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Azimut 68 Fly 2024 quality feedback?

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Darko89, Jul 25, 2024.

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  1. Capt J, Jul 30, 2024
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    Absolutely. A few of my friends run new ones and they have multiple issues, a lot of water leaks in various places in the salon and etc. It's a price point boat.
  2. mapism, Jul 30, 2024
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    Multiple issues, lack of quality, sizzle and no steak, no quality control, and so on.
    Yet, Azimut turnover is well over triple of Sunseeker, they have been the undisputed leader in this industry for more than I can remember, and nothing suggest that this will change in the foreseeable future - surely not because of Sunseeker competition, anyway.
    In their boots, I'm not sure I'd lose any sleep over the reiterated (to the point of getting boring) attempts of someone in a forum to dismiss their products as junk, and promote some others.
  3. Capt J, Jul 30, 2024
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    And Tracker is the largest boat builder in the United States by far. Look them up, I would NEVER own a Tracker. Volume is meaningless. They are a price point boat, just like Bayliner was, with no control or oversight to a lot of their build process.
  4. mapism, Jul 31, 2024
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    Interesting, I wasn't aware of it.
    Tells much more about the US boatbuilding industry rather than about AziBen, I reckon. o_O
  5. Darko89, Jul 31, 2024
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    Thanks everyone for the feedback. The boat slot was allocated to another buyer now so that makes my decision easier for the good or for the bad. I feel both relief and remorse truth to be said. I can now get back to lurk the overpriced second hand Sunseekers. It' s crazy that the price of a well equipped new 75 in 2014 was 3M and the current askings are over 2M. In my book, a 10 year old boat should cost no more than 40% of price as new. Let s see if asking prices fall after this year boat shows...
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  6. Liam, Aug 1, 2024
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    Have you ever tried to run a Manhattan 66 or 68 (same boat as your correctly say) with stabilizers turned off in a beamy sea of 4 ft and more.

    Your reply will indicate your knowledge about this yacht.
  7. mapism, Aug 1, 2024
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    Liam, buckle up.
    You should know by now that there's no such thing as a specific sea condition, with a specific boat, that Capt J didn't experience at least a thousand times.
    Now, where did I leave my popcorn...? :D
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  8. Capt J, Aug 1, 2024
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    Overpriced???? You get exactly what you pay for. Pay peanuts and get a lower quality and lower performing yacht. Quality yachts hold their value. Used yacht prices are determined by demand. There are plenty of used Azimuts for sale.
  9. Capt J, Aug 1, 2024
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    Yeah it rolls, I've run it without stabilizers before as we had some communication issues with them in the beginning...... as does the same Size Azimut, Hatteras, and others....... The Princess 62' rolls like crazy in that even with it's stabilizer on ( undersized seakeeper). What exactly do you mean will indicated your knowledge of this yacht? I haven't run a 68' but the 66' is the same boat for all intensive purposes, but they went to quick gyro's over the superior Sidepower curved fins........ The 66' I have run 1000's of miles and spent probably 6 months of my time on trips on that boat. I've done Fort Lauderdale to Guatamala and back, 1/2 of it at hull speed. I've done Fort Lauderdale to Staniel or Cave cay and back around 12 times.......
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