ROV for sale

Any miscellaneous pieces and parts that don't fit in the above forums.
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manhattan
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ROV for sale

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My purchase finger is surely itching on this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JW-Fishers-ROV- ... 4cfbf8a3e6
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Mareike
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For that money you can build a better one with much more extras even capable to dive 1000'. I just ordered all parts for mine, 2500£ roughly, with closed motor housings in 1/2" PVCu all housings, magnetic couplings for 8 Motors (2 for the Manipulator) 6x 12V battery Fiber Optic Tether...and 1st target is 500' marker. As it goes all according to plan 300m Tether is the only change I have to do and here it goes to 1000'.. Unfortunately is there no 1000' water depth around Pattaya :lol:
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bigbadbob
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This looks like a better buy, dunno what his reserve is though.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SeaLion-Remot ... 7850478626
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Mareike
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yeah, definitely a much better offer.. You get a lot more toy for your $$ as that one before.. Never have seen so much ROV getting sold a e-bay..
I stick to my plan and build one from scratch, just to experience the challenges or gather some good videos how the Camera :twisted: is drowning or that whole thing is imploding :shock: .. but I hope after a lot of adrenaline get released it will work as I plan it to do. :P
NCUWI
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If you can wait a little while we may be selling our nearly new VideoRay Scout that has been upgraded to a larger video display, high resolution low lux camera, and most importantly, a built in 3 axis stabilized digital compass and video overlay. You can see the compass / osd in operation here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmp8o6xb98w (zero visibility so not much to look at I'm afraid.) I think we have a total of about 10 hours on the system so it's in perfect condition. We're only considering selling it because we are thinking about ordering a higher end unit in January. Incidentally, the VideoRays are outstanding units as a test or hobbiest platform. The design is simple and easy to upgrade and modify. The tether has a spare twisted pair so if you wanted to add a sonar or manipulator you could. If we end up keeping it that's exactly what I'll be adding next.
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