[PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUBS 2010 Convention Update

[Jon Wallace <jonw@psubs.org>]

Thanks to Vance Bradley, Ken Martindale, and Billy Odell for their field 
trip to Ft. Pierce to inspect the dive location.  Here is the latest 
info we have based upon their trip, but Ken and Vance please add/retract 
anything I missed or got wrong.

1) The dive area as shown at 
http://www.psubs.org/convention/2010/diveloc/diveloc2.html appears to be 
more than large enough for us, quiet, and has little to no current.  
Average depth is 20-24 feet and is much larger than the dive sites in 
either Michigan or Vancouver.

2) The public boat ramp shown at 
http://www.psubs.org/convention/2010/diveloc/diveloc2.html has 
border-line depth for launch/recovery by trailer.  I suspect that 
trailers with extensions like DanH and Alec use for their subs will be 
able to make it work since they can get deeper in the water.  For just a 
regular trailer with no extension, my gut feeling is that trailer 
launching is going to be difficult.  Perhaps Vance and Ken can provide 
more specific info since they personally visited the site.  I will post 
photos on the dive location web page 
http://www.psubs.org/convention/2010/diveloc this afternoon.

3) There are a couple of relatively close marinas with boat lifts.  So 
far the lowest price I've gotten is $150 per vessel but Vance is working 
some magic to see if we can get a lower price for this service.

4) We'll need towing to get the subs to the dive location.  Currently 
working on that issue to see what the cost will be.

5) Vance has commandeered his brothers 42 foot (I think) cruiser for 
dive day and I believe is planning to have this vessel anchored in the 
area for dive ops.

Jon




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