Fuel consumption question

PapaG39 · 11-05-07, 04:24 PM

yeah U49.. just a few minutes ago saw that very scenario. I was down listining until my air was about two then I just surfaced straight up & sat there gathering air when all of a sudden that little voice said "Batteries 100% sir" Kind of surprised me because I haden't run the power plant.

What I have been doing is to submerge, go 3-4 kts until the batteries are 50% & then surface & run at 1/3 until they are recharged...Your right though, it is a slow way of getting somewhere, but you can stretch your fuel quite a bit that way.

I still don't know why I can't get the proper manual knot setting on the surface though.

11-05-07, 04:24 PM	#3
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	yeah U49.. just a few minutes ago saw that very scenario. I was down listining until my air was about two then I just surfaced straight up & sat there gathering air when all of a sudden that little voice said "Batteries 100% sir" Kind of surprised me because I haden't run the power plant. What I have been doing is to submerge, go 3-4 kts until the batteries are 50% & then surface & run at 1/3 until they are recharged...Your right though, it is a slow way of getting somewhere, but you can stretch your fuel quite a bit that way. I still don't know why I can't get the proper manual knot setting on the surface though.