Buy your own sub

robbierob2005 · 09-26-08, 06:48 AM

Yes!!

A dutch company makes it possible!

http://www.uboatworx.com/flash/Home.php

UnderseaLcpl · 09-26-08, 07:07 AM

Damn I wish I could afford one

I didn't see a price listing but I assume that this is one of those things where if you have to ask, you can't afford it.

At least I can still daydream about having one.........................

McBeck · 09-26-08, 08:06 AM

WOW...they look great, but expensive...

Ill just stick to UC3 Nautilus if I want to dive in a submarine

Reece · 09-26-08, 08:11 AM

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Damn I wish I could afford one

Just mortgage the house, sell your car, and your soul and you've got one!

JHuschke · 09-26-08, 03:24 PM

:hmm: I wish there was an XXI or VIIB for sale..

Blacklight · 09-26-08, 08:37 PM

You can probably get plans and parts for building your own personal sub a LOT cheaper if you buy from one from um... certain individuals in Columbia....

They're getting to be the "Personal Submarine" capitol of the world !

Effigy · 09-28-08, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

I didn't see a price listing but I assume that this is one of those things where if you have to ask, you can't afford it.

In most cases that's sadly the truth. However, after seeing this thread I started to look around, because I am still curious what kind of price range a personal submersible vehicle would be in. I found the following....

Model Seahorse Pioneer (1 Seater) - Price: From $35,000 USD [Specs]

And on the higher end of the scale..........

Model Seahorse Discovery (Cockpit Capacity 7 Persons) - Price: $265,000 USD / Pilot Certification: $3,000 USD / Optional Yearly Maintenance Contract w/Technician at your location: $15,000 USD [Specs]

There's a number of different models (frills and seating capacity) on the site, but those two were the only ones I could see with an actual price listed. The rest said "contact us."

Suprisingly, that first model above is less than I imagined, lol. That's the cost of a brand new middle/upper class model car/truck in the united states, I'd imagine?

First Seahorse model has a snorkle feature too, how cool is that? Automatic self closing valve, compressor for fresh air and ballast.

All they're missing is torpedos!

Check them out @ Main Site Here

This almost brings the dream a little bit closer (for me). That first one is realistically affordable. Wonder how much maintenance on that model would be....

Edit: Adding this image cause that's just cool.

Task Force · 09-28-08, 06:35 PM

Looks like you gotta Bill gated to afford one.

Jimbuna · 09-29-08, 09:36 AM

I've just checked the GWX accounts....put me down for one of each :p

Konovalov · 09-29-08, 10:13 AM

Sadly can't afford those. I'll just have to stick with a snorkel and scuba mask.

09-26-08, 06:48 AM	#1
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UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Damn I wish I could afford one I didn't see a price listing but I assume that this is one of those things where if you have to ask, you can't afford it. At least I can still daydream about having one......................... __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

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McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	WOW...they look great, but expensive... Ill just stick to UC3 Nautilus if I want to dive in a submarine __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

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Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	You can probably get plans and parts for building your own personal sub a LOT cheaper if you buy from one from um... certain individuals in Columbia.... They're getting to be the "Personal Submarine" capitol of the world ! __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

09-28-08, 06:35 PM	#8
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Looks like you gotta Bill gated to afford one. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	:hmm: I wish there was an XXI or VIIB for sale..

09-29-08, 09:36 AM	#9
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09-29-08, 10:13 AM	#10
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Sadly can't afford those. I'll just have to stick with a snorkel and scuba mask. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)