we sure keep the engineers busy on this ship. we have come to find that the
several of the main sheaves are made of delrin, a plastic material that seems to
deform under pressure when heated. well, we are sure applying pressure and ti
sure is hot here in the equatorial region. so, after three post padang triage
piston core deployment and recoveries, we have shifted piston core operations to
the a-frame, on the stern deck. this is a very complicated, dangerous, and time
consuming way to do such a thing. i will beleaguer (sp?) you'all the details. it
is also less than optimal for sediment recovery because the aft of the ship is
constantly heaving up and down (this can flush the sediment out of the core,
assuming we recovered sediment into the core. so, whiel the operations were
moving to the stern, we have only been able to take reconnaisance 2.5" gravity
cores. there are many core stations (core sites) we will need to revisit on the
transit back to phuket.
my health is good as my hunger has returned with my love for food! i am back to
my 2-3 hr naps and i feel great. someone needs a good attitude, it might as well
be me (it is also really fun). i have learned most all the ship crew's names,
but i am still a little rusty on a few of the science crew.
i am unsure how to post images to the blog via email (i have not seen the
internets (a bushism) for a while, including my blog, so i have been unable to
read your comments, if any), but i am attaching a quick map showing our core
stations. there are 35 core stations and 52 cores. we usually take several types
of cores at each station, unless the first 2.5" core is a wash (no sediment).
i have a ship email address: jpatton@rv-revelle.ucsd.edu that i have access to.
this is how i post the blog. basically the ships unix email system stores up
emails and sends them out at regular intervals. not instant (usually), but
reliable. (unlike my coas email, or any such internet surfing).
i am taking alot of pictures, about 2GB so far.
luv you all, jay
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