SeaBotix announced a client’s new personal distance record for internal pipe inspection with his SeaBotix LBV300XL.
Pat Murphy, President of Lake Erie Diving, reported the accomplishment.
Murphy says it was an internal inspection of a 122cm intake pipe in Lake Michigan.
“The pipe was 1872 m in length and I did it in one run from shore in just under two hours. I did not go above Gain 5 [half of full power],” says Murphy. “I look forward to going the maximum umbilical length I have of 2061m someday, now that I know the vehicle will pull it.”
Murphy spoke with SeaBotix’ founder, Don Rodocker, at a trade show in early 2014 and commented he had previously been able to get the LBV300XL to 1341m at a full Gain 10.
Rodocker recommended an upgrade to 4in horizontal thrusters (two) from the standard 3”.
The LBV300XL was phased-out three years ago with the release of the vectored-thrust vLBV300, with a total of four horizontal thrusters for even more pulling power.
SeaBotix says the LBV300-5 is the ultimate in versatility for a wide range of applications including maritime security.
Image of SeaBotix vLBV300 from SeaBotix
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