Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] insults and incorrect hydrogen/vacuum assumptions on pres...

[VBra676539@aol.com]

Bill,

No insult intended, but a vacuum IS created in the pod. This isn't from the Hydrocap folks, but from experience. However, if you need to charge in the water, say at dockside, then with the vent system valves mounted up high, you could do so. It was, in fact, a standard practice in the 60s, to charge in the water. The ASHERAH spent a while summer on a mooring in the Aegean, as it had to be towed a long way back to a crane large enough to lift it. The onboard vent system allowed them to do everything at the conning tower. With your lighter sub, and a handy boat ramp, I guess it won't be necessary, but seems like a good feature to have for those "just in case" instances.

Vance