Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
So if I can manage to save my next three years of salary, and not spend any money on Guinness rent, I will be really close to affording a C-Quester. Of course, it going to be a little more expensive because I am going to want all the options and acessories like:
- Dome Protection
- Lifting Points
- Halogen Lights on the Bow
- Aircon
- Racing Stripes
- Fenders
- Extra batteries (a must)
- Off Road Package (i.e. Heavy Duty)
- Epirb
- Sonar/Underwater Communication
- Extra high pressure air bottles/Oxygen Refill (a definite must)
Comments
only 4 knots? what fun is that!?!?
who am I kidding...I'd love to have my own personal U-boat - it would really freak out the people at the beach and the marina!
Posted by: Jim Lemire | February 12, 2007 6:40 AM
No cd/mp3 player? You could not do that without belting out the Halleluja Chorus at the top of your voice!
Posted by: Peter McGrath | February 12, 2007 8:06 AM
I was going to take mine to a stereo place and have them install some thumping 15-inch wolfers mp3/cd player and several amps. I could jam out to some Dre or maybe the Life Aquatic Soundtrack
Posted by: CR McClain | February 12, 2007 9:05 AM
Hello Craig: Since Monterey Bay Aquarium released the shark, we have to seek sharks elsewhere. US sybmarines will sell you a luxury sub to tour the reef in comfort.
Posted by: A Babe in the Universe | February 12, 2007 10:43 AM
I think the Epirb's the satellite transmitter they'll need to find you when the batteries "run oot"
Posted by: Peter Etnoyer | February 12, 2007 8:18 PM
Oh yes, you need the epirb. We don't even let our people head off too far on land without one of those. (Unless we really want to lose them.)
Posted by: Snail | February 13, 2007 3:34 AM
For that kind of money , I expect sharks with fricking laser beams attached to their heads! Controllable through the epirb transmitter.
Posted by: Mustafa Mond, FCD | February 13, 2007 9:51 AM
The 50m depth limit is a real dissapointment, I used to dive that regularly just on air albeit only for a fraction of the time given by the C-Quester, but ~150m mark would open up a new world for a lot of amateur explorers.
Posted by: Hans | February 13, 2007 12:39 PM
Don't they make you watch the EPIRB video when you go out for a cruise?? Its definitely a classic. The Res Techs get all giggly when they make the science party watch these things.
Posted by: Kevin Zelnio | February 18, 2007 1:12 PM
Now I'm mad. I've never seen this video. Is it an Aussie thing or a US thing?
Posted by: Peter Etnoyer | February 18, 2007 2:17 PM