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[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

That was wild for it's tranquility! Normally depth tests are stressful
things, ALWAYS in worsening weather and with everything going wrong. You
need a big boat and a dozen support divers. A spare support boat in case
the first one sinks. A humongous big rope, if possible wound onto a winch
about three feet in diameter. There's the tic toc of a timer as the sub
builder nervously paces the deck.

Are you sure there wasn't just a five pound dive weight dangling on that
little yellow string?


:)

Alec

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 6:03 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> First test was all good, Elementary 3000 tows nice and strait but slow.
> It took me 1\2 hr to go about 1.5 -2 miles.    The launching of both boat
> and sub is also good except I need to make a small change to the front
> roller the boat sits on, it is to high.  The only tough part is installing
> the 30 hp motor while the boat is in the water.  I have to take it slow and
> it is kinda heavy.    I have to install and remove the mother each time I
> launch and retrieve.
> I am going to rig up a slide so that when I pull on the rope to retrieve
> the sub, a tray will tip out the weights that make it sink.  Then the rope
> will pull on the valve mechanism in case the sub has taken on water weight.
>   It is pretty hard on the hands pulling it up with such a small line, even
> with heavy welding gloves on.  This way it will come up on its own.
> Hank
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> On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 3:52 PM, xxx xxxxx <mp13 at live.ca> wrote:
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4_tO8yzoaE
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