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First Sub scratch built - 11/17/2009 4:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		hey thought i would show off my scratch built sub. its not really scale of anything just kind of made it. check it out and let me know what you think.

heres a video my brother is driving and really isnt used to the new controls its also really hard to fallow with the camera once it goes under......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EazgOxkm3Ig

heres is also a video of it in primer......just had to put it in and see how it went, again my brother is driving, i need to teach him how to use the camera instead of my sub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r03lTZKPNng

T


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RE: First Sub scratch built - 11/17/2009 11:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Great job, share more info pictures. What is the water clarity?

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 11/17/2009 8:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		The body is all fiber glass with a lexan WTC i made the WTC into a box because i couldnt find lexan tubes anywhere and it just seemed alot easier. i kind of followed this web site on my build.
http://www.rvjunkie.com/sub/index.html

what do you mean by water clarity is it how far can i see down or how far does the radio go?

here are some build pictures.

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 11/17/2009 10:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thats a very interesting 'shorty' interpretation of a modern sub. Must make it a lot easier to transport yet have some presense when surfaced.

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 11/18/2009 4:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		yeah it is really easy to transport fits right in the back seat............for my next sub i want to go bigger. i dont have any sort of ballast in it yet so its always sits at decks awash but i would like to put a small snort type system in it. i think i have room for a small air pump under my servo tray and tons of room in the body for the air bag.


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RE: First Sub scratch built - 11/18/2009 1:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looks good ! I like the short staut look she should be very stable and manueverable with the large  moving surfaces.Like a Seal!
I use a pump system that is very scale in operation.

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 12/11/2009 4:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		here is some new pictures i made some new stern planes and added some new electronics but you cant seem then under the foam, i put in a sombra labs receiver (which is awesome) and a dual battery connecter so i can run two batterys at once for longer run time.

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 12/15/2009 6:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		finally got a little clip of a underwater video im going to do some editing and make a longer video but here is a little sneak peak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trh1Jx6oFPQ



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RE: First Sub scratch built - 1/3/2010 7:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Super cool.

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 1/4/2010 12:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		thank you............................if you have any questions about the fiberglassing of your sub project let me know i learned a few little tricks that are really helpful, right after i made my sub i helped my brother make a boat and the fiberglass went a  heck of alot better.

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 1/4/2010 5:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm curious about the purpose of the toggle style bolt that appears to be at the very tip of the nose, visible in the last pic you posted. It doesn't appear to protrude from the front. I'm just curious what it's about.

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 1/5/2010 12:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		the screw in the front is to hold in foam in place. the screw goes through a piece of starboard which is glued to the hull and then the toggle switch holds the foam. it worked pretty good until it broke, i need to epoxy it in better as a temporary fix i just zip tied the foam to the weights............

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 1/5/2010 2:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm guessing you're using the foam to adjust overall bouyancy and level since you don't have a ballast system installed?

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RE: First Sub scratch built - 1/5/2010 4:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		a little bit of foam in the top and weight in the bottom to keep her sitting upright and make it easier to adjust the trim level.  i got a really good idea for a ballast system using a rc plane pneumatic landing gear system. thats the next thing on my list to do to my sub.

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