Boat porn

Jeff · 23 December 2016, 16:33

Out west for Xmas and spotted these ,,,, not entirely rib dedicated post but :-)

"So dearest ,,, shall we take the little rib, the big one, the yacht or the helo out today ? .. or just the liner ! This is taking up the same space as yesterday's cruise ship 😱

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gareth9702 · 23 December 2016, 22:25

Four outboards? I guess this must involve two pairs of counter-rotating motors. But does anyone know if such a set-up should be rigged LH-RH-LH-RH, LH-LH-RH-RH, or LH-RH-RH-LH? I suspect the second given that the centre pair are lower.

islandflyer · 29 December 2016, 02:31

I think that boat has been here a few times - I remember the j boat that cost more than my house on the side!

Jeff · 29 December 2016, 11:49

Tatoosh - Paul Allen's of Microsoft apparently ,,,, $160m new and he got a bargain second hand at $100m ! :-) Oh ,,, his other one, Octopus is bigger ,, eeek

tamsbairn · 29 December 2016, 13:31

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Originally Posted by gareth9702

Four outboards? I guess this must involve two pairs of counter-rotating motors. But does anyone know if such a set-up should be rigged LH-RH-LH-RH, LH-LH-RH-RH, or LH-RH-RH-LH? I suspect the second given that the centre pair are lower.

They could always go the job creation route and employ people to use high speed oars lol