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eBay: Sinker

Date:		21 Aug 2001
Name:		Sinker
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Description:	

2 man submarine. Appraised at $62,000 to $65,000 by an Accredited Marine 
Surveyor. 

Specifications: 

    Leangth: 12 ft. 
    Beam: 8 ft. 
    Height: 6ft 
    Weight: 8000lbs. 
    Operating Depth: 900 ft. 
    Life Support: 180 man hours 
    Max. Speed: 2.5 knots 
    Crew: 2 System 

Description: 

    Pressure Hull: 1 inch thick. - Cylindrical in shape, 42 inches in 
                   diameter, 108 inches in length. 

    All welds full penetration thru pressure hull. 

    Power Source: Mechanical: 6HP-36 volt motor, 5 to 1 gear reduction 
    Electrical: 8 lead Acid Batteries immersed in oil in pressure 
                compensated Vessels. 

    Voltage: 36 V - Motor 24 V - Motor Relay 12 V - Internal and 
             external lighting, Cabin Fans 

    Maneuvering System: Vertical and Horizontal Planes. 

    Buoyancy System: 2 fixed buoyancy tanks pressurized to 260 
                     PSI located on the right and left sides. 

                     2 Soft Ballast tanks - one forward , One aft. 2
                     Redundant systems providing 550 Lbs reserve buoyancy 
                     each, 

                     Also provide Fore/Aft trim. 

                     Emergency jettisonable weight - 150 Lb pneumatic 
                     cylinder controlled to release from cabin interior. 

    Life Support: Oxygen carried internally in one 80 cu. ft. tank. 

                  Carbon Dioxide removed by Absorbant scrubber. 

                  Emergency breathing - fixed scuba, 1 portable scuba 

    Viewing: 4 - 6 inch diameter - 3 inch thick acrylic portholes 
             designed to 10000 ft. depth with 5 to 1 safty factor. 

    Communication: Handheld VHF radio Exterior lighting: 3 - n

    External mounted Halogen lights - 50 watts in pressure. 

    For more pics send E-mail to jbindas@voa.org 




Side view.









2nd Side view.









Stern view.









2nd Stern view.









Aft port quarter view.









Front view.