Milos Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) We live near the beach, is it possible to make Pathfinder Amphibious? Long snorkel? and or Please don't say, it can't be done... Edited December 17, 2011 by Milos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 No 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 wats for submarine mod comments to flow in I'd rather just have me an old DUKW, but I'm the type that would over-enjoy using it as a DD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Buy a boat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Buy a boat It is easier to make amphibious pathfinder, then to make a pathfinder out of a boat. Don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Just remember on Top Gear, Clarkson made a boat out of a HB (after the lessen he learned with the Toyboata, which still worked but needed a kink or 2 ironed out). Sure it was for 'entertainment purposes' but it worked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Just remember on Top Gear, Clarkson made a boat out of a HB (after the lessen he learned with the Toyboata, which still worked but needed a kink or 2 ironed out). Sure it was for 'entertainment purposes' but it worked this looks like nissan truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) Challenge: The amphibious cars make a return as the team are challenged to drive from Sidcup to Dover, and then across the English Channel. Clarkson uses a new Nissan pick-up (nicknamed the "Nissank") with a Honda outboard motor, attaching two lightweight oildrums to act as buoyancy devices. Hammond modifies a second Volkswagen Transporter (nicknamed the "Dampervan") by using a fibreglass hull and adding sealant. May uses his original Triumph Herald sailboat, adding a collapsible mast and an insert for a centreboard keel. During the trip to Dover, Hammond and Clarkson's cars begin to smoke as their foam insulation cause overheating, while May's emits a buzzing sound and also starts to smoke. May is the first to launch his car, but the keel insert fails and the car sinks on its first attempt. Although recovered and repaired, the Triumph suffers a broken mast on the second attempt and is no longer usable. Hammond's new "Dampervan" successfully floats, but the choppy waters eventually damage his steering on the first attempt and the vehicle subsequently sinks during the next day's attempt. All three eventually set off in Clarkson's Nissan, attempting (and failing) to break Richard Branson's previous record for crossing the Channel in an amphibious vehicle (Branson crossed the Channel using a Gibbs Aquada). They manage to get to France, albeit not Calais where they had planned, but Sangatte. They evaluate that they have been "ambitious, but rubbish." In short, they wanted to say: Don't you Tungsten before you research. Edited December 17, 2011 by Milos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) or and I ain't buying no boat, I have a Nissan. Edited December 17, 2011 by Milos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 If that's salt water you can say good bye to that frame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 You could alway buy one like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO4cw565V98&feature=related 12.5 quarter mile on land and 60 mph on water. Damn shame they made it look like a dodge though. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 The twin kayaks are pretty cool, but they lack a certain elegance. We need something more James Bond-ian... cut the side panels (maybe just the front and rear fenders) along the body line, then hinge them so they'll fold out. Then make big neoprene air chambers (old wetsuits sewn shut?) to put inside them, and hook them to an on-board air compressor. Rebuild your door seals so they interlock, then slather them with petroleum jelly. Get a huge snorkel, wrap all the electronic bits with condoms (you might need an XXL for the battery), and rig those heavy plate bumpers so they hinge at the bottom, and can fold down, lowering your COG and exposing your prop. Rig some kind of secondary transfer case to send power to the prop (collapsible/telescoping would also be good; tie the telescoping into the bumper mechanism for bonus points). Rig it all up with actuators from those campers where the sides pop out, then attach the controls to the dashboard where some people put those silly cupholders. Then throw the spare tire into the back (to use as an anchor) and put several life preservers in its place on the carrier. A bilge pump might not be a bad idea. Put a red LED in one side indicator and a green one in the other (do this in the reverse lights too) so the boat police don't get all up in your face. Inflate the bags, drop the bumpers, and go race a ferry boat. The only problem I see with this design is the cashier's reaction when you come through with the vaseline and the rubber hose. ... I've put a lot of thought into this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) wats for submarine mod comments to flow in I'd rather just have me an old DUKW, but I'm the type that would over-enjoy using it as a DD... DUKW ("D" stands for 1942, "U" stands for utility (amphibian), "K" stands for front wheel drive, and "W" indicates two rear-driving axles.) and Russian GAZ 46 Edited December 17, 2011 by Milos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 If that's salt water you can say good bye to that frame. Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean and English channel to North Sea? Surely it is a salt water. Here you can learn how salty it is, and where: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQV_dNTPK4g Industrial Marine coating paints(available in different colors) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Don't you Tungsten before you research. Don't mess around. Go with the best and forget the rest!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Schwimmwagen B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 wasn't there a video on here recently of an underwater pathfinder in a pool or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 wasn't there a video on here recently of an underwater pathfinder in a pool or something? I saw that on the facebook NPORA page. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean and English channel to North Sea? Surely it is a salt water. Here you can learn how salty it is, and where: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQV_dNTPK4g Industrial Marine coating paints(available in different colors) Good info but I said IF the water is salty and in English IF does not mean IS. To do this right, you are looking at a very big and costly project here. You can always suspend some barrels and use them as floats and put a outboard motor on the back but that will make you look like an idiot on the water. Edited December 20, 2011 by Tungsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 I saw that on the facebook NPORA page. James http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OZ1M6Hfdp8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 That is............AWESOME!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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