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Joe, For some
reason both yours and Brent's earlier link to FRAPPR images have not worked for
me for some reason. I can understand your design decision concerning switching
from the NR-2 concept over to the K-250 with a surface
tender. Age and the responsibilities of adulthood suck don’t it! R/J2 Jay K.
Jeffries Andros
Is., Bahamas A
skimmer afloat is but a submarine, so poorly built it will not plunge… -----Original Message----- Gentlemen, While you guys had the convention, I had a change of
heart regarding the NR-2. The reason being that I just turned 47 this month.
This wouldn't get built until well into my fifties. I had 26 years between the time I joined the Navy and had
my daughter. That was 26 years of good times in Margaritaville, fishing /
diving with my buddies and, it is quite simply....over. The days of when
I could take a buddy out and go on "patrol" with NR-2 for days
at a time are quite simply gone and, are replaced with a totally different but yet
wonderful lifestyle that I wouldn't trade for anything now. But I've got the "fever" though, this is by no
means going away. It's two years now into this, to the point of learning CAD and
yacht design inspired by the thought of building a personal submersible, so it
is by no means a "passing fancy." A few weeks ago it occurred to me that I would still need
a surface support vessel for my family to be able to go out with me in some
degree of comfort. Some of you may remember a small tug on my frappr site,
so I came up with a compromise version suitable for towing a submersible
offshore in Florida. So this obviously negates the need for diesel electric
autonomy and the associated cost / complexity. http://www.frappr.com/?a=viewphoto&id=269116&pid=7515546&myphotos=1 Now then, I will go the other extreme and ordered K-250
plans from PSUBS a few days ago! The deciding factor, was Alec's little
flatbed trailer and the thought of being able to have it all, the boat and the
sub! My thoughts are to transform the K-250 into a one man
version of the new Alvin replacement with a snub nose and saddle tanks for
increased forward visibility. Here you can see the beginnings of this
concept on the K-350 while I await the K-250 plans. Joe ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the
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