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Well Martin, I'm on the opposite side of the fence than you....I'm not 
real
keen on the construction but have plenty of uses.  The ONLY reason I'm
building it myself is due to cost considerations of purchasing one.

Now, what am I going to use it for (you ask)????  Well, being an avid 
scuba
diver and wreckdiver, I'm always in search of new wrecks (the thrill of
discovery).  I have ready access to several bodies of water that have been
largely unexplored (NY Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario)  to
name a few.  Now, the chances of stumbling across a new find while on 
scuba is
small so what is needed is a way to explore the depths, and cover fairly
large distances for a long period of time.  This is where the sub comes 
in.
Once something "interesting" is found and marked, I can then go back and
dive it on scuba.  I also hope to use the sub in search and recovery and
salvage work, allowing me to hopefully recover some of my expenses.  Then 
there's always the chance of finding TREASURE!!!  ;-)

Hope this answers your question.......Al 

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> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:33:21 -0800
> From: Martin Sanderse <sanderse@ingenuitygroup.com>
> Organization: The Ingenuity Group Inc.
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> Although I've been interested in building a sub for the last 25 years, I have not yet
> completed one.  From time to time I start, only to have second thoughts about design.
> 
> The basic issue is: What do I intend to use it for when it's done?
> 
> I don't know about the rest of you, but for me the interest is in the design and
> construction, and not its use.   Unfortunately, for the design and construction to be
> interesting, it has to be more complex that an ambient pressure sub for one person.
> That raises the cost, which requires some cost justification (or convincing that all
> that effort will be wasted because you can't afford to use it)
> 
> So, my dilemma is this:  If I build something very interesting, where will I use
> it?  If I build something I can use often and affordably, its too simple to keep
> my interest.
> 
> So, I've got about 5 designs that COULD be built, but I've never started.  How do the
> rest of you deal with this issue?  How often do you use what you have built?
> 
> -- 
> Martin Sanderse
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Alan D. Secor
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