Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Wolfe Islander II available to divers...

I had the chance to work on the mooring for the Wolfe Islander today. Pat Coyne (Pat's Charters) was good enough to take his boat out and dive with me. Finding the Wolfe is never too difficult, but we faced a couple of challenges raising the two lines. The bow line, the first we raised, had become twisted round a forward mast during the winter. That took a bit of work to untangle, then a lift bag sent it up without any further fuss. The stern line (with the Preserve Our Wrecks buoy) took a little more work. A completely new line had to be installed after we lost the previous buoy and line late last year. Fortunately, a little bit of brainstorming and a quick rehearsal at the surface allowed us to work together smoothly below. Conditions couldn't have been better on the Lake - and the presence of a few power boaters and at least one sailboat proved the point. The only issue we had was with swarms of mayflies. Small price to pay for two really enjoyable dives...

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