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

[Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com>]

On Thu, 03 Oct 2002 13:58:43 -0400 DJACKSON99@aol.com writes:
>Thanks for the tip about Simon Lake, I didn't even know the name. 

Did you find Jeff Lake's website?

>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. 

That sounds like a high-end version of Lake's Argonaut Junior.
I'd avoid gasoline engines, especially in confined spaces.   They 
smell bad, and I've had one explode.

>Perhaps a small 2 person cabin with mounted between pontoons that can 
>be flooded. 

And that sounds like the AquaSub ....

>Oh, and a very small second chamber for a small outboard 
>on the aft. The ultimate lake dive platform. 

Pardon the images, but this is the way your requirements came
to mind:

A small barge with the Honda generator on it.   The generator 
powers the trolling motors, the lights, and the compressor.   One 
person stays on top, under an umbrella, listing to CDs and to the 
intercom to the divers.

Under the barge is the diving bell with air lock above it.   You 
climb down into the air lock, shut the top hatch and open
the bottom.   In the bell is an open bottom; the hookah lines
go there, too. 

What did I miss?

Except, of course, that this thing would be about 12 feet tall 
and weigh a gazillion pounds.   Perhaps I should give this
more though.  I need a beer (metaphorically speaking).





Mike H.


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