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I absolutely love this boat!
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1963-motor-yacht-66ft-classic-m-y-1963-2016-8430820/
I was not expecting that interior on a 1963 wood boat! Pretty amazing!
I absolutely love this boat!
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1963-motor-yacht-66ft-classic-m-y-1963-2016-8430820/
Interesting. This boat has been on and off the market since 2017, when I saw it offered for sale and went aboard at the Seattle Boat Show. It’s beautifully done, but to very particular tastes. It strictly a boat for a couple, with no real lounging or entertainment area.
The price of $1.6 million is also interesting. I’ve seen it offered for less than half that price in the recent past.
Interesting. This boat has been on and off the market since 2017, when I saw it offered for sale and went aboard at the Seattle Boat Show. It’s beautifully done, but to very particular tastes. It strictly a boat for a couple, with no real lounging or entertainment area.
The price of $1.6 million is also interesting. I’ve seen it offered for less than half that price in the recent past.
They did add that roof on the stern since the boat show. I'm sure that added a million to the sale price
Nothing about that boat screams $1M+ to me, especially the ugly color and the rather spartan deck finishing. Pretty telling that there are no interior pics and a 56' boat with 1 double bed? It may be intersting, but not in a desireable way.
Nick14: Pretty impressive memory i'd say! I remember that article as well and also wondered why it was sold so quickly. It really bummed me out when I saw the "new" paint job as the original paint job was so unique and fit the boat perfectly. The current owner has not had the boat long. It was parked next to their floating home on the ship canal in Seattle before moving it to Bellingham.
Is there any irony that it is named for the only US president who was
Is there any irony that it is named for the only US president who was
never voted for either as president or vice-president. Or is it just me?
Absolute respect for the man and his record. We could use more like him.Not sure it's ironic. I'd give him a pass because he was a victim of circumstances. Doesn't make him any less of an American. Also, there's this history to his credit.
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Ford received the following military awards: the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with nine 3⁄16" bronze stars (for operations in the Gilbert Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Marshall Islands, Asiatic and Pacific carrier raids, Hollandia, Marianas, Western Carolines, Western New Guinea, and the Leyte Operation), the Philippine Liberation Medal with two 3⁄16" bronze stars (for Leyte and Mindoro), and the World War II Victory Medal.[29] He was honorably discharged in February 1946.[23]
No engine room pics. I don't like the paint job. Interior and layout too spartan.
Absolute respect for the man and his record. We could use more like him.
I was thinking more about the ship's rocky path along the way and the
troubles that led to GRF becoming President Ford. And that pardon...
:lol:
It's amazing, and sad, what my aging brain remembers (and more importantly doesn't remember).
Agree that the band-aid/flesh tone hull color is another very personal and particular taste .
Not sure if it makes the boat more sellable or adds $700k to the price.
Jake brakehttps://www.boatsonline.com.au/boat...ed-fleming-43-bridgedeck-motor-cruiser/283155
What is the role of the large black handle to the right of the helm station?
That's exactly what I would have said if I split my boat in half lifting it.:lol:I think this qualifies as interesting, even if I have no interest in owning one. A 52' folding boat powered by a pair of 10 hp outboards. The bow is split in two sections which fold alongside the mid-section of the boat (both hinges have a vertical axis) and the stern pivots up to lay on top of the cabin house. It's like a giant nesting boat, minus the nesting part
No engine room pics. I don't like the paint job. Interior and layout too spartan.
Might be a little tough to single hand.
I wonder if they finally got the electromagnetic catapults to work reliably:
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-gerald-r-ford-aircraft-carrier-emals-problems/
:lol:
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Agree that the band-aid/flesh tone hull color is another very personal and particular taste .
Not sure if it makes the boat more sellable or adds $700k to the price.
And they couldn't even be bothered trying to pull a straight line between the band-aid and grey.
I spent a fair amount of time on the boat at the 2017 Seattle show. I recall an article in a magazine around that time (probably Passagemaker?) on the boat.
I was impressed with the construction quality. I remember reading about the method used to bond the aluminum cabin structure to the steel hull, some type of ‘explosive’ process that essentially melt fused the metals together. I also seem to remember the magazine article mentioning some Seattle tech tycoon as the builder. It was a very cool boat, but puzzling to be offered for sale so soon after it was built.
But… to me the interior layout was very… particular. The pilothouse was great, with the galley immediately behind the helm. The main stateroom was very ‘west coast tech hip’, with a plush shower/sauna.
But, that was about it. What struck me was the absence of any other seating. I remember a small seat just to the starboard of the helm, for one person (or maybe two very friendly and small people) - and nothing else. No settees, no dinette, no place else to sit.
I remember the forward cabin area being open, with no door. There were two separate single bunks there, with some sort of partition between them. Maybe for short naps?
That was it for interior accommodations that I remember. I recall the machinery being impressive and well laid out. But, I couldn’t see how the boat would actually be used, with no place to sit other than the helm seat and small adjacent seat.
It looked and felt very ‘commercial’ and tough. My recollection at the time (which with my aging brain may be unreliable) was of progressively lower asking prices, as low as $575k. I talked with the broker at the time, asking if an offer of $500k would be entertained. He encouraged me to make the bid. But I didn’t, because as cool as the boat was, I just couldn’t see how we would actually use it.
It strikes me as the folly of some billionaire tech bro, with unlimited funds for the best construction quality, but a thoroughly impractical design. Perhaps why it was first offered for sale after virtually no use. If this was a year ago another tech tycoon may well have snapped it up at the current, aggressive, ask. It’ll be interesting to see what happens with it now.
Not to mention the wrong anchor choice!