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Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 4:26
PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST]
Hello Psubbers,
My name is Shawn and I'm a "new recruit" to the
mail-list. I've basically lived on, in, or around the sea for most of my
life. When I was younger everyone basically thought I'd end up as
a Marine Biologist or Oceanographer. My mother thought I'd be an
underwater habitat/submersible engineer. (laugh) Welp, needless to
say these careers at the time didnt offer much in the way of financial
stability and my interests tended to be pretty wide and varied so I never
pursued such a thing. Currently, I'm a yacht captain, which pays nicely
and allows much travel and flexibility. Unfortunately, it doesnt offer
much in the way of "intellectual" stimulation and given the state of the
industry now all it really gives is a nice steady paycheck and is devoid of
any real SUBSTANCE as it would have in the "old days".
Anyways, lately, I've been getting that "itch"
that never seemed to go away. The allure of the Sea as it should be, not
ferrying stuffy, rich people who could care less about what their cushy yacht
floats on.
So, I did some searching and found you
guys. I've always wanted to dip into the submersible industry and even
design and build my own. Of course, the more I think of it the further
away it seems (money money money). But, I've gotta scratch that
itch. :) I'll be working on some designs once my copy of
"Manned Submersibles" gets here, if it ever does and my new drafting setup
arrives. I look forward to sharing ideas with you
guys.
Until then,
smooth sailing.. errr diving
Shawn