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  1. yachtbrokerguy, Sep 18, 2006
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    We see so many pretty pictures of yachts, I see lots of yachts getting worked on. Let's see if I can get this picture to the forum....

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  2. Kevin, Sep 18, 2006
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    So I'm guessing it's not really supposed to look like that?

    Ouch!! Any news as to how it happened and what he hit? (Besides "rock"...)
  3. yachtbrokerguy, Sep 18, 2006
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    seen in the shipyard

    It is the new 116 Azimut that went on the jetty at Fort Lauderdale last year on her maiden voyage.

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  4. techmati, Sep 18, 2006
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    ACAJOU Aug/05

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  5. CaptTom, Sep 18, 2006
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    Yachtbrokerguy,
    In your first pic of the prop, why is there, what looks to be a grounding cable, attached to the prop (top blade)? Were they welding when you took the pic or do they ground yachts when they are hard up?
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  6. yachtbrokerguy, Sep 18, 2006
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    Most of them get grounded for safety.
    Tucker Fallon
  7. Kevin, Sep 18, 2006
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    That one almost makes me cry. :(
  8. CaptTom, Sep 18, 2006
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    Let me guess, the rock wasn't on the chart either.
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  9. Kevin, Sep 18, 2006
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    Acajou was a victim of a storm if I remember correctly... quite a few boats were damaged, but she really got the raw end of the deal.

    Edit: Just found the link to techmati's pics in another thread: http://www.techmati.com/yachts/acajou/index2.htm
  10. CaptTom, Sep 18, 2006
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    Wow, she did take a beating. What a loss.
    But more important "Hey, Techmati, holding out on the other great photos?"
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  11. techmati, Sep 19, 2006
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    this might leave you with some change from 200k

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  12. yachtbrokerguy, Sep 19, 2006
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    Here is the bow of the Azimut.

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  13. CaptTom, Sep 19, 2006
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    So what are they going to do with that Azimut? Still waiting for the insurance company to figure it out? Was it "totaled"? Any plans to refloat it? Just wondering what happens to a yacht with that amount of running gear and hull problems. Do you know how much water it took on and if the engines were underwater?
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  14. Yacht News, Sep 19, 2006
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    Well its no doubt that she took on water because i can see some space in the composite....i still cannot figure out what she hit though?
  15. yachtbrokerguy, Sep 19, 2006
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    She took on lots of water, one of the pictures shows how the strut was driven through the bottom from wave action, and there were a bunch of other holes along the starboard side.
    I heard a report of steering failure, I have no idea of exactly what happened. I saw pictures of the yacht resting on the stone jetty along her starboard side, could not sink too far as she was on the rocks and bottom.
    Work is being done on the yacht now, the bottom near the bow thruster was reglassed this weeek and there is a constant work crew on board.
  16. C4ENG, Sep 19, 2006
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    I am doing a yard period in Directors were I had met some electracians who had told me they were going to start doing electrical work to the vessel. Who ever owns it is going to try and restore it and sell it. Surprisinly the work that they are going to do was not going to be cheap stuff. They said a new Atlas is going there amongst many other things like a whole new switch pannel. Go figure.
  17. yachtbrokerguy, Sep 23, 2006
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    Here is another shipyard picture, but this one is not of a disaster but a typical day of maintenance and improvements.

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  18. YachtForum, Sep 23, 2006
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    Looking south over Bradford's wetpit... ;)
  19. yachtbrokerguy, Sep 25, 2006
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    Rose sculpture

    Notice the size of my cell phone on this sculpture of a rose.

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  20. wdrzal, Sep 25, 2006
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    A steering problem was suggested................was a course set in the auto pilot and the yacht zigged when it shoud have zagged ? :D
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