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Old 07-18-2009 | 02:08 PM
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Default RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

What are the chances I can pull a Saito .65 off the bottom of a marsh/swamp/pond with a magnet? It's got to be down there (8') somwhere. The motor mount snapped in half and took the engine, cowl and prop down with it. I'm thinking about getting a magnet from Home Depot, the kind used for picking up nails, and fishing for it that way. The entire area is swampy, even the grassy stuff is in +2 ft of water. Is there enough steel in the engine to pick it up? The plane was recovered from the swamp, minus engine. Where I am at in the picture it's atleast 8' deep. We tried using a rake but the bottom is thick weeds. Any tips?

Ryan
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