[PSUBS-MAILIST] Deepish test.

[Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles]

Great video James! I kept seeing dollar signs during the video, land
craines and work boats. I saw a strap on the front of the hatch to secure
it but didn't get a good look at the rear of the hatch.
Rick

On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 4:45 AM via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Webb Maynard tested his K350 Lake Diver by diving it himself
> incrementally, all the way to 500 feet. George had a stiff-neck down-East
> hissy fit when he heard. Maynard just gave him one of those aw shucks grins
> and said hey, all's well that ends well. And as rowdy as I got complaining
> about it, the is exactly what Karl Stanley did, and he's made about a
> jillion dives since with no problems. I'm not pointing any fingers here
>  lads. Just sayin'.
> Vance
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> To: via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Sent: Mon, Aug 15, 2022 9:37 am
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Deepish test.
>
> Congratulations James.  Always great to see a successful depth
> qualification test.  To sort out the leaky scuttle valve, I would build a
> bench pressure test and retest after disassembly, inspection and repacking.
>
> As you note, K250 have seen much deeper depths than 50 m.  If it were me,
> I would shoot for depth qualification of 1.25 times 250 ft operating depth
> or 313 ft (95m).   As well built as your boat is, a depth qualification to
> 95m should be no problem.
>
> As to small leak on viewport I am with Vance, I have a lot of condensation
> on all my dives as I don't have on AC system.  I would make sure this water
> was not fresh.
>
> Best
>
> Cliff
>
> PS: that was a serious tender boat you used for test.  If you don't mind
> answering, what was the day rate on the boat?
>
>
> On Monday, August 15, 2022 at 05:13:39 AM CDT, via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Congratulations, James. Was that seawater at the viewport? I didn't see a
> taste test. Could simply have been condensation, yes? Good news, though.
> Now you can sort that valve out and go diving. What a great way to end the
> summer!!!
> Vance
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
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> Sent: Mon, Aug 15, 2022 5:30 am
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Deepish test.
>
> Hi all.
> I finally managed to do a deep test.  We get about 60 meters reasonably
> close to land.  There are some deeper places but they are too far out to
> sea to get to easily.
> I was trying for 50 meters which is no where near what she should be
> tested to I know, but it’s deeper than she has ever been or likely to go
> from now on.
> There was 40 meters of cable and 10 meters of strops, but the deck length
> gobbled some up and they left a turn on the winch.  We drifted with the
> tide for an hour with the sub at the end of the line.  It’s very flat on
> the seabed where we were so nothing to crash into.
> So in the end I got about 43meters.  I’m slightly disappointed I couldn’t
> get to 50 but there we go.
> The crew haven’t sent me the rov footage yet but when they do I will
> modify the video to include it.  I couldn’t look at the footage as they
> were doing it fearing the sight of a crushed sub coming into view.  I went
> and hid on the bridge and tried to gauge the reaction of those looking at
> it.....
> Anyway, I’m not sure what to do with the weep on the viewport and valve.
> Reseat the port? Any ideas?
> Regards
> James
> https://youtu.be/Wbjvgc7DBzM
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