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Since your design is ambient, will you be
completely dry all the time with the water
level always below you?
Completely dry. The water will
neither enter nor be exposed to the interior in any way. The cockpit
will be built up somewhat [glass over ply] to compensate for at
least some pressure differentials, mostly from large wave action at the
surface. Twelve foot seas will pop your ears somewhat, but, I'd rather
not see my cabin walls oil-canning. Momentary deltas need to be
accounted for. Other than that, it's thin walled all the way and bone
dry.
The only machinery will be dehumidifiers, not
CO2 scrubbers. Life support will be oral/nasal masks exhausting
externally. At this point [I reserve the right to change my mind]
I will be keeping things simple. O2 flow rates & monitors, CO2
scrubbing, Baralyme, etc. do not appeal to me. Right now I'm
viewing my boat as more of a vehicle than a life support
pod.
Am I correct in assuming you will enter from the
top somehow in order to stay dry, as opposed to
entering from swimming in thru the bottom like some ambient subs
require.
The cockpit will open via canopy like an
aircraft. If it was a pontoon boat the canopy wiould merely slide on
rails. Freeboard dictates that, in my Typhoon sub anyway, the canopy
open at the top much like a hatch.
I saw your pics at the link you provided. I saw
the bow and hull shape and stern shape.
What kind of sail, bubble, or upper superstructure will it have?
An aircraft style, for example, a Chipmunk or
fighter jet. I may just make it a simple curve much like the windshields
seen on catamaran hydrofoil boats (racing).
The IMAX Experience is paramount in my
sub. I want the feeling of being THERE, surrounded by water, waves and
fishies. Small portholes [a] do not permit this experience [b]
make diagnosing an entrapment almost impossible. My thoughts are that
the bubble canopy allows the underwater world to be felt, not just seen
through a TV screen. If small portholes deny the viewer, then
the technology is getting in the way.
The instrument should be incidental, not the goal [unless you're an
engineer].
Needless to say, any design is mission
specific. Deep dives require a different set of parameters than the
"IMAX Experience". Portholes are specifically called for as canopies
would be prohibitive both in cost and design evaluation.
Rick Lucertini
Vancouver, Canada
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Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 5:47
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Typhoon
dry ambient [formely Moki picture . . .]
Hi, Bill, et al . . .
In my continued search for meaning in life, I
have decided to use the Russian Typhoon as the defacto choice for my first
boat. Why?
Mainly because the majority of the hull allows
for simple curves that can be derived using sheet material. Fast and
easy to build. Exceptions, of course, are the bow cone and parts of
the stern and canopy support structure. These will have to be faired
accordingly.
This design also allows me to cruise long
distances and it avoids having to have surface support. Our waters are
surrounded by boats (Strait of Georgia, B.C., Canada - the Left
Coast). VHF radio, cell phones and EPIRBS will all summon help
quickly. If I'll be going far from shore (transiting) I'll wear my
Viking (dry) suit. If I'm staying close to shore - like sailing over
to my local latte provider by the water's edge - I'll just wear my tux
;-)
Rick Lucertini
Vancouver
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Moki
picture upload site problems/plus posts going thu problems.
[snip]
I would like to know more about your typhoon
dry ambient boat. Do you have pics online anywhere? Why is it called a "Typhoon" after a
Soviet class of sub? Is it's hull shape
styled after the Russian boat?
Bill.
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I'm still
dedicated to building my Typhoon dry ambient boat.
Rick Lucertini
Vancouver,
Canada