boats/moving

[power5000]

Hey I'm sure almost everyone has seen the kerbals at war video by now... So I have a question what is the best way of moving Boats I got on in the water with 4 rocket fuel tanks and 2 lil engines and it moved at like 0.6 meters a second... so is there a secret? rcs plane rockets? and is there any mods to make it easier? (0.16 btw)

[Railsmith]

Nah, boats usually don't do a whole lot of moving, per se. Just about the only thing I've learned is to have the smallest number of parts touching the water, and an incredible amount of engine power.

[Tim_Barrett]

For the fastest boat, you want a lot of surface area for stability, but you also want to make sure you have the least amount of parts touching the water at one time. The game doesn't simulate drag on the water properly as of yet.

[kacperrutka26]

I made a plane with mk3 parts, and I landed in the water. But the thing was the engine didnt fall off because I set it up higher on the rocket so it doesnt crash first and fall off. I used the aero spike and traveled about 30 m/s. Until the fuel ran out. It could probably go faster if I had more fuel...

[colmo]

HSTW Pontoons and Damned Aerospace props make for fast boats. There's a prop in Gaby's Submarine mod that is designed for underwater use, but I imagine it will lead to all sorts of calamity!

[AlexL]

I built some boats back in 0.15

For speed you want to make a hydrofoil, essentially a wing that the boat floats on.

Try to drive to the water first on landing gears, much safer and easier to transport than in the air.