[PSUBS-MAILIST] Alternate propulsion idea:

Thu Jul 9 12:07:18 EDT 2020

You know me too well, Alan.

Tim

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Tim,

I think part of the answer is you need a Super yacht decked out with cranes

& a support team to dive it, unless you set it up at a tourist resort & have an

operation like Karl's. But the tourist industry isn't fairing too well at the moment.

No use you looking at it, you'd just flip it upside down & use it as a habitat.

Alan

On 9/07/2020, at 5:59 PM, T Novak via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

Yes, unfortunate.  But there is just not much of a market for million dollar sphere subs.  I think that the submarine of interest is around three years old.  It was just over a year ago that the principal and the project manager of Aquatica came to a UASBC meeting to promote the product line.  They gave a really interesting presentation of their mission to explore the Great Blue Hole in Belize.  Last year I sent him an email about the then upcoming Innerspace Science mission in Montana, but I received no response.  It would have been a great addition to the project. 

It appears that no private buyers wanted to put one on their super-yachts.  And most marine science operations cannot afford them either.  It makes me wonder how the manufacturers of the other similar type submarines stay afloat.

Why is there such a large market for personal aircraft, but not personal submarines?  Of course, product history and technical support availability are part of it.  But you would think that being 10,000agl at 100kts is scarier than 200fsw at 4kts.

Tim

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Tim,

I am wondering how old the acrylic sphere is.

If you had to replace that at any time it would cost a fortune.

I guess you could de-rate the sphere for personal use if it were

getting old.

Alan

On 9/07/2020, at 11:55 AM, T Novak via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

Uh oh, the Aquatica Stingray is for sale practically right in my back yard, and was manufactured in nearby West Vancouver.  Hmm… considering that this sub had an original price tag over $1M makes me wonder if they are no longer in business.  

I saw my SportSub for sale in the Orlando FL Craigslist, only to find it FOB a half hour drive away from me where it was manufactured.  I told them I couldn't afford it so they offered it to me at a price I could not refuse.  Sometimes things just fall out of the sky and into your lap.

Tim

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Tough call, David.  The car conversion would have to be ambient, if not fully wet.  There's also a fiberglass DeLorean lookalike bodied hovercraft out there that could be modified to submerge.  It wouldn't take too much putty for you to make it spectacular.

Tim

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21k for the car / future sub, or current bid $81k for this sub.....

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David Colombo
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 1:35 PM Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

OH! I hadn't thought of turning it into a sub like the Esprit. I should stop getting ideas from you guys... that one's a bit too tempting!

On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 2:04 PM T Novak via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

The interior looks pretty rough. But that could be removed and replaced with something more appropriate for a wet sub.  That would be more accessible than that fiberglass Lotus wet sub that has gone crazy in value.

Tim

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Here's one for $20K. Needs some TLC all right, but very restorable thanks to the stainless.

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/delorean/dmc-12/2404129.html  

On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 12:15 PM David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

Alec, What's a reasonable price for a time machine?

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David Colombo
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 6:48 AM Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

Maybe not, but it should do 88mph

On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 9:00 AM Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

1.21 GW?

Sean
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On Jul. 8, 2020, 06:56, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles < personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

There is a burgeoning sub-culture of people doing "EV swaps" and a ton of resources online. It's where car tuning is at the moment. In fact I'm sort of eyeing it myself, though I won't have garage space until junior heads to college in 3 years... BTW my project would be to EV swap a DeLorean. It's a great chassis, with the suspension designed by Colin Chapman. The body is also fantastic, designed by Giugaro. No rust, my nemesis, because it's stainless. The engine was pathetic and deserves to be removed. And they can be found for reasonable prices.  

:)

On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 8:48 AM via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles at psubs.org> > wrote:

We spoke with the people at Tesla, but they weren't interested in powering Pisces 6. 

Vance

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The power train from a hybrid car.  Has anyone contemplated that?  It's a neat package, well-tested and reliable.

Mike

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