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Buy one, get one free?
********** You'd have to think. You commonly see boats in this category with 36-foot, twin diesel *tenders*! The average boater would be happy with the tender. I think the whole concept of a $5mm yacht is pretty absurd- but then again it would take a net worth of probably $25-30mm to begin to justify tieing that kind of money up in a boat and that will always be absurd to me, in this lifetime anyway. (I'll admit that if I could afford a $5mm boat, and I can't begin to, I would probably have a different perspective and find it a reasonable proposition). More absurd yet has to be puching a 95-footer at 27knots. I wonder how many gallons per minute that has to consume? 95-feet isn't a boat, it's a business. |
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![]() "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 13 May 2005 18:33:09 -0700, wrote: ~~ snippage ~~ More absurd yet has to be puching a 95-footer at 27knots. I wonder how many gallons per minute that has to consume? Let's count - one, two, many, lots. 95-feet isn't a boat, it's a business. Damn straight. Really, 95 feet? That's just plain ridiculous. Then again, look at some of the homes people with that kind of monetary horsepower build - 5000 sq ft for three. I dont' get it. Later, Tom Kind of fun to go fast in a big boat. Took the Fast Ferry boat from Barcelona to Majorca in 2001. 97 meters not feet and did 47 knots. And the boat carries 300 cars and a few semi's amd 800 passengers at that speed. .. . in comfort. Had to slow to about 40 returning as there were some 10' seas about. Jetdrive and 38,000 HP! |
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Bill McKee wrote:
Kind of fun to go fast in a big boat. Took the Fast Ferry boat from Barcelona to Majorca in 2001. 97 meters not feet and did 47 knots. And the boat carries 300 cars and a few semi's amd 800 passengers at that speed. . . in comfort. Had to slow to about 40 returning as there were some 10' seas about. Jetdrive and 38,000 HP! Yiu don't have to travel that far for a fast ferry... see http://www.catferry.com/ |
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![]() "Don White" wrote in message ... Bill McKee wrote: Kind of fun to go fast in a big boat. Took the Fast Ferry boat from Barcelona to Majorca in 2001. 97 meters not feet and did 47 knots. And the boat carries 300 cars and a few semi's amd 800 passengers at that speed. . . in comfort. Had to slow to about 40 returning as there were some 10' seas about. Jetdrive and 38,000 HP! Yiu don't have to travel that far for a fast ferry... see http://www.catferry.com/ But Majorca is warm and the waters are warm. |
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On Sat, 14 May 2005 10:21:53 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote: Then again, look at some of the homes people with that kind of monetary horsepower build - 5000 sq ft for three. =========================================== Go to Ft Lauderdale and take a ride down the Inter Coastal. Boats of that size are dime a dozen, and 5000 sq ft doesn't even make a proper guest cottage. |
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On Sun, 15 May 2005 00:02:42 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sat, 14 May 2005 10:21:53 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: Then again, look at some of the homes people with that kind of monetary horsepower build - 5000 sq ft for three. =========================================== Go to Ft Lauderdale and take a ride down the Inter Coastal. Boats of that size are dime a dozen, and 5000 sq ft doesn't even make a proper guest cottage. We visited my wife's bestest bud and I kid you not - we stayed in their guest house which was practically a duplicate of the house we live in. :) Later, Tom |
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