What could have been my steamer!

[thewharfonline]

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!

[mjt60a]

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...

[Red_Hamish]

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 £ is £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  


cheers

Jim

[thewharfonline]

I think it has just recently been bought by a famous Australian chef...bummer ey!