Welcome to my collection
This site is to sell the collections of items that I have found over the years. It is time for me to part with them and find them a new home. Shoot me an offer on any item and always willing to hear on trades.
thank you
M.A.V. Boat $5,000
This is a M.A.V. Boat single seater. Made by the MAV Company (no longer in exsistance)
Not sure of the year / No original motor (heard it was a 4cyl diesel) / Seat one person / No cannon / about 9ft long by 4ft wide / very heavy / all fiberglass / No trailer / No paperwork or title on the boat - bill of sale only
What these were last used for was an hands-on full live action shooter game. Set up at the local amusement park. They had a pool set up, fully enclosed in netting with four boats in the water. You and a friend (in the two person model boats) would get into these boats and drive around the pool in search of your combatant. The boats were retro fitted with small electric boat motors, that were controled by your feet. The boat operator was enclosed in the boat under the drivers canopy. In front of them was an air powered cannon that single shot tennis sized balls.
There was no score keeping. It was just a timed event by the game operator. People around the pool could also shoot balls at the boats from cannons mounted around the pool for a small fee.
I know of only four of these boats in exsistance. One was this single seated version and the other three were double seated ones. I own three of these boats. The fourth was sold locally before I could get it.
I am offering this boat for $5,000. The only thing comparable that I have found was the same version of this boat but as a tank. The bottom had a golfcart type body placed under it. It was on Ebay and sold for that price. A boat is a little more unusual and or unique. My idea was to mount a jetski motor in a stainless steel box and attach it to the rear of the boat. All of the controls could easily be put into the driver area of the boat. This motor will be included in the sale. It is from a 1996 650 Yamaha jetski.
Wheelchair Chariot $800
Wheelchair Chariot - gas powered / chain drive front wheel / variable speed / hydro shift of forward and reverse
Asking $800
1987 MCI Bus - I bought this bus out of NYC and did an partial RV conversion. It is registered in NY as an RV. It has seating for 15 including a dinette for four people in the front portion. I made the table and used the original bus seats. Next it has a full sized fridge that works when plugged in to electric. The rear portion has open floor plan and the rear has the original stainless steel bathroom.
The bus has a frozen front brake. It needs brakes all around and the muffler spot welded to pass inspection.
Asking $8,500
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United Airport Tug with snowplow and electric sander $1,800
United Airport Tug - USA Army model MHE 217 with a hydrolic snowplow and an electric salt/sander. This unit has a six cylindar gas engine and 4 speed automatic transmission. Super heavy - 4,000 lbs. Dual tire rear-end. Comes with extra front axles and tires and extra rear axle with tires. Rear tires are chained. There is also a heat unit in the cab from the motor.
Most unique snow mover you will ever own.
Asking $1,800
Pirates-Chest.com
Our location and how to contact us...
On the Erie Canal
Gasport, NY
Call or text: email for phone number
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*Watch
your wake!!!
Slow Please!
10mph
and less in some places.
The western Erie Canal does have speed limits.
The Canal Corp staff at the locks and the lift bridges, actually keep track of your times passing thru. They contact the staff at your next stop, to let them know traffic is coming and to expect your arrival time. Some staff even operate two separate lift bridges.
Slow down.
https://www.canals.ny.gov/Boating-Information/Canal-Alerts/Message
NYS Canal Regulations §151.15 establish that the New York State Canal Corporation can fine mariners $100 and refuse lockage and bridge lifts for a period of six (6) hours
Also bank erosion.
Even though the banks of the canal is covered in large rocks, your wake is undermining it.
This is why we have these ''Guard Gates'' that you pass under every few miles. If the canals embankment has a blowout, these drop to prevent mass water exiting. It has happened.
Watch your wake.
*Please put contact info on your outdoor gear like kayaks; canoe; dingy; life jackets / preservers; throw rings; bumpers / fenders. Anything that can come off your boat.
The reason is, say if your kayak slipped off without you knowing and is found out by itself. Now local fire depts and the Coast Guard will be out looking for a potential water rescue victim(s).
These rescue teams can contact you without doing a massive search for a non-existing emergency.
We all want to find those in need of help, but wayward items just puts undue stress on resources.
Thank you.
Hungry??
If you are out on the Great Lakes or other waterways around them and looking to eat.
'Dock and Dine' lists eateries that you can easily access by boat. In most cases you can dock right there or it is a very short walk.
Check them out or send them a link to your favorite place for them to list.
https://www.dockanddineloop.com/
Hey, do you live on the Erie Canal or close by and want to be a local host?
Hosts help people on the canal like the walkers; cyclists; kayakers; boaters and others. All these groups are so different, yet use the same space here on the canal. Local people that live on the canal, see all the people and some want to help.
Mixed in the listing on the webpages here will be a few Erie Canal Hosts. They might have a private dock; a place to pitch a tent or RV spot; a parking spot for your car or trailer for an extended stay; a local onsite person to help with issues or as a guide.
Does that sound like something you want to assist with? Send me a message and I will try to explain the details better.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYSCanalwayWaterTrail/permalink/1015667725630626/
Do you need your boats AC unit serviced?
Located in Tonawanda NY, western end of the Erie Canal. Call Tim (716) 831-0333
Fellow big boat owner and good guy.
Need a Ford Bronco rental in Buffalo NY?
Here is an Airbnb for your stay..
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/34679306?source_impression_id=p3_1659269464_Ss1rTD4ZUZcagkM1
How about do you need a campsite on the western Erie Canal?
You are in luck...
https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US/new-york/tomtuga-on-the-erie-canal/on-the-erie-canal-gvt-railroad
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