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  1. ombreetsoleil, Mar 1, 2014
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  2. YachtForums, Mar 1, 2014
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    Good thread idea. I looked at the vid and wow...! The table is so seamless it almost looks computer generated. Makes you wonder how well the mechanism would hold up to a salt air environment?

    Good find.
  3. Old Phart, Mar 1, 2014
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    Advertised as designed to last for generations.

    Fletcher Burwell-Taylor : Details

    Not sure if this is the same vid that you saw.

    Fletcher Capstan - World's Coolest Expandable Table | DudeIWantThat.com
  4. ombreetsoleil, Mar 1, 2014
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    This one fits right in.
    It's on Feadship "New Hampshire"
    It has been posted on the feadship thread, but I think it's cool.

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  5. German Yachting, Mar 1, 2014
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    I think you mean Madame Gu.
  6. K1W1, Mar 2, 2014
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    Hi,

    I have seen one and been shown how it works on a yacht around 10 yrs ago so I can confirm they do exist.

    The guy I worked for at the time liked the idea but not the price.
  7. ombreetsoleil, Mar 2, 2014
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    Oops,

    Yes you are correct.
  8. ScotL, Mar 2, 2014
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    I think we have seen the table here before, but it has been awhile.

    Here is sort of a "making of" video:
    Making the Fletcher Capstan Table - YouTube

    I was surprised the top is not even solid wood.
  9. ScotL, Mar 4, 2014
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    I've heard of pricing anywhere from 25k to over 100k. Considering the engineering and parts that go in, Not all that unreasonable. They are, after all, a bespoke table.
  10. Old Phart, Mar 4, 2014
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    Idea is old.

    Jupe Walnut Expansion Table Collection - NapaStyle

    P.S.- Note their price schedule.
  11. olderboater, Mar 4, 2014
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    And not even automatic.

    We had a dining table for years at home that we really enjoyed, a butterfly table. Expands like most any table with leaves but the leaf stores beneath the table and pops up when you pull the top. Was definitely not $5000 though. I think more like $400 when we bought it.
  12. david_japp, May 3, 2014
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    cool ideas - elec windows on vintage Feadship

    how about this for cool…just fitted to my 62ft motoryacht TIKY - originally built in 1961 and just completing a total rebuild. the window mechanism consists of a very low-tech electric motor and pulley system.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPmQj7TyiA0