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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] status report
I'd like to look at the design, what is it called on
Moki?
Warren.
--- Brian Cox <ojaibees@ojai.net> wrote:
> Status Report ..................from Brian Cox
>
> Project : ESMAE Electric SubMersible with
> Articulating Entry
>
> Progress: 1) Have posted my preliminary design on
> the moki exchange.
> (however it keeps changing and morphing hourly).
> 2) Have build scaffolding for
> construction of outer
> superstructure shell ( ferro-cement construction)
> 3) Have built moch-up of pressure
> hull (so I can get
> an idea where all these valves are going to go, also
> for testing the
> cable connections for my stick and rudder controls,
> and also for testing
> the scrubber and O2 monitor.)
>
> Continuing Education: Taking machine shop class at
> Ventura collage.
>
> Current reading: Structures (or why things don't
> fall down)
>
> Comments: Though I'm sticking to my basic design
> concept of a " Flip"
> sub. I've realized that I really do not need trim
> tanks and I will
> balance the sub with weights. I've moved my air for
> buoyancy outside
> the shell and replaced that space with more
> flotation capacity. I am
> currently playing with the size of my hard ballast
> tank that will bring
> the nose of my craft up horizontal and ready for
> cruising, since the
> nose will be heavy with the battery pod( a benefit
> when flipped).
>
> Future Goals: 1) Settle on design and start on
> steel matrix for
> ferro-cement shell.
> 2) Start diving more
> with Bob
> http://covenantdivecharters.com/
> 3) get certified for
> rebreather equipment
> 4) put up home page with
> pictures and info
> on my progress
>
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