Jailhouse/Muknal Remote Sifón Repair - November 2019
Posted on 28. November 2019
.LOOSE LINE
Due to heavy traffic of divers, leading to zero visibility the line came to lose on Thursday, November 21st. Landowners where contacted and they decided to temporarily close the site for inspection. Saturday, November 23rd, Line Committee of CREER went to inspect and make modifications to the existing line. The site will be open as normal and is safe to dive, from Sunday, November 24th, 2019.
Please inform clients and visiting divers that Jailhouse often has low to zero visibility entrance and exits. Great care has to be taken to not pull hard on the line, controlling buoyancy and equipment going through the entrance.
REPORT
Cenote Jailhouse, Saturday, November 23rd.
The beginning of the mainline has been replaced and rerouted with a #48 braided line with stretch.
The line starts at the surface in the left-hand side of the pool, tied off to a tree.
Secondary tie-off is on a big tree on the bottom.
Third tie-off is on a heavy log.
Fourth tie-off is on “the rock”.
Fifth tie-off is on an 80cm long 1” PVC pipe with a t-piece glued on the top, to prevent the line from getting pulled off the tie off. It’s stuck hard into the floor.
Sixth tie-off is another PVC pipe with a t-piece.
Seventh tie-off is on a piece of wood stuck into the floor.
Eight tie-off is the T-intersection.
All tie-offs have double wraps and good tension.
ENTRY SUGGESTIONS
The line can be held in the left going in, swimming on the right-hand side of the line. It’s running through a spacious passage, over “the rock”, sharp 90 degrees turn to the right on PVC pipe (5th tie off). The line passes through the most spacious area going down the slope.
EXITING SUGGESTIONS
Line reference or held in the right hand, exiting on the left side of the line.
All the old thicker line has been removed.
Installed is now only the new braided #48 and the original twisted #18 exploration line.
T-intersection is marked with double line arrows pointing towards Jailhouse Cenote exit.
Line arrow is attached at the surface, marking the beginning of the line.
Best regards / CREER Cave Line Committee
