<div dir="ltr">Hi Al! Snoopy has put in at Severne Point, at the public ramp at Watkins, and at a private ramp belonging to one of our friends, but he's since sold the property. I agree at Severne it could get tricky for a larger sub because the ramp has such a shallow angle to it, but the Watkins one was excellent. So it would seem the public ramp at Watkins might be best.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br>Alec<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Al Secor <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,<br>
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The majority of facilities would be at the south end of the lake at Watkins Glen. This includes hotels, marinas, plus easily reachable shipwrecks. The south end also has one of the only boat ramps that I *know* can launch a K-350. There is also camping available there. The other alternative would be the north end at Geneva...plenty of hotels there also. There are sparse facilities along the east and west side, (Sampson State Park on the east side) and Severne Point on the west side which is a good spot for deep testing but few other facilities and I know we were unable to launch Dan H's K-350 Persistence there although I know you were able to launch Snoopy there.<br>
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I would have to check on boat lifts in Watkins but I am sure they are available. All in all, I think Watkins Glen would be the best place for a conference as long as it's not a race weekend (for hotel availability).<br>
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Where did you put in when you were up here last summer Alec?<br>
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Al Secor<br>
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<span class="">On Thu, 1/7/16, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 2016 Convention?<br>
To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
</span> Date: Thursday, January 7, 2016, 10:21 PM<br>
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Eeek,<br>
I've organized a PSUBS convention once before and<br>
I'm not sure I quite want to be the lead. Particularly<br>
this year which is going to be particularly hectic. What<br>
I'd really like is to speak to our contacts over there<br>
and see what can be lined up in terms of specific facilities<br>
and help, but leave someone else the pleasure of lining up<br>
the speakers and sub owners, or the finances. <br>
Al (Secor), if you're reading<br>
this... I've done two dive trips there but you're<br>
local. Would you have any specific recommendations as far as<br>
a site? Some of the Great Lakes subs likely to attend do not<br>
launch easily on a ramp and might even need to be craned in,<br>
and a launch site that implied minimal towing would also be<br>
a huge plus. I'm pretty sure we can line up surface<br>
support, but we could have a good number of subs. Please let<br>
us know any suggestions. Once I've heard from you my<br>
next step would be to sound out our friends at the Finger<br>
Lakes Underwater Preservation Assn.<br>
Before even starting down that path,<br>
are there any alternative ideas? I think Jon makes the call,<br>
after weighing whatever ideas are out there. <br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Alec <br>
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at<br>
11:34 AM, via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
Sounds<br>
good to me. Alec, would you take charge and I and Steve can<br>
help since you already know everything at Lake<br>
Seneca?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Scott <br>
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 2016<br>
Convention?<br>
From: Steve McQueen via<br>
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Date: Thu,<br>
January 07, 2016 9:26 am<br>
To: Personal<br>
Submersibles General Discussion<br>
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Scott/All, I would be willing to be<br>
part of a team to help organize. I should have bandwidth to<br>
assist with a few assignments. If we confirm a core team<br>
early we can divide the work load and get an early start.<br>
Looks like we already have some subs and a reasonable<br>
date.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Steve<br>
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