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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C2329D.7CF85920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just for thought: Upline with sufficient but not exceessive scope, redundant surface = floats, and bottom chain with snap/hook. Down rig with divers is dropped = ahead of wreck to drift into wreck (one diver in team drops with the = chain end). On end of dive last divers detach chain from wreck and toss = into sand. Proceed up line. Now the line is drifting with the current = with a slight bottom drag from the chain. No flag flying. No issues. = Relaxing. The boat is always free to maneuver. If too crowded on line, = you can hover alongside or pop a lift bag nearby. Will still drift the = same as main upline with a slight backpeddle to compensate for chain = drag on main upline. The captain on the boat knows where everyone is; = can drop a safety diver on you if appropriate and recover used stages. = Its a piece of cake and works well in raging currents like we can have = in the gulf stream (and with close to shore shipping as well). A slight = mod on deep stuff (350+) though, and you need a captain with a clue. My two cents, Doug ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C2329D.7CF85920 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 http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just for thought:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Upline with sufficient but not=20 exceessive scope, redundant surface floats, and bottom chain with=20 snap/hook. Down rig with divers is dropped ahead of wreck to drift into = wreck=20 (one diver in team drops with the chain end). On end of dive last divers = detach=20 chain from wreck and toss into sand. Proceed up line. Now the line is = drifting=20 with the current with a slight bottom drag from the chain. No flag = flying.=20 No issues. Relaxing. The boat is always free to maneuver. If too crowded = on=20 line, you can hover alongside or pop a lift bag nearby. Will still drift = the=20 same as main upline with a slight backpeddle to compensate for chain = drag on=20 main upline. The captain on the boat knows where everyone is; can = drop a=20 safety diver on you if appropriate and recover used stages. Its a piece = of cake=20 and works well in raging currents like we can have in the gulf stream = (and with=20 close to shore shipping as well). A slight mod on deep stuff (350+) = though,=20 and you need a captain with a clue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My two cents,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doug</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C2329D.7CF85920-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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