Hi /diy/ I finally bought myself a boat similar to the one above.

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>>1055905

>>1055905
OP you're an absolute madman

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>>1055910
I just hope it will get even mader!

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>making money
Unless you Somalian? You jist bought yourself some big, big misunderstanding here - you dont 'buy boat to make money'

Wheres it parked?

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>>1055914
Haha, no. ANd I didnt. But now I want to. I live on an island just outside norway/sweden!

Add some shipping containers for extra bedrooms

>>1055915
I'm not sure if it's any different in Norway, but here in the states, we consider boats to be floating moneysinks, second only to private jets.

Sink it and charge divers that want to dive wrecks.

>>1055905
First you need a name for you boat, all boats need good names and the one it came with probably sucked.

You should name it SHADILAY!

>>1055905
You just went out and bought a boat like that without first having a plan for what to do with it? Op, I hope to one day be able to throw money around as shamelessly as you do.

I like the idea. I'm still trying to save for my 17ft whaler. Good for you! What is your experience?

>>1055905
it sounds like you just want to be an ocean taxi or mini cruise ship. You might be able to make some money providing your services to universities doing marine biology and oceanography shit. You might even be able to make some money as a mini cruise ship, but you would need to do a shit ton of remodeling and renovating to make it cozy and classy enough to compete with actual cruise ships.

But even if you do manage to make money, you still need to hire a crew, and pay for general maintenance and upkeep. I really don't imagine you breaking even.

>hire a crew
>do mostly legal transporting of goods
>avoid alliance patrols
>take on passengers to fill the gaps
>name the boat Firefly (Serenity would be to obvious
>wear tight pants so the bookers at Port will call you "captain tight pants"

God's speed op!

Become an artificial crab meat fisherman.

>>1055905
Get people to travel to antarctica with you. I hear they don't let people down there... bring a few cameras and live stream. I would pay to watch.

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Hmm.. Well, I very nearly booked a surf cruise with a german bloke a few years back, there are few things in this world that middle aged surfers with throwaway budgets want more than to explore unspoiled coastlines in search of virgin oceanic orgasms. Kit it out with all the goods, jetski's, scuba gear, beer, beer, beer, you know, toys.

Otherwise, floating dockside restaurant maybe? The other anons idea of letting the marine biologists catch a ride to study stuffs, otherwise, join greenpeace and hunt wailers like those hippies on whale wars.

Or, make a floating homestead?

Do you know of what kind of building restrictions you'll face for renovating it? Maritime safety codes and all that jazz.

>>1055915
So, you live in Denmark? Or in the Oslofjord? I actually just moved to Stockholm from the Netherlands. Good luck OP! Try to aim for people that can spend other peoples money on your boat, like scientists. That would probably be the best way. And slap on a windmill, just for shits n giggles!

>>1056039
Scientist need labs on big boats like that. They won't bring their own, BTW.
Source:
Marine biologist

>>1055905
>has whaling bote
>not whaling with it
>hasnt officially named it boaty mcboatface
>soniamdissapoint.jpg

But seriously why not hunt the sea shepherd fags and harass them for the lulz?

>now I'm playing with the thought of making money with it
You're gonna HAVE to make money with it if you want to keep it floating.
Dry docking for it's biennial paintjob alone costs a fortune.

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>>1055905
Free market transport of pharmaceuticals from south america

>>1055992

That sounds like a backup plan

Or sink it and make it an underwater hotel for divers

>>1056115
>Or sink it and make it an underwater hotel for divers
that sounds pretty baller actually. Too bad it would never work.

I'd say worst case scenario, you could always just acquire a stretch of beach somewhere, drag it out of the water, and secure it with some foundations. Them you got a one of a kind prefab beach house.

>>1055905
What is your boat's name?

>>1055955
we also consider the best boat to be your friend's boat for that same reason

>>1055905
>It's an old Whaler
The answer is obvious: become a whale oil baron

If I had a boat like that I'd deck it out with solar panels and grow food on it and never come back to land except to refuel.

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Is this the Chumdumpster???? Take it shark huntin, sell cheese sandwiches, $15 each $20's and $50's only NO CHANGE

>>1055905
Officially change your name to Steve Zissou...the rest will just come naturally.

I really like that idea OP and there is a market for it.

That being said, the cost for people would be expensive (think 10 grand for 2 weeks per person), you'd need multiple crew (a good cook is important as well as engineer).
You will also need to do a bunch of government testing depending where you are. I know in Canada you need to have several government certifications and to meet safety standards for such an endeavour (even getting certified to talk to the coast guard). You'll need people to measure your compass deviation yearly, and most importantly be Hella comfortable sailing.

Also as soon as you take payed passengers into international waters a while shit load of legal crap comes into play.


That being said OP. I wish you luck and I hope to one day even come aboard.

>>1055905
>My idea so far is to arrange some sort of expedition where each partisipant will pay x money for y distance traveled/diesel. Food/beer etc included in the price.

It's called a charter business, anon. I live near a lake and we have all kinds of businesses like that.

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>>1055905
Pirate hunting vacation package. You mount some 50s to each side and sail to the coast of Africa.

You better off smuggling cigarettes and booze into Norway

id definitely buy some if you park around Kristiansand

>>1056275
I would pay good money for this.

>>1056004
I wasn't sure this thread could get any gayer, but there it is...

>>1056275
>>1056345
Is this even legal by maritime law?

>>1056397
It is if you escort another ship that would otherwise have no defenses.

>>1056448
Thats it! Im buying a ship and heavily armoring it. OP can follow me around with his deckguns. Ill take the blows/shots and OPs ship can come in a blow em away. Im like bait... Now.... To build a floating IS3....

>>1056494
>>1056448
>>1056397


The thing is you would need to fly a country's flag, and no country would let you fly their flag if your purpose is to go shoot down pirates, so then you would be flag-less which would make you a pirate your self

>>1056504
Somali flag

>>1056504
Or acquire letters of marque and are an official Privateer (or, a Pirate in the service of the Crown which is what that really means).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_marque

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>>1056528
Who the fuck is going to grant a letter of marque in this day and age?

>Pic related, perhaps?

>>1056529
All you need is one crazy dictator willing to pay bounties on pirate scalps!

>>1055997
I have been living in it with a couple of friends, and now we want to make money with it somehow.

>>1056001
I've been working as a machinist aboard ships for over 20 years. I know everything i need to know about how to repair and operate this vessel. I just need a brilliant/unorthodox plan to make money with it. And also find a good harbour.

>>1056003
Providing services to universities doing marine biology and oceanography shit, is a great idea! But what do they require? And how do I get them to use my services?

I don't think this ship will do as a 'cruise ship' because the lack of facilities such toilets/showers etc. and the crossings wont be that comfy.

>>1056035
Maybe one day.

>>1056039
Thanks for the input anon! I like the the 'surf cruise' idea. But what do cruises like that include? And where about in the world?

It is already a floating home. I got 5 bedrooms, 3 toilets, 1 bathroom, and all the gadgets that normal homes do. Except the obvious differences.

>>1056056
Now I live in the Oslofjord. het is een kleine wereld!

>>1056074
Do you know what those labs are composed of?

>>1056084
I know but got that covered.

>>1056270
You're always welcome! I need 2 machinists on the bridge, 2 on the deck and 1 cook. Then we can go wherever we want. Our biggest outcome is of course the diesel, so the prices will vary depending on where we travel.

>>1056828
>>1056270
Well for what it is worth I've been sailing a few times and no the basics of navigation, rope work, reading tide charts and the like.

>>1055905
I think you need a much clearer idea of who your target audience are. Expeditions where? Doing what? Are you offering cruises, or a place on a "working ship", or prime fishing opportunities, or what?

You also shouldn't openly charge by gallon diesel or whatever. Have a number of set-price options and keep the exact calculations to yourself. Making that kind of thing public knowledge is just inviting smartasses and cheapskates to criticise you.

>>1056834
Get your ass to Drammen and lets do business!

>>1056837
I totally agree with you! I need an brilliant and accurate plan, but as for now, all I know is that i got a ship, and a crew that can take this ship wherever desired. Hopefully some rich Russians will contact us after our homepage is finished.

Ideally we'll get customers who dosent use their own money, but we are prepared to promote us in a very general way.

>>1056845
Sounds like a plan.

>>1056082
Fucking kek

>>1055995
It is considered very bad luck to rename a boat unless that boat had very bad luck.
Reasons to rename a boat: It was litterly salvaged, it sank, ...

>>1055915
Need an electrician?

>>1056969
We need everyone who wants to participate in this project! We just need to solve out what and when to do it! We are on twitter, @NarwalMS

>>1055995
CALL THAT THING BOATY MCBOATFACE OR FUCKOFF BACK TO /POL

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>>1056504
Hahahahaaaaaa!!! This thread. Hoky shit.

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>>1057425
>not putting a warship in the state lake and blowing all the faggy johnboats out of the water.

Come to Kansas and we can bob around on it OP. Bonus points itll probably hit bottom around here and not even need to float. Let alone 0 chance of becoming Giligans island.

Lol, i want in on this pretty bad.

Any interest in a few lead dicks as tribute?

>>1056056
>put windmill on boat
>rig windmill to motor
>infinite energy
It jest werks

theres no law against making meth in international waters

turn it into a new, more edgy sealand

>>1057631
You know, just maybe there's something to that.

>>1056056
I'm a biologist from this area of the world, we have our own boats or get to use icebreakers in the summer. Better try whale safaris and fishing cruises, good money in both.

>>1057631
Ah but I imagine there are laws about importing meth and smuggling meth.

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>>1055905
Hydrogen Challenger is a 66 metre (216' 6") refitted coastal tanker for mobile hydrogen production, it is fitted with a vertical axis wind turbine that generates electricity for the electrolysis of water to fill the hydrogen storage tanks. The total storage and transportation capacity is 1,194 m3 (42,000 ft3), it is stationed in the German Bight or near Helgoland (where the most wind is) and docks in Bremerhaven where the produced hydrogen is delivered to the market.

>>1056828

If you think the diesel will be expensive then I can tell you haven't thought of the maintenance.

The cost of maintenance will come close to how much you spend on diesel and that gap closes with the size of the ship.

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>>1057425
>We are on twitter

>Picture of a tunnel

Is this bunker bro related?

Rent space to Amateurs to play radio at sea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DX-pedition

I don't imagine the pirate radio market is that good these days.

>>1057748
>market is

isn't

>>1056504

How so?

>>1057749

It was right the first time around.

>I don't imagine the pirate radio market is that good these days.

>I imagine the pirate radio market isn't that good these days.

These two are correct formats.

>>1057631
Maritime law is okay with meth?

Put some shipping containers and wooden pallets on it.

>>1055905
Arm it to the teeth with DIY weponry and go out raid Greenpeace ships or somalian pirates.

Recruit /k/ommandos for crew and have them pay for maintenance and fuel in exchange for the chance to kill skinnys.

>>1056811
> lacking toilets and showers

Install some giving toilets and showers

>>1057425
Is the boats name really narwhal?...

Also OPee i feel like you will be better off floating off the east coast of the US you would have better support from this community.

Whats the ships hull like? Is it all steel? How many patches have been done so far? Do you have some people onboard already that can weld? You should reinforce some of the hull on old steel ships, the welds are normally pretty shit because the welding machines back then werent as good as they are now days so they didnt pen as deep into thicker steel bits.

If you want to do anything blue water-ish you'd better find some good, experienced crew first. Then once you've figured out their salaries, find a profitable bussinessplan

>>1057786
Shipping containers on a ship? This ridiculous meme needs to die.

>>1057685
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater_greenhouse

Now all we need is some sort of drydock proof hull and ocean micro states will explode!

>>1056828
Surf cruises are actually pretty basic. An experienced surfer will know where to look for waves, provided they have accurate maps of the coastline they'll be searching.
Basically, any stretch of coast you can legally access, that's exposed to regular storm swells, will yield waves to surf. I suggest having a motorized dingy to get in and out of tight spots along the coast, good waves are often hidden in shallower waters. Also, the more wild the coastline, more rewarding it is for the surfer to surf there. Every surfer is greedy and secretive, we love the feeling of surfing secret waves.

One of the core themes of surfing is to search for new waves. Hell, big name brands like ripcurl have used it as their slogan, "live the search" and such, so I'm quite sure there is a market for that sort of thing. The pro's especially, cause they can afford it.

Otherwise, all you really need is stuff to keep the crew alive, and busy. A good cook will also serve you very well, as >>1056270 has said. Food smells 10x godlier at sea, and nothing works up hunger like a long surf session.

A lot of good advice in this thread. I like this thread.

I would turn that into something like the Emden from WW2.

Wave down "Friendly" pirate ships and then open up with a full on broadside at point blank range, Sell the Footage for top Burger.

>>1058067

>A crew of 8 neckbeards have anything on 10 somalis or any serious pirate crew from anywhere.

On the water i am weary of my own nigger crew and you guys think that yoi can takr on any opposing force?

>>1058152
Implying you don't want to be on the modern version of the HMS speedy? And we can vet all the faggots out...

>>1055905
I am jealous

>>1056095
kek

>>1058152
They are in a fucking dingy or fishing boat. You have a fucking steel ship. Their only chance of surviving is if they don't piss you off.

>>1058301
No.fucking.idea.

Even tankers etc have been taken by these little butt pirates. Experience is everything. You have none.

>>1055905
Get a 127mm naval cannon on it and become a Somalian pirate.

>>1058304
Tankers don't have guns mounted to them. Of course a small fast boat and get close enough to an unarmed tanker to threaten them and take them hostage.

Need a Chef? Where can I apply?

Explore Doggerland.
There are an estimated 300,000 shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. Salvage them.

Go to the Celebes, hire a bunch of underage hookers, and sell sex vacations to rich fat fucks.

Hire me. I can do anything, including pimpin'.

>>1058301

You play too much vidya obviously.

>>1058422
Too far away
Try 100000 in the baltic.
http://www.sjohistoriska.se/en/Cultural-heritage/Marine-archaeology/Wrecks-in-the-Baltic-Sea/

Depending on how much cabin/crew rest space you have you could rent out or sell room aboard and conduct sea voyages or expeditions on it. You could also exchange a free trip in return for crew positions, such as a cook or maintenance.

Seeing how you're located in Norway I could definitely see people paying to take sea trips from Oslo to Hammerfest and back. I would say to go all the way to Svalbard or Greenland but I doubt your ship has ice breaking functionalities.

I would definitely pay to be on board on an old school ship for a week in the artic.

>>1055905
4 day charter fishing trips

>>1056343
Same! :)

>>1056397
Each person who does any shooting would have to obtain a USCG or equivalent small arms license. Also there are additional licenses required to purchase the ammunition weapons themselves.

>>1056959
Not true, many boats upon new owners were givin new names, especially if the previous owner died, pirates who were extremely superstitious always renamed captured boats

Look into hiring it out to film crews and productions.
I shoot a lot of short films and I can imagine a lot of projects could make use of a boat, even just to film in the bridge.
Advertise through Facebook film/TV groups and see what you get.

>>1058703
Owner dieing or being captured by pirates are bad things, and thus bad luck, so name change is ok.

Let us see a pic of it first. And also rename it into something awesome

Edgy "HUNT PIRATES" suggestions aside, there's probably lots of stuff you could do

>tow sonars for oceanography or whatever
>just give normal-ass cruises
>standard large-scale fishing (you'll likely need a license though)
>independent ferry
>do deliveries and become literally a shipper via ship


Especially giving cruises -- I've heard of a guy in my town who won a minor prize on the lottery but was already middle class, so he simply bought a boat. He runs game jams out of it. The idea is that you pay a hundred or two bucks for what is essentially a cruise, but the ship has a WIFI network and satellite internet connection, and lots of hard lines and extra power, so you can bring your laptop (or whole workstation) and work on a vidya gaem over the course of the cruise.

>>1055919
i know shipping containers are a meme and all but canadian warships literally do this

>>1056528
Acquire one that is valid for the holder.
There are some antique ones on sale probably.

>>1058417
Same here, and I'm from Europe!
Plus I love cooking and am certified inland skipper!


On a side note I fucking love /diy/ - it is the only place where some crazy ass dreams start.

Only place where I can see crazy shit like this, or bunker anon.

>>1056056
>Moving from the Netherlands to Stockholm

Don't tell /pol/ about this

>>1055915
You must be very rich to be able to buy a boat after Scandinavia tier taxes

https://vimeo.com/15351476

>>1056006
this, but not artificial, "imitation"

>>1056828
I'm a cook! Been in the business for the last 5 years! I'm in America though

Everybody told >>1049793 to grow weed, but only one post here about cooking meth...

>>1060718
plants dont like sea water

>>1060719

I think he was just mentioning how much of a lack of drug related, in this case meth, posts there were compared to the other thread.

>>1060741
weed is more popular i guess, also that loft is obviously perfect for growing /making stuff, a wobbly boat on the sea not so much

>>1060747

Something that "large" won't wobble too much. And it is the fact that most people on here have never even stepped into a kayak so that's why you get all the pirate hunter suggestions.

>>1060748
it wobbles, a loft dont, why are you being such a asshat, if you want to make drugs on a boat then by all means do it yourself

>>1060749

>why are you being such a asshat

How am I being an asshat? I never said that I wanted to make drugs on a boat. I just said that they don't "wobble" like you guys believe. And the fact that nobody here has ever spent time on a boat which is why you get all these 'tarded suggestions.

OP can do a lot with that ship IF he actually has it. If he does have a vessel that size and has no idea what to do with it he'd be better off just selling as is.

BOAT = BRING OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND

>>1057631
HAha, nice one Walt

>>1057737
Yeah:

>>1057748
Its tunnel.

Haha, funny that it is a thing.

>>1057786
Like how?

>>1057817
Not a bad idea. We will do that if we need to.

>>1057827
Yeah, almost.

It maybe so.

Stell. Its all good, the ship is in its best shape ever. Yeah, we have alot of maritime experience. Solid guys that can operate this vessel anytime, anywhere. And thats probably our greatest strenght. We can do whatever needed at sea with this kind of boat. Got everything we need.

>>1057938
Nice one

Where the fuck did you get a ship that big? Craigslist?

>>1058050
This sort of have been suggested before, but it is still just as brilliant. And thanks for the new info.

What about a surf cruise ship, with and (optional) philosophy to include the surfers in the process of finding places to surf. Maybe with a main harbor down in the Caribbean somewhere. And when we know our way around the islands, we can offer a wider range of activities and sell to a even bigger audience, which can include diving, waterscooters etc. and maybe even treasure hunting. We already got one diver and one waterscooter expert. A good cook is definitely a must.

Feel free to continue be creative with us!

>>1058417
What other skills do you got besides cooking brilliant food, positive attitude, cool guy, sense of humor and an open mind?

>>1058479
THis is interesting regarding treasure hunting. Do you think there is anything yet to find? And how difficult would it be?

>>1058517
Interesting idea. But I'm not so sure about oslo-hammerfest. Its a long way, ruff sea, and probably some bad weather on the way. And ice is not ideal for our ship.

>>1058545
To much and strong competition in this market, I think.

>>1058714
This is a fun idea. Definitely something to look in to.

>>1059079
Why would people do that at sea? They're all welcome of course.

>>1059202
And same to you man: >>1058417 You got it?
Agreed. We need unique ideas!

>>1060696
2 up ^

>>1060753
I got it, and I will find something useful to do with it.

>>1060901
Haha, word mate.

>>1060921
There are many sites with search engines where you can find many different boats. Like boten te koop.NL

>>1056529
>>1056542

Best Korea?

>>1056347
Have you never seen firefly you blue gloves asshat. Browncoats now and forever, unless your a preacher or space ship captain, god speed gentlemen

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Make some sort of end of the world ship you can use to travel the seas.

>>1056959
Idiot.

Ships are generally renamed whenever they change owners.

>>1060945
Looking for wrecks in the baltic is hard. Harder than in other places. The archipelago is the world's biggest with quite an amount of islands and lots of rocks!

Basically you need to work it out approximately where a ship has sunk before you go looking for it, and you need smaller boats because your has too big of a draft.
Side scan sonars help, they are expensive but the resolution is good in shallow water, shit in deeper, and baltic deep is like 40m.
Last summer we tried to find a sediment catcher that the university lost in the sea due to fuck ups, it's something like 30cm in diameter and sticks maybe 50cm from the bottom. Found nothing with a hummingbird side scan sonar....
Tried the resolution with a dummy made out of wood and didn't see that on the sonar either even though it had a buoy and we were circling around it.

Side scan sonars also cover only around 100m on both sides and it's dubious if the resolution is usable in the extreme end. And you need to drive at something like 2-4 knots... Calculate from there how big of an area you can cover in a day :)

>>1060945
Oh, and yes, there is stuff to find. Most of the wrecks are still there, somewhere, in unknown places.
I work as a diver and I know people who find wrecks on a regular basis as they do lots on environmental surveys and always dive at new dive sites.

>>1061408
40 m is literally nothing... That's shallow enough that you need to think of how squat effect is gonna fuck up your plans.

>>1055905
Do you have an ice classification for your ship?

>>1061408

>and baltic deep is like 40m.

Are you implying that is deep? Because that is shallow. It is within recreational diving limits.

Hell I am looking at a site to start an operation with a depth no deeper than 45 meters because then we can have any PADI pleb inspect the structures.

>>1056004
I like it

>>1058163
Vet all the faggots out. Im so loving this shit. I'll mail yall a box of lead dick sinkers for your mayden voyage if you get this floating pipedream searworthy. Its pretty ambitious. I hooe we dont wind up with 10 list at sea neckbeards.

Protip. If yall dont ONLY have neckbeards on your first trip ill be pretty fucking pissed.

The SS AUTISM had better keep up the hard work and updates.

Godspeed seamen.

>>1059202
Yes. This exactly. Or anon wants to make a million dollars with no money for nailes. Doesnt own a hammer. Has 4 pickup loads of stolen pallets.

Ps. We love you bunkerbro. Keep doing what you do. Maybe dingus and 20 neckbeards can come visit for a party one day.


Jeesus. I swear if i ever get rich off stocks and shillcoind im funding this shit and taking trips to be part of it.

>>1060718
Well no shit. That faggot has an abnormally nice crawlspace attic and not a fucking warship.

If maritime law allows i guess u really could just make a bunch of meth and sell to deallers that wanna take the risk. Bobing around shitposting about our adventure sounds way better. Bonus, fewer meth heads.

I don't know why, but it seems like everybody thinks "maritime law" is some sort of carte blanche to grow weed, produce meth, fuck babies, kill people and in general bypass all codes of ethics and legality, by virtue of being in "no mans land".

It is not.

Maritime law is a complex branch of law, due to many factors. It's hard bordering on impossible to get a full overview, but in general, its very economics-focused, such as who is responsible in case of damage, who is responsible for marking and labeling goods etc.

http://www.admiraltylawguide.com
for resources. Stop acting like twelve year olds. The ocean is free as in beer, not free as in air.

How much to buy a ship like this?

Where to buy a ship like this?

How long to learn to operate it?

>>1061517

Pirates of the Caribbean has people thinking that you can do anything that you want at sea.

My friend has a large landing craft that is in such a terrible state that when he last sent it to Trinidad they impounded it for a while, sent it back, with the coast guard following it to Grenada and then the Grenadian coast guard following it up to make sure they fucked off. Then sent out an advisory to all the other maritime authorities in the region and the vessel is now officially barred from leaving the country. No country in the west indies will accept it and the association has barred it from leaving the waters of SVG. SVG cannot allow it to leave even if they wanted to without breaching agreements with other countries and organizations. This is a region where drink driving is normal, guys walk around with cutlasses and vehicle inspections are based off of 1943 English law. Vessels need no tags unless commercially operated. You don't need a license or certificate to operate any vessel unless it is commercial. AND the maritime associations clamped down on THIS ship.

Examples on it's state

- the drop gate's winch is dead so for 3 years a 20 ton excavator acted as a stationary winch

- the crew chose to sleep on deck instead of the crews quarters, even in rain, because they were so bad.

- the only things, literally things, that worked on the bridge were the helm and throttle and those didn't work right nor did the work all the time

- engines were shot to the point where a slight headwind would stop her in her wake

- bilge running 25% of the time

>>1061428
Thought padi was 12m

>>1062162

18m recommended limit is for bare basic beginners which are "open water".

Advanced open water is 30m and a deep dive cert gets you to 40m. 40m is the total "recreational limit" and is as easy to get as an american driving license. I have friends who are really terrible at everything so they fell back on PADI professional as a last ditch effort to get a job.

PADI is really about handing out as many certs as possible for the sake of business so as a PADI diver you really can't call yourself skilled.

>>1055997
Dude claims to live on a fucking island, safe to assume the lucky son of a bitch has money to throw around.

>>1061408
>>1061414
Okey, maybe the Baltic isnt ideal for treasure hunting.

Maybe you or anyone knows where one would be most likely to find gold or something worth more?

>>1061416
No. Why?

>>1061492
I hope you find peace someday

>>1061517
Yupp

>>1061530
421660,- euro
Wherever your ship may be. Use the web or other contacts.
A couple of years to get really good. First I made myself an instruction book on how everything works, and now i use it whenever i need it.

>>1062253
See for yourself man https://twitter .com/narwalMS @narwalms on twitter

>>1062253
dont live on a fucking island anymore btw, left today to a guest harbor on mainland

>>1055905
You lucky motherfucker.
The dream I wil never get.

>>1060945
Should've pointed out that i was the anon who suggested both instances of surf cruises, my bad lad.

Having the surfer be the one to select the area to explore is pretty important, cause they (should) have the know how on the geography.
As far as making packages easier and more enticing, I'd say offer an area to venture into (say, west coast canada, or west coast central america etc.), and include all the aside activities mentioned everywhere else, like scuba, fishing, wreck/treasure diving, offer scuba courses, sailing lessons with a hoby cat, whatever sea based activities really.

I think versatility is the name of the game in your case. Have her set up to accommodate anything from a rich prick looking for a seaborn escape with his trophy wife, to a group of bachelors looking to piss it up, to a family, or a team of researchers.

You might just end up living the dream OP, I'm pretty jelly

Go to the med and send the refugee boats back

you will be doing Gods work

I bet you could set up a Patreon, Paypal and Kickstarter to make a lot of money to do this

>>1057827
>Also OPee i feel like you will be better off floating off the east coast of the US you would have better support from this community.

It sems like you live there, right? Now, on an anonymous board, pwople can be from all around the globe, yeah? I, for instance live in a country that has border with Norway so topic is interesting.

>>1062695
Seconded. Start sinking them as soon as they try to leave their country. Be the Dinko of the sea and become a legend. Bitches and fortune will come next, plus you would be saving your people.

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>>1061415
Yes, that's why I called it "baltic deep".
And a 5000€ side scan sonar can't take even that, imagine when it's truly deep!

Anyway, the baltic's shallowness is the peril of it. Pic related. We drive there in the nighttime at the speed of 30 knots in pitch black using just a radar. But only on routes that have been driven before as it can otherwise be scary...

>>1061428
See
>>1062717
Not deep. Baltic deep. I am a scuba instructor (PADI and CMAS) and I have the national "professional diver"-certification which has no connection to the recreational side. I live in the bottom of the baltic during summers :)

>>1062295

>maybe the baltic isnt ideal for treasure hunting

I feel the opposite. If it is difficult to prevent most salt normies to attempt it means there are more pickings for you.

Just need a good navigator to keep you off the rocks and lower thr smaller craft in the water to do your surveys. With equipment actually suited to the job.

We had some guys by from england doing a survey of west coast of SVG and they were able to take imagery couple hundred meters deep. Which is good because if you go 2 miles offshore you are looking at over 200m in areas

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>>1062755
The baltic doesn't have Teredo navalis so it's a treasure chest for those interested in wooden wrecks. Also it has a long history of active trade which is the reason for the abundance of wrecks.
I can easily navigate in the Archipelago sea but to find the wrecks you need to first find out where to search.
Try badewanne.fi for some info of wreck searching crews.

And of course you find shit hundreds of meters deep if you have the gear but the hummingbird side scan sonars I have used cost 5000€ and they have crappy resolution so imagine what better gear costs!
If you have a trip to the US buy your sonars from there because they are a third of the price. The only shit things are that you are restricted to silly units like fathoms and feet and the time zone can't be chosen correctly. We have solved it by having it at 12h wrong, then it looks good even if it isn't :)

>>1060918
>Yeah, we have alot of maritime experience. Solid guys that can operate this vessel anytime, anywhere. And thats probably our greatest strenght. We can do whatever needed at sea with this kind of boat. Got everything we need.

Really?
Country of registration
Ocean Transportation Intermediary Bond
License as an Ocean Transportation Intermediary
Passenger Vessel Surety Bond
Guaranty in Respect of Liability for Nonperformance (business insurance)
Captain's license
Documents of compliance with current SOLAS Convention survey.
Proof of financial responsibility
Casualty Certificates (Insurance)
Port Risk Insurance
Performance Certificate
Sea Service Forms for all crew members
Physical Examination Report for all crew members
Drug Test Report for all crew members
First Aid/CPR Certification for all crew members
A.I.S. - Automated Identification System

These are just a few of the certificates needed under international maritime law. If you don't comply, your vessel can be seized by the nearest national government.

>>1055905
Do you plan on making it the flagship of the /k/armada?

>>1058152
>starving and desperate creatures
>serious threat

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>>1055905
fucking zissou

You should paint it in a Dazzle camouflage pattern.

>>1055905
Advertise on /trv/ for trips across the Atlantic.

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>>1056004
i like this idea

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>>1063531
>not posting pic
(a) give you a headache looking at it
(b) people use you for target practice, just to see if it work

>>1055905
Set up with small cabins. Take hookers out past the 12 mile territorial limit. Bring customers out on speedboats.

If this ships a-rockin' don't come knockin'.

Fishing trips
Soght seeing
Eco turism
Whale watching
Drug/gun running

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>>1055905
>opens /diy/ for the first time in practically forever
>scrolls through the catalog
>"Hey 4chan! I bought this huge-ass fishing boat! What should I do with it?"
Almost as precious as that time when my friend, who I used to build model train sets with when we were little, told me he bought 50 miles of disused railroad in Pennsylvania and a couple of locomotives and cars.

Boy do the years fly.

>>1063782

This actually hurts my brain...

>gambling/prostitution
>fishing
>arctic expeditions

boats are holes in the water you throw money into.

Basically turn it into the Belafonte from the Life Aquatic. Hire people that look like the crew from the movie.

Have fake people in a boat "attack" the ship. Play the stooges over loud speaker and have a gun with blanks fire at the pirates.

Take people on a rescue mission to save their buddy from the pirates.

Have parties and show wes anderson movies.

Charge thousands for life aquatic themed vacations.

>>1064659
Also, doing this will earn you fame as well as a possible visit from Bill Murray or Wes.

>>1055915
If you ever need blacksmith work, come to Trondheim, find me in kystlaget.

>>1056504
Does it have to be a sovereign nation, or can it be the flag of a defunct country?

>>1064770

It has to be an actual running country that would grant you permission to run their flag

>>1064771
Does the country have to be recognised by anyone else?

>>1064774
Only to the extent that if you got in trouble they would recognize the power. (so yes)

>>1064774
YES YOU HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR SHIP TO A COUNTRY.
NO, YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS COUNTRY UP.

what you want is Liberia, or some similar DGAF Land's Ship Registry.. and if you are wondering why everyone doesn't do that? the majority of commercial ship operators actually do, see:

>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience

>>1064785

Certain countries, like my own, have their vessels barred from certain ports and are targeted for inspection in others.

Even in that link you posted it shows that there are countries blacklisted and targeted.

>>1064785
Oh shit senpai, let's sign up with Zimbabwe

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>>1064788
AYY, HOL UP
- so you be tellein me Pirate, you be from the shores of one of the 14 countries currently on the naughty step [Pic related] ? - even then, you are not 'barred' - you just get extra carefully frisked under the armpits, and are more liable to stress, hassle and delay, etc.

That is my understanding anyway - you certainly can't blanket-ban Liberia + Panama registered ships from commercial ports, for no particular reason - youd be closed to about a third of commercial shipping then. IDK, I haven't actually registered mayn ships desu - but thats the way ah see it. And you can also detain more or less any ship for unseaworthiness etc., regardless of flag, or have them barred from other ports in the area, etc. Basically, a harbor/port is not a lawless void, regardless where you claim to come from.

>>1064791
>Zimbabwe
..any port in a storm, skipper :)

>>1064801
Unless you're from a flag state that's considered hostile to the port state. In that case you and your vessel may be detained as enemy commerce in accordance with the terms of the Geneva Conventions.

>>1064785
Swiss Navy

>>1064801

Saint Vincent. We are black listed in a lot of shit more than just shipping and vessels.

I have never been to paris or sent a ship to paris so maybe my understanding of blacklisting is not correct.

I have seen a vincentian flag wearing chinese freighter in hamburg a month ago.

The pirates that exist here are business pirates. We only have a couple of yatch boardings a year so we are pretty safe in terms of sea violence.

I am also the guy that had a freind whose landing craft was banned from leaving svg due to the terrible state of the vessel.

Ask me anything

>>1062757
>>1061533

>>1064913
holy fuck RARE please make a post on /pol/ so i can grab your rare flag

>>1055997
>>>1055905 (OP)
>You just went out and bought a boat like that without first having a plan for what to do with it? Op, I hope to one day be able to throw money around as shamelessly as you do.

I'm sure it wasn't a choice between buy a boat and this month's rent pleb.. obviously has money.

>>1065059

I have posted on /pol/ a couple times so some fags already have it. I have had my /pol/ fill already this year.

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>>1064785
Best Korea

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>>1064906
Dont underestimate us. We succesfully blockaded Kathmandu during the Swiss Nepalese Trade dispute. Pic related its one of our aircraft carriers.
On further notice: Skipper if you need someone for your security detail and training I am available and capable and can provide armament for 16 people including ammo.

>>1060945
If life ever shits out on me OP I could always try joining up with you, I am socialized, a cook by trade, I know welding, I know basic metal work, I can navigate marine charts, and all that stuff.

But life so far is good so, Good luck OP hopefully you live out your dreams, I wish I could live out these sick ass dreams some day. Even if it was on land.

>>1055915

>>1055905
Rent it to you groups. E. G. :

http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/german-battlestar-galactica-larp/

https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/13/mare-incognitum-trapped-in-the-ice/

That's it, i'm calling donald trump and elon musk. We are flying this bitch to mars and building a lake or putting wheels under it.

We do like Matt Damon suggests.

We become space pirates.

And as a new world civilisation we can welcome elon musks 1 million people and deport the mexicans.

But after i take a quick return trip home with the first born child.

I vote we name him Anon.

The first alien on earth.

All /b will be incited to come visit us and say "AYY LMAO!" And give him presents in celebration. And then we ship his ass back home because Trumps america doesnt allow immagrants.

So, yall recon this is a solid plan?

>>1066477
donald trump is broke didn't you hear?

>>1056828
The UNOLS fleet designed for marine biology is underbooked. Don't go this route for money making, nobody is going to pay you for crappier facilities.

>>1062713
That's pretty cool. Hello from Georgia!

>>1066669
PFFF

on paper anon.

rule number 1 in asset protection. cover your ass.

he can (legally) set it up so if you sue him and win his only business is a gold dick manufacturing plant and every year at tax time you owe millions of dollars in profit that you don't even really get.

don't ever dick with rich people anon.

they didn't get there by accident. and if they are greedy or a troll they can ruin your fucking life sipping margarittas on a beach.

i already have most of my shit set up where i own nothing on paper.

it's gay and stupid. but this is the american way...

>>1066723
Is Atlanta still a shithole? used to have a Central Refrigerated terminal there. you could buy crack pipe roses across the street.

>>1066727
I'm in Columbus and this city is improving a bit. Last time I was in Atlanta I went into a grocery store to take a piss and I never imagined a grocery store could be more ghetto than what's in my city.

>>1056275
Instead of going out and hunting pirates you could become a contractor to a cargo ship and defend it against pirates.

>>1055915
run acros the mediterranean sea and smuggle rapefugees for cash

There is fuck loads of money to be made providing a way for people to train as officers for shipping. Get certified and negotiate a deal with your local community college or naval college?

>>1057631
That's not how maritime law works. In international waters your boat is subject to the laws of the country whose flag you are flying. If you fly no flag, any country (within reason) may claim jurisdiction.

>>1064682
This guy is literally from Skyrim