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RE: Thru hull device
>Scott,
>I hope you don't take this too personally, but your idea scares me!
I'm
>probably being overcautious but why would you want to risk your life on
>a $7 solution to a $50 problem? Both small amounts compared to the
>thousands you will no doubt spend on your sub. Don't scrimp on the
>parts that keep bouyancy (and life) threatening water out. If you are
>going to rely on testing (which I agree is a valid way to go) make sure
>you do some significant cycling of the mechanism. You want to test it
>far more than you expect to operate it in it's longest lifetime
>otherwise you are simply testing it in actual operation a year or two
>down the road.
>Take care,
>R. D. Morrisson
>
I appreciate the concern, if you don't feel that my idea will work well,
then I guess I need to ask you for a sketch of your idea. I ordered the
Parker o-ring catalog (I think it's the same one Ken told me about?) off
the net, so If you could draw me something up, I would be grateful. I
use a macintosh with graphic design software, so if you could save it as
a tif or jpeg, that would be great!
Thanks,
Scott Shakespeare
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