What is this boat ?

[prinex]

We had a storm last year and this one "scratched" against a seawall and was abandoned by the owner.. Looks like a Sanlorenzo 57 but has a crane on top. Not sure what the marina wants to do with this one, I guess give it away for free or paying someone to bring it away once the process of taking possession is over. They moved it to the "graveyard" part of Portosole with other lost kids (a Sunseeker 60ish, a Bavaria 39 cruiser and some other real crap).

Lost the swim platform and part of the port side detached. Now if I had some spare time and the engines are still ok ....

The name is "Christina O" which is quite funny considering the "real" Christina O is the old Onassis family boat ...

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[PalmaTarga]

It will probably go to auction to reclaim the unpaid fees. Thats what happens in Spain.

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Falcon 76. Sad to see some of these yachts in this state

This is how she looked in the original state

 

[prinex]

Considering that a fully maintained Falcon 76 goes for 150K Euro .... I guess in this state this will be a free boat once they take over ownership which in Italy means around 2 years of fight. If it still floats.

I also get attracted to such boats because I do still have this weird dream of getting hold of such a old large boat, keep it in South Italy / Greece, then spend my time keeping it afloat and in summer wandering around in the med from cove to cove, travelling at 8/9 knots, friends coming over for 1- 2 week at the time and spending time drinking and remembering and watching the sun going down. I think it would be much preferable that tending to the flowers in the garden or watching tv.

Basically the same thing I did when I was a young gun and had the steel trawler (purchased for 30K btw) and much more time. I do long for those times and is not because I was young, it was the nomadic life on the sea which I miss, the days in September when you swim to a beach in the evening and you are the only person there. I even miss the days cursing in the engine room when something was refusing to cooperate.

Still 4 years before the youngest one goes to University, I even have the wife on my side (she is trawler-tested so she knows the drill).

 

[jointventureII]

Wow, I was in Sanremo from 2010-2013 on a Falcon 86 and I can remember seeing her.

Real shame, solid boats.

 

[Portofino]

You could get / find out where someone fabricated swim platforms like this that bolt through.Real thick solid teak slats as well.
The guard rail bit on the starboard side looks an easy fix .
The rest is just gel coat stuff + paint .
New Passerelle or refurb / re mount the OEM .
There is an indoor shed at the yard Marina Aregi a bit further east , thinking take your time over the winter .

Just contact the owner via Marina office to start the inspector Clouseau journey .

 

[julians]

Hi Porto - what are those white thru hull fittings in between the rudders used for on your boat?

Sorry for the thread drift....

 

[prinex]

You could get / find out where someone fabricated swim platforms like this that bolt through.Real thick solid teak slats as well.

Or fish it out of the water it may be somewhere ! It does not look like a big platform at all ... I wonder if they used the passerelle as a stair to go down there.

I will ask the lady down in the office, she should know the legal status - and also to ask permission to get on board to have a look.. 76" is 23.1 meters just shy of the "big" operator license (the one I have is the normal one up to 24mt). Also good for the poseidonia stuff in Cote d' Azur.

 

[Portofino]

Anodes , the main engine anodes they run through via thick copper trips to the ER .
Pass to ladder convertible , yes looks like it , but again copy my boat with a permanent ladder that folds down to make a swim ladder climb in/ out .

The 24 M is actually a load line calculator not the over all length .
My licence like yours is 24M .
Builders make them water tight and functional within the LL rules then get the surveyor to pop down to verify .Then bolt on a swim platform and even nose cone to make a bow .
About 92 ft is the limit of builders ingenuity.
Any how saves ambiguity for berthing purposes what’s written on the reg cert .


Ladder up and it rotates into a swim ladder at those hinges on the foot .

 

[vas]

that's not really damaged, is it!
get it for beer money and sort it, wont even be a winter to get it up and running (assuming hasn't flooded and engines are good)

V.