If you won a rollover jackpot.....

[pettal]

Just dreaming here, but keeps my mind entertained whilst my company rents my body for the day!

If you'd won a rollover........how silly would you get with buying a boat.

1.) Would you stick with a RIB?
2.) If not a RIB then what would be your ultimate boat?
3.) If you are sticking with a RIB then how big would you go?
4.) What sort of RIB and configuration would you go for?

For me:

1.) Probably, but would go for Delta 115TX( http://www.deltapower.co.uk/main.htm ).....might even have a look at this without a lottery win in a few years.....although the Misses will kill me!!
2.) Also have my eye on an Interceptor 42 made by safehaven.
3.) As I'd be rich and all my mates would still have to work (hee hee) I'd still stick with under 12m to be able to handle the boat on my own.
4.) Definately go for twin diesels and as much as I could....in fact would probably take the default spec on the Delta.

Ahh what it is to dream!

[Brian]

Sorry Pettal
That link seems to give me a Mains electricity power supply company.
Do you mean Delta ribs?
If so, I heard they only supplied ribs to commercial customers and would not sell to the public.

[codprawn]

Unfortunately even a rollover wouldn't be enough for my dream boat!!! Realistically though would buy an old ship - they are dirt cheap - tart it up - hang something like a Pascoe SR9 off it - stick a landrover in the hold and go exploring the world - not forgetting the helicopter of course!!!!

[Brian]

However, to answer your question. Think I would go for one of these:
http://fbdesign.it/a55rib.php

PS Note the Jacuzzi. That should be fun at "over 70 knots......"

[pettal]

Originally Posted by Brian

Sorry Pettal
That link seems to give me a Mains electricity power supply company.
Do you mean Delta ribs?
If so, I heard they only supplied ribs to commercial customers and would not sell to the public.

Sorry, getting carried away with myself should have been a .co.uk address and have ammended the post accordingly!

Delta are being a bit silly then if my £250k isn't good enough! Not that I have it you understand, but we are in dream world!

[John Kennett]

I read about a rather nice boat a few years ago -- I'm almost certain it was called the "Simpson S" but Google has failed me this time!

It was a very large ocean going tug that had been converted into a super luxury mega-yacht-and-a-half. From memory, the tenders included a 40' Nelson, a 35' Cougar pwerboat, a thirty-ish foot folding catamaran, two 7.5m RIBs (one diesel jet, the other outboard powered) and a couple of jet skis. Oh, and a seaplane too I think.

That would keep me busy for a while, but it would need a rollover jackpot each year just for the running costs!

John

[Phil Chitty]

Gentlemen

I believe your ideas have merits and you list a fine mix of fabulous craft but if you really had that much money would you really buy something "off the shelf"?

I think I'd go to someone like Vosper Thorneycroft and get them to build a RIB to a design that I had commisioned.
It would have to be 80 foot with a 15 foot RIB tender on the arse end.

Power would come from a pair of gas turbines to pods similar to those fitted to QM2 (just smaller!) via electric generators. It would have to have a range of at least 1500 miles.

The tender would be outboard powered, 200 hp I think should be enough.

Now, wheres that ticket?

[Ribald]

Originally Posted by John Kennett

I read about a rather nice boat a few years ago -- I'm almost certain it was called the "Simpson S" but Google has failed me this time!

It was a very large ocean going tug that had been converted into a super luxury mega-yacht-and-a-half. From memory, the tenders included a 40' Nelson, a 35' Cougar pwerboat, a thirty-ish foot folding catamaran, two 7.5m RIBs (one diesel jet, the other outboard powered) and a couple of jet skis. Oh, and a seaplane too I think.

That would keep me busy for a while, but it would need a rollover jackpot each year just for the running costs!

John

I seem to remember seeing a similar beast moored off Bembridge some years ago. Wasn't this one by chance was it? :

http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/me.../0803seawolfe/

[pettal]

Originally Posted by Ribald

I seem to remember seeing a similar beast moored off Bembridge some years ago. Wasn't this one by chance was it? :

http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/me.../0803seawolfe/

220 Tons of fuel! Bl**dy 'ell.......it'd give me a coranary just thinking about fuelling up!

All very good suggestions keep 'em coming! I'm beginning to think I wasn't initially thinking big enough at my first stab as a lottery winner!

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Ribald

I seem to remember seeing a similar beast moored off Bembridge some years ago. Wasn't this one by chance was it?

A bit like that, but bigger

It was owned by a French squillionnaire. I'll have a delve and see if I can find the original article somewhere.

John

[The Bryster]

hmmmm

Think i'd go for a blinged up carbon fibre cruiser racer yacht and sail off around the World in it! (get more mates onboard (and something tells me, winning the lottery would create lots more 'friends')
If she were huge enough (silly), then i'm sure there would be room enough inside her transom to have a sporty RIB (or 2)!

THUMP!
Damn, back to reality!

[Ribald]

Originally Posted by John Kennett

A bit like that, but bigger It was owned by a French squillionnaire. I'll have a delve and see if I can find the original article somewhere. John

Come to think of it the one I saw not only had 2 Nelsons (Ba*ta*rd ) as tenders but also had a 25ft sailing yacht strapped on the deck.

In answer to Pettal's initial question I'm afraid that I would have to forsake the RIB's and go for a leisure version of the VT Halmatic Nelson 50 like what the pilots use.

[Phil Chitty]

Hasn't that Russian geezer who owns Chelski got a bloody big ship with a Sunseeker Preditor 56 as a tender?

[pettal]

It's actually got me thinking properly now and have seen a lovely 70ft boat with 12 berths for a mere £800k. My brain is going into overtime now as I can see a live-aboard business for divers in the Red Sea beginning to take shape!

All I need now is someone stup..sorry with investment savvy enough to give me £790k!

C'mon I know your out there......show me the money!

[slimtim]

Its got to be a Wally:

http://www.wally.com/jumpCh.asp?idUs...l=44&idLang=IT

Check out the specs

[DJL]

Originally Posted by slimtim

Its got to be a Wally:

http://www.wally.com/jumpCh.asp?idUs...l=44&idLang=IT

Check out the specs

16,800 HP - 58 litres per nm


lol - its uses 1.8litres to move its own length!

[Brambles]

Originally Posted by Phil Chitty

Hasn't that Russian geezer who owns Chelski got a bloody big ship with a Sunseeker Preditor 56 as a tender?

This is the puppy. I think you will find that the main tender is a 68ft Predator! The ship is for sale. I was going to buy it, but the fittings in the 5th bathroom weren't to my taste.

[slimtim]

that is unreal! I have just found that they have plans for a 70m (NOT feet...Metres!) Wally!

Have a look through some of the pics by click on the numbers under the main picture...she is pretty amazing!

Tim

[pettal]

Now that's just takin' the p*ss!

It'd be okay but it's only got the one predator.....and I wouldn't give you tupence for a sunseeker. Now if it had a pair of wally's.........what am I saying.....

C'mon the Bolton!

[Rogue Wave]

re converted Tugs. There is an absolute cracker caled the Lone Ranger b y the way did you know that if you do up a tug it's still classed as a Commercial Vessel and you can claim loads of Tax back But If you have a posh yacht well that's just a toy and not so much Tax claim.