[gordner]

I guy I used to work for, who had a bit of the Midas touch, fell backwards into a fortune when he bought an old WWII minesweeper, with the intent of using it for sea tours of the Queen Charlotte islands where he owned a fishing lodge. The refit cost was astronomical, so he parked it at the dock at the lodge and forgot about it.
Two years later, an American fisherman up for a trip saw it and asked endless questions about it of the fishing guides, who eventually pointed him at the owner to talk about it. Long story short, the guy bought it for 2x what Sylvann had paid for it. His reason for buying was that the ship had a massive fresh water hold built into it. His intention was to load up Canadian water and sail to LA to sell it. No idea how it worked out, but he didn't seem like a stupid guy, so I imagine it was a workable idea.