"submersible" ID, please.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:43 pm

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Post by klr » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:45 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%82otniak

It helps if the picture name is informative ... :whistle:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:47 pm

klr wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%82otniak

It helps if the picture name is informative ... :whistle:
Sorry, wrong picture. The one we're looking at is behind the boat. The owner claims it's a US model.
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Post by klr » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:49 pm

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klr wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%82otniak

It helps if the picture name is informative ... :whistle:
Sorry, wrong picture. The one we're looking at is behind the boat. The owner claims it's a US model.
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:what: I can hardly see it, let alone ID it.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:51 pm

klr wrote:
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klr wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%82otniak

It helps if the picture name is informative ... :whistle:
Sorry, wrong picture. The one we're looking at is behind the boat. The owner claims it's a US model.
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:what: I can hardly see it, let alone ID it.
We have a party out with intent to take better pix. As this is Florida I don't know if they'll make it back, so I decided to put up what we had.
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Post by Feck » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:52 pm

Thinking of taking up smuggling ?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:54 pm

Feck wrote:Thinking of taking up smuggling ?
Would DREAM of it. (Not in this direction, anyway.)
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Post by Don't Panic » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:57 pm

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Post by Don't Panic » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:27 pm

Are you sure it's American? It could be a British chariot from WWII. :eddy:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:31 pm

DP wrote:Are you sure it's American? It could be a British chariot from WWII. :eddy:
If it's original I'd agree with you. I don't know of Merkin wet-subs from The Big One.
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Post by Don't Panic » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:35 pm

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DP wrote:Are you sure it's American? It could be a British chariot from WWII. :eddy:
If it's original I'd agree with you. I don't know of Merkin wet-subs from The Big One.
It might be a replica?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:37 pm

DP wrote:
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DP wrote:Are you sure it's American? It could be a British chariot from WWII. :eddy:
If it's original I'd agree with you. I don't know of Merkin wet-subs from The Big One.
It might be a replica?
First possibility on the list.
Second is some bizarre chain of events that landed a Brit sinker in a Florida yard.

I'll go with the first one by default.
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Post by Don't Panic » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:45 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
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DP wrote:Are you sure it's American? It could be a British chariot from WWII. :eddy:
If it's original I'd agree with you. I don't know of Merkin wet-subs from The Big One.
It might be a replica?
First possibility on the list.
Second is some bizarre chain of events that landed a Brit sinker in a Florida yard.

I'll go with the first one by default.
The UK and the US shared a lot of tech during WWII, I seem to recall that a couple of jet engines made their way over the pond in the latter stages of the war, what are the odds that the DOD or more specifically OSS wanted a look at a few of these at some point.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:46 pm

DP wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
DP wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
DP wrote:Are you sure it's American? It could be a British chariot from WWII. :eddy:
If it's original I'd agree with you. I don't know of Merkin wet-subs from The Big One.
It might be a replica?
First possibility on the list.
Second is some bizarre chain of events that landed a Brit sinker in a Florida yard.

I'll go with the first one by default.
The UK and the US shared a lot of tech during WWII, I seem to recall that a couple of jet engines made their way over the pond in the latter stages of the war, what are the odds that the DOD or more specifically OSS wanted a look at a few of these at some point.
And from the, say, Jacksonville Naval Yard it gets to Leroy's garage?
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