Survival Boat

by Jackson Callaway in Living > Homesteading

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Survival Boat

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https://www.tinkercad.com/things/dncSIVm4Xv7-boat/edit - link to the 3D design. The habitat that I have chosen is a boat that is designed to be able to insure a persons survival for a long time on the water. It is equipped with all the major functions needed to make sure the person can survive as long as they need. So you've found yourself stuck in the middle of the ocean, and all you have is this boat. How are you going to survive long enough to be rescued? My mission is to make this boat be able to support you for as long as you need to get rescued. I will attempt to cover every possible scenario to make sure that this boat will be able to have everything it needs to support life for an unknown amount of time. Also I'm making this with the scenario that things won't randomly break and need to be repaired. 

Other information:

The grill on the deck is a regular electric grill that you can use to cook the fish that you catch with the fishing rods that are also on the deck. An average electric grill takes around 1,200 watts of energy to use, and since each solar panel can generate around 300 watts of energy an hour, you will have plenty of energy to be able to operate it. Also you can use the parts of the fish that you don't eat to use as compost in the farm. Speaking of the farm, it has three different crops in it, beetroot/radishes, carrot, and potatoes. Inside the cabin is a water purification system, you just have to repeatedly pull down the lever until the first chamber is filled with water. As the water is pumped in through the bottom of the boat, it goes through a filter system that removes the salt from the water and makes it safe to drink. Then just turn the knob on the chamber and water will come out. The other thing in the cabin is just a normal bed, nothing too crazy. The motors on the back are just used in case of an emergency, but best to use them only if you have to.

Supplies

So for supplies, first of all its a boat so it needs to be able to float. A good and sturdy material for the keel (bottom) of the ship is steel because its strong and can give the ship the buoyance it needs to stay afloat.

Basic Layout

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The first part of the boat is the keel and hull of the boat, pretty basic design and was edited a few times. After I finished with the keel I moved on to making the deck/cabin of the ship. I has a small interior, the holes in the walls are windows. It also has a small covered area and a railing that goes around the outer edge of the ship for obvious safety reasons.

Power and Nutrients

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Secondly I made some solar panels on the roof of the boat to help power the electrical functions on the boat. The average solar panel can produce around 300 watts of energy every hour, and with the amount of solar panels on the boat it will have more than enough power to be able to operate the machines on the boat. Those machines include the thruster which the steering wheel can change the direction it points to change the direction that the boat is moving. Also the electric grill which you can cook the fish you catch with the fishing rods.

Appliences

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On the boat I made all the things that are necessary for survival. The water purifier is simple to use, just pull down on the lever a few times and it pumps up sea water and filters out all the salt. All the other builds are pretty simple to use.