<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Haha. Cool! Thanks Vance! The 5-7 years includes design time and learning how to use CAD. I would be ok with it being shorter than that too.</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>Vance Bradley <VBra676539@AOL.com> wrote:<br><div>Scott,</div><div>Shoot holes? Hell no! I'm liking the idea. The 5-7 years is a long time unless you are including the development time with the K. You say the word I'll be out there with spare jeans in one hand and a set of wrenches in the other.</div><div>Vance<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Apr 8, 2014, at 12:29 AM, swaters <<a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div>I am playing with the idea of building another submarine. Here is what I am thinking.</div><div>1) This project needs to be as challenging as the same amount of difficulty as it was to build my first submarine</div><div>2) I want to have lots of bottom time with my K-350 to learn what needs to be improved on in design and ability.</div><div>3) Learn to use CAD </div><div>4) Project will take 5-7 years to complete</div><div><br></div><div>My initial goals are</div><div>1) Hold 3 people</div><div>2) Weigh 10,500lbs or less</div><div>3) Depth of 3,300 feet (1000m)</div><div>4) Have a very effective range of abilities such as a good manipulator arm and tooling</div><div>5) Have a wide veiwing maybe a acylic dome front</div><div><br></div><div>Ok, shoot holes in the ideas. What will be the main challenges to overcome? What complications am I not considering?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br></div><div><br></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> </div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body>