[Konig]

Im looking to get a yacht and i came across this:
http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...03&searchtype=

I dont have any experience of sailing and have no expertise of naval engineering.

Can any1 with some background and knowledge advise me on what to look out for in this boat before i click their buy button?

 

[Lazarus Short]

Yikes! Make SURE that this boat is finished, has sucessfully completed sea trials, and is certified and tested to that 305 meter depth. You should talk to the designer, the folks at the boat/shipyard, and to other experts in the field. It sounds like this boat is almost a prototype, so tread carefully...if leaks develop at 305 meters [over 900 feet down] there will probably be no second chance.

Laz

 

[Konig]

ok i find more info here:

http://www.ussubs.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php3

i wonder if its feasible to add an escape boat option like the one in alien movie so u can surface if the ship gets entangled by some octopus or something

 

[Wodgy]

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Originally Posted by Konig /img/forum/go_quote.gif ok i find more info here: http://www.ussubs.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php3 i wonder if its feasible to add an escape boat option like the one in alien movie so u can surface if the ship gets entangled by some octopus or something

If you read the description carefully, a docking minisub is an option. I'm sure the standard configuration also includes some simple escape mechanism as well.

 

[KYTGuy]

Having owned both a Yacht and an Airplane, I can assure you that the very best way to enjoy either is to enjoy someone else's Yacht or Airplane - many less headaches!

To be fair, you should be willing to crew, and help, and pay handsomely whenever you help them enjoy their Yacht or Airplane. A good way that will be appreciated, is to offer to buy all the fuel on your trip, and leave them with full tanks after you leave. It will still be cheaper and many less headaches than owning either. Trust Me...I Know.

 

[mbriant]

They might be flexible on the price so offer them $79,000,000 and see if they bite. Use the saved $1,000,000 to fill it with fuel.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I had no idea something like this was on the market.

Thing is, you'd probably have to train a year or two in order to operate it correctly. Then again, if you could afford it, you could afford a crew, as well.

 

[The Pieman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KYTGuy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Having owned both a Yacht and an Airplane, I can assure you that the very best way to enjoy either is to enjoy someone else's Yacht or Airplane - many less headaches! To be fair, you should be willing to crew, and help, and pay handsomely whenever you help them enjoy their Yacht or Airplane. A good way that will be appreciated, is to offer to buy all the fuel on your trip, and leave them with full tanks after you leave. It will still be cheaper and many less headaches than owning either. Trust Me...I Know.

x2
The best yacht is someone else's!

 

[SptsNaz]

$80,000,000!!!

Am I the only one that dropped out of their seat when I saw that

 

[GSurge]

Eighty million dollars??

What??

 

[Roam]

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Originally Posted by Konig /img/forum/go_quote.gif Can any1 with some background and knowledge advise me on what to look out for in this boat before i click their buy button?

You're either joking, a complete moron, or hopelessly naive. If you can afford an $80 million submarine, you can afford the services of a qualified naval engineering firm to carry out safety and seaworthiness assessments.

 

[MusicallySilent]

Think of all the HEAD-FI gear you could buy with that money

Yea i jumped out of my seat seeing 80MILLION USD

 

[braillediver]

Roll up the windows before you take it down.


Mitch

 

[kikkomang]

It must be expensive when audiophiles thinks it's expensive.

 

[Hi-Finthen]

Interior decorators nightmare.... I mean earth tones are out, as well as as shades of blue. Chandeliers would be a biatch while diving etc... I dunno....

I've always been partial to sail anyways, maybe a trimaran....