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All,
For description and pic of Beta/Gamma see pages 160 &
161 in Busby book. See also pages 530 & 571.
Merry Christmas, Vance. It's tougher when you have to be
your own Santa Claus.
Jim T.
In a message dated 7/25/2010 7:48:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
vbra676539@aol.com writes:
Will do.
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Message----- From: Gregory B. Snyder <greg@snyderemail.com> To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.org Sent: Sun, Jul 25, 2010 8:45 pm Subject:
RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Nekton Gamma
way
to go Vance!
Please keep us wannabe's posted too!
Best
regards-
Greg
Yeah, me too. What I have now is
a sub kit. Gamma's hull and Gamma's parts in boxes and bags. I've got some
photos of the pick-up and will get them downloaded and put up on the psubs
website. The garage looks like two in the morning on Christmas Day, piles of
stuff waiting for mom and dad to put together for the kids, who will be up
in three hours!!! Meanwhile, I'm putting feelers out to the old Nekton
hands, and to the Delta boys. It's going to be fun.
Vance
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Message----- From: Daniel Lance < lanceind@earthlink.net> To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.orgSent:
Sun, Jul 25, 2010 8:27 pm Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Nekton
Gamma
Vance,
I was waiting for this message all
weekend ! I am really happy for you ! I cannot wait to see
Gamma.
Dan Lance
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 7/25/2010 7:46:52 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Nekton
Gamma
Psubbers,
This may be the worst kept secret in the group, but I wanted to let
everyone know that my deal is done and I have acquired the Nekton Gamma
submersible. Just got back to Florida from a gonzo run to the Gulf Coast
with my brother Nick to load a truck with goodies and bring the sub home.
Gamma has been dismantled and in storage for 9 years. There is rust damage
to the main ballast tanks, but otherwise she seems in good shape. I intend
to keep you up to date through the psubs web page as we get her repaired
and running again. With photos, of course.
The Nekton family (Submaray, Nekton Alpha, the twins Beta and Gamma
and, of course, Delta), have collectively made over 12,000 dives through
their 40+ years of their existence. They are simple, rugged and reliable.
In a very real sense, they were psubs before the phrase was coined--but
not psubs of the garage queen variety. These little vehicles were built to
work, and work they did. And still do. How things were done, and why,
should provide a wealth of information and aha moments for all of
us.
Several of our members have already offered to lend a hand getting
Gamma ready to hit the water again. You know who you are, guys, and I want
to thank you. The rest of you are welcome to ask any questions you like.
Meanwhile, I will be tracking back through operator/owners from the past
for more data. Additionally, I would very much like to locate the Alpha
and Beta. If you know anything about them (where they are, what they are
doing, who owns them currently, etc.) and feel like sharing, please
contact me (off-site or on).
So, what's first, you ask? Sorting all those boxes, of course.
Best Regards,
Vance
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