Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Doug Jackson's Sub and Son, Was: Doug Jackson's son.

Thank you very much for your support. Carl is in route to Walter Reed now. He is still in "very serious" condition, banged up and missing a couple of minor parts but he will surely be on his feet again and back in the fight. I updated my web page with his status and a request, please have a look: www.submarineboat.com

Now to bring this to the topic of submarine's.

If you have not visited my site I would encourage you to do so. There are damn few ideas their that I have not stolen from someone. I am constantly on the hunt for a better answer that the one I can think of. I will fore warn you that the methods I embrace are strictly back yard, low budget, weekend handyman in nature.

I'm currently vacillating on how to automate the helm. I currently plan move the Berkeley's Jet Pump's steering and reverse cables by attaching linear actuators to the ends of the push-pull cables, but this will need a limit switches.

I have had success with an idea for monitoring the water depth using a magnet on a float that triggers reed switches. Unfortunately reed switches do not carry enough amps to power my bilge pumps so I need a way for doing that, and it would be nice to avoid using mechanical relay switches.

There are likely hundreds of other items I have not yet identified, so please don't be shy.

www.submarineboat.com

Thanks again

Doug Jackson

In a message dated 8/12/2005 8:20:15 AM Central Daylight Time, nomdae@hotmail.com writes:

For those of you who don't know Doug Jackson, he's currently building a 1ATM
psub in Oklahoma (http://www.submarineboat.com).

Doug's son Carl was recently deployed to Iraq, and I learned yesterday that
Carl was seriously injured by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) requiring
him to be flow to Germany, and then back to the US.

Please join me in telling Doug and his family that the PSUB community is
thinking about him and his family. Being the father of a son myself, I can
only imagine what they are going through.

Thank you all,
NP

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