Paul Allen's 400+ft Yacht "Octopus" - Aircraft of World War II

Matt308 · 07-23-2009, 02:19 PM

I can't add much to the pictures. I literally spent 20min staring at all the details in these pics. Look at all the chrome railing on her. She is a beauty!

diddyriddick · 07-23-2009, 03:11 PM

Mommy, can I have one of those for christmas?

Colin1 · 07-23-2009, 03:25 PM

His penis must be miniscule...

comiso90 · 07-23-2009, 04:04 PM

Not many people on the boat... he needs some friends...

Gimmie a call Paul!

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Colin1 · 07-23-2009, 04:06 PM

Not a sea-faring man myself
but when does a yacht start being a ship? If that came chugging past me I wouldn't have called it a yacht

Bucksnort101 · 07-23-2009, 04:08 PM

Holy Cow, must be compensating for some shortcoming? Seriously, why would someone want something like that other than to stoke ones ego?

ToughOmbre · 07-23-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colin1

Not a sea-faring man myself
but when does a yacht start being a ship? If that came chugging past me I wouldn't have called it a yacht

Right Colin. Especially with a helicopter on the deck!

TO

ccheese · 07-23-2009, 04:15 PM

Just think of all the "good" he could have done with the $400 million dollars. Wonder how many people $400M
will feed ????? What's that they say about a man and his toys ???

Charles

Matt308 · 07-23-2009, 05:09 PM

"He who dies with the best toys, wins."

diddyriddick · 07-23-2009, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucksnort101

Holy Cow, must be compensating for some shortcoming? Seriously, why would someone want something like that other than to stoke ones ego?

For the same reason that a dogs licks it's....Well, you know. Because he CAN!

wheelsup_cavu · 07-23-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt308

"He who dies with the best toys, wins."

But he's still dead, where's the winning to that ?

Paul Allen has private charities set up so I don't think his personal indulgences are overboard.
Paul Allen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
How much philanthropy is enough ?
Personally I think all of us wish we had that type of disposable income.

That is one cool ship Matt.

Wheels

Violator · 07-23-2009, 05:38 PM

And remember, Allen spends a boatload (sorry for the pun!) of cash restoring and flying lots of warbirds, so that's a really good thing for those of us on this site.

timshatz · 07-23-2009, 06:09 PM

To put it in perspective, that thing is roughly the same gross tonage as a US Heavy Cruiser(New Orleans Class) at the begining of WW2.

That is one honkin' big boat!

Glider · 07-23-2009, 06:19 PM

Around 25 years ago I used to do marine insurance and the chap next to me did some huge yachts. I will always remember a claim for just under $1m to replace the carpets as there was some water damage after a storm. The damage was very limited but he had the same carpet in most of the yacht and it all had to be replaced.

diddyriddick · 07-24-2009, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timshatz

To put it in perspective, that thing is roughly the same gross tonage as a US Heavy Cruiser(New Orleans Class) at the begining of WW2.

That is one honkin' big boat!

Perhaps this reflects my bias then, but why not just buy the cruiser?

07-23-2009, 04:04 PM	#4
comiso90 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL Posts: 3,294	Not many people on the boat... he needs some friends... Gimmie a call Paul! . __________________ http://www.BOOKSonWAR.com/ .

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Bucksnort101 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,204	Holy Cow, must be compensating for some shortcoming? Seriously, why would someone want something like that other than to stoke ones ego? __________________ A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon.

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ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	Just think of all the "good" he could have done with the $400 million dollars. Wonder how many people $400M will feed ????? What's that they say about a man and his toys ??? Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

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Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 13,386	"He who dies with the best toys, wins." __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

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07-23-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
diddyriddick Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hamlet, NC, US Posts: 723	Mommy, can I have one of those for christmas?

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Colin1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,765	His penis must be miniscule...

07-23-2009, 04:06 PM	#5
Colin1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,765	Not a sea-faring man myself but when does a yacht start being a ship? If that came chugging past me I wouldn't have called it a yacht

07-23-2009, 05:38 PM	#12
Violator Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 18	And remember, Allen spends a boatload (sorry for the pun!) of cash restoring and flying lots of warbirds, so that's a really good thing for those of us on this site.

07-23-2009, 06:09 PM	#13
timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,446	To put it in perspective, that thing is roughly the same gross tonage as a US Heavy Cruiser(New Orleans Class) at the begining of WW2. That is one honkin' big boat!

07-23-2009, 06:19 PM	#14
Glider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,655	Around 25 years ago I used to do marine insurance and the chap next to me did some huge yachts. I will always remember a claim for just under $1m to replace the carpets as there was some water damage after a storm. The damage was very limited but he had the same carpet in most of the yacht and it all had to be replaced.