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Re: going up!
Oh yes you are! Don't EVEN try to deny it. Vance
In a message dated 5/7/99 5:33:48 PM, shawl@torchlake.com writes:
<<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.
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