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From:
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[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of Greg Cottrell
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:25
AM
To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Problems
with initial
Hi
Vance,
I’ve
always filled the motors with light oil and forgot about them. I just drill/
tap the motor housing for a pair of small barb fittings and connect them
with a loop of clear tubing (make sure you get tube that stays flexible in
cold water). The oil with travel through stranded wire so you’ll also have
to strip the insulation back on a small spot, solder a small area and then
pot the wire with a urethane or epoxy compound. As for the oil, WD-40 works
great- It displaces water and won’t attack electric insulation or rubber
seals. There’s always talk on the internet about fear of metal shavings
getting in the oil but as far as I can see you just get a little suspended
carbon and it doesn’t seem to have any effect on how the motors
run.
Greg
-----Original
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From:
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[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of
vbra676539@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:42
PM
To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Problems
with initial
Hey Greg,
The
K350 is pretty close to ready for sandblast and paint, then it's down to
wiring. Probably all summer to get it hung back together, what with all the
rebuilds, including the thrusters. I'm still hemming and hawing about the
Minn-Kota package. Carsten and Emile are working up some stuff on installing
spring loaded ceramic seals on trolling motors, which works well on the
Minn-Kotas, but I'm running out of time here and may just go ahead and whack
everything back together rather than reinvent the wheel. This one I've got
has the 3hp aft thruster, which is a pain as it is direct drive and runs a
small prop, but hey, it's already on the shelf, so why not use it? Then the
second boat will get the Minn-Kotas. That one is the 1000' hull with big
windows.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg
Cottrell <greg@precisionplastics.com>
To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 5:13 pm
Subject:
RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Problems with initial
How is
your boat coming along?
Scott,
The plans specify all
dimensions and measurements for metal on the boat. Each sheet has a
materials list. Or at least every sheet I have ever seen. You shouldn't have
to be taking anything off the print with a
ruler.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Waters
<muddywatersfarm@hotmail.com>
To:
New Message <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent:
Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:06 pm
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Problems with
initial
I am trying to get all of m y metal
ordered for the main part of the sub (k-350). I am having a real hard time
gauging the blueprints. I was wondering if anyone had a list of
measurements. I am going to order the main vessle and ribs, two battery
pods, conning tower and hatch, and VBT. I can't seem to get the plans to
scale because they have been saved in PDF and were compacted
before they were saved and they have no measurement scale except 1/4" equals
1' which doesn't help if the files have been compacted.
HELP?
Thanks,
Scott Waters
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