Interesting observation about submarines Stephen. Is your signature "SSK" a conincidence? You know they use SSK to refer to some types of diesel/electric submarines?
Merry Christmas,
Chip
From: Stephen <machinist@coastalnow.net>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 4:50:33 AM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Re:Batteries as ballast
Batteries as ballast works in some designs. They are used that way in old diesel/electric submarines. Of more interest for people here would be some of the late Phil Bolger designs. He used a lot of "box" keel structures in some of his later designs and specified that the box could be used for battery storage/ballast. His wife, Susan Altenburg (sp?) is still in business in MA and could probably point you to just the design, or even design a custom hull for you. Regards, SSK
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