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

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Well, you did forget to salute the colors when you boarded this
vessel....
Carl


Jaytron wrote:
> 
> 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
> >
> >

-- 
"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