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Just got back from the spectacle. They raised it with minimum trouble, a
strap had to be reinforced. Once up, they took some extra time to weld the
truss to the barge / holding container for some extra support. They arrived
in the harbor around 12:00 or so with hundreds of boats surrounding it and
the crew all on the barge. I was on the deck of the Yorktown for it- if you
see the NBC news, I was about 3 feet from them on the rail. Due to the
holding container, not much of the Hunley was visible at all. If it gives
you any idea, I won't know what I was looking at until I scan and enlarge
the photos.

On the Yorktown, they had some Civil War (sorry, War of Northern Aggression)
recreation people performing salutes with the three cannons and numerous
rifles. I never want to be 10 yards from a Civil War cannon when it fires
again. Amazingly, it was not very crowded and I made it in and out of
Charleston with minimal traffic.

If anybody is interested in seeing the photos, let me know and I'll post
them when I have them scanned.

Mike McD


-----Original Message-----
From: Art.Paltz@R2*.CO* [mailto:Art.Paltz@R2*.CO*]
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 9:44 AM
To: mikemcd@ha*.co*
Subject: RE: Hunley


If you did get out please give a report.  Should be really cool if they can
raise it and restore it....  Unlike the monitor fiasco but we won't go into
that one....

Art.


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Michael C McDonnell [SMTP:mikemcd@ha*.co*]
	Sent:	Sunday, August 06, 2000 2:32 PM
	To:	techdiver@aquanaut.com
	Subject:	Hunley

	I heard that the Hunley is being raised on Tuesday and need to know
if
	anyone has a location for it other than approximately 4 miles off
Sullivan
	Island as I might have a boat to take out there and watch (at a
distance).

	Much appreciated,

	Mike McD


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