[R-390] FINALLY! an appropriate place to put all of those boat anchors!

[rbethman]

If you download the vessel condition report, you'll see that the FIRST 
rack of R-390s or such, would MOST likely fall through the decking.

Rough guess is *ABOUT* $1M to $2M "just" to get it "semi" up to shape.  
ROTFLMAO!

Bob - N0DGN

William J. Neill wrote:
> This vessel has Daisetta sinkhole written all over it.
> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/5786525.html
>
> Whatta tourist attraction.  Floating beer joint and dance hall and a  
> place to stash the kids.
>
> With racks and racks or R-390(  )s, 51J3s and J4s, SP-600s, and  
> whatever else melts your butter below decks.
>
> Boy howdy, beer, dancing, and vacuum tube radios all in one  
> convenient location and you'd have to put electrified barb wire  
> fencing around the sinkhole just to keep the unruly masses under  
> control.
>
> Bill Neill
> Conroe, People's Democratic Republic of Texas
>
> On Feb 18, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Mike Andrews W5EGO wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 02:00:27PM -0600, Gary Pewitt wrote:
>   
>> Wouldn't that make one hell of a houseboat?  All you'd need is
>> another million or so to fix it up.  :-D
>> 73  Gary  N9ZSV
>>     
>
> The licensing requirements and maintenance would eat a fortune. I
> can't see owning that critter and not making money with it somehow,
> because I sure as Hell can't see how I could afford it otherwise. Have
> to hire at least one Master Mariner to captain the critter, plus cook
> and others. David Ring would know better what it takes.
>
> I wonder what its draft is, what the power plant is rated at, what
> its fuel consumption is for various speeds, if it's a single-ender or
> a double-ender, and a lot of other things. I doubt it's going to be
> open-ocean seaworthy, but can think of a lot of places on the Great
> Lakes I'd like to take it.
>
> And none of the photos shows any radio gear, AFAICS. I could fix that.
> I could ... .
>
> My wife, W5DNA, just about fell over when I showed her the "Packing
> and shipping not available" line.
>
> Two things to keep firmly in mind here:
>
> 1. "A boat is a hole in the water, into which the owner throws money."
>
> 2. "Son, if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it."
>
>   

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Bob - NØDGN