<div dir="ltr">Unfortunately not. I loved that feature of the PC tower, but due to the small main cylinder the weight and volume calculations just would not support the very heavy transition piece the tower would have bolted onto. I had to cut off the tower's flange and weld it to a standard nozzle.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 1:22 AM, Pete Niedermayr via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Alec, Is the CT bolted on ?<br>
<br>
Pete<br>
<span class="">--------------------------------------------<br>
On Tue, 1/6/15, Private via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
</span> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alec's new sub<br>
<span class=""> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
</span> Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 9:34 PM<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
At the convention if it happens here!<br>
I'm thinking of a social event. I'll give you a few random<br>
high level attributes...<br>
<br>
The main cylinder came from my old project sub "Solo",<br>
shortened a little. It's good for 1000 feet but only for<br>
skinny people at 31" OD.<br>
<br>
The CT is from PC-1402.<br>
<br>
The hatch is PC1402 design, but newly made by Emile.<br>
<br>
Four fixed MK-101s, jettisonable and oil compensated by a<br>
new method, not the little wound-around hoses like Snoopy.<br>
<br>
Bow dome.<br>
<br>
Snoopy method of VBT floats but with way more of them.<br>
<br>
Every part other than the pressure hull proper is either 316<br>
SS or plastic. Every last little bracket, including inside.<br>
I hate rust.<br>
<br>
The stern... The stern... You will just have to wait for<br>
that one. I suspect one and only one person will love<br>
it. It's guaranteed to be different, I'll just say<br>
that.<br>
<br>
The objective is for a 2 person boat that weighs less than<br>
4500 lbs and launches at very shallow boat ramps, but which<br>
is practical in open water with 30" freeboard and an actual<br>
deck. Air tanks and VBT floats are replaceable without<br>
putting a diver in the water.<br>
<br>
The design philosophy is a search for radical simplicity. I<br>
want to ship this one around the world to interesting<br>
places, and cannot in those situations find myself lacking a<br>
spare part or the sub would become a giant paperweight. Thus<br>
the whole thing has very, very few parts, minimal<br>
electronics, components as accessible as possible, etc.<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Alec<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
> On Jan 6, 2015, at 6:20 PM, hank pronk via<br>
Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
><br>
> Alec,<br>
> When are you going to show us some pictures of your new<br>
build. Perhaps even a teaser.<br>
> Hank<br>
> --------------------------------------------<br>
> On Tue, 1/6/15, Private via Personal_Submersibles<br>
<<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
><br>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leo<br>
> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
> Received: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 6:13 PM<br>
><br>
> Hank,<br>
><br>
> Ha, I think I know that GPR is actually "GRP". But<br>
that's<br>
> about the extent of it.<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
><br>
> Alec<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>> On Jan 6, 2015, at 4:45 PM, hank pronk via<br>
> Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Alec,<br>
>> I had concerns about the GPR hull, only because I<br>
have<br>
> no clue about GPR hulls. I though a new hull with<br>
CT<br>
> would be the ticket. The domes rest right on the<br>
hull(<br>
> over 2in thick GPR) It would be a<br>
pretty<br>
> simple hull to build. A 32in dia tube with some<br>
> external rings and your away. I actually saw this<br>
sub<br>
> in Nelson BC Canada about 20 years ago. I drove 5 hr<br>
one way<br>
> to see it, they bought it to do log salvage. My<br>
> brother and I were already salvaging the logs they<br>
were<br>
> after :-)<br>
>> Hank-------------------------------------------<br>
>> On Tue, 1/6/15, Alec Smyth via<br>
Personal_Submersibles<br>
> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leo<br>
>> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion"<br>
<<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> Received: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 3:16 PM<br>
>><br>
>> Scott,<br>
>> this does not look like it could do any surface run<br>
to<br>
> speak<br>
>> of. Methinks you'd need a real surface ship. When<br>
you<br>
>> and Hank come BACK from Tenerife I'll tag along!<br>
>> Best,<br>
>><br>
>> Alec<br>
>> <br>
>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 3:04<br>
>> PM, <a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a><br>
>> via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> Ok. Thanks<br>
>> Hank.Scott<br>
>> Waters<br>
>><br>
>> Sent from my U.S.<br>
>> Cellular® Smartphone<br>
>><br>
>> -------- Original message<br>
>> --------<br>
>> From:<br>
>> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <br>
>> Date:01/06/2015 12:46 PM<br>
>> (GMT-06:00)<br>
>> To: Personal Submersibles<br>
>> General Discussion <br>
>> Subject: Re:<br>
>> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leo<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Scott,<br>
>> I lost the pics in a pc<br>
>> problem You can contact Alan at<br>
> Silvercrest, he was the<br>
>> agent. If you want to go to Tenerife to see<br>
it I<br>
> will tag<br>
>> along. <br>
>> Hank--------------------------------------------<br>
>> On Tue, 1/6/15, <a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a><br>
>> via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Subject: Re:<br>
>> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leo<br>
>> To: "Personal<br>
>> Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> Received: Tuesday, January 6,<br>
2015, 1:36 PM<br>
>><br>
>> That<br>
>> might<br>
>> be a possability! Do you have any pics of her? My<br>
goal<br>
>> is 1000 meters or deeper, but<br>
depends on what<br>
>> options come<br>
>> up.Thanks,Scott Waters<br>
>><br>
>> Sent<br>
>> from<br>
>> my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone<br>
>><br>
>> -------- Original message<br>
--------<br>
>> From: hank pronk via<br>
Personal_Submersibles<br>
>><br>
>> Date:01/06/2015 12:25<br>
PM (GMT-06:00)<br>
>><br>
>> To: Personal Submersibles General<br>
>> Discussion <br>
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]<br>
>> Leo<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Scott,<br>
>> I don't know how deep you want<br>
>> to go and how much effort<br>
>> you want to put<br>
>> in,,,,,but there is the Wrangler sub in<br>
>><br>
>> Tenerife Spain. The Wrangler is GPR with two<br>
> 34in<br>
>> domes, one at each end. One<br>
end opens as<br>
>> the<br>
>> hatch. My idea was to<br>
replace the<br>
>> hull with 516-70<br>
>> steel with a CT. It had<br>
>> a deal worked out at 50K<br>
>> landed in<br>
>> Vancouver. I think she can do 2,000 feet.<br>
>><br>
>> Hank<br>
> --------------------------------------------<br>
>> On Tue, 1/6/15, hank pronk via<br>
>> Personal_Submersibles<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Subject: Re:<br>
>> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leo<br>
>> To: "Personal<br>
>> Submersibles General Discussion"<br>
>><br>
>> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> Received: Tuesday, January 6, 2015,<br>
> 1:12<br>
>> PM<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Scott,<br>
>> Did he say where<br>
>> and how deep?<br>
>> <br>
>> Hank--------------------------------------------<br>
>> On Tue, 1/6/15, <a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a><br>
>> via Personal_Submersibles<br>
>><br>
>> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leo<br>
>> To:<br>
>> "Personal Submersibles General<br>
>><br>
>> Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> Received: Tuesday, January<br>
6, 2015, 10:57<br>
>> AM<br>
>> <br>
>> An<br>
>> update on Leo. Silvercrest<br>
claims she was<br>
>> sunk in<br>
>> deep<br>
>> water<br>
>> after a insurance claim<br>
some time<br>
>> ago. Thanks,Scott<br>
>> <br>
>> Waters<br>
>> Sent<br>
>> from my<br>
>> U.S. Cellular® Smartphone<br>
>> <br>
>> -------- Original message<br>
--------<br>
>> From: via<br>
Personal_Submersibles <br>
>> Date:01/06/2015 8:02<br>
AM<br>
> (GMT-06:00)<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a><br>
>> <br>
>> Subject: Re:<br>
>> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pisces<br>
>> <br>
>> It would surely be nice to<br>
find<br>
>> Leo. I'd go into hock again<br>
for that<br>
>> one, just<br>
>> for old<br>
>> <br>
>> time's sake. That notwithstanding, I'm<br>
>> virtually<br>
>> certain that<br>
>> those particular hull(s) were built of<br>
>> <br>
>> A516Gr70, like most of the boats of the day (and<br>
most<br>
>> of<br>
>> the<br>
>> <br>
>> boats out of Nuytco currently, or at least the<br>
ones<br>
>> without<br>
>> cyrillic<br>
>> operating manuals).<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> I don't remember how thick the steel<br>
>><br>
>> was, but it was definitely made from<br>
> standard stuff.<br>
>> Plus,<br>
>> the main viewport<br>
>> was 4 FEET in diameter!!! Diving<br>
>> that<br>
>> thing was seriously<br>
awesome. She had<br>
> plenty<br>
>> of room<br>
>> for<br>
>> two<br>
>> (or enough for three good<br>
friends) and<br>
> that<br>
>> huge<br>
>> picture<br>
>> window in<br>
>> the front.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> If Hyco had survived (Leo<br>
was their<br>
>> last<br>
>> P-style boat) I'm betting<br>
there<br>
>> would be more of<br>
>> them<br>
>> <br>
>> out there. It was a serious attempt at Perry's<br>
>> stranglehold on the shallow<br>
water market<br>
>> (shallow by<br>
>> comparison) and I think it<br>
>> was a really good try.<br>
>> Sadly,<br>
>> it<br>
>> all fell apart before<br>
>> we could really show her<br>
>> off.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> We did all the deepwater pilot<br>
> training<br>
>><br>
>> in her down on the Flower Gardens,<br>
and<br>
> had a ball.<br>
>> These<br>
>> days, she'd be<br>
>> even better, because the<br>
>> subsystems and<br>
>> propulsion gear is so much<br>
better. That<br>
> sub<br>
>> was rated<br>
>> for<br>
>> 2000<br>
>> feet, which ain't bad. How about that<br>
>><br>
>> for an option,<br>
>> Scott?<br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> No fancy steel. Huge<br>
>> viewport. 600<br>
>> meters. What could be better? A 6 1/2<br>
>><br>
>> foot<br>
>> sphere displaces less than<br>
6-tons.<br>
>> Add a pair of<br>
>> uncle<br>
>> <br>
>> Phil's aluminum pods in back with a block of foam<br>
>> to<br>
>> support them. Fair the<br>
>> thing like a fat tadpole. You<br>
>> could<br>
>> probably hold it down to 7,<br>
maybe 7 1/2<br>
>> tons.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> Leo weighs 10. Most of the<br>
P-boats<br>
>> weigh<br>
>> that, and a good bit more.<br>
Yours<br>
>> would be a<br>
>> lightweight<br>
>> <br>
>> compared to them, a whole lot cheaper to build,<br>
more<br>
>> agile,<br>
>> easier to<br>
>> maintain..... The list goes on. What could<br>
>><br>
>> be<br>
>> better? Damn, I want one!!!<br>
It would<br>
>> be perfect for<br>
>> my<br>
>> <br>
>> neck<br>
>> of the woods.<br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> Vance<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> <br>
>> From: <a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a><br>
>> via Personal_Submersibles<br>
>><br>
>> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> <br>
>> To: Personal<br>
>> Submersibles General Discussion<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
>> <br>
>> Sent: Tue, Jan 6, 2015<br>
>> 7:49 am<br>
>> <br>
>> Subject:<br>
>> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pisces<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Thanks for the info<br>
>> Phil. I keep running into the<br>
>> same<br>
>> problems of the material<br>
and building of<br>
>> the<br>
>> personel<br>
>> sphere.<br>
>> <br>
>> Scott Waters<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Sent from my U.S.<br>
>> Cellular®<br>
>> Smartphone<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> -------- Original message --------<br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> From: Phil Nuytten via<br>
>> Personal_Submersibles <br>
>> <br>
>> Date:01/05/2015 8:44<br>
PM<br>
> (GMT-06:00)<br>
>> <br>
>> To: Personal<br>
>> Submersibles General Discussion <br>
>> <br>
>> Subject: Re:<br>
[PSUBS-MAILIST] Pisces<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Hi, Guys, and Happy<br>
>> New Year to all loyal<br>
>> subbers!!<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Glad to shed some little<br>
light on the<br>
>> Pisces<br>
>> subs<br>
>> . .We<br>
>> (Nuytco) have<br>
>> four Hyco boats –<br>
>> 2/8/10 and Aquarius, P-4 and P-5<br>
>> are<br>
>> in<br>
>> Hawaii at HURL<br>
>> (Hawaii<br>
>> Underwater Research Lab)<br>
–<br>
>> they are out of<br>
>> service,<br>
>><br>
>> currently and may be sold<br>
>> off if no<br>
>> funding is forthcoming. I hope not,<br>
>><br>
>> because<br>
>> Terry<br>
>> Kerby<br>
>> and his crew<br>
>> rebuilt them into the<br>
>> cream of the Pisces crop! There<br>
>> are<br>
>> two Pisces boats in<br>
>> <br>
>> Russia, one operational and one in a museum (or,<br>
>> actually<br>
>> ,<br>
>><br>
>> outside a museum).<br>
>> Pisces –1, is<br>
>> in the UK, last seen, it was in<br>
>> parts.<br>
>> Likewise, P-6 <br>
>> is in<br>
>> parts (the stern sphere was lost in the sinking<br>
>> of<br>
>> IUC’s vessel<br>
>> ‘Aloha’)<br>
>> and what’s left is in<br>
>> New York as Vance mentions. I<br>
>> cut<br>
>> a<br>
>> deal with my old<br>
>> friend Andre Galerne<br>
(before his<br>
>> untimely<br>
>> death) to<br>
>> have<br>
>> first dibs on<br>
>> buying P-6 to go into the<br>
>> ‘working sub’<br>
>> Hyco/Pisces<br>
>> display section at our<br>
>> <br>
>> long-awaited ‘Deep Discovery Centre’ diving<br>
>> technology<br>
>> museum. His<br>
>> sons, Lionel<br>
>> and Eric were kind enough<br>
>> to honour Andre’s<br>
>> wishes<br>
>> and we will arrange<br>
>> <br>
>> shipment to the west coast when the weather gets<br>
>> better.<br>
>> Would appreciate<br>
>> it if<br>
>> you would steer clear of<br>
this one<br>
>> – we do plan to<br>
>> rebuild<br>
>> to the same condition<br>
>> <br>
>> as P-4 and P-5. That leaves one unaccounted for .<br>
.<br>
>> ‘Leo’ – I heard some<br>
years<br>
>> ago that it was for sale<br>
(cheap) but have<br>
>> no idea<br>
>> what<br>
>> ultimately<br>
>> happened to<br>
>> it. Maybe ask at<br>
>> Silvercrest? About all you will be<br>
>> able<br>
>> to<br>
>> use from the P-boats<br>
>><br>
>> now is the personnel sphere<br>
– you’d<br>
>> probably be<br>
>> better<br>
>> off<br>
>> building one from<br>
>> scratch if you want a<br>
>> thousand feet or less – after<br>
>> the<br>
>> first thou, the spheres<br>
>><br>
>> get much more expensive.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Reagards<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Phil<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> From: mailto:<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> Sent: Monday,<br>
>> January 05, 2015 4:43 PM<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> To: Personal<br>
>> Submersibles General<br>
>> <br>
>> Discussion<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Subject: Re:<br>
[PSUBS-MAILIST] Pisces<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> Ok. Thanks Vance. I will see what<br>
> turns up.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Scott Waters<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> Sent from my<br>
>> U.S.<br>
>> Cellular®<br>
>> <br>
>> Smartphone<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
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>> <br>
>> -------- Original message<br>
>> --------<br>
>> <br>
>> From: via<br>
>><br>
>> Personal_Submersibles<br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> Date:01/05/2015 6:34<br>
>> PM (GMT-06:00)<br>
>> <br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Subject: Re:<br>
>> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pisces<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> International Underwater<br>
>> Contractors. When Andre<br>
Galern was alive,<br>
>> it was one<br>
>> of<br>
>> THE<br>
>> deep diving<br>
>> <br>
>> construction companies in the world. No idea<br>
>> what's<br>
>> happened up<br>
>> there in the<br>
>> last few years. Best to<br>
>> ask Dr. Phil that one, too.<br>
>> He<br>
>> knew/knows all those<br>
>> <br>
>> guys.<br>
>> <br>
>> Vance<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
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>> Anything is possible,<br>
Scott.<br>
>> SIlvercrest will skin you<br>
alive, given<br>
> half<br>
>> an<br>
>> opportunity.<br>
>> Or at<br>
>> least they'll<br>
>> try. You have to be<br>
>> willing to wrangle with them. I<br>
>> <br>
>> don't think they'll respect<br>
>> <br>
>> anyone who doesn't. Maybe Phil has an extra one<br>
>> laying<br>
>> around. I've<br>
>> never asked.<br>
>> You could do a lot worse,<br>
>> if the hulls are<br>
>> salvageable.<br>
>> There are four pressure<br>
>><br>
>> vessels (except on Leo). The<br>
personnel<br>
> sphere, an<br>
>> aft<br>
>> floatation sphere, and<br>
>> the<br>
>> two 32" forward VBTs<br>
>> (that's what is under<br>
>> the<br>
>> fiberglas brow that makes<br>
the P<br>
>> boats so distinctive. And<br>
the boats weigh<br>
>> from ten<br>
>> to<br>
>> twelve<br>
>> tons, depending.<br>
>> Just<br>
>> in case you want to check your air-ride flatbeds<br>
>> for<br>
>> load capability. The<br>
>><br>
>> P-VI was the most perfect<br>
hull Hyco<br>
>> ever did--it was<br>
>> fabricated in Jacques<br>
>><br>
>> Piccard's shop in<br>
Switzerland under<br>
>> contract, and<br>
>> was<br>
>> lap<br>
>> finished, as I<br>
>> understand it--both<br>
>> inside and out. Lovely thing,<br>
>> P-VI. I<br>
>> remember her well.<br>
>> <br>
>> Maybe it could be had, if IUC hasn't rolled it<br>
>> out into<br>
>> a dumpster. That<br>
>> might<br>
>> be another question for our<br>
Dr.<br>
>> Phil, as I have zero<br>
>> contacts up that<br>
>> way<br>
>> anymore. Keep me in mind.<br>
I'll<br>
>> happily spin a<br>
>> wrench for<br>
>><br>
>> you anytime on one of<br>
>> those.<br>
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rather<br>
>> than<br>
>> try to build a 1000m<br>
>><br>
>> boat from scratch. Any more<br>
pointers<br>
>> would be<br>
>> awesome.<br>
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>> P-I Scrapped out by<br>
>><br>
>> Vickers<br>
>> <br>
>> P-II<br>
>> Rumored<br>
>> to be in a Miami storage<br>
unit<br>
>> (unconfirmed)<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> P-III ?<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> P-IV In Hawaii and<br>
>> in service (but stony<br>
broke, I hear)<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> P-V<br>
>> Ditto<br>
>> <br>
>> P-VI<br>
>> IUC warehouse in<br>
>> New York, maybe parted<br>
>> out<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> P-VII In a Russian<br>
>> museum (Sevastopol, I<br>
>> think)<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> P-VIII<br>
>> Nuytco<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> P-IX<br>
>> Design<br>
>> study<br>
>> for Intersub (4K<br>
>> meters, never<br>
>> built)<br>
>> <br>
>> P-X<br>
>> Nuytco<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> P-X11 Same as VII (flanking<br>
the front<br>
>> doors, last I<br>
>> saw)<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Plus Leo, which<br>
>> was a big-window Pisces<br>
>> style rated to<br>
>> 2000'<br>
>> which, along with P-VI and<br>
>> Aquarius, are the only<br>
>> Hyco<br>
>> boats<br>
>> that I qualified<br>
>> on<br>
>> and operated (although the<br>
P-VI<br>
>> experience was not a<br>
>> good<br>
>><br>
>> one for me or the<br>
>> owners, either<br>
>> one). I did participate in a Pisces V<br>
>> <br>
>> overhaul in Houston, but<br>
>> I'm not<br>
>> sure that counts except for the busted<br>
>> <br>
>> knuckles.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> I think the boys at Silvercrest might<br>
>> <br>
>> have one of the question<br>
>> marks, but<br>
>> I'm not sure. Assuming they do, that<br>
>><br>
>> leaves<br>
>> one unaccounted for. I'm<br>
>> betting Mr. Dr. Prof.<br>
Nuytten would know.<br>
>> As a side<br>
>> note,<br>
>> if<br>
>> you look at the<br>
>> Mirs,<br>
>> you will see where they sprang from. They are<br>
>> Pisces<br>
>> boats on steroids.<br>
>><br>
>> Those people worked at IUC<br>
for a couple<br>
>> of years and<br>
>> operated P-VII and P-XII<br>
>><br>
>> for years after that, then<br>
took all<br>
>> those dandy<br>
>> ideas,<br>
>> <br>
>> added<br>
>> a pile of rubles,<br>
>> and built a couple of big<br>
brawny kissing<br>
>> cousins. Mir<br>
>> 1<br>
>> &<br>
>> Mir 2, by name.<br>
>> The Pisces subs were<br>
>> pretty good for the day, but<br>
>> maintenance<br>
>> heavy. And rest<br>
>> assured, you<br>
>> haven't really lived until you have<br>
>><br>
>> pulled<br>
>> a Pisces battery box at<br>
>> sea to change one cell.<br>
What a job!!!<br>
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Oahu has<br>
>> two<br>
>> subs.<br>
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>> One I know<br>
>> is a Pisces & I believe<br>
the<br>
>> other is also.<br>
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>> I think<br>
>> David Columbo has seen them<br>
in the<br>
>> last year,<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> he might<br>
>> confirm.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> They told me they were<br>
>> losing<br>
>> funding for operating them<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> as Govt considered rovs were<br>
>> better<br>
>> value for money.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> Alan<br>
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believe there<br>
> was<br>
>> 10 built,<br>
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