[PSUBS-MAILIST] Gamma first dive

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

Today I took Gamma to Premier Lake and did several dives.  I reached 50 feet on the second dive and my employee took it out for a 20 foot dive.  
The hatch was leaking on the first dive until I got down to 20 feet or so.  Never leaked after that.  No other leaks at all.
ACQ's are amazing and clear as a bell.  I hit the bottom a bunch of times until I figured it out.  
The rudder is very effective and the sub is quite speedy going forward and poor in reverse.  Acceleration is modest but it gets going quite well.
The launch cart worked quite well but was a bit problematic because it floats :-) 
I have a small noise to trace from the magnetic drive coupler area.
All in all a success 
Hank