Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Decisions decisions decisions....

[DJACKSON99@aol.com]

You got to go with this fella.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/w57.html
or this one  
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/w25.html
Makes Nessy look like a kitten. And can you imagine the fun you could have with the lights at night?  Damn the lawsuits, I know some people in Colombia that can take care of that.  --Doug J



In a message dated 11/25/2003 9:49:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, coalbunny@vcn.com writes:

> I have done a lot of thinking about this, and it has literally taken
> several years to make a concrete decision.  I have several ideas for a
> sub, but couldn't figure out which one I was going to build first.  They
> were an ambient sub for treasure hunting, a submersable habitat, a
> replica sub and a real go-getter: an animal replica.  The last one would
> be fun, that's for sure.  Couldn't decide if I wanted it to be a rainbow
> trout, great white shark or the Loch Ness monster.  Ask yourself what
> you'd be thinking if you saw one of those in a lake.  I think you get
> the idea why I like that idea so much!
> 
> I still don't know *for sure* which one will be built first.  But I have
> put the submersable habitat on the back burner along with the treasure
> seeker.  The cost is the biggest reason.  So now I'm deciding between
> *which* replica to go for.  
> 
> So from the legal standpoint, what are your thoughts on the replicas? 
> My concern is someone going psycho after seeing a great white shark in
> Lake Powell and me being liable for it.  Is that possible?  I think it's
> very realistic in this day and age.  And the liability issue is one of
> the deciding factors.  
> 
> The other replicas would be of a larger sub.  One in particular I have
> been considering is the USS Nautilus, SSN 571.  One thing to remember is
> that on a replica, I would prefer staying as close to exact scale as
> possible.  I realize that in some areas this can't be done.  Like the
> c-tower, for example.  For something toliterally be an 
> exact replica, I
> know the size would be enormous.  
> 
> Anyhow, food for thought.  Any ideas from you guys?
> Carl