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Bob,

Great looking shirt!! Might be a nice new Dive Tribe shirt!!:-))

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

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Nice work Steve!

With the big subs and boats you have, that is going to really make launching and retrieving easier for sure!
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I want to thank you David and Bob for your kind and generous offerings!

A-side from being the most frustrating, challenging, failure redden,...

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Bob! Thank you for responding! Please! I am in NO WAY blaming Nautilus Drydocks for these issues! I could have caused the wires to break off when I took...

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Some of the electronics in the SD (ESC, and the pump) where defective! Long story short! The Nautilus will be a surface runner only! Ounce I get the...

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I finished up all the lighting and related wiring, and everything went well! Spent some time this evening getting things ready for the SD wiring for tomorrow!...

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At this point the final finish is complete! Yesterday I applied 3 light coats of clear coat, and it has now cured for 24 hours!


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I do a light sanding to begin with. And then a FILLER primer with sanding after that. One more coat of regular (wet sanding) primer, that will clean it...

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I totally agree with Bob! Unless you DIP the complete sub in a poly solution, you will have water penetration. Even at 100% there is still some penetration,...

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Thank you David! I have learned a lot from looking at your work and knowledge as how to apply and use different paints. I am really tied to using water...

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In this photo is the acrylic water base colors that I used to achieve the final look that I was after! The colors where applied and then I would spray...

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The finish process is now complete! Photo below first wash!!



The photos below is the finish product, except for clear coat!!...

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Thank you David! I do appreciate all your input and great ideas!

Rob

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WOW! David! His work is incredible! But I do see an awful lot of you in him! If he was your inspiration and teacher, you learned well my friend!!
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Another helpful hint to those that have a small inhouse room for a shop such as I do!





These are small roll table...

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Very nice Mr. Monahan!

Having the space to set up a nice shop is ideal for sure! Really having the space with the right tools does open up...

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Well! My chance to show off what can be done in a 12' X 12' X 8'! I do envy some of the great work shops you guys have!



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Ed,

Thank you very much for the great photo of your Neptune ballast weights! This will help give me a starting point to work from, and most...

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Thank you! And thanks for sharing the web site!

I also have used a little trick that I used when I was building model airplanes way back...

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No problem! Just part of this wonderful hobby! Patience and perseverance!!



The piece I added to the top took care of the of...