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[PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Launching at the boat ramp (was: Langkawi Islands)
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000 20:12:38 -0000 "Captain Nemo" <vulcania@interpac.net>
writes:
>Another problem I had with launch and recovery was the fact that, while
the
>NAUTILUS MINISUB needed about 4-1/2 feet of water on the ramp to float
free
>of the trailer, the place on the ramp where that depth occurred was
maybe 30
>feet down from the water's edge; and if I tried to drive the trailer to
that
>point, I'd also submerge the van I was using as a tow vehicle.
That's the problem I foresee with most of the these boats. I know that
boat ramps in Virginia are quite shallow for a long way. One place I
used
to launch my sailboat was so shallow that I could walk the boat into the
center of the basin, at no time in water up to my chest.
Your solution is great, but most of us don't have your skills. It would
be easier for me, for example, to fabricate a pair of floats.
Mike
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