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Yes It was a real High. The gas struts for the hatch fold out
of the way very neatly and the hatch locking mechanisms are ingenious and the
sealing is simple and foolproof. He has a philosophy of making things simple.
KISS. I didn’t see a mockup of Orca sub but Phil gave me a really nice
foldout flyer of it and it is one smart sexy sub. Think I might frame it. One
of his Newtsuits was suspended from the ceiling as you walk into his office so
it was a nice contrast with old diving gear and the latest whizzbang sitting
right in front of you. I wont go into all that I saw as that is Phil’s
to demonstrate, and release as he sees fit. Phil was really open and helpful
and when he has his new museum proper it will be a great attraction. What I didn’t
realize before is that Phil, and his team, is the publisher of the Diver
Magazine so I will be subscribing to that hoping to see some more tips and
bits. He has a machine shop, and electronic gurus in his team as well. One of
the chaps is a real keen photographer so is an encyclopedia on lights. He has
a couple of smart LED arrays in about a 4-6 inch housing one for narrow beam
and one for wide angle as well as options in HMI lights. Also has a demo
leaflet on a shootout of the different types of underwater lights which demonstrate
the differences. Now I understand a lot more about lighting which I think we
are all going to need at some stage. I went on to the U.K. where I met up with another very
experienced sub-mariner called Alan Whitfield of Silvercrest Submarines. He
had a Comsub in his workshop. 2-3 man 600 ft made in Sweden. Nice craft. Climbed
inside that and had all explained to me. Hope to get that down to New Zealand for
seeding a commercial tourist attraction. Down here we are a long way from the
action. Have travel, Will learn. Hugh From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Brent
Hartwig Hugh, From: hc.fulton@gmail.com Well
guys, I have just come back from Heaven. And without wanting to be
sacriligeous met with the almighty. Seriously
though, I have just done a trip to Vancouver where I visited Nuytco and met
with Phil Nuytten. We really are playing at subs when you see what he has
done and is doing. His
innovations are very smart and he’s a real pro. Mind you he has to
be. His subs go to 2000 ft on a daily basis working in all sorts of
situations. No room for error. Also the famous Newtsuit.
Space age. Really smart. I think we need to convince Phil to put it
on short term hire at the next conference. I’d pay $100 for a ½
hour swim in it. Something I have to do before I die type thing.
Also I got to sit in a Deepworker 2000. That was a buzz in itself.
Saw the Aquarius having a bit of work done on it and got to understand about
manipulators and safety features, battery housings, Control stations,
etc. Can-dive have their own pressure chamber where they drop in
their subs, and other developments and can have the inspectors witness the
pressure tests etc. You
walk in Phil’s door and it is a living museum. Every type of hard
hat, regulator or other Dive related hardware is there to behold. It was
a real buzz for me. Thought I’d died and gone to heaven. They
have mockups of new developments of subs which really restates what Frank has
been preaching in doing mockups before you get too carried away on your
designs. Nuytcos mockups are very impressive and after a tour and
explanation of many of Phil’s innovative ideas which are used on his subs
I thought I’d go home and put an axe through what I had done and start
rethinking my ideas. The info from the Psubs forum has been great and
I’m not trying to detract from it and Jon and Ray who know what I have
seen in Vancouver wont have a problem but it really reinforces that for new guys
to the Psubs forum can shorten up their process by listening to the guys who
have “been there, done that”. Anyway I am new to it all and
just glad to know that the next conference is likely to allow people to see a
professional outfit. Nuytco have got a range of bits that they sell also
such as Oxy sensors, Coms, Lights etc. Not cheap but proven pro
stuff. Lets face it, You don’t want to go down below on the lowest
bid equipment. Pay a bit more and survive. Anyway its back to the
drawing board for me and doing a mockup to include some of the stuff I’ve
found answers to. It was kind of funny on seeing some of the things
on Psubs and I wondered who this Phil guy was. Now I know.
All I can say is Wow, I’ve gotta go back. Hugh
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