<div dir="ltr">Hi Rick.<div>Bit of a late reply, but I used a car bonnet (you might call it the "hood") pull cable, connected to both drop weight handles. One pull of the cable releases both weights. It works surprisingly well for a simple solutions.</div><div><br></div><div>I managed to find a pic of it on my old website. <a href="http://www.guernseysubmarine.com/Extended_files/Page23665.htm">http://www.guernseysubmarine.com/Extended_files/Page23665.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br>James</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 at 19:10, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Rick, use marine push pull cables<div>Hank<br id="m_-7525885435492539117lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 23, 2025, at 11:58 AM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I also attached a pull cord that goes through the plywood floor for the VBT hull shut off as it pulls straight up but the other three in the back dome go athwartships so I would have to attach pulleys somehow.<div><br></div><div>Rick</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"times new roman","new york",times,serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Thanks Hank, I have had that thought rolling around my mind as a possible solution as well so I'm glad to hear that someone else has implemented it effectively.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jon</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Jon,</div><div dir="ltr">With a sound deadening wall in my new sub, reaching the shut off valves could be a slow process. I drilled small holes in the end of the valve levers and attached push pull cables. The cables are really intended to shut the valve quickly. The cable end is located beside the pilot seat, and there are 6 of them. Now I can close and open the valves remotly.</div><div dir="ltr">Hank</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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<div dir="ltr">I agree with you on the carrying capacity, I find there's barely enough room for me to maneuver inside the K-600 alone. However Alec has proven that you can fit two people into a K250, and when I was in Shackleton it was a comfortable ride. I am still struggling with the emergency drop weight configuration because it is currently behind me and with another person on-board I don't think I'll be able to reach it, never mind the scuttle valve on the rear head. For that reason, until I can come up with a better configuration, Aquatic is likely going to be a one-man vessel.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Jon</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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<div><div id="m_-7525885435492539117m_-2786389688205071384ydp114a62e8yiv6663508929ydp929d1a1byiv0720684608"><div>It’s kind of funny but no one wants to go on the first trip but plenty on the second!<div>I want to make a number of dives on my own to check out all the systems and get her dialed in. </div><div>I am concerned that there is not enough room below my seat for someone to lay safely and comfortably though??</div><div>Planning to probably take her down to at least 100’ and test everything out before the 600’ test as if there are any tiny weepers, I’ll want to know about it before she gets too heavy to recover.</div><div>First splash for trimming will probably be in a week or so 😬</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Rick </div><div><br clear="none" id="m_-7525885435492539117m_-2786389688205071384ydp114a62e8yiv6663508929ydp929d1a1byiv0720684608lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><div id="m_-7525885435492539117m_-2786389688205071384ydp114a62e8yiv6663508929ydp929d1a1byiv0720684608yqtfd94858"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 21, 2025, at 8:52 AM, Rick Patton <<a href="mailto:satwelder@gmail.com" target="_blank">satwelder@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div></div><div id="m_-7525885435492539117m_-2786389688205071384ydp114a62e8yiv6663508929ydp929d1a1byiv0720684608yqtfd00778"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thanks all! been a 20 year endeavor. <div>I live on the Big Island David.</div></div><br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Rick, What part of the country are you in?</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best Regards,<br clear="none">David Colombo<br clear="none"><img src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/533310a9e4b0fba62008a464/t/5339c1f2e4b041bac4e25d1b/1396294132055/?format=500w" style="width: 200px; max-width: 500px;"><br clear="none">804 College Ave<br clear="none">Santa Rosa, CA. 95404<br clear="none">(707) 536-1424<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.SeaQuestor.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.SeaQuestor.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM Tim Novak via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Congratulations, Rick.</div><div>Looking forward to hearing how the shake down cruise goes.</div><div>Tim</div></div><br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Apr 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
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On Friday, April 18, 2025 at 04:15:06 PM MDT, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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