[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trustworthy modifications
Vance Bradley
VBra676539 at AOL.com
Thu Mar 27 16:55:49 EDT 2014
Good going, Scott.
Vance
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> On Mar 27, 2014, at 4:40 PM, <swaters at waters-ks.com> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> Here is a update on KW-350 Trustworthy. The first test in the fall went perfectly with the acceptation of being to light. We were able to throw in a lot of old jacks and things to complete the dive. I have made some more lead weights for the emergency drop weights, but probably one of the coolest mod I made was weights added to the landing skids which also makes the sub more stable than it already was. I posted a few pictures on the psubs site under Trustworthy. The total amount of lead weight added was 80lbs and the total steel weight added to the skids was 225 lbs for a total added of 305 more lbs. I will be conducting more testing in a few weeks at a local lake. I will also be bringing a few buckets of lead so I can measure if I need to add so I can trim out perfectly. My testing in a few weeks will consist of
> *Ballast trimming
> *Sonar testing
> *GPS testing
> *Underwater comm testing
>
> I will keep you all posed on findings. Thanks!,
> Scott Waters
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