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RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub building business



Hi Alec,

Kittredge's pedal-powered sub is a K-250 hull that he
had sitting around.

Regards,
Ray

--- Alec Smyth <Alec.Smyth@compuware.com> wrote:

> Snoopy's tanks are strikingly different to other K
> boats I've seen. The bow is much shorter, and the
> stern ends in a flat "cutoff". Overall, I think
> Snoopy is at least two feet shorter than other
> K-250s. As I recall Dale said the tanks were off
> Kittredge's pedal-powered sub (or presumably it's
> molds). In any case, they do provide perfectly
> adequate lift, so there's no practical issues. But
> if I make myself some kind of custom tanks based on
> these, I have no idea whether they'll fit anyone
> else's boat.
> 
> Owning an operating sub is killing my progress on
> building one. But I'm not about to whine about that,
> it's what one can describe as a nice problem!
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Alec
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	VBra676539@aol.com [mailto:VBra676539@aol.com]
> Sent:	Thu 12/23/2004 11:23 AM
> To:	personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Cc:	
> Subject:	Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub building business
> Alec,
>  
> You know, I don't actually know whether the 250/350
> tanks are different. They 
> could well be, now that you mention it. I've tried a
> couple of things, and I 
> think the easiest is some kind of flat fiberglas
> plate under the tank, screwed 
> and RTV'd or something, with a standpipe arrangement
> six or eight inches long 
> in the middle of it. I'll be thinking about it,
> certainly.
>  
> Vance
> 
> 
> 
> 

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