It’s a semi-submersible ship. If you need to transport your boat a significant distance (e.g. Europe to North America, west coast of NA to east coast, etc.), sailing it can be very time-consuming (or costly if you need to hire a crew to do it for you). These ships and other “general cargo” ships will often have scheduled voyages on which you can book space to send your boat. I’m in an area of western Canada that’s popular for boating, and we probably get about 10 ships each year delivering or picking up boats (usually at the beginning and end of summer).
I immediately thought it was to transport the boats without having to dry them out. I suspect that it's also fresh water in a saltwater environment. Kind of like a car ferry for boats.
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nothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 22 pts · 336d
Bossfight: We need a giant orca carrying a bunch of other orcas
Ashiette@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 336d
Yo dawg, I heard you like boats. So I put a boat on your boat so you can boat while you boat.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 336d
I get why they do this, but how expensive is it? It's a boat swimming pool.
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 336d
Why do they do this
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 336d
Maintenance - they close off the inside portion of the dock and pump the water out, so you can work on the underside of the boats inside
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 336d
It looks like it’s in a boat not a dock
lividweasel@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 336d
It’s a semi-submersible ship. If you need to transport your boat a significant distance (e.g. Europe to North America, west coast of NA to east coast, etc.), sailing it can be very time-consuming (or costly if you need to hire a crew to do it for you). These ships and other “general cargo” ships will often have scheduled voyages on which you can book space to send your boat. I’m in an area of western Canada that’s popular for boating, and we probably get about 10 ships each year delivering or picking up boats (usually at the beginning and end of summer).
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 336d
Sick, I didn’t know about this. I actually may need to use this, but I bet it’s crazy expensive.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 336d
I immediately thought it was to transport the boats without having to dry them out. I suspect that it's also fresh water in a saltwater environment. Kind of like a car ferry for boats.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 336d
nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 336d
ceenote@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 336d
Where can I click to learn more?
nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 336d
On the right button of your mouse, then select “properties”. Thanks for coming to my ted talk on click bait.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 336d
Yoo dawg