Re: Civilian Carrier
It just dawned on me what your CC reminds me of. I recently watched
a documentary on the FREEDOM SHIP, you know the floating city thing
with the airport on top??? I suspect yours would be a little easier
to finance!!!
Steve Bosquette
a documentary on the FREEDOM SHIP, you know the floating city thing
with the airport on top??? I suspect yours would be a little easier
to finance!!!
Steve Bosquette
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
> I thought of a angled deck, but couldn't see the advantages on a
> carrier that would only be operating one aircraft at a time vs. the
> added complexity of sponsons, supports, et al.
>
> Bruce Hector
> www.brucesboats.com
>
> Who really thinks this would be a very practical Great Circle Route
> retirement boat, er, ... ship, the flying off deck just really
being
> there to set it apart from your typical, plastic gin barges that
have
> to make do without an onboard tennis court and the fabulous fun
> factor of actually posting pics of flight ops on the net
someday ...
> should add a little uniqueness factor that couldn't hurt resale
value.
I thought of a angled deck, but couldn't see the advantages on a
carrier that would only be operating one aircraft at a time vs. the
added complexity of sponsons, supports, et al.
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com
Who really thinks this would be a very practical Great Circle Route
retirement boat, er, ... ship, the flying off deck just really being
there to set it apart from your typical, plastic gin barges that have
to make do without an onboard tennis court and the fabulous fun
factor of actually posting pics of flight ops on the net someday ...
should add a little uniqueness factor that couldn't hurt resale value.
carrier that would only be operating one aircraft at a time vs. the
added complexity of sponsons, supports, et al.
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com
Who really thinks this would be a very practical Great Circle Route
retirement boat, er, ... ship, the flying off deck just really being
there to set it apart from your typical, plastic gin barges that have
to make do without an onboard tennis court and the fabulous fun
factor of actually posting pics of flight ops on the net someday ...
should add a little uniqueness factor that couldn't hurt resale value.
Bruce,
I think you should go for an angled flight deck :-)
Howard
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I think you should go for an angled flight deck :-)
Howard
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Whatever it takes Bruce, Whatever it takes!!
Steve Bosquette
Steve Bosquette
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
> Natch, although you'd have to cut here in half near the windshield
> and attach six to eight 8' by 4' modules to get the correct scale
> length.
>
> Bruce
> www.brucesboats.com
Natch, although you'd have to cut here in half near the windshield
and attach six to eight 8' by 4' modules to get the correct scale
length.
Bruce
www.brucesboats.com
and attach six to eight 8' by 4' modules to get the correct scale
length.
Bruce
www.brucesboats.com
I like your idea Bruce!! Can I offer me and my Sneakeasy as
Destroyer Escort when she is complete???
Steve Bosquette
Destroyer Escort when she is complete???
Steve Bosquette
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
> Practical? What could be more practical than a retirement houseboat
> that lets you bring along your car, a hot tub & sauna, some small
> boats, a main floor laundry room, and a plane or two?
>
> A simple carrier can be made by just removing all the junk of a
> commercially available one, like the 80 footer I posted to
> a "housseboat" folder in the photo section. Bolger isn't the only
> designer of square boats. A the housseboat show in Louisville they
> were up to 120' by 20' this year, at $600,000 a pop.
>
> So if I make a modular boat of say six, 20 by 20 sections, which is
> about the volume of a two car garage. Building one section a year,
It
> could be ready in 5 or 6 years and save me $500,000 to boot. In the
> meantime, completed sections could bob at anchor in the bay and be
> rented to holdiay makers as cottages.
>
> Who says I'm crazy now? Ha Ha Ha ...
>
> Bruce Hector
> www.brucesboats.com
Practical? What could be more practical than a retirement houseboat
that lets you bring along your car, a hot tub & sauna, some small
boats, a main floor laundry room, and a plane or two?
A simple carrier can be made by just removing all the junk of a
commercially available one, like the 80 footer I posted to
a "housseboat" folder in the photo section. Bolger isn't the only
designer of square boats. A the housseboat show in Louisville they
were up to 120' by 20' this year, at $600,000 a pop.
So if I make a modular boat of say six, 20 by 20 sections, which is
about the volume of a two car garage. Building one section a year, It
could be ready in 5 or 6 years and save me $500,000 to boot. In the
meantime, completed sections could bob at anchor in the bay and be
rented to holdiay makers as cottages.
Who says I'm crazy now? Ha Ha Ha ...
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com
that lets you bring along your car, a hot tub & sauna, some small
boats, a main floor laundry room, and a plane or two?
A simple carrier can be made by just removing all the junk of a
commercially available one, like the 80 footer I posted to
a "housseboat" folder in the photo section. Bolger isn't the only
designer of square boats. A the housseboat show in Louisville they
were up to 120' by 20' this year, at $600,000 a pop.
So if I make a modular boat of say six, 20 by 20 sections, which is
about the volume of a two car garage. Building one section a year, It
could be ready in 5 or 6 years and save me $500,000 to boot. In the
meantime, completed sections could bob at anchor in the bay and be
rented to holdiay makers as cottages.
Who says I'm crazy now? Ha Ha Ha ...
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com
FBBB --
I was over at Bruce's page and could help but spend sometime with the
CC renderings.
I started pondering how such a craft might be "practical" whatever that means.
It seems like somewhere like S.E. Alaska might call for such a craft.
Any other ideas?
YIBB,
David
C.E.P.
134 West 26th St. 12th Floor
New York, New York 10001
http://www.crumblingempire.com
(212) 247-0296
I was over at Bruce's page and could help but spend sometime with the
CC renderings.
I started pondering how such a craft might be "practical" whatever that means.
It seems like somewhere like S.E. Alaska might call for such a craft.
Any other ideas?
YIBB,
David
C.E.P.
134 West 26th St. 12th Floor
New York, New York 10001
http://www.crumblingempire.com
(212) 247-0296