Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] AquaSub

["Michael B. Holt" <mholt@richmond.edu>]

> However, a full-sized sub kit would be great. I haven't found one
> yet. Probably too many liability issues for a manufacturer to
> put one out.
 
I think the Kittredge boats are about as close to kit as
we're likely to see.

>  It seems that with some
> ingenuity and modifications to shape and materials that one could
> transform one of these car kits into a pSub. Also, I've bought full-sized
> plans of surface boats; a kayak, canoe, and a shallow draft sloop.
> The kayak and canoe designs seem to have possibilities for conversion
> to pSubs, wet or possibly dry. I'm looking into Boston Whalers, too,
> for study and consideration.
 
I used to think about that a lot.  The deceptive part is 
that all those other things "look" like they might make
good subs.  Some of what we think about subs comes from
sci-fi (James Bond had a driveable sub-car), so we
gravitate toward that.  

I'd really like to see what ideas you develop.  You
might be able to hit something that works very well.
I suspect that any such modifications/ adaptations
would work better as wet subs given the inability
to work with the high-strength materials and high-power
engines.  But I've been wrong before.

I must admit I keep looking at a couple of sailplanes
with an eye to converting them to wet subs.  Never
quite gone as far as getting the plans ...



Mike