Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub building business

[VBra676539@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/22/2004 10:52:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, snyder@mnrad.com writes:

Personally I don't want to be smelling someone else's farts while I'm
trying to maneuver my sub, and I certainly don't need a back seat driver
either. Let the other passenger get his own sub! For me a one man sub is
better since space can be kept at an absolute minimum that way things
can be optimized for overall weight, handy when launching.

Brian

I understand the feeling, but most sub operators won't even allow single passenger subs. The big operators have too much responsibility to put all their eggs in one basket. They firmly believe that if someone is incapacitate for any reason (the pilot, for instance) then even a rank amateur can be coached to get the sub back to the surface safely.

 

Build a two-man sub and dive it by yourself, maybe. She's only ballast, after all.

 

Best Regards,
Vance