What Do You Get When You Combine NZ and California?

Raven · 01-03-2007, 08:46

Step aside SeaDoo. In the PWC market, a New Zealander and Californian got together to produce this:

Amazing £40,000 'dolphin boat' which can leap out of the water

It is powered by a 240 hp engine! What the [bleep]? Imagine having your peace and quiet interupted by one of these flying out of the water alongside.

Benny · 01-03-2007, 11:10

Where's the deck cannon??? or maybe a harpoon

NoTies · 02-03-2007, 02:27

I know it's bad but damn it looks like fun. Maybe this is the truth behind last years mammal problem. Dolphin-crush woman's big battle - 31 Dec 2006 - National News - New Zealand Herald

Tnflakbait · 02-03-2007, 09:14

those are cool, and they are fast too!

Alan Wheeler · 02-03-2007, 11:49

I can remember when this thing was first made. It's quite a while back now. I was so so on the idea. It didn't look that great an idea because you can do exactly the same thing with a PWC if you are good enough. But If it could stay under longer, then we're talking.

Raven · 02-03-2007, 12:54

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Originally Posted by Alan Wheeler

I can remember when this thing was first made. It's quite a while back now. I was so so on the idea. It didn't look that great an idea because you can do exactly the same thing with a PWC if you are good enough. But If it could stay under longer, then we're talking.

Seems to me that it would be quite scary coming to the surface at high speeds in the thing, and what about the hazards below? Smacking into the hulls of other ships, getting tangled in anchor rodes, eaten by sharks.

delmarrey · 02-03-2007, 13:03

A mechanical dolphin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

delmarrey · 02-03-2007, 13:07

Another stange creation................._/)

http://www.rqriley.com/aquasub.html

**Pblais** · 02-03-2007, 13:12

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Seems to me that it would be quite scary coming to the surface at high speeds in the thing, and what about the hazards below?

It's why many marine mammals have built in sonar. The visibility in this thing has to be really bad.

Alan Wheeler · 02-03-2007, 13:32

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Seems to me that it would be quite scary coming to the surface at high speeds in the thing, and what about the hazards below? Smacking into the hulls of other ships, getting tangled in anchor rodes, eaten by sharks.

It only very quickly dips under the water. It doesn't go down far or for very long. You woudl never be able to "pop up" under some hull or anything, unless you purposely tried to dip down directly infont of one. As I said, I have seen guy's on jet ski's do exactly the same thing. It was that very trick on a PWC that gave the original designer the idea. Gee it must have been 10 or 15yrs ago now. I could be very wrong of course, but it seems such a long time back.

mudnut · 05-03-2007, 04:23

Flipper would be turning in HER grave if she saw this.No tallent what so ever.Mudnut.

swagman · 05-03-2007, 05:28

Mudnut,
Skippy might like a ride though.......

01-03-2007, 08:46	#1
Raven Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lake Champlain, Vermont Boat: Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 - "Raven" Posts: 213 Images: 6	What Do You Get When You Combine NZ and California? Step aside SeaDoo. In the PWC market, a New Zealander and Californian got together to produce this: Amazing £40,000 'dolphin boat' which can leap out of the water It is powered by a 240 hp engine! What the [bleep]? Imagine having your peace and quiet interupted by one of these flying out of the water alongside. __________________ Kevin Rose Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 - Raven Burlington, Vermont

01-03-2007, 11:10	#2
Benny Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Catharines ON, CAN Boat: Irwin 37 CC ketch 'Ta-Keel-Ah' Posts: 391	Where's the deck cannon??? or maybe a harpoon __________________ Randy Benoit I37CC 'Ta-Keel-Ah'

02-03-2007, 02:27	#3
NoTies Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denarau, Fiji Islands Boat: Whiting 29' extended "Nightcap" Posts: 609 Images: 2	I know it's bad but damn it looks like fun. Maybe this is the truth behind last years mammal problem. Dolphin-crush woman's big battle - 31 Dec 2006 - National News - New Zealand Herald __________________ Pete Positively, socially deviant.

02-03-2007, 11:49	#5
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,047 Images: 102	I can remember when this thing was first made. It's quite a while back now. I was so so on the idea. It didn't look that great an idea because you can do exactly the same thing with a PWC if you are good enough. But If it could stay under longer, then we're talking. __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.

05-03-2007, 05:28	#12
swagman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winter - land based UK south coast. Summer - sailing. Boat currently in UK. Boat: Hanse 461 - Swagman Posts: 1,138 Images: 5	Mudnut, Skippy might like a ride though....... __________________ Read our boring cruising blog via http://www.yotblog.com/swagman

02-03-2007, 09:14	#4
Tnflakbait Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Boat: CSK, 33' Aita Pe'ape'a Posts: 312 Images: 6	those are cool, and they are fast too!

02-03-2007, 13:03	#7
delmarrey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Puget Sound, WA Boat: Choate 40 Posts: 3,549 Images: 115	A mechanical dolphin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-03-2007, 13:07	#8
delmarrey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Puget Sound, WA Boat: Choate 40 Posts: 3,549 Images: 115	Another stange creation................._/) http://www.rqriley.com/aquasub.html

05-03-2007, 04:23	#11
mudnut Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 664	Flipper would be turning in HER grave if she saw this.No tallent what so ever.Mudnut.

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