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  • DMTNT
    Commander
    • Jun 2018
    • 297

    SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - 7 Feb. 2019 - USS JIMMY CARTER quietly slipped off her moorings this afternoon and headed out for another sea trial. Overall reports are positive. As expected, turning performance in the confines of the swimming pool was poor. The boat maintained full functionality throughout the voyage. There continues to be a small ingestion of water into the forward dry space, despite earlier work and testing to mitigate that issue. I could be wrong, but I might have just needed to whack the float valve loose before putting it in the pool. Overall, SSN-23 performed admirably. The next evolution will be to venture out into truly deep water.

    Once again, I thank you all for your help and assistance with this - my first ,real, honest-to-god, start to finish sub project. It has been an incredible learning experience, and I am humbled just to be here in such esteemed company. Onward and upward. Semper Optima.

    Cheers, gentlemen.
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    Last edited by DMTNT; 03-07-2019, 11:34 PM.
    Dead men tell no tales...

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    • HardRock
      Vice Admiral
      • Mar 2013
      • 1609

      Looking very good. Clean you bloody pool!

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      • DMTNT
        Commander
        • Jun 2018
        • 297

        Originally posted by HardRock
        Looking very good. Clean you bloody pool!
        Unlike some parts of the world, it’s still winter time here! :-)

        Thank you for the kind words, Scott.
        Dead men tell no tales...

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        • trout
          Admiral
          • Jul 2011
          • 3545

          Nice, short, run! How does it feel to have a working submarine?
          If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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          • He Who Shall Not Be Named
            Moderator
            • Aug 2008
            • 12253

            Making the backyard Koi-pond safe for democracy.

            David
            Who is John Galt?

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            • DMTNT
              Commander
              • Jun 2018
              • 297

              Originally posted by trout
              Nice, short, run! How does it feel to have a working submarine?
              Outstanding! Been a long time coming :-)
              Dead men tell no tales...

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              • DMTNT
                Commander
                • Jun 2018
                • 297

                Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named
                Making the backyard Koi-pond safe for democracy.

                David
                “So, like Beethoven on the computer, you have labored to produce... [dot matrix printer rattles] a biologic.”

                ”A what?”

                ”A whale, Seaman Beaumont. A whale. A marine mammal that knows a hell of a lot more about sonar than you do.”
                Dead men tell no tales...

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                • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                  Moderator
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 12253

                  Originally posted by DMTNT

                  Outstanding! Been a long time coming :-)
                  There's only one first-love; only one first-time.

                  Take a cold shower and get back to work!

                  David
                  Who is John Galt?

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                  • DMTNT
                    Commander
                    • Jun 2018
                    • 297

                    Final update (for a while, anyway)

                    CARTER made her first trip to the lake, and had her first honest to god voyage in big water. It was a perfect flight, in all respects. The boat functioned exactly as designed. I would estimate the underwater turning radius at speed to be approximately 30 feet. She dove and came back up, and both the forward and aft sections of the SD came out of the water bone dry. It was a good day.

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                    The face of a proud papa after pulling her from the lake.


                    Fair winds and following seas, gents. Cheers.

                    -Brady
                    Dead men tell no tales...

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                    • trout
                      Admiral
                      • Jul 2011
                      • 3545

                      Congratulations Captain!
                      Is that a Boxer? I miss my boxer.
                      If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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                      • DMTNT
                        Commander
                        • Jun 2018
                        • 297

                        Originally posted by trout
                        Congratulations Captain!
                        Is that a Boxer? I miss my boxer.
                        Boxers are great! So much energy. That little pig is Jack. He is my 2 year old lab / pointer mix. There is also some little-dog in there too, but he is my buddy, and a very good boy. I lucked out for sure!

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                        Dead men tell no tales...

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                        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                          Moderator
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 12253

                          congratulations, Brady.

                          David
                          Who is John Galt?

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                          • DMTNT
                            Commander
                            • Jun 2018
                            • 297

                            Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named
                            congratulations, Brady.

                            David
                            Thank you, David! I will quit with the announcements now

                            lol
                            Dead men tell no tales...

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                            • trout
                              Admiral
                              • Jul 2011
                              • 3545

                              Originally posted by DMTNT

                              Boxers are great! So much energy. That little pig is Jack. He is my 2 year old lab / pointer mix. There is also some little-dog in there too, but he is my buddy, and a very good boy. I lucked out for sure!

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                              In the photo, it looked like a pugs face, but obviously it is not. Handsome dog!
                              If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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                              • DMTNT
                                Commander
                                • Jun 2018
                                • 297

                                VESSEL: USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN-23)
                                DATE: CLASSIFIED (June, 2019 - Speculative)
                                TIME: 2200GMT (Speculative)
                                LOCATION: CLASSIFIED (Believed to be greater Eastern Pacific Patrol Area)
                                MISSION OBJECTIVE: CLASSIFIED

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                                Gentlemen...

                                -Brady
                                Dead men tell no tales...

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