[PSUBS-MAILIST] Membership??

Thu Jul 22 08:00:01 EDT 2021

Welcome Quinn, Not sure if anyone mentioned the group's Facebook page but
below are some other fun links if you are unaware of them.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PSUBS/?multi_permalinks=1479223542421199
http://www.guernseysubmarine.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDMBVtkKSrw
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1275494

Steve

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 8:49 AM Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Quinn, welcome aboard.  Always glad to have another Texas Psubber.  Best
> way to climb the learning curve on Psub design is to track down a copy of
> "Manned Submersibles" by R. Brank Busby.  While the book is a bit old,
> having been written in 1976, it is still a great resource on understanding
> required ship systems and calculations required for a psub.  Another great
> book is Rules for Building and Classing Underwater Vehicles, Systems and
> Hyperbaric Facilities 2021 (eagle.org)
> <https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/special_service/7_rulesforbuildingandclassingunderwatervehiclessystemsandhyperbaricfacilities_2021/uwvs-rules-jan21.pdf>
>  There has never been a fatality of a ABS classed psub.
>
> Contact me offline at cliffordredus at sbcglobal.net to arrange a visit if
> your are interested in seeing a small psub.
>
> Cliff
>
> On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 02:19:29 AM CDT, quinn via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Alan,
> I’m in Texas, USA. A long way from NZ!
> Right now I’d say the sub I’d like to build is in the gestational/ideation
> phase: 2-3 person, ~150m capable, 8-10 hour operational duration. There are
> a some 30-60m lakes within a couple hours of me but I’d eventually like to
> do ocean exploring as well.
> I have some rudimentary drawings I’ve made over the last year or so that
> I’m just beginning to throw math at, but nothing remotely finalized yet.
> I’d like to increase my *very* *basic* knowledge in CAD/3D design to
> better facilitate the process.
> Believe it or not I’ve actually never been on Facebook and it’s not
> something I’m willing to engage in, so email chain it is then! I’ll try not
> to pester the group too much!
> Thanks for the quick response, Alan!
>
> Quinn
>
>
> On Jul 20, 2021, at 23:05, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi Quinn,
> Congratulations on finding us.
> I am not the administrator, just a regular on the site.
> Yes the discussion part of the web site is pretty well dead. It should be
> removed or maybe kept as a resource only. I messaged there when I first
> joined years ago and fortunately someone directed me on to this email
> forum.
> We are operating a bit more on Facebook.
> Under Personal Submersibles Organization
> I tried but couldn't copy the link. If you have
>  trouble finding it let me know.
> As for fees, I'm not sure what's happening with them. I believe they
> weren't compulsory.
> I have paid them in the past but haven't had a reminder for ages..
> You couldn't come to a better place if you are building a home made sub.
> Plenty of experience from members from around the Globe.
> What part of the World are you living in? (I am from New Zealand) and what
> sort of sub were you wanting to build?
> Alan
>
>
> On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 03:18:17 PM GMT+12, quinn via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
> I signed up for a psubs membership and paid the $35 fee through paypal on
> 29/05/21. When I tried to use the UserID provided on the paypal receipt (
> UserID: 162221957946037) to sign in to the membership page on the psubs
> website I received errors stating that “The information you provided does
> not match our records”.
>
> After numerous attempts at following the given instructions to sign in I
> emailed the website contacts, jon at psubs.org and publicrelations at psubs.org
> .
>
> I never received a response.
>
> I was going to initiate a fraudulent chargeback via paypal tonight when I
> searched the website again and discovered this possibly-alive email
> discussion group (the online forums being all but dead as far as I can
> tell).
>
>
> If anyone is out there, I’m interested in building my own submersible. I
> know it’s an achievable goal and there are like-minded individuals who have
> succeeded at this. The website being somewhat barren and dated, is psubs
> still an active organization? Would membership be beneficial in such a
> pursuit? If so, how does one contact the administrators to resolve issues?
> Are there resources available to novice members beyond an email chain
> archive? Obviously I have a lot of questions and don’t want to clutter a
> private email group with endless basic queries.
>
>
> I hope this reaches someone out there. Thank you in advance for your
> response,
>
>
> Quinn
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