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Well James, Although building the sub yourself is supposed to be most of the fun, If another sub builder aquired it, He to could still sell it for scrap and apply that which he got from the salvage to his own project and learn a bit from how you were making yours. Your loved ones would be removed from the task of finding a buyer for something they know absolutely nothing about. I would say just notify your spouse of this desire and leave them the ability to contact the club leader. It may not ensure your project would be completed, but if someone could learn anything from your work, would this not be giving one last time? David Bartsch P.S.: I found a psub in the childrens museum in Indianapolis, In. that is a climb aboard childrens display. I know not its name or builder...just that it is there. > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > From: james@guernseysubmarine.com > Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Homemade Sub Stolen, Sold For Scrap > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:51:24 +0100 > > Hi David. > > > How could such an arrangment be done in advance and would this thought be appealing to others? > > Ive thought the same actually about sub projects that never get finished, or get scrapped. I'd much rather give away my half finished project to someone interested than let it get scrapped. > > At the end of the day, you have to be a special sort of person to do this kind of thing and although we may think that friends or family would "finish the project off" if we unfortunately died, the reality would almost certainly be that the project would be left to rust in the garden and then chucked out. (well, certainly for 1 man projects like mine). > > I believe Karl Stanley dumped his cbug in the sea after trying unsuccesfully to sell it? I suppose he had his reasons, but I always thought that was a bit of a sad end for such a nice sub. Someone could have put it to good use. > > Perhaps we could have a "sub donar card" that we all carry about! "In the event of my death, please donate this rusty tub to someone from psubs". or something. > > im rambling. > James > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Bartsch [mailto:dbartsch2236@hotmail.com] > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > Sent: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:04:42 -0400 > Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Homemade Sub Stolen, Sold For Scrap > > That is really sad... > > Which brings up an odd thought...If I work and toil on a submarine perhaps for years, complete it or get even close, and I die, I would rather someone into submarines haul it away free of charge rather than be sold as scrap! > > How could such an arrangment be done in advance and would this thought be appealing to others? > > David Bartsch > > > From: bottomgun@mindspring.comTo: personal_submersibles@psubs.orgSubject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Homemade Sub Stolen, Sold For ScrapDate: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:42:48 -0400 > > > > > > > Found this article in today?s news. > > Respectfully, > Jay K. Jeffries > Andros Is., Bahamas > Vive vt vivas? Live that you may live > > WSBTV.com > Homemade Sub Stolen, Sold For Scrap > http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15847652/detail.html > POSTED: 2:51 pm EDT April 10, 2008 > HIGH FALLS, Ga. -- Some people dream about traveling to the stars. > Ernie Godfrey's desire was a little more down to earth. > Actually his dream was to travel underwater -- in his own homemade submarine. > With 10 years of hard work and more than $30,000 Ernie made that wish come true. Then two thieves shattered that dream for $800 cash. > Godfrey built his own four-man submarine several years ago. > "My father created a fully working submarine made of navy issue submersible glass and steel," said daughter Shelly Stevens in an e-mail to WSB-TV Channel 2. > After several years of work Godfrey and his sub were ready for their big debut. In a pond on the family's property near High Falls in Monroe County a big gathering of friends, along with a few paramedics, watched his dreams sink; and everybody celebrated. > The sub worked. Godfrey began making adjustments and started negotiations with officials about using the sub to search for drugs hidden under ships. > Shortly after that the family moved to Jasper in the north Georgia mountains. The little sub was left behind until arrangements could be made to ship it north. > Before that could happen Godfrey died. Without its inventor the sub was forgotten; Godfrey's family too busy to bring the sub to Jasper. > Then the family got a call from a Monroe County deputy. The sub was missing -- stolen from the family's property. > After months of investigating, detectives found the sub, or what was left of it, in a junk yard. Police said a neighbor of the Godfrey's and another man stole the submarine and sold it for scrap, collecting $800. > The family is trying to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with the accused thieves. > "Hopefully the two men will be forced to pay back the entire amount and whatever else a man's dream is worth," said the daughter of the man who dreamed deep. > Copyright 2008 by WSBTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_042008 > Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. |