Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Aussie Roll Call

[Peter McKellar <mckellar@earthlink.net>]

Hi Alex,

I would love this opportunity, although with work at present, I cannot promise to be here that far in the future :)

I saw one posting to the group regarding the overall weight of your design.  I am assuming (possibly erroneously) the weight restrictions in your specs are related to transporting the sub on a trailer.  If this is the case, could you possibly use a part of the trailer as a drop weight?  When you go to launch, you unbolt part of the trailer and bolt it on as your drop weight.  It may not be pretty but the dual use of trailer structural elements should keep the combined weight down.  There are of course drag issues that must be considered.

cheers
peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Alexander Foreman <alexforeman@mailworks.org>
Sent: Mar 7, 2004 11:30 PM
To: PSubs Mailing List <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Aussie Roll Call

I will be touring up past sydney around august (hopefully).

Perhapse we could have a beer and a chin wag.

Alex Foreman

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:43:23 -0800 (PST), "Peter McKellar"
<mckellar@earthlink.net> said:
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>    Hi All,
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>    If  you  haven't  already  gather  as  much, I live in Australia.  I'm
>    actually  in  a  smallish  country  town  about  3.5hrs drive north of
>    sydney,  and  inland  by about 1hr.  The town is called Gloucester (in
>    NSW) and has a population of about  2,500.
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> 
>    Australia  suffers  from  'The  Tyranny  of  Distance'.  We are in the
>    middle  of  nowhere  (Australia),  and I am remote from even a sizable
>    city :)  I probably won't ever get to a psubs convention, and if I do,
>    the  chances of bringing any sub I built would be negligible.  I can't
>    drive for a couple of hours and check the progress of a fellow psubber
>    in Seattle or Texas.
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> 
> 
>    Are  there  any  psubbers here that live in Australia?  I suspect that
>    like  most  places on the net, we are over-represented on a per capita
>    basis.  Maybe someone lives nearby and we could develop a SIG of local
>    enthusiasts?  Under the shared yoke of Howard's imperium we could also
>    try  to  find a way to fund our projects under the shadow of financial
>    gloom.   We  could  collect  (or  even  establish)  a  list  of  local
>    suppliers.
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>    I  do  not  see  (or  desire)  this becoming a separate body, just the
>    formation of a local and informal support net.
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> 
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>    So  -  all  aussies  -  put  your hands up please!  (comments from all
>    welcome too).
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> 
> 
>    peter

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