Interesting boats

[Simi 60]

. I have never seen a yacht with such a seemingly disproportionately large bow.

Booby Bird - all offers considered

https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boat...sel/23m-steel-passenger-charter-vessel/247859

Eastern Voyager

https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/power-boats/fishing-charter-business/286742

 

[ScottC]

These look like normal big sea fishing trawlers. Bows look "proportionate" to their purpose and work area to me.

My picture of Big Joy is not at an angle that emphasizes how weired it looks (at least to me). It looks like somebody set out to build a super yacht, but started to run low on funds after the first third of the yacht was built. Had to cut somewhere! I think it would have looked more "normal" had it been a considerably longer.

 

[Hippocampus]

Agree with Scott. Bow looks even higher as pilot house seems to start between stations 2 and 3 much like North Pacific crabbers. Looks purposeful and appealing in post #13351 And stupid in post #13350.

 

[Simi 60]

Clicked on the links
IKEA interior and general styling, or lack of, does nought for me

Would rather take Booby Bird and throw some coin at her to bring her back to something nice

 

[Kit_L]

Re. Booby Bird: that 'Draft: 3.82m' detail would really limit where we could go locally, and even the new marina at Shellharbour is only 3m at low tide.

 

[Simi 60]

Re. Booby Bird: that 'Draft: 3.82m' detail would really limit where we could go locally, and even the new marina at Shellharbour is only 3m at low tide.

Boats like that aren't meant to be in marinas
They a made to be "out"

But I get your point
I miss the shallow draft our previous cat had
But I enjoy our load carrying ability and comfort more.

 

[Kit_L]

I definitely get "made to be 'out'"! And completely get load carrying and comfort. With a vessel like Booby Bird, you'd simply have to factor in a bigger and faster tender. Not a problem.

 

[Jeff F]

This post got me mildly interested. A nice Gulfstar 53 motorsailor got T-boned.

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278375

Sell the rig, do a quick fix on the damage and go trawlering. I never liked that boat as a sailboat, but I'm pretty sure they built trawlers on the same hull.

Sent from my moto g play (2021) using Trawler Forum mobile app

 

[O C Diver]

Clicked on the links
IKEA interior and general styling, or lack of, does nought for me

Would rather take Booby Bird and throw some coin at her to bring her back to something nice

The picture from the above post makes it pretty clear that it's not a sea going boat. While the bow was built to optimize interior space, the swim platform is built for calm water between size and closeness to the water. It's a townhouse, designed to be the most possible interior space for a given "length over all".

Ted

 

[Old Sea Dog]

I'll skip the "townhouse", pass GO, and land on "Booby Bird".

 

[ScottC]

The picture from the above post makes it pretty clear that it's not a sea going boat. While the bow was built to optimize interior space, the swim platform is built for calm water between size and closeness to the water. It's a townhouse, designed to be the most possible interior space for a given "length over all".

Ted

I would think it would be prone to roll, as it looks so top heavy. But then, it probably has stabilizers. Hmmm. Townhouse with stabilizers?


Also interesting is that it must have been 5 years in the planning. Launched in 2019 and then put up for sale in 2021.

 

[Sailor of Fortune]

He will own that boat for YEARS... very thin market for those at any price. There was 1 in the Fl panhandle with minimal use that was priced at 14k......for months. Nice rugged boats ,but limited use for them. Good inland cruisers if you don't mind the double cabin setup.

I think this is the boat in the classifieds. Hope he proves me wrong and someone gets their dream boat.... But I do kick myself for not buying it at 14k...lol..

 

[Snapdragon III]

This one sure looks like a good deal if you were in the market for a 70' expedition vessel. A little too big and expensive for me right now, but it gets my heart beating fast.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2004-real-ships-expedition-yacht-8329391/

 

[Snapdragon III]

This engine room picture with the day tank, remote fuel filters w/ priming pumps, remote oil filters, dry exhaust, backup throttle and shift controls, John Deere's, etc. That is my dream setup!

 

[darkside]

Too much solar? Interesting radar mounting as well

 

[Mako]

Hmm, the solar panels are shading the solar panels. Sorta self-defeating.

He must be powering his aircon

 

[Serene]

Have a look at the drive system on this boat;

https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom-ketch/299028

"Two 10 Kw electric motors that drive the propeller.

A 30 HP Kubota three cylinder motor in the back engine room that spins alternators as a generator to power the electric propeller drive."

 

[Simi 60]

Fresh pic today but I've put her up before
I could very easily live with this as a full time cruiser in sub tropical to Equatorial waters.

Imagine a roof of solar panels extending out over the front from lower level providing power and massive shaded area.
Out door setting, bbq, inflatable pool under solar panel roof
A vehicle even.
Front gate dropped making a walk off and on private beach at anchor
Pull up to public boat ramp, offload vehicle.

So very practical.
Form follows function.

 

[KnotYet]

Have a look at the drive system on this boat;

https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom-ketch/299028

"Two 10 Kw electric motors that drive the propeller.

A 30 HP Kubota three cylinder motor in the back engine room that spins alternators as a generator to power the electric propeller drive."

I remember this boat from 'Waterworld'!

 

[Mako]

WTF! The Waterworld boat actually looks like something out of a Jules Verne story

 

[ScottC]

SunReef 80 ECO

Saw this today here in Poros, Greece.
Perhaps pix of a Sunreef have already been posted?

Quite an amazing yacht to see in person.

More info on it here:
https://sunreef-yachts-eco.com/en/sunreef-80-eco#

45kW total panels.

There was some drama when 50'-ish catamaran moored next to it decided to depart during the middle of a gusty thunderstorm and the wind and the current in the channel pushed it quickly into the side of the Sun Reef as it was trying to haul in its anchor. Of course all aboard both yachts were rushing to add fenders...but it left me wondering just how strong these solar panels on the side are and how much concentrated pressure (a fender for example) they can withstand before suffering damage.

 

[Hippocampus]

You always also wonder about actual output in the real world.

Panels at an unfavorable angle to incident sun rays even with some reflect off the water.
I know my panels on both the house and the boat are more productive after a good washing. One would think those panels on the side would get wet some from spray and waves. Once the water evaporates and there’s a layer of salt crystals on them the production would go down.
Half of the side panels would always be in the shade. Or when panels are most productive, noon time, they all would be in the shade.

Think that 45kw is optimistic.

On more and more boats you see walk on panels. They usually have less production per square foot. Panels usually do best with a bit of air circulating underneath. Being in direct sunlight for a long time can cause heat to be an issue. A hot panel wouldn’t be fun to walk on barefoot.

Also an ugly boat with an ugly color.

 

[ScottC]

Agree. Ugly appearance. The color, while not my favorite by any means, was refreshingly different on such a large yacht. My pictures don't do it justice, since it was such a dark, rainy day. We've been cruising in Greece now for about two months and haven't seen a cloud or drop of rain. Until today. Two months' worth of rain landed on us in about two hours.

 

[O C Diver]

Pretty boat I saw in Newark on the Erie canal yesterday. A Google search of the name (Parnassia) shows more pictures.



Ted

 

[klee wyck]

Pretty boat I saw in Newark on the Erie canal yesterday. A Google search of the name (Parnassia) shows more pictures.

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Ted

You can have your own. Buy one like it here:

https://www.devalk.nl/en/yachtbrokerage/808105/LUXE-MOTOR-18.30.html

or here:

https://www.devalk.nl/en/yachtbrokerage/204017/CONRAD-CLASSIC-58.html

The Conrad has been for sale for a very long time.

 

[O C Diver]

You can have your own. Buy one like it here:

https://www.devalk.nl/en/yachtbrokerage/808105/LUXE-MOTOR-18.30.html

or here:

https://www.devalk.nl/en/yachtbrokerage/204017/CONRAD-CLASSIC-58.html

The Conrad has been for sale for a very long time.

No thanks, I'm not a dock to dock cruiser when away from the yacht club. I think it’s pretty, bordering on elegant, not what I need for gunkholing.

Ted

 

[OldDan1943]

I wonder if the stack folds down.

 

[Adopo]

She's a beauty for sure. But the varnish maintenance would be eye watering...

She needs one of these....those Netherlander folk are so
cool...

I watch this youtube Chanel for hours on end, listening to the language and mechanical sounds. Some of these are also in English.

 

[Adopo]

No stabilizers?

 

[O C Diver]

No stabilizers?

While I'm not certain, I'm guessing it's an inland waterway boat as opposed to an ocean boat.

Ted