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What do you want to do with it? Diver Delivery?
Recovery? Sight Seeing? How deep do you want to go?
If you want to stay in <= 30' of water a
fiberglass formed hull, trolling motors and PVC Pipe based ballast would be the
cheapest way to go for an ambient wet sub. Now that I think fruther you could
even do your entire support structure with PVC pipe for ultimate low cost
construction, although it wouldn't be all that sturdy. at > 30 I wouldn't
trust the trolling motors' shaft seals you'd have to either take them apart and
replace the seals with something better suited... which would be difficult, so
you might want to think about making a preasure can that can hold your motor and
then instead of a prop attache a stuffing box to a shaft and then out to a
prop.... and that should be good to about 100' although you'll have to replace
your PVC ballast system at > 60' with either steel or aluminum cans.
It would be a really basic skid.... kind of like an
underwater go-cart, but you could probably build the whole thing for under
~500.00USD (Assuming of course you already own the tools, such as a mill,
microlathe, pipe cutters...etc but to tool up to make the skid I'd say it
shouldn't be more than another ~500.00)
George Slaterpryce
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:08
AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Have you
ever heard of a Murisub?
Thanks, George.
The Aerojet subs in the pictures section are not the same as the one I
found in the book, but there is enough family resemblance to make me think the
author was wrong when he stated the operator was in a water-tight
compartment. He did say that the US Amphibious base at Little Creek was
in Seattle and I know for a fact it is in Virginia. It's probably a wet
sub.
I did say I was looking for low tech (hopefully translating to low cost)
but I'd like something in a nice ambient dry or semi wet.
Thanks, again
Philip
George Slaterpryce
<gslaterp@hotmail.com> wrote:
George Slaterpryce
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:35
AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Have you
ever heard of a Murisub?
Hello All,
I am a new member and am looking for info on a WW2 era 1-man sub
called the Murisub. Tried a couple search engines and found
nothing. I came across the boat in a book by Willy Brou published in
1955. The cover illustration is a rendering of a photo found in the
illustrations within the book.
The caption states that the operator sits in a water-tight
compartment with a plexiglass hood wearing diving eqpt. Which,
indeed, the operator is wearing mask and breathing eqpt. Painted on
the side of the vehicle (I am almost certain) are the words Aerojet
General Corp. Tried a search of Aerojet General but they had no
historical archive section.
It appears to be an interesting design and I am interested in trying
the low tech approach to a psub that would be found in the earlier days of
the art.
Any input would be appreciated.
Philip
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