[PSUBS-MAILIST] Build Updates

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

 Great idea, Cliff.
PC2021I am more than ready to plan the next PSUBS convention and participate in some expeditions as well.  I am as hopeful as you that the Covid-19 vaccines will start to hit the masses and free us up to gather together again.  It sounds like we have lots of information to share so the time is right to plan this.  I'm open to location and the Keys are a great place to get some salt water experience.  Not sure if Doug is still reading mail or just monitoring the FB page, but we should coordinate with him if we do 2021 in the Keys.  I will be in the Keys starting next week (Jan 10) until sometime in May.  Back to NH for the summer, then back to the Keys after Labor Day (beginning of September) until December.
I am mobile and ready to support expeditions as well.  Not retired yet (close) but have lots of vacation time accrued so ready to travel.  
ProjectsSCM (Submarine Control Manager)I am at the tail end of my SCM electronic project which combines my SEM (Submarine Environment Monitor) design with thruster control and power monitoring.  My goal is to complete this over the current winter months and declare it "DONE" by spring.  I am looking forward to presenting this project to the group at our next convention.
SEMjRThe junior version of my Submarine Environment Monitor was released to the group in December and is available on the website.  I was happy to see that at least one fellow psubber has picked up on it and begun fabrication on the project.  I'm looking forward to his progress on it and getting feedback.
K600Aquatic is still sitting in the driveway awaiting retrofit.  This past summer I thought I had sandblasting worked out and even purchased paint from Sherwin Williams to recoat it, however that sandblaster fell through and the work was not performed.  Living in a rural area I have found it difficult to locate a blaster that wants to take on this project.  I have concluded that I will likely need to trailer the K600 to Portsmouth or Boston to find a shop large enough to lift, blast, and paint the sub.
K600 TrailerThis work is complete and although I am happy with the results I would not recommend retrofitting an aluminum boat trailer for a submarine.  Too much work, too expensive, pain in the ass.  Steel is your friend.

Jon


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