<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500024770545_9813"><span>James,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500024770545_9811">Agreed, change the front port to the biggest dome your bank account will allow.  I disagree with building with four ports in the CT, I could see 6 ports being okay with the ports bunched up as close as the engineers allow towards the front.  The pilot might also want a nice view of the treasure chest, or mermaid swimming by.;-)</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500024770545_9811">Pete, next time there is a convention in the west, be sure to come and I will take you for a spin in Gamma and you can pilot the sub and see for yourself.  You can check out a K350 or already have I suspect, then decide if the work and cost is worth it.  </div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500024770545_9811">Hank</div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Friday, July 14, 2017 3:21 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br></font></div>  <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div dir="ltr">I wouldn't bother.  Just make it with the normal 4.  Hank may<br clear="none">disagree, but I find the view is fine from 4.  Plus you spend most<br clear="none">time looking out the front anyway.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">More ports to make.<br clear="none">Awkward to weld in.<br clear="none">More chance of distortion on tower.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I would change the 15" port at the front to a big dome though.  :)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">regards<br clear="none">James<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 13 July 2017 at 23:29, Pete Niedermayr via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> I think you could do 6. What do the experts say? Is this weldable ?<br clear="none">> --------------------------------------------<br clear="none">> On Wed, 7/12/17, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">>  Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 8 window K350 CT<br clear="none">>  To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">>  Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 6:39 AM<br clear="none">><br clear="none">>  Pete,I was mistaken when I said you can push the window<br clear="none">>  frames out to get more in.  I was looking at my K350 CT<br clear="none">>  yesterday and forgot that the port sits in a larger dia<br clear="none">>  frame than I remembered.  Gamma has  a flat ring,<br clear="none">>  making it smaller.  It probably would be a bugger to<br clear="none">>  weld them in, if even possible.Hank_______________________________________________<br clear="none">>  Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none">>  <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none">>  <a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><div class="yqt7551275441" id="yqtfd10887"><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersib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