Re: battery boxes

[VBra676539@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/30/99 1:55:27 AM, empiricus@sprint.ca writes:

<<VBra676539@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/30/99 12:11:49 AM, empiricus@sprint.ca writes:
>
> <<The box keel is the type I'll be using with my ambient boat.  Any design
> ideas?  I'm OK with the
> thru-hulls.  It's the wall construction I'm thinking of.  Standard scuba
> depths.
>
> Rick>>
>
> If the boat is ambient I don't think it will matter. The box has to be 
strong
> enough to put up with whatever abuse you plan to give it plus a fudge factor
> or two. Just think about a 2-3 knot current and an unprotected corner
> whacking into your basic immovable object.
> Vance

Ooops - should have mentioned that the box will be kept at one-at.



--
Rick Lucertini>>

In which case, why not try the old Perry trick? 12" PVC pipe with aluminum 
endcaps with a rabbited flange for the O-rings? We used to run the wiring 
harness through tygon tubing to potted switches and to the thrusters. Piece 
of cake. Agricultural engineering at its finest.
Vance