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August 19th, 2008:

Some tips on buying your luxury yacht

Empower your Assets by buying a Used or New yacht, there are different types of yachts you can invest in, sailing yachts, or power yachts, which all depend on your budget and needs. Yacht lengths can be as small as 15ft all the way up to 100ft, and if you read my post on the Octopus yacht you can see that some reach up to 414ft in length. When buying a yacht you need to ask your self a few questions, one being where will you be using the yacht? If you used it in the rough seas you need to have similar standards to the 65′ Bluewater Yachts Legacy 65, which features the following;

BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Boat Type: Cruiser
Standard Power: 2/540-mhp Cummins MerCruiser QSC8.3 diesel inboards
Optional Power: 2/670-mhp Cummins MerCruiser QSM11 diesel inboards or 2/800-mhp MAN R6-800 diesel inboards
Length Overall: 66’10″
Beam: 17’10″
Draft: 3’0″
Weight: 66,000 lbs. (w/standard fuel load)
Fuel Capacity: 750 gal.
Water Capacity: 30 gal.
Standard Equipment: hardtop w/ windshield and wipers; Ritchie compass; SmartCraft instrumentation; Garmin GPS 5212; Side-Power bow and stern thrusters; Whirlpool convection/ microwave oven and double-door refrigerator; 2/Princess cooktops; 64,000-Btu Marine Air A/C; 17-kW Onan genset; 3/Raritan electric MSDs; 30-gal. Rheem water heater; Fireboy auto. fire-extinguishing system; Perko internal sea strainers; Lenco trim tabs
Test Engines: 2/670-mhp Cummins MerCruiser QSM11 diesel inboards
Transmissions / Ratio: ZF 325-1A/2:1
Props: 26×36 4-blade nibral
Steering: Teleflex Sea-Star hydraulic
Controls: Cummins MerCruiser Smartcraft electronic
Optional Equipment On Test Boat: Whirlpool dishwasher; flying-bridge furniture (built-in sofa, lounge chair, 3/barstools, and curved settee with custom table); Splendide stacked washer and dryer; TNT hydraulic swim platform w/ 15′ tender; anchor package (anchor, windlass, and 200′ of chain)

When you are opting for used yachts, you must be aware of certain parameters and their measuring units. Performance of a Yacht is measured in knots like Cruising speed 14.5 knots. Tank capacities become important if you sail for long. Accommodation mainly depends upon the size but the modern outlook blessed with technology marvels have always attempted to provide a larger room even in the smaller ones. Propulsion, measured in RPM become more pertinent in the mid of the sea. So look for yachts for sale or used yachts at a moderate price today in our online store here and find one perfetly suited to your needs.

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Super Yachts, Octopus is the seventh largest yacht

Today I’m going to write about Octopus, which is currently the seventh largest luxury yacht in the world, the owner of the monstrous yacht is the co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen. The ship measures a massive 414 feet, with many luxuries to go along with it including, two helicopters, a submarine which can stay under water for 2 weeks at a time, and holds eight people. The ship also has an additional seven boats, for activities and lifeboats, the ship can boast its Music hall, and Movie theatre along with many other desirable features. It was previously the worlds largest privately owned super yacht, and held this spot for over five years. Espen Oino Naval Architects one of the world leaders in designing luxury yachts designed this particular yacht, in which German shipbuilders then built the exterior. The interior designer was Jonathan Quinn Barnett and Christian Grevstad. Maintenance and salaries on the ship cost a reportedly 10% percent of the initial cost of the yacht which is 200 million dollars. The Octopus Yacht only hire the world leaders in their fields to work on the ship, and everything is done to perfection, Royal Family standards.

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