2016 Inland Northwest SubCommittee FunRun

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

About some of the Navy programs at Lake Pend Oreille.

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[thor]

All are invited!

[thor]

Chad Divine is working on a logo for the new SubRon NW so I thought we needed our own forum. Thanks for setting us up, Paul!

[thor]

Thanks, Ralph!

Here is a few more:

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_11/submarine_stealth.html

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=3191

http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=27374

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_print.asp?cid=4100&tid=700&ct=4&page=1

http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=30295

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4100&tid=700&ct=4

http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=30296

http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?id=75094&issue=3

http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=27375

[thor]

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-navys-most-vital-and-secretive-submarine-base-is-in-1590794426

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2658459/The-U-S-Submarine-forces-important-body-water-Secret-Navy-submarine-base-land-locked-Idaho.html

http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08357.htm

http://www.astralgia.com/webportfolio/omnimoment/archives/features/supernatural/2.html

http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/archives/2014/06/16/the-navys-area-51-in-north-idaho

[southern or]

A lake over 100 square miles and 1,100 feet deep? Seems a little excessive doesn't it? I was planning on something similar to Devil's Lake that's 20 feet deep and about 4 square miles.

[thor]

You don't need to run your sub out in the deep do you? The area we are looking at is only a few feet deep. It is a huge lake with hundreds of small, very secluded areas that are perfect for running model submarines.

[southern or]

Well that's good.

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

Sounds like it's time to use the old ways.
A marker buoy on a long string, held on board with a tic tac release.
The tic tac will dissolve releasing the buoy after being in the water about 20 minutes.

Sounds like a very long string!

[thor]

The area I am thinking of it about 50 yards x 150 yards. It is s small cove and not quite 5' deep. Use a failsafe!

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

I was just kidding around.

I have Fail Safe in my subs.

But back a long long time ago, tic tac was the quick answer.
My first submarine has this buoy system on it.
The fun part was forgetting to remove the tic tac while on the stand on the table and having the buoy deploy.
Red faced every time!

Actually I used them (buoys) on surface boats in case tragedy struck.
No tic tac needed.
Like a bow hitting broadside during a gathering of sailboats.

[thor]

Another candidate right in the heart of Spokane. The Avista reflecting pond.



The pond is only about 24" deep, but I think that will be sufficient for our purposes should we choose to utilize this facility for our first SubRon NorthWest Fun Run

[ccontrol]

Another candidate right in the heart of Spokane. The Avista reflecting pond.



The pond is only about 24" deep, but I think that will be sufficient for our purposes should we choose to utilize this facility for our first SubRon NorthWest Fun Run

The local scale skimmer club runs there from time to time including an annual scale tug competition. As I recall it looked like you are constantly turning, i.e., few long straight runs.

[ccontrol]

The local scale skimmer club runs there from time to time including an annual scale tug competition. As I recall it looked like you are constantly turning, i.e., few long straight runs.

BUT, there are several pairs of Thor's Twins!

[thor]

Where are you located?