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

[rbethman]

You betcha!

Two full time welders could start this and make it a retiremnt project!

Twin 8 cyl 645cu in per cylinder mage by GM, (Electro-Motive Division), 
LaGrange, Ill.  One for forward, one for the "other" direction.

They ought to gut it and make it a "reef" addition!

Bob - N0DGN


DJED1 at aol.com wrote:
> There's a lot more info in the referenced survey, but none of it is good  
> news.  The basic conclusion is that the boat would have to be stripped  inside 
> and almost completely rebuilt to be suitable for commercial  service.  They're 
> estimating about 1/2 million pounds of new steel needed,  and if you have to 
> ask about the labor costs -you can't afford it.   Sounds like it's headed for 
> the scrap heap, unless you want to put it in your  backyard as a "shack".  It's 
> very similar to the ferries we take to get off  the Eastern end of Long Island.
> Ed
>
>   

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Bob - NØDGN