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Old 07-18-2016, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
At what length do they start calling a yacht a ship...?
My experience around the Navy sailor boys is you're supposed to call anything over 20' a boat. When you do, their pulse quickens, face gets all red, they start mumbling something about boats and ships and get all excited.

In other words, they must like it.
 
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Old 07-18-2016, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by LivingLarge
No I mean Tons... Base boat was 131,000 tons, this model with toys sits at a whopping 149,000 tons.

Don't really know how they come up with these numbers, I'll ask my fleet captain and re-post.

I did a quick search online and it shows 131,000 gross tons


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Old 07-18-2016, 07:58 PM
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It is mind boggling to think of having enough money that you can commission a ship larger than many commercial ferries and even some navy vessels. Plus have some left over to actually operate the thing.
 
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Old 07-18-2016, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ford_Six
It is mind boggling to think of having enough money that you can commission a ship larger than many commercial ferries and even some navy vessels. Plus have some left over to actually operate the thing.
Yes it really is. Most expensive weekly rate in my fleet is $160,000 for the week, but I do require an additional 35% (advance provisioning allowance) to cover running cost.

There's a lot of money out there
 
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Old 07-18-2016, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by F350-6
There must be a different definition of tons. I thought a US Aircraft Carrier was just over 100,000 tons.

A quick google search for large yachts show a list of big ones nowhere near that ballpark.

Top 10 Largest Yachts in the World | YachtPals.com


Not that that little boat isn't bigger than anything I"ll ever ride around in on vacation, just trying to keep things in perspective (and trying not to think about how many gallons per hour of fuel that thing eats).
The Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71, Commissioned Oct 1986 weighed 97,000 tons.. That was empty....... No air wing aboard.....No Jet fuel, etc.......

2 Nuc Reactors produced the power to drive her through the water.......
 
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Old 07-18-2016, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by F350-6
My experience around the Navy sailor boys is you're supposed to call anything over 20' a boat. When you do, their pulse quickens, face gets all red, they start mumbling something about boats and ships and get all excited.

In other words, they must like it.
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It's a Ship damnit.........Boats are for boys.......

 
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Old 07-18-2016, 08:58 PM
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look at this lady on the ship, for you single guys
 
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That article also says you can charter one of those for 100k for 2 weeks... Not even close those are well over a million per week.
Excuse me while I pick up my jaw.

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Old 07-18-2016, 09:14 PM
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Excuse me while I pick up my jaw.



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Stewart........Some folks can afford that kinda stuff.........
 
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I do good to take my 1994 truck and my 1995 camper 25 miles down the road!
 
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Originally Posted by Stewart_H
Excuse me while I pick up my jaw.



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Originally Posted by Sailor_Roy
Stewart........Some folks can afford that kinda stuff.........
I just sent Stewart a text pic that I can't disclose here with a guest that was on one of 112' I manage yesterday... Although we both agreed we are not fans, some peeps just toss 10's of thousands of dollars for an 8 hour boat ride.
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July 10th, 2016 Crater Lake National Park, Watchman Tower Trail Head.
Couldn't afford the Bahamas's...........


 
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Michael,

Is that thing fly-by-wire "joystick" operated?

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Originally Posted by TigerDan
Sunrise side of Mt. Rainier?
Paradise side I think. We drove up to the visiting center and hiked from there. We had only planned a short trip and were supposed to meet up with my friends sister but we never found them. Turns out they were an hour ahead of us.

We mistakenly took the Ohanapecosh route put of Rainier so it took us 3 hours to get home vs 1.5...
 
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I would like a 300 foot yacht please ☺
 


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