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Re: I FOUND THEM! DIRECTIONAL THRUSTERS
I just received an e-mail from richard hess that has me second guessing undersea
graphics use of the evinrude 24v troll motor.
I could swear he said, "off the shelf" with no shaft seal mods, or pressure comp.
So I will call don again and double check, better safe than sorry !!!
I'll post the results A.S.A.P.
Albert Long wrote:
> The motors do not have to be pressure compensated, they are off the shelf !!!
> I guess it just has a really good shaft seal...
> don told me himself, he bought them, installed an electrical penetrater, bolted
> them on and has been using them for several years with no trouble... down to
> 700 ft. !!!
>
> STEVE McColman wrote:
>
> > Albert, I would love to know how he compensates the pressure in this
> > trolling motor???
> > Steve McColman, Vancouver
> > Island
> > >From owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org Tue Oct 13 16:00:38 1998
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> > >Message-ID: <3623D5A8.16977F51@mediaone.net>
> > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:35:20 -0700
> > >From: Albert Long <subview@mediaone.net>
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> > >Subject: I FOUND THEM! DIRECTIONAL THRUSTERS
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> > >
> > >Off the shelf trolling motors for $ 225.00
> > >I called a friend of mine, Doug Previtt, owner of the delta sub which
> > >maybe you have seen on tv, his sub dove and photographed the wreck of
> > the
> > >Lusitainia which was made into a tv documentary.
> > >Anyway, he told me to get a hold of a friend of his, don, owner of
> > >Undersea Graphics
> > >he owns a sub called the "Snooper" which was in a movie with David
> > >Carridean called "Gray lady down" He has retired this sub and has built
> > a
> > >new one. He went through the whole directional thrusters thing and
> > >decided to try an evinrude 24v 36 pound thrust trolling motor and It
> > >worked great !!!
> > >He has been using it for a few years and the only problem he has run
> > >across is the prop would get a little wear after a while and he would
> > >just put a new one on to avoid shearing the pin...
> > >he said all you have to do is buy it, take the shaft that runs up to
> > the
> > >speed control electronics housing off, over size the hole, tap it, and
> > >put an elec. through hull in, running the two wires into the sub and to
> > >your power on and reversing switches.
> > >And thats it.
> > >
> > >how deep has he had it ?... 700 ft.
> > >Sounds like a good way to go.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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