Floating condo > RV. My dream retirement.Quote:
Originally Posted by VTeton
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Floating condo > RV. My dream retirement.Quote:
Originally Posted by VTeton
That makes sense. Great retirement boat.
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Imho that galley down below would suck for a liveaboard. Poor design in that boatQuote:
Originally Posted by warthog
Ha! Forgot about that pic. My old neighbors AWSA regulation ski pond that he dug in his back yard. Had so many small bass in it that fishing wasn't fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marshall Tucker
Seems kinda okay from here, I like the Quartzite counters, although they could've picked stone with less iron streaks in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BFD
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steps in boats suck. you do not want to be going up and down them repeatedly especially when underway. Think of your poor wife trying to walk up those stairs carrying a plate of appetizers up to you and your drunk buddies on the back deck. with three staterooms this boat is supposedly set up for entertaining. Usually that means time in the galley. Why would you want to spend it below deck without even a window to look out. For a retirement boat do you really need to go that fast? I know you need to have money to afford this. Even the richest guy I know with a boat bitches about his fuel bill. I did a quick google and found this in similar length. https://www.boats.com/boats/outer-re...case%20listing Attachment 273121
I think it as lot more functional. This shit is out of my league but I enjoy looking at them and have not ruled out a more affordable version in my future.
Can't even begin to imagine that one but point taken.Quote:
Originally Posted by BFD
I can imagine exactly what my drunk buddies would be yelling.
And then I can imagine exactly the level of amusement my poor wife would have delivering hors d'oeuvres in that situation. God forbid up and down stairs from a windowless $3.1M galley while the inmates prod Cap't Ron to juice it another 2 knots.
Most importantly, beyond all that, I can imagine at that exact moment I'd be wondering why I was even there, who these drunk morons really are, why this woman is even waiting on me, and if she's going to cut me in my sleep for doing so, why I paid so much money to be in this exact predicament, and really, why, God why, did I ever let them sell the Benetau 505 so I could just leave all these morons dockside on the setting horizon behind me where they'd be more comfortable?
Every boat's a compromise. That galley-down configuration is pretty typical for an express boat. That boat isn't really optimized to be a liveaboard. If I was going to live on a boat I'd want something more like this Nordhavn. Attachment 273151
Exciting little Nordhavn video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gw5...&frags=pl%2Cwn
Just because...
Family friend has a Nordhavn 72. Spent some time on it. It’s more boat than what I’d want to manage (if in position to afford) but what a vessel. He’s got a rich navy hull but the lighter brighter blue one is the shit. A dealership in Anacortes WA has a big daddy in light blue on dry dock after list damage/complete loss on maiden launch. At least that’s what I was told. Hate to be that guyQuote:
Originally Posted by The Suit
Probably this:Quote:
Originally Posted by CascadeLuke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbqT6X5Rb8E
The fuck happened? It was down in that corner from the start. Was there any followup published that you saw?
Probably forgot the plugsQuote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Maybe the water wasn’t deep enough?
I think you’re right. Envisioned a more violent mishap but yea I’d refuse delivery over that.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Suit
I’ll go with fpb. Steve Dashew designed. Nordhavn cannot compare.
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https://youtu.be/oBhG30iBRbE
https://youtu.be/1K_jJQufasg
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Nordhavn and Northern Marine are two completely different boat builders. The Northern Marine builds are off the old Delta Marine molds (after Delta quit building anything under 120ft except for the occasional super 58 seiner)
https://www.yachtsinternational.com/...eases-findings
Can’t remember exactly but, after falling into a you tube hole of watching ship launch fails I found some comments from the guy who was some type of manager at that yard.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
He claimed the design wasn’t right from the start and the yard wouldn’t listen to him.... or the owner wouldn’t listen to him.. they pushed the project too fast and things weren’t done right...
They fired him... then he got the last laugh when that happened
the link in my previous post is a summary of NTSB report of the incident in question: https://www.yachtsinternational.com/...eases-findings
NTSB REPORT : http://static-yachtsmagazine.s3.amaz...08/MAB1514.pdf
Can’t tell you how many ski boats I’ve seen do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
tl;drQuote:
Originally Posted by Svengali
Aft port was 8000 pounds heavier than aft starboard due to a transcription error on the part of New World, the builder. Additionally, New World claimed 25 LT of ballast added, but only 16.6 LT of ballast was actually added. In 2011 New World bought the boat frame, which was originally built in 2002, and royally fucked it up. I'm sure the guy they sold it to thought he was getting a deal. New World is now in receiver"ship".
Upon launch the forward dolly was 2 feet off center, likely because the boat was so crunked weight wise, that if they put it on centre the boat would have fallen off the dolly on dry land.
I'm sure that'll buff right out.
I was surprised there were 3 or 4 workers inside. Didn't seem like much concern in the vid other than a couple of oh shits
A single 600HP CAT wasn't going to move all that very fast.
I'm almost certain there is a song about this exact situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8
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Originally Posted by reckless toboggan
Boat had too much tophamper, not enough ballast. Metacentric height too low, righting moment pathetic, esp with slightest list (like what would be produced by a slight breeze on the beam or a full shit tank).
Architect knew a cakeater boat would never see Force 5 outside of a harbor. Kept snickering and adding weight up high to make it even more unseaworthy, according to wishes of lubberly owner.
So you're saying that it was prone to highangles.Quote:
Originally Posted by highangle
not enough granite on the galley counter tops.
high-speed spec ops boat for sale:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...o6bWMxJyQKEdWs
Ha ! That boat was used by my old unit. Over 10 years after my time though. That would be a fun boat to buy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Self Jupiter
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^ does it come with a government credit card to win the race to the nearest fuel dock?
Went boat shopping and got myself a birthday present. Will arrive in a couple weeks. I'd been on a waitlist for a slip for 9 years and this was the most boat they would allow on the slip. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...74add4ac2e.jpg
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Nice! That'll get the job done. I've heard good things about Worldcats but have never been on one. Congrats.
Where is there a 9-year waiting list for a slip? Just wondering.
Should ensure smooth trips back from Nantucket and Cuttyhunk when the afternoon chop kicks up. Got riggers and radar so we can do some fishing.
Slip is 20'3" wide. Other boat has a 9'3" beam and I'll have a 9'2". Gonna be tight....
I actually have the same boat as the other boat but its 22yrs old and a bear to maneuver with a single OB.
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Nice VT! Sweet little boat right there. You’ll get plenty of fun trying to park that thing when you’re racing a storm home and have a stiff crosswind. But hey, that’s what bumpers are for [emoji12]
After seeing the tight slip, i added the joystick.
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You'll be fine. Just remember the old adage, "never dock going faster than you're willing to hit something". Took me a while and a little carnage to to get that one beaten into my brain.
Saw this being transported up I-95 today:
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So I googled and found: 2009 Nortech 50V Turbine. Twin T53 Jet Turbine engines at 1400HP ea.
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Attachment 289602My brother has a mid-hull Nortech with 3 400s on lt. That thing is a sweet fishing boat that gets you to the goods w/out haste