[PSUBS-MAILIST] R300 Pool dive

[Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles]

I too am excited to see that baby go! ~ Doug

On 4/6/17, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles
<personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> The new thrusters work so much better than the control system I had on the
> boat when I was at your place in Islamorada.  I am so looking forward to
> launching the boat at your place again and see the ocean!
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>> Now that is something I would love to try! I've dreamed of a sub in
>> pool since forever. Cliff, the R-300 is looking finer than ever with
>> her new thrusters. ~ Doug
>>
>> On 4/6/17, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles
>> <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> > Lift felt a bit precarious mostly due to the weakness of the winch.
>> When I
>> > was pulling the boom trailer away from the pool, I should have taken it
>> > quite a fit slower.  Lessons learned!
>> >
>> > Cliff
>> >
>> > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 9:16 AM, James Frankland via
>> Personal_Submersibles <
>> > personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Cliff
>> >>
>> >> Looks great.  Dedicated sub test pool!  and no grandchildren in sight.
>> >> Did look a bit precarious on the lift.  But all worked ok.
>> >> regards
>> >> James
>> >>
>> >> On 6 April 2017 at 14:15, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
>> >> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I look at my boat as a platform for tinkering. It is after all a
>> >>> hobby! The problem I have is that to evaluate a modification, I have
>> >>> to
>> >>> take the boat to the lake.  I find that transport, launching and
>> >>> retrieval
>> >>> of the boat burns a lot of time so I end not having a lot time to
>> >>> experiment with the mods as well as fun dives. Unlike Hank, I need
>> >>> help
>> >>> with launching and retrieval so it's a pain it the butt to schedule a
>> >>> local
>> >>> lake dive.  When I finally get the boat to one of our local
>> >>> magnificent
>> >>>  mud holes, I can't see a thing, so I decided to build a swimming
>> >>> pool
>> >>> (allegedly for my grand kids!) for dunk test.
>> >>>
>> >>> Below is a link to a  short YouTube video showing the launching,
>> >>> diving
>> >>> and retrieval of my boat in the pool, just for fun.  This first
>> >>> attempt
>> >>> was
>> >>> a bit nerve racking as I could just see me dropping the boat and
>> >>> damaging
>> >>> the pool and the boat but in end, all came out ok.  A fabricated a
>> >>> boom
>> >>> trailer from a set of mobile home axles and some scrap steel I got
>> >>> from
>> >>> the
>> >>> local junk yard. The only issue I had was the cheap eBay made in
>> >>> China
>> >>> winch struggled with the load even though it was rated at 12,000 lbs.
>> >>>
>> >>> Cliff
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIrQeMmIHs
>> >>>
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