What ever happened to the Matson Line ships? - General Tiki

SS Satan's Sin Member Imperial Beach, CA Joined: Jun 13, 2004 Posts: 729	SS Satan's Sin Posted posted on Wed, Mar 16, 2005 7:11 PM Aquaorama -- You may not believe this, but the Navy hearby raises a toast to the Coast Guard. Martiki -- I'm sure the floating former cruise-ship hotel never would've worked out, even if they had raised the money for an initial opening. A ship requires far more maintenance than a building, even one that's permanently moored. Just take a look at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Venture in any area not heavily travelled by tourists and you will see faded paint, rust, etc. Or just stroll around the exterior of the ship pierside. Even though it's a hotel and presumably it's making money, it looks like it needs an awful lot of work. Sea water and salt air are awfully corrosive. It takes a lot of man hours to keep a ship, well, shipshape; far more than is required for the normal maintenance of a building. Had these people succeeded in getting this old cruise liner pierside and converted into a hotel, I'm sure these maintenance issues would've driven them out of business before long. [ Edited by: Satan's Sin on 2005-03-16 19:13 ]

Aquaorama --

You may not believe this, but the Navy hearby raises a toast to the Coast Guard.

Martiki --

I'm sure the floating former cruise-ship hotel never would've worked out, even if they had raised the money for an initial opening. A ship requires far more maintenance than a building, even one that's permanently moored. Just take a look at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Venture in any area not heavily travelled by tourists and you will see faded paint, rust, etc. Or just stroll around the exterior of the ship pierside. Even though it's a hotel and presumably it's making money, it looks like it needs an awful lot of work. Sea water and salt air are awfully corrosive. It takes a lot of man hours to keep a ship, well, shipshape; far more than is required for the normal maintenance of a building. Had these people succeeded in getting this old cruise liner pierside and converted into a hotel, I'm sure these maintenance issues would've driven them out of business before long.

[ Edited by: Satan's Sin on 2005-03-16 19:13 ]

Post #147321 by Satan's Sin on Wed, Mar 16, 2005 7:11 PM