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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C10F72.2BDA4DE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thom, it sounds like you were on the Monarch. I have been on that a few = times and on the Tremble more than 200 times. I know the current on the = surface can reach 8 knots but I think it is a bit less on the bottom. = Maybe 5-6 knots, although I don't know anyone who actually has measured = it.=20 The most current I think I ever experienced in the St. Clair River was = on the wreck of the Martin which is on a raised hump at 45ft depth in = the middle of the river just in front of the bridge where the river is = narrowest. I was having fun digging for artifacts when it got dark and = noisy and even more "windy". I found out later the (1000ft long) Indiana = Harbor went over me, upbound. What a ride. Marty Lutz ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Thom Hadfield=20 To: techdiver@aquanaut.com ; Jim Cobb=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 9:40 AM Subject: Re: Ear problems (snip) THe dive that I was doing actually starts with a reverse flow of = current in a back eddy and about half way out to the wreck along a steel = cable the current switches with the current reaching an average of 8 = knots near the stern of the wreck. on the dive you spend most of it in = the shelter of the wreck. However on the other side of the river is a = wreck called the Tremble. This wreck doesn't have the luxury of a back = eddy to situate yourself in or a cable to giude you to the wreck and I = have at time aborted dives right after I jumped in because of mask flood = and reg problems. if this happens we do a superman dive to the exit = point. Just fly down the river and pick up lead on the way. This is fun = because the resident sturgeon normally ride along next to you. If you = don't belive me of the average current speeds in the river this time of = year ask any boater from Port Huron MI. =20 Thom ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C10F72.2BDA4DE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3314.2100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thom, it sounds like you were on the = Monarch. I=20 have been on that a few times and on the Tremble more than 200 = times. I=20 know the current on the surface can reach 8 knots but I = think it=20 is a bit less on the bottom. Maybe 5-6 knots, although I don't know = anyone who=20 actually has measured it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The most current I think I ever = experienced in the=20 St. Clair River was on the wreck of the Martin which is on a raised = hump at=20 45ft depth in the middle of the river just in front of the bridge = where the=20 river is narrowest. I was having fun digging for artifacts when it = got dark=20 and noisy and even more "windy". I found out later the (1000ft long) = Indiana=20 Harbor went over me, upbound. What a ride.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Marty Lutz</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:thom.hadfield@ho*.co*" = title=3Dthom.hadfield@ho*.co*>Thom=20 Hadfield</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com"=20 title=3Dtechdiver@aquanaut.com>techdiver@aquanaut.com</A> ; <A=20 href=3D"mailto:cobber@ci*.co*" = title=3Dcobber@ci*.co*>Jim Cobb</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 17, 2001 = 9:40=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Ear problems</DIV> <DIV>(snip)<BR>THe dive that I was doing actually starts with a = reverse flow=20 of current in a back eddy and about half way out to the wreck along a = steel=20 cable the current switches with the current reaching an average of 8 = knots=20 near the stern of the wreck. on the dive you spend most of it in the = shelter=20 of the wreck. However on the other side of the river is a wreck called = the=20 Tremble. This wreck doesn't have the luxury of a back eddy to situate = yourself=20 in or a cable to giude you to the wreck and I have at time aborted = dives right=20 after I jumped in because of mask flood and reg problems. if this = happens we=20 do a superman dive to the exit point. Just fly down the river and pick = up lead=20 on the way. This is fun because the resident sturgeon normally ride = along next=20 to you. If you don't belive me of the average current speeds in the = river this=20 time of year ask any boater from Port Huron MI. <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>Thom</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV>< /BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C10F72.2BDA4DE0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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