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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-600 Plans
Hi,
The PSUBS Store has about 20 copies. I can count when I get home tonight since the box is in my closet.
Regards,
Ray
--- On Mon, 2/9/09, Brent Hartwig <brenthartwig@hotmail.com> wrote:
> From: Brent Hartwig <brenthartwig@hotmail.com>
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-600 Plans
> To: "PSUBSorg" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 10:53 AM
> Hey Vance,
>
> What, you don't like historical fiction? ;)' With
> a miner twist it could be hysterical fiction. I went and
> read that part again in his book from page 277-279. Your
> story was better then mine, but the K-600 did float
> (according to the book), but not by much. He had done his
> calculations for weight and strength with the sub having
> 1/2" thick heads, and the people he was building if for
> had a tech guy that wanted the heads to be 9/16" thick,
> and so he built them that way without redoing his weight
> calculations. So that was part of the weight issue. The
> heads might of started as 5/8" plate so that the
> minimum thickness after forming would be no less then
> 9/16". I'll have to make an adjustment to the
> variable thickness heads I worked up off of the specs I got
> from James Frankland's K-350 heads and see what the
> difference of weight would likely be between a 1/2"
> head and a 9/16" head.
>
> Any of you guys
> that have not read George's book, should grab one from
> Jon. It's a
> great read, even if your not really into submarines. I hope
> Jon still
> has a few copies.
>
>
> "I'm betting that I'm just abnormal enough
> to survive." ~ The Tick
>
>
> Cheers,
> Szybowski
>
>
>
>
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] new flicks
> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 07:04:24 -0500
> From: vbra676539@aol.com
>
> You're mixing sub stories. The first sub was exactly as
> calculated. It was George's nerve that was too light. He
> took the lead off before diving, and then had to add weight
> back. The aft 2 foot section was added for a passenger,
> which always seemed kind of weird to me. The one that
> didn't float was the K-600. They added two feet to its
> stern as a last minute emergency measure (for Lloyd's).
> It is the same size now as a 2-man K-350 but is only for one
> pilot and zip passengers due to the heavier material
> (3/8" wall and 9/16" heads, as I recall).
>
>
>
> I wonder what happened to that deal about somebody
> transferring blueprints to disc and selling same for the
> K-600. Maybe Jon knows, or maybe someone just conned the old
> man.
>
>
>
> At any rate, the subs aren't nose heavy. They are tail
> light!!! By design, of course. Except for that pesky K-600.
>
>
>
> Vance
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Brent Hartwig <brenthartwig@hotmail.com>
>
> To: PSUBSorg <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>
> Sent: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 9:12 pm
>
> Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] new flicks
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> Hi Dean, Looks like a lot of good progress. I like the
> longer battery pods. The basic K-350 design, I've heard
> is a bit nose heavy, so they have to add lead to the stern
> area. Having the pods and conning tower more forward must
> be the reason for this extra nose weight. That design
> configuration I would guess is because George designed and
> built the first K-350 with out the extra two feet of tube
> section that is now in the back. Then when he put it in the
> water for the first time he realized he had messed up on his
> calculations and needed more buoyancy. So he added the
> length of tube in the back. At least that is the story I
> read in his book. Keep grinding and shaping, you'll
> getter dun. ;}'
>
>
>
> If you make the sub to heavy, you can always add a couple
> of feet to the tube section of the pressure hull. You
> can't ever have enough space.
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> " Space isn't remote at all. It's only an
> hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.
> " ~ Fred Hoyle
>
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>
> Regards,
>
> Szybowski
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