Cold Water Question

[junglelord]

Its gonna be nice here today.

The waters are only just above freezing.

I have never given my Robbe SeaWolf a maiden voyage.

Will cold water of about 34F or +2C be a problem?

Should I wait till its warmer water>


I should mention I will run it where it can be retrived no problem, where it is visible and clear. I am anxious to give this large scale sub stuff a shot. I have only ever taken a Wallyworld sub out on patrol.

[VanguardUK]

Yes - It'll be bloody murder on your hands!

Biggest problem will be the obvious one of increased buoyancy in cold water, cant see you having any other issues.

[junglelord]

Increased boyancy, thats a good thing for first trials.
I was worried about shrinkage and O rings.
Primarily a Male thing
:p

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Increased boyancy, thats a good thing for first trials.
I was worried about shrinkage and O rings.
Primarily a Male thing
:p

Throw that thing in the water, you're not firing up the Space Shuttle here! Screw those O-rings, they'll be fine.

David,

[VanguardUK]

You heard the man - He who dares..........

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

You heard the man - He who dares..........

Excellent! Now, that's FEARLESS.

David,

[toppack]

Great! He also has dirty-Ice-cubes in his dirty-Gin. :D

[Slats]

The biggest problem you will have is recovery (should it be required).

Not sure how long you would last swimming about in that temperature and its certainly something I would not be keen to try.

[junglelord]

I thought it would be cool to have a emergency surface through very thin ice...would look really sweet. I will have her in the water in a few days. Thanks guys, pics to follow.
I'll drink to THAT!

[Slats]

I thought it would be cool to have a emergency surface through very thin ice...would look really sweet. I will have her in the water in a few days. Thanks guys, pics to follow.
I'll drink to THAT!

Yes that might look cool, but it sounds dangerous.
Guys I fished a kid out of a rip in the surf here a few winters back. The water temp was 11 degrees C. The kid was fine - his parents greatful. I wound up in an ambulance suffering from Hypothermia. I was in the water for just 10 minutes. You are talking about much colder water here. Be careful. In winter time I tend to seek out heated indoor pools to run my subs and here we have very mild winters cf Europe and N America.

J

[toppack]

Luckily here in Texas we don't have to worry about Ice in the lakes and ponds, but when it gets close to freezing ouitside I keep my toes next to the Fireplace, not close to cold water. :) Since there are only a few days in the year that it gets that cold, it's not that bad. :)
We do have to worry about Huge (Texas-sized) Catfish grabbing your model, tho. :eek: :D
They seem to get very hungry when it's cold. ;)

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Listen to the man

[Nuke Power]

We have a rule up north. Never run your boat in water your not willing to jump into. Meriman is a diver, let him tell you what cold ass water will do to a person without proper protection!

[junglelord]

My brother and his buddys scuba with both wet suits and dry suits.
No problem for free retrievial if needed.
How cool is that?
:p

[VanguardUK]

I thought it would be cool to have a emergency surface through very thin ice...would look really sweet. I will have her in the water in a few days. Thanks guys, pics to follow.
I'll drink to THAT!

You'll be surprised just how thin ice has to be to keep your boat under, you might finish up getting very cold.