[PSUBS-MAILIST] New submarine

[Vance Bradley]

Ship time is now about $3500/day plus fuel locally for an 85-foot workboat with an A-frame launch/retrieval system.
Vance

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> On Apr 8, 2014, at 2:00 PM, Jon Wallace <jon.wallace at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I think Jim Todd's suggestion of scoping out perspective dive sites is a good one.  Check out the online NOAA charts to find distances to deep water, get estimates on what a work-boat support ship will cost per day, and you'll get an idea of the cost for site access.
> 
> Karl Stanley has a deep drop off within submersible power distance.  He doesn't have the costs associated with traveling 24-30 miles off shore to find that kind of deep water.
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> On Tue, 4/8/14, swaters <swaters at waters-ks.com> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] New submarine
> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 1:13 PM 
> 
> Very true. If
> possible towing would be preffered over crane just because
> of cost. But you are right, I need to consider how to get
> this boat way out to depth. I fear my goal
> of very able tooling and manipulator arms will be a huge
> goal. I have no experience in manipulators except my
> business with excavator arms and hydrolic
> tooling. Thanks,Scott
> Waters
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