went back to Miami International Brokerage show

By land this time.

Of ALL the boats in the show- THIS is the only one that I truly wanted to own.



Look- NO ELECTRONICS!! Remember when everybody managed to get around with just paper charts, Compass, and a RDF?



Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars PER.

Is this the ugliest boat ever built?


unabashed PARTY boat!

And answering the question nobody asked!

One of the first Fairlines ever built. Cute!!


Riva. THIS is quality! The designer knew how to draw!!

Another Riva.

So many of the new boats look alike. I'm pretty sure none were drawn out on paper. They all look like computer creations.

All those salesmen there reminded me of car salesmen out on the "point" in a Chevy dealership. It was DEAD today.

That's a Ferrari. I bet you thought it was a BMW too. It's HUGE. Why?

I was afraid to ask the cost of that giant IPS drive. I was still grappling with the price of just one of those MTU engines.

I like the waterfall effect they have over the transom with the AC water. The hull is beautiful when the sun hits it.

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Sure looks "bashed" to me. Being a party boat, one would expect it to show up in Miami. There's plenty of hideous boats there to hide among.

Thanks for the pics, Blake! It looks like my winning lottery ticket that I will buy someday (redneck retirement plan), will buy me a very nice USED boat. Looking at the current trend, the new designs are a bit too Mediterranean looking (i.e. like giant express cruisers... which is fine... for some)