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

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

Aye, Cap'n.  ; )
J.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Coalbunny" <coalbunny@vcn.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hello, I'm Jay...


> 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
>
>