Stepping inside for a closer look, we found top-notch hardware is used throughout the vessel, including this door hinge. Notice the door is made to simulate tree bark. Amazing craftsmanship that spans the gamut from modern woodwork to imitating nature.

Cable-drawn shades recess into the atrium to control natural light as needed. A must with Big Fish...

... and what do those shades cover? The "Great Wall"! Although this picture gives the illusion of looking down a corridor, you are actually looking upwards along the great video wall and through the atrium window on the top deck. All those black blocks are flat panel television screens.

Speaking of walls, this is the smooth-stone shower wall in the master bath, made to emulate the formations of a river bottom from years of water flow.

And lest we forget, the Super Toilet! Have our reviews gone down the drain? Not hardly. This hi-tech toilet was worthy of mention because it has a sphincter seeking sensor to directly aim a stream of water to a strategic place. A bidet with a brain!

At the base of the main deck foyer, a back lit plexi panel displays the Fish Story. The YF editorial crew thought it appropriate to transcribe this for our readers...

A Friendship of Mythic Proportions

M.Y. Big Fish takes her name from the best-selling novel and major motion pictures. The book’s author, Daniel Wallace, is the son of my dear friend and mentor, Dan Wallace (1931-1997). Daniel wrote the book in memory of his father, a larger than life character renowned for his love of storytelling. Dan, the entrepreneur, the traveler, a joker, a big man who touched everyone he met. The novel, whilst not autobiographical, makes many references to the relationship between Dan and his son.

We shared many wonderful times together. M.Y. Big Fish is my homage to our very special bond and is a reflection of a very successful a fully-lived life - it’s proof that dreams can come true! It’s my sincere that all who come aboard Big Fish experience the spirit and inspiration behind her creation – the irrepressible joy with which Dan lived and shared his life.

The Big Fish logo we created for the boat was inspired by a very poignant scene from the movie where, from his hospital bed, the main character - Edward Bloom – asks his son to depict how his life will end. His son crafts a surreal, emotional story in which his father is lowered into the water and becomes a big fish, creating symbolic ripples of eternity as family and friends bid him a fond farewell.

“You become what you always were – a very big fish…”

Dan will be forever in my thoughts.

Richard Beattie

Owner, BIG FISH

Deck Plans - Top to Bottom:

1. Bridge Deck
2. Main Deck
3. Hull Deck

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