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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal
1888 - The Chateaugay is the first iron-hulled steamboat on Lake Champlain. It is 205 feet long, has 1,000 horsepower, and travels 20 mph. Cost: $101,000.
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Captain Lavallee bought her for $20K only to cut her into pieces, ship her by train, and put her back together for an additional $125K. Adjusting for inflation, this would be the equivolent of $263,000 to buy her and $1.6 million to renovate her!