That large capsized motoryacht at Burnham?

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Unfortunately sold her a few years ago. She now sails under the French flag (!!) as the Etoile du Roy., based in St Malo.

Darn, not fast enough.
 

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I've been following this story for a few years.

Having seen that stern half submerged and now upright I still ask myself "what happened there then?'

I know that some boats were modified for fashion reasons but this looks too odd.

It's almost as if she was struck from astern by a destroyer or something and rebuilt afterwards.

Or was the back end just too rotten?


I do wish the owner the best of luck with this vessel. Maybe getting a TV show going might help with the funding.
 

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I've been following this story for a few years.

Having seen that stern half submerged and now upright I still ask myself "what happened there then?'

I know that some boats were modified for fashion reasons but this looks too odd.

It's almost as if she was struck from astern by a destroyer or something and rebuilt afterwards.

Or was the back end just too rotten?


I do wish the owner the best of luck with this vessel. Maybe getting a TV show going might help with the funding.
On the latest video that we posted, Howard points out that there seems to have been a collision on the port side stern at some point as the steel ribs are bent. See attached.
We think that the stern was damaged and repaired with a less expensive flatter profile.
From onboard, you can also see the original stern outline on the deck and where the newer steelwork has been added.
Inside the last bulkhead (stern) it would seem that the top half or so of the original stern is there but double skinned on the outside. If that makes sense.
 

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On the latest video that we posted, Howard points out that there seems to have been a collision on the port side stern at some point as the steel ribs are bent. See attached.
We think that the stern was damaged and repaired with a less expensive flatter profile.
From onboard, you can also see the original stern outline on the deck and where the newer steelwork has been added.
Inside the last bulkhead (stern) it would seem that the top half or so of the original stern is there but double skinned on the outside. If that makes sense.
Hi All,
I came down to see her & almost brought her couple of years ago, I’ve been kicking myself ever since for not snapping her up.
 

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Looking up images of 1960s superyachts it does seem that the sterns were a bit like that on some of them. I guess properly ballasted down and all painted up it would not look too awful. A stern passarelle was perhaps something that became fashionable as well.

Like this. Not a pretty stern but quite handy to have the passarelle.

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Maybe it's just a simple case of modernising, along with changing the style of the decks to be more modern and altering the stem to "update" it.

These days we all love to see an original 1920s boat but in the 60s it might have been rather naff and infra dig. Perhaps a cheap way to own a superyacht was to buy a 1920s one and get it modernised to the latest fashion. This could also be why it ended up almost scrap because the modifications were not practical so it became disused.

Certainly an interesting story and the hull is an amazing bit of steel work.
 

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Maybe they found the original stern wasn't very practical. I would think its quite wet for a start with any sort of slop coming that way and the new arrangement gave more room. I know which looks better tho'
 

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Maybe they found the original stern wasn't very practical. I would think its quite wet for a start with any sort of slop coming that way and the new arrangement gave more room. I know which looks better tho'

Yes. And interesting to note on the original plans the "ladies room" was at the stern. And the smoking room was somewhat further forward.

Old fashioned values perhaps.

Still that original back end is a thing of beauty isn't it.

Interesting to see the rubbing strake brought further back on the modern conversion. Presumably it would be possible to see where that was extended and remove it for authenticity.

The scuttles should act as a guide although not certain if they are still there. If they have been plated it should be easy enough to see.

It's a big project :)
 
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