Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Luxury Submarines was Deepworkers for Sale

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@onewest.net>]

Women crew ya say?  Ya need any guy crew as well?  I'll volunteer!
Carl


Carsten Standfuß wrote:
> 
> Michael Nace schrieb:
> >
> > Dear Psubbers,
> >    I'm new to the mailing list, and have joined it mainly because I have a real
> > fascination with this new notion of "luxury submarines." Though I've always
> > enjoyed boating, the idea of traversing the sea submerged has always been a
> > passion of mine (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea left a mark on me). But of
> > course, navy subs have no windows, so the navy didn't offer a way to quench
> > this thirst.
> >    As far as I can tell, US Subs is the only company even contemplating these
> > designs, and at quite a price. I'm curious to hear anyone's take on what you
> > think of their ideas, designs, and prices, and whether or not you think prive,
> > luxury subs will ever become a reality (have they even built one yet??)
> >    Sincerely,
> >     Michael
> >
> 
> Dear Michael,
> 
> with a serious yard for luxury yachts (200 footer) in the background
> we offer on the France boat show in Nice and Monaco some 6-7 years ago
> for this kind of vessel a project of a 100 foot double deck luxury yacht
> submarine.
> The intresst of journalist and the boat magazines were great. But not
> one serious
> client ask for a price. Not on the show - not later.
> 
> At the moment the market goes that way that somebody order a bigger
> motoryacht
> - and a smaller submarine as tender. As I think USSubs offer bigger
> luxury submarine
> projects since 6 or 7 years - and have not sale one.
> 
> Maybe one reason is that they more or less invisible in the harbour.
> 
> Another reason is that a luxury surface motoryacht of this size offer
> about : 2-3 tenders, 2 waterbikes, surfboards, a small sailboat, a
> complete divestore,
> sun areas, barbeque areas, swimming pool, 4-5 double guest cabins with
> king size beths,
> owner cabin with lobby, libary, office, computer room, music studio,
> children's rooms,
> his and her bathrooms etc.. a helicopter pad (or two..) with helicopter,
> a gym, two galleys,
> some service space, dinning area, main salon, sky salon, observation
> launch, Laundry,
> linen store a crew of 8-14 in double cabins... - no submarine can do
> this job..
> 
> Most people playing in this size want's there privacy very much - so
> most of this boats
> have two complete seperate areas - one for owner and guest - and one for
> the crew.
> Means two entrance areas, two main stairhouses etc. Only meeting points
> are the public
> areas in the dinnig room's etc. But privacy on a submaine is more or
> less a joke.
> 
> Another point is thats owners wife has in general a great influence of
> the interior
> design of this kind of motoryachts - never heard that such a women has
> any intressting
> in the interior design of a submarine.
> 
> Another point is more technical : A submarine has 80-90 % of this hull
> under
> the waterline - a medium size submarine of 250 foot has a draught of
> just >21 foot.
> That keep them out of many nice yacht harbours. Not very funny to
> mooring in the
> commercial harbour between all the ferrys, freighters and tug boats
> working day
> and night.. and 2 miles away from the harbour with all the nice white
> boats
> with the party ongoing.
> 
> To have a submarine with transatlantic range means that you play at
> least in
> the >100 foot area. The now offered tourist subs projects in the 60 foot
> area
> convert to luxury submarines projects are complete useless for this job.
> 
> But maybe someday one rich sports diver break the ice..
> .. a medium size 200 foot sub with a crew of 8-10 young womens - I am
> hopefully.
> 
> Sabine (my wife) didn't want to see women crew members
> on board of CSSX.. ..no this was a joke - CSSX will get a women crew.
> 
> But we still discuss that point - but the color of CSSX will be bright
> blue
> and not orange or yellow - as Sabine told me.
> 
> Welcome here - Carsten

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