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Old 03-15-07, 06:27 PM   #1
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The previous comments cover it all. Welcome aboard, Matey
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Old 03-15-07, 06:31 PM   #2
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With just RUB, I've noticed the boat having negative bouyancy.

Sometimes, when I slow down to 1 or 2 knots my boat starts to sink.
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Old 03-16-07, 03:02 AM   #3
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i think in real life uboats were made to have bouyancy dunno why though so i suppose it just adds to the realism in gwx
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Old 03-16-07, 05:29 AM   #4
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I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Otherwise many more boats would be lost. Ever heard of trimming systems? Quite a lot of effort went into this:

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/trim/chap1.htm
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Old 03-16-07, 05:32 AM   #5
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ah yes i am wrong, i just remember a post somewhere that someone wrote that they were made to rise slightly in water.
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