<html><head></head><body><p dir="ltr">Be aware that when you start doing deeper dives, a significant portion of your power will be used just to drag that line through the water - particularly if holding position against a current. Don't go larger than necessary. You might want to consider a topsite float and constant tension on the line.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sean<br>
</p>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On September 12, 2014 4:49:39 PM MDT, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail"><br />Vance,<br />I like this rope because it is buoyant so it is always going straight up, also it never sinks into the prop on the surface. It is not a tether really, it is a tow line for the flag since I don't have a surface boat.<br />Hank<hr /><br />On Fri, 9/12/14, Vance Bradley via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br /><br /> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gamma upgrades<br /> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br /> Received: Friday, September 12, 2014, 6:40 PM<br /> <br /> I don't like nylon<br /> for a surface tether because it soaks water over time and<br /> gets negative and heavy. Quarter inch polypropylene is<br /> neutral and has a 1400# breaking strength. We always used it<br /> unless there was a lift to do ( like long base acoustic<br /> transponders with a 300# bottom weight, for instance).<br /> Vance <br /> <br /> Sent<br /> from my iPhone<br /> <br
/><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Sep<br /></blockquote> 12, 2014, at 6:28 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles<br /> <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br /> wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br /> <br /> Vance, <br /> Great idea, I<br /></blockquote> am using 1/2 in yellow nylon rope that is buoyant and so far<br /> it is good but,,, the other day I hit a tree and dragged<br /> it. When I was surfacing I noticed the buoy line was going<br /> down while I was going up. That is why I attached it to<br /> the sample bag winch. Clever yes? lol.<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hank<br /></blockquote><hr /><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px
solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Fri, 9/12/14, Vance Bradley via<br /></blockquote> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br /> wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br /> Subject:<br /></blockquote> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gamma upgrades<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> To:<br /></blockquote> "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Received: Friday, September 12, 2014, 6:23<br /></blockquote> PM<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br /> You can attach<br /></blockquote> a trawl<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> buoy to your surface line 6-10<br /></blockquote> feet above the sub to help<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> keep the<br /></blockquote> line away from your prop.<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Vance<br /> Sent from my iPhone</blockquote><br /> <br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Sep 12, 2014, at 6:13 PM, hank<br /></blockquote> pronk via<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br /> wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid
#ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br /> Gamma has<br /></blockquote> a<br /></blockquote> modified scrubber that takes cartridges, I moved the fan<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> inside the scrubber housing. I mounted<br /></blockquote> removable airtight<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> caps on the intake<br /></blockquote> and exhaust ports, now I can leave the<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><br /></blockquote> cartridge inside the scrubber all the time. I just<br /> remove<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> the caps and turn on the<br /></blockquote> scrubber. I also added to my<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> safety<br /></blockquote> gear, I have a immersion suit in case I have to bail<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> out in freezing water. My diver below<br /></blockquote> buoy and flag that I<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> tow behind Gamma<br /></blockquote> all the time is now detachable from<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><br /></blockquote> inside.<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hank<br /></blockquote><br
/></blockquote><hr /><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br /> Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br /></blockquote> </blockquote><br /><hr /><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br /> Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></blockquote><br /> <br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf;
padding-left: 1ex;"> </blockquote><br /><hr /><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br /> Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br /></blockquote> <br /><hr /><br /> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br /> Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br /> <br /><br /><hr /><br />Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br />Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br /></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>