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[Alan via Personal_Submersibles]

Rick,
additionally if you are transiting on the surface for any distance in the Hawaiian sun,
you will cook if you have to keep the hatch closed. 
Alan

> On 10/09/2020, at 7:53 AM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan
> thanks for the input. I have been wondering while building my sub if one would be necessary as all my use will be in the ocean rather than a lake like a lot of Psuberss. Though I don't plan on transferring persosnell while offshore, I would like to know that I can open the hatch for whatever reason and not get swamped! Emile, if you see this can you send me a couple of pictures of yours and how you attached it? you can send it to satwelder at gmail.com.
> Thanks 
> Rick
> 
>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 9:15 AM Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> Rick,
>> at a Psub gathering in Islamorada we towed Alec's sub Snoopy about 4
>> miles off shore. We abandoned the dive first day because it looked too dodgy to
>> get in with the wave state.
>> As a fisherman I didn't think it was very rough, but looking at the freeboard 
>> on the sub & waves splashing over it, it was very marginal as to whether we
>> got in or not. 
>> I would definitely put one on.
>> Emile's acrylic conning tower works well, he could give you details. He had to
>> beef up the thickness of the acrylic as the first one broke.
>> Alan
>> 
>> Have a look at Emile's acrylic conning tower. 
>> 
>>> On 10/09/2020, at 5:30 AM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hank
>>> That looks like a splash guard surrounding your conning tower hatch? I thought you were only using the sub in lakes so didn't think that would be necessary?
>>> I might have to employ one since all my diving will be in the ocean but won't know until I see how it goes.
>>> Rick
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 3:03 AM hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>> One step closer, I was off by 100 lbs.  I stopped worrying about getting it right on first time.  Just brings weights and floats.
>>>> Hank
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