<div dir="ltr">Hi James,<div><br></div><div>My Snoopy saddle tanks worked fine, but recently I have become a specialist in building saddle tanks that don't work, so take my suggestions with a grain of salt. The first thing I'd worry about looking at those tubes is the proportions. They are really long, which means when you are in the process of diving and they are half full, there is a danger the water will rush forward or aft and destabilize your trim. They might also trap an air bubble if you are at anything but perfect trim. I'd suggest much stubbier tanks, but since you have them in hand already you might want to put them on and see what happens. It's possible that testing will indicate the need to cut them in half lengths, or put a bulkhead in the middle of them. </div><div><br></div><div>As to the means of valving them, it would be nice to put mushroom valves inside the tanks but I don't know of a way to actuate those mechanically. I've just built a set of mushroom valves but they are pneumatically activated. Note, however, that I had to build them from scratch because I'm not aware of any that are available off the shelf - and it was a three month job. It doesn't mean OTS ones don't exist, but I couldn't find any. The closest I got was a suggestion from Greg Cottrell that turbo blow-off valves might serve, but I'd have to research those as I know nothing about them. The alternative is to use the Kittredge method. If you have sufficient rise in the tubing it works really well, but to get that rise you might need to put the valves on the CT. Or, mount ball valves right on the saddle tanks if you can get a rod to them from a mechanical through-hull. I think Nekton Gamma uses that method. On Snoopy I just had flexible hoses from both tanks go to a T, and from there to a ball valve mounted on the CT. If you figure there's space to do that, it's certainly the simplest method.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Alec</div><div><br></div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 10:59 AM, James Frankland 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"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div><div>I am adding saddle tanks to Jodie B. </div><div><br></div><div>Im not 100% sure what to do with regards to the vent plumbing. I would like to ask if anyone has any advice? </div><div><br></div><div>I am thinking of putting 2x through hulls on the top of the main pressure hull. For and aft of the tower and then piping the vents to a valve that would operate through them. Similar to the existing vents.</div><div><br></div><div>OR, fit the through hulls at the side so they penetrate the tanks and have a linkage of some sort that operates valves attached to the top of each tank, for and aft. Some sort of mushroom valve??</div><div><br></div><div>Any ideas? What have other people done?<br></div><div> <br><img width="401" height="535" src="cid:ii_jd4oe8ea1_161520e5ad5fe735"></div><div><img width="401" height="535" src="cid:ii_jd4oganv2_161520fd27778692"><br><br></div></div>
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