"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:33:26 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:23:13 -0600, Maynard G. Krebbs
wrote:

I think if price was no object I'd get a small all-weather freighter
and have it refitted for my personal use.

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I've actually seen a few of those conversions, OK if you want a deep
draft long range vessel that looks like a freighter. Lots of storage
space that's for sure.

WAs it John Wayne who converted a surplus mine sweeper in to some kind
of megayacht?

After WWII there were lots of conversions. Family friend, commercial
fisherman, converted a 63' air-sea rescue boat. My dad replaced the engines
in a PT with Grey Marine diesels sometime in the early 1950's.