01/21/2008 08:10:49 AM
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Pirate
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65' x 24' x5'
145 passengers
New Certificate of Inspection, June 07
New hydraulic drive system
Last dry dock 2005
Twin engines: Ford Lehman 254, 4 cylinders, 80 hp. each
Hydraulic drive enables both wheels to operate independently on one or
both engines.
20 kw generator on a 271 Detroit Diesel
5 ton HVAC
6 compartments
Two decks, main deck fully enclosed, second deck partially covered by
a canopy.
Two heads with 400 gal. holding tank.
Landing stage on the bow allows the vessel to operate from a boat ramp
or river bank.
Radar, VHF, 9 dB antenna, 6 dB antenna, depth sounder, computer w
monitor, PA & stereo system, flux gate compass, standard
instrumentation (ie. tach, oil, voltage, temp), rudder angle
indicator, AC hertz & voltage, air horn
Morse controls
1 - 120v searchlight,
2 - 12v searchlights
Fuel capacity 145 gal. diesel.
35 gal. water
Fresh water history
PICS just click#295,000
Call Ed at 205-373-6701 or 205-373-6714 emaileorton@aol.com
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The pirate
Edited: 01/22/2008 at 04:40:41 PM by Pirate
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01/22/2008 11:26:49 AM
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jimg
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Pirate,
Is this a steel boat or wood?
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Riverliver
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01/22/2008 04:42:28 PM
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Pirate
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I fixed the PIC link it works now. The boat is steel
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The pirate
Edited: 01/25/2008 at 01:37:43 PM by Pirate
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01/25/2008 12:44:27 PM
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jimg
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Pirate,
I was talking with a friend of mine about this river boat, and he was asking a lot of questions about it, which made me curious about some things too. Would you happen to know why this river boat is being sold, and what the value of the previous business is worth? Is it being sold as a business venture or just a boat?
This could be a real good discussion topic for the forum. My friend is already calculating costs and income.
If any of you have read anything about the boat, it seems to have had a interesting history, especially doing the traveling and teaching tours. If you have ever dreamed of living on the river and being a river boat captain, here is your chance to dream some more.
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Riverliver
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01/25/2008 01:48:43 PM
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Pirate
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The boat was used around Chattanooga for a while. It is being sold as boat only. Someone could make a lot of pieces of 8 if they played their cards right. Be a lucrative endeavor at the right place.
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The pirate
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01/26/2008 11:28:18 AM
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jimg
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Pirate,
from what I hae read about this boat, they took it all the way to the gulf, stopping at river towns, giving river tours and teaching about the importance of rivers and streams, swamps, etc. they would take school children out and teach them. they did this all up and down the river system. I looked at their log and during one 6!/2 month season, they had around 10,000 passengers.
I was kinda thinking like you Pirate, it could be lucrative if done right. I just wonder why they are selling out? It sure would be neat to know their story, successes and failures during this run from 1982 til now.
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Riverliver
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01/27/2008 04:55:22 PM
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Pirate
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The father has passed and the Brothers would rathur do other things.
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The pirate
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01/28/2008 09:10:27 AM
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BananaTom
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For someone with time and the desire, and the Captains License, this would make a great business, if it is something that interests you.
Think about just dinner cruises. You would want to set this up in a town without much competition. Never in New Orleans. Too many like it and bigger.
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01/28/2008 09:22:23 AM
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jimg
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Yep BT, I was thinking the same thing. Of course, I am a big dreamer and am to stuck in life to do this, but what a great business opportunity. If you do the numbers, break even is not that hard to imagine. I can actually see a lot of profit to be made. It's like most things, it's a numbers game, just takes a lot of hard work and desire to be succesful, and oh yeah, some cash or good credit.
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Riverliver
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01/28/2008 07:35:30 PM
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Pirate
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Lets form a group get OHB to finance and away we go. He could actually make money instead of giving it to his stock broker
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The pirate
Edited: 01/28/2008 at 07:37:03 PM by Pirate
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01/28/2008 08:32:59 PM
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MILLERTYME
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Had a friend of the family that ran one of these excersion boats (Dottie G) in Aurora Indiana for about 5 years and they are a tough nut to make a go of. he had his own head boat with a bar and restraunt plus the river boat and it didn't make enough in its approx. 6 month operating season to carry the whole year. In the 4 years since he sold it it has been through the purchaser (who went belly-up) and is on the 2nd owner who is looking to sell. The only way to make these work is to be in a warmer area (south or southwest) where you can do year round operation.
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UC FANS
1999, 52' Monticello - Miller Tyme
Port of Aurora IN
Edited: 01/28/2008 at 08:36:32 PM by MILLERTYME
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01/28/2008 09:28:33 PM
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millertyme do not be sorry. that is why I moved to a Year round season. Only month is January that it is slow. Never make it past Nashville with that type operation. To many on the coast so I am in the middle where there is almost no competition
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Edited: 01/28/2008 at 09:30:23 PM by Pirate
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01/29/2008 08:19:47 AM
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jimg
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I agree on location, that is true in all business. Most people who buy a business, because they see the owners making money, go belly up. Matter of fact, 75% or better small business ventures go belly up. It all has to do with work ethic, desire, location, location, location! A man can become a millionaire selling pencils, but ya gotta work a game plan. yep, most folks would not make it doing this. They did it since 1982. I bet there were some down times along the way. It's a tuff life being in business, my wife and I know all about that. We are just hoping someone is watching our business and saying,"man, look at the money their making", and then buy it from us one of these days. I am betting whoever,if ever,does it, there is a 75% chance they will go belly up, where we have been successful. it's all about management and a game plan, location, and desire. Luckily, I have a wife who is a hard working shop owner, ans she has a hard working husband who has put a lot of time and money in the business to get it where it's at.
Not to disagree Millertyme, but I believe it could be successful here, and below Nashville if it was thought out and done right. I do agree it is to cold and season to short were you live.
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01/29/2008 04:09:13 PM
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MILLERTYME
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I am intrested in the northern to mid miss/ala. region as an option when my wife and i retire (in about 10 years) The options we are exploring is to either (1) sell the house and get a place down south to spend the winters and keep the boat either here or at Land between the Lakes for the summer months, or (2) sell the house and most of our possions and take our boat down to your neck of the woods and live year around on it. I would like the 11 month to year around boating seasons you have down there and you are far enough from the coast to avoid the hurricane threats in the summer/fall months. But that is in the future for now, both me & the wife have to much time @ our jobs and to good of compensation packages to do a move like that now.Plus we both have our parents to look after so for now i geuss we will be staying in the colder climates.(which happens to be one of my busy seasons around here $$$$$$$$)
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1999, 52' Monticello - Miller Tyme
Port of Aurora IN
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01/30/2008 11:03:22 AM
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Skallywag
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I can visualize a fantastic floating casino.
I could entertain a divorce if the new proprietor needed a casino manager.
Skally
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01/30/2008 02:16:53 PM
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jimg
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LOL Skally, yeah me too~!!!
Millertyme, I understand your plight. This dang work thing is always getting in my way. Actually, I would go further South in the winter. I hope it all works out for you. We dream a lot about selling out and just cruising on a paupers budget. Lord willing, we may get to do it in about 6 years. I still want to build a trawler style boat...It's part of the dream too. Oh well, hopefully, we'll all be able to make it to our dream plan, or at least some of it.
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Riverliver
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