[PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma's new launch trailer

Thu Feb 27 18:18:07 EST 2014

Hank,
I'm changing the lifting capacity of the SeaQuestor, since the boulder
weighed in at 2300 lbs, it should take to long to cover 154 sq miles of
lake to find it. I'm feeling the gold fever!!!

Best Regards,
David Colombo

804 College Ave
Santa Rosa, CA. 95404
(707) 536-1424
www.SeaQuestor.com

On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:06 PM, hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>wrote:

> Alan,
> I would think Florida with its ship wreck rich waters would be the place
> to be for the psubber.  Hunting for wrecks is my cup of tea.  I expect to
> be the first person to explore the depths of our big deep lakes.  Our lakes
> have a lot of history with silver mines and sternwheelers.  And of coarse
> the lost gold boulder of Kootenay Lake.
> Hank
>
>
>   On Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:49:11 PM, Alan <
> alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Hank, Joe,
> when I was in England they described the year as 9 months of hope
> & three months of disappointment.
> I still think Tahiti is a Psubbers paridise. Clear deep waters that are
> easily
> accessable from shore, abundant fish life & lots of large sharks, great
> weather. What surprised me was that the tide never goes out. It isn't
> influenced by the moon, just the sun, & there is only a 1ft tidal
> variation.
> Alan
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 28/02/2014, at 8:05 am, hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> Joe,
> Yes I do remember, it is just to bad the winter drags out so long.  I am
> out of fun projects, so I am anxious to get under water, looks like March
> 10th is the next attempt to dive.    I imagine it gets pretty uncomfortable
> in the summer in Florida.
> Hank
>
>
>   On Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:52:21 AM, Joe Perkel <
> josephperkel at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Hank,
>
> If you remember, I commented last year on the pristine beauty of that
> area, spectacular really. Your summers have to be much more comfortable
> than mine as well.
>
> Joe
>
>   *From:* hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>
> *To:* Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:12 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma's new launch trailer
>
>   Joe,
> We have superb summers, wouldn't trade for anywhere.
> Hank
>
>
>  On Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:01:37 AM, Vance Bradley <
> Vbra676539 at AOL.com> wrote:
>   Hank,
> The original drawings show 1.25" thickness.
> Vance
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 26, 2014, at 3:16 PM, hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>   Vance,
> Do you know the thickness of Gamma's original windows.  It seems the
> windows are thicker than intended, also there are two thinner windows that
> came in the pail of windows.
> Hank
>
>
>  On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1:10:28 PM, "vbra676539 at aol.com" <
> vbra676539 at aol.com> wrote:
>  A short trailer for a long trailer. Nothing to it. Cool.
>
> -25?
>
> Wow.
>
> Vance
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 26, 2014 1:16 pm
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma's new launch trailer
>
>   Hello fellow sub nerds,
> I have posed a  couple of pictures of my new launch trailer under Gamma
> restoration.  I have done a test load on the trailer and it works very
> smooth.  I have to have boards on the ramps because the ramps have big
> spaces between the rungs.  I have a mount on the trailer for a 8,000lb
> winch that I will install when it warms up.  It was -25C this morning.  You
> will see on one side of the trailer a hand rail, that is for guiding the
> sub by hand.  Remember the trailer is submerged so you can't see it to
> locate the sub in the right spot.  Also the hand rail can give a precise
> depth with a marker on the post.  I made the guides and hand rail out of
> wood because it is soft when impacted and flexible.  Before I needed 6 feet
> 2 inches of water, now I only need 4 feet 5 inches.
> Hank
>
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