[PSUBS-MAILIST] YouTube guy bought a 1998 Sport Sub

[Tim Novak via Personal_Submersibles]

I think the price tag for the SportSubs is outrageous. The current price for a SportSub 3 is $150,000usd! I have no idea from where the YouTube guy gets his $200,000 price tag. A few years ago I was talking with someone who was involved in purchasing one or more for various resorts and he said that IVC never got that kind of money for the subs. Apparently a buyer could negotiate the final price of a completed sub since they were basically built on request.  Used SportSubs do come up for sale from time to time, but not very often and usually they are very far away.

 

Tim

 

From: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 9:10 PM
To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] YouTube guy bought a 1998 Sport Sub

 

Great info Tim, thanks for sharing! 

 

Ron Leonard was the gentleman I dealt with when I bought that raw fiberglass hull. To be honest, I'm glad to hear it wasn't just me getting nowhere with IVC... I was concerned that maybe I offended them or something. Their unwillingness to furnish so much as a manual to a proven owner is confounding to me... why won't they support their machines after they leave the factory?

 

In any case, I agree wholeheartedly that even though a semi-dry sub isn't quite a 1-atm vessel, it definitely has its merits. The ability to enter / exit the SportSub mid-dive is excellent for shallow water research, recovery, etc. I've wanted one for quite a while, but man, what a pricetag! 

 

Unlike most PSUBS, the SportSub is a concept that has improved over many design iterations. I'm glad that the business seems to be carrying on, even if it's no longer under the IVC brand name. Yes, please keep me posted if you get anywhere with them. I hope they're able to continue bringing new SportSubs to market. ~ Douglas S. 

 

 

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