[PSUBS-MAILIST] Deepish test.

[James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi all.
I finally managed to do a deep test.  We get about 60 meters reasonably
close to land.  There are some deeper places but they are too far out to
sea to get to easily.
I was trying for 50 meters which is no where near what she should be tested
to I know, but it’s deeper than she has ever been or likely to go from now
on.
There was 40 meters of cable and 10 meters of strops, but the deck length
gobbled some up and they left a turn on the winch.  We drifted with the
tide for an hour with the sub at the end of the line.  It’s very flat on
the seabed where we were so nothing to crash into.
So in the end I got about 43meters.  I’m slightly disappointed I couldn’t
get to 50 but there we go.
The crew haven’t sent me the rov footage yet but when they do I will modify
the video to include it.  I couldn’t look at the footage as they were doing
it fearing the sight of a crushed sub coming into view.  I went and hid on
the bridge and tried to gauge the reaction of those looking at it.....
Anyway, I’m not sure what to do with the weep on the viewport and valve.
Reseat the port? Any ideas?
Regards
James
https://youtu.be/Wbjvgc7DBzM
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