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News from the world of "trying to get this 
sub in the water" by dale.
 
After several setbacks, I have finally, for the 
last time I think possibly, might be ready to , perhaps, mabie......aaawww 
crap..
 
I have finished the construction of the sub,( 
mabie someone can tell me, are we ever finished building these 
things??)   and all I have to do, is hang some weights on it..and it's 
ready to go..( I still think I am finished, weights dont count do they??) it 
holds a  vacuum, and a slight pressure.. I can survive in it for over 1 hr, 
with no headaches or anything..(1 hr and 5 min, 34 sec to be exact) , I have no 
air leaks, and therefore figure it might not leak too much water.. and It weighs 
1780 lbs..I have tested the pressure compensation system again, and again, and 
again (only on land though) and it works as I planned, I found out the paint 
chipps off when you drop it off of a trailor..(nuts), and I have found out that 
October is sometimes cold in Alberta, and that water gets a hard surface on it 
when it gets cold..It was suggested that we drop it from higher, and that might 
get it into the water, through the hard surface,  but I think I will see if 
the ice melts first.. We are supposed to be getting a warm spell, and if the ice 
dissapears, Ill launch.. otherwise, it will be next spring now.. Ill post some 
pics of the finished product soon..
 
thanks for all the support through out all of 
this from everyone..
 
dale.