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Six feet deep? Swimming to recover sunken ships? Ha, that's nothin'.  My pond is eight feet deep, and I have to dodge icebergs while swimming upstream both ways.  And that's not even mentioning the flora and fauna I have to deal with.  I'd swear some of the pond weeds are descended from Audrey 2, then there are the amphibious lizards.  You got it easy, only six feet deep... *mutter*mutter*mutter*

The sad reality is that a pond to be good for battling must have some depth to it. Mine is shallow and mucky and is a constant challenge to keep clear for the summer. A deeper pond does have drawbacks but it teaches all that battle it to have good working floats (or a certified diver) and that makes you a better battler wherever you are. Yes it's easier to just wade out there and pick up your boat but that severly limits the amount of ponds you battle on. 6 foot is not really that bad (or 10feet)  When you get to the 15 and 20 feet, that's when I get really nervous although some battle that every day. For them it's no big deal and the water is always clear.

Posted By JustinScott on 07 Mar 2009 11:45 PM

Personally, 6' or 30' makes little difference as it's still over your head; which means row boat. Although I'd do it (probably while complaining); you can't expect a good turn out of new skippers to go swimming after their boat every battle.

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A rescue tube is a soft,flexible, buoyant foam tube with a strap to go around your shoulder. It's kinda like a pool noodle, but more buoyant, more flexible, softer, and has a useful strap. When swimming or diving you can let the tube trail behind you, then pull on the strap to retrieve the tube when you need it. Once I pick a boat up off the bottom, I often lie with the tube across my chest, hold the boat in front of me, and kick back to shore (fins help this last part). We haven't had any battleships sink far out in deep water (they always make it closer to shore, about 3-6' deep) since I've started bringing the rescue tube, so I don't know how it will take that weight, but its a real lifesaver when swimming for the transports and cruisers that sank too quickly to come closer to home.  Rescue tubes #100 and #112 look sufficent to me.

Posted By Greg McFadden on 08 Mar 2009 08:40 PM
ask away! what is the worst that can happen

My wasted time if we decide not to use it.

The Canberra boys had a collapsible boat that folded down flat when not in use....failing that, a two-man inflatable dinghy is (just) sufficient to do the job.