Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Lake boats (was:video: was Busby Book Copyright)

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß)]

Which Argonaut ? Lake built 3 units..

Argonaut I (Argonaut Junior) in 1895 14ft long, 4,5 ft beam, 5 ft high,
wood.
Argonaut II in 1897 11 m long , 2,7m beam 57 t heavy, steel
Argonaut III in 1899 30 m long, 3 m beam, steel, 100 t on dive station. 

Argonaut II will be nice for a replica.. 

regards Carsten 

"Michael B. Holt" schrieb:
> 
> Captain Nemo wrote:
> > Speaking of Jeff (Simon Lake's Grandson): he's organizing an archive and
> > museum of his famous grandfathers submarine stuff down in Florida.  I've
> > kinda talked him into building a scale replica of the ARGONAUT (Simon's
> > famous boat).  He's really jazzed about the idea.  If he gets it together,
> > he's really going to have a place sub-fans will want to visit; probably end
> > up on TV and/or in the movies, too.  Good stuff for the sub community!  I'm
> > going to help him with the design for the ARGO.  I get adrenalined-up just
> > thinking about it!
> 
> I talked with Jeff Lake about finding the plans to the ARGONAUT JUNIOR,
> over the last year or so. There's sat least one full-sized replica, and
> the plans for that exist.  However, even by invokling Jeff Lake's name,
> I was unable to elicit a reply from the builder.  I'd still like to
> build it.  There's a replica of it in the British maritime museum
> in Geenwich, and contacting them is on my lsit of things to do.
> 
> You're going to do the ARGONAUT that was the PROTECTOR pre-prototype?
> Add me to list of volunteers for whatever.
> 
> Mike