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General => Chat & Off Topic Stuff => Topic started by: thewharfonline on March 08, 2005, 07:00:09 PM

Title: What could have been my steamer!
Post by: thewharfonline on March 08, 2005, 07:00:09 PM: Awhile ago I found an advertisment on a website selling off a paddle known as the Captain Proud...and its no small boat. C.P is a modern era steamer now known for it's great fine dining and tours...of course there was a hefty price tag of $450,000 aus dollars...so almost a house which had no room to live on it.

Mum said i could have it if we won the lotto...but we didn't sad or what!
Title: What could have been my steamer!
Post by: mjt60a on March 11, 2005, 12:25:55 PM: That's a nice looking boat, I don't know what the exchange rate is but 450,000 doesn't sound too bad for a 'going concern'
I sometimes wonder what I'd do if I won the lottery, though I've absolutely NO IDEA about running a real ship I've often thought I'd like to purchase and restore Tattershall Castle - though I'm sure it'd take millions to do that! (even if the owners would sell, which I doubt) might be cheaper to build a new one...
Title: Cyurrency Exchange
Post by: Red_Hamish on March 12, 2005, 06:33:06 AM: Hello all,

Mick the place to find out accurately what the Foreign Currency Exchange rates from anything to any other currency is

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

the price today in GBP Â£ is Â£185,266.51 GBP = AUS$ 450,000 Not a bad price for something if it is in working order. A marine mortgage over 15 years especially on a restoration project which should appreciate in value. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me 8)

cheers

Jim
Title: What could have been my steamer!
Post by: thewharfonline on March 12, 2005, 06:32:08 PM: I think it has just recently been bought by a famous Australian chef...bummer ey!