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Old 25-07-2006   #9 (permalink)
ajg141
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I'm really impressed with all that scribing Ramesh. It has certainly improved the rather bland looks of the earlier version. And I can see the differences with the periscopes too. Do they still have that rubber band drive? If so watch it as the thing slips and the 2 shafts start rotating at different rates causing the drive rods to bend! I still wonder why the pressure hull opening doesn't extend further back to give easier access to the drive motors. I'm blowed if I can see how to get them out with the current arrangement if something should go wrong back there. And just how do you locate the rear ballast tank bracket onto the mounting plate if you fibreglass in the pressure hull before you fit it?
I'm looking forward to seeing how you overcome the challenges!
I'll pm you about the bow dive plane problems separately.

Andrew
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