Biggest private vessel on the lake
 

Just what we need a yacht with auto pilot cruising around the lake. Here's an idea, if you don't want to drive your boat, hire a captain or anchor it.

They're going to have to draw the lake level down 6 feet just to accomidate the thing..
Is lake Winni really the place for a boat that big? Come on...

That's nuts. I can only assume you wouldn't be able to get under just about all of the bridges either. So you have this gigantic boat whose only rivals are the mount and the sophia mae, and you'd have to tow a smaller boat around to access the other 25% of the lake anyway.

I mock out of envy, of course. :emb:

Not the biggest
 

We already have this: http://faysboatyard.com/?page_id=62 Used for $62,000. I saw it leaving Fay's just before the big rain around 4:00

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I don't think it is the biggest, I've seen one or two big Hinkley's tooling around in the past.....

What about the 53' Carver that is on the lake? Used to be kept at the end of the row going into MVYC. Formerly know as the Utha Summa Humma, before being sold, don't know what it was renamed.

This was just a clever way for Irwin to get some free press.

I'm pretty sure that was Mark Borgeouis' Regal you are refering to.

It was a 53' Carver Voyager. Is it still on the lake?:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/cam/utha3.jpg

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/cam/utha2.jpg

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/cam/utha1.jpg

no big deal, absolutley free press deal that was all
just the guy/gals summer home it just floats!

It better get under the Weirs bridge or that really is a big boat for just Paugus Bay.:laugh:

yeah I was and am extremly curious about this one
thinking this thing should be launch outside of the Bay for good measure, is the channel even deep enough?

Pretty nice comi$$ion for KMac though.:D

Go Kev..:cool:

Just did a quick search; MINIMUM draft is listed as 37". I wonder what maximum draft is when fully loaded? :D

His commission was probably more than my annual salary! :(

The Meridian 441 Sedan looks similar to this one and others I have seen on the lake. http://www.irwinmarine.com/new-boats...ian/441-sedan/ I am wondering just where it will be moored. I bet they install the upper deck bridge after going under the channel bridge.

The Meridian 441 Sedan look similar to this one and others I have seen on the lake. http://www.irwinmarine.com/new-boats...ian/441-sedan/ I am wondering just where it will be moored. My guess is Mountain View Yacht Club as Irwin is there. I bet they install the upper deck bridge after going under the channel bridge.

For sale at Silver Sands. They have had it for a while.

http://nhboat.com/Classified/53Carver98.jpg

yeah
that could be my lake house

I bet it's the biggest Bayliner on the lake, but there's been plenty of bigger boats. The Scamp was almost 30 feet longer and prowled the lake a long time ago.

Since this thing has skyhook, it can essentially hover in place without an anchor.

So it could go wherever it wants in a No Rafting Zone and just hover there. NRZ laws only apply to anchored boats. I thought mercury gave up on skyhook for safety reasons.

Though both are owned by Brunswick (as is Sea Ray), the Meridians are a far cry from a Bayliner.

Meridian is the current name for what was the large Bayliner yachts. This is not a commentary on the quality of Bayliners or Meridians.

My quick search says 2002 was the last year for Bayliner Yachts and 2003 was the first for Meridian. For ten years they have had different names.

http://meridianpilothouse.com/meridi...yacht-history/

Yup, same factory, same workers, same boats, different brand name. They are built to a higher standard than a typical Bayliner 175 though.

We toured the factory on Merritt Island where the Sea Ray boats were made. I think part of it closed but think they still make some boats there. What an operation it is!

Went by Irwins today...
 

It is a real beauty. There were people working on the flying bridge. Quite a beautiful sight. Cant wait to see it in the water.

The time has come...
 

I think we need a bigger lake!

mark who?
 

Mark who? Whats his deal?

He owns MB Tractor as well as the giant McMansion that faces Eagle Island. Also owned the rather infamous "Summa Humma", a 47' fountain that used to tear up the lake.

Really? Come on. Do you need something that big to go the 20 minutes across the entire lake?

It's just like the guys I see at the public dock at our club on the coast...the guys who drop in a 15 ft POS to go out to Jeffries'

I remember that boat. Not as cool as the "Fountain of Youth" though

Here she is back in 2000:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/cam/summa.jpg

The Summa Humma had triple 630's. Wonder where that boat ended up.

Just an fyi..The standard power in the 47' Fountain is twin 700 Mercs. You can option up to twin 1075. Even the twin 700 is VERY thirsty. Cruise at 50 using 57 GPH or how about WOT(90 mph) drinking 116 gph. Yikes! $400+ an hour for fuel.:eek:

I just found it in South Carolina. $99,000 sounds very cheap.
http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/10621

Does that include the trailer? :laugh::laugh::laugh:

That is very cheap for that boat...Hmmm, that would make a great island boat! If only it would fit on my dock :D

Let's chip in and buy it for an artificial loon nesting site. We can put her in Winter Harbor. ;)

Good idea!! :laugh::laugh:

But do you think they'll play the stereo too loud? You know how they like to sing and call when solo... Can't imagine what they're like with a party boat...

:laugh: Well, we will have to give them the rules up front so they will understand what is expected of them! No more decibels than the hoot!!

The boat will end up at MVYC. Were it will be docked, restricts boat travel through MVYC channel for all of the members of MVYC. This slip has a a 44ft length limit (LOA) defined by the covenants of the property, but with IRWIN as the management company and the profits generated by the sale of this boat, it has been allowed to be docked in slip A1.

With a boat at the visitor dock and boats coming and going side by side someone is going to hit the bow of that boat.

Thank you MVYC.

Methinks that, by the "way" Irwin's actually measure for compliance (for everyone) the LOA, THAT particular 47' Fountain is probably in compliance of the 44' rule. May even be under.:cool:

CHUNT. Like the handle. I think.:D

I believe he's referring to the new 49' yacht and not the Fountain...

...oops..my bad...:D

....ya know....that 47' Fountain, the Summa Humma, was a great boat to watch....what a local spectacular, spectator loss that it got sold away off the lake about ten years ago...would be nice to see it come back to the big lake!

...seems like it could be a good boat for the wrestler who's building the incredible, log cabin mansion now on Meredith Bay, what with the price of gas and all?

I drove by and saw this boat being put in the water the other day. The top was on. It is replacing a 47 foot Sea Ray that was at Mountain View YC. It may not be the largest boat out there, but it sure is the nicest / most expensive boat out there.

Tax advantage
 

I bet you can save big bucks in taxes from lakefront property to laketop property.

Perhaps taxes, but not money. I'm willing to bet that the berth/dock fees are the same or more than many tax bills.

I found that the other day to.... Prior to South Carolina, it spent some time in NJ.....

I think they listed that it had over 200 hours at this point, which indicates it probably ready for a valve job and other maintenance activities that are required to keep high performance engines running and performing..... So 99K is probably pretty fair..... Considering all maintenance work is going to be X 3

Maybe so, but at least it was money well spent! ;)

Wow!
 

Needs a valve job at only 200 hours!!??.... Really??... I don't disbelieve you it just sounds crazy. I never knew they were they required that kind of major internal maintenance at such low hours...

Dan

Might be the most expensive, but that baby blue Hinckley Picnic Boat (I think it's a T37) I saw recently, assuming it is still around, has got to be the nicest boat on the lake. Those Hinckleys are completely over-the-top when it comes to fit and finish, materials, and workmanship. If it is a T37, and it's new, it costs more than the Meridian too. http://www.hinckleyyachts.com/Jetboa...PB/t37-NPB.php

The guy that just bought Dollar Island also just bought a nice new Hinckley.
He thinks he needs to change the name- "Million Dollar Island".

Could be accurate if loaded with all the options... I think the base price is around 800k on those. They draw very little water, are very simple to operate, and would be a great choice for exploring the lake/getting to and from an island home in all weather, in the utmost comfort and style, IMO.

Well, I think he was referring to the price of the island, not the boat. He also has a house on the mainland.

It will fit, just keep the throttle wide open

It's true. Those are very high performance engines.

Even the Merc "blue" motors such as the 525 are meant to have the top ends serviced every few hundred hours.

Depends on how hard they are driven. Wear increases with the square of speed (in RPM) and internal heat (a function of how much HP is being generated) beats on the valves making them "tulip". Run those engines at 3000 RPM and they'll likely run for 1000 hours without any issues. Run them at WOT, they'll likely need a top end overhaul at 50 hours or less.

...and at 3000-rpm the boat could be doing about 45-mph in the daylight....plus the lower revs will save big on gas too!

Billy Joel owns a Hinkley. A few years ago I had to pick up his daughter and Christie Brinkley at Crocker's Boat Yard in New London, CT. I drive a Limo for Mohegan Sun.

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I'll venture to guess the boat name is 'Therapy'...hopefully you can see these pictures.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7929082&type=1

Also looks like it made it under the bridge.

Yeah, as in you will need physical "Therapy" after running over its wake....

LOL. I'm curious how often it's actually going to make it out of the marina.

Nice Boat!!!
 

I just happen to know the purchaser of this new boat. I just want to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! and I have a nice bottle of chapagne for you guys. Enjoy the new boat in good health and happiness!!!:)

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back!!

Back in the Day!
 

I remember a Chris Craft Cruiser from Fay's Boatyard in the 60's I think it was the largest on the Lake by private owner "HOTI". Tom Alley worked at Fays and this was in his family. Also anyone know what happened to Jim Irwins Connie ? She was a sizable cruise as well.

51 Ft Blue Water
 

I think this may have been John Beaver's from Beaver Island

Biggest private vessel on the lake
 

I had a 1952 42' Chris-Craft DCFB Cruiser which was berthedcat Fay's Boat Yard from 1994-1997. The name of the boat was GRUMPY OLD MEN.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08...7588999d30.jpg

sent by Carguy from Norwich, CT

It's great to live in a free country. In a capitalist economy. Just obey the law and enjoy your 53' yacht or your 47' fountain. Have a great 4th of July!