<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Joe,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>At conference Vance talked on building a pneumatically operated ballast valve</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>that has a low profile above the ballast tank & leaves no air bubble inside.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>He handed out a diagram of it. He may possibly have it on file.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Looks easy to make.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Alan</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span
style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Joe Perkel <josephperkel@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "personal_submersibles@psubs.org" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 9, 2013 9:13 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Flush Mount Valves in MBT's<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv5731158297"><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">Hi Alan,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">That's similar to a Kingston isn't it? That shape would assure complete venting, one would have to be assured of fail safe reliability in whatever was used. I would like a normally closed fail safe mode in whatever style best assures sealing.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Joe<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><div>Hi Joe,</div><div>While thinking about the ballast valve, it occurred to me that</div><div>the drain pop up plugs found in modern bathrooms, are very</div><div>similar to what we want.</div><div><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:19px;white-space:nowrap;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"
href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?client=safari&hl=en-gb&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=47ukUvT-EsqhkwWt04DoAQ&q=drain+pop+up+waste&oq=drain+pop+up+waste&gs_l=img.3...46028.57398.0.58014.39.28.0.2.2.0.324.3866.8j5j4j5.22.0....0...1c.1.32.img..27.12.2132.cLok805IcCc">https://www.google.co.nz/search?client=safari&hl=en-gb&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=47ukUvT-EsqhkwWt04DoAQ&q=drain+pop+up+waste&oq=drain+pop+up+waste&gs_l=img.3...46028.57398.0.58014.39.28.0.2.2.0.324.3866.8j5j4j5.22.0....0...1c.1.32.img..27.12.2132.cLok805IcCc</a></span><br clear="none">Hope that link came out OK. It was an image search on DRAIN POP UP WASTE</div><div>They would need to work upside down for our application, so they would be flush on the</div><div>inside of the ballast tank (eliminating an air trap) but extend a bit above the ballast tank.</div><div>Some models look like you could just stick an
air line straight on to them, & with a spring </div><div>In them, they would work.</div><div>There may be some model that is ideal.</div><div>Alan<br clear="none">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br clear="none">On 8/12/2013, at 2:09 PM, Joe Perkel <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="">josephperkel@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div><font size="3" face="Calibri">I need a little help understanding the installation of
remotely operated pneumatic valves in soft tanks. I’ve been looking at various
products on the Net, and from what I see, there doesn’t seem to be an off the
shelf remotely operated valve that would install flush and fully vent the tank.
What I’m looking for is a flush mount and a clean installation which eliminates
the exterior tubing routed to the conning tower.</font></div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Am I missing a valve type or installation that would
accomplish this?</font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Thanks</font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Joewith </font><div class="yiv5731158297yqt4830789314" id="yiv5731158297yqtfd24493"></div></div><div class="yiv5731158297yqt4830789314" id="yiv5731158297yqtfd09550"><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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