If money were no object

[sbw1]

Speaking of wealthy boaters, we were in a slip in Petosky, Michigan a few summers ago when the harbor master started moving boats around to free up enough space at the fuel dock for a boat from Chicago. He needed the entire fuel dock and more. Finally a boat entered the harbor and took on fuel for hours which required the marina buying more fuel to meet the demand. We figured they pumped about 25,000 gallons. The boat was a Feadship reportedly owned by a Mafioso although no one could confirm the rumor. We watched people get on and off the boat from our slip and it could have been a scene from the Sopranos. The guys were downright scary looking. We ran into the boat docked in Charlevoix, Mi later that week. It was tied up along the wall where the coast guard parked when in port. I remember looking at it one evening and seeing it had a sophisticated burglar alarm that was set with little laser lights shining every which way. Later in the next morning the same scary looking guys were milling around the dock with unsmiling faces. Kind of put a chill into the boating experience. People were a little relieved when they left the port.

 

[OllieC]

I'd get a large Downeaster enough for me to handle on Lake Superior - rebuild the cabin into a chalet style home on the S. Shore of Lake Superior for the Summer, and have a place in the Gulf during the Winter. Maybe a "Yuge" dual console with 4 Outboards that can get me and friends to Key West when the itch needs to be scratched.

 

[mrsrobinson]

I bet, on a boat this size I would think they were in the realm of no budget. https://www.sunseeker.com/yachts-and-boats/previous-models/155-yacht

I don't think I know enough people to invite to that monster! Looking at it though, I would need to have the "big" boat and the "smaller" boat to play around in. Really no different than what we do now though, with a dinghy and such. I had a center console and a "big" boat years ago for those days I didn't want to take the big boat out. It was cool, fun for a while, then I realized it was not "the big" boat. I had to trailer it in/out of the water, so I sold it.

I think life would be the same, I would be the same; just bigger, more expensive stuff. And there will always be someone with something bigger and more expensive.

 

[Skybolt]

I don't think I know enough people to invite to that monster! Looking at it though, I would need to have the "big" boat and the "smaller" boat to play around in. Really no different than what we do now though, with a dinghy and such. I had a center console and a "big" boat years ago for those days I didn't want to take the big boat. It was cool, fun for a while, then I realized it was not "the big" boat. I had to trailer it in/out of the water, so I sold it.

I think life would be the same, I would be the same; just bigger, more expensive stuff. And there will always be someone with something bigger and more expensive.

A boat that size to have would be stupid not to live aboard most of the time, I would think. But yes you would definitely need a "smaller" boat to cruise around on for sure.

 

[highslice]

I don't think I know enough people to invite to that monster! Looking at it though, I would need to have the "big" boat and the "smaller" boat to play around in. Really no different than what we do now though, with a dinghy and such. I had a center console and a "big" boat years ago for those days I didn't want to take the big boat out. It was cool, fun for a while, then I realized it was not "the big" boat. I had to trailer it in/out of the water, so I sold it.

I think life would be the same, I would be the same; just bigger, more expensive stuff. And there will always be someone with something bigger and more expensive.

Unfortunately the engagement ended a month before I was supposed to go with them on a 2 week trip to the Bahamas. But I do know they had a fairly sizeable tender.

 

[ttmott]

I'm no spring chicken to big projects or a challenge. At one point a large boat that needed a complete retrofit was a thought; that is, until I watched this saga - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq9WQmB1GqfhPKkKFvFkY4A

 

[Smashpjp]

This is a picture of Wayfinder in San Diego and a shot of the harbor from my hotel room in August. It is a support vessel for one of the boats on its Starboard side most likely. It can store 3- 36' tenders, has a helipad, and a crew of 18. Its Bill Gates. When your boat, has a boat, that has more boats...

https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/support-vessel-wayfinder-delivered

 

[Flyer5]

If money were no object this is boat I would have.

 

[Pirate Lady]

Says a guy named Flyer. What a surprise.

 

[Nater Potater]

If money were no object this is boat I would have. View attachment 139171

A PBY would be such a trip!

 

[Flyer5]

A PBY would be such a trip!

One of my favorite planes.

 

[nelson Gay]

Spent 3 nights at MARINA JACK in Sarasota.

Was surrounded by yachts and ships.

Some really BIG, BEAUTIFUL STUFF !!!

These kind of vessels require a crew, some actually require a CAPTAIN

One was having the teak stairs redone - took 4 men and after 2 days they were still at it when we left.

walking along the dock, they made my lil 450DA look really, really small

The kind of recreational boating done by CSR members is quite different, based on our budgets and our hands-on skills.

Met a guy with a Sea Ray sedan bridge.

He's owned it for 20 years and has been on CSR "a few times"

Guess I'm an addict.

Anyway, those big boats are really nice, but all money concerns aside, at some point they will overwhelm a single owner with the amount of care needed just to service/maintain/clean/wax let alone operate.

And here I thought I was spoiled by having the boat docked behind the house and paying a guy to keep it waxed 4x year.

BEST !

RWS

I want a boat I can drive not a crew and don't want a house so big it can only be cleaned by a team of maids

 

[Jus Cruisin]

I want a boat I can drive not a crew and don't want a house so big it can only be cleaned by a team of maids

I'll be in that kind of home soon enough.... Called an assisted living center.

 

[northshore]

This is a picture of Wayfinder in San Diego and a shot of the harbor from my hotel room in August. It is a support vessel for one of the boats on its Starboard side most likely. It can store 3- 36' tenders, has a helipad, and a crew of 18. Its Bill Gates. When your boat, has a boat, that has more boats...

https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/support-vessel-wayfinder-delivered

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Kinda looks like it was designed by the Ly sisters, Home and Ug...

 

[Nick 55]

A PBY would be such a trip!

So I’m a pilot too and there is something glamorous about vintage aircraft, the ones where people treated it as a luxury and dressed up to take adventures. The PBY is one of those cool planes that there aren’t many flying survivors at this point, but there were many that were flying lodges for adventure seekers after the war. Recently I heard an interview with someone who owns and flies one. When considering fuel and maintenance on an 80 year old seaplane that spent life in the ocean, he said he calculates $3800 an hour to use it. That’s a love akin to owning a big old boat. So I give respect to someone who’s willing to take on either.

 

[mrsrobinson]

I'll be in that kind of home soon enough.... Called an assisted living center.

I want that boat as well, but if money was not an object I could have multiple boats for different purposes.

 

[Flyer5]

So I’m a pilot too and there is something glamorous about vintage aircraft, the ones where people treated it as a luxury and dressed up to take adventures. The PBY is one of those cool planes that there aren’t many flying survivors at this point, but there were many that were flying lodges for adventure seekers after the war. Recently I heard an interview with someone who owns and flies one. When considering fuel and maintenance on an 80 year old seaplane that spent life in the ocean, he said he calculates $3800 an hour to use it. That’s a love akin to owning a big old boat. So I give respect to someone who’s willing to take on either.

If money were no object. I would actually enjoy the maintenance as well. Love working on these old birds. If I had the time there are a few museums within a few hours of me and would love to volunteer some. I helped with a complete restoration on a 1941 Boeing Stearman years ago. And a LA -4 Lake and a Feiseler Storch. Got to fly the Stearman what a wonderful aircraft. Something about the Radials. The airport near me has since closed and the old timer ( a great friend ) has passed on. The craftsmanship of that generation was truly remarkable. He would have been in his late 90s today. But the PBY is the top of my favorites.

 

[Nater Potater]

Something about the Radials.

Yep, round engines and fabric.

For when I get bored after retiring: https://warhawkairmuseum.org/
Twenty minutes from my house. Could finally get to put my A&P to work, at least as a volunteer.

 

[Nick 55]

Oh, and if money was no object, a Palmer Johnson 48M Supersport. I saw it being built in Sturgeon Bay many years ago when I drove by and they had the big doors open. It looked soooo crazy and good at the same time. I would likely have to keep it in a foreign country though because all my friends would want to live aboard and be bums. Who am I kidding, my friends wouldn’t know about it.
https://www.palmerjohnson.com/48m