A neat 'lil motor boat .... with a couple o' diesel engines in it!

[fkovalski]

Heavy Hauler has gracioulsly offered to host another . pps of a 'modest' little boat... Oh- it is powered by diesel!

 

[HeavyHauler]

Hey guys - the link to the slide show is below. This is Paul Allen's (Microsoft) personal cruiser. :-laf



Octopus Yacht - The World's Largest



Frank - that thing is amazing! Where do you come up with all these cool slide shows?

 

[fkovalski]

... Where do you come up with all these cool slide shows?

I have a co- worker... . Well, let's just say that he dreams BIG! (and has high speed intenet :-laf )



I get forwarded his "research" and like to share it here. Amazing what money can buy!



Thanks for hosting it!

 

[EKlem]

Thanks for the link. That is crazy. There is a boat that I see in Maine every now and then called Le Grand Bleu. I can't remember who owns it but it is 400 feet. The first thing that struck me when I saw it was that there was a 65 foot fully rigged oyster(keel, crusing yacht) in davits up on it. And the mast didn't even stick up higher than the bridge on the yacht. The people who live on Islesboro were invited aboard for a coctail party and they said it was ridiculous. Since it was raining and everyone was soaked, the people were greated with bathrobes and their clothes were taken off to the onboard dry cleaners!

 

[DRAG DIESEL]

Could you imagine... filling up... attendant: "That'll be $750,000. 99 please" Allen: "here's a million, keep the change"

 

[TowPro]

Could you imagine... filling up... attendant: "That'll be $750,000. 99 please" Allen: "here's a million, keep the change"

Must be tough when the pump keeps kicking off at $120. 00

 

[AMink]

Eat your heart out, James Bond! I'd be happy with one of the tenders or the two PWC's!

 

[WDixon27]

my boss was telling me about the dive boat he went out on a few months ago in hawaii, said it had 2 12 valves with twins together making 1300-1400 hp, i can't remember the size of the boat but he said it hauled butt way better then he thought it would for it's size