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t walgamuth · #16 10-29-2012, 04:06 PM

Not much to look at.

Hatterasguy · #17 10-29-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee

Wow, not a fan of the design at all. Looks like a floating warehouse. They estimate Venus at 230-260 ft.

Just for reference, there's now a 590' commissioned by someone in the Middle East surpassing Roman Abramovich's 550' for the largest in the world (seen below).

Personally. I'm a sucker for varnish and paint on a yacht. Even better when you can pay the yard to maintain it.

I agree, call me old fashion but I like yachts that look like yachts. If I wanted a water front condo I'd buy one, but a floating condo? No thanks.

Delphine is IMHO one of the finest yachts afloat, the old lady is far more classy than a lot of these modern yachts which will look dated in a few years and are poor boats in general.

t walgamuth · #18 10-29-2012, 04:53 PM

She is a beauty!

Hatterasguy · #19 10-29-2012, 04:55 PM

You don't need electronic engine controls, you just hire more help.

t walgamuth · #20 10-29-2012, 05:18 PM

Is that a walking beam engine?

Dee8go · #21 10-29-2012, 05:26 PM

I don't know anything about naval architecture, I just know what I like and I don't like the look of that boat! He should have just stuck with computer design, as some one else has already noted.

retmil46 · #22 10-29-2012, 05:50 PM

It finally dawned on me what that yacht reminds me of - the old pre-WWII British battleships Nelson and Rodney.

HMS Nelson, British battleship, WW2

Striking resemblance IMO.

A full row of large glass windows down each side, from the bow 2/3 of the way aft, down close to the waterline? And what looks like a row of portholes, even closer to the waterline? I'm guesssing ability to weather a storm or seaway, watertight integrity, and ease of maintenance weren't high on the list of priorities.

And that metal-sheathed knife bow? That just screams "maintenance nightmare", as far as a boat or ship is concerned.

This thing wasn't designed to go to sea - it was designed to sit in harbor and impress lookers-on, a rich guy's idea of a floating beachfront mansion.

spdrun · #23 10-29-2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by retmil46

This thing wasn't designed to go to sea - it was designed to sit in harbor and impress lookers-on, a rich guy's idea of a floating beachfront mansion.

Isn't that what most rich people's yachts are used for? At least the designer designed to the yacht's function.

Unless the rich owner is also a boat geek (read: Larry Ellison), of course.

pj67coll · #24 10-29-2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by retmil46

It finally dawned on me what that yacht reminds me of - the old pre-WWII British battleships Nelson and Rodney.

HMS Nelson, British battleship, WW2

Striking resemblance IMO.

I agree. I was thinking the same thing and was going to post a link when I saw you'd already posted it.

- Peter.

Botnst · #25 10-29-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by retmil46

It finally dawned on me what that yacht reminds me of - the old pre-WWII British battleships Nelson and Rodney.

HMS Nelson, British battleship, WW2

Striking resemblance IMO.

A full row of large glass windows down each side, from the bow 2/3 of the way aft, down close to the waterline? And what looks like a row of portholes, even closer to the waterline? I'm guesssing ability to weather a storm or seaway, watertight integrity, and ease of maintenance weren't high on the list of priorities.

And that metal-sheathed knife bow? That just screams "maintenance nightmare", as far as a boat or ship is concerned.

This thing wasn't designed to go to sea - it was designed to sit in harbor and impress lookers-on, a rich guy's idea of a floating beachfront mansion.

From the link: "4th - At 0752 hours when entering the Loch at 13 Knots NELSON, when in position 5.4 cables 38 degrees from Rudha nan Sasan triangulation station, passed over and detonated a type TMB magnetic mine; although the massive explosion did not kill anyone 73 were injured, of whom 52 suffered lacerating injuries to delicate parts of their anatomies when ceramic toilet pans shattered in the blast. "

retmil46 · #26 10-30-2012, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

From the link: "4th - At 0752 hours when entering the Loch at 13 Knots NELSON, when in position 5.4 cables 38 degrees from Rudha nan Sasan triangulation station, passed over and detonated a type TMB magnetic mine; although the massive explosion did not kill anyone 73 were injured, of whom 52 suffered lacerating injuries to delicate parts of their anatomies when ceramic toilet pans shattered in the blast. "

Just reading that made a delicate part of my anatomy try to withdraw up inside my body.

And I used to think winning the Golden Flapper Award was pretty danged bad.