Other than a cool band name, I’ve got some issues. A pond that we are trying out has some thick mud. About 3’ deep worth of mud. Does anyone have a techniques for dealing with the mud and retrieving ships?
That’s pretty rough. Depending what kind of mud it is, think clay or silty. Your ship could sink into that mud and you’d never find it. Also that amount of mud when a ship sinks will get into the motors and cause them to fail faster than normal.
A few solutions come to mind. 1) sink close to shore. If your ship is in trouble, don't wander too far. If somebody else is sinking, get out of their way. Common courtesy and all that. 2) good, reliable emergency floats. Can't lose your ship if there's a float and a sturdy line tied to it. 3) an experienced ship-recovery specialist with proper safety gear. I find high school/college students who swim well are easily bribed with pizza/burgers/etc. to recover just about anything. I've seen muck up to about one foot deep. Dense parts such as resin turrets, metal bits, etc. would disappear instantly if separated from the ship. I've never seen a whole ship disappear into the mud, though. The biggest problem was reduced visibility with people carelessly wading around and kicking up a ton of silt.
Fishing pole, we have a muddy bottom and it works on ships up to NC BB with 20# test line unless the ship is on its side deck toward you.
Take a large treble hook and pinch the barbs in and tie directly to the hook leaving about a foot extra line after tying the knot. Tie a 4 to 8oz weight about 5 to 7 " below the hook to the extra line. It works well on dead in the water ships and buoys as well.
