[PSUBS-MAILIST] Dome Hatch Protection Ideas

[Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles]

Sone of a gun, Alec beat me to it! Glad to hear from you Alec, you've been
pretty quiet lately. ~ Doug

On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 1:11 PM Douglas Suhr <spiritofcalypso at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I saw your dome on Facebook Steve, looks about as purdy as clear plastic
> could ever look.
>
> When I bought Snoopy from Alec, her dome was carried in a custom built
> wooden crate that had latches and handles on the outside (padded with soft
> foam on the inside). As part of Snoopster's overhaul, Alec helped me have
> the dome and forward viewport refurbished through a cleaning and polishing
> process (really needed it). Anyway, when I reinstall the dome, my intention
> is to remove it from the hull as little as possible. My reasoning here is
> that I seem to damage it (scratch dome / mess up landing O-ring) more in
> the handling process than when the thing is actually attached to the hull.
> Secondarily, when I'm taking the sub out on a mission, the car is
> already packed to the brim with stuff (tanks, compressor, comms equipment,
> spare parts, etc.) and having yet another big box to accommodate is too
> tight (especially when the fam and I also have our normal luggage in the
> car). I actually remember departing the Keys in 2017 with Snoopy in tow...
> River Dolfi was hoping to catch a ride with us but we just didn't have
> enough room in the car (if you're reading this River - my apologies for
> that!).
>
> There's definitely a need to protect the dome while transporting the sub
> out on the open road. Lately I've been thinking that the best way to do so
> might be to construct some sort of rigid cylindrical 'tent' that would fit
> snuggly over the whole conning tower *without* touching the acrylic at all
> (this idea based on the reasoning that the fewer things that actually make
> contact the dome, the fewer chances for damage). I'll keep you updated on
> the idea as it evolves. Meanwhile, progress on the 'Great Escape' is
> looking awesome! ~ Doug
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:39 PM David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>> Steve, I would take some .25" craft foam cut in orange slices. Wrap the
>> dome, seal the entire surface with clear plastic tape. With the dome on a
>> flat surface, lay up a fiberglass shell with a flat flange wide enough to
>> bolt thru. Thickness of .25" should give you a nice protective shell that
>> can be bolted to a plywd, or fiberglass disk for transportation, or to hang
>> on your shop wall.  I am doing this as a transportation cover for my domes
>> on the SeaQuestor.
>> David
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 7:29 AM Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> So now that I am finished with my dome hatch assembly I want to come up
>>> with a way to store it for transit/off season (I am not planning on towing
>>> with the dome on or leaving it on in the garage during cold months).
>>>
>>> Looking to steal some ideas. My first thought was to cut down and old
>>> sleeping bag and sew some carry handles on it. I know I can also make a
>>> wooden crate style box.
>>>
>>> Curious how other dome owners have handled this.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve
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