[PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome

[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

VERY nice work. This little boat's going to be a whole different animal,
and your starting point was already quite a high bar!

Best,

Alec

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 8:26 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>
> Thanks' guys,
> Pete, this is Gamma with a face lift :-)
> Alan, I have looked at some subs with straps holding the dome, even at
> Nuytco.  Dr Phil's deep diving sub has straps, darn can't remember the name
> of it.  I am using straps because I don't trust my engineering to produce
> the retaining ring for a 180 degree dome.  There is not much angle for a
> ring to grab on a 180 degree dome.  As for leaking, I am using an EPDM 1mm
> gasket under the dome and the aluminum ring has an o ring in it against the
> reinforcing ring. The straps pull the dome down as tight as I want, so I
> feel good about it not leaking at the surface. I also have lifting eyes on
> the straps to help remove the assembly, it weighs 185 lbs.  I am still
> sorting out the rubber to put under the straps.  I am using pond liner
> rubber  now for mocking up.
> Hank------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 4/8/15, Pete Niedermayr via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome
>  To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>  Received: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 10:09 PM
>
>  She's beautiful Hank. What's this ?
>
>  Pete
>  --------------------------------------------
>  On Fri, 4/3/15, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>  wrote:
>
>   Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome
>   To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>   Date: Friday, April 3, 2015, 8:12 PM
>
>
>   Bob,
>   I have not but I will, I need to clean up my
>   shop first. :-(  it is a big mess.
>   Hank--------------------------------------------
>   On Fri, 4/3/15, Bob Travis via
>   Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>   wrote:
>
>    Subject: Re:
>   [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome
>    To:
>   "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>    Received: Friday, April 3, 2015, 9:08 PM
>
>    That's excellent!
>    Did you post pictures?
>
>    Bob
>
>    Sent
>   from
>    my iPhone
>
>    > On Apr 3, 2015, at
>    6:05
>   PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>    wrote:
>    >
>
>   > My new bow
>    dome is on and I can not
>   believe how spectacular it is.  I
>    can sit
>   upright in the front of the sub and operate it from
>    the front.  It is weird to look out because
>   it is as if
>    there is nothing there.  It is
>   hard to explain.  I will
>    build new
>   ballast tanks in the next week or so and I am
>    back in the water.  I am mounting Nemo style
>   split tanks
>    that vent from Gamma's
>   original vent valve.
>    > Hank
>    >
>
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