KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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KaiBear said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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Interesting

Please explain to me the rationale behind spending 120-240million dollars for a ship that is severely limited in the ports it can enter and whose upkeep will be additional millions of dollars every year ?

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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Interesting

Please explain to me the rationale behind spending 120-240million dollars for a ship that is severely limited in the ports it can enter and whose upkeep will be additional millions of dollars every year ?

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I was merely insinuating that Zuckerberg is short dicked.

The biggest rationale for the ship is prestige and bragging rights.

The other involves rich people economics. Zuckerberg is worth 230 billion. A $250 million yacht is roughly 0.10% of his net worth - that is the equivalent of a family making $50k purchasing a fictional used car for $50.00.

Other fun facts:

A yacht of this size usually depreciates between 5-10% annually until it reaches 50% depreciation - then it is only 1-2% for the remainder of the ship's life.

Maintenance and use costs would be around $12.5 - 25 million per year.

A lease for this ship would be between 500k - 1million per week.

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Realitybites said:

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The paradox of boat ownership is that the larger your boat is, the more comfortable you will be while simultaneously restricting the places you can go.

There are a lot of really nice nooks and crannies on earth that a 30 footer could get to that a 287 foot one could not.

35-45 is the sweet spot.

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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Interesting

Please explain to me the rationale behind spending 120-240million dollars for a ship that is severely limited in the ports it can enter and whose upkeep will be additional millions of dollars every year ?

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I was merely insinuating that Zuckerberg is short dicked.

The biggest rationale for the ship is prestige and bragging rights.

The other involves rich people economics. Zuckerberg is worth 230 billion. A $250 million yacht is roughly 0.10% of his net worth - that is the equivalent of a family making $50k purchasing a fictional used car for $50.00.

Other fun facts:

A yacht of this size usually depreciates between 5-10% annually until it reaches 50% depreciation - then it is only 1-2% for the remainder of the ship's life.

Maintenance and use costs would be around $12.5 - 25 million per year.

A lease for this ship would be between 500k - 1million per week.

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nein51 said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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Sigmund Freud enters the chat. . .

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Interesting

Please explain to me the rationale behind spending 120-240million dollars for a ship that is severely limited in the ports it can enter and whose upkeep will be additional millions of dollars every year ?

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I was merely insinuating that Zuckerberg is short dicked.

The biggest rationale for the ship is prestige and bragging rights.

The other involves rich people economics. Zuckerberg is worth 230 billion. A $250 million yacht is roughly 0.10% of his net worth - that is the equivalent of a family making $50k purchasing a fictional used car for $50.00.

Other fun facts:

A yacht of this size usually depreciates between 5-10% annually until it reaches 50% depreciation - then it is only 1-2% for the remainder of the ship's life.

Maintenance and use costs would be around $12.5 - 25 million per year.

A lease for this ship would be between 500k - 1million per week.

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We have a friend in Miami with a fairly sizable yacht. He has a 68' Viking and a 43' Midnight Express as well. The dock/slip fees for his 68' are around $13,000/mo. Every time we take it out the fuel bill is a couple thousand dollars.

The bigger expense of a 287' is a full time captain, paying a channel captain to bring it to port, a full time crew, chef, mechanic and on and on and on.

There's a 0% chance Zuck ever gets to drive that boat more than a couple miles in the middle of the ocean with someone watching him like a 2yr old.

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KaiBear said:

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nein51 said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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Sigmund Freud enters the chat. . .

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Interesting

Please explain to me the rationale behind spending 120-240million dollars for a ship that is severely limited in the ports it can enter and whose upkeep will be additional millions of dollars every year ?

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I was merely insinuating that Zuckerberg is short dicked.

The biggest rationale for the ship is prestige and bragging rights.

The other involves rich people economics. Zuckerberg is worth 230 billion. A $250 million yacht is roughly 0.10% of his net worth - that is the equivalent of a family making $50k purchasing a fictional used car for $50.00.

Other fun facts:

A yacht of this size usually depreciates between 5-10% annually until it reaches 50% depreciation - then it is only 1-2% for the remainder of the ship's life.

Maintenance and use costs would be around $12.5 - 25 million per year.

A lease for this ship would be between 500k - 1million per week.

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We have a friend in Miami with a fairly sizable yacht. He has a 68' Viking and a 43' Midnight Express as well. The dock/slip fees for his 68' are around $13,000/mo. Every time we take it out the fuel bill is a couple thousand dollars.

The bigger expense of a 287' is a full time captain, paying a channel captain to bring it to port, a full time crew, chef, mechanic and on and on and on.

There's a 0% chance Zuck ever gets to drive that boat more than a couple miles in the middle of the ocean with someone watching him like a 2yr old.

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Going to Key West this Thursday for a week of fishing.

Will be happy to take your friends 287 out for a spin.

No charge for my time !

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nein51 said:

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Realitybites said:

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The paradox of boat ownership is that the larger your boat is, the more comfortable you will be while simultaneously restricting the places you can go.

There are a lot of really nice nooks and crannies on earth that a 30 footer could get to that a 287 foot one could not.

35-45 is the sweet spot.

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A 287' yacht has a tender boat on board for those excursions. There are lots of places you're not coming near a dock with a ship that size.

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Realitybites said:

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nein51 said:

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Realitybites said:

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The paradox of boat ownership is that the larger your boat is, the more comfortable you will be while simultaneously restricting the places you can go.

There are a lot of really nice nooks and crannies on earth that a 30 footer could get to that a 287 foot one could not.

35-45 is the sweet spot.

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A 287' yacht has a tender boat on board for those excursions. There are lots of places you're not coming near a dock with a ship that size.

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There are a lot of interesting places a 287 footer can't get within reasonable tender range of. Most yachts, even small ones, travel with tenders.

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nein51 said:

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KaiBear said:

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nein51 said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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GrowlTowel said:

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KaiBear said:

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Honestly can't comprehend the need for such a monstrosity.

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Sigmund Freud enters the chat. . .

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Interesting

Please explain to me the rationale behind spending 120-240million dollars for a ship that is severely limited in the ports it can enter and whose upkeep will be additional millions of dollars every year ?

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I was merely insinuating that Zuckerberg is short dicked.

The biggest rationale for the ship is prestige and bragging rights.

The other involves rich people economics. Zuckerberg is worth 230 billion. A $250 million yacht is roughly 0.10% of his net worth - that is the equivalent of a family making $50k purchasing a fictional used car for $50.00.

Other fun facts:

A yacht of this size usually depreciates between 5-10% annually until it reaches 50% depreciation - then it is only 1-2% for the remainder of the ship's life.

Maintenance and use costs would be around $12.5 - 25 million per year.

A lease for this ship would be between 500k - 1million per week.

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We have a friend in Miami with a fairly sizable yacht. He has a 68' Viking and a 43' Midnight Express as well. The dock/slip fees for his 68' are around $13,000/mo. Every time we take it out the fuel bill is a couple thousand dollars.

The bigger expense of a 287' is a full time captain, paying a channel captain to bring it to port, a full time crew, chef, mechanic and on and on and on.

There's a 0% chance Zuck ever gets to drive that boat more than a couple miles in the middle of the ocean with someone watching him like a 2yr old.

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Going to Key West this Thursday for a week of fishing.

Will be happy to take your friends 287 out for a spin.

No charge for my time !

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Oh he's got a nice boat but it's not a 287'. Like an 87' give or take. Plenty big enough for a real serious party though.

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