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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #90 on: 28 Jul , 2009, 04:38 »
Thanks.
I have most of the pix in the link but I appear to have missed a few.

Is the vertical tube only on the port side or both?
I don't see it on the starboard side.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #91 on: 28 Jul , 2009, 05:31 »
Just on the one side. It's a very cramped area in there, maybe 5 feet tall and 3 or 4 feet wide.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #92 on: 28 Jul , 2009, 09:19 »
Thanks for the info.

I noticed that all the fairwaters that that Nautilus produces have them on both sides even the Silversides that's why I asked.


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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #93 on: 28 Jul , 2009, 14:19 »
I'm having to scratch build the Silversides fairwater. Nautilus and IBS have the internal stuff wrong. I might try to get out to the Silversides on 2 AUG 09. My comp crashed and wiped out my photos, good thing I live close to the ship.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #94 on: 28 Jul , 2009, 15:27 »
Sorry to hear about the computer, I had the same thing happen about a year ago.
I needed a newer and better computer anyway, my old one was a dinosaur.(450mh)
Fortunately I was able to put the old drive in an external box and retrieve my files.

If you do go I would be interested in more photos of the room and if the hatch to the galley is open some pix of that too.
any inner structure under the deck, in the escape hatch area below. etc...

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #95 on: 28 Jul , 2009, 15:44 »
ok, I'll let you know later this week for sure whether im going or not.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #96 on: 29 Jul , 2009, 22:47 »
Hay I was just looking at the Model War Ship forum going through the Fans of Gato Sub section.
Since I see you have posted in the thread you might want to correct Mario of IBS.

He just told everyone that the covers over the Sea Chests where the FV flood hole covers.
Not even close.
The sea chest's are for the water intakes used for water cooling machinery, not part of the ballast system.

Also the abbreviations might be of help to the folks over there since they asked the difference between FA and FV.


FA is the free flood and FV is the fuel tanks that are used as flood tanks once the fuel had been used.
These have valves that need to to be opened manually.
Full description Including illustrations on how this works can be found in the Trim and Drain section of the Fleet Type Sub Manual found here.
http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/trim/index.htm

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #97 on: 30 Jul , 2009, 13:32 »
Hey!! Division 6, if you need interior details, I've got BuShips (Balao,Tench & ,maybe, a Few Gato) interior drawings. Let me know what you need, and I'll see what I can put together. They're all electronic drawings (scans) so I'll email them.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #98 on: 30 Jul , 2009, 16:10 »
Hi Mike.

I'm looking for anything under the deck that can bee seen form the limber holes and the slots down the sides also in the areas of the forward escape trunk and inside the openings of the fairwater.
If you have drawings of the section where the marker buoys are like what you see if they are removed would be helpful.

I'm building the Bream SS243 (EB Gato Class) launched a month before the Cobia.
Thanks for the offer.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #99 on: 30 Jul , 2009, 20:37 »
Wheather guy is calling for rain on Sunday but if he's wrong (all I need is a couple of hours) I'll run over to the Silversides and fill up my digital with photos. They have the escape trunk
(the door) open.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #100 on: 02 Aug , 2009, 09:30 »
No rain for today!!!! I'm off to the USS Silversides  :D

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #101 on: 04 Oct , 2009, 13:27 »
Mr. Rokket,

I'm a bit confused with the outer doors for my Gato. Looking at the three doors it seems that the front part of the lower door is to long. Am I supposed to trim this? I recieved one of the first sets of your doors, did you make any instructions for them? I know my post is confusing so would it be better if I posted some pics of my problem?

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #102 on: 04 Oct , 2009, 16:10 »
Yes, post pix it will help. Here's a link to the PDF instructions (540kb): http://amp.rokket.biz/docs/gato_torp_sht_spoon_web.pdf

The shutters are slightly long because they sit BEHIND the bow spoon. The front scoops must be thinned VERY thin for the shutters to sit right. You should see it easily in the instructions. Also, on the AMP website there is an animation (below) showing how the shutters moved and went behind.



AND...as you received a prototype, if you find your boat had the Valley or Balao shutters instead, I'll send you a free set of those. Consult the PDF list of what boats had what (Library section of AMP). The Balao has had Portside cast, working on Starboard master and molds. Valley still doing masters.

Hope this helps
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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #103 on: 04 Oct , 2009, 16:22 »
ok, that does help. I'm pretty sure I have the correct shutters. I'll take some pics when I get home. Thanks.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #104 on: 05 Oct , 2009, 17:06 »
Pic of the shutters.


btw did you ever get over to the boat for those pix?

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