Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Newbie alert! (me)

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@onewest.net>]

Ah, Montague is a very beautiful community!  Nah, not from there but
almost moved my business to the Yreka area.  Was in Happy Camp for 3-4
months.  Back before the mills were shut down.
Carl


DCI Games wrote:
> 
> I lived in Montague for about 15 years, then moved to
> yreka till i was 21. then, off to tracy ca.. Are you
> from there too?
> 
> --- Coalbunny <coalbunny@onewest.net> wrote:
> > Hello Dj and welcome to the list.  Where abouts in
> > Siskiyou county were
> > you raised?  Been there, beautiful county.
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > DCI Games wrote:
> > >
> > > I dont know why this stupid email wont put my name
> > as
> > > Dj, but oh well, my name is Dj McCullough. I
> > currently
> > > live in Tracy, Ca. Its about an hour east of san
> > fran.
> > > i just moved down here to be with my bride 2 be.
> > >
> > > as for my 13 year old's "submarine", imagine a 50
> > > gallon drum with the side cut out <this was the
> > > bottom, so i could climb in and out while it was
> > under
> > > water>. the front of the oil drum had been
> > removed,
> > > and a inch thick plexiglass window put in it's
> > place.
> > > i forget how we sealed it :). it had a big piece
> > of
> > > steel beam welded to the front and back on the
> > bottom
> > > to keep the thing right side up, as well as a
> > kid's
> > > size lawn chair more or less screwed and glued in
> > just
> > > above the water line. we had 200 feet of garden
> > hose
> > > connected to this thing, with a decient air pump
> > > running on the shore. Propullsion was almost
> > > accomplished by my grandfather's trolling motor
> > and a
> > > couple of , i think 10 ah 12 v batteries. the
> > motor
> > > had a bicycle sprocket welded to it around it,
> > with a
> > > bicycle chain up to .. something , i think it was
> > a
> > > power wheels steering wheel. <and the squeeky horn
> > > still worked :)> the two high mounted balast tanks
> > > werent much more than some kind of metal tube with
> > the
> > > ends welded off. I used garden hose on off spiget
> > > style valve to control the venting of the air, and
> > > another to turn on and off the air to fill the
> > balast
> > > tanks with air. It also featured fins to keep the
> > > rather unstable shape going in a straight line.
> > >
> > > I took a 110 camera with me and took pictures of
> > the
> > > .. rather murky water in Siskiyou lake, in
> > siskiyou
> > > county, ca. The sub putted around a bit. My best
> > > friend, grandfather and i kept in contact with
> > these
> > > crappy little radio shack walkytalkies. The hose
> > that
> > > connected me to the air supply had rather
> > prominant
> > > metal ribbing, we ended up using that as a carrier
> > for
> > > the walkytalky signal. I ended up staying down
> > about
> > > 15 minutes, got some great pictures. I had one of
> > a
> > > trout that stopped in front of my window and
> > looked at
> > > me like i was an idiot. I remember radioing up to
> > my
> > > best friend, "Hey robin... i think i was just
> > mocked
> > > by a fish." I was just getting ready to bring my
> > > "TubSub" as we named it, back up, when something
> > hit
> > > me.. or i hit something, disabled the balast tank
> > on
> > > my right side. it started slowly loosing its
> > stored
> > > air and the sub started rolling a bit, and
> > sinking. I
> > > tried just pumping air into the tank at full
> > blast,
> > > hoping i could out run the air leak, but, couldnt.
> > I
> > > bailed out after putting my camera in a ziplock
> > baggy
> > > and swam to shore. we dragged the sub back with
> > the
> > > air line. We never figured out what happened, but
> > when
> > > we looked at the balast tank, the infernal thing's
> > > blow valve was missing. all the air in the world
> > > wouldnt stay in the tank if it just let it right
> > back
> > > out. My grandfather and i worked on another sub,
> > but
> > > it ultimatly never got finished as he passed away.
> > >
> > > anyone else done something similar?
> > >
> > > --- Michael Holt <mholt@richmond.edu> wrote:
> > > > DCI Games wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I just wanted to say HI to everyone here. I
> > myself
> > > > am
> > > > > a Computer tech, aspiring submariner :) i also
> > > > have
> > > > > horrible spelling so please bear with me. I am
> > by
> > > > no
> > > > > means an electrical engineer nor am i well
> > versed
> > > > in
> > > > > hydrodynamics, but i do know enough probably
> > just
> > > > to
> > > > > get meself in trouble.
> > > >
> > > > Many of us use that one: "...but I do know
> > enough to
> > > >
> > > > get myself in trouble."  You have come to the
> > right
> > > > place.
> > > >
> > > >  I've been designing a submarine
> > > > > since i was in the 5th grade and my favoriate
> > > > teacher,
> > > > > my science teacher got me interested. I havent
> > > > really
> > > > > built it, nor do i have the means at the
> > moment. i
> > > > Did
> > > > > built a 50 galon drum submarine (with
> > compresed
> > > > air
> > > > > and other feeds from shore) when i was 13.. i
> > had
> > > > to
> > > > > bail out at about 20 feet when it wouldnt come
> > up
> > > > <was
> > > > > an ambient.. thing>
> > > >
> > > > This marks you as a certain kind of person.
> > You're
> > > > not alone, and some of us have done the same
> > things.
> > > > Please talk more about what you built, so we can
> > > > compare notes.
> > > >
> > > > > Everysince then, i knew i was in
> > > > > love. I have read the archives through, every
> > faq
> > > > i
> > > > > could find, etc, preparing for the day when i
> > have
> > > > > alot of extra cash and someplace i can
> > actually
> > > > build
> > > > > something :) I apologize about being so long
> > > > winded in
> > > > > my intro.
> > > >
> > > > Welcome to the list!
> > > >
> > > > Talk about the sub you want to build.  Where are
> > > > you?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > >
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