Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Men rescued from stranded submarine

Hello Darren, welcome to the list.

You have another fellow Aussie (Queensland I believe) on the list....Stephen Pierce.

Your plan is reasonable and well thought, the time frame is particularly familiar.

"As a child my hero was Robert Ballard"

.....Well now, I'm feeling a bit .....dated. I was your age (26) when Alvin dove the Titanic.

Joe

>From: Darren <qarnos@iprimus.com.au>
>Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Men rescued from stranded submarine
>Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:46:24 +1100
>
>Thijs Struijs wrote:
>>Hello Darren,
>>
>>Welcome to the list. Please tell us a little more about yourself. Any >>ideas on designing or building a psub yet?
>
>Thanks for the welcome!
>
>Well, I am a 26 year old aussie. Haven't built a PSub but I have been >researching it for about 6 months. It is something I would really love to >do. As a child my hero was Robert Ballard due to his Titanic exploits in >Alvin. I actually have a signed letter from him after I wrote to him when I >was 12-ish!
>
>I am investigating the possibilities of designing my own sub (and getting >it checked by an expert, of course!). Although the K250 and K350 look >great, I think I would get more enjoyment out of constructing my own >design, even if it does take a while longer and cost more. I am one of >those people who prefers the journey rather than the destination!
>
>I figure I will probably have a sub completed in about 5-10 years time >(slow and steady wins the race!). I am still in the research stage at the >moment.
>
>
>
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