[PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub

[via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi 	Alec,

How about "The Equalizer" or "A knot or less".

Keith T. 

Antoine Delafargue via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>Hi Alec,
>Very nice sub with manly attributes. I would never have guessed that
>when you mentioned a while ago that the stern would be surprising.
>
>Love the Naughtylus name
>
>regards,
>Antoine
>
>On 6/29/15, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles
><personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> Hi Alec,
>>
>> New sub looks great.  With those ball floats at the back it reminded me of
>> "The Liberator" from an old BBC science fiction program called "Blakes 7".
>> I was a big fan when I was a kid.
>>
>> https://contactinfinitefutures.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/the-liberator.jpg
>>
>> On 29 June 2015 at 04:40, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> That's great thanks Alec,
>>> I'll save that description with the dwg.
>>> Alan
>>>
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>>>  *From:* Private via Personal_Submersibles <
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>>> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub
>>>
>>> Correct!
>>>
>>> The little O ring under the threaded contacts on the hull side has two
>>> purposes. It prevents water coming into the sub if you drop the thruster,
>>> but it also acts as a spring to maintain good electrical contact. When
>>> the
>>> thruster is off, the sub side contact sticks out very slightly above the
>>> rest of the penetrator, so when you draw the motor toward the sub the
>>> contact squeezes its O ring.
>>>
>>> The contacts on the sub side go through a nylon insert sealed with O
>>> rings
>>> and locked by a shoulder in the SS insert. On the thruster side the
>>> contacts and cables are potted, but because the thruster is oil filled
>>> the
>>> potting is not subject to any pressure.
>>>
>>> The bolt has a shaft seal that prevents it being pushed into the sub if
>>> you drop the thruster.
>>>
>>> The thrusters are fixed, not rotating. The benefit of this design is that
>>> there are neither cables nor tubes to sever - you just need to switch off
>>> power to the thruster before dropping it, and the dropping itself is just
>>> three or four turns of a bolt.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Alec
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 28, 2015, at 7:55 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <
>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think I understand it now.
>>> The 2 bolts are the electrical through hulls & you wind the
>>> central nut to push the unit off. The electrics would unplug in the
>>> process.
>>> Alan
>>>
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>>>  *From:* hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
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>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 29, 2015 10:02 AM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub
>>>
>>> Alec,
>>> Nice project, I like the trawl floats in the back, it is so different!
>>> The first thing that comes to mind when I see your new build is, Manatee.
>>> You sure have put in a lot of time on this.  I like the jettisoning
>>> system, it is the same idea as Gamma's tail, very simple and clean.  The
>>> bellows are very nice!
>>> Nice video, you have good control of the sub.
>>> Hank
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>>> On Sat, 6/27/15, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <
>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub
>>> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <
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>>> Received: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 10:40 PM
>>>
>>> Hey everyone, I'm
>>> breaking cover with the project sub. It is in need of a
>>> name. If the pictures inspire any thoughts that are not
>>> rude, I'm all ears for suggested names!
>>> http://www.psubs.org/projects/1234567810/newsub/
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Alec
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