Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

[Bigprairie1]

...speaking of the yacht world, this is an interesting piece of yachting indulgence.
Not my style...probably because I don't have much. Shows some very innovative thinking tho' and it definitely should be part of the next James Bond movie.
Check it out....pretty cool...and fast for a 118' yacht, although I wouldn't want to be the guy filling it at the end of the trip.
BP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMIF2GrdL28

 

[slasmith1]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

darn it i need to trade in another boat now. I gotta get me 1 of those

 

[dave11]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

Too much trouble. It won't fit in the driveway.

 

[WizeOne]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

Abstract indeed! Looks like it shoulda been in a James Bond movie. I'd like to see it performing in rough water. Those side air intakes look like they would swamp the boat.

 

[jay_merrill]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

I agree, Wize. The side intakes would become water intake in any kind of serious weather. My guess is that they can be closed - the boat has 3, 5,600 shaft hp turbines in it, and a pair of 370 hp diesels. The procedure is probably to shut down the turbines, close the intakes, and run off of the diesels when the weather gets rough.

Personally, I think the thing is butt ugly. If someone gave it to me, I would sell it immediately, buy a 26 foot Whaler, and feed Ethiopia for ten years on the proceeds.

 

[OldePharte]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

Nah, no bow thrusters. That and my boat slip is only 28 feet deep.

 

[dave11]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

No rocket launchers either.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

more $ than sence.

 

[Tommy Monsoon]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

Interesting......Who is singing?

 

[Bigprairie1]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

I agree, Wize. The side intakes would become water intake in any kind of serious weather. My guess is that they can be closed - the boat has 3, 5,600 shaft hp turbines in it, and a pair of 370 hp diesels. The procedure is probably to shut down the turbines, close the intakes, and run off of the diesels when the weather gets rough.

Personally, I think the thing is butt ugly. If someone gave it to me, I would sell it immediately, buy a 26 foot Whaler, and feed Ethiopia for ten years on the proceeds.

I thought the same thing about those intakes...definitely doesn't look like a blue water boat to me. I believe the entire thing is heavy on European-Italian design, sort of like a 118' handbag. So that makes it more prototype than production I suppose. Its appears to be one of those types of yachts that cruises the Mediterranean zipping from port to port delivering the rich to their next function....."the finest caviar, the a-list parties and of course....hair by Wally Yacht".
Still, this kind of design and engineering generally starts something design wise somewhere else that will use or incorporate one of the cool little gizmos or design elements but in a more functional way I suppose.
BP

 

[vandy21]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

I bet if you owned that you'd attract alot of attention. Looks like a drug runner

 

[Shizzy]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

its a little too knight rider for me. I wonder if it talks to you and has rocket boosters?

 

[jay_merrill]

Re: Anyone for a Wally?...yacht that is

"118' handbag."

I like that!