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I once saw a houseboat made from a converted
amphibian aircraft in a marina in Ft. Lauderdale Fl. I think it was a former
navy PBY catalina with wings and tail removed and made into a
houseboat.
Very cool. But what a shame to see them strip this
sub and make it into one. The work that I can only imagine that went into
constructing this sub and they strip it out and make it into a
houseboat. What pity. I had often though of
purchasing 3 large tanks and by weighting the middle one and having the other
two on the surface for pontoon floatation the middle one would serve to
be
an underwater houseboat with an access tube and
hatch that ran to the surface for entry and a deck topside. No provision for
diving, just to have the apartment habitation area underwater with lights and
portholes. But that would be something built expressly for that
purpose.
To strip a sub and make it INTO a houseboat to me
is kind of like using the statue of liberty as a grain silo. Lol.
Kindest Regards,
Bill Akins.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 12:13
AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Deep Quest
for sale on Ebay...
Hi Brian,
It would be great it you could run recon
on this one.
The main thing to check for is the pressure-vessels.
Things like are they pressent and intact (make sure they where
removed
to make more room for the 'house boat'). There should
be atleast two
spheres, hopefully there would also be a third
section which would by
cylinderical.
If the pressure vessels are present, has anybody cut
holes in
them or in some way compromised the integerity of the
pressure
vessels? Holes for RV hookups or what ever? If the
pressure
vessel isn't there, maybe they know where it is (junkyard
maybe?).
If the pressure vessels are present I'd guess just about
every
original piece of equipment has been striped out to make room
for
house boat stuff. But if there is any original equipment
still intact
and installed, please note it. Maybe ask if they
have any of the
original parts or know where they went. Does
the pressure vessel have
view parts?
The ballast system and trim system have probably been
removed
to make room for house boat stuff as well. Good riddens
to
the mercury (well, I hope it's gone). There would be a
forward
and aft trim tank (but probably removed...).
The people
selling might know nothing about it of course. Anyway
I'll buy you a
beer for researching it, no matter what condition
it's in. And if
it's a house boat, then wow, can you imagine
being young and single, and
paying no rent because you living on
a submarine house boat. Sweet!
:-)
Thanks,
Ian.
P.S.: Take you for a dive in it if I buy
it!
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:28:03 -0800
"Brian Cox"
<ojaivalleybeefarm@dslextreme.com>
wrote:
> I'm probably the closest. What should I look for
Carsten? I'll take my digital camera, maybe I could get down there
this week end if the roads aren't closed out of Ojai!
>
>
Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carsten Standfuss"
<MerlinSub@t-online.de>
> To:
<personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 5:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]
Deep Quest for sale on Ebay...
>
>
> > What means : "No
equipment for Diving.." ?? Any Psubers close in
> > California to
take pictures ? regards Carsten
> >
> > > Al Secor
schrieb:
> > >
> > > Check it out....it's currently
at $20,000.
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4519951000&category=26434
>
> >
> > > Al Secor ARS: WA3PWX Scuba Instructor
SSI PDIC TDI
> > > http://www.geocities.com/SubDiverI
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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