Pretty Sparkman & Stephens 51' Design.

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Hi all,

I came across this nice 51' design from Sparkman & Stephens, it even has it's own funnel!
For sale:
http://www.allyachtsru.com/Yachtnew.asp?ID_Yacht=2280

Builders:http://www.seaspirityachts.com/passagemaker51.shtml


Technical features
Length Overall 16,24 metres
Hull Length 14,58 metres
Width (Max Beam) 5,23 metres
Draft 1,5 metres
Displacement 36 tonnes
Cruising Speed 7 knots
Maximum Speed 9,5 knots
Fuel Tank Capacity 5300 litres
Water Tank Capacity 1140 litres
Cruising Range 5000 Nautic Miles
Design Sparkman & Stephens, Inc.

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rustybarge said:
I came across this nice 51' design from Sparkman & Stephens, it even has it's own funnel!
For sale.....
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Mmm... I suspect that they have nothing to sell in the 50' bracket ATM, aside from some drawings.
AFAIK, the only boat which has actually been built is the 60' - you can find a review here:
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/sea-spirit-yacht/12798-review-sea-spirit-60-passagemaker.html

Incidentally, IIRC the funnel is actually fake, as the engine has a wet exhaust.
Very nice boat indeed, anyway.
 
MapisM said:
Mmm... I suspect that they have nothing to sell in the 50' bracket ATM, aside from some drawings.
AFAIK, the only boat which has actually been built is the 60' - you can find a review here:
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/sea-spirit-yacht/12798-review-sea-spirit-60-passagemaker.html

Incidentally, IIRC the funnel is actually fake, as the engine has a wet exhaust.
Very nice boat indeed, anyway.
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Thanks for for the link, very interesting read. Looks like a multi-million pound build on a 60' boat!

it has a sailboat hull form, a bit like the Windhorse Dashew designs; 6.5 kts at 1 us.gal/hr is mighty impressive; i think this is the way large boats are going to have to go with the price of fuel.
 
Just comparing other popular trawler designs to the S&S, IMO it's much much nicer..!

from the left: Selene, Fleming,S&S, privateer.
 
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Here is the only 50' version built, called the Atlantique 50' by S&S, nearly identical except some of the windows.
it was considered too small and too expensive to be saleable.
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rustybarge said:
Here is the only 50' version built, called the Atlantique 50' by S&S, nearly identical except some of the windows.
it was considered too small and too expensive to be saleable.
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Doh! Where did you find her?
Anyway, she looks nowhere near as elegant as the 60' - maybe another reason why she didn't sell as hot cakes?
Mind, afaik also for the 60' you don't even need a whole hand, to count the number of boats built so far...
 
MapisM said:
Doh! Where did you find her?
Anyway, she looks nowhere near as elegant as the 60' - maybe another reason why she didn't sell as hot cakes?
Mind, afaik also for the 60' you don't even need a whole hand, to count the number of boats built so far...
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it was on their portfolio web page: http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.ie/2010/08/atlantique-50-design-2667.html

nearly everyone's heard of S&S And Camper & Nicholson, so I am sure it would pay dividends if you were building a boat to get a famous NA to rubber stamp the plans.

'Beautiful S&S design for sale....' Has a bit more of a ring to it than ' Beautiful Bruce Roberts home built.....'.

Do you think it would be possible to reduce depreciation to virtually zero using this cunning plan?
 
rustybarge said:
Do you think it would be possible to reduce depreciation to virtually zero using this cunning plan?
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I'm very skeptic about that, but what do I know?

My not so cunning plan with boats has always been:
1) define the limits of what I can afford to spend for the purchase and maintenance, assuming that I will never get that money back;
2) within those limits, go for what suits my wishes best, regardless of any "commercial" considerations.
This way, whatever you will get if and when you will sell will be a bonus.

It's already difficult (and boring!) to manage your hard earned savings with real investments.
Following the same approach with boats would mean taking the "pleasure" part out of the equation... :)
 
MapisM said:
I'm very skeptic about that, but what do I know?

My not so cunning plan with boats has always been:
1) define the limits of what I can afford to spend for the purchase and maintenance, assuming that I will never get that money back;
2) within those limits, go for what suits my wishes best, regardless of any "commercial" considerations.
This way, whatever you will get if and when you will sell will be a bonus.

It's already difficult (and boring!) to manage your hard earned savings with real investments.
Following the same approach with boats would mean taking the "pleasure" part out of the equation... :)
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Surprisingly enough the only make I know of that retains some if its value appears to be Broom.

have a look at the mid 90's models : http://www.broomboats.com/search-result?page=2

...unless you happen to have a classic Riva of course!
 
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