Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kittredge Motor Housing help

[vbra676539@aol.com]

Dan,

I'll run down there and see. Got another question. How long do you think it would take us to put a K-350 together if we had the thing in kit form? Mine is in pieces and will need some fabrication fore and aft for the MBTs, but is otherwise more or less intact. Hull repairs are done. I'm getting some pressure from my long suffering partner in South Africa to complete the boat so it can be sold or moved or whatever. It will need to be done prior to Gamma's overhaul. Would you mind collaborating on that one first?

Vance

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel D. Lance <lanceind@gmail.com>
To: personal_submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Sun, Oct 30, 2011 6:06 pm
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kittredge Motor Housing help

OK I give up . Whats the name of the shop. I am dieing to buy about four of them.

On 10/30/2011 8:46 AM, vbra676539@aol.com wrote:

Better yet, I've got a Master Shop down the street to buy them off the shelf.

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel D. Lance <lanceind@gmail.com>
To: personal_submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Sat, Oct 29, 2011 5:55 pm
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kittredge Motor Housing help

Vance, Do you have a website address for ordering this model Minn-Kota ?    Dan

On 10/29/2011 10:09 AM, vbra676539@aol.com wrote:

Jon,

I'll see if I can find a chain wrench and send it up to you. As for the Minn-Kota, you can buy the power head only, new in the box (with a prop) for about $220. Their small motor controllers (the ones that fit in the trolling motor steering head) are $125 apiece.

Vance

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Wallace <jonw@psubs.org>
To: personal_submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Sat, Oct 29, 2011 5:31 am
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kittredge Motor Housing help

Jim:
There's enough room for two people opposite each other, but I'm not sure 
there's room for two chains.  The area where the chains would be placed 
on the tank head is pretty narrow.

Vance:
I called four "tool" rental places and none of them had a chain wrench.  
I haven't even seen any available online for the size I'd need.  Most of 
the strap and chain wrenches I see are for small pipe like up to 3 
inches.  The rear motor is in an 8inch diameter cylinder.  It's one of 
those specialty tools I'm going to have to find from a friend, of a 
friend, of a friend, I think.

Dan:
Swapping over to Minn-Kotas is definitely an option, but would be 
relatively expensive.  I think the 100lb thrusters are hovering around 
$1k now and I'd want at least one of them.  I found a replacement online 
for the mechanical seal and if the motors still work I will probably use 
them before swapping over.  From a functional perspective, I might as 
well use them until they fail.






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