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[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Nice try, SEAVIEW-boy. Do it!

M

[alad61]

I dont know if thats a good idea Dave, we dont want me to scare people off..........ya know

C'mon Mark you know you want to...

Besides I've been electrocuted @age 8, been hit by a car twice, walked away (kind of) from a serious car smash, climbed & fallen on cliffs, got married, got divorced, got married again, broke my back jumping from a perfectly sound aircraft not to mention occasionally incurring HWSNBN wrath and watched a sub crash dive to the muddy depths... So scare me... I dare you!!!

[greenman407]

OH Dear..................well, my video guy is here for another week or so. Let me see what I can do.

[crazygary]

I sincerely hope that your brothers visit is most enjoyable for you, greenman407!
Nothing like the family commitment that makes it all worthwhile! Good times to you both!!

Video on, my friend!!! I am thoroughly enjoying your runs!!

Party on, "Garth"!! ( Waynes World rocks!!!)

CG

[greenman407]

Thanks Gary, he humors me.

[crazygary]

Never a bad thing!!

Party on!!

CG

[greenman407]

This is the video where I lost her............................................for about a minute or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zWY1Vh3FEQ

https://vimeo.com/93651072

[crazygary]

Arrrgh!! Full blow! Full blow!!

Geez! I'd have had to change mah shorts after something like that!!

Pretty helpless feeling, huh!!??

CG

[greenman407]

I still had an ACE in the hole. I hadnt used the SAS pump yet. THIS WAS IT!!! THE ACID TEST!!! COULD THE SAS LIVE UP TO ALL THE EXPECTATIONS, THE HOPES AND DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF SO MANY??!!.............................after I engaged the SAS pump control lever..........................................it wasnt long before she came bobbing to the surface, as if to say.................lets do it AGAIN!

[crazygary]

Ahhh!!

Tranquility once again returns to the valley!!

Good call, boss!!

Way to go!

CG

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I still had an ACE in the hole. I hadnt used the SAS pump yet. THIS WAS IT!!! THE ACID TEST!!! COULD THE SAS LIVE UP TO ALL THE EXPECTATIONS, THE HOPES AND DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF SO MANY??!!.............................after I engaged the SAS pump control lever..........................................it wasnt long before she came bobbing to the surface, as if to say.................lets do it AGAIN!

(wiping sweat from brow)

M

[alad61]

Struth Mark that's running at some pace there. I love the rooster tail from the scopes when they broached. Seeing it disappear like that brought back horrible memories from a couple of years back where I didn't check my emergency gas and it was before David's sas. No amount of sweat, swearing, transmitter fiddling brought it back. It was a hard lesson learned. So now I don,t tend to go past 60% on the throttle and I triple check everything before I button a boat up. But I am very pleased your boat came back and want to play again.

[HvyCGN9]

Thats one crazy video!! What throttle % was that at 110?? LOL

Cheers Bruce

PS Shouldn't she have some paint on by now??

[greenman407]

Yes, paints on the list as I work on the other four projects, each vying for there turn.

[greenman407]

As far as speed is concerned, you guys aint gonna believe this. That was only half throttle, if that. Before I put the scopes on, at depth, she went at least twice that fast for an instant, before I backed off, I was running out of room. In the future, as opportunity's present themselves, Ill push her harder. I lost her because I put her into a turn. Dont do that at speed. If you are going to go fast, do burst speed runs in a straight line.