[PSUBS-MAILIST] R300 Pool dive

Thu Apr 6 15:50:17 EDT 2017

Cliff,
I am tempted to put this on Facebook, but are having trouble
thinking of a relevant caption for it!
Mind you I did testing of my ambient in a pool.
I have pictures of a second stage regulator compensating system.
The main component, the divers reg that you suck on, is an octopus
type. This is a spare reg that usually clips on to the divers BCD jacket
or just hangs there. Octopus regulators are less sensitive, cheaper
& less prone to "free flow" ( air unexpectedly  flowing on own accord).
I removed the mouth piece & replaced it with a hose. This ran to a T
junction with the wiring tube & air flowed down the wiring tube & into the thruster.
With a bit of heat I fitted short extension tubes on the outlet valves
of the reg to stop any water coming in when they opened.
Not all regulators would be as easy as mine was to adapt.
However you still have the better system in my mind as long as it works 
OK.
Alan

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> On 7/04/2017, at 6:22 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> Cliff,
> You are the king,,,hands down,, 
> Hank
> 
> 
> On Thursday, April 6, 2017 10:21 AM, Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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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