What the heck is this?
 

I just ran across these pics I took a few years back when I lived in Belmar, NJ. We were on the big boat waiting for the bridge and I snapped these pics of this thing. It's a semi-submersible boatish thing. If you look at the waterline windows, they're at eye level if you're down below. It appeared to be made out of steel. It had a place in Canada as it's home port, so it's been around. No other way into the Shark River other than the Atlantic Ocean, so that's where it came from.
It kind of reminded me of the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, except for the water. Had a matching bike strapped to the deck for running errands, I guess. Wonder what the power is? I picture Gilligan down below on a bamboo exercise bike. "Pedal faster little buddy!!!"

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Anyone else ever see this thing or anything like it?

Oscar Meyer wiener boat?

In the movie "Water World"

Since the average depth of Barnegat Bay is around 4' I'd be surprised if that thing got very far.

Wtf??!!!

I think there's little green men inside....

It's Masher's new "Party Boat":evilb:

It's someones palace.

wild

Now I have seen everything :p

it's a dickfer

Well.....on the side it reads Semi-Submersable. That says it sort of a submarine. It won't go completely under water, but darn close. Probably submerges up to the yellow areas.
Could be a survey vessle or tourist excursion or both (see all the viewing ports at the water line on the bow and hull sides).

As the saying goes, One man's garbage is another man's treasure.
:D

I'm surprised to find such a specimen so far north, though. That there is a shining example of some talented hillbilly engineering, typically found only in the southern regions. :D :D

I aint going to sea in that

My 1st thought!

even hobos are boating now?