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From: Brian Cox
Maybe have a big bumper cushion thing
and cinch up tight and lock it into place and it would basically be a generator
to power the electric propulsion motor. Attaching two floating objects in
the ocean would be extremely challenging to say the least but I'm sure there's a
way to do it.
Hi, Brian - that's an idea that's been thrown
around in commercial circles for years.
The solution seems to be a mating
underwater. Have you considered releasing your "big bumper cushion thing"
at, say, twenty feet, anchored of course. When you're done you can re-mate with
it at depth, tighten up and surface.
The pod could be a U-shape, with an upright guide
pin at the bottom of the U that would nestle into a matching hole in your
keel.
Making connections could be left for the surface
(if you feel lucky) or you could devise your own for an underwater
connection upon mating.
The description is easy, the connectors are
not. Ballast, electrics - now there's a challenge.
Rick L |