Chinese Junk Mei Wen Ti - Long Beach CA
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By ELLEN CLARK
The Los Angeles Times. Sunday, August 6, 2000
http://www.latimes.com/travel/california/lat_longbeach000806.htm
Summary:
The Mei Wen Ti (mandarin for "no problem") is an authentic 50-foot
Chinese junk that offers exotic luxury stays at the harbor. It is
docked at the Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California. The ship
was built in China during the early 1990s for Walt and Virginia
Hackman, then shipped to California. The Hackmans moved it from
San Diego to Long Beach and began renting it out through
Dockside Boat and Bed. (The boat stays in the harbor.) The
Mei Wen Ti's wood exterior is stained light brown. " Stylized
Chinese designs painted in green, red and yellow decorate
oval panels set into the outer railings. A smiling, yellow-
eyed tiger with fierce teeth graces the long bow. The bow
is separated from the longer and higher stern by a glass
structure with a lacquered red roof." Its galley is
spacious and equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, coffee
maker, electric rice cooker and a table. A sitting room
with couch, a bathroom and a bedroom with queen bed are
also down below. From the aft deck one can view the harbor.
Cost: Mei Wen Ti, one night $220.00
contact
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Mei Wen Ti,
Dockside Boat & Bed, Rainbow Harbor, Gate 5
or write to 316 E. Shoreline Drive, Long Beach, CA 90802
telephone (562) 4363111, fax (562) 436-1181
Internet http://www.boatandbed.com
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