<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span>Cliff,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4111">there was a thread a while back on making kort nozzles,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4104">how did the machine shop make yours? Was it a block of nylon </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4126">they machined them out of or did they mold the nylon to a rough</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span>shape & machine that?</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4171">I made mine by finding a suitable bucket, wrapping fiber glass around </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4228">the bucket then finishing by hand. I am thinking you could make carbon </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4260">fiber roughs this way & send them off to be machined.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4062" dir="ltr"><span>Cheers Alan</span></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4109"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4108"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4107"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4125"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4187"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Cliff Redus 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> Wednesday, April 22, 2015 7:22 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] minn-kota cabling to hull<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4261"><br><div id="yiv9980657591"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4263"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429685530006_4262"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55369"><br><div id="yiv9980657591"><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55378"><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55377" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429560052638_3301">Jon, I have been making some progress on my Minnn-Kota 101 thruster project. The modified thrusters (added Kort Nozzle, Subconn electrical penetrator and pressure compensation port). To see photos go to <a rel="nofollow" id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429560052638_3716" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/" shape="rect"><font color="#0066cc">http://www.psubs.org/</font></a>, then hit projects and photos section, on the projects page under find at the top of this page, change from submersible to research and hit search. The photos are listed under MK-101 thruster.</div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429560052638_3434"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429560052638_3487" dir="ltr">The thrusters are ready to go on the boat but I am in the process of repainting the exterior and interior due to hull mods and then I have to put everything back together. I hope to be back in the water this summer. Still need to do some performance testing of the thrusters.</div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429560052638_3486" dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429560052638_3485" dir="ltr">Cliff<br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55332"><br><br><br><br><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55331"><br>Cliff Redus<br>Redus Engineering<br>USA mobile: 830-931-1280<br>cliffordredus@sbcglobal.com </div></div><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55374" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55373" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div class="yiv9980657591y_msg_container" id="yiv9980657591yui_3_16_0_1_1429634299539_55376"><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>