Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSub convention 2001

[TeslaTony@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/21/00 7:13:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
SeaLordOne@aol.com writes:

> Tony,
>  
>  I am not sure that US Submarines would be perfect hosts.  They specialize 
in 
> 
>  super expensive submarines, and have often bashed "homebuilts" in their 
>  public relations materials.  We don't pick on them, but they have been 
known 
> 
>  to pick on us.  They have never mentioned PSUBs in particular, so far as I 
>  know, but they make reference to "Amateurs" and "backyard builders" in a 
>  negative manner.  I respect their work, they are damn good, but I would 
stay 
> 
>  clear of them.  They have a profit motive that sents them apart from us.  
My 
> 
>  humble opinion.
>  
>  Doug F.
>  
Actually I was thinking more along the lines of getting a tour of some of 
their subs, but if what you say is true we might be better off getting Graham 
Hawkes and the rest of the crew that designed and built Deep Flight 1, I hear 
they are quite friendly and love to talk about what they do (and might be 
interested to find out how to build a sub for less than one million dollars).

Anthony