Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Group support...or is that "Support Group"?

["Mark Steed" <plutomark@mail.astate.edu>]

After digesting everything from yesterday and studying about all this, my vote is with the Seehund. With a design such as it, I can actually picture myself with a PSub someday. I have a very long way to go to even begin such a project but this is the path I will take. Doug, I may take you up on your great and ever present generosity. I speak pretty good German too. Thanks-and best regards- Mark-Psubs SOFLOT ARDRON (Mike-I love the acronyms!) 


Mark E. Steed
Arkansas State University Museum
110 Cooley Drive,PO Box#490
State University, AR 72467-0490 
USA
Tel#(870)972-2074 Fax#(870)972-2793
Email: plutomark@mail.astate.edu



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: SeaLordOne@aol.com
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Date:  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:31:14 EST

>Dewey,
>
>Why the biber?  Biber was one of the most poorly designed midget subs of 
>WWII, as I recall.  Sea keeping was poor, visibility was non-existent, few made it 
>back to port because of suffication and operational limitations, and it had 
>no depth keeping functionality.  If you dived, you simply sunk all the way to 
>the bottom.  There was no way to hold depth.  
>
>I assume you will redesign the hull and internal structures, and replace the 
>gas engine with diesel?  While they did not perform well, they did look pretty 
>cool!  I would certainly be willing to share my sources (some in German) with 
>you, if that is what you want to do.  Ever consider a Seehund?  That was a 
>very well designed boat.  I could get into that project.  Any other opinions out 
>there?
>
>Doug Farrow
>
>