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

[Ian Roxborough <irox@ix.netcom.com>]

On Fri, Jan 4 2002 14:25:32 GMT-0600
tmsmalley@usinternet.com wrote:

> A wheeled pontoon tender probably would be the best way to do it. I'm afraid it would cost more than the sub - but sacrifices must be made. I want to keep it simple (and cheap) as possible.
> 

How about a floating trailer?

Or a semi-submersible trailer?

And if money is no problem:
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-takf.html


Ian.

> >
> >From: "Steven Mills" <barycenter@earthlink.net>
> >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:43:32 -0800
> >To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> >Subject: Re: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
> >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
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> 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
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> 


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