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Maxprop wrote:
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On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:12:38 GMT, "Maxprop"
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What can you tell me about Larry Ellison's boat Sayonnara? I'm told he
raced it in the Hobart the year so many died. Any knowledge about
that?

I was looking it over rather thoroughly today. It's in storage in a
building in Holland, MI, waiting for who knows what. Sure is a big
*******.

Max


As far as know, Sayonara suffered massive structural damage in the
'98 Hobart race and was in imminent danger of breaking up.

Maybe she has been retired for that reason...I don't know.

I think she must have been completely rebuilt. She looks brand new. Has
an
untouched epoxy bottom coating and the gelcoat is flawless. The keel is
in
flat plates, ready for assembly and lying underneath, and they look like
brand new lead. I couldn't find anything on her that doesn't appear new.
Perhaps that's why she's here--for a rebuild. No one with whom I spoke
seems to know, other than the fact that she's been sitting in the
building
for five years or more. My guess is that she was rebuilt about the same
time Larry E. lost interest in her.

We're looking at a boat in the same building. Next time we're there,
I'll
take a few shots of her, if someone can give me a place to post 'em.

Max

You ought to see if it's for sell, if Larry has lost interest and it's
costing him to store it perhaps you can pick it up for a song.

What Larry E. refers to as "a song" would be a complete concerto in my
vernacular.

Max