<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3352"><span>Hi Hank,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3351"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3350">just came across this vertically mounted bow dome that has straps.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3233"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3233"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3361"><a href="http://www.psubs.org/pic/youngmanta.html" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3360">http://www.psubs.org/pic/youngmanta.html</a><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3233"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3233" dir="ltr"> Alan</div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3359"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3358"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3363"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3365"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3364"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 10, 2015 12:26 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428627831692_3357"><br><br clear="none">Thanks' guys,<br clear="none">Pete, this is Gamma with a face lift :-)<br clear="none">Alan, I have looked at some subs with straps holding the dome, even at Nuytco. Dr Phil's deep diving sub has straps, darn can't remember the name of it. I am using straps because I don't trust my engineering to produce the retaining ring for a 180 degree dome. There is not much angle for a ring to grab on a 180 degree dome. As for leaking, I am using an EPDM 1mm gasket under the dome and the aluminum ring has an o ring in it against the reinforcing ring. The straps pull the dome down as tight as I want, so I feel good about it not leaking at the surface. I also have lifting eyes on the straps to help remove the assembly, it weighs 185 lbs. I am still sorting out the rubber to put under the straps. I am using pond liner rubber now for mocking up.<br clear="none">Hank------------------------------------------<br clear="none">On Wed, 4/8/15, Pete Niedermayr via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome<br clear="none"> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> Received: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 10:09 PM<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> She's beautiful Hank. What's this ?<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Pete<br clear="none"> --------------------------------------------<br clear="none"> On Fri, 4/3/15, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> wrote:<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome<br clear="none"> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> Date: Friday, April 3, 2015, 8:12 PM<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Bob,<br clear="none"> I have not but I will, I need to clean up my<br clear="none"> shop first. :-( it is a big mess.<br clear="none"> Hank--------------------------------------------<br clear="none"> On Fri, 4/3/15, Bob Travis via<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> wrote:<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Subject: Re:<br clear="none"> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma bow dome<br clear="none"> To:<br clear="none"> "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> Received: Friday, April 3, 2015, 9:08 PM<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> That's excellent! <br clear="none"> Did you post pictures?<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Bob<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Sent<br clear="none"> from<br clear="none"> my iPhone<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> > On Apr 3, 2015, at<br clear="none"> 6:05<br clear="none"> PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> wrote:<br clear="none"> > <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> > My new bow<br clear="none"> dome is on and I can not<br clear="none"> believe how spectacular it is. I<br clear="none"> can sit<br clear="none"> upright in the front of the sub and operate it from<br clear="none"> the front. It is weird to look out because<br clear="none"> it is as if<br clear="none"> there is nothing there. It is<br clear="none"> hard to explain. I will<br clear="none"> build new <br clear="none"> ballast tanks in the next week or so and I am<br clear="none"> back in the water. 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