[PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: 1 (2?) man "working" Disney(ish) Nautilus sub on ebay

[Michael Holt <mholt@ohiohills.com>]

Jim Pesanka wrote:

>  Mike, you made some enlightening observations as well. Please go
>  into a little greater depth on the subject, will you? (Oh my! I
>  honestly did not intend a pun there, but the deed is done.)

All that concerns me is that (1) there's no drive system, and the
provisions for that don't seem to have had much consideration;
(2) it's cute but it feels -- based partly on the odd way the ports
are through-bolted -- that it's more a surface display sub than it
is a diving submarine.  I'd be willing to bet it would be safe down
to about ten feet, and that it would have to be towed.  A power
system -- nothing at all seems to be installed -- would have to
be engineered from scratch.

I'd steer clear of that e-bay Nautilus unless I had plenty of time
to rebuild the thing.  And then I'd not quite trust it; I might turn
it over to very, very bright children, if I removed any chance that
it could submerge.

Where are you located, Jim?



Mike




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