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[PSUBS-MAILIST] What's goin' down?
Hi guys!
The boards have been quiet for a while, so I'm
sending this to make sure it's still working. Now, what to talk
about?
Well, I've been working on pages for my own website
lately.
Got some WILD "incandescent colored" lights for the
"headlights" on the Nautilus, and have been doing other finishing touches to the
scale wheelhouse pressure-hull cover.
I got an E-mail from a studio in England that wants
to talk about using my submarine in a film about 20,000 Leagues; don't know if
it's for real yet, but should know by next week.
The NAUTILUS MINISUB video is coming along a piece
at a time, but I've learned better than to say when it will be finished.
There's always something else to do. I'm working on it,
though.
And the HOMEBUILT SUBMARINES video is exceeding my
expectations. So far, we've got 16 homebuilts; six professional sub
builder/operators; the relative of a person famous in early submarine
development; and a few more folks I'm optimistically waiting to hear from.
With all the obligatory segments about sub history, operation, design, and
construction, the video is really starting to look like something. It's no
longer only about homebuilt submarines, though; so I guess I'm going to have to
find a new title. Any suggestions?
I'll be sending away for MOTORGUIDE's 107# thrust
unit in a couple weeks; ought to give the ol' Naut a little more git-go.
If I can do it unobstrusively, I'd like to mount the motor so she'll swing a
little bit when the rudder is activated, to tighten up the turning radius
somewhat. As it is, that bugger turns like the TITANIC (and we all
know what trouble that caused!).
Anyway, that's about it from VULCANIA for
now. Hope you guys are all enjoying your sub projects. Dale, I know
you are deep into finishing your boat. We're all looking forward to
your pending success.
And Carsten, I'm sure you're hard at work
too. If I ever get around to attempting a sub as big as the CSSX-1,
the next tools I'll add to my equipment list is a forklift, and maybe a
crane! Really! They would make things a lot easier! How's your
new boat coming along, by the way?
Very best regards,
Pat