<DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><DIV>Maybe you could weld it to the conning tower and cut out a new smaller hatch of, say 18" .. But not in that order.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Brian<BR><BR>--- personal_submersibles@psubs.org wrote:<BR><BR>From: John Kammerer via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><BR>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><BR>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch problem<BR>Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2015 11:05:43 -0400<BR><BR></DIV><DIV>Hank:</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>The hatch is 26" od with a 4" rise and 1" thick. I had a opportunity to inspect the USN X-1 built in 1955 and its hatch was no more than 3/8" thick. I could do another spring but if it ever failed there is no way I could lift it.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>I would hate to have to make a new hatch! </DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>John K.</DIV><DIV>(203) 414-1000<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV><DIV><BR>On Aug 1, 2015, at 10:33 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<A href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><TABLE border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><TBODY><TR><TD valign="top"><DIV>How big is the hatch? Seems counter productive to loose weight an strength.<BR>Hank</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV>
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<TD valign="top">John, It wouldn't have to be a CNC, just a big huge lathe !<BR><BR>Brian<BR><BR>--- <A>personal_submersibles@psubs.org</A> wrote:<BR><BR>From: John Kammerer via Personal_Submersibles <<A>personal_submersibles@psubs.org</A>><BR>To: "PSUBS, Inc." <<A>personal_submersibles@psubs.org</A>><BR>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch problem<BR>Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2015 08:22:50 -0400 (EDT)<BR><BR>My hatch is to heavy and needs trimming, I am looking for a company with <BR>a CNC machine with a 26" reach?<BR> <BR>John K.<BR>(203) 414-1000<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<BR><A>Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</A><BR><A href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<BR><A>Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</A><BR><A href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</A><BR></TD>
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