One of the most fun things we did while on our last sailing trip was to explore underwater. Zetty and I are both have our PADI rescue diver certifications. Our kids are fascinated with swimming and all things that go with it. That said, I wondered how we could accomplish this while in the cold of the Arctic. A little searching on the web and I think I've found the perfect solution. A homemade ROV was my first thought but after looking at many designs, I knew that there was not enough time. Then I stumbled upon the super cool OpenROV Project. This looks like the perfect project for the kids and I to put together We've already made a few projects from the www.makershed.com including our latest, Tiny Wanderer Complete Kit. These kits are not terribly hard to build and its a good father daughter team exercise. As the OpenROV project uses much of the same computing hardware, I thought it could be a good match. I've ordered the kit and anxiously await its arrival. I concur with the project's founder's that it could really bring underwater exploration to the masses. Who knows, maybe we'll be the ones to find Roald Amundsen's lost plane!
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