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Hi Alec,
Great to hear about your Florida trip. I
haven't tried to tow Persistence through the water yet and didn't give it much
thought but after reading your report, I realize that putting the HP to the
water with a tow boat isn't going to get me to the dive sight much faster then
my three HP rear thruster will.
I was in Florida a month ago, without my sub, but I
found the waters there quite shallow also. I was there just as a storm was
approaching. Although the water was cleaner then up here along the upper
east coast, visibility wasn't that good. Maybe it was the storm.
About six weeks ago I had Persistence
up to Seneca lake in New York State. Now there is a CLEAR lake!
They told me it wasn't always that clear but after the zebra muscles invaded the
lake, it's been getting clearer every year. Not good for the fishing but
GREAT for diving. Visibility was thirty to forty feet and the water is a
beautiful aqua color. It's deep though! Over 600 feet in the
center. I understand the other finger lakes are as clear and not quite as
deep. I plan to return there sometime soon. The last time I was up
there I caught a hunk of wood in my rear thruster and had some relay
problems with my side thrusters so cut diving short. The wood problem was
rectified easily with no damage and I'm about finished installing a new and
improved control system for the side thrusters.
Maybe someday we'll plan a trip together but
Florida is a long haul.
Again, thanks for the great report, Dan
H.
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