Max, The lifeboats were sold prior to when I went all through her in 6-07. Stivers has been selling stuff off of her for years to make ends meet. I bought the...
Does anyone know why the starting price is $100,000? Is that what Stivers owes? If so, for what? Also, what would the scrap value be? Thanks... - Bernard...
Bernard, I'm the one that took the 2.41gb of onboard and interior pics of the AKA Max is talking about. I originally had an agreement with Stivers not to post...
Bernie, Go to; http://mi.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20110622_0000683.WMI.htm/qx and you might find answers to some of your questions. It...
Stephen, I'm not very nautically inclined, as I'm sure a number of boat experts on this list are, but I suspect that there is a misunderstanding regarding the...
Dave, The registered tonnage is the ad-measured. total of everything that was used when she was built and was added or subtracted later when she was re-fitted....
The amount of water displaced should exactly equal the weight of the ship if it were put on a giant scale. There are substantial costs to tow the ship out,...
Hello Group, BGSU says gross tonnage was 2757, net tonnage was 1653. after lenghtening & raiseing Ann Arbor says gross was 3241, & net was 1826. The same...
Yedp, as soon as I get out of the hospital and get home. Probably Thursday or Flyday. Max ________________________________ From: Bernard <bfh4n@...> ...
Don't know about that, but Randy tells me he's pretty much sold all of the things of of her, and I'm sure the Marshall service isn't aware of according to...
Hi Allen, No problem, I know the procedure, and a letter from my desk will sometime this afternoon, I have to do a heart cath this noon, but after that I go...
Hi Bob Tonnage on a non naval vessel is not a unit of weight, but rather a unit of cubic capacity Car ferries end up having low tonnage ratings because the...
What's the chance that the AKA getting turned into a barge like the PM41? Seems like the engineering section of the AKA has been flooded several times, so I...
LMC already thought of that when they had her. When surveyed, they found that with the bulkhead that was removed in the conversion, she would be a bad...
Hi everybody! I just returned home from a 8 day stay at the Munson Hilton. Herr Doktors replaced a stent that was 100% blocked and I still have to get a...
I'm afraid not much of a chance. Her engine and boiler rooms were indeed flooded to at least waist high as indicated by the high water and oil marks on the...
Your photos, (Randys') , brought back a lot of memories, some of them poignant. For iinstance, the night we sailed on the second maiden voyage with much...
Your photos, (Randys') , brought back a lot of memories, some of them poignant. For iinstance, the night we sailed on the second maiden voyage with much...
Max, Love your stories and thanks for joining the group! If you have some time, I'd love to hear the whole story of the AKA breaking it's back. Take your time...
It seems odd to require a removal date past mid-January. Might be difficult if the weather turns really cold and the lakes have heavy ice. I don't know what...
Part 3 is in the Photo section. Cardeck on Down. Max Garno appears in here. In some photos you can see water/oil on bottom. In other photos you can see how...
