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Greetings Thierry, Just because it doesn't look pretty currently, doesn't mean it's not fixable of course. Checking the thickness of the hull would be critical. My sub was pretty ugly inside when I found it, but it looks like most the rusty areas were just lite surface rust. I started by removing the viewport lenses and using a large wet/dry shop vac to vacuum it out several times after rinsing the interior with water, and scraping off the loose paint. Then I could better see what I had. I didn't own it at that time, and was just trying to keep it from deteriorating further, until someone could start to work on it. So I drilled a 1/4" hole between each rib section at the bottom so the interior could stay drained, since people kept leaving the hatch open, and the dome was not locked and sealed in. That just now reminds me of how hard it was to drill those holes in the main hull tube. Perhaps the hull tube is A516 after all. ;} Your first video showing some water standing up against the forward viewport reminded me of this picture I took of my sub when I first saw it. So there is hope. "Moderation in all things, including moderation." ~ Mark Twain Cheers, Szybowski > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sea Scouts project videos > From: MerlinSub@t-online.de > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:07:00 +0000 > > Thierry, Carsten here. > > For me it looks like that the MBT is on top of the pressure hull and welded together. > > If that is true - can you ultar sounding this area from both sided and inside > before you start with any work on it? Same with the bottom area of the pressure hull. > > "This horse will never win any race" > > vbr Carsten > > > > "thierry labonté" <cheneharmonieux@hotmail.com> schrieb: >> >> Hi everybody, >> >> >> >> We just want to inform you that some more pictures have been added in your web page on PSUBS.org. Also, we have just added few videos of our submersible on YouTube. We invite you to see them, then you can figure how big will be the job to make that sub functionnal again! Encouragements are welcome! Actually, we did not start working on it yet because of the winter time here. In fact, we are planning to tow it in Montreal by the middle of May, wich is going to be really funny because the trailer is not legal anymore after 15 year of "scrapyarding." Scouting is famous! >> >> >> >> Thanks for your interrest and you support. >> >> >> >> Thierry Labonté >> >> Montreal Trident Sea Scouts >> >> >> >> These are the links (sorry for the quality): >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM6WO3x1eLQ >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8dKdFzwQDw >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n77cuw2G9k >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eONgCPCGog8 >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVkD5IfPxR0 >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URzjy6t1r0Y >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCSiLcWaQNM >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> >> > > > > > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database > because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages > from our organization. > > If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the > link below or send a blank email message to: > removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an > automated process and should be complete within five minutes of > our server receiving your request. > > PSUBS.ORG > PO Box 53 > Weare, NH 03281 > 603-529-1100 > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > |
