Re: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] News from Montreal Sea Scouts

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Hello Thierry

Thought I'd take the opportunity to say hello from one Scout leader to another.  I've been following this list for a good few years now and was interested when you posted your plans with regards to the sub last year. I couldn't help thinking that the paperwork involved in taking scouts, cubs or beavers in a submersible would probably make building or refurbishing a sub seem easy by comparison, but maybe your rules and insurances are a bit less restrictive than ours.

I am an assistant Beaver scout leader at 82nd Sheffield in England and have been working on an ROV and 1-man wet sub for the last couple of years, on and off. 

I'm just getting back into my underwater interests after a break and have decided to get my homebuilt ROV operational for the annual watersports weekend, Splashdown held in July in Sheffield, for Scouts and Guides from a number of different local districts.  The plan is to get the ROV working and let the kids control it, maybe to find a number of underwater objects in a small area of the lake.  I'm using the MATE introduction to underwater vehicles course notes as a guide.  I was also thinking of maybe doing a bit of a display, possibly with the wet sub , have to see how much time I have, as I'm also quartermaster for our group and I have a dinghy to fix up for use, 4 sailboards and a dozen canoes to get ready and certified for the watersports season. 

Anyway it was good to read about your ideas and maybe we can talk off list about incorporating underwater and surface ideas into Scouting 

Regards Simon

On , thierry labonté <cheneharmonieux@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Jim, 
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> Good idea to contact nearby seascouts. Every kind of project on or under water is potentially inspiring for this youth. Good luck and thank you for your interrest.
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> Thierry
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> From: JimToddPsub@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:02:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] News from Montreal Sea Scouts
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
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> Thierry,
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> Thank you for the reminder about the Sea Scouts.  What a great 
> organization for building quality and character in our young people.  I've 
> located several chapters ("Ships") nearby and will be certain to be in contact 
> them as my project progresses.
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> Best regards,
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> Jim
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> In a message dated 4/4/2011 9:20:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, 
> cheneharmonieux@hotmail.com writes:
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> Hi Psubers, 
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> After a long silence, 
>   let me give you is fresh news about Montreal Sea Scouts while summertime is 
>   coming.
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> For those who maybe do not remember, we were diving into the 
>   underwater world when we planned to buy and (eventually) refurbish an old 
>   2000$ piece of scrap, which happen to be a 1ATM sub. Just watch this video and 
>   the similar one to figure out: 
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8dKdFzwQDw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
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> After 
>   a number of discussions with many of you, after reading Busby's Manned 
>   Submersibles and about Kittredge's adventures, we have been really inspired 
>   about personal submersibles. However, this sub clearly looked not safe 
>   enough, having no idea about its history (serious rumours about drug 
>   carrying), no plan, curious conception which represents too much 
>   investment in money and time, etc... 
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> Nevertheless, a short visit in Pierre 
>   Poulin's backyard inspired us to eventually build up fibreglass 
>   two-three manned ambient sub... It is cheaper, safer for beginner 
>   crew, easier for scouts to get involved in the construction, casting being 
>   more accessible than welding, or at least a smarter compromise for a first 
>   experience.  
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> Apart, we still have a four sailboats fleet to 
>   maintain, which is already a great job for our volunteers. So we decided to 
>   concentrate our efforts to promote sea scouting across Quebec. Over 
>   navigation, the eventuality for sea scouts to build a sub is one of our punch 
>   line to describe the thrill of sea scouting. By this way, we are scuba diving 
>   yearly to give our boys the interest in underwater life, which is the first 
>   step!
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> Moreover, be sure that if there is another Psubs convention close 
>   to Montreal, we will be there. By the way, Sea scouts of America are 
>   presenting a jamboree on east cost for their Centennial in 2012. It could be a 
>   good idea for Psubs members to be visible in this event. 
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3XbkJX47M
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> Well, this was an 
>   honour to join this group and we will be back as soon as we have a new project 
>   to share! Keep going!
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> Thierry Labonté
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> Greater Montreal Sea 
>   Scout
> thierry_labonte@hotmail.com
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