[PSUBS-MAILIST] Old submarine

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Greg and Michael, thanks for the info and  definitive answers.
Scott, see what you stirred up with an innocent question about  looking for 
a sub project!
-Jim
 
 
In a message dated 6/6/2014 11:39:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
personal_submersibles at psubs.org writes:

On 6/6/2014 11:53 AM, via Personal_Submersibles  wrote:


David, 
I think it must be, but I can't be absolutely  sure.  It's hard to imagine 
that anyone made another one like Doug's  version.  It really ought to be in 
a museum or inside a seafood  restaurant looking as it did when Doug built  
it.


When Doug was trying to get rid of it,  he let me call some museums.  I'm 
in Virginia, so I started here.  I  have the Marine Resources Commission, the 
Science Museum of Virginia, and the  Mariners' Museum.  The Science Museum 
has Aluminaut, and in that  display they have a photo Richard Reynolds and 
Simon Lake together as they  examine a model of Aluminaut.  The museum in 
Paterson NJ, holding  John Holland's work, refused it, as did the Carnagie 
Science Museum in  Pittsburgh (which has the Guppy sub Requin on display).  All 
of  them refused to pay for shipping the boat, even when they were made 
aware that  the boat itself would cost nothing. 

Museum officials never like to  spend money.  It was obvious to me that the 
"directors" with whom I spoke  lack the authority to make any significant 
decisions, but the worst part was  that they lacked the curiosity to ask 
questions.


M


 
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