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eBay: Sinker
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Date: 21 Aug 2001
Name: Sinker
Designer:
Builder:
Description:
2 man submarine. Appraised at $62,000 to $65,000 by an Accredited Marine
Surveyor.
Specifications:
Leangth: 12 ft.
Beam: 8 ft.
Height: 6ft
Weight: 8000lbs.
Operating Depth: 900 ft.
Life Support: 180 man hours
Max. Speed: 2.5 knots
Crew: 2 System
Description:
Pressure Hull: 1 inch thick. - Cylindrical in shape, 42 inches in
diameter, 108 inches in length.
All welds full penetration thru pressure hull.
Power Source: Mechanical: 6HP-36 volt motor, 5 to 1 gear reduction
Electrical: 8 lead Acid Batteries immersed in oil in pressure
compensated Vessels.
Voltage: 36 V - Motor 24 V - Motor Relay 12 V - Internal and
external lighting, Cabin Fans
Maneuvering System: Vertical and Horizontal Planes.
Buoyancy System: 2 fixed buoyancy tanks pressurized to 260
PSI located on the right and left sides.
2 Soft Ballast tanks - one forward , One aft. 2
Redundant systems providing 550 Lbs reserve buoyancy
each,
Also provide Fore/Aft trim.
Emergency jettisonable weight - 150 Lb pneumatic
cylinder controlled to release from cabin interior.
Life Support: Oxygen carried internally in one 80 cu. ft. tank.
Carbon Dioxide removed by Absorbant scrubber.
Emergency breathing - fixed scuba, 1 portable scuba
Viewing: 4 - 6 inch diameter - 3 inch thick acrylic portholes
designed to 10000 ft. depth with 5 to 1 safty factor.
Communication: Handheld VHF radio Exterior lighting: 3 - n
External mounted Halogen lights - 50 watts in pressure.
For more pics send E-mail to jbindas@voa.org
Side view.
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2nd Side view.
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Stern view.
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2nd Stern view.
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Aft port quarter view.
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Front view.
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