[PSUBS-MAILIST] sub test

[David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles]

Congrats Brian. Looks great in the water.  What's your next test?
David

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 7:31 PM Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Alan,           I probably should have done that but I just didn't like
> that list going on.    I really don't want a list at any point during
> submerging , not something I should have to put up with.
>
> Brian
>
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> --- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:
>
> From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sub test
> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 13:34:08 +1200
>
> Great news Brian.
> That conning tower will give you instability when it's just out of
> the water, but floatation & stability when you are under.
> I think you should have gone down as far as you could.
> You went down to its most unstable point & didn't fall over!
> Great that you don't need the hoist!
> Alan
>
> On 15/08/2020, at 8:42 AM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>                   Just got finished with yet another sub test down at the
> harbor.  Wow !  went extremely well !   This time I felt confident enough
> to put it in at the launch ramp,  sub very level upon floating it off the
> trailer.  I had this giant flotation buoy on the front since I wasn't quite
> sure what to expect !  ( I've been surprised before)  .  Everything seemed
> fine so I untied the big buoy and let the sub sit naturally.  It sat very
> level and nice!   Submerged nicely and by the time all the air was expelled
> I was down.   The first initial test was with the big buoy on the front ,
> then untied the buoy and tried again .  I had a bit of a list going down
> that got me a bit spooked so I came back up.  But things are looking really
> good .  I probably could have transitioned through that list and gone down
> all the way but decided to come back up.  What I want to do is add a bit
> more ballast lead and then try again.  It's amazing what chopping off 6
> feet off the front of your sub will do !!
>
> Sorry no video but I do have a few stills that I will try to get up.  But
> all in all things are finally looking really good.
>
>
> Brian
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