Kerbal boat program

[RocketSquid]

1.0.5 gave us re-calibrated buoyancy. Now I propose...

The Kerbal Boat program!

This thread is meant for the design, discussion and sharing of boats. Buoyancy is pretty easy, just slap on some empty tanks or structural fuselages. Propulsion is harder, you'll need jets or some bizarre strut configuration using KAS. Once we get that figured out, it's just a matter of building, improving, and immensely, hilariously overdoing it.

So let's get boating!

[Findthepin1]

Someone's going to build the Titanic, you just wait.

[Fred Cop]

I'm waiting for someone to make a Pirate Ship controlled by Jebedi-aaarr.

[RocketSquid]

I have made 3 boats so far, 2 jet propelled, and one made using KAX electric propellers. All of them are slow, so I'm working on new propulsion methods, or new ways to decrease drag. I'll post screenshots soon. Additionally, I'm working on an aircraft carrier, and a flagship.

[Joshwoo70]

[quote name='RocketSquid']I have made 3 boats so far, 2 jet propelled, and one made using KAX electric propellers. All of them are slow, so I'm working on new propulsion methods, or new ways to decrease drag. I'll post screenshots soon. Additionally, I'm working on an aircraft carrier, and a flagship.[/QUOTE]
wings?

[Wanderfound]

[quote name='Joshwoo69']wings?[/QUOTE]

See Manley's latest; hydrofoils work.

[Snikersnee]

I'm working on a big aircraft carrier. Nothing original but once it's done I'll post pics.

[RocketSquid]

I am now exploring the idea of paddle boats and prop boats using Infernal robotics.

[Azimech]

Made in 1.0.4, all stock:

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Made in 1.0.5, also stock:

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[Generalstarwars333]

Is this only stock?

[RocketSquid]

Mods are allowed if you list what mods you are using. Beware of buoyancy-altering mods, such as better buoyancy, but there really aren't any restrictions on what you can use to build these things.

[RocketSquid]

Hydrofoil development is continuing smoothly. This one reaches 14 m/s with full tanks. Uses KAX engines, and this one has some modded parts inside of the cargo bay. Working on a full-stock version.

Spoiler

 Sorry about the aerodynamic overlay.

Capabilities
Max speed: 14 m/s with all tanks full and moderate cargo load.
Crew capacity: 6 in cockpit and cabin, 4-8 in cargo bay
Fuel: about 500 Liquid fuel, No oxidizer

This was primarily meant to see if largish hydrofoils were practical. For comparison, a similar boat without hydrofoils has a top speed of about 4 m/s.

Edited December 2, 2015 by RocketSquid
Fixing BBcode

[Lego8_bit]

I have 2 subs id like to show off that are STOCK! I have 2 mods installed just one of the mods I did use on one of the videos though is RasterPropMonitor for a more interactive hud and the other one affected my max cap 400 was the stock cap I just forgot to set it to that still worked though :/

here they both are :D

[B][FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=3][COLOR="#FF0000"]SPECS:
MAX CAP: 3 KERBALS
TOP SPEED 28 M/S
APROX 6.3 TONS
APROX 150/400 units of fuel[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B](I forgot I had a mod installed that affected the stock cap)
[video=youtube;oYiBBcTUTHo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiBBcTUTHo[/video]




[B][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial Black][COLOR="#FF0000"]SPECS:
MAX CAP: 66 KERBALS
TOP SPEED: 16 M/S DECENDING | 40 M/S ASENDING
768.4 TONS
13,000 UNITS OF FUEL[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[video=youtube;IRxE818F1d0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRxE818F1d0[/video] Edited November 26, 2015 by Lego8_bit

[RocketSquid]

Kerbal duck boat was a failure. It barely moved, on water or land. The first prototype was fast, but destroyed the runway and itself.

[Generalstarwars333]

I made a boat in 1.0.4 using the Maritime Pack by Fengist and some turrets from BDArmory. I forget how fast it went, and it probably wouldn't work now due to the buoyancy, but it floated.

[War Eagle 1]

does U-boat count?

[Gelix]

This is a cool idea!