This could be a bargain... depending on where you live.
A retired Staten Island Ferry boat is for sale on E-Bay. There are two days remaining on the bidding, which is at $150,600. The "reserve" has not yet been met.
HERE ARE SOME SPECS:
Ferry Boat (former Staten Island Gov. Herbert H. Lehman)
"Kennedy class", built 1965 for a cost of 42 million
Just reduced from 1.2 million to 1 million USD
Can carry 3,500 passengers and up to 40 vehicle
297 feet (91 m) long, 69 feet, 10 inches (21.3 m) wide
Draft of 13 feet, 6 inches (4.1 m)
weight of 2,109 gross tons, service speed of 16 knots (30 km/h)
Powered Diesel Electric. Four EMD 567C - 6,500 horsepower (4.8 MW)
Very well maintained by NYS DOT
The Herbert H. Lehman retired on Saturday June 30, 2007
Jacques Guillet bought the boat, 3 years ago, with a winning bid of $162,000. The downfall is that the City Of New York was charging Guillet $1,000 a day to dock the boat. It is currently docked at Staten Island for a mere $6,000 a month.
A retired Staten Island Ferry boat is for sale on E-Bay. There are two days remaining on the bidding, which is at $150,600. The "reserve" has not yet been met.
HERE ARE SOME SPECS:
Ferry Boat (former Staten Island Gov. Herbert H. Lehman)
"Kennedy class", built 1965 for a cost of 42 million
Just reduced from 1.2 million to 1 million USD
Can carry 3,500 passengers and up to 40 vehicle
297 feet (91 m) long, 69 feet, 10 inches (21.3 m) wide
Draft of 13 feet, 6 inches (4.1 m)
weight of 2,109 gross tons, service speed of 16 knots (30 km/h)
Powered Diesel Electric. Four EMD 567C - 6,500 horsepower (4.8 MW)
Very well maintained by NYS DOT
The Herbert H. Lehman retired on Saturday June 30, 2007
Jacques Guillet bought the boat, 3 years ago, with a winning bid of $162,000. The downfall is that the City Of New York was charging Guillet $1,000 a day to dock the boat. It is currently docked at Staten Island for a mere $6,000 a month.
