Re: depth gauges

[Michael B Holt <michaelbholt@juno.com>]

On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:41:45 -0700 (PDT) Chris Nugent writes:
>    Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'd go for the coolness factor as
>far as periscopes and depth gauges go. 

Cool is important.    But not as important as doing the job in the best
way.

> I agree that a diver's depth
>gauge would look kind of cheesy strapped to the outside of a window.  

Well, it works.   That's a big selling point, and I'd do it on my boat.

>I had a crazy idea-what about a fish finder?  Run the cable thru the
>pressure hull to the LCD display inside.  See objects in the water and
>some have a depth mode so you could get a sounding to the bottom. 
>Would it work?

Using just a sounder?    I'd think the air-water interface would present
enough of a gradient to reflect the signal.    Has anyone tried it?


Mike Holt
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