Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] "Propane Tank" fatalities?

["Captain Nemo" <vulcania@interpac.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Wolfe" <awolfe_98@yahoo.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 5:27 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] "Propane Tank" fatalities?


> You did the welding yourself, correct?  Do you know
> how much it would cost to have someone do the welding
> for you?  I'm not a welder, and would feel
> inadequately prepared by whatever experience I could
> gather within a year or so...

Hi Alex,

Not speaking for Dale, but professional welding services cost money.

The builder of a steel submarine has two alternatives: (1) pay someone to do
it for you; or (2) do it yourself.  If you're going to do it yourself,
you've got to be skilled in metal fabrication.  What's more important, the
journey or the objective?  If, in building a submarine, you first become a
welder, that skill will benefit you for the rest of your life, and possibly
lead you to even greater things.  Don't be in a hurry, Brah.  In life,
getting there is oftentimes not as valuable as going there.

Pat