Nice classic 82’ for sale, built 1962..

Maintaining a boat of this age and with that much external wood seems expensive in the US or large parts of the EU.

Seems like a boat that would do better in a place where the cost of basic labor is a lot lower. Both the Thais and the Turks are good at wood as I understand it, I'm sure there are other places out there as well.

Parts of South America might work as well?

Sales listing:
https://www.**************/yacht/1963-classic-fairmiles-8691753/

Sadly there comes a time when a yacht is too old to keep running without a highly dedicated sugar daddy.

This woman is still as annoying as ever… I had to turn the volume down!

I love this boat. She’s just a few piers away from us and we pass by everytime we go out. I ve always wondered why she’s sitting stern up, I had seen the drums but wondered why. The channel into the marina is about 8 to 9’ MLW, I wonder what she draws.

that said, she is a dock queen and I don’t think I have ever seen her going out all these years.

she s the last classic here at Dinner Key. There used to be a 60’ steel Feadship on my pier which left a few years ago. Also on my pier there used to be a 110/115 classic steel yacht similar to this one. She was shipped to Italy years ago as well. She actually damaged the concrete tee head during a hurricane, I think it was Wilma… her hull only had a dent

blonde and short dresses. Guaranteed clicks and followers.

The "Blonde" keeps popping up in my YouTube feed from time to time, but I don't think I have ever finished watching a video with her. Too annoying.

Draft:
Yachtcharterfleet has her at 9'10
https://www.yachtcharterfleet.com/luxury-charter-yacht-46769/mongoose.htm
While listing at Boat.com has a max draft of 8 ft 2 in
https://www.boats.com/power-boats/1963-classic-fairmiles-8691753/
Difference between the bottom of the hull and her rudder if that is the lowest point?

Having read RossC recent trials and tribulation along ICW I would assume that she would have a too deep draft to do the ICW? Would assume she would have a lot of trouble in part of Bahamas as well?

Assuming she ever makes it off the dock that is.

There is a photo of her out on the water in the listings, but something seems a bit off. Could just be a long zoom lens and some effects from that and cropping, but it feel like it was taken with a much older camera than the rest of pictures in the listing. Like say a digital from 15+ years ago?

Posting bikini pictures all over social media probably helps also:



Russian bottle blonde actress from St. Petersburg it looks like:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1833710/

With fear of this becoming political, be careful what you wish for.

There will probably be a lot of slightly used mail order brides available if Putins 3 days war ever comes home to truly roost in Moscow and St. Pete.

Their slim frames and nice general appearance are one of the few redeeming qualities of the Moscow and St. Pete princesses.

You might be thinking about her German hubby/cameraman:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rico-stoll-95213a41
Ken to her Barbie act:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/1629511

Did they meet in Hollyweird perhaps? Before start a new career on Youtube in Florida.

6 to 6 1/2 is really the limit for many sections of the ICW

on the Bahamas once you hit 7’ you loose about 50% of the best anchorages it you have to stay further offshore. Same with some marinas, for instance won’t get into Staniel from the bank at low tide with 7’

No wonder she is a dock-queen then.

Really sounds like a boat that would work better in another part of the world, somewhere with deeper waters nearby and cheaper hourly wages than Florida for all the basic upkeep she needs with so much wood.

Wonder how much it would cost to make her truly seaworthy again?

I'm actually a fan of the Nauti-Styles YouTube channel. They've done YouTube tours of a variety of boats and yachts and they do a pretty good job in my opinion. The husband Rico explains some of the engine and mechanical systems fairly well, and the tours are reasonably thorough. The couple have done so well financially on YouTube and through some other ventures that they are in contract to build a 75' Bering steel trawler. The YouTube series on the how and why of the Bering custom yacht design and build has been really fascinating for anyone who has an interest in custom yacht design and build. I think their new yacht is maybe a year away from splashing.

I m sure they ve done well financially, like many others on social media. She is still very annoying in my opinion.

it s like the other blonde… supercar blondie. No matter how quickly I close her videos when they pop up, they keep coming back.

You didn't provide the whole story about their supposed cluelessness. The boat and her accompanying paper work were provided by Denison Yachting (broker). If you would have read the comments on the YouTube page you would have seen this: "She has a LOT of volume for her size (actually as we chatted with the lovely owners she has an LOA of 65', but her paperwork says 56' "