I think the mariners who pilot these craft deserve some respect. Think about it; it's one of the last true adventures left in sailing. These are open-ocean craft without sophisticated navigation equipment; their pilots have to rely on their wits and inaccurate commercial GPS, if that's even available. Their pilots set sail in them with no idea of their beam stability, top speed, roll characteristics: nothing. It's truly putting faith in things you can't control to set sail in a narco sub.
@ydabom That's right....Jack London would have written thick volumes about this stuff.....and what could be more dicey than trying to get to Rota, Spain, 3500 miles across the Atlantic in one of these damned things.
Hell, I'd do it just to be able to write about it afterwards....even if behind bars.
@einenrauchen Well the sub is somewhat above the water up to a certain point so I guess they can improve Aero as well as hydrodynamics, but you bring up a valid point.
Respond to this video... It won't be long before they add ballast tanks and pumps and make the things fully submersible with watertight hatches and round sight ports -----then they'll be cookin' with Crisco from New York to Frisco.
All I know is, I'd buy a narco sub captain a beer or 3 in exchange for tales about his plying the waters in these weird, dangerous craft.
ydabom 7 months ago
I think the mariners who pilot these craft deserve some respect. Think about it; it's one of the last true adventures left in sailing. These are open-ocean craft without sophisticated navigation equipment; their pilots have to rely on their wits and inaccurate commercial GPS, if that's even available. Their pilots set sail in them with no idea of their beam stability, top speed, roll characteristics: nothing. It's truly putting faith in things you can't control to set sail in a narco sub.
ydabom 7 months ago
@ydabom That's right....Jack London would have written thick volumes about this stuff.....and what could be more dicey than trying to get to Rota, Spain, 3500 miles across the Atlantic in one of these damned things.
Hell, I'd do it just to be able to write about it afterwards....even if behind bars.
dasUBootVII 2 months ago
lol hes using a macbook pro
killtheswitch 2 years ago
one step ahead of the game!!!!!! thats how you keep this thing going..... respect.
Jukeone88 2 years ago 10
@Jukeone88 Respect? Are you aware of how many people have died because of this trade and these cartels?
castlekingside28 8 months ago 2
I just want the PLUG
dropheadcpe 2 years ago
Any know where I can buy the book.
xcookiemonster88 2 years ago
5 stars
TellyRocker 2 years ago
Aerodynamics? I think they mean Hydrodynamics...
einenrauchen 2 years ago 21
actually that part of the sub is above sea level according to what they're saying, cutting through air
lvl9001Troll 2 years ago 5
@einenrauchen Well the sub is somewhat above the water up to a certain point so I guess they can improve Aero as well as hydrodynamics, but you bring up a valid point.
tonio909 1 year ago
@einenrauchen the second boat looks more aerodynamic because it is, it glides underwater faster than the first one
MrGeyzer 11 months ago
@einenrauchen Close enough-----one is just a more viscous version of the other.
dasUBootVII 2 months ago
Respond to this video... It won't be long before they add ballast tanks and pumps and make the things fully submersible with watertight hatches and round sight ports -----then they'll be cookin' with Crisco from New York to Frisco.
dasUBootVII 2 months ago
@dasUBootVII they allready are.
Hugh345678 1 month ago
@einenrauchen sure!
tuyocuyo 2 months ago
@einenrauchen Are you a Marine engineer? :P Well noticed!
ElectricMuffinDude 3 weeks ago