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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Scott,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Congratulations! By the pics you have
posted and the success of your launch, I'd say you did a great job on your
build. If Captain K were still with us, I'm sure he'd be proud to see
another of his design built, especially as nice as your is. Great
job!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>About the vents, going to 3/4 lines would
definitely help vent quicker. If you your not venting though, it's
probably because of water being trapped in the line. Line size probably
won't help that. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>To test for water stuck in your vent line, use a
piece of hose to blow backwards through your vent valves. Either do it at
the beginning of your dive with the conning tower open or have someone on the
outside of the sub do it. If it's getting water trapped in the line,
you'll blow it back through and then it should vent all the way
properly. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I had that trouble and fixed it by adding a few
fittings after the check valve on the line that brings HP air into the
tanks. I fashioned a piece of tubing to blow some of the HP air directly
in the fitting connecting the tank to it's vent line. If my MBT isn't
venting properly, I just give it a shot of HP air with the fill valve and blow
the trapped water out, then continue venting. Not having the lines dip up
and down as they come along the hull would fix it too but it wouldn't look to
nice.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Again, great job,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dan H.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>And yes, you need a bunch of lead
inside.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 15, 2013 11:19
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Trustworthy
launch</DIV>
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<DIV>Hey guys. I did the first dive in trustworthy. The boat is bone dry with
no leaks or even weeping after being in the water for three hours. I did have
a few electrical problems due to not getting the grounding bolt area clean
enough of epoxy paint, but that is a easy fix. A problem I had was not
weighing enough. It was me and a buddy we both weigh 175 pounds or so. The two
drop weights are 250 pounds total (same as kitteredge). I ended up putting 100
pounds of lifting weights, about 200 pounds of old jacks and it still wouldn't
go down. I had the safty dives stand on it and it went down. After scrathing
my head for a while I decided the scuba tanks on the outside which had 100
pounds negative boancy now is close to 0 boyancy so that makes due for a
little, of the extra floatation. But what about the extra weight of the jacks
and the divers? The only thing I can think of is the tanks were not venting
well. I notice they got hydro locked way to easy. It seems like the 1/2 " line
is way to small. So the only thing I can figure out is maybe the ballest tanks
were not venting all the way. Everything about my sub is built just like the
blue prints so that is the only thing I can think of about it being to bouant.
Any thoughts?</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Scott Waters</DIV>
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