[PSUBS-MAILIST] first dive

Wed Feb 19 09:50:41 EST 2014

I am also considering permanent wheels.  The picture of The Great White on
the boat ramp that was posted seemed like a lot of functionality.

Steve

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:25 AM, <vbra676539 at aol.com> wrote:

> That's a great idea, Hank. I've been fretting about launching my K-350,
> which draws four feet or so. Florida ramps allow maybe that much depending
> on the tide, but often they are too short to allow more than three feet.
>
>  I watched the Great White vids and noticed that they have developed
> ramps that attach to the back of the trailer (like a pair of narrow
> motorcycle ramps) and that the sub has wheels mounted underneath. I was
> thinking about something like that, but might be better off building a very
> low profile shop cart that the sub could live on in the garage, and would
> double as a launch cart at the ramp.
>
>  Cool. I hadn't thought about two pieces to a launch, and I'm betting I
> can solve my problem the same way you are solving yours. Rotten luck you
> didn't get to play, but at least you've got some ideas working on how to
> solve the problem, and some experience hauling the sub around. Bet you got
> some interested looks on the highway!
>
>  Vance
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 19, 2014 8:14 am
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] first dive
>
>   unfortunately, we were not able to launch Gamma.  We drove out to
> Kootenay lake but missed the weather window.  The boat ramp is very long
> and super steep, witch is okay but it was to icy.  I could not risk having
> the whole works slide into the lake.  We drove an extra hour to the next
> launch and it was the same.  In all we checked four spots and they were
> either to icy or to shallow.  The trip was not a waste though, I know now
> that I need a launch cart.  A cart that can be winched up and  down the
> ramp with the sub on it.  I plan to use my sub in the winter as much as in
> the summer, so I need an all season launch system.  With a cart, I can park
> at the top of the ramp where it is safe and let the sub down to the water
> with a cable.  Also I can launch into shallower water.   Right now I need 6
> feet of water to launch, with the cart I only need 4.5 feet.
> Hank
>
>
>   On Monday, February 17, 2014 12:38:15 PM, "vbra676539 at aol.com" <
> vbra676539 at aol.com> wrote:
>   Yes, great when it works, but.....
>
>  Good luck tomorrow.
>
>  Vance
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>
> To: personal_submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 17, 2014 2:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] first dive
>
>   Vance,
> Agreed, the dealer is installing a new thingamajig, it will be ready in an
> hr. I will try again Tomorrow. This is why I should not have computer stuff
> in my sub, it is not dependable. It is great when it works though.
> Hank
>
>   * From: * vbra676539 at aol.com <vbra676539 at aol.com>;
> * To: * <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>;
> * Subject: * Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] first dive
> * Sent: * Mon, Feb 17, 2014 4:28:24 PM
>
> Argh!!!
> Vance
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 17, 2014 10:38 am
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] first dive
>
>   Thanks' Steve
> I am back already, I am so Pissed!  Just 20 miles into the trip my trailer
> brakes quit.  After spending 45min working on the problem we found it is
> the truck.  I am taking it to the dealer now to get it fixed.
> Hank
>
>
>   On Monday, February 17, 2014 6:07:09 AM, Steve McQueen <
> psub101 at indy.rr.com> wrote:
>    Good Luck!
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 11:19 AM, hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>wrote:
>
>   I am leaving tomorrow morning for Kootenay Lake, I am doing a test
> dive.  I am tired of waiting for winter to let go, I cant work on my
> barge.  Gamma is all loaded up and tarped up.  I can test the propulsion,
> and dive to safe depths.  I can not afford the 3k for batteries at the
> moment, so I have four batteries removed from my commercial truck sitting
> on the floor of Gamma.  I have the battery box filled with 480 lbs of scrap
> bits of steel.  It will be crowded inside :-) .  I am carrying the scrubber
> inside the truck to keep it warm.  It may be snowing out there, but that
> adds to the adventure.  I also replaced the mbt windows with steel plates,
> I was intending to drop her to 1,000 feet first.  I do not trust the
> condition of the mbt windows to handle unknown conditions at 1,000 feet.  I
> will leave the plates in place until I get the deep test done.
>  Hank
>
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