Jon, Vance. I remember a thread about this some time back when the Delta
video link was put up here. Remember it's being towed behind a boat ?
I seem to remember someone saying that to change the window design on the
Delta would mean ABS would require a whole new review and the boat wouldn't meet
the current criteria. By keeping the boat as-is the re-certification by
yearly inspections was possible with a minimum of hassle.
This was about the same time the "cue-ball manipulator " was being
discussed. Another video showed the Delta cruising along near the bottom
dragging it's chain, passing through some kelp, and the manipulator moving
around. I saved the link but it's lost in my files just now. I remember the
movie looked like it was made a long time ago and shot with an 8 mm movie
camera.
Frank D.
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