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On Feb 25, 1:38*pm, Joe wrote:
On Feb 25, 1:01*pm, Two meter troll wrote:





On Feb 25, 9:49 am, "Leanne" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message


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On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:56:15 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:


Out of curiosity, what are you doing with the cargo hold?


Heh, good question.


You're not going into coffee shipping, are you???


Leanne


naa that cargo is not worth transporting by boat its cheaper to fly.
the things i am thinking of hauling are durable and costly to fly. I
might make less money but i wont have to deal with the authorities
trying to shoot me out of the water.


all in all a good trade.


*Are you going to be hauling cargo for hire? Or just trading stuff on
the sly?
Have you ever taken a cargo boat with stuff in i'ts hold into another
country?

Coffee is a very durable cargo green. You can carry alot in a very
small space.
20'x8'x8'6" can carry around 50,000 lbs or 40'x8'x8'6" can carry 100
thousand.

*Good luck on the Junk, I would love to have one, but feel they are
more suited for near coastal and harbor work.
I'd consider Kawlon Harbor and buying vs building new...go with a ming
dynasty design.

If you build, will it be steel?
Do you have a boat now?

*I saw you mentioned Work boats, what type of work?

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Forgot to mention, Junks are slow, not that slow is bad all the time,
just fast is better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC2AG...e=channel_page

Joe