Dan and Brian
I beg to differ I think there ‘are’ compelling
reasons to do it!
Try a blue water drift dive (scuba) hanging on a rope about
15 metres blow the boat if you ever get the chance. It can be one of the best diving
experiences you can have. Part of the attraction is that there are no
perspectives and it can be quite thrilling when literally out of the blue you
find yourself being visited by the likes of a large sail fish or Minke whale.
The other aspect that would appeal to me is you don’t
know where you will end up! Add to this the sense of adventure participating, enjoyment
of constructing and designing such a vehicle and the list of compelling reasons
is starting to grow.
Regards
Steve P
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From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Brian Cox
Sent: Saturday, 2 September 2006
7:23 AM
To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Drift
dives
You are right, there is really not very many compelling reasons to do it.
For all the effort that you would put into making such a vessel you might as
well build a sub. If you used it as an underwater habitat and you also
had a sub then I could see it having a purpose. The only way you could
move it around would be to drag it though the water with a boat. Or you
could wait until winter when the currents reverse and then travel the opposite
direction. I tried posting a picture of a model of a "drift"
sub but I think I screwed up on the correct address. I'll try to post on
the the moki and post a link.
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Sent: Friday,
September 01, 2006 04:56
Subject: Re:
[PSUBS-MAILIST] Drift dives
If your floating
anywhere other then in sight of the bottom or on the surface, there's nothing
to see. If you can't see anything it's not very interesting.
How are you going
to know where the best current is with no reference to where your going?
In a balloon you can use visual or GPS. Other the a compass heading, you
really won't know where you are unless you surface to locate your position.
Why drift aimlessly
and what are you going to do when you've had enough if you have no thrusters or
a surface ship capable of lifting you out and carrying you back.
Maybe I'm missing
something, Dan H.
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Sent: Thursday,
August 31, 2006 10:20 PM
Subject: Re:
[PSUBS-MAILIST] Drift dives
I was thinking
something like a sphere with windows attached to another sphere below it,
use the sphere below as a ballast control so you can go up and down to various
depths and find where the best current is.
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Sent: Thursday,
August 31, 2006 13:41
Subject:
[PSUBS-MAILIST] Drift dives
Brian Cox wrote:
It seems to me it is a whole lot more interesting in "inner space"
than in outer space. I've thought of doing a short drift gondola type sub
with our current that is off our coast here. The current runs about 2 to
4 knots.
What do you mean by "short drift gondola
type"? The image that appears in my mind sounds like something that
could be a great way to spend time.
M