“Sensing the sea bottom” - possible?

[Timothy L]

My left eye does not see. For that reason I have absolutely no depth perception. I have no desire to operate a sub at a depth of more than 4’ -...

[Timothy L]

I’m looking at different steering solutions for the Virginia in 1/72. I have ordered and will play around with Bob’s version 2 swivel pump...

[Timothy L]

Message delivered - no need to clog the thread now ;-) Tim

[Timothy L]

Albacore -
Although I am very new to subs I have built surface ships for a few years now and always ordered props, almost always with custom...

[Timothy L]

Gott it. In these two photos - am I looking at a stuffing box? Possibly the second photo shows the tube being used temporarily as a placeholder?
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[Timothy L]

Mounting an oil-lite bearing in the “narrow pointy” stern of my Virginia can be done by meticulously carving from a hard styrene block. I...

[Timothy L]

Got it - thank you Bob.

[Timothy L]

if you have servo chatter, for example potentially caused by an ESC or even another servo, should the toroid be placed in the servo wire that is chattering...

[Timothy L]

Simon has been swamped this year. I recently ordered some custom cast props and can attest to how busy he is. Patience and persistence are the keys.....