<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Jon,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">karl Stanley has 4 thrusters at the back of Idabel.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">If you left room for another thruster you have an option in the future that</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">would add redundancy & give you more power.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I had wondered whether in the event of a thruster failure, if the turning </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">circle in reverse was tighter than forward, & you could go between forward</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">& reverse & eventually make it back. Another thought was to use a plank</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">that may be part of the sub flooring etc, & leaver it between something at the</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">back of the sub as a jerry rudder! Possibly weld two struts at the back to</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">give you this option!</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Alan</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 6/06/2017, at 1:06 AM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496667634522_7098"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496667634522_7099">I've attached new motor mounts for the MinnKota 101's onto the aft ballast tank framework. This puts them each at about a 30 degree angle from center-line which should work great for my "tractor" type control, however I realize now that if one of the motors quits I will be running around in circles. I have the option of adding a rudder but am not going to do that. I'll live with it for now and see how it goes.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496667634522_7099"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496667634522_7099">The motors will be cradled in the 4-inch channel and held in with SS or Alum straps.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496667634522_7100"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496667634522_7101">Jon</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496667634522_7102"><br></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><IMG_1163.JPG></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>