going up!

[shawl@torchlake.com (Jonathan Shawl)]

NO, I'm not a thrill seeker!
The rest of the story....With the trim tank blown, my sub is only 20 or so pounds
buoyant, so it's a slow ride.
If I change my mind and need to refill the trim tank I can vent it and let water
in pretty quick. Plus the down thrusters help to. But your right about seeing the
surface, vis. is about 30 feet.
And anyway I don't always blow the trim tank dry. I think I'm a pretty careful
kind of guy, but I don't mind having some fun too. :-)

VBra676539@aol.com wrote:

> Jon,
>         You thrill seeker you!
>         The problem with blowing the trim tank is that you commit yourself
> without any recourse.  You're going up, and that's all there is to it.  And
> then the ski boat moves over and ....   Of course from 40 feet you already
> know things are clear and it figures to be the equivelant of our hold point.
> We always made a bubble for the surface to find or, at night, let them find
> our lights, waiting at depth until we were cleared to surface.  Then it was
> blow and go.