Adaptation of a WaveHopper for Subsurface Use by Holden Constantino

One major problem with kayaks is that they float. It is very difficult to go deep underwater in a kayak. Fortunately, however, it is fairly easy to adapt a kayak to underwater use. We will use a WaveHopper, because they are large, look cool, and are especially hydrodynamic. For those sadly unfamiliar, WaveHoppers are the greatest boats ever. They are long, with a keel and two wings behind the cockpit. Because of this, they are very fast. The first step in our adaptation is to place two large bladders in the extreme fore and aft. These will be ballast tanks, and can fill with water. We will also place two bladders in the wings, for stability control. Having done this, we place batteries in the stern, and air tanks in the bow. The bow air tanks provide oxygen for the pilot, and also expel water from the ballast tanks. The bow and stern sections are also sealed off from the water. A respirator and hose is placed in the cockpit for the pilot. The cockpit is not enclosed. Also found in the cockpit are the controls. Finally, two vectored, ducted propellers are placed at the stern for propulsion, and eight smaller thrusters are mounted at the fore and aft for attitude control. These improvements will make it far easier to explore the bottom of the Ottawa, and indeed, will make submarining even more fun.