[PSUBS-MAILIST] YouTube guy bought a 1998 Sport Sub

[roberto alvarez via Personal_Submersibles]

There is one for sale in Tijuana or San Diego, i saw the pictures,but as is
a wetsub built with fiberglass ,i honestly think are overpriced whe sold as
junk for 7000

El jue, 1 sept 2022 a las 11:19, Tim Novak via Personal_Submersibles (<
personal_submersibles at psubs.org>) escribió:

> I think the price tag for the SportSubs is outrageous. The current price
> for a SportSub 3 is $150,000usd! I have no idea from where the YouTube guy
> gets his $200,000 price tag. A few years ago I was talking with someone who
> was involved in purchasing one or more for various resorts and he said that
> IVC never got that kind of money for the subs. Apparently a buyer could
> negotiate the final price of a completed sub since they were basically
> built on request.  Used SportSubs do come up for sale from time to time,
> but not very often and usually they are very far away.
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> Tim
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 31, 2022 9:10 PM
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> Great info Tim, thanks for sharing!
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> Ron Leonard was the gentleman I dealt with when I bought that raw
> fiberglass hull. To be honest, I'm glad to hear it wasn't just me getting
> nowhere with IVC... I was concerned that maybe I offended them or
> something. Their unwillingness to furnish so much as a manual to a proven
> owner is confounding to me... why won't they support their machines after
> they leave the factory?
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> In any case, I agree wholeheartedly that even though a semi-dry sub isn't
> quite a 1-atm vessel, it definitely has its merits. The ability to enter /
> exit the SportSub mid-dive is excellent for shallow water research,
> recovery, etc. I've wanted one for quite a while, but man, what a pricetag!
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> Unlike most PSUBS, the SportSub is a concept that has improved over many
> design iterations. I'm glad that the business seems to be carrying on, even
> if it's no longer under the IVC brand name. Yes, please keep me posted if
> you get anywhere with them. I hope they're able to continue bringing new
> SportSubs to market. ~ Douglas S.
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