Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] video: was Busby Book Copyright

["Captain Nemo" <vulcania@interpac.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wade Carson" <wacarson@interchange.ubc.ca>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 1:21 AM
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] video: was Busby Book Copyright


> Hi Pat,
>
> Things are looking good.  We're finding some good sponsors and the plans
for
> this year's sub are coming together nicely.  I'll be sending that video
> soon.  I'm hoping to include some of the news footage from last week
because
> some of it is pretty good (much better quality).

OUTASIGHT!!!  It's really coming together.  Besides the people and companies
that have already provided material: Phil's on line; Dale's stuff is on it's
way as soon as he does his first wet tests; Sea Questor is aboard; Dan Scott
Taylor's NESSA project; the SPUDMOBILE; Simon Lake's Grandson Jeff (yes, THE
Simon Lake); and numerous others .  I was working on the paperwork for it
today at the hospital while waiting for my pre-surgery stuff; it's going to
be something I hope we're all going to be proud of.

Speaking of Jeff (Simon Lake's Grandson): he's organizing an archive and
museum of his famous grandfathers submarine stuff down in Florida.  I've
kinda talked him into building a scale replica of the ARGONAUT (Simon's
famous boat).  He's really jazzed about the idea.  If he gets it together,
he's really going to have a place sub-fans will want to visit; probably end
up on TV and/or in the movies, too.  Good stuff for the sub community!  I'm
going to help him with the design for the ARGO.  I get adrenalined-up just
thinking about it!
>
> Wow sounds like you're keeping busy!  I can't wait until I can pool the
> resources for a 1atm sub.  Have fun!

Build it a little at a time; that way it's not such a burden on your bank
account.  Decide on a size for a pressure hull: either something you can buy
or have built.  That will determine the displacement of the boat.  Then do
your design on paper, and start assembling the parts: hull, materials for
the exoskeleton and fairing, control surfaces and links, etc.  These things
usually don't happen over night; a couple years is more like it for a custom
design.  But if you keep whittling away at it a chunk at a time, sooner or
later you'll get to the end of that long  list of things to do, and
whatayaknow?  There's a submarine in your back yard!

>
> You can use any part of the video you want.  We aren't too embarassed
about
> the prop folding incident (as long as it doesn't happen again).
>
> Talk to ya later,
>
> Wade

Cool!  I'll be around!  Thanks again!

VBR,

Pat