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RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Locations
I'm
just south of Washington DC, and I've benefited enormously from hooking up with
another guy in the neighborhood, Greg Cottrell, who is well ahead of me and has
completed a successful 3 person sub. He in turn received much advice and
encouragement from Frank Busby, who was also local. Unfortunately Frank passed
away some years ago. There seems to be a wonderful almost apprentice-like
tradition in this small circle of "submadmans". This is fortunate since I
suspect none of us amateurs could pay the consulting fees the real
experts could command on a commercial venture.
Besides location, a key factor is expertise. For
example, I'm a spare-time machinist. Greg is Dr. Acrylic cum laude. There's
somebody else local I haven't met who is an electronics pro and is building
an ROV. We could use a local welding expert.
I
won't have much to show for some months yet, but if I can hook up with anyone
else either ahead or behind me on the construction curve, I'm more than willing.
In fact that's half the fun.
:)
Alec
Smyth
Alexandria, VA
I am relatively new to the group as well, I have dreamed, and
calculated until I am blue in the face. I would like to perhaps see someone
else's submarine that they have built. The only problem is that I don't know
where anyone is from. Is there a way that we could add maybe a section on
PSUBS about what general location people are from? I am from the South...
close to Birmingham Alabama. I take small trips to Florida every now &
then, and I would like to see one, or maybe have lunch with someone before I
take a step in the wrong direction while building. What does eveyone else
think???
Brad
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