<div dir="ltr"><div>I have always thought a skip truck would be good. Imagine K boat instead of skip... And you can get smaller skip trucks than this. I measured one and a K would fit.</div><div> </div><div><img width="562" height="288" src="cid:ii_iz8bash90_15a46b66b4eb209c"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 February 2017 at 08:02, Douglas Suhr 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">I'm quite keen on a small pontoon gantry design that will launch and<br>
recover with limited draught, provide plenty of flotation and<br>
stability for entry/egress from the sub and would reduce transit time<br>
to and from remote dive sites. I'm working on a design that will<br>
telescope horizontally, thus facilitating a variable breadth of the<br>
'toons (for added stability on water, ease of travel on road). Still,<br>
I'm afraid open ocean operations will remain a formidable challenge. ~<br>
Doug<br>
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On 2/15/17, T Novak via Personal_Submersibles<br>
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> The A-frame crane would not likely have sufficient reach. They usually are<br>
> used on board ships to lift a sub out over the transom. The same with<br>
> knuckle boom cranes, like the ones used to launch the Mir twins. These are<br>
> used just to launch over the side of the ship.<br>
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> Hank has it right with a barge mounted crane. The barge can be launched in<br>
> much shallower water while holding the sub than the sub launched alone.<br>
> With a pontoon or moon pool barge even a gantry crane would work.<br>
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> From: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org">personal_submersibles-<wbr>bounces@psubs.org</a>]<br>
> On Behalf Of Brian Hughes via Personal_Submersibles<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:40 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub launch musings<br>
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> Or ... an A frame crane mounted on the back of a flatbed. Can you back down<br>
> a ramp far enough for sufficient water when swinging it off the back? I like<br>
> the idea of one vehicle for travel.<br>
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