[PSUBS-MAILIST] R300 Pool dive

[Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles]

I look at my boat as a platform for tinkering. It is after all a hobby! The
problem I have is that to evaluate a modification, I have to take the boat
to the lake.  I find that transport, launching and retrieval of the boat
burns a lot of time so I end not having a lot time to experiment with the
mods as well as fun dives. Unlike Hank, I need help with launching and
retrieval so it's a pain it the butt to schedule a local lake dive.  When I
finally get the boat to one of our local magnificent  mud holes, I can't
see a thing, so I decided to build a swimming pool (allegedly for my grand
kids!) for dunk test.

Below is a link to a  short YouTube video showing the launching, diving and
retrieval of my boat in the pool, just for fun.  This first attempt was a
bit nerve racking as I could just see me dropping the boat and damaging the
pool and the boat but in end, all came out ok.  A fabricated a boom trailer
from a set of mobile home axles and some scrap steel I got from the local
junk yard. The only issue I had was the cheap eBay made in China winch
struggled with the load even though it was rated at 12,000 lbs.

Cliff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIrQeMmIHs
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