<DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><FONT size="2">Thanks Hank and Alec,</FONT><DIV><FONT size="2"> Looks like I may be able to use that CNG tank after all ! Up front there I've had a trim tank which I fiberglassed four of Scott's syntackic foam blocks ( which are actually pretty heavy) in there. There was some space left over for trim air ( soft ballast) but not much. the CNG tank I think actually weighs less than my trim tank! I just got done placing it in there and it fits real good.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size="2"><BR></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size="2">Brian</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size="2"><BR></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size="2"><BR></FONT><BR><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;">--- personal_submersibles@psubs.org wrote:</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;">To: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Esmae test</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;">Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:30:07 +0000 (UTC)</SPAN><BR><BR><DIV style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir="ltr">Brian,</DIV><DIV dir="ltr">It is taking form nicely and I have done just like Alan says. Bring a truck load of pails or whatever and tie them on. You are getting closer!</DIV><DIV dir="ltr">Hank</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV>
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On Friday, October 25, 2019, 11:59:26 PM MDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>Thanks Brian,</DIV><DIV>you are getting there!</DIV><DIV>The shape of it is looking a lot better. </DIV><DIV>I think I have previously suggested that you take a number of floats like 20 litre</DIV><DIV>containers that have handles on them for tethering, & any type of weight.</DIV><DIV>That way you can sort out exactly what weight & buoyancy you need &</DIV><DIV>where you need it on your next outing.</DIV><DIV>Cheers Alan </DIV><DIV><DIV><BR>On 26/10/2019, at 5:14 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<A href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><FONT size="2" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Hi All ,</FONT><DIV style=""><FONT size="2" style=""><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"> Another test down at the boatyard, I removed a lot of weight from the top of my sub, extra structure that was not needed, and then added that amount of weight in lead to the keel. Seems very stable now, so that is a good thing. Also added buoyancy pods to the sides and up front underneath my shell. Still not enough buoyancy up front, had a friend try and pull up the nose with a rope to determine just how much will be needed, but he was unable to pull the nose up so probably more that 200 lbs of lift will be needed, as well as any weight I can shed .</FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><FONT size="2" style=""><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><FONT size="2" style=""><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"> I also reworked a few other things, replaced vinyl tubing for electrical with better type of material, reworked my hatch dogs, and put some holes in the top of my shell ( that was hard to do after all that work ;-) ) </FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><FONT size="2" style=""><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><FONT size="2" style=""><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-AGxWBEk_A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-AGxWBEk_A</A></DIV><DIV style=""><BR></DIV><DIV style="">Cheers,</DIV><DIV style=""><BR></DIV><DIV style="">Brian</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE><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></DIV></DIV><DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">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></DIV></DIV>
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