Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Buying a Russian sub

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@onewest.net>]

Doesn't hurt to dream.  As a friend once said, "You can't build a dream
without a plan".
Carl


Dan h wrote:
> 
> EXACTLY!!!!!!!
> Dreams are fine, but for the budget of most of us on this list, even the dream
> of it is to expensive.  Why don't we stick a little closer to postings we can
> afford and share to the benefit of each other?
> 
> Just one humble opinion.
> Well, maybe two.
> 
> Dan H.
> 
> Jeff Post wrote:
> 
> > Someday (hopefully) everyone will realize that smaller is better. If you
> > really had millions of dollars to buy several OLD decommissioned subs, you
> > would be much better off to buy or build something much smaller, more
> > manageable.
> >
> >  Just think how much it would cost to dry dock a 300' boat.
> >
> > Here's an exiting thought: how much would it cost to paint a military sub
> > with something like antifouling paint?
> > Let's say the diameter is 40', circumference ~125', one gallon would paint
> > ~2 linear feet, or ~150 gallons per coat (2 coats at least), $100 /gallon
> > for the cheap stuff = $30,000. (I'm sure you'll want to paint it yourself,
> > and that you've got a brush). Let's say you could roll out 125 sqft in 1
> > hour, you only need 600 hours labor to paint it. Or you could start paying
> > for professional labor at $75 / hr.
> >
> > Another amusing thing to contemplate: how much would batteries cost for the
> > beast? More than a decomm sub cost.
> >
> > Basically, why would anyone want an old,huge worn out problem that a
> > government thinks they can't afford?
> >
> > JP
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Brownlee <jonnie@scarymonsters.net>
> > To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 3:53 PM
> > Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Buying a Russian sub
> >
> > > So, let's just say I buy myself a de-commisisoned Russian sub. How
> > > on earth do you get replacement parts for pumps and such? Is anyone
> > > actually doing this? Or is it like the Russian jets people bring over
> > > where you buy two, one to fly and one to part out?
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > John Brownlee
> > > Chief Systems Administrator
> > > Scary Monsters Network
> > > jonnie at scarymonsters dot net
> > >

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