Hi Brent, That Buoy is a bit dysfunctional at the moment as it has a pyrex
lens on top and separated into two compartments. It is made out of
Syntactic foam and has a chamber underneath for a battery and some sort of
switch ( all Missing) It has two Ball-catches one on each side that clip
it into the fairing and then a hydraulic cylinder under the buoy which is in
parallel with the drop weight. Manual hydraulic pump inside when pumped
drops the drop weight and pushes the buoy out of the ball catches. There
is a reel of cord under the fairing which attaches it to the sub and just
unreels. One vital thing is missing is something written on the top of
the buoy like “$500 reward for not cutting this off and taking it home
for a souvenir” “There is a sub underneath SOS. Etc.” Hope that helps. If some one can steer me through I
could get a site on projects and post some photos otherwise I can send
direct. I’m not too good on computers other than spreadsheets and
drawings. Chs Hugh From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Brent
Hartwig
From: hc.fulton@gmail.com Hi Brent, Yes, that is the one but the Engine Specs on that sheet are
completely wrong and probably taken off a Russian Sub or something. Wont do 13
knots and does not have 2700hp!! It is all driven
hydraulically. All the rest of the stuff is right. No, I haven’t dived it yet. I am going through it
with a fine tooth and going to refurbish all the Hydraulic motors etc.
The O2 & CO2 monitors are broken, and the whole thing needs a bit of a tidy
up and some TLC. Checked out all the batteries (28 ) and they are all
OK. However, it is a good craft with pump on the hard buoyancy. I
have found one of the hydraulic motors with water in it and some rust!
Hydraulics a bit noisy too! Electric motors are much quieter. I believe it is the only one that was built and it never got
final certification from Lloyds although I have drawings and calcs all stamped
by Lloyds and certs for materials, inspection etc. However it was all
done in Sweden and most of the stuff is in Swedish. I think I should get
a Swedish girl for translation!! The weight of it is a problem as
it means cranes and trucks for transport and then towing out for diving.
The artists view shows 3 seats but no way. That was the concept if it
were going to be built with a big Dome up the bow but it has four flat
viewports there instead. Bigger than a K350 but not that much.
Having a lot of fun going over it and working things out. Needs the drop
weight re-modelling and some missing panels made and put back on. At 200
meters capability it should handle most places around New Zealand. It
was built in 1986. I am trying to get it certified and if not to Lloyds
then at least to NZ Maritime. Keeps me busy, and hope to have it all
ready by September. Chs Hugh From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Brent
Hartwig
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