Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] little sub brother again

[Dewey Mason <drmason2001@yahoo.com>]

Yes, but a surface supplied line would be the only
really safe way for it, because of the rapid rate at
which you could deplete your air reserves, with no
assurance of being freed.
   Dewey
--- CARRO@wans.net wrote:
> I dito the exrta safety and lift thoughts and wonder
> 
> if an airline, run under the bottom contact areas of
> 
> the sub or work platform, could be used to bubble
> air 
> under the boat to reduce any mud suction?
> --- Original Message ---
> From: Dewey Mason <drmason2001@yahoo.com>
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] little sub brother
> again
> 
> >John,
> >   Having been often in the company of rather
> sticky
> >mud underwater, this was my major concern. It can
> be
> >nearly impossible for a diver to get free of, and
> >divers are MUCH more mobile and independent than a
> >small sub. One must also look at the likelihood of
> >finding the other three million possible things
> fallen
> >down that would hook a sub forever, with the
> resultant
> >bad consequences thereof. Setting a tool rack on
> >bottom is a gamble, with even odds at best you
> won't
> >get it stuck. A sub that you plan to bottom out
> will
> >need design features built in to make sure you can
> go
> >away again when you are done with your task. Things
> >like water jets in the skids, extra upward
> thrusters,
> >ballast drop that wont hold on after release,
> >break-away skids as a last resort, and even maybe
> an
> >escape pod of some kind. Build it to set down on
> good
> >bottoms, but with the means to get loose from bad
> >ones, or don't put it on the bottom at all.
> >   Just my thoughts here.
> >
> >=====
> >Dewey R. Mason II
> >The Deep Past Foundation
> >deeppastfoundation@yahoo.com
> >
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