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Apollonian · 01-04-2019, 11:05 AM

It may not fit your concept so well, but said wealthy patron strikes me as the kind of fellow who might take an old warship and convert it into a yacht. (Like Onassis did with the Christina.) Take a surplus Rudderow-class or a Castle-class, put new engines in, etc.... The Rudderow is 300 feet long, which gives you plenty of room but might be a bit big.

One note: one of the restricting factors on Mississippi navigation is the height of the ship; Huey "The Kingfish" Long had a bridge built on the north end of Baton Rouge that has a clearance of only 113'. The legend is that this was to keep ocean-going traffic in Louisiana, not headed further upstream.

Also: When I think '60s boats, I think hydrofoils.

01-04-2019, 11:05 AM	#35
Apollonian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Shoreline, WA (north of Seattle)	Re: [MH] Caribbean by Night It may not fit your concept so well, but said wealthy patron strikes me as the kind of fellow who might take an old warship and convert it into a yacht. (Like Onassis did with the Christina.) Take a surplus Rudderow-class or a Castle-class, put new engines in, etc.... The Rudderow is 300 feet long, which gives you plenty of room but might be a bit big. One note: one of the restricting factors on Mississippi navigation is the height of the ship; Huey "The Kingfish" Long had a bridge built on the north end of Baton Rouge that has a clearance of only 113'. The legend is that this was to keep ocean-going traffic in Louisiana, not headed further upstream. Also: When I think '60s boats, I think hydrofoils.