Our SCBA bottles have tags epoxied on when they are hydro'd every 5 years.
Most SCBA bottles these days are composite running at 4500 or 5500 PSI. Our department hydrotests them every 5 years and replaces after 15 years,...
I am watching it. It's awkward, but I can pick up the whole frame by myself, so I'm still under 100 lbs, and I'm getting close to being finished...
More progress and another change. I have been struggling with figuring out how to mount and secure the front assembly for the roof since it does...
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Kind of a red letter day today! I would estimate the cabin frame is now 90-95% complete and the transom is in. I still need to add a couple of...
In order to do it in one piece I would need a piece that was 72"x84". My supplier can maybe get 72x120 in 5053 for $235 a sheet, but that is...
Turns out the curved roof isn't an option. I can get the tube to support it at a nominal cost, and have access to a bender, but the sheet metal...
Fortunatly we don't get winds like that often and it will live on it's trailer when not being used.
Much has been done in the last few days! The subfloor has been permanently installed except for the seat bases, which will have to wait until I...
I'm also wondering if it might not benefit from some ballast down low. I would try a couple hundred pounds of sand bags and move them around to...
Where are you getting wet from? Over the bow?
Oh, we're talking crazy torpedos? How about 200 kts? VA-111 Shkval - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VA-111_Shkval
They say the darkest hour is just before dawn, and on this this project it's kind of true. I'm back to a bare hull, but only briefly. A few...
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The Sidescan unit has GPS built in, and I will doubtless have a portable, plus paper charts, but neither is good for plotting out search patterns...
I'm considering a couple different options for my new boat for navigation systems and I'm wonedring if other people have used either of them. One...
Tacoma is close enough, and I could use the excuse to see what's hanging around the marina there. Thanks
Now THERE is a piece of universal truth! Thanks for the info, I will look into the others.
