[PSUBS-MAILIST] Casper

Thu May 14 05:22:10 EDT 2015

Hi Alec

Yes i am the one with the flat plate ends to my battery pods they are half inch thick and should not buckle at the depths i intend to use her. I have come up with an idea for adding weight if it is required i will have trays fitted to the top of my battery pods here i can add  and weight which i will strap down when required. Weights will be made up of concrete  which will not corrode.

Regards 

Graham 

Master Casper 2

From: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org] On Behalf Of Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles
Sent: 12 May 2015 13:46
To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Casper

Congrats Graham!!! Wow, she's an armor-plated version of the K350 and looks solid as can be without sacrificing good looks. Usually K350's require about 400 lbs of ballast, so I suspect Casper 2 might be better trimmed than most. I see very nice build quality and a lot of personalized touches. My only concern would be the use of flat plate instead of endcaps for battery pods and hatch, but I seem to recall Graham saying she was intended for very shallow service. Or maybe the comment was from someone else who did the same, I can't recall as it was some years ago. But very well done!

Well, we have a sub on the Isle of Man and another on Guernsey now. I'm green with envy, wish I had ocean all around instead of concrete with terrible traffic.

Cliff, here's the project page: http://www.psubs.org/projects/1260127846/casper2/

Best,

Alec

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:15 AM, Clifford Redus via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Pictures, we need pictures!  Have you uploaded the project to the psubs site?

Cliff

On May 12, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Graham Bayliss via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Hi 

I have finished building Casper two five years of my life have gone into her so no rush to launch her i will go over everything and check every nut and bolt and seal . i will write a check list for every dive i would like to thank every one in the club who has opened my mind to ways of creating such a beautiful submarine. I have listened to your problems and this has made me think harder to over come some of the problems that have come up over the years. I will keep you posted as to when i first introduce her to her rightful home the sea i have been asked to take her to a local museum for a short while to show people that every thing is possible if you have a dream it can become a reality. Someone once said you will never build a mini sub well i have proved them wrong and the proof is in the end product. Again i would like to thank you all for your inspiration may we all live our dreams and  enjoy our dives.

Regards 

Graham Bayliss 

Master Casper 2

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