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winner for worst yacht design

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by 993RSR, Jan 10, 2025.

  1. 993RSR, Jan 10, 2025
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    993RSR Senior Member

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    How do you tie this ole girl up?
    What if you loose hydraulics while underway, (stabilizers)?
    The freeboard is crazy high.
    Is this boat safe for navigation?

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  2. Capt Ralph, Jan 10, 2025
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    Of course these questions were not on the architect's mind when it went to the drawing board.
    The most sought after Most Unusual Floating Thing award was.

    I wander how long that bow stem is going to last with the anchor chain chafing on it?
    Illustrating the mentality of the operator, works well with the floating thing's design.

    Luv the storage of the bow dock lines. Wound up like cheap garden hoses.
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  3. Pascal, Jan 10, 2025
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    It’s a mutt… what do you expect?

    there isn’t even a foot of space between the windlasses and the sunpad….

    the track to secure fenders starts ok but as you go aft, it’s pretty much impossible to reach it from the deck. Useless.

    the best is that tall window cutting thru the rub rail! Better not lean that against a piling ….

    and that bow rail is just plain ridiculous and useless….
  4. YachtForums, Jan 10, 2025
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    Received this from Mangusta last week. It's reminiscent of the Palmer Johnson's penned by Nuvolari & Lenard when Mike Kelsey was still with us. The PJs were great looking boats but fell short from an operational standpoint. This one appears to suffer the same...

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  5. 993RSR, Jan 11, 2025
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    Boat builders' concerns have evolved. In the late 70's, I had a client building a production 60' MY. They requested adding ice/refrig/grill and cabinets on the bridge deck. The builder was concerned about adding weight that high on the design. Funny.
  6. jsschieff, Jan 13, 2025
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    The view forward from the wheelhouse on the Mangusta looks unsafe from the photo. Can't see the water in front of the bow for a very far distance. At 25 knots very easy to run over a small fishing boat.
  7. Capt J, Jan 13, 2025
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    With 3 people and hope you don't stick a piling through the window!!!!!!!!!!!
  8. 993RSR, Jan 13, 2025
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    Are these builders responding to the market trends regardless of the practical, safe operation of the boat? Or are the builders getting wacky?
  9. Capt J, Jan 13, 2025
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    The old joke was the only way Carver and Silverton sold boats was at the boat show where people couldn't see what they looked like from the side or front. It's obvious the new trends are maximization for interior space and features at the expense of looks and seakeeping. There are a lot of new yachts 30+ meters from OA, Hargrave and even Princess and Sunseeker that are giant top heavy looking ugly boats..........and they seem to be selling.
  10. Capt Ralph, Jan 13, 2025
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    When your on the inside looking out, you don't see the ugly or poor design.
    Just other people looking and pointing at you.
    One day, the folks on board have to wonder what everybody else is pointing & laughing at..
  11. Tropical Buzz, Jan 18, 2025
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    One thing to note is that what would've been a top-heavy design "way back when" with old, traditional construction methods and materials balances just fine nowadays due to the use of lightweight materials, components and modern construction techniques. The appearance of that style of vessel - driven mainly by the market trend towards huge, full-beam main-deck owner's suites - is to the eye of the beholder; but the impracticalities imposed by the lofty forward decks and expansive windows are difficult to overlook. Owner and his missus get their creature comforts and let the paid help deal with the mundane nonsensities like navigation, anchoring and tying up I suppose. Now why the devil is that steward taking so bloody long with my martini..?
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  12. Capt J, Jan 19, 2025
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    Wind has a lot of effect on seakeeping as well!
  13. Tropical Buzz, Jan 20, 2025
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    Absolutely correct - and the magnitude of that effect in reference to being "top-heavy" is impacted by the height of the COG. Lower = better.
  14. jsschieff, Jan 20, 2025
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    The Maiori yacht K+ must be in the running for ugliest yacht. What a weird assemblage of angles, curves and lines.

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