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| Originally Posted by Teenna Well if you are from Cyprus than you have probably heard about the Predator that was time ago moored in Limassol (there aren't that many there)...and all the stuff that was going around that unfortunate yacht, delamination, tanks leaking...
Sunseeker is a light, structurally underdimensioned yacht, that due to inercia starts to suffer this over a certain lenght/weight/power ratio. keeping them slow is the best one can do.
When i said "just a sunseeker" i meant that on the market they(sunseekers) are not seen as mercedeses or bmwes or audis, but rather opels/vauxhalls/gms and therefore no need to super charge them with mega options and custom paint etc... as it is like with the cars; you never get back the after market investements on a "people's carrier" (volkwagen  ) |
So, in your opinion, what are the mercedeses/bmws/audis of the boating world? You really surprise me..
I've been actively involved with pleaure boating since I was 9 and -believe me- I have seen boats from supposedly very "respectable and reputable " brands (american/italian/french/german/british) have very serious problems and suffer a lot more than sunseekers, with build quality to laugh about!! At least with sunseekers you get what is probably one of the most original, distinctive, recognisable and timeless/classic design/shape and prestigious branding, fantastic rough-sea hull design and performance, luxurious accommodation, top-quality materials, excellent service and support, and definitely pride of ownership. They may need a bit more consistency and tidiness in the enginerooms or behind-the-scenes (although recent ones I've seen have nothing to complain about compared to other, much more expensive production brands). Also they may not be as practical, as spacious or as easy to liveaboard as other boats-especially american, but there are boats a lot worse out there.
Ever since I laid eyes on a sunseeker for the first time at Brighton marina during my higher education in the UK in the late eighties, I have fallen in love with them and have since owned three (1987 Portofino 31, 1990 Martinique 36 and currently a 1994 Camargue 46) and I have never had any problems with either boat whatsoever, nor would I ever consider spending my money on anything else (I am already planning to move on to a 1999 Predator 54). I like and respect Azimut's open S-Line a lot, Riva's, Baglietto's etc, but for me only sunseeker clicks!
Best regards
Emilios