Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] "underwater cabin"

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Yep, Florida Keys.
Carl
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James wrote:
> 
> If I remember right, this has been done somewhere here in the U.S.  There
> was no sub to take you down, but you would dive down via scuba equipment and
> it had a full eating area, rooms to see the surrounding sea life, etc...  I
> think I saw something about it on the discovery channel, then heard later on
> that it didn't fair to well in the market place.  That was a couple of years
> ago though.  I just did a google search and came up with this www.jul.com
> Hope it helps.
> 
> James
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Orsay" <homeworld_general@hotmail.com>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 3:12 PM
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] "underwater cabin"
> 
> > I had an idea about making a permanent structure on the bottom of an
> ocean,
> > obviously not too deep, something like 100-200 ft.  and then i would bring
> > people who rent it out for a few days down in a submersible.  It would be
> > about 50 feet long, 9 feet in diameter, with a floor about 2 feet above
> the
> > bottom of the cylander.  the power would be supplied by a diesel engine on
> a
> > bouy that floats, oxygen tanks can be removed and brought back to the
> > surface and refilled.  i want to know if anyone thinks that there is a
> > market for this, about any legal issues, and maybe some physical
> > limitations.  also, i dont know how im gonna be able to hook up the
> > submarine and the "underwater cottage". any help would be appreciated
> >
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