Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] U 26 for sale

[Tim (Doc) Williams <doc@caffeina.com>]

Hi
I would think that it would be cheaper in the long run to
use the rough design and start from scratch. Without the
requirement for mil spec and using modern control systems
and engines I bet it would end up cheaper than the rebuild
cost with all of its government problems.

I bet they would make sure that the pressure hull was
useless as well.... sigh.

Tim


 On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, you wrote: >
Hello: > I wonder what their reaction would be if someone
bought it for scrap, and > then actually went about
refitting it to a more or less operational status, > ie.
seaworthy surface only to get it out of the area.  I guess
they probably > would not allow it.  No, they probably
don't even want this thing leaving > Europe except as raw
material. > Big Dave > 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@ebay.sun.com>
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] U 26 for sale
> 
> 
> >Hi Carsten,
> >
> >So what is the point in selling a piece of junk? Now that the German Navy
> >has gone to such lengths to cripple the sub and put such restrictions to
> >make it useless who would want to buy it. They should just scrap it
> outright
> >and skip the pretense of selling it.
> >
> >My only guess is that they, German Navy, doesn't want to deal with the
> >actual disposal themselves but will sell it to someone who is willing to
> deal
> >with mess of scrapping it. To sell a functional sub definitely was not the
> >plan.
> >
> >I could see their concern over the torpedo tubes, but the rest was designed
> >to make it a non-function ship.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Ray