Anyone near Ventura, CA want to scrap a submarine?

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Ok, I'll admit I may have watched too much Jacque Cousteau as a kid but I have always wanted a submarine, so when one popped up on psubs for cheap, I bit. I made the drive down. Trailer looked a bit sketchy but I hoped it might make it home. Unfortunately I didn't even make it to the trailer shop to pack the bearings without nearly losing a wheel. I ended up deflating the tire and pulling the hub to get it off the road. Looking at the trailer in the morning light it's clearly not road worthy. Now I'm looking for someplace to strip the motors, batteries, and cut off the conning tower. The rest I was planning to scrapping. If your in the Ventura, CA area and can help scrap a heavy sub you're welcome to the hull and trailer. I think the axles are 7K rated.Send me a PM and I'll get you my cellphone number. I'd like to be heading home in a day or two if possible.



Reply:The sub looks very interesting.  Any chance you could post a few more pics? I am.no where near you so can't help with the scrapping. I grew up with Jacques Cousteau as well and might be able to find some people who know a little about your sub. Sent from my SM-G996U using TapatalkMillermatic 252 MIGMiller Dynasty 200DX TIGMiller Spectrum 625 PlasmaAltas 12x36 Metal LatheBridgeport Milling Machinewww.psacustomcreations.com
Reply:maybe drag it to the nearest walmart or somewhere (strip what u want) spray paint free on the side, and head north.       the kind of people youd be encountering , arent anything like what ur used to back home - i wouldnt be hanging around there for that sorta thingLast edited by 123weld; 13 Hours Ago at 02:38 PM.
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Originally Posted by forhire

Ok, I'll admit I may have watched too much Jacque Cousteau as a kid but I have always wanted a submarine, so when one popped up on psubs for cheap, I bit. I made the drive down. Trailer looked a bit sketchy but I hoped it might make it home. Unfortunately I didn't even make it to the trailer shop to pack the bearings without nearly losing a wheel. I ended up deflating the tire and pulling the hub to get it off the road. Looking at the trailer in the morning light it's clearly not road worthy. Now I'm looking for someplace to strip the motors, batteries, and cut off the conning tower. The rest I was planning to scrapping. If your in the Ventura, CA area and can help scrap a heavy sub you're welcome to the hull and trailer. I think the axles are 7K rated.Send me a PM and I'll get you my cellphone number. I'd like to be heading home in a day or two if possible.



Reply:my big question would be, are u really plaaning on getting inside the thing.     u couldnt hold a gun to my head to make me get in something like that
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Originally Posted by 52 Ford

"I impulse bought a cheap submarine and it didn't work out"...Seriously, though. Are you planning on building a submarine or a semi-sub? Or are you just saving the tower as a conversation piece? If you build a sub, PLEASE make a thread about it!Edit: probably worth saving some of those tanks, too... maybe?
Reply:[QUOTE=forhire;8874724an sub because I doubt anyone would really be crazy enough to go for a dive with me.[/QUOTE]id probaably do it if  we stayed above in the swimming pool, and we ddint close the latch
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Originally Posted by 123weld

id probaably do it if  we stayed above in the swimming pool, and we ddint close the latch
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Originally Posted by forhire

Building a sub has been on my to-do list since I was a kid. The opportunity came up, I had time this summer, so I figured I'd make a trip of it. Stuff that would be easy to fix back home is proving challenging here. I wasn't really keen on scrapping it but it was parked on the street and I needed to solve the problem. I've made arrangements to take it back to the storage yard in the morning. I'll likely drive home tomorrow.I was hoping this would provide enough of the expensive bits to get me motivated on my own sub project. I had planned on re-using the conning tower and a few other sections of the hull. The 5 foot diameter sphere isn't perfectly round and likely needs to be scrapped. The dive characteristics of it are not ideal.I have a set of drawings for a K-350 two man submersible that I'd like to build. I may opt for a smaller one man sub because I doubt anyone would really be crazy enough to go for a dive with me.
Reply:Hell, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I can't swim, I'm used to seeing the bottom. My parents went in a tourist sub in Mexico, but something went wrong with the exhaust and they almost got gassed. I'd still do it...The harder you fall, the higher you bounce...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Ever seen an underwater scooter? I guess if a K-350 is the equivalent of a 2 seater car, this thing is like a Vespa.

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Originally Posted by whtbaron

Hell, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I can't swim, I'm used to seeing the bottom. My parents went in a tourist sub in Mexico, but something went wrong with the exhaust and they almost got gassed. I'd still do it...