Re: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?

["Steven Mills" <barycenter@earthlink.net>]

How about a pontoon setup that has wheels. You could
trailer the whole thing, roll the pontoon off the trailer into
the water and disconnect the pSub once you're in deep
enough.

----- Original Message -----
From: <tmsmalley@usinternet.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:30 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?


> Hi Ray -
> That's not a bad idea. The struts are just heavy EMT (for electrical
work). You could probalby make some sort of collapsible or disconnectable
feature that you could reassemble once you were in deep enough water. Maybe
even with small wheels. They would have to be strong enough not to give if
you set her down on the bottom.
>
>
> >
> >From: Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@Sun.COM>
> >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 09:18:58 -0800 (PST)
> >To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> >Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
> >Hi tm,
> >
> >> From: tmsmalley@usinternet.com
> >> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> >> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
> >> Date: Thu, Jan 3 2002 15:13:30 GMT-0600
> >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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> >
> >>
> >> I still haven't figured out how to trailer one and be able to launch
and land
> >it single-handedly. Any ideas? You would need to get it to water at least
four
> >feet deep until you got it off (or on) the trailer. A snowmobile trailer
with a
> >long tongue and a nice steep concrete boat access?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Can the struts that support the battery seat be folded when on trailer?
> >That would reduce the draft of the sub and the depth of water you need
> >just to launch it.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Ray
> >
> >
>