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<div dir="ltr">Hugh, can you imagine getting up early one day, jumping into the Q-Sub <span><a shape="rect" class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637enhancr_card_6805617502" href="https://www.charterworld.com/news/world-twoman-planing-submarine-qsub-2400-completed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The World First Two-Man Planing Submarine Q-Sub 2400 almost completed — Yacht Charter & Superyacht News</a></span><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13yahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13ymail-preserve-class ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13ymail-preserve-style" id="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13enhancr_card_6805617502" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="https://www.charterworld.com/news/world-twoman-planing-submarine-qsub-2400-completed" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a shape="rect" class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" href="https://www.charterworld.com/news/world-twoman-planing-submarine-qsub-2400-completed" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13card-wrapper ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13yahoo-ignore-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="400"><table class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13card ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13yahoo-ignore-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><table class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13card-info ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13yahoo-ignore-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13card-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);">The World First Two-Man Planing Submarine Q-Sub 2400 almost completed —...</h2><p class="ydp13a9c3e7yiv3042431637ydpc1291c13card-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151, 155, 167);">The world first, two-man, planing submarine Q-Sub 2400, designed by Hugh Fulton, from the New Zealand´s Q-Sub Lt...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">with your son then heading out from Auckland , moving up the western coastline of New Zealand and landing at Cape Reinga, a 350 km journey to refuel than off to Three Kings Island, a mere 55 km away. All in planing mode at 80 kph! You then pull the plug on the worlds first combination powerboat/ submarine, and descend on paradise. 400 km at 80 kph, I say you would be their before lunch!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bringing such boat into existence is daunting task, as you have well experienced, but if anyone can pull this off, you can! We are all looking forward to hearing about your sea trials that will surely be coming down the pike.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">If not for my grandsons, I would be camped out in your spare bedroom and helping you bring Q-Sub's to life.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Put your compressor work on the desk and go sit in in the pressure hull of the Q-Sub and dream about Three Kings Islands!</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Best </div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Cliff</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 06:39:01 PM CDT, Hugh Fulton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260"><div><div class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260WordSection1"><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Cliff,</span></p><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">You are so organised and think of everything.</span></p><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">I need you down here to push me along and organise things and add your take on what needs to be changed. Finally starting again on the batteries BMS. Years are passing me by. Cheers, Hugh </span></p><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></p><div class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260yqt4832213221" id="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260yqt34217"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 22 August 2019 7:58 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> T Novak via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] weights</span></p></div></div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal">On the R300 we also carry a bathroom scale and try to measure operator at time of dive. On touchscreen, operator enters this weight. The PLC calculates the ballast needed and adjust the longitudinal position of a 100 lb trim weight hydraulically so that when the boat is flooded , the boat will be approximately trim. This is necessary as pilot is forward of the boat CG. I have ballast weights that are color coded and are designed to sit at the longitudinal CG of the boat. Data logger records the operator weight. Predive checklist checks that ballast has been added.</p></div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal">Cliff</p></div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><div id="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yahoo_quoted_7320261987"><div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 12:22:09 PM CDT, T Novak via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote: </span></p></div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></p></div><div><div id="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340"><div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From my weight and balance experience flying Air Cadets we always weigh the individuals as they stand all up, including any backpacks, cameras, and water bottles. Most people only have a vague idea how much they weigh, and the reality is that their weight changes daily, throughout the day, and depending on what they are wearing and carrying. During the PLRP I noticed that Nuytco had a bathroom scale on the crane barge and the DW2000 pilots were weighed each time they got into the sub. External weights were then added or removed as necessary.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"></span></p><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"></span></p><div id="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340yqt34088"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Personal_Submersibles <a shape="rect" href="mailto:[mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org]" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:11 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] weights</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"></span></p></div></div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></p><div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hi All,</span></p></div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">When David and I were swapping out passengers in Gamma, the weights were getting off. It is difficult to make quick weight changes. David and I both came to the conclusion that a weight chart is in order with well marked weights. So when your passenger is ready, just look up their weight on the chart and cross reference the required weight in the sub. </span></p></div><div><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yiv3313474340msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hank</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260ydp2702e9f4yqt65167"><p class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byiv6068946260MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byqt4832213221" id="ydp80f29463yiv3042431637ydp97d1465byqt69653">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div></body></html>