[PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUB Cost

TC, I think I will take you up on your offer when I travel in your area. As to your question to cost you will need to be more specific with your sub design data, who will build it, where it will be built, and were you plan to get the parts. When I was a home builder, I used to have people ask me all the time how much will it cost me to have you build my home for me. They would ask this with out giving me any further data.

If you take a good solid basic PSUB design, like the K-250 and you do most all the work your self, then perhaps you could do it for $15,000 to $25,000 US dollars here in the USA. That's just a guess, but if that really is the case then it's not a totally unrealistic goal for allot of us. If you want a wet sub then you might get it done for much less if you do most of the work.

Regards,

Brent

"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." - Benjamin Franklin

From:  "Ong Tian Chang" <sar.021@gmail.com>
Reply-To:  personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To:  personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject:  Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hi!
Date:  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:41:54 +0800

Hi guys

to Bob: yeah, we have merlions here. There's a daddy statue on Sentosa while the kid is around Raffles Place. =)

In any case, if any psubbers coming down to the Little Red Dot, do let me know ya? I'll be glad to show you around, in exchange for a conversation on psubs. =P

Lastly, i would like to know what are the cost breakdowns of building of a psub. I understand that different capabilities, features and even the builder itself would translate down to higher or lower costs. But then again, I'm sure there's gross estimates (allowing for mistakes) of cost for an average twilight zone submersible.

The intent of this question: when I start building, and eventually dive it, I'll not want to worry abt money, especially when the vehicle is going to keep my arse alive when I'm down there.

thanks in advance, God bless

TC