ON THE WAYS AT MY Severodvinsk SHIPYARD - 8 SUBS TO BUILD

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A FEW MONTHS AGO I DECIEDED TO RESTART MY PASSION FOR BUILDING AND RUNNING RC SUBS.SINCE THEN I HAVE BUILT A NICE SHOP COMPLETE WITH AC/HEATING ,WATER,VENTILATION,DROP CIELING AND SPECIAL LIGHTTING.CABINETS LARGE BENCHES,SHELVES AND A HOST OF MACHINING AND WOOD WORKING POWER TOOLS. ALL THIS TO BUILD RUSSIAN NUKES AMERICAN AS WELL AND GERMAN U BOATS OF MANY TYPES.WELL SO FAR I HAVE THE ENGEL TYPHOON MASTERSERIES HULL PAINTED AND ALLMOST READY FOR THE RATHER UNIQUE PRESURE HULL,A PELLICAN CASE, RATED 100FT GARANTEED,WITH SOME SMALL MODIFICATIONS SHOULD BE A GREAT ,EASY ACCSSES PH.THE FORWARD PH IS ANOTHER REALY NEAT DESIHGHNE.A STAINLESS STEEL CANISTER THAT IS REDALY AVAILABLE FROM MANY KITCHEN SUPLY STORES RANGEING PRICE FROM 4.99 TO 35.00 FOR A SET OF 6 DIFERENT SIZES,ALL HAVE THE SAME DIAMETER OF 4 3/4 INCHES.I LIKE THE ONES THAT HAVE A STAINLESS STEEL LID, BETTER TO MACHINE AND LESS LIKLY TO CRACK. THERE IS ALSO A CLEAR VERTIONS THAT ARE ALSO VERY STRONG, I TESTED THEM BOTH FROM MY BOAT TO A DEPTH OF 50 FEET AND NO LEAKS. THE QUICK RELEASE LOCKS ARE NICE BUT COMBERSOME IN A SUB SO I JUST RUN LONG BOLTS OR A CLEVIS BOLT AT ONE END ATACHED TO THE CENTER DECK. A SILCON GASKET SEALS THE LID OR END CAP VERY WELL. THERE IS ALSO AN OPEN ENDED ONE THATS ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG SUITABLE FOR LARGER MOTOR AND COMPRESSOR INSTALATIONS LIKE IN THE OCEAN RESEARCH ALFA.THESE CANISTERS ARE SO VERSATILE AND CHEAP THAT ILL BE INSTALLING THEM IN ALL MY SUBS,SOME WILL BE INTERCHANGEABLE MODULES SO AS TO LOWER THE COST OF DUPLICATE ELECTRONICKS,ONLY THE MACHINE/ COMPRESSOR PH WILL REMAIN IN THE SUB ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE DIVEING SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT MILLSPECK BAYONET STILE CANNON MULTY WIRE CONECTORS ARE USED FOR EASE OF CONECTION AND DISCONECT.SUBS ON THE WAYS ARE THE OCEAN REASERCH ALFA ,TYPHOON,SCALE SHIPS BELARUSE AKULA II AND ORDERED OSCAR THE KURSK, HFM DEEP DIVE VI AND A COMPLETED GRAUPNER SHARK AND SEAWOLF.AWAITING ARIVAL IS A OTW TYPE 7,AND THERE TYPE 23 AND A SCALE SHIPYARDS AKULA THATS BEEN DELAYED FOR MONTHS NOW.RADIOS ARE THE VANTEK 32 CH FUTABA COMPUTER RADIO AND THE DULE THROTLE F-14.LOTS OF ENGINEERING SUB PROJECTS,DIAGRAMS AND COMPONENTS.ONE THAT IS UNDERWAY IS THE INDIVIDUALY OPERATED MASTS. A SERIES OF JACK SCREWS ONE FOR EVERY MAST OPERATED BY A SMALL 340 MABUCHI MOTOR DRIVES A GEAR ASEMBLY THAT DRIVES THE JACK SKREW.ALL WATERPROOFED AND EASY TO SERVICE.IT WORKS SO SCALE LIKE I ALMOST JUMPED OUT OF MY CHAIR! THE RAILS MADE FROM 1/8 KAND S TUBBING,ON A CHANEL FRAME OF 3/16 THS.I USED THE VANTEK 32 WITH THE MCD VARIVOLT 6 REVERSING RELAYS ONE FOR EACH MAST.ILL TRY TO POST PICTURES HERE BUT IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THESE DESIHGNES JUST EMAIL ME AT SUBCREATOR1@AOL.COM

[jutland67]

Wow, that sounds like a

Wow, that sounds like a huge fleet build-up... I would love to see some pics of your mast raising system.I have one in my boat which works, but very slowly.Any advice is much appreciated.