Tic Tac Marker Buoy

[uss silversides]

On Ray Mason's Subregatta 94' tape (tape 1) Ed Tordahl described his tic tac operated buoy-release system. Unfortunately he did not tell how the system works. Anyone know how it works?

Jonathan



Edited By USS Silversides on 1068319433

[uss silversides]

Well, if no one knows

Well, if no one knows how it works (I might just be too impatient ), maybe some of you have simple homemade failsafes you would like to share with me

Jonathan

[no1_sonuk]

I would assume that a

I would assume that a Tic-Tac in the free-flood area holds in a spring-loaded pin that holds down the float.
As the Tic-Tac dissolves in the water, it will release the pin and the float.

[uss silversides]

Yeah, that's probably it, thanks!

Yeah, that's probably it, thanks!