[PSUBS-MAILIST] SeaQuestor project starts hull Fabrication.

Mon May 7 19:53:55 EDT 2018

Hi Rick,
Everything is bolted on this trailer, no welds...and my mods will be bolted to it as well.  I did look at getting a TIG welding machine but they are very expensive and I think for the amount of work I would have, assuming it needed welding, would be cheaper to contract it out.
Jon

      From: Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
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Jon
Are you doing the aluminum welding yourself or having it done professionally?Rick
On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 4:58 AM, David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Congrats Jon, make sure to video document the refurbish, it's how we live vicariously.
On Mon, May 7, 2018, 7:08 AM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs. org> wrote:

Congrats David.  Glad to see this project getting off the ground and looking forward to following it.  Wishing your wife well with her battle.
I guess I should announce that refurbishing AQUATIC (K-600) is underway also.  Currently working on modifying a 2014 aluminum boat trailer for the submarine, which is already trying my patience.  I didn't expect working on the trailer to take as much time as it has, nor cost as much as it will end up, but am satisfied that it will last for a good long time once it is finished.  Or perhaps I should say, it BETTER!!  I have consulted with some PSUBBERS privately and believe there is a need to add cross-bar members to absorb the more concentrated weight "fingerprint" of the submarine.  Seen the price of aluminum lately?
Jon

      From: David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs. org>
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Hi all it's been an interesting road this last year, with half of Sonoma County burned to the ground, and Wyvonne being diagnosed with cancer. But I am busy designing new homes for the rebuild and Wy is doing well with treatments. So here is some exciting news, the SeaQuestor will officially be under construction tomorrow. The hull drawings have been completed and the steel fabrication contracts agreed upon. So over the next 4-5 weeks the hull sections should be fabricated and all of the stainless steel hatch rings will be waterjet cut and milled. Exciting moment in history. I have permission to film all phases of fabrication as part of my contracts. So stay tuned for videos to come.Best Regards,David ColomboSeaQuestor.______________________________ _________________
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