1061 1046. The Boat Swings Its Oars (2/5)
Chapter 1061 1046. The boat swings its oars (25)
The biggest feature that cannot be reflected in the photos is that there are a series of circular openings on both sides of the sides of these small steamers, just like a circle of small circular windows.
The pretty guy from Mexico who came with Wang Bo was surprised when he saw it, and asked, "What are these openings? Are they for passengers to visit?"
Just as Rodt was about to explain, Wang Bo said, "This is a power oar, right? No wonder these ships are cheap. It turns out that its power is a primitive steam engine connected to a wooden oar."
In 1786, John Fitch of the United States installed a watt steam engine on the ship to turn the rudder instead of as power. The power of the ship was drawn by 12 oars. In other words, the power generated by the steam engine of this kind of ship does not act on the propeller to push the ship forward, but drives the wooden oar below.
From the current point of view, this kind of thinking still hasn’t gotten out of the cage of primitive ship technology, just like when the Chinese invented explosives, they didn’t convert explosives into ammunition for killing, but used explosives to push bows and arrows to increase the distance.
Similar crafts are all anti-aircraft guns to beat mosquitoes, which is overkill.
In 1790, the American Mochi improved this technique, still using a steam engine to drive the oars to paddle, but at this time he changed the wooden oars to a linkage type, which made the paddles move faster and more uniformly, which could increase the speed of the boat. .
But naturally, because the steam engine took up a lot of space in the ship, such an increase in speed was not satisfactory to the shipping industry at that time, and this craft was eliminated.
But after entering the 20th century, especially after the end of World War II, this kind of retro craftsmanship has been warmly welcomed in the tourism industry, and it has gradually developed again.
The reason why Wang Bo can recognize it at a glance is because he has seen this kind of boat before, but the oars of those boats were driven by internal turbines at that time, and the speed was quite fast.
After hearing what he said, Rodt smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is the window of the retractable wooden oar, but the ship has not started yet, so the window must be closed, otherwise the water vapor will damage the ship."
No wonder this kind of boat is cheap. Wooden oars look beautiful, but their value is much lower than that of marine propellers. This kind of thing requires frequent maintenance and replacement of parts, and is not as durable as propellers.
Wang Bo went on board to check a series of important machines such as the steam engine and the rudder. He did not invite industry experts to help.
So, he can check it himself.
These boats can be used, but the maintenance is average. Many decorations inside the boat have been destroyed, the floors are rough, and the inner walls are damaged.
After looking at it roughly, he came down and said, "I can take these four ships with me, pack them together, how about 500,000?"
Rodt looked at Schneider with a dissatisfied expression: "Man, you must have told him the reserve price I bought these boats, 120,000 yuan a boat? Then what else am I busy with?"
Schneider spread his hands and said, "I just talked to him about the white horse on the wave. I don't know the situation of the other four ships, and I haven't said anything about it."
Wang Bodao: "This price is very fair. You may have bought the Talang White Horse for 120,000 yuan, but the other four boats are definitely not at this price, at most 100,000 yuan. You see, the damage is too serious."
"It's more than 100,000 yuan to sell scrap iron, my buddy, this is a 15-meter-long boat!" Rodt said.
Wang Bodao: "To put it into operation, I have to invest at least 200,000 yuan in each ship, right?"
"You spent 200,000 yuan, then these ships can be sold for 2 million yuan!" Rodt said, "500,000 definitely won't work, how about this, take it away, 580,000, it's in my favor For man Schneider's sake, even though he screwed up my deal this time."
The next step is to bargain. Wang Bo nodded to the Mexican handsome boy and signaled him to come.
Mexican Pretty Boy can be said to be Wang Bo's personal financial officer. Now that the town's expenses and his personal expenses are large, and his income is complicated, it is Mexican Pretty Boy who handles his financial problems.
He coughed and said: "580,000 is too expensive, we can add 20,000 yuan, you know how long your boat has been parked here, if you don't sell it, then you have to park for a longer time. I don't talk about berthing. How much does it cost, I just said how much the value of this ship will drop in the future, you know better than me."
"Your words touched me," Rodt showed a frustrated expression, "I knew I wouldn't buy these junk things, my funds have been suppressed by this damn thing, and I have to add parking fees, maintenance fee……"
"Then, why don't we each take a step back, 560,000? 560,000 and four good ships, no matter how you look at it, this business is not a loss."
The handsome Mexican shook his head firmly: "This is our base price, 520,000 yuan. If it is more expensive, we will be laughed at. We don't want to be taken advantage of, and we don't want to be a laughing stock."
Rodt shouted: "But I can't sell this boat without even earning coolie money, can I? Do you know how much it cost me to tow these boats back from Oakland? Five hundred and sixty thousand is also my reserve price, I Not going to drop another penny.”
The handsome Mexican said regretfully: "Then we can only take the Talang White Horse. It seems better to buy a new boat with the remaining money."
Schneider pretended to be a middleman, grabbed the two of them and said, "Forget it, my guys, it's only a little bit close, let the business be closed. How about this, Mr. Mayor, five hundred and sixty thousand, let my guys find a car and drag it to your lake go inside."
Rhodes shook his head again and again: "My God, brother, do you know how much it costs to hire a tow truck?"
Schneider glared at him: "I'm in charge of this matter, you guys are too greedy!"
Wang Bo looked at the two of them with a smile, and said, "Okay, Schneider, I'll pretend to be happy to accept this business for your sake. You know, if it wasn't for you and my guys who sent me I don't like to pretend to be confused so much, Treading White Horse."
Obviously, before he came, the two had already discussed the price. If he insisted on 520,000 Rodt would sell it, the shipping cost would only be more than 10,000 yuan.
It is true that the transportation cost of transporting these five ships from Wellington to Sunset Town is very high, but it is not necessary. Wellington sea route goes directly to Dunedin, and the transportation cost can be saved by more than half by first sailing there and then transferring to land.
But he has to give Schneider some face, not because Schneider gave him a ship as he said before, but because the Sunset Group will be under his hands in the future. He is helping Ryan and others to make a good relationship.
After hearing what he said, the two laughed. Rodt shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Thank you for taking care of my business. I will transport them to Sunset Town as quickly as possible."
Wang Bo shook his head: "Don't worry, first find a shipyard to repair and redecorate, and then send it to me."