The hull mold has been successfully released from the plug. The surface quality is outstanding, so we are ready to move on to making the actual hull!
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Hull Mold Progress
The mold is complete and in the progress of being taken off. Here’s how it looked before being removed. There are two layers of 1/2 oz. chopped strand mat, two layers of glass cloth, and four layers of 1.5 oz. mat. The black colour comes from the tooling gelcoat which makes up the inside surface of the mold.
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Hull Plug Construction
Well the plug for the new hull has arrived and final preparation in underway (See below).We are planning to start mold construction this weekend. Stay tuned for more updates!
Nearly completed hull plug
Team members busily sanding the plug
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Carrier Update
Here’s a photo of how the carrier is progressing.
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Submarine Carrier Progress Report
Some work was done this past weekend on construction of a new and improve submarine carrier. The new version will be of welded steel construction and implement flexible bunks designed to distribute load evenly along the submarine hull.
Here’s our progress so far…
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UBC Imagine Day
SUBC will be setup in the Cheeze courtyard from 2:30 until 5:00 tomorrow as part of the Imagine Day festivities. Team members will be there to answer questions about the team, competition, department, or really anything else that comes up. So, if you’re curious about the team, drop on by and pay us a visit.
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Wheeled Submarine Carrier Design
Here’s a preliminary drawing for a wheeled submarine carrier I’ve been working on for the team.
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A Long Overdue Update
I thought a quick update on the teams progress was far overdue. Now that most of the team has returned from co-op, we are able to get right back into things and improve the submarine for the next competition.
As far as the submarine is concerned we are planning on overhauling the majority of the internal systems, including the gearbox and drive train, steering system, and the emergency buoy. While we’re working on all of this, we also have a 4th year capstone team working a on the design of a new hull.
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Hull Nearing Completion!
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SUBC on BCBusinessBeat.com
SUBC‘s booth at this years E-fest managed to get the team some media attention. The
article – entitled “Engineering careers build strong teams” – contains contains interviews with members from UBC Steel Bridge, Formula UBC, and of course myself.
In other news, the team now has a tentative name for the sub – “Skookumchuck”.