Mailing List Archive Mailing List Archive
Unknown Microsoft mail form. Approximate representation follows. From: HeimannJ on Thu, May 18, 1995 1:28 PM Subject: RE: Re[2]: Using lines on wrecks To: Andrew Cohen Cc: techdiver This message was sent using a custom form that is not installed on your server. Some information from the original message may not be displayed. To view the complete message, ask your network manager to install the form on your server. Using a relatively heavy line (like 5/32") helps, and also is easier to hold onto in a current. Trying to hold onto even the heavier Dive Rite line is tough with gloves in a current. Spooling out the line in a controlled way so the line is reasonably taut on the way up is also a good thing. Even if the bag dumps, however, it is still possible to ascend the line and reinflate the bag when you get to it (I've done it). In truly awful currrent, like you sometimes get in the Gulf Stream, jersey reels don't work very well and you may have to resort to a drift hang. A fifty pound bag and a small (e.g., cave safety) reel will work fine for this since it doesn't have to be very long or support much weight. It may seem obvious, but write your initials on the bag in big letters so the Captain knows who is hanging away from the boat. John _______________________________________________________________________________ > 100 lb lift bags are standard in the Northeast US for jersey reels. John, For some reason, not many wreck divers in the Northwest carry jersey reels. Can you explain to me how you prevent the 100 lb. bag from rolling over and deflating when it hits the surface? Thanks Andy Cohen
Navigate by Author:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Subject Search Index]
[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]
[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]