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Old 02-15-2010, 07:18 PM
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I think I could afford a deck chair.....
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"How the other half lives "

Actually not even close to half .... more like 0.5% to 1% maybe

Nice looking yachts though
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If you're talking about the gator with the sailboard strapped to the roll cage and my hot dog cart.....life is grand
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More like 0.0001%.
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I think I could afford a deck chair.....
you obviously didn't price up the "deck chairs" at the show!! We can't afford those either!! Saw a couple for $50k each!!
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That must be one skilled and brave Helo pilot...
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That must be one skilled and brave Helo pilot...

Nah... not really!! I just come in slowly from the stern and keep my eye on the radar.
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"How the other half lives "

Actually not even close to half .... more like 0.5% to 1% maybe

Nice looking yachts though
If the top 1% makes $250k, that ain't the top .5-1%.
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More like 0.0001%.

Much closer to the actual % of folks that make enough to own one of these
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If thats just a yacht party then its cool but if those folks have to live that bunched up together to have one of those drop dead beautiful boats, No thank you.
I'll take the country living any day. .
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If thats just a yacht party then its cool but if those folks have to live that bunched up together to have one of those drop dead beautiful boats, No thank you.
I'll take the country living any day. .
It was the Yacht and Brokerage Show (different than the MIA boat show, but same time). I guess most for sale (but if you have to ask, well then you can't afford one). The largest for sale amount we saw was $15Mil. That was for a smaller one that this...

And I'll stand corrected about 'the other half'.
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The evvita was based out the PNW owned by the guy that started Bayliner.....
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It was the Yacht and Brokerage Show (different than the MIA boat show, but same time). I guess most for sale (but if you have to ask, well then you can't afford one). The largest for sale amount we saw was $15Mil. That was for a smaller one that this...

And I'll stand corrected about 'the other half'.
No problem ,,,, we knew what you ment. Makes you wonder why they are for sale. LOL
Not sure I'd like to be where they are but you have to tip your hat to them anyway.
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now thats a raft up!!!
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Why would anyone pay $15mil for a boat! You cant watch tv and fish, all you can do is drive around and get drunk in those boats. I can get drunk in a Yellowfin just as easy and have a lot more fun doing it. If it was me and my $15mil, I would buy a different 36 Yellowfin for everyday of the month. I have no use for one of those wastes of fiberglass.
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Why would anyone pay $15mil for a boat! You cant watch tv and fish, all you can do is drive around and get drunk in those boats. I can get drunk in a Yellowfin just as easy and have a lot more fun doing it. If it was me and my $15mil, I would buy a different 36 Yellowfin for everyday of the month. I have no use for one of those wastes of fiberglass.

It's a penus thing. Boat builders exist because of the ''penus factor''. No matter how big yours is, there will always be a bigger one!
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It's a penus thing. Boat builders exist because of the ''penus factor''. No matter how big yours is, there will always be a bigger one!
Thats funny but that right much covers it. LOL
Same thing with our CC's. Now they have 40+ and it ain't stopping there..
How big a CC do you need to catch Tuna and look good.
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I'd drop 15 mil on a boat in a heartbeat If i was in their position. Nothing like taking your own boat from Lauderdale, to Italy, to New Zealand etc etc. And what the Hey, lets put a 36 YF in the garage on it for fishing while we're at it.

Preferably, I would rather drop 9 Mil on a Lazzara LSX 92. Something about the way they look...
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I have a motor yacht with helicopter just like the one in the picture. Great manufacturer Fisher Price. Easy upkeep as well.
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