No problem there. I have modified my mold so that the weights now fit all of the standard belts, at least as far as I know. Rob Allen works, as does the softer Omer, and anything else in between of the same approximate dimensions.
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Yes, USPS. They have a flat rate shipping box. Anything that will fit inthe box, to anywhere in the U.S. for $9.95. It is the best deal going for heavy stuff that is not too big.
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THought shipping was $10?
Yep, $10 will cover 40-45 lbs worth, depending on whether they are 2-lb or 1.25 lbs sizes.
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Dan - I seem to remember that you investigated a couple of different "grippy" coatings for the handle. What did you settle on?
Also, could you show a shot of how the handle fits your hand? I have no doubt that you tuned it exhaustively to suit you <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> , but at first glance the shape looks unconventional.
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I designed it from scratch, did the calculations, drew all the plans, and did all the welding. I did incorporate different features from other cats that I saw. By comparison, none of the dimensions on this style of catamaran are nearly as critical as on the high speed version.
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It rides very well at just about any speed you want to run in seas up to 3' or so. We don't intentionally go out if the seas are over 4', but I have been caught in 6' seas in thunderstorms. At those heights, the period of the waves becomes an issue. It is still only a 22' hull, so you have to be carful not to go so fast down one wave that you stuff the bow into the back of the next wave. One nice thing is that it doesn't really have a "planing speed" where it suddenly pops up out of the water. So if the waves are breaking, I just throttle back to about 16-18 knots to match the seas, which is hard to do in most mono-hulls without bogging down.
The two widely spaced motors are great when circling a small wreck, or any other time that you want great maneuverability. I can reverse one engine, forward one engine, and turn in my own radius like a tug boat.
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Got the old man to take a few more pics while he had it on the trailer.
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That's good to hear!!
Have you been out to check out damage?Nope. Quite a mess to clean up in the yard, but no damage.
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Got it back late Saturday Night! :hooray:
I'm very happy, considering the power company had previously estimted up to two weeks!
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I think that you may be confusing a couple of different plastics. Regular PVC is usually white, while, gray is probably CPVC, which is for slightly higher temperature and pressure. ABS and Polyethelene, two other commonly availabe plastic piping materials, come in other colors. But Dan specifically asked about PVC.
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Not sure if pipe is available in black, but flat sheet is available in different colors. Come to think of it, a flat sheet might be easier to manipulate anyway. Any edges should be easily glued or melted together. McMaster.com has a 24" x 24" square sheet that is 0.118" thick (just under 1/8"), in black, for $14.68. Item number 84775K11.
I was thinking of something along these lines, but I thought that the softened plastic might get mashed into the serrated side of the knife blade, making it difficult or impossible to remove. Maybe it's not quite that malleable?
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What kind of pressure are we talking about? A manometer (as different from a pressure gauge) usually reads in inches or millimeters of water or mercury, which implies pretty low pressure. But then, I know nothing of pneumatic guns.
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Looks like the makings of a fabulous dinner!
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Nice! What kind of bow are you shooting?
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:eek::eek::eek: H O L Y S H I T! ! ! ! ! ! :eek::eek::eek:
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and at the same time!!!!!! You just floored me!!!! Did the neighbors give you funny looks???
They thought I was building an airplane. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> All it's really missing is a 50-cal. on the bow. Now THAT would keep boats away from my divers!
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I tend to have a short attention span, and will throw myself in a different direction every now and then. The copper is fun because most of the pieces are small and don't take too long. Staying focussed for the two years it took to finish the catamaran was brutal, but it is a SWEET dive platform. Here are a couple of old pics taken during construction that I scanned. I'll have to take some newer shots showing all the custom features next time I dive.
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I love to see the variety of different things that we all do when we can't dive!
Me, I build stuff. All kinds of stuff. Everything from colored copper artwork, to the 22' aluminum catamaran that I dive from.
This is my 1976 Bridgeport milling machine, and my 1962 South Bend Lathe. They are relatively new to me, and still need a little restorative lovin' at the moment. But properly taken care of, they should be turning out good stuff in the hands of my grandkids.
A bit of the copper stuff:
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I think that we generally equate plastic with "cheap", and poorly made, but that is not NECESSARILY true. The B2 Spirit bomber has almost no metal in it, for example. That's obviously an extreme example, and probably just reinforces that plastics or composites of high quality are usually much more expensive than metal components.
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Could a rack be designed to hold them up-side-down? I use slip tips, which are easy becasue we just dislodge the tip and let it dangle.
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Wow, thanks for sharing this. I had seen the veiled references to Pantoja getting shot, but didn't know the story. I don't want to derail, so maybe a good topic for another thread is "how do you store your guns on the boat"?
