Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Junkyard Wars: Submarine Racers

[DJACKSON99@aol.com]

Thanks for the tip about Simon Lake, I didn't even know the name. Running a gas engine from a snorkel would be fine for a shallow sub. I want to use my hookah to supply my air and control buoyancy, leaving the noise of the Honda engine on the surface.  Then use trolling motors for thrusters and have the floor open so we can exit for dives. Perhaps a small 2 person cabin with mounted between pontoons that can be flooded. Oh, and a very small second chamber for a small outboard on the aft. The ultimate lake dive platform. 

In a message dated Wed, 2 Oct 2002 2:15:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, tlohm@juno.com writes:

> On Wed, 02 Oct 2002 13:43:19 -0400 DJACKSON99@aol.com writes:
> >
> >PS: I enjoy your site! Ya'll are about to inspire me to build a sub. 
> >We'll maybe not a sub by your standards, and it will never be 
> >certified by any sober human, but it will pass as a sub in Oklahoma. I 
> >like the counter pressure idea.  We (family of 3) dive the local lakes 
> >with a hookah rig and would love a mostly dry environment to continue 
> >exploring in the winter. I'm envisioning something like a self 
> >propelled diving bell.
> 
> Self-propelled diving bell?  What do you know about Simon 
> Lake
> designs?
> 
> Welcome to this world.
> 
> I used to have adverising stuff from a company that built
> subs in Oklahoma.   I'll see if I can find it tonight.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike H.