what was the boat towing in the Broads?

sportsmaniac38 · 07-11-2011, 10:49 AM

Alright so yesterday I was sitting out on the porch at Samoset on the Broads in Gilford when this Boat came by towing something way behind it. At first I thought it was just a Tube but then a pontoon boat came by dropped two scuba divers in the lake and hung out watching this boat. So it turns out the boat was towing some type of submarine thing that when the boat went faster the sub would go shooting under water right near the divers. They made about 6 or 7 passes then left. There was a pontoon boat and a ski boat both with dive flags hanging out watching this. Anyone have any idea what this was?

Sorry I couldn't get any pictures.

Dave R · 07-11-2011, 06:12 PM

Maybe a paddle boat? I can say from experience as a youth that if you tow one fast enough, it turns into a submarine.

DBreskin · 07-12-2011, 05:26 AM

Sounds like it's the opposite of parasailing; instead of going up, it goes down. Watch out for submerged rocks!

NoRegrets · 07-12-2011, 06:49 AM

I saw a small (maybe 15 feetlong) submarine on a trailer in Tilton Sunday evening. It looked like a silver cigar with a plexiglass bubble (like a P51) on the top.

Grandpa Redneck · 07-12-2011, 09:15 AM

It was probably one of these

http://www.aquaventurewatercrafts.com/

sportsmaniac38 · 07-12-2011, 10:19 AM

No it was white with a capsule for someone to sit in. I would estimate that two thirds of it was under water with just the door to capsule exposed. I wish I could have gotten a picture for you guys.

sportsmaniac38 · 07-13-2011, 10:40 AM

Thats exactly what it was!!! Thanks for the link!!

07-11-2011, 10:49 AM	#1
sportsmaniac38 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 1 Post	what was the boat towing in the Broads? Alright so yesterday I was sitting out on the porch at Samoset on the Broads in Gilford when this Boat came by towing something way behind it. At first I thought it was just a Tube but then a pontoon boat came by dropped two scuba divers in the lake and hung out watching this boat. So it turns out the boat was towing some type of submarine thing that when the boat went faster the sub would go shooting under water right near the divers. They made about 6 or 7 passes then left. There was a pontoon boat and a ski boat both with dive flags hanging out watching this. Anyone have any idea what this was? Sorry I couldn't get any pictures.

07-12-2011, 09:15 AM	#5
Grandpa Redneck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: White Mountain Area NH Posts: 155 Thanks: 310 Thanked 112 Times in 59 Posts	It was probably one of these http://www.aquaventurewatercrafts.com/ __________________ Freedom Lovin' gun crazy Redneck

07-11-2011, 06:12 PM	#2
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,984 Thanks: 246 Thanked 743 Times in 443 Posts	Maybe a paddle boat? I can say from experience as a youth that if you tow one fast enough, it turns into a submarine.

07-12-2011, 05:26 AM	#3
DBreskin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wolfeboro NH Posts: 283 Thanks: 143 Thanked 121 Times in 76 Posts	Sounds like it's the opposite of parasailing; instead of going up, it goes down. Watch out for submerged rocks!

07-12-2011, 06:49 AM	#4
NoRegrets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hudson - NH Posts: 408 Thanks: 233 Thanked 212 Times in 88 Posts	I saw a small (maybe 15 feetlong) submarine on a trailer in Tilton Sunday evening. It looked like a silver cigar with a plexiglass bubble (like a P51) on the top.

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07-12-2011, 10:19 AM	#6
sportsmaniac38 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 1 Post	No it was white with a capsule for someone to sit in. I would estimate that two thirds of it was under water with just the door to capsule exposed. I wish I could have gotten a picture for you guys.

07-13-2011, 10:40 AM	#7
sportsmaniac38 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 1 Post	Thats exactly what it was!!! Thanks for the link!!