[PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch and vent

Mon Dec 16 19:28:03 EST 2013

The pics with C-Explorer 2 were taken on a dive in the Mediterranean.  All the pics have captions below, but you mave have to scroll up and down to see them and get back to the "next" button at the top to see the next pic.  The statue is Kristu l-Bahhar (Christ the Seafarer) off Malta.
-Jim

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From: Joe Perkel <josephperkel at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Mon, Dec 16, 2013 6:04 pm
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch and vent

Beautiful images, that one is not the Christ of the Abyss in Key Largo but similar.

That little sub is aimed squarely at the luxury yacht deck toy market!

I'll take two please, one for the foredeck, another for the well-deck! :)

Thanks for those images Jim.

Joe

  On Monday, December 16, 2013 5:40 PM, Alan <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:

Thanks Jim,
That was quite interesting.
In the hatch picture they have a stop valve with a bend, then an over pressure
valve & a manual valve for a final pressure equalisation. This conforms with G.L.
to that point but I can't see any mechanism that ensures full equalisation before
the hatch is opened. Also I couldn't see any wiring or mechanism that would relay
Information that the hatch was open (might be out of view).
Re Jon's comments about interior colour ; I've heard that dark is the way to go
to avoid ghosting on the inner surfaces of the acrylic.
Alan

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On 17/12/2013, at 9:57 AM, jimtoddpsub at aol.com wrote:

$2 million per copy and a 5-foot acrylic sphere open up a whole bunch of options.  I'd certainly take a ride if offered.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Wallace <jon.wallace at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Mon, Dec 16, 2013 2:41 pm
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch and vent

Location: Key Largo

I notice they had a much calmer sea then we did for Snoopy out on Pickle Reef.  
They have a cover over the dome to block the sun prior to diving and I noticed a 
huge difference in colors within the sub due to the blue ocean light.  Look at 
the VHF handheld radio in front of the pilot before diving and submerged.  I'm 
thinking maybe I'm going to want to change my electronic displays to blue 
instead of red.

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On Mon, 12/16/13, jimtoddpsub at aol.com <jimtoddpsub at aol.com> wrote:

 Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch and vent
 To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
 Date: Monday, December 16, 2013, 3:12 PM

 All,

 Gizmag had a good article on U-Boat
 Worx' C-Explorer 2 sub.  The link below is to a pic
 of the hatch latch mechanism and some plumbing which I
 presume includes the OP valve.  Lots of other pics
 there to scroll through as well.  -Jim

 http://www.gizmag.com/u-boat-worx-test-drive/28878/pictures#9

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