[PSUBS-MAILIST] Acrylic domes

Thu Sep 7 20:25:51 EDT 2017

Greg, can you contact me for the price of a dome ?

Philippe

phelop at gmail.com

2017-09-07 18:37 GMT-04:00 Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org>:

> Greg,
> so you sell really thick fish bowls!
> Are you pressing them or blowing them?
> Cheers Alan
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 8/09/2017, at 9:18 AM, james cottrell via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> As Mark Twain once said "rumors of my demise have been greatly
> exaggerated!".
> I still fabricate acrylic (including domes) but for liability reasons they
> are not sold with the implication that they are suitable for any specific
> application. Domes intended to be used on a manned submersible should be
> tested to meet applicable standards (such as specified by the American
> Bureau of Shipping) by the end user to determine suitability.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* roberto alvarez via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> *To:* Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 6, 2017 11:03 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] k-250 building questions
>
> in usa who make then?
>
> 2017-09-06 6:38 GMT+02:00 irox via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>:
>
> Hi Roberto, Philippe,
>
> I purchased one of Emile's domes from here:
> https://www.airesearch.nl/ products/ <https://www.airesearch.nl/products/>
>
> Very happy to get it, but full disclosure, I've not actually fitted it or
> dive with it on my K250 restoration (oh-my-god-why-didn't-i-build-
> one-from-scratch) project.
>
> Cheers,
>   Ian.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: roberto alvarez via Personal_Submersibles
> Sent: Sep 5, 2017 9:04 PM
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] k-250 building questions
>
> Were i can contact Emile for the acrylic? thank`s
>
> 2017-09-06 3:54 GMT+02:00 Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.
> org <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>>:
>
> Hi Philippe and congrats on the undertaking! I had a K250 for about 12
> years, so here are my two cents.
>
> 1) Precisely because they are in the cabin, I would recommend AGM
> batteries for safety. Of course true that Kittredge used traditional
> lead-acid for years without incident, but since there is something safer
> these days, it seems logical to make use of that.
>
> 2) On my boat I added saddle tanks and they worked well, but as a
> complement to the standard ones. You can see pictures here: http://www.psubs.org/pro
> jects/1234567810/snoopyin2012/
> <http://www.psubs.org/projects/1234567810/snoopyin2012/>
>
> If my saddle tanks had been the only tanks, they would have needed to be
> larger, but that can also create some complications related to longitudinal
> stability, and the side thrusters don't make it any easier. In short yes it
> should be possible, and as an example you might look up the K250 called
> "Great White" (although I have only seen photos of it which don't show all
> the details of the MBTs.) However, the standard tanks should not be too
> hard to make, they are a good shape to lay fiberglass because there are no
> sharp edges, which are an invitation to forming bubbles as lay the cloth.
> I'm really bad at fiberglass work myself, but the standard MBTs are a good
> first project.
>
> 3) For the acrylic my advice is the opposite - I would not even try that
> myself and would go to the experts. There are two here, Greg and Emile.
> Greg is without a fabrication facility at the moment, so I that leaves
> Emile.
>
> 4) There are indeed a couple of K250s up on the great lakes. Perhaps
> someone will speak up...
>
>
> Best,
>
> Alec
>
> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 8:56 PM, Philippe Robert via Personal_Submersibles
> <personal_submersibles at psubs.o rg <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>>
> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I undertook the construction of a k-250 submarine. I have most of the
> metal components to make the pressure hull. I have some questions about
> batteries, MBT and acrylics dome.
>
> -Is it a good idea to use deep cycle lead-acid battery inside the pressure
> hull ? I read on old psubs mailing list to open the hatch when the
> batteries is charging. (h2)?
>
> -Do you think that the MBT can be replace by steel saddle tanks ? I have
> no idea how to make the original one and if I can upgrade the original MBT
> it will be great.
>
> -I try to find someone to make my acrylic dome with some experience in
> submarine dome forming.
>
> -I live in Quebec, Canada. So, if you know k-250 owner near New Hamphire,
> Vermont or Main it will be great if I can take a look on the sub. An hour
> or two, I do not want to disturb the owner.
>
> tanks
>
> Philippe
>
> phelop at gmail.com
>
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