Envy

[luckydave215]

Currently on my dock or within spitting distance in my marina (Kona Kai) are three new Viking 60's, a brand spanking new Viking 72, new-ish Hatt 64', 68' and a brand new 70', numerous Mikelson 57's, an amazing Donzi 65', a 58' Scully, and 61 knot 90' Weaver.
I'm the only sport fish on the big boat dock that still has Detroits.
Our boat is finely maintained, we can still hold our heads up with pride, but......

 

[luckydave215]

Note that I only mentioning the sportys, all the 100'-250' boats surrounding us are motoryachts/adventure yachts.

 

[34Hatt]

I think we need pictures

 

[oscarvan]

Yeah, but does their wife still like them?

 

[Scarlett]

You need to move to my dock, out of 16 boats we have 7 with Detroit’s. We joke that if we all started up at the same time we would probably move the Earth off it’s axis. John

 

[Scarlett]

I have to admit that in all my travels I have not seen a dock with more high priced boats all together. It is pretty impressive and I think your boat fits in just fine.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Most importantly is which boat is the best looking?

 

[luckydave215]

Most importantly is which boat is the best looking?

Well, ours is the most traditional looking. That is to say.....old.
The Weaver is a work of art, sleek beyond belief. Everything in the cockpit is varnished including the aft bulkhead,
She is 90' long and weighs 94,000 pounds. We are 61' on deck and weigh 96,000.....
With twin MTU's at 2900 hp each, that Weaver hauls ass.

The brand spanking new 72's Viking is a work or art too, once again everything varnished, with 40 knot speeds.

 

[luckydave215]

On the other hand, I simply wrote a check for our boat, the Weaver cost more than my house.
And remember, I live in a 4,000 ft custom home with 6 car garage 1,000 feet from the beach in Leucadia Ca. Houses here aren't exactly given away with happy meals....

 

[SKYCHENEY]

There are indeed some nice looking new boats, but the classic lines of Jack Hargrave are a timeless beauty.

 

[Scarlett]

Dave, you could just pick up one of these, 65 Hatteras, just being launched at Shelter Island Boat Yard.

 

[luckydave215]

Dave, you could just pick up one of these, 65 Hatteras, just being launched at Shelter Island Boat Yard.

That's my friend Mike Saad's new boat, he moved up from his 55' Habanero. She lives a few slips away from me.

 

[luckydave215]

We live in a beach town 20 miles north of San Diego. Our house is ~1000' from the water, we don't have, or need, air conditioning.
We run the ac on the boat a couple days a year, mostly to exercise it. Portholes are my wife's special pleasure, feeling the cool breeze and hearing the water as she lays down reading a book.
Every time I point to "that new amazing boat, honey" she says "There's no portholes, that's stupid"
Now I realize if you walk in to your local dealer and order a new Hatt or Viking and say "I want portholes" the factory is going to say "Yes sir, how many and where?" but my wife just loves the traditional look an feel of our old boat.
So... I guess I'm stuck with my tuned-far-beyond-good-sense Detroits.
I sure wish the Cat fairy would visit during the full moon and magically swap them out for a pair of 3412's or C-32's though. Our hull just LOVES 27 knots cruise, to be able do that at 50% load instead of WOT.....Ahh, to dream....
Maybe if I sleep with an injector under my pillow?

 

[sgharford]

Speaking of portholes, that's my favorite feature on my 43DC - the fact that the side salon windows open big and wide, with screens to keep bugs out. Couple that with the front hatch opened when anchored or underway and you have the whole package. I love the fresh sea air on a boat. On the new boats around me, they are all shut in.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Seems to me that the most important thing is how many of those boats are paid for? I suspect yours may be the only one that doesn't have a ship's mortgage on it.

There's a lot to be said for owning your toys, not renting them from the bank.

Weavers are built locally, here, in Deale, MD. They are beautiful boats, for a fact. Also very expensive.

 

[ageless]

I have the pleasure of living a block from Merritt Boat works and as much as I drool at the vessels in their yard there are MANY times I cruise by and catch folks pointing at my ole girl