Very cool Brent! You just saved a piece of history from rusting away.
Everyone should carry a hammer in their onboard toolbox in case
something critical like a drop weight lever gets stuck. Actually you
guys should actuate your drop weights periodically to make they drop.
You can do that on dry land.
Regards,
Ray
--- On Tue, 7/1/08, Brent Hartwig <brenthartwig@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Brent Hartwig <brenthartwig@hotmail.com>
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] I dropped the drop weight on a K-250
To: "PSUBSorg" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 12:32 AM
It took a bit of tapping with a hammer, but I got the lever to move to release the drop weight on my very own K-250.
That's right my fellow SMMO's, I just finalized the deal
to purchase the Kittredge K-250 #105, that was built after the
Brook's K-250. My K-250 is the one build for Dr. LeShack,
that is talked about in the Captain's book on pages 260 and 261.
Now you all know some of what I've been up to of late.
;)' I have loads of new data to tell you
guys about this sub. Alec I'll be needing to take you up on your offer
for tech help.
Jon if you could forward this email to the Captain and ask him
if he has any more data on the Dr. LeSchack K-250 #105, like
pictures, a Bill of Sale to know the date sold, as well as any other
data would be wonderful. From what I can gather the sub and it's
trailer were built in 1977. I was also able to get the trailer at the
last minute. The last owners modified the trailer a bit by adding six
feet to the front bed, so they could use it for another
application. I'll have to cut it back again or beef it up to handle the
subs weight better. I'm guessing that the #105 means that my sub
was the fifth K-205 model George and his crew built.
Jon you can tell George that that the wooden plugs are gone,
the Sea Co electrical thru hulls didn't hold up well, and that Dr.
Leonard A. LeSchack has a doctorate in Geology.
I'm a bit jazzed as you might imagine. ;)'
http://www.frappr.com/?a=viewphoto&id=2628470&pid=10107229
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp2RN4j9-00
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
- Henry Ford
"Write a wise saying and your name will live forever." ~ Anonymous
Cheers,Brent Hartwig
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