[PSUBS-MAILIST] Phone # for Mine sweeper hulls

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A chap "down under" wanted the phone # for the place that sells the mine 
sweepers.  It is Lague Sales,  Robert Lague   209-825-2582.   I think he 
wants $250 each.  If you work out a deal with him to ship one to you, I'd be 
glad to go and pick out one for you.  (Just to make sure you get the best of 
the pile).  Some of them have some pretty deep marring where they were 
dragged on the sand.  I'd look for one with no damage. 

I cut one in half the other day and took out the foam blocks.  They weigh 600 
lbs, total, without the foam.  Did the math calcs to estimate how much it 
would displace.  Figured to be 4400 lbs on paper.   After I cut it at 
"station 10", I stood each half on a large scale and filled them with water.  
The front 10ft. weighed in at 3200 lbs and the tail (8'10") weighed 1100 full 
of water.  Total weight =  4300 lbs.  The first 14" of the nose is sealed 
from the rest and did not fill with water.  I don't know if it is full of 
foam or just empty.  There is a 4 inch steel tube across the inside at 
station 6.  There is a glue substance (very sticky yet after 50 years) on 
parts of the inside, apparently to hold the foam in place during assembly.  
Tested acetone, alcohol, gasoline, detergent, and tolulene.  Only tolulene 
will cut the glue and then only with scrubbing.  Heat softens it so I used a 
heated pressure washer to get alot of it out but that was a VERY slow and hot 
process.    I'm not willing to climb inside with a gallon of tolulene and 
start scrubbing away.  
Any suggestions?
Gene