Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hello, I'm Jay...

["Jaytron" <jaytron@wideopenwest.com>]

Thanks, I guess I should have requested "Permission to come aboard" first,
eh?
Can you suggest the best beginner's sites/books/videos etc. related to
personal sub building? I am only interested in dry subs (1 atmosphere) at
the moment.  Also, do many of you keep up with the progress of the
"super-subs."  I ran across an article about this guy who was trying to
build this flying-type sub that would take him to the bottom of the Marianas
Trench. Has anyone heard of this, and if so, could you direct me to sites
related to this?
Thanks,
Jay S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Coalbunny" <coalbunny@vcn.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hello, I'm Jay...


> Sounds like you have the same plan as most of us.  Welcome aboard!
> Carl
>
>
> Jaytron wrote:
> >
> > Hello, I'm Jay. I'm new to the list and to submersibles except that I'm
> > SCUBA certified (since the 70's) and have been down 120' in a wetsuit
and
> > 1000' in a tourist sub (refurbed from an oil rig inspection sub) in the
> > Grand Caymans. I am very interested in learning how to build subs and
ROVs,
> > and am especially interested in learning how u/w habitats are built. My
> > specific interest is in DRY submersibles and habitats that operate at
> > interior pressures equal to sea level. I am a returning electronics
student
> > who has worked as a technician for a number of years and have mechanical
> > abilities as well (jet mech in the navy).  My goal is to use submarines
and
> > u/w habitats as a means of studying closed/isolated environmental
systems
> > for testing ideas related to living in space and to explore the ocean
and
> > living in the ocean as an added benefit. I know this sounds like a huge
> > goal, but I believe it can, and will be achieved in future years. I'd
just
> > like to see it pushed along. Are you interested and can you help me
> > understand the possibilities and limitations in this regard?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Jay S.
>
> --
> "I learned this, at least, by my experiment: That if one advances
> confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the
> life one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common
> hours."  Henry David Thoreau
>
>