You're too far south, try Whiskeytown, our preferred alternate to Lake
Shasta.
I live 20 minutes from both lakes.
To answer your first question, the dorsal fin is also the snorkel. Inside
the dorsal is an inflatable
membrane that seals off the snorkel during dives. We used a $5 Harbor
Freight flood alarm to trigger
the pneumatic solenoid.
She sucks fuel like a typical two-stroke floozy and right now
we only carry about 3 gallons. But
this is good when you're waiting for your turn to play.
Doc
Captain Nemo wrote:
Or wait...judging from the slope of the cliffs...could that be San Luis Resevoir? Camanche, maybe? I'm going to tell you something, Tom. I consider my NAUTILUS MINISUB to be pretty unique as homebuilt subs go. But your BIONIC DOLPHIN is one of the most radical departures in small subs I've ever seen. Truly inspiring, dude. Hmmm, let's see...After I get the refit of the NAUTILUS done and the videos shot for TV, I could pull out the batteries and dump the 36 Volt MK 101, cut the hull, put the jetski in there.....oh yeah, I can see it now. COLLISION SPEED...FULL!!!! ;-) Care to share any information about how you're aspirating the engine? System components; consumption; endurance; that sort of thing? Pat
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