[PSUBS-MAILIST] big lesson

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Hank,
Really sorry to hear about that.  I hope the repairs go  smoothly.
Jim
 
 
In a message dated 6/1/2015 4:07:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
personal_submersibles at psubs.org writes:

Damn,  Good luck with the repairs

Emile

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Namens hank pronk via  Personal_Submersibles
Verzonden: maandag 1 juni 2015 3:11
Aan:  personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Onderwerp: [PSUBS-MAILIST] big  lesson

I learned a big expensive lesson today, when I was backing my  cart and 
Gamma
down the boat ramp, the ramp was super slimy and  slippery.  The cart lost
traction and slid down the ramp and submerged  about 15 feet down after
sliding past the end of the ramp.  Normally I  have a winch line on it but 
it
was working so well with posi track, I got  over confident.
Well my wife and I retrieved the cart, but the engine was  flooded and we 
had
no hydraulics for steering or moving.
I bypassed the  hydraulics and tried to pull the sub and cart onto the
trailer with my  brother pulling with his truck to help.  Well in my haste I
forgot the  safety strap that prevents the sub from sliding off the cart 
when
going up  a steep grade. Well Gamma slid backwards off the cart onto the
pavement  :-(  Wrecked my rudder and blocked the ramp, can't go ahead or  
back
:-(  Well I called a 22 ton crane in  and 1,000 dollars  later Gamma is
sitting in my driveway.

But while I was waiting for  my brother to drive out to the lake to help me,
I went diving and it was  spectacular  :-)
Gamma is so rock solid with the new ballast tank  system.   
Hank
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