<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Very true. If possible towing would be preffered over crane just because of cost. But you are right, I need to consider how to get this boat way out to depth. </div><div>I fear my goal of very able tooling and manipulator arms will be a huge goal. I have no experience in manipulators except my business with excavator arms and hydrolic tooling. </div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my U.S. Cellular© Smartphone</div></div> <br>Carsten Standfuß <MerlinSub@t-online.de> wrote:<br><font face="Courier New" size="2">Another cost
issue: <br>The towing boat or crane boat to
reach the dive spot? <br></font><br>vbr Carsten<br><br>"Jon
Wallace" <<a href="mailto:jon.wallace@yahoo.com">jon.wallace@yahoo.com</a>>
schrieb:<br>> Your biggest challenges beyond technical are going to
be budgetary for both fabrication and operations. Whether you can
succeed with a 5-ton weight limit for the parameters you have provided
will depend upon the design. Using spheres will get you the most depth
for the least amount of displacement but will also make interior design
and occupant accommodations more challenging than a cylinder. For that
depth and weight you are looking at a big trailer, big tow vehicle, and
big fuel transport budget. Bionic Guppy is 7-ton so you may want to
talk to JimK about any transport issues he's run into. BG is also
designed for ramp use and Jim could provide input with issues related to
launch/recovery at a ramp.<br>> <br>> I can help you run numbers
on the hull calculator if you give me the general diameter that you want
to go with. I think BG is 48 inches and fits two occupants side-by-side
in front of large dome and pilot behind them.<br>> <br>>
Jon<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>>
--------------------------------------------<br>> On Tue, 4/8/14,
swaters <<a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>>
wrote:<br>> <br>> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] New submarine<br>>
To: <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a><br>>
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 12:29 AM<br>> <br>> I am
playing<br>> with the idea of building another submarine. Here is
what I<br>> am thinking.1) This project needs to be as<br>>
challenging as the same amount of difficulty as it was to<br>> build
my first submarine2) I want to have lots of<br>> bottom time with my
K-350 to learn what needs to be improved<br>> on in design and
ability.3) Learn to use<br>> CAD 4) Project will take 5-7 years
to<br>> complete<br>> My initial goals are1) Hold 3<br>>
people2) Weigh 10,500lbs or less3)<br>> Depth of 3,300 feet
(1000m)4) Have a very<br>> effective range of abilities such as a
good manipulator arm<br>> and tooling5) Have a wide veiwing maybe a
acylic<br>> dome front<br>> Ok, shoot holes in the ideas. What
will be the<br>> main challenges to overcome? What complications am
I not<br>> considering?<br>> Thanks,Scott Waters<br>>
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