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Re: Visibilty / Safty or Safty / Visibility ?
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:16:05 -0600 Paul Julius writes:
>Rick wrote:
>
>2nd of 2: "Submanaut". Made of 4 in. thick PLYWOOD "donuts", covered
>with 0.75 in. of epoxied glass fibre. TESTED to 350 ft., operating
depth 200 ft.
>Crush depth calculated at 1,000 ft. 4 hrs. at 1 kt
>
>That is fabulous! Where can I read more about that sub?
I talked with the builder, Mr. Helle, in the mid 80s. He still had the
boat then,
but it wasn't in the water or being used. His wife asked me if I
wanted it. Apparently, it wasn't deemed safe by the Mrs. at *any* time.
This brings up another "safety" point: what do we do when our Significant
Other doesn't approve? How do we convince someone with, say, a degree
in art history that the engineering is sound?
And that suggests yet another thing: are there any girls building
backyard
u-boats?
Michael Holt
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