<div dir="ltr">hmmm, interesting. Mine are lockable already, I just haven't got the motor controls on the handles. But I could probably use them like you describe already. Maybe I should try it before I change things. I was intending to remove the PWM controllers and just have relays, with a simple on\off button on each handle. I think snoopy had that to start with? I'd have the speed control on the rear thruster of course.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 21 July 2015 at 14:09, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I've found it a 100% improvement to make those side handles lockable. You just lock them vertical when diving and use them purely for regulating depth, while driving around on the stern thruster exclusively. It frees up your hands.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Alec</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:01 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr">I didn't realise I was quite so close to the bottom. With the slight distortion from the bow dome, I thought I was further off. And, maybe I should be using the side thrusters but I find them awkward to use due to the controls not being on the handles. Im going to change that, probably this weekend.</div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 21 July 2015 at 13:13, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr">Ah, great stuff! I love that bow window and the sub overall is very very good looking and neat as can be inside. It was interesting how the exterior shots picked up the sound of your stern thruster whacking its way through stuff. You can really see how easily the stern props get tangled up in weeds, and even though you have what's probably the best faired K350 these boats tend to drag the stern thruster along the bottom. I thoroughly enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing.<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br>Alec</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 5:37 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All</div><div> </div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><a href="http://youtu.be/r_uNja9YawI" target="_blank"><span style="color:navy"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://youtu.be/r_uNja9YawI</font></span></a></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><div> </div><div>Here is a little video of a dive day I did last week. Its a series of dives stitched into one, so the continuity isn't quite truthful, but you get the idea.</div><div> </div><div>Only issue I had was on one dive when i'd left the snorkel valve open. The poppet valve snapped shut but I still got a face full of water. More of an insult than a problem.</div><div> </div><div>Kind Regards</div><span><font color="#888888"><div>James</div><div> </div></font></span></div>
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