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[MBBlat]

NDA said:

PushedDover said:

I had a Yamaha 250 on the back of my RIB - it was a big engine and extremely quick. Why would you need a load of 400's?

I am not a very nautical type, but wouldn't that be too much for most hulls to handle?

Not really, the resistance curve for planing hulls is almost eponential towards the end so douboling the HP will actually not get you that much increase in speed.

As long as the transom is structually sound enough to carry the weight then there is no problem. In some cases multiple smaller engines may be lighter than fewer bigger engines, and thats even before we get into prop loadings.

[Condi]

Also, because 'Murica, fk yeah! Almost guaranteed to be Florida.

[5 In a Row]

Are they almost guaranteed to be for drug running as well?

[RizzoTheRat]

NDA said:

I had a Yamaha 250 on the back of my RIB - it was a big engine and extremely quick. Why would you need a load of 400's?

I am not a very nautical type, but wouldn't that be too much for most hulls to handle?

Did someone on PH just question the need for more power?

[Still Mulling]

RizzoTheRat said:

NDA said:

I had a Yamaha 250 on the back of my RIB - it was a big engine and extremely quick. Why would you need a load of 400's?

I am not a very nautical type, but wouldn't that be too much for most hulls to handle?

Did someone on PH just question the need for more power?

Don't panic! Merely a structural check to ensure that all of the power can be deployed

[MartG]

5 In a Row said:

Are they almost guaranteed to be for drug running as well?

Or law enforcement, for catching drug runners

[PushedDover]

Not Paul Allens Octopus, but one from the Trust....




Chef will have spilt the soup.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65038617

[esuuv]

PushedDover said:

Not Paul Allens Octopus, but one from the Trust....

Appropriate username.....

[PushedDover]

1. awkward

[FourWheelDrift]

Ukrainian attack on Russian oligarch's yacht was not a success.

[Condi]

FourWheelDrift said:

Ukrainian attack on Russian oligarch's yacht was not a success.

Quite successful, wouldn't you say?

[Captain Smerc]

He lined that up well.

[LimaDelta]

PushedDover said:

#awkward

That's about 5 years old. Another 'no kill-cord' incident IIRC.

[DodgyGeezer]

The repair bill must be eye-watering

[blinkythefish]

5 In a Row said:

Are they almost guaranteed to be for drug running as well?

Yeah, I thought it was a redundancy thing - if one gets shot out, there are spares.

[Brother D]

I thought this must be an artists rendering...



But apparently not

https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-int...

[Voldemort]

US Subs at Ware Island after WWII

[StephenP]

Mr Bezos' (allegedly) newest toy, Yacht Support Vessel "Abeona", in Gibraltar....



$75m, if the internet is to be believed.

I wasn't sure about the design when I first saw it however I rather like her as she's a bit different from the usual billionaire playthings you see

[LimaDelta]

StephenP said:

Mr Bezos' (allegedly) newest toy, Yacht Support Vessel "Abeona", in Gibraltar....



$75m, if the internet is to be believed.

I wasn't sure about the design when I first saw it however I rather like her as she's a bit different from the usual billionaire playthings you see

There are a few of these Damens floating around as support boats. Nothing more than a helipad and toy storage as far as the boss is concerned, they will rarely spend any time on them. Occasionally used as overspill berths for the entourage and travelling staff.

[Stick Legs]

Yup, yacht tenders.

I was on a course with a Captain of one the other day.
His boss like as few crew on the main yacht as possible, so helicopters across the necessary staff.

They have different chefs for different types of cuisine for instance.

This means the yacht tender becomes the party boat.

It is appalling excess frankly, as he freely admitted.

Their last big trip was to Antarctica to go ‘heli-skiing’.

:rolleys: