[PSUBS-MAILIST] Fwd: Could I pay for a submarine ride?

[Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles]

I received one of these messages last night as well:

"Hey Douglas,

It's always been my dream to dive on a submarine.

I was wondering if it would be possible to pay for a dive?

All the best,
Matt Par"

There's something suspicious about this communication to me. If this person
has all of our email addresses, he must certainly have the list address,
right? Why not just start a topic on sub rides? Karl Stanley comes to mind
right away... he's the only guy I know offering rides full-time. Snoopy is
definitely not up to the chore at the moment, considering that she is still
torn down for overhaul. We got hit by a house fire in the fall, and I'm
right in the middle of building an airplane, so it'll be a while before she
is operational again. Good news though: now that I'm operating out of an
executive jet hangar, I have more than enough room for a 'Snoopy section'
next to the airplane build! With a 28 foot ceiling I can finally afford to
build my gantry higher... this'll make lifting her up SO much easier. ~
Doug

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 4:47 PM Al Secor via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Legally, just like with a regular boat, to do it for money would require
> you have a Coast Guard's captain's license.  You could do it for free
> but of the person were to get hurt or killed, you would open yourself to a
> whole bunch of liability issues.  Good luck trying trying to get insurance
> for a personal submarine!
>
>
> Al Secor
>
>
> On Monday, April 13, 2020, 03:35:07 PM EDT, Jon Wallace via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> I got one as well, just haven't answered him yet.  The only place I know
> other than commercial carriers in tourist areas is Mark Regan's submarine
> school.  Otherwise he'd have to find an individual owner to take him down.
>
> Jon
>
>
>
> On Monday, April 13, 2020, 01:53:34 PM EDT, Michael Holt via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> I don't know this person.  I think I'll suggest he wait until the
> airplanes are flying again and ride on a tourist submarine at a tropical
> island.
>
> This message popped up at two minutes after midnight.
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Could I pay for a submarine ride?
> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:02:08 +0000
> From: Underwater Matt <underwatermatt at protonmail.com>
> <underwatermatt at protonmail.com>
> Reply-To: Underwater Matt <underwatermatt at protonmail.com>
> <underwatermatt at protonmail.com>
> To: mholt at ohiohills.com <mholt at ohiohills.com> <mholt at ohiohills.com>
>
> Hey Michael,
>
> I was wondering if you or anyone you know offers paid submarine dives?
> It's always been my dream to go for a ride in one.
>
> Any direction would be much appreciated!
>
> Best,
> Matt
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