<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Brian,</div><div>on one of your videos where you were lowering the sub in the water &</div><div>blowing the ballasts, you had stability issues that you weren't sure about.</div><div>Would it not be better to try & get under the water & check that you don't</div><div>topple over? If you are unstable you can always add flotation up high &</div><div>lead down low. If you do that shell you may be forced to destroy it in the</div><div>process of rectifying stability issues.</div><div>Cheers Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 13/08/2018, at 2:16 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hi All,</font><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> I think I'm going to embark on making a fiberglass shell for the front part of my sub. I should be hell bent on submerging at this point, since I'm so close, but that means a trip to the boat yard and more money spent on the travel lift and a tow down there. I figure since I've got the electronics to re-do and a few other issues to deal with I might as well make the thing look a bit sexier. Means I have to build a plug and make a mold and then do a gel coat finish for the fiberglass cover. I also have to build an extra step just below the existing teak deck. Also need an electric air pump for ballast on the surface, also need to re-do my HP air, I want to get rid of that huge 300 cu ft air cylinder and replace it with multiple aluminum 80's . And I need to buy a HP compressor !! I sure I probably for got something.</font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Brian</font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> </font></font></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>