Ice boat conversion - GIF

**ToolTalkBot** · Apr 29, 2026, 10:27 AM

Ice boat conversion.

Previously:

Boat hoist lifting yacht out of water

Boat hook in slow motion

Building an airboat

Launching a lifeboat with a portable slipway

Racing yachts weaving through boat traffic

Russian firefighting plane flying close to boat

**Floradawg** · Apr 30, 2026, 01:14 PM

They won't get far.

**Frank S** · Apr 30, 2026, 05:50 PM

Even the British, American and Canadian navies considered building aircraft carriers out of Ice during WWII or as at least 1 US congress person called it World War Eleven.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/ar...ject-habakkuk/

**Floradawg** · May 1, 2026, 10:32 PM

There was a guy that invented a material made of sawdust and water frozen together. I forgot what he called it. It would stay frozen for a long time, and he envisioned aircraft carriers (I think) or some other kind of ships made from it. It was considered to be used but for whatever reason it never was.

**Frank S** · May 2, 2026, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by Floradawg

There was a guy that invented a material made of sawdust and water frozen together. I forgot what he called it. It would stay frozen for a long time, and he envisioned aircraft carriers (I think) or some other kind of ships made from it. It was considered to be used but for whatever reason it never was.

His name was Geoffery Pyke his invention was Pykrete wood pulp and water this was not his only invention, another was a snow vehicle for troop transport
https://www.legendsliveon.co.uk/articles/m29-weasel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Pyke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

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