[PSUBS-MAILIST] sub test

[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

Yay, excellent Brian!

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 4:43 PM Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
>                   Just got finished with yet another sub test down at the
> harbor.  Wow !  went extremely well !   This time I felt confident enough
> to put it in at the launch ramp,  sub very level upon floating it off the
> trailer.  I had this giant flotation buoy on the front since I wasn't quite
> sure what to expect !  ( I've been surprised before)  .  Everything seemed
> fine so I untied the big buoy and let the sub sit naturally.  It sat very
> level and nice!   Submerged nicely and by the time all the air was expelled
> I was down.   The first initial test was with the big buoy on the front ,
> then untied the buoy and tried again .  I had a bit of a list going down
> that got me a bit spooked so I came back up.  But things are looking really
> good .  I probably could have transitioned through that list and gone down
> all the way but decided to come back up.  What I want to do is add a bit
> more ballast lead and then try again.  It's amazing what chopping off 6
> feet off the front of your sub will do !!
>
> Sorry no video but I do have a few stills that I will try to get up.  But
> all in all things are finally looking really good.
>
>
> Brian
>
>
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