[PSUBS-MAILIST] Psubs Conference 2015

Fri Sep 5 11:37:49 EDT 2014

Doug, they have huge gantry cranes. As well as a ramp that lowers itself
into the water but I am not sure of the weight limits for it.

They can pick up/drop a psub into the basin without issue.

Steve

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:38 AM, Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Could someone who has already attended an ISR event (Alec or Steve
> perhaps) explain how the human-powered subs are launched? I imagine they
> are light enough to just pick up and manually set down in the pool, no?
>
> Does the facility have a gantry or jib crane for launching a heavier
> submersible like Snoopy or a sportsub, or maybe a zero-entry for ramp
> launching? ~ Douglas S.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:30 AM, Douglas Suhr <spiritofcalypso at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Cliff, Jon and I can both look into vessels available for rent down in
>> the Keys, but I have a strong suspicion that we aren't going to find what
>> we're looking for in a rental boat or barge because of the special
>> requirments. If we were renting, as soon as a mod would be required the
>> deal would be off, but I agree that it is still worth looking into.
>> Meantime, I am considering how dad and I might construct a modular launch
>> and recovery platform that we could trailer down to the Keys next year.
>>
>> Luckily for you and your R-300, you really don't need the services of a
>> barge with the travel range of your rakish boat. My sportsub on the other
>> hand will benefit greatly from a barge. I'm going to try to attach a photo
>> from IVC's site showing a support ship very similar to what I'm talking
>> about. ~ Douglas S.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> When I made the ISR video, I think we discussed the possibility of
>>> bringing Snoopy along and doing some demo dives in the pool. Can't recall
>>> exactly with whom, but there was interest. Lets see! At any rate I'd have a
>>> really short trip, I'm only about twenty minutes from the facility.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Alec
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles
>>> <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alec, Scott meant the ISR event : )
>>>>
>>>> I sent an email out tonight to test the waters (pun intended).  I
>>>> thought some might find a tour of the test basin and some of the Navy's
>>>> destructive testing facilities to be interesting (as well as observing the
>>>> races).
>>>>
>>>> I will see what response I get.  It might be tricky since this is an
>>>> active military base but piggy backing on the ISR event might make it
>>>> doable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <
>>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Manned power submarine races???" I take it those don't exist yet but
>>>>> the idea would be to organize such a thing?  I'm not sure any of us would
>>>>> really take it with any seriousness, such as upping our thrusters and
>>>>> batteries or installing rocket boosters. However, there's a variant of this
>>>>> idea.
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps we could contact ISR, the organizers of the human-powered
>>>>> races, and see if they would like us to co-locate our event with theirs.
>>>>> I'm not suggesting any actual PSUBS competition, but simply holding the two
>>>>> events in the same spot at the same time because of the mutual interest to
>>>>> participants. We could ask for an area to set up in for static display and
>>>>> maybe to let us do some demo dives in the pool, and in exchange offer their
>>>>> attendees tours of our boats and admission to presentations. The diving, if
>>>>> we can even get that bit past the lawyers, would certainly not be scenic
>>>>> given its in a dark swimming pool. Great for testing PSUB lights. However,
>>>>> the audience participation I think would be terrific and both groups would
>>>>> enjoy it equally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve McQueen has been a volunteer at ISR for years. Steve, do you
>>>>> think such an idea might fly?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Alec
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 4:19 PM, via Personal_Submersibles <
>>>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>>> Wanted to give everyone a update on the next psubs convention. At
>>>>>> this years conference in Vancouver / Washington we had a discussion of
>>>>>> where everyone wanted to go. The following is in order what we came up with
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First choice) Woods Hole, Massachusetts (See Alvin and Deep sea
>>>>>> challenger)
>>>>>> Scond choice) Manned power submarine races (Our biggest potential for
>>>>>> new members)
>>>>>> Third choice) Florida Keys (Dive on the USS Vandenburg)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dan Lance and Steve McQueen are helping to figure out if the first
>>>>>> two choices would work. More info about next years conference will come out
>>>>>> soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Scott Waters
>>>>>>
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