<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>Thanks Hank,</span></div><div><span>very good explanation. I am enlightened now.</span></div><div dir="ltr">How about a short snorkel in the hatch so you can breath in rough seas?</div><div dir="ltr">Cheers Alan</div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk 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> Sunday, September 20, 2015 7:41 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv4960612805"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442691105932_2762"><span id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442691105932_3301">Thanks' Alan,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442691105932_2762"><span id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442691105932_2793">It is pretty simple really, it mounts horizontal to the aft head with the hatch inside the sub. In case I have to use it, I undo 8 bolts that hold it to the sub, then climb in the pod. The water pressure will hold the pod tight against the reinforcing ring while the bolts are removed. I will have a control rod that extends from the flood valve to the pod. I pull the rod that opens the flood valve, I close the hatch immediately and wait for the pressure to equalize. The pod releases and orients itself vertical with the hatch pointing to the surface and heads to the surface. I release air from a small hp tank inside that inflates a bladder (truck inner tube) to keep the sphere upright at the surface and provides a safe amount of freeboard. I have the port in the hatch so I know whats going on. </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442691105932_2762"><span>Hank</span></div> <br clear="none"><div class="yiv4960612805qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4960612805yahoo_quoted" style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv4960612805yqt4031127174" id="yiv4960612805yqt80028"><div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Saturday, September 19, 2015 1:24 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv4960612805y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4960612805"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4023"><span>Looks good Hank,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4025"><span id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4024">I'm still not sure how it's going to operate, but I guess it will become</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4026"><span id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4027">clearer as you post pics of it installed.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4026"><span>Alan</span></div><br clear="none"> <div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4136" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4135" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv4960612805yqt4461621957" id="yiv4960612805yqt62165"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4134"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4137" size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, September 20, 2015 3:58 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv4960612805y_msg_container" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4138"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv4960612805"><div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4140"><div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4139" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_2991"><span></span></div><div class="yiv4960612805qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_3020">Here is my escape pod under a vacuum test. I am doing the deep test Tuesday at Slocan Lake. Ignore the ugly paint job, no point getting fancy if it is lost to the depths.</div><div class="yiv4960612805qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_3020">Hank<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div> <div class="yiv4960612805yahoo_quoted" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_3042" style="display:block;"> <div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_3041" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_3040" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_3039"> <font id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442689340568_4141" size="2" face="Arial"> On Saturday, September 19, 2015 9:54 AM, xxx xxxxx <mp13@live.ca> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv4960612805y_msg_container" id="yiv4960612805yui_3_16_0_1_1442678102908_3044"><div id="yiv4960612805">
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