[PSUBS-MAILIST] Actual Inclinometer Usage Need?

[Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles]

Thanks for all the responses and information. Much appreciated!
Steve

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 3:28 PM MerlinSub at t-online.de via
Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Steve on the Euronaut we have multiple of them on all axis.
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> One is longitudinal bubble and shows very fine + - 5 °.with less than a
> half degree.
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> We use it during diving to get the boat on a propper even keel periskop
> depth - before we dive deeper.
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> Otherwise we lost energy moving forward.
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> This is in use on each dive and also to trim the boat stern heavy on the
> surface..
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> Also helpful during refueling the submarine with fuel.
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> Another one is a weight typ from a russian submarine and in longtidudinal
> direction and rough + - 45 °
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> Only useful during crash dives in front of enemy aircrafts.
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> (Over 45° we use the handheld Microfonspeaker on a spiral cable of the UHF
> radio.)
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> One is from a sailboat +-15° and to show trim over the beam - and not very
> needed.
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> Two are from the buble globe typ (flat horizontal discs with the bubble in
> the center and showing in all horizontal direction the trim.
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> One of them is in the diver chamber and in use if we want to move the 750
> Kg Anchor weight out and in - and very needed.
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> The anchor weight nloks and goes heavy if the boat is not in all direction
> horicontal. Both have +-5° all over the horizont.
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> On a small sub I would recommend only one : A +-5°  longitudinal simple
> bubble typ.
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> If you are for example 2 degree stern heavy you may will not notice it.
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> If you drive short over the ground your stern maybe make a lot of mud
> clouds.
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> vbr Carsten
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> Betreff: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Actual Inclinometer Usage Need?
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> Datum: 2020-05-15T14:45:29+0200
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> Von: "Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles" <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
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> An: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
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> So how often are small subs needing to know inclination in real life
> operating experiences? I have bubble inclinometers but am debating if I
> really need them in a 1 person K-250.  I think the pilot is capable by
> observatory sensation to have enough awareness of inclination without an
> instrument.
> Thoughts?
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> Steve
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