mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
Also ask Sir Francis Drake about the Golden Hind - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Hind
Calling Boat Experts
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CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
If you can't afford to buy the boat, you can just stand in a cold shower tearing up £20 notes - it'll be much the same experience
[QUOTE 3349689, member: 9609"]I seen this boat the the other day and really liked the look of it, does anyone have a name / type / class for it ?
I din't know why I think the following but that rounded wheelhouse made me think it was american or art decco ?
I would quite like something like that to chug up and down the coast in.
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Looking at it, it looks like a modern build based on an American design of the 1940's
The bulbous bow is a modern touch, they were not invented until the 1980's
That deck house looks like its made of aluminium, which was not used on ships before the 1990's
So it could be an old hull that has had a lot of work done, but normally on old hull you can see the VPL of the strakes, so I'm guessing its modern
I din't know why I think the following but that rounded wheelhouse made me think it was american or art decco ?
I would quite like something like that to chug up and down the coast in.
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Looking at it, it looks like a modern build based on an American design of the 1940's
The bulbous bow is a modern touch, they were not invented until the 1980's
That deck house looks like its made of aluminium, which was not used on ships before the 1990's
So it could be an old hull that has had a lot of work done, but normally on old hull you can see the VPL of the strakes, so I'm guessing its modern
jefmcg
Guru
Strange, I did a google image search on it, and this was the second "similar' image it proffered
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Well, I'd expect a snicker more ... um ... tumescence at an orgy.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
The 2 best days of a mans life.
The day he buys his boat
And the day he sells it.
Club has just shelled out 700 quid on getting a Yamaha outboard running properly as the internal filters ( not mentioned in the ops manual) were a bit clogged. 40 knots on the plane though makes it worth while
The day he buys his boat
And the day he sells it.
Club has just shelled out 700 quid on getting a Yamaha outboard running properly as the internal filters ( not mentioned in the ops manual) were a bit clogged. 40 knots on the plane though makes it worth while
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Adrian's painting is just the aftermath. There are all completely shagged out.
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
If you want expensive toys... I've just been to Malta for a week. There were some serious 'superyachts' in the harbour.
You can rent the Maltese Falcon for £385 000 per week:
Or something like one of these:
And apparently there are also 'superyacht service boats' that you can hire to bring you toys like helicopters, speedboats etc:
But if I had to buy a boat (and had the money) I'd get one of these - this is the beginning of the Middle Sea Race.
Or something like this - this is the old steam yacht Amazon off Gozo:
You can rent the Maltese Falcon for £385 000 per week:
Or something like one of these:
And apparently there are also 'superyacht service boats' that you can hire to bring you toys like helicopters, speedboats etc:
But if I had to buy a boat (and had the money) I'd get one of these - this is the beginning of the Middle Sea Race.
Or something like this - this is the old steam yacht Amazon off Gozo:
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
I've worked on boats older than that with them.
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
WTF is that first monstrosity. Looks like you could capsize it with a gentle push!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
steve292
Veteran
- Location
- Weston-super-mare, north somerset
I think that's a Bruce Roberts design(Australian)
I built my own-
Much more fun to build your own
I built my own-
Much more fun to build your own
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
Of course you wouldn't want your shiny boat actually getting wet would you...
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
Of course you wouldn't want your shiny boat actually getting wet would you...
Yo dawg, I heard you like boats so I put some boats in your boat so you can sail while you sail.
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Abramovich's motor yacht ( or maybe it was the cast-off he gave as a present to a pal) was moored outside Yarmouth , Isle of Wight a few years ago. Sailing by, I couldn't help but notice that there, amongst the helicopter pad and all the rest, was a 60 foot sailing yacht on deck with a crane to lower it into the water if the great man showed up and the whim took him. The locals in Yarmouth said it was moored there for weeks, but was never used.
