Just bought us a new yacht! [pics]
 

This past weekend we finally fulfilled a life's dream to buy a nice big yacht! Got a great deal on it - partly due to the minor list to one side. But we can live with it.

I was most impressed with the rustic wood finish - and the crow's nest offers a spectacular view of the surrounding marina.


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Did you buy it from Chio?

the water looks nice

hey ... I was glad to sell it to you ... I hardly use it anymore .. enjoy it .. :thumbsup

Put some stones on the starboard side and she will be fine.

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Umm, no...but good guess.

I love the side entry port...

pimp pimp.

needs some elbow grease and a little love, but other than that.. :thumbsup

We were thinkin' maybe a few BBW models on the starboard side.

buahaha nice

Don't let Dennis Connor see that bad boy, he'll be after you like a hawk to restore it and race it!

a little paint job it will be fine hehe

The gangway is a fun sobriety test. It was a real selling feature.

Great location to throw parties :thumbsup

Kidding aside - the ship actually has a rather interesting history. Its called 'La Grande Hermine' (The Big Ermine) - named after the ship that French explorer Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence in 1535.

The ship was built in 1914 in Lauzon, Quebec and originally named 'Le Progress'. It began life as a ferry on the St. Lawrence at Trois-Rivieres. It later became a cargo ship, a floating restaurant and finally in 1991, converted to a replica ship.

Later it is said she was a floating casino. Then she's supposed to have gotten tangled up in a cigarette smuggling operation. The RCMP seized her and she came to be anchored next to the Beacon Hotel in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Arsonists subsequently set fire to her in the marina in January/2003.

I grabbed the shots earlier this morning while passing by on the highway. Buried somewhere in my archives are shots I got of it years ago before it burned.


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Great boat! :thumbsup

the owner called, he wants his ship back

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Nothing like a little fixer upper

a hole in the water..................


.............. into which one pours money............

Great looking boat.

that's a yuck.not a yacht!

you should throw a rave on that boat

And probably worth the fix up.

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looks more like a ghost ship

I can get you a great deal on a few Howitzers for it :thumbsup

nice a good fixer upper ;)

That looks like an old freighter that Haitians and Cubans use to invade Florida with.

Fixer upper? Looks more like a sinker downer to me! Heh heh.

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Just what we need...a swishbuckler in Canada.

I love vintage vessel. I am not just sure if that's safe for a 10 minute voyage.. :1orglaugh

I know about the ship, but always thought it was just a replica put there for attention :winkwink:

u will need a quite lot of cash to make that ship looks well:)

yeah it really needs a make over, repair!!!

Good luck sinking with that yacht. :winkwink:

A hoy me matey! :winkwink:

Looks like you got one hell of a bargain. :stoned

That is a pretty interesting history. What's going to happen to it in the future? Just letting it sit there until it sinks doesn't seem like a good idea.

Please, don't forget to invite me on its big night.. :thumbsup

A great place to put da old mother in law

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Looks pretty pimp to me... :2 cents:

nice colour i love it

Not sure, but apparently there's a local historical group that wants to turn the ship into a restoration project - and convert the entire area in to a old-time ship-building dockyard. But the project was proposed about two years ago and never seemed to get off the ground.

So the ship just sits there...grounded on the bottom. Its partially filled with water.

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