Realistically, what did rigging for silent running do?

Jimbuna · 09-06-08, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sunvalleyslim

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Originally Posted by Drakken

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Anything that made a noise during it's normal use was shut down....often the electric motors would be shut down altogether.

But then, how could the boat equilibrate to maintain depth? Didn't uboats need some power to stop themselves from sinking?

I don't think jimbuna meant the electric propulsion motors. He was referring to small electrical components that are non-essential, like Kapt Balz' electric blender that he makes those awful Hoochie Woochie Margaritas with.....................

Rgr that, small internal propulsion systems.

On occasion though, the electric motors were stopped and the boat would drift for short periods of absolute silence.

Keeping a boat trimmed under those circumstances must have been a nightmare.