Hot take: My first time cleaning a propeller in zero viz was a comedy of errors

I used to just feel around blindly for 20 minutes, but after a sea lion bumped my helmet in Seattle last year, I finally bought a $500 handheld sonar unit. Anyone have a better method for that kind of murky inspection work?

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bencampbell1mo ago

My buddy had a similar story... he was checking a dock piling in water you couldn't see your hand in. He ended up just tying a bunch of those cheap pool dive sticks to his gear with zip ties. Said it was like feeling for glow sticks in the dark, way cheaper than sonar but still a total mess.

blairm442d ago

Used to think glow tape and dive sticks were just gimmicks for kids pools. But after fighting with a flashlight in black water last month, I get it now. You're basically working blind and anything that gives you a visual reference without needing batteries is a win. Might grab a pack of those glow sticks myself for my next muddy water job.

scott.grace1mo ago

That's a smart hack. We used glow-in-the-dark tape on our tools once, same murky water problem.