<font color='black' size='3' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">Just tie it to something stout. Back in the day, Perry built a tethered sub called Opsub for Ocean Systems with a 2000' tether and a diesel generator for power. They were testing the sub right behind the shop in Riviera Beach. Power was 4 X 10hp Franklin AC motors, which put out a bunch, and I mean a bunch of thrust. Enough to drag the generator right off into the water, in fact, which must have been mighty exciting there for a minute. Not your problem with Gamma's new motor, but still...something to keep in mind. The Opsub thing happened before my time, but the guys who taught me were there, and they didn't take that stuff lightly. You gotta laugh.</font>
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<div><span>Your a fine one to talk, mr test a sub alone. :-) yes a friend is coming along. I have a 120 foot tether with com line, we are tying that to the dock. When I tested my orange sub, I almost pulled my friend into the water. It is his idea to tie the line to the dock lol. </span></div>
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<div>All the best Hank. </div>
<div>Err on the side of caution.</div>
<div>Are you taking anyone with you?</div>
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<div>May I suggest a subtropical climate with the only coral reefs in North America to explore! There's a house down the street for
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<div>Best if luck!</div>
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<div><br clear="none">On Feb 16, 2014, at 11:55 AM, hank pronk <<a href="mailto:hanker_20032000@yahoo.ca" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">hanker_20032000@yahoo.ca</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
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<div><span>Thanks', I am sure the sub will be fine, I am more worried about the roads. I am starting to hate winter ;-( </span></div>
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<div>I am leaving tomorrow morning for Kootenay Lake, I am doing a test dive. I am tired of waiting for winter to let go, I cant work on my barge. Gamma is all loaded up and tarped up. I can test the propulsion, and dive to safe depths. I can not afford the 3k for batteries at the moment, so I have four batteries removed from my commercial truck sitting on the floor of Gamma. I have the battery box filled with 480 lbs of scrap bits of steel. It will be crowded inside :-) . I am carrying the scrubber inside the truck to keep it warm. It may be snowing out there, but that adds to the adventure. I also replaced the mbt windows with steel plates, I was intending to drop her to 1,000 feet first. I do not trust the condition of the
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