[PSUBS-MAILIST] First Launch

[James Frankland]

Thanks guys.

Jim, yes could have been a grumpy commercial diver, but i suspect more
likely just some misserable old school fisherman who just didnt like to see
someone using an area of the harbour he isnt allowed in.  We have a lot of
them here.

I was deliberatly trying to avoid spectators and media as I wasnt even sure
the boat was going to float.  Would have been embarrasing to make a big
fuss over it with the TV and everything there just for it to leak, or tip
over and sink!

On 22 October 2013 14:43, Smyth, Alec <Alec.Smyth at covisint.com> wrote:

>  That’s a really different and clean looking 350, congrats! I suspect she
> will be far more efficient on surface runs or tows, which is a huge plus.
> I’m looking forward to dive reports, and am green with envy that you have a
> sub right on the ocean, whereas in these parts we’re limited to muddy
> puddles, and often man-made puddles at that. Congrats on a super job, and
> thanks for the detailed project page.****
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> Best,****
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> Alec****
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> *From:* Personal_Submersibles [mailto:
> personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org] *On Behalf Of *James Frankland
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 22, 2013 5:07 AM
> *To:* personal_submersibles at psubs.org; member-forum at psubs.org
> *Subject:* [PSUBS-MAILIST] First Launch****
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> Hi All,****
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> I got my boat in the water at the weekend for the first time.  Put the
> pictures up here.****
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> http://www.guernseysubmarine.com/operations.htm****
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> I didnt get any leaks at all, so i was super happy.  I wasnt really
> expecting to try and dive and would have been happy with just no leaks and
> a float test, but everything worked fine, so i gave it a go.  Unfortunately
> i didnt have enough lead.  I added 90KG (198lb) of lead, but it still
> wouldnt go down.  What i didnt mention on the website was that i was forced
> to stop testing because the harbour master came along to say that they had
> had an anonymous phone call from some bloody do-gooder who pointed out that
> we were using the comercial area of the harbour and didnt have a proper
> comercial dive team, which is officially a legal requirement.  So even
> though i had full permission from the harbour, i was forced to stop on a
> technicality.  They think it was some missery that has the hump on with
> harbour and just wanted to be awkward.  Shame because I was about to load
> a pile of anchor chain into the boat to get me more weight.****
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> The boat did seem to be very light at the back and i kept squirting air
> into the forward tank to level it out.  Thinking about it, i suspect that
> the forward tank was settling into the correct position and it was the aft
> tank that was riding high.  Just need to get some weight at the back.  I
> had a slight list to port as well which i've no idea where that came from.
> Again i will trim that up.****
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> Anyway, i was really pleased with how it went on my first day.  Im meeting
> my divers tonight who took a load of underwater pics apparently, so i will
> see how they look later.  Might put some on the web if they are any good.*
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> Kind Regards
> James****
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