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?
Investment
Russian Whiskey: $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.