[PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Dale's dive

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß)]

My best congratiulations or as a europe tugboat will 
say : aawwwww aaawwwwwww .. us-version maybe : uuit uuiit uuiit...
and also some working with the fire-fighting watergun systems..

During first dive of Sgt.Peppers we put the hand-bag with the beach
rocks
outside on the back of the sub... 

Do you have noticed also you heart frequency from 16.50 to 16:55 ? 

Carsten


> Dale schrieb:
> 
> Bright and early Monday Morning, and I am back at work, after a very
> warm weekend here in sunny Alberta... I was not expecting the weather
> to be so warm, but being that it was, I tried to arrange to launch the
> ol'sub..  after several false starts on friday, and then again on
> saturday, it was finally a go for sunday......
> 
> I am happy to announce that "Snoopy" has completed its first dive..it
> officially hit the water on October 15th, at 15:15 hrs, and went under
> the water for the first time at 16:50.  The dive only lasted 5 min,
> but was completely successful..  This is now a functioning Submarine,
> the only minor problem, was one that George described in his book..(I
> just lived the experience as well).. I blew all the ballast tanks, and
> I was still way out of the water.. after adding some ballast in the
> form of large rocks, I was finally able to get under the water...
> everything worked as planned..Pictures will be posted as soon as I get
> them developed...
> 
> 
> And Pat.. the video and stills will be comming your way for the
> "Homebuilt Subs Video" as soon as I get them all organized...
> 
> dale..