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Old 10-13-2016, 08:14 PM   #1
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Default Remotely Operated Vehicles / ROVs

As if I don't have enough equipment already and I use all of it-lots of scuba gear, diver propulsion vehicle, commercial and non-commercial side scan sonar systems, a boat.... however an ROV makes alot of sense to me and it's not the first time I have pondered buying one. Shocking I know.

Commercial systems can easily run hundreds of thousands of dollars and weigh so much you need a crane to get it off the deck into the water. Much smaller commercial systems such as the capable VideoRay product and other makes are available too.

Then you have systems like the Open ROV project, among other ones you can buy for short short money, relatively speaking. I am looking them over now for a possible purchase over the winter. Hardly a done deal but they are so useful it is a very compelling piece of equipment.

One system is here:

http://www.openrov.com/

One user of this particular system was hunting a neat old 53M steamer deep in Lake Tahoe and found it-some video clips can be found here along with other information:

https://openexplorer.com/expedition/returntothesstahoe

I have two targets in Winnipesaukee I found on sonar I have yet to dive that an ROV inspection would be really useful to have prior to the dive, oddly enough both at 106 feet.

One is definitely a vessel and the other definitely man-made but I cannot say exactly what the 2nd one is.

Not sure what if anything I will buy for an ROV but time will tell.
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Go for it!

It will pay for itself when you find the Atocha.

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Go for it!

It will pay for itself when you find the Atocha.

Yeah.... I googled it.
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Arrow Good to 125-Feet...

This showed up as a pop-up advertisement on a weather website:

http://www.humminbird.com/MEGA/

Cheaper than an ROV—unfair to the fish!


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Here's another, one of a slew of new ROV brands for the consumer:

https://comingsoon-tech.com/gladius-...loration-drone
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I've been thinking of one of the OpenROV toys for a while, and have been watching it.

They're about to launch a new version (The Trident), vs the do-it-yourself version, so I'm torn.

Here's the info on the Trident: https://www.openrov.com/products/trident/

Maybe coordinate on one?
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Old 03-15-2018, 01:13 PM   #7
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Diver1111,

Hit me up this summer. I realize this is an old thread - but I have an OpenROV original - and pre-ordered the Trident well over a year ago (I'm supposed to get it this spring) and plan on playing around with it on the lake this year off of my boat when I get the chance, so happy to go out and let you use them. Just checked and it says I should be getting my Trident early to mid may.

I also scuba dive and while it's been a while since I've gone, I plan on checking out what outfits there are on the lake to take a spin, or I'll just go solo off my boat.

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Carter,

I keep looking at these. I'd love to meet up with you to review it sometime after ice out.

If this is ok, please feel free to reach out sometime.

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Rich,

Of course! Not a problem at all. I live full time near Manchester, NH but have a place in Gilford so while I'm not at the lake all the time, I'm up often enough.
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I'm in Derry, and my boat is in Gilford, I'm there usually almost every weekend in the summer, so we're close enough on both ends.

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Paint Happy we can fly that anytime you like. I have lots of things we can film. Will stay in touch.
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