can enter at exit the sub even if its submerged.

She has a digital periscope, as you can see in some of the videos.

That was really cool! Thanks for sharing! :up: :up: How long can it stay submerged on a single battery charge? Do you know how long it takes to recharge the batteries?

Wow thats a great machine :up:

You should take it for a spin in the Caribean :-j

A big WOW

http://www.vulcaniasubmarine.com/KRAKA.htm
http://www.silenthunter.dk/link.asp?...ow2006/1_1.htm

What is your the purpose? :hmm:

Just pure fun?

For sea research?

Naval construction (setup your company to build/sell subs)?

Its simply impresive!!!

Thanks for sharing McBeck...looks like alot of fun.

Its funny too... there is a guy I went to school with that constructs these subs on that same site. I used to buy my school books from him. He used to save me alot of money. I remember watching him test his first sub out on campus. He has recently built a second one and is giving tours with it in Hondoras.

His submersibles are on same site:
First Submarine tested at school...
http://www.vulcaniasubmarine.com/KARL%20STANLEY.htm
Second submarine project...
http://www.vulcaniasubmarine.com/IDABEL.htm
His website where he now gives tours...
http://www.stanleysubmarines.com/

Note the depths of his subs....
one goes 750 ft (230 meters) and the other 2020ft (615 meters)

Purpose? Well Peter is an engineer, so he likes a challenge :D Its just for the fun of it and because he likes subs.

And..no...they are not for sale.

Check out his newest project:
http://www.silenthunter.dk/link.asp?.../1/UC3_1_1.htm

The tihng about building a bigger sub is that it doesnt cost that much more and so many things are easier when building it....

:up: impressive !!!!

So... what's your tonnage in this patrol? ;)

big time envy here... that must've been a great experience :up:

downloading the movies now...

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great vids... how deep you you go?

--Mike

:cool:


What is the displacement of this sub?

Because of the shallow waters we only went to 10 meters, but it will easily go to 25 meters.

Displacement...hmmm...cant remember, ill have to get back to you on that one.

Iv added a link to the pictures from the trip!