[PSUBS-MAILIST] K-350

Wed Apr 23 10:12:27 EDT 2025

 Thanks Hank, I have had that thought rolling around my mind as a possible solution as well so I'm glad to hear that someone else has implemented it effectively.
Jon

    On Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:02:20 AM EDT, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

  Jon,With a sound deadening wall in my new sub, reaching the shut off valves could be a slow process.  I drilled small holes in the end of the valve levers and attached push pull cables.  The cables are really intended to shut the valve quickly.  The cable end is located beside the pilot seat, and there are 6 of them.  Now I can close and open the valves remotly.Hank

    On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 06:13:29 AM MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

  I agree with you on the carrying capacity, I find there's barely enough room for me to maneuver inside the K-600 alone.  However Alec has proven that you can fit two people into a K250, and when I was in Shackleton it was a comfortable ride.  I am still struggling with the emergency drop weight configuration because it is currently behind me and with another person on-board I don't think I'll be able to reach it, never mind the scuttle valve on the rear head.  For that reason, until I can come up with a better configuration, Aquatic is likely going to be a one-man vessel.
Jon

    On Monday, April 21, 2025 at 11:44:56 PM EDT, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 It’s kind of funny but no one wants to go on the first trip but plenty on the second!I want to make a number of dives on my own to check out all the systems and get her dialed in. I am concerned that there is not enough room below my seat for someone to lay safely and comfortably though??Planning to probably take her down to at least 100’ and test everything out before the 600’ test as if there are any tiny weepers, I’ll want to know about it before she gets too heavy to recover.First splash for trimming will probably be in a week or so 😬
Rick 
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On Apr 21, 2025, at 8:52 AM, Rick Patton <satwelder at gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks all! been a 20 year endeavor. I live on the Big Island David.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Rick, What part of the country are you in?Best Regards,
David Colombo

804 College Ave
Santa Rosa, CA. 95404
(707) 536-1424
www.SeaQuestor.com

On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM Tim Novak via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Congratulations, Rick.Looking forward to hearing how the shake down cruise goes.Tim
On Sat, Apr 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

 Hi Rick,Fantastic, and I can only imagine the cost to build the same sub today.Hank
    On Friday, April 18, 2025 at 04:15:06 PM MDT, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 I just finished my K-350! I kept pretty accurate time for my total construction and I have 1,522 hours into it.I also have 44 hours into the trailer. I also started this project 21 years ago😬Next I add up all my expenses and will let you know what they are. I don't think I will share that with my wife!_______________________________________________
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