[PSUBS-MAILIST] Psubs Conference 2015

[Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles]

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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