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Wolfhound
03-01-08, 02:50 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_aircraft_carrier_Varyag

The things money can buy in Russia...

I know this is old news but its still kind of interesting.
Kapitan
03-01-08, 06:37 AM
Been in chinese hands for a while now it doesnt even look like a kuzzie any more and anyways it has no machinery so it cant move (YET).
Onkel Neal
03-01-08, 01:15 PM
$20 million?? Christ, why didn't someone tell me?
LoBlo
03-01-08, 01:28 PM
$20 million?:o

No way. Even the russian's wouldn't sell something that cheaply...:doh:
jmr
03-01-08, 01:33 PM
Hell we could've all pooled our money and turned her into a Subsim.com party ship.
Wolfhound
03-01-08, 02:39 PM
$20 million?:o

No way. Even the russian's wouldn't sell something that cheaply...:doh:

If you think that's crazy, they sold their space shuttle prototype for about $200,000 on Ebay some years back.
Onkel Neal
03-01-08, 04:40 PM
I'm telling you, if we could pool $500 each, in about 2 years I could buy one of those Russians and get it sub-safe (at least to 100 feet), and we could have a Subsim Cruise Sub. Everyone could book a little time and I would take her around picking up guys for a 7 submarine cruise. Why should all the middle-age ladies and old people have all the fun with cruises? :ping:

Investment
Russian Whiskey (http://www.projectboats.com/whiskeysub.html): $350,000
upgrades and repairs: $250,000
total: $600,000
Subsim stakeolders: 1200
Investment each: $500

Annual operating costs
professional crew of 4: $150,000
fuel, supplies, rations: $200,000
total: $350,000

Return
stakeholder return: one week aboard sub plus profitsharing

Income
Paying cruise guests per week: 35
Cost of cruise per week for non-stakeholders: $800
Net sales: $1,344,000


I'm watching ebay for a sub, let you know what I find.
Onkel Neal
03-01-08, 04:49 PM
Or maybe we could have one built :)

http://www.silenthunter.dk/article/UC3/1/UC3_1_2.htm (http://www.silenthunter.dk/article/UC3/1/UC3_1_2.htm)
SeaQueen
03-01-08, 05:31 PM
Hell we could've all pooled our money and turned her into a Subsim.com party ship.

LOL!!!! If you did this right, we could turn it into an internationally known mega-club. It'd be FABULOUS.
Kapitan
03-01-08, 05:33 PM
I think neal just found his neech in the market hmmm....
CapitanPiluso
03-01-08, 07:03 PM
Hell we could've all pooled our money and turned her into a Subsim.com party ship.
Yes, that would be great !!
Onkel Neal
03-02-08, 10:56 AM
http://www.subsim.com/images2/1_stuf1.jpg

Danish home built sub. (http://sub-log.com/uc3_rollout)


Here is his earlier sub, Kraka
http://www.silenthunter.dk/article/UC3/1/image001.jpg


McBeck is the contact man (http://www.silenthunter.dk/sublink.asp?menu=Forum/forum_choice.htm&doc=http://www.silenthunter.dk/article/UC3/1/UC3_1_1.htm) for Peter, the sub builder. I bet with half a million, he could put together a decent 150 footer that could could carry 10~15.

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