[PSUBS-MAILIST] vertical thruster orientation

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

Thanks for the feedback folks.  The issues of bearing wear and running in reverse mode to control a positively buoyant sub is well taken.  I was thinking more about potential entanglement and having maximum forward thrust available to help push to the surface if necessary.  I will have to think about this some more.  

Although I was intent on fixing the thrusters permanently for simplicity it looks like I do have the option to retain the original rotating configuration and maybe that would give me the option to position them for multipurpose use.  If I take this route I plan on utilizing the SNOOPY approach of locking them down rather than having to hold onto them.  

Jon