Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] New to PSUB

["Emile" <2stroke@hetnet.nl>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Knab" <mike@bornclassified.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 12:36 AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] New to PSUB


> Hi, I'm new to the mailing list, and I see everybody is quite active in
> emailing, which is awesome.  I am planning on building a wetsub, and maybe
> someday converting it into a drysub (with extensive modifications).  I'll
be
> buying a boat hull in the next month or so and then modifying it for a wet
> sub configuration.
>
Welcome to the list!
>
> for surface propulsion, I'm thinking of putting on a 10-20 HP outboard
> motor.  When I go underwater, I will have to plug the exhaust as well as
the
> intake.  Is that all I will have to do?  Can an outboard motor take
repeated
> dunkings and still work pretty well on the surface for an extended period
of
> time without major maintenance?
>
possible but not ideal. Find a diesel outboard; igmition coils dont like
water. You should plug als the gearbox ventilation. Water in oil and/or a
little water above the piston while starting is destructive for your engine.

Grs, Emile van Essen