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11-13-2016, 06:39 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Post Falls, ID
Vessel Name: Amadeus
Vessel Model: Diesel Duck 55
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 62
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New to the Forum: 55' Diesel Duck
Greetings Everyone! Bruce & Liz Jones here. We recently purchased a gently used Diesel Duck 55 (58' LOA), Amadeus, that was moored in Seattle's Lake Union for several years. We are now keeping her at Deer Harbor Marina on Orcas Island, WA. We live in North Idaho, outside Coeur D'Alene.
I'm in the marine business and have built civil submarines and deep submersibles for 30 years. We're fairly experienced sailors. My wife, Liz had just finished sailing around the world when I met her 30 years ago. I grew up overseas with my folks in the heavy marine construction business, so I've been on the water for as long as I can remember. My first long non-commercial offshore passage was on my folks 68' Defever when I was a teen. Japan-Okinawa-Manila-Vietnam-Singapore-Indonesia-Australia- New Caledonia - Fiji - American Samoa - Hawaii - Seattle, 1971-1974. Making that sort of passage in a powerboat was pretty rare back then. We made a lot of trips up and down the coast to Mexico and up in the Inland Passage.
My wife being a sailor we've had mainly sailboats over the years. This is our first powerboat together, but we spend quite a bit of time on bigger ships in support of sub operations. My company, Triton Submarines, is based in Florida and is buying a 225' SSV now for an around the world sub expedition program we will start in 2018. My wife and I will run the expedition and will move on board for a year.
We are seriously thinking of doing the Northwest Passage on Amadeus this coming Summer. Leaving from Seattle in May and doing the NWP and finally winding up in Vero Beach, Florida 6 months later. It's still in the early planning stages and I am not sure we'll have the time to prepare sufficiently for the trip.
We look forward to participating in the Forum.
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Bruce & Liz Jones
M/V Gecko - Elling E6 65
M/V Amadeus - Diesel Duck 55
CEO, Triton Submarines LLC
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11-13-2016, 06:42 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Post Falls, ID
Vessel Name: Amadeus
Vessel Model: Diesel Duck 55
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 62
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Amadeus
A look at Amadeus:
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Bruce & Liz Jones
M/V Gecko - Elling E6 65
M/V Amadeus - Diesel Duck 55
CEO, Triton Submarines LLC
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11-13-2016, 06:54 PM
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Guru
City: Hotel, CA
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,322
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I've followed Amadeus on Yachtworld for quite a while now. Great to see she has landed in capable hands. Welcome to the forum.
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Craig
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled - Mark Twain
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11-13-2016, 06:56 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 15,579
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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RTF
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11-13-2016, 07:04 PM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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You bought my boat. Well, not really my boat, but the price was so attractive that I lusted after it. I think you will know how to put it to good use. Happy cruising, and welcome to TF.
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11-13-2016, 07:04 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Rochester, NY
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 46
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What was wrong with her that kept her from being purchased for so long? She looks beautiful now!
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11-13-2016, 07:20 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Post Falls, ID
Vessel Name: Amadeus
Vessel Model: Diesel Duck 55
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 62
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Scott, it's a long, strange story. The owner who commissioned her was very involved in her systems design and made 11 trips to Asia during construction. He shipped it back in 2006 and spent about $200k fine tuning her. Then, the boat sat and was never used. He is a very busy guy and there is speculation that is wife is/was not fond of boating. The price was reduced many times and the boat was taken out for sea trials several times, but a sale was never consummated. In reality, the problems were never that significant. Shaft alignment, a dinged prop vibration, a fuel leak. One potential owner really badmouthed the boat in public - I should be grateful to him. Anyway, I worked with the owner; he fixed some problems and I fixed others. In the end we got a terrific boat with only 100 hours on the engine and 75 on the genset at, I guess, less than one third the replacement value. We doubled the number of hours on the boat this fall and had absolutely no significant issues. Really, I think its the best deal I've ever made...
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Bruce & Liz Jones
M/V Gecko - Elling E6 65
M/V Amadeus - Diesel Duck 55
CEO, Triton Submarines LLC
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11-13-2016, 07:45 PM
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Guru
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,288
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Good luck on your new to you boat and your plans. I passed your boat many times on the Cut in Seattle and also wondered why it was not sold. I boat out of the Seattle Yacht Club and our main station and my dock was very close to the Amadeus.
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11-13-2016, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member
City: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Vessel Name: Change of Heart
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 42
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 236
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Gorgeous boat, congratulations and welcome aboard!
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11-13-2016, 08:43 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,177
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Congrats on your purchase of Amadeus and welcome aboard. Best of luck in your promising SSV venture.
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Larry
"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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11-13-2016, 10:01 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville Beach, FL
Vessel Model: Back in the market looking
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 954
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Bruce and Liz: Welcome to the TF, and hearty congrats on Amadeus. She looks stunning. Your intentions and her capabilities seem well matched. Bon chance!
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11-13-2016, 10:32 PM
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Guru
City: Sequim, WA, USA
Vessel Name: Irene
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 40II
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,154
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Congratulations Bruce and Liz,
Welcome aboard, from a newbie.
I also watched your boat for sale, and wondered. Thanks for sharing the story. Glad you found it and have plans to employ her properly.
See you in the islands...and Best Wishes!
Jeff
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11-14-2016, 06:19 AM
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Guru
City: Carefree, Arizona
Vessel Name: sunchaser V
Vessel Model: DeFever 48
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 9,430
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The Amadeus will make a terrific dinghy for the 225' SSV. You two are sure sea faring pros as compared to the rest of us lightweights.
Idaho, Deer Harbor and Florida seems a great combination and expansion of planes, trains and automobiles.
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11-17-2016, 02:03 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers - FL
Vessel Name: ORIGINAL
Vessel Model: Hi Star 55
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 667
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Nice boat, welcome aboard
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11-17-2016, 05:08 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 9,731
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Welcome. Sounds like a fortuitous set of circumstances has lead to the boat now having linked up with the owner she deserved. She chose you by the way. That's the way it goes with boats. 
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Pete
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12-27-2016, 08:39 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Anchorage
Vessel Name: Gimme Shelter
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 50A
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Amadeus
Scott, it's a long, strange story. The owner who commissioned her was very involved in her systems design and made 11 trips to Asia during construction. He shipped it back in 2006 and spent about $200k fine tuning her. Then, the boat sat and was never used. He is a very busy guy and there is speculation that is wife is/was not fond of boating. The price was reduced many times and the boat was taken out for sea trials several times, but a sale was never consummated. In reality, the problems were never that significant. Shaft alignment, a dinged prop vibration, a fuel leak. One potential owner really badmouthed the boat in public - I should be grateful to him. Anyway, I worked with the owner; he fixed some problems and I fixed others. In the end we got a terrific boat with only 100 hours on the engine and 75 on the genset at, I guess, less than one third the replacement value. We doubled the number of hours on the boat this fall and had absolutely no significant issues. Really, I think its the best deal I've ever made...
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Mr. Jones, Congratulations on your purchase of Amadeus. I came very close to purchasing the vessel. We sea trialed the vessel in June 2014. Your professional background will suit you well with Amadeus.
Good Luck and safe passage making.
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12-27-2016, 11:27 PM
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Memorial Member
City: Lafayette,LA
Vessel Name: Evangeline
Vessel Model: 35" Flybridge Sedan Senator
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 160
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Searching for the "I bow in your presence imogi " awesome!
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