[PSUBS-MAILIST] Islamorada Trip Report...

[Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles]

Not sure.  Need to do some analysis.

Cliff

PS: Thanks for all the help at the Regatta.


On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:26 PM, River Dolfi via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Cliff,
> What if you used a vertical towing bridle attached to the upper lifting
> lug and the point below directly below it on the bottom of the sub? If the
> sub begins to tow sideways like it did when we were tied onto the top lug
> or the MBT plug, the towline will slide along the bridle and allow the sub
> to keep it's normal attitude instead of rolling or diving.
>
> For everyone else, the main reason we couldn't tow at higher speeds is
> that above about 5MPH the sub would tend to dive, much like flying a kite
> in reverse.
>
> --
> -River J. Dolfi
>
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