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lAfe Seier.ee* Department 
U. S. NAVAL MISSILE CENTER 
«>INT MUGU. CALIFORNIA 
December 31 , 196 2 
IN «IKY ftCFCIt TO 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
U.S.S. Edisto A.0.B.-2 IP 1 
P • 0. , New York 
Dear Waldo* ' I 
% 
. * our nj00 letter of November K »rriv.H u 
11 on the way. Due to Christm^ mail'' r !? I****! °2 1 November 26— 
address where you might be reaohed These V-.- *° U 0 F ® nn#r for ar. 
in answering. * "® 8e &re the reaeons for the delay 
T 
b. . wonderful 
for plantjr of thin,, to do. 17 th,r * **>ould glv. opportunity 
As to your question* about a boat. ^ 
-Pacific type. The boat that T ^ il 7 ?, ituatlon C *U« for a 
boat which I had sent to Corona De^Msr r WM a 36-foot navy 
winch and other gear and then r ^ ‘, 7 f °f with dredging 
put on 1ST for Barr™. *“£ ^ 2 «» 
push it out into the water a- f '.% t fo f ou f P ur Pose«. We had to 
it was used. The ArCon people did thi -'f>r iTli Ik* b ~7 h * Tery ttln * 
Hover ar f if you are expecting t.n r a * 0-8 caterpillar, 
extended cruises, I should thiJk *7 *J?* rd * **>•* for making 
.0- foot boat. The larger the boat' the ld * * nothir * smeller than a 
and mooring, etc. so that I alwava ft th ® problem in handling 
minimum siae to git the Job dot St fm ! f°* ahould fc ® **» to . 
work space. The navy here at p 0 r* f • . , . ° s * crLfic « comfort and 
boats and 2 or 3 80 -foot boats *7 8CVeral crash 
to suit you r purposes. ’ * on * aould be modified 
» boon 1 . t nlcaealty^ for*liftina^ln drfll ld b “ don8 fro '' th ‘ atarn-- and 
In* . »U boat. I ^^unohln, and .murw 
" «°° *•«■« would S f f f> l* down a. 
froiTi your own experience the main thin .1 T i ^® aa As you know 
«o slowly. If the dredmi hI,M in dred P in « is to take it ~*. v _ 
J/'B Inch cabl. would not b. brokjnlf "Co^n: * " U I* or lm P“* r hour, a 
*» Pl« for and work 0 .«r a boJt ?or J?? * r °“ k - rt *» • lot of fun 
Wjr I oan. ^ muS?"' I * MX b * 
»d talk ow«. jranr „, rts7 r ^ JbTSw^I^w'S ,,,<, ? i 7 for * 
yau ® J we would be most happy to hsvf 
•torythlnj ?o“t^*c^ ^r^flL^ln' th * bf,t of 
Sincerely, 
0»im 
0. E. HacGinltie 
