The 1 atm is the old Nekton Alpha. It was the 1st of its class, not certified by ABS, and sold off when Nekton, Inc. went belly up. The odd cage around it is someone's idea of safety. Mostly it looks like it always did, shinier perhaps, but intact. This boat evolved from the little Submaray (I think) and led the way for a series that has done more than 10,000 dives with only one fatality (which was an operational error that resulted in a broken viewport in Beta, rather than a failure of design). You gotta love those Nekton boats!!! And I agree, a hundred grand is a whole bucket full of money--but then again, ask some of the builders what a certifiable 1000 foot sub cost, and they'll quote 125K to half a million and not even bat an eye. The difference is that Dan or somebody could build this boat for a third to a half of what they're asking--as long as you don't count his time. And hey, who's counting?
The big food version of scuba tow:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260036619314
And a 1ATM that looks very much like a delta sub:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220032301940
Ian.
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