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Have you checked out the Argonaut jr.? She was slab
sided, little, had wheels also and made out of wood to test the concept for the
later larger Argonaut.
Bill
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Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:10
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Nemo's
Nautilus Concept Plan
Great description of your design. You mention a surface
displacement of 10,000lb. I wonder about submerged displacement, how low
you can get it. Would you have floodable bow and stern sections to leave
a smaller dry cabin?
I found that the 1896 Simon Lake Argonaut
is your same length overall at 36' and it has a displacement of 59 tons. The
Argonaut was mostly a 1atm vessel, shallow diving and kind of a mobile dive
chamber with wheels and a prop. This isn't a great match for comparison
with your design but I thought the overall size and displacement were
interesting.
http://www.geocities.com/gwmccue/Competition/Argonaut.html
Paul
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