<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4194"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4193">What about "Obama" seeing you come from the Capitol City.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4147"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4146">What color are you painting it?</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4150">Alan</div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4020"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4019"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4145"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4144"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Pete Niedermayr via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:05 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4018"><br>I'm calling my boat "George" (if I ever build it ) . So I claim that name.<br><br>Pete<br>--------------------------------------------<br>On Mon, 6/29/15, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4291">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub<br> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4290">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> Date: Monday, June 29, 2015, 4:52 PM<br> <br> <br> A<br> Manatee is slow and Graceful, also similar in shape. <br> Manatee's also have a great nature.<br> Hank<br> --------------------------------------------<br> On Mon, 6/29/15, Alec Smyth via<br> Personal_Submersibles <<a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435616218382_4427">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> Subject: Re:<br> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub<br> To:<br> "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> Received: Monday, June 29, 2015, 5:10 PM<br> <br> "A<br> <br> knot or less" and "Manatee" both suggest<br> sluggishness to me, but I think this little<br> boat will move.<br> My wife is suggesting<br> "Shackleton" since I really<br> like<br> the fellow and he was a relative. So that one's in<br> the lead, but I'm still pondering it. If<br> she were a<br> one-person, I would name her<br> "Batchelors Delight"<br> after a<br> pirate ship that I think had the best name of all<br> time. Yesterday I did something I hadn't<br> done in a<br> long time, and actually looked at<br> a list of baby names. This<br> is fun.<br> <br> On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at<br> 1:48 PM, via Personal_Submersibles <<a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> wrote:<br> Hi <br> Alec,<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> How about "The<br> Equalizer" or "A knot or<br> <br> less".<br> <br> <br> <br> Keith T.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Antoine Delafargue via Personal_Submersibles <<a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> <br> <br> >Hi Alec,<br> <br> >Very nice sub with manly<br> attributes. I would never have<br> guessed<br> that<br> <br> >when you<br> mentioned a while ago that the stern would be<br> surprising.<br> <br> <br> ><br> <br> >Love the<br> Naughtylus name<br> <br> ><br> <br> >regards,<br> <br> >Antoine<br> <br> <br> ><br> <br> <br> >On 6/29/15, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles<br> <br> ><<a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> <br> >> Hi Alec,<br> <br> <br> >><br> <br> >> New sub<br> looks great. With those ball floats at<br> <br> the back it reminded me of<br> <br> >> "The Liberator" from an old<br> BBC science<br> fiction program called<br> "Blakes 7".<br> <br> <br> >> I was a big fan when I was a kid.<br> <br> <br> >><br> <br> >> <a href="https://contactinfinitefutures.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/the-liberator.jpg" target="_blank">https://contactinfinitefutures.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/the-liberator.jpg</a><br> <br> >><br> <br> <br> >> On 29 June 2015 at 04:40, Alan<br> James via<br> Personal_Submersibles <<br> <br> >> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> <br> >><br> <br> >>><br> That's great thanks Alec,<br> <br> >>> I'll save that description<br> with the dwg.<br> <br> <br> >>> Alan<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> <br> >>> ------------------------------<br> <br> >>> *From:*<br> Private via Personal_Submersibles<br> <<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> <br> >>> *To:* Personal<br> Submersibles General<br> Discussion <<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> <br> >>> *Sent:*<br> Monday,<br> June 29, 2015 1:21 PM<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> *Subject:* Re:<br> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new<br> sub<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> Correct!<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> The little O<br> ring under the threaded contacts<br> on the<br> hull side has two<br> <br> <br> >>> purposes. It prevents water coming into the<br> sub<br> if you drop the thruster,<br> <br> >>> but it also<br> acts as a spring to maintain good<br> <br> electrical contact. When<br> <br> <br> >>> the<br> <br> <br> >>> thruster is off, the sub side contact sticks<br> out very slightly above the<br> <br> <br> >>> rest of the penetrator, so<br> when you draw the<br> motor toward the sub<br> the<br> <br> >>> contact<br> squeezes its O ring.<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> The contacts on the sub side go through a nylon<br> insert sealed with O<br> <br> >>> rings<br> <br> >>> and locked by a shoulder in the<br> SS insert. On<br> the thruster side the<br> <br> >>> contacts and<br> cables are potted, but because the<br> thruster<br> is oil filled<br> <br> <br> >>> the<br> <br> <br> >>> potting is not subject to any pressure.<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> The bolt has a<br> shaft seal that prevents it<br> being pushed<br> into the sub if<br> <br> <br> >>> you drop the thruster.<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> The thrusters are fixed, not<br> rotating. The<br> benefit of this design is<br> that<br> <br> >>> there<br> are neither cables nor tubes to sever -<br> you<br> just need to switch off<br> <br> <br> >>> power to the thruster before dropping it,<br> and<br> the dropping itself is just<br> <br> >>> three or four<br> turns of a bolt.<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> Best,<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> Alec<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> On Jun 28,<br> 2015, at 7:55 PM, Alan James<br> via<br> Personal_Submersibles <<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> I think I understand it now.<br> <br> >>> The 2 bolts are the electrical<br> through hulls<br> & you wind the<br> <br> >>> central nut to<br> push the unit off. The electrics<br> would<br> unplug in the<br> <br> <br> >>> process.<br> <br> <br> >>> Alan<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> <br> >>> ------------------------------<br> <br> >>> *From:* hank<br> pronk via<br> Personal_Submersibles <<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> <br> >>> *To:* Personal<br> Submersibles General Discussion<br> <<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> <br> >>> *Sent:* Monday,<br> June 29, 2015 10:02 AM<br> <br> <br> >>> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's<br> new<br> sub<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> Alec,<br> <br> >>> Nice<br> project, I like the trawl floats in the<br> <br> back, it is so different!<br> <br> <br> >>> The first thing that comes to mind when I<br> see<br> your new build is, Manatee.<br> <br> >>> You sure have<br> put in a lot of time on this. I<br> like the<br> jettisoning<br> <br> >>><br> system, it is the same idea as Gamma's<br> <br> tail, very simple and clean. The<br> <br> >>> bellows are very nice!<br> <br> >>> Nice video, you<br> have good control of the<br> sub.<br> <br> >>> Hank<br> <br> >>><br> --------------------------------------------<br> <br> >>> On Sat,<br> 6/27/15, Alec Smyth via<br> <br> Personal_Submersibles <<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub<br> <br> <br> >>> To:<br> <br> "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> <br> >>> Received:<br> Saturday, June 27, 2015, 10:40 PM<br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> Hey<br> everyone, I'm<br> <br> >>> breaking cover with the project<br> sub. It is in<br> need of a<br> <br> <br> >>> name. If the pictures inspire<br> any thoughts that<br> are not<br> <br> <br> >>> rude, I'm all ears for<br> suggested names!<br> <br> <br> >>> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/projects/1234567810/newsub/" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/projects/1234567810/newsub/</a><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> Best,<br> <br> >>> Alec<br> <br> >>> -----Inline<br> Attachment Follows-----<br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> <br> >>><br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> >>><br> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <br> >>> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> >>><br> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <br> >>> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> >>><br> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <br> >>> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> >>><br> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <br> >>> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> >>><br> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br> <br> >>> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <br> >>> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >>><br> <br> >><br> <br> <br> <br> >_______________________________________________<br> <br> >Personal_Submersibles<br> mailing list<br> <br> ><a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <br> ><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> Personal_Submersibles<br> mailing list<br> <br> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br> <a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>