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The Big Orange Boat Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

ukipiper: i regret to archive this one, one of the caches i am very proud of. But alas GZ has became a problem and i will have to rewrite the full puzzle to move it. so i may or may not do that in the future but for now i will archive this one.

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Hidden : 5/31/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The Best Ride in the City

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The Big Orange Boat

This Cache is not at the listed coordinates. This is a Puzzle Cache.

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This Cache is places in St George on Staten Island, a short walk from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. To get the coordinates you will need to ride the Staten Island Ferry from Whitehall to St George and answer the below questions for the specific Boat you are riding. The Boat ride is 25 minutes and it is Free! You can ride any boat and only one trip is needed for this cache! Let us know what boat you rode in your log.

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The Cache Coordinates are:

N40° 38.(A)(B)(C)

W74° 04.(D)(F)(G)

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For All Boats:

A- The orange "Staten Island Ferry Passenger Rules of Conduct" poster is located on all boats, what is rule #Five? (4) Pets must be chained and muzzled. (5) No lying down on the seats or benches. (3) Bikes and non-motorized scooters must board via the lower level. (6) No Feeding Animals.

B- The blue "Staten Island Ferry Rules of Conduct for Bicyclists" poster is located on all boats, how many rules are listed? (1) six. (4) seven. (3) eight. (2) nine.

C-During your voyage from Whitehall to St. George, what landmarks are on the right side? (2) The Colgate Clock & Brooklyn (1) The Verrazano Narrows Bridge & Robbins Reef Light House (3) The Statue of Liberty & The Varrazano bridge (0) the Colgate Clock & Ellis Island

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The Allis Austin

D- The dedication plaque is located on what deck? (6) Main Deck. (3) Bridge Deck (5) Saloon Deck (4) Hurricane Deck.

F- In the stairwell facing Staten Island, there is a Self Portrait of Alice Austin. What year did she take this photo? (9) 1895 (8) 1888 (1)1913 (7)1898

G- How may Adult Life Preservers are in a typical Locker on the Main Deck? (1) 34 (9) 43 (7) 68 (8)86

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The John Noble

D- The dedication plaque is located on what deck? (6) Main Deck. (3) Bridge Deck (5) Saloon Deck (4) Hurricane Deck.

F- In the stairwell facing Staten Island, on the right side, is a lithograph from 1979. What is the first word in the name of this piece? (9) Sail (8) Iron (1)Water (7)Wood

G- How may Adult Life Preservers are in a typical Locker on the Main Deck? (1) 34 (9) 43 (7) 68 (8)86

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The Samuel L. Newhouse and/or Andrew J. Barberi

D- The bronze dedication plaque is located on what deck? (4) Main Deck. (3) Bridge Deck (5) Saloon Deck (6) Hurricane Deck.

F- Coffee – Tea – Pastries - ???? – Soda – Pretzel – Beer – Franks – Film – Cameras? (7) Bagels (9) Cookies (8) Popcorn (6) Maps

G- How many bikes can each bike rack hold? (9) 8 bikes. (7)6 bikes. (1)12 bikes. (8) 4 bikes.

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The John F Kennedy

D- The bronze dedication plaque is located on what deck? (4) Main Deck. (3) Bridge Deck (5) Saloon Deck (6) Hurricane Deck.

F- There are 4 row boats hanging from the ceiling on the Main Deck, how many cubic feet is each boat? (6) 30. (8) 40. (7) 50. (9)60.

G-The Bridge Deck has 580 Adult Life Jackets, how many Child Life Jackets does it have? (7) 20. (9)80. (8)130. (1) 580 as well.

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The Guy V Molinari (and/or) The Spirit of America (and/or) Sen. John J Marchi

D- The bronze dedication plaque is located on what deck? (3) Main Deck. (4) Bridge Deck (5) Saloon Deck (6) Hurricane Deck.

F- Baotou – Hohhot – ???? – Yingko – Aomori? (8) Zangjiakou (7) Porto (9) Bari (6) Salamanca

G-According to the mirror on the boat, what are the West coordinates for the Staten Island Terminal, 74 degrees 04 minuets and? (7) 15 sec. (9) 20 sec. (1)25 Sec. (8) 10 sec.

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There are a few more boats that are rarely used, I am sorry if you end up on one of these. I will add them if I can. Let me know what boat you rode in your log!

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Over all First To Find: Chris Saves and DawnAIC

FTFs by Boat:

  • The Allis Austin FTF: you?

  • The John Noble FTF: you?

  • The Newhouse FTF: Mbomber33 and LegInfantry and *Jeremy*

  • The Andrew J. Barberi FTF: opps

  • The JFK FTF: SynDaLog

  • The Molinari FTF: BriGuyNY

  • The Spirit of America FTF: Chris Saves and DawnAIC

  • The Marchi FTF: FindingNaMo

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qb abg ubc gur srapr! Whfg ybbx vafvqr bar bs gur ebhaqvfu fuehoorevrf, unatvat.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)