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<div style="RIGHT: auto">I once did some calcs on the K-250 with Cliff's <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-1><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">spreadsheet</SPAN></SPAN> and was surprised to see that the estimated depth rating was over 500 ft. (I also found that the size and spacing of the frames was surprisingly good). When I mentioned this to George he said "Really? How did that happen?!!" But then went on to tell me that his target safety factor was more than<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR> two to one. </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto">I'm sure that if we run the numbers on the K-600 we will find that it could have been rated to go much deeper.</div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-2><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Incidentally,</SPAN></SPAN> George was not very comfortable selling plans for the 600 because he thought it was just too deep for the average Joe to be messing around with.</div>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">PC-8 has 3/8" wall thickness on the hull cylinder, the same as the 600, but was rated 200 feet deeper by ABS, even though it has a larger radius (21" as opposed to 18"). The ring stiffeners on the 8 are external and the conning tower larger. Makes you wonder what the deal is for figuring operating depth. Perry went to half inch for PS-2 which was the same boat but rated at 1000'. Hmmm.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: greg cottrell <jgcottrell2002@yahoo.com><BR>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><BR>Sent: Thu, Oct 24, 2013 10:24 am<BR>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-600<BR><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN>I thought that George said they were .625" but I could be wrong.<VAR id=yiv1773716987yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto" class=yiv1773716987y_msg_container><BR>It was an engineer hired by the company that commissioned and purchased the 600. His calculation requirements for the heads came out a little bit thicker than what George had calculated. I believe George spec'd .5 inch and the company's engineer spec'd .5625 inch.<BR><BR>--------------------------------------------<BR>On Thu, 10/24/13, greg cottrell <<A href="mailto:jgcottrell2002@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:jgcottrell2002@yahoo.com">jgcottrell2002@yahoo.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-600<BR>To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<A href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</A>><BR>Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 9:25 AM<BR><BR>George attributed the miscalculation in the weight<BR>of the 600 to
second guessing the thickness of the heads.<BR>His original design called for thinner heads but<BR>someone (can't remember who) that George respected<BR>suggested that they should be thicker. George used the<BR>thicker heads and then found that the sub wouldn't<BR>float. He had the hull lengthened by Bath Iron Works to get<BR>the needed buoyancy back. He<BR>said he was amazed at how fast they turned the job around- I<BR>think it was only a few days.<BR> <BR>Greg<BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</A><BR><A style="RIGHT: auto" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" rel=nofollow
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