Jenny has been working hard at my counter ballast, because I will be diving in a very strong standing current, with strong wind movement on boats on the surface, it is essential that the whole diving rig must not be attached to the boat. If it is attached the line will be horizontal. When the surface rig is free floating and you have a heavy enough weight on the bottom and a down line that is not too thick, even though the current is pumping down the east coast of Africa, the effects of the current can be minimized significantly. The key is that everything is moving along in the column at the same speed. So here Jenny has been hard at work in her workshop creating the rig for me. I drew it out for her and she has done a wonderful job! Thanks Jenny!
Friday, April 13, 2012
Counter-ballast - check!
Jenny has been working hard at my counter ballast, because I will be diving in a very strong standing current, with strong wind movement on boats on the surface, it is essential that the whole diving rig must not be attached to the boat. If it is attached the line will be horizontal. When the surface rig is free floating and you have a heavy enough weight on the bottom and a down line that is not too thick, even though the current is pumping down the east coast of Africa, the effects of the current can be minimized significantly. The key is that everything is moving along in the column at the same speed. So here Jenny has been hard at work in her workshop creating the rig for me. I drew it out for her and she has done a wonderful job! Thanks Jenny!
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