[PSUBS-MAILIST] launch cart

[James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles]

hi Hank,
Any pics of the cart floating?  Did you have the sub on the cart, or was it
just a cart in the water test?  Would be interesting to see the waterline
etc.
Sounds like it was a good trip.
Regards
James

On 6 February 2015 at 18:48, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>
> Steve,
> Thanks'  the lake test was uneventful.  The cart floated very even front
> to back but had a bad list.  I corrected it by removing styro from the one
> ballast tank. The true test of the cart comes next week when I start diving
> Gamma.
> Hank--------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 2/6/15, Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] launch cart
>  To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>  Received: Friday, February 6, 2015, 1:11 PM
>
>  Finally got around to looking at your new
>  photos. Cool : )  Any info. on the lake test (maybe I
>  missed it)?
>
>  Steve
>
>  On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at
>  6:58 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>  wrote:
>  Hi
>  guys,
>
>  I have posted pictures of my launch cart in action with
>  Gamma onboard.  The cart can drive onto the trailer with
>  Gamma on it.  The cart spins out at the top of the ramps
>  because there is not enough traction on the frozen wood
>  deck.  The ballast pontoons are temporary to establish what
>  will work best.  Once I have it perfected I will have
>  aluminum pontoons built.  Tomorrow I am driving out to a
>  lake to test the cart's ballast system and make sure of
>  the freeboard before launching the sub.
>
>  Hank
>
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