70 million dollar boat

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Mark Prouty
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70 million dollar boat

Post by Mark Prouty »

70 million dollar boat boat ==> Greg Norman's Boat

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Post by Rich Smith »

Ya but does it have positive flotation? :P
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Post by TonyHouk »

Yes, It has positive flotation. Look at the two litlle dinghies that he has on the aft deck. Enough flotation to float any house I would ever be able to afford. One of the cable stations did a show on this boat. It was really nice inside. Happy sails, Tony
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Post by Duane Dunn, Allegro »

They need a mac on the back, fully rigged ready to launch. It would look good on the starboard side of the 42' fishing dinghy.
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Post by Dimitri-2000X-Tampa »

Where is the crane you would need to launch those dinghies?
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Post by mike »

Dimitri-2000X-Tampa wrote:Where is the crane you would need to launch those dinghies?
Designers: "DAMN! I knew we were forgetting something!"

Seriously though, my guess is that they didn't want "ugly" cranes cluttering the boat's appearance, so they figured out a way to stow the cranes out of sight (perhaps those long, skinny objects next to the boats).

--Mike
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Post by craiglaforce »

I was thinking they were on some type of big trailer that they move down the sloping back with a winch. Maybe the garage door in the back does something special to make a ramp? Seems like a big waste to have such a big boat and the whole back half is turned into a marina for a couple mediocre boats. Did this guy ever think of using the phone and lining up rental boats at each destination? New money! How pedestrian.

Maybe a mobile home and an old pickup truck on the back would be more fitting. Just kidding, nice boat. I didn't see how big the fuel tank is. I wonder where they refuel, maybe right at the oil refinery. I can't imagine that the average marina has enough fuel on hand to even move the fuel gauge on that boat. Ot maybe they just hail a supertanker for enroute refueling.
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Post by Dimitri-2000X-Tampa »

Duane Dunn, Allegro wrote:They need a mac on the back, fully rigged ready to launch. It would look good on the starboard side of the 42' fishing dinghy.
Its probably in the garage on a trailer attached to an H1. Alongside the Ferrari and other assorted vehicles.
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