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Re: A Simpler Sub
> Ok, my two cents here:
> [snip]
> Controlling the water level inside the canopy is
> easy with some simple pipe fittings. A flange mount fairly high in the
> canopy, open thru hull, with a elbow and short length of pipe. The elbow is
> screwed into the flange, but not too tightly, so the pipe can still rotate.
> You turn the pipe up or down to adjust water level in the canopy. Air will
> flow out the pipe until the water level rises to the open end of the pipe.
> [snip]
> I don't know if you can visualize what I'm trying to describe, and certainly
> drawing isn't working well on the computer.
[snip]
> Stan
Hi, all - Stan's heroic efforts can be viewed in the June'71 issue of Popular Mechanics. I believe
that Floridian Kent Markham was the designer of the movable pipe originally. His "bubble" sub is a
gem.
Rick Lucertini
Vancouver, Canada