<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Hi Brian,</div><div>I know what you mean about fibreglass. Some jobs you wonder why</div><div>you ever started.</div><div>Not going to win any popularity contests here but I remember on one </div><div>of your in water tests you lowered the sub into the water with some straps </div><div>around her & didn't submerge fully because you thought it was getting unstable.</div><div>Would it be better to use the straps again in case the sub decided to turn</div><div>upside down during descent ( would not be the first sub to do this).</div><div>If it flipped in shallow water with the hatch buried in the mud you would need</div><div>assistance to get out.</div><div>Be great to see you finally get her under the water.</div><div>Cheers Alan</div><div><br>On 1/10/2018, at 5:43 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;"><div>Hi Psubbers,</div><div> Making progress on my gel coat shell. Would not wish this work on anybody ! a lot of sanding , but I've finished the first phase and things are looking good ! If anybody needs a shell of this dimension I'll be able to crank them out like crazy ! </div><div> </div><div>I also realized that this fiberglass shell could actually have a purpose other than cosmetic ! Once I have it on I would be able to place additional floats inside of it in the unlikely event that I still don't have enough buoyancy up front ! But I don't think that will be the case.</div><div> </div><div>I also have an idea of how I can test my sub without having to use the boatyard. I think what I'll do is just sink her right at the launch ramp ! At least I can just say that I'm balancing things out or whatever. My strategy will be to just dink around for a really long time at the launch ramp ( during the week) until the harbor patrol gets bored or has go on a call , then I'll just pull the cork ! </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Brian</div><div> </div><div> </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>