<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">The hull diameter on Proteus is a comfy 51" and it certainly has its <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">benefits</SPAN></SPAN>. I've had three people aboard the sub for more than an hour and it was very comfortable. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">But there are also downsides. First, It does not tow very well at all. Some days were spent towing it to get to the dive site for hours and it can use up the whole day towing instead of diving. The other problem is the amount of <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN>drought<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></SPAN>- on more than one occasion I trailered the sub to a new location just to find that the ramp wasn't deep enough to float the sub off and had to pack up and go home. Not a fun day!</SPAN></div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Joe <SPAN id=misspell-3 class=mark>Perkel</SPAN> <josephperkel@yahoo.com><BR clear=none><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <BR clear=none><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, October 6, 2013 10:36 AM<BR clear=none><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [PSUBS-<SPAN id=misspell-5 class=mark>MAILIST</SPAN>] Dive report - Pickles Reef<BR clear=none></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>....and given a choice between <SPAN id=yiv9285836125misspell-0><SPAN>lengthening</SPAN></SPAN> or widening for increased interior volume, (<I>keeping in mind <SPAN id=yiv9285836125misspell-1><SPAN>tow-ability</SPAN></SPAN> and <SPAN id=yiv9285836125misspell-2><SPAN>trailer-ability</SPAN></SPAN></I>)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>What is the general <SPAN id=yiv9285836125misspell-3><SPAN>consensus</SPAN></SPAN>?</SPAN></DIV>
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