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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Newbie alert! (me)
Hi DJ,
The USS Pampanito (USN fleet submarine) is also in San Francisco and
the Dennoch (a propane tank psub
http://www.psubs.org/museum/museum_sfphotos.html) on the dock next to it.
I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 38 years. Lived in Alameda and
Fremont before I bailed to Oregon. I pity your commute from Tracy.
Regards,
Ray
> From: "Steven Mills" <barycenter@earthlink.net>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Newbie alert! (me)
> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 20:13:22 -0800
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> Hello DJ !
>
> Here's my welcome and salutations to you, too.
> I lived in San Francisco for 20years before moving
> to Las Vegas.
> Have you visited the Maritime Museum? Also, Hyde Street Pier
> has a nautical bookshop with lots of boat building manuals
> and books on subs. Also, there is a boatbuilding shop
> not too far from the bookshop on the pier. Perhaps if you find
> yourself in SF pay a visit to the boat shop and talk to the
> people there. They also offer courses on boat building.
>
> --Steve
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DCI Games <dcigames@yahoo.com>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 5:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Newbie alert! (me)
>
>
> > 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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