today's work

[redboat219]

For me it's more like...

[Subculture]

Don't think they're referencing model sub building, though.

[rwtdiver]

Just my best effort to keep the Craft alive. More Servant than Master. As it should be at the end.

David,

Well said. Words to ponder...

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[redboat219]

https://youtu.be/y2J0IvblOYI

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[SteveNeill]

What happened? California Officials pull a Mount Trashmore Lake on you guys?

David

Just running out of usable lakes. Closest is a 3 hour drive and with my busy life these days not very practical. Best bet is my friends pool.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Cool, need to find some of those over here!

Don't know if Kevin has worked a distribution deal over there. Good luck. They save so much space, permit remote activation, and even have a resetting breaker if the current spikes above rating. Highly recommended.

David

[JHapprich]

Cool, need to find some of those over here!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

About the shrink hose: is that a lipo saver? If so, where do i get one of those?
jörg

No, that's a 10A magnetically actuated 'mission switch' produced by Kevin McLeod and sold by Nautilus Drydocks. I love those things!

856fdf_3f6e8d39c7134da79359e4a5975367a9.pdf (rc-submarine.com)

I understand there has been an upgrade and the new one is rated at 15A. Still, a very small footprint (takes up very little space within your WTC).

David

[JHapprich]

About the shrink hose: is that a lipo saver? If so, where do i get one of those?
jörg

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I love seeing all this. I'm still here. Just dry docked with lack of a place to run subs with the exception of driving many miles to do so. I still have a few boats I truly love and will never part with. Bob didn't get them all. ;)

What happened? California Officials pull a Mount Trashmore Lake on you guys?

David

[SteveNeill]

I love seeing all this. I'm still here. Just dry docked with lack of a place to run subs with the exception of driving many miles to do so. I still have a few boats I truly love and will never part with. Bob didn't get them all. ;)

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Andy, it is a 808 and he was using your camera holder I believe.

Yup. An 808 housed in Andy's magnificent little case:



I either use Andys streamlined u/w 808 case as a towed-body or strapped to the deck of a model submarine. It's a thin walled, GRP structure I modified to accept a stabilizing fin and tow pad-eye.


Note the lead weight. Used to statically stabilize the tow-body in roll. The ring stabilizer dynamically stabilizes the body in pitch and yaw.





Note Andy's use of a machined metal bayonet ring with O-ring to provide access to his u/w cases interior.





For those looking over our shoulders, this is a fine little cast resin u/w 808 enclosure produced by Tom Chalfant. I modified it with flexible 'buttons' to permit control of the camera once installed within.











David