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Thanks Brian. I'll add that site to my list.
Sometimes I make my own gaskets and rubber seals by cutting them out, but it's
nice to know I can get them already made in whatever size I need.
Thanks again.
Kindest regards,
Bill Akins.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:53
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] BIG is now a
p-sub...
Way to go Pierre !!! Happy
subbing !
The web site for Parker is : http://www.parker.com/ead/cm1.asp?cmid=247
They will send you a disk if you ask them with their whole cataloge on
there. It also has a lot of information on how to calculate the right
size O ring for whatever purpose you are using it for, along with
all the various materials that the O rings can be made of.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 5:02
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] BIG is now
a p-sub...
Hi Brian.
Could you please post the complete name of
Parker (or their link) so I can go to their site and save it for
reference?
Thanks.
Kindest regards,
Bill Akins.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:53
AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] BIG is
now a p-sub...
Peter,
You can get just about any size O ring desired from Parker, just specify
the size. What size do you need?
Brian Cox
----- Original
Message -----
From: <atozed@juno.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Cc:
<personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent:
Saturday, June 04, 2005 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] BIG is now
a p-sub...
> Pierre -
>
>
Congratulations!
> I'm glad for you and that psub's
information exchange is here for all
> who will realize their
dreams, however large or small. Please give us
> details of the
cause of the leaks, and what size vent pipe was too small?
> Will
the propeller protection be a shroud or a cage?
>
> -Peter
Korwin
>
>
>
> On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 23:10:53
-0400
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?Marie-Andr=E9e_et_Pierre?= <poulin.carrier@videotron.ca>
>
writes:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Today we launched
BIG.
> >
> > After 2.5 years of design and building,
moving to 4 different
> > workshops,
> > investing
2500 $ (canadian, but still...) I finaly put BIG in the
> >
water!
> >
> > What a trill!!!!
> >
>
> When it went down the boat ramp, on it's own tiny wheels, I could
> > not
> > refrain myself to think that it would leak
so bad, crash, explode or
> > else.
> > But nothing
happened. I had 2 very small leaks. Nothing a good
> >
scott-towell
> > could not handle.
> >
> > I
had 2 friends in divers outfits ready to dive so I said BIg was
>
> ready for
> > next step; Getting me inside it.
> >
> > At first, the water-line was way lower then I though. We had
to use
> > 80
> > pounds of additional weight to make
it as low as it was supposed to
> > be.
> >
>
> So I jumped inside it, secured the hatch. Everything was still ok. I
> > engaged
> > the auto ambient pressure system
and... nada... The electronic
> > circuit
> > didn't
worked (too much humidity i think). So I had to rely on my
> >
manual
> > back-up to equalize pressure.
> >
>
> The depth where i was was 10 feet. Relaxing my breath and my
>
> hearthbeat, I
> > made a sign to my divers and opened the
ballast vent valve. Nothing
> >
> > happened. I waited
for about 30 secondes and could not tell if I was
> > going
> > down. I asked a diver to look if air was going out of the
vent and
> > he said
> > yes so i waited still longer.
It tooked about 2 minutes to get the
> > sub to go
> >
below the water-line. What a trill!!!! oh my god! I was soooo
>
> nervous!
> > Looking in the top windows and seeing like 2
inches of water over
> > the hatch!
> > I was finaly
under-water! I made it! And was still alive!
> >
> >
Some seconds later I hit the bottom and rested there for a couple of
> > minutes
> > ajusting the pressure, tripple
checking everything. All was good. So
> > I
> >
decided to make BIG slightly positive. I opened up just a bit the air
> > valve
> > for the ballast and I went rocket to the
surface! had to wait 2
> > minutes to
> > vent the
tanks, and back to the bottom I was... That time I was very
> >
gentle
> > with the valve and managed to get it under control. I
was ready to
> > try those
> > 2 engines. I was very
suprised how fast it was! I can easyly go
> > faster then
> > a diver.
> >
> > What a great
day!
> >
> > What was great: BIG is operationnal, it
goes very fast! once you get
> > used to
> > it, you
can adjust bouyancy easyly. Also, very manuverable with the
> >
2
> > engines set-up. more then i though it was going to be. i
can almost
> > turn on
> > the spot. Going up or down
with motors is also very good.
> >
> > What must be
better: Main thing to check, It is very slow to blow
> > the 2
back
> > ballast tank. I think that the holes i made are too
small. Also,
> > trim is not
> > good. always nose up.
I also need to install propeler protection.
> > One of my
> > friend fin cough in it with some minor damage to it but it
is not
> > very safe
> > since I plan to always use
BIG with at least 1 diver.
> >
> > So in all. a very
good experience. What a trill! My 2 friends hang
> > on BIG
> > and it was going fast. We had a wonderfull time! Even if we
only
> > been to 10
> > feet deep. I can't wait to put
it back in the water again!
> >
> > I would like to
thank you all for your help in helping me realise a
> >
dream!
> >
> > Special thank to Jon and Ray for making
the site in the first place.
> >
> > With-out you
guys, BIG would still be a dream...
> >
> > Thank
you!
> >
> > Pierre "official owner of a working p-sub"
Poulin
> >
> > P.S. I have a zillion pictures + video.
i will post some tomorrow.
> > Need bed
> > now
:)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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