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Here is some video footage of
the sub prior to being stolen. Respectfully, Jay K. Jeffries Andros Is., Bahamas Vive vt vivas — Live that you may live -----Original Message----- 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
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