Re: PSUBS is the issue

[Michael B Holt <michaelbholt@juno.com>]

On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 21:00:31 EDT HUNTR2@aol.com writes:
>	 I have access to some (at least 50) 18' X 3' streamlined
fiberglass 
>hulls used to carry minesweeping cables out away from ships.  

Tell us more.   How much do these things weigh?   How much do they cost?

>As the ship 
>moved forward, these would plane away from the ship with a line attached
and 
>hook mines that might be tethered to the ocean floor.  These hulls are
full 
>of blocks of floatation foam which can be removed after you cut a hole 
>in the  hull.  They'd make a great ambiant dry or wet sub.   (Personally
I'm 
>more interested in a 1ATM rig.)

Kent Markham did a two-seat design using an aircraft drop tank.   It
seems
to me that you'd have no trouble plugging his "Silent Runner" design into
your paravane floats.



Mike Holt
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