<div dir="ltr">Hi Sean, Couple of questions. Is the net payload capacity in kg, the amount that would make the sphere neutral buoyant? what FOS is the rating?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best Regards,<br>David Colombo<br><img src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/533310a9e4b0fba62008a464/t/5339c1f2e4b041bac4e25d1b/1396294132055/?format=500w" height="110" width="200"><br>804 College Ave<br>Santa Rosa, CA. 95404<br>(707) 536-1424<br><a href="http://www.SeaQuestor.com" target="_blank">www.SeaQuestor.com</a><br><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 9:36 PM, Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>On 2015-01-10 12:20,
<a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com" target="_blank">swaters@waters-ks.com</a> via Personal_Submersibles wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">My next question is would a 72" sphere at 1.25" reach
1000m within ABS requirements?<br>
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Nope. See below:<br>
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<img alt="" src="cid:part1.01060503.03090901@telus.net"><br>
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To make 1000 m with a 72" sphere, the shell would have to be almost
1-1/2":<br>
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<img alt="" src="cid:part2.04070704.01010909@telus.net"><br>
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Keep in mind too that these are the ABS minimums, and a greater
safety factor is probably prudent - particularly for a home builder.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Sean<br>
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