$100 SUBMARINE (Jun, 1959)
Filed under: Nautical, Scary — @ 7:44 am
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1959
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1959
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$100 SUBMARINE
ADMIRAL Ray Bass achieved his rank in – the Texas Navy the hard way. He built his own submarine to explore the 20-ft. depths of the town lake of Corsicana when the city fathers forbade skin diving. The $100 sub took three months to build with volunteer help. A six-volt motor and six-volt car battery power Turtle II for 45 minutes running time submerged. A 7-1/2 hp outboard motor is used on the surface.The conning tower is a scrounged 20-in. section of steel pipe; the $17.60 hull is a 750-gallon Army surplus hot water tank; portholes are sealed by old inner tubes.
This one-man navy runs on sheer nerve!
I think an ‘Aquatic’ section needs to be started for this and all those other bizarre and crazy-dangerous devices for submarine exploration.
Comment by Stannous — April 20, 2007 @ 9:06 pm
I second the motion.
Ther should a separate section for things below the waves.
Comment by Alex — July 4, 2009 @ 9:15 pm