ORIGINAL: AircamperAce
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
Go to one of those "Cheap tool" stores and buy one of those LARGE (cheap) magnets for holding your welding pieces together. They have HUGE holding power. Tie a lite rope onto it and start dunking it. I suspect you'll have to "drop" the magnet onto the piece to get it to stay together with the magnet, but if it connects, you SHOULD be able to carefully pull it up and out.
Good luck!
Jim