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jackthelad1984
516 posts
50 months
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Silver993tt said: I worked on the build of vava 2 until it left plymouth earlier this year, last we heard it had a few big problems with the beach club doors amongst other things, has some pretty impressive features, and some pointlessly expensive stuff onboard!
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petemurphy
2,956 posts
52 months
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chilistrucker said: thats a handy map, thanks  i'm working on the olympics at the mo, and pick the lorry up every other day from silvertown, so, close by. would quite like to go down and have a look at the boats 1 night next week after work. has anyone been? if so, can you park near by, and is it worth it. i'd like to get a proper look, or is there security ropes everywhere? are they all still there - is it worth going up for a look?
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chilistrucker
1,492 posts
20 months
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petemurphy said: are they all still there - is it worth going up for a look? i havn't been there yet, but believe they are still there, i hope to go 1 night this week.
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andy ted
660 posts
134 months
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chilistrucker said: petemurphy said: are they all still there - is it worth going up for a look? i havn't been there yet, but believe they are still there, i hope to go 1 night this week. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ Worth checking on there. If you go to London you can see their AIS position - Octopus, Ilona, Seanna still there.
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GWC
3,939 posts
64 months
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As is Deniki, Harle, the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog, Stad Amsterdam a modern built Clipper and Eendracht a modern built three masted Schooner. So some interesting stuff to see.
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Not Ideal
1,982 posts
57 months
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jackthelad1984 said: I worked on the build of vava 2 until it left plymouth earlier this year, last we heard it had a few big problems with the beach club doors amongst other things, has some pretty impressive features, and some pointlessly expensive stuff onboard! Such as Jack..?? Tell us more..!!
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jackthelad1984
516 posts
50 months
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Would be here all night listing the things on board or the specs but il give a few bits of info, it has horrendously expensive inch thick teak decking throughout the outside decks, thousands and thousands of pounds of it replaced throughout build due to damage, the adjustable depth swimming pool completely raises to form a 70s disco type dancefloor with flashing lights etc, has a sought of 'mini me' owners tender which cost well over a million which is supposed to look like a mini vava 2, the cockpit lifts and lowers to fit into the tender bay, obviously has the obligatory toys, such as jetskis, fast ribs, watersports etc. Lots of very valuable art on board, and alot of custom furniture which i think was designed by stevie wonder but hey ho. The BBQ on the main deck is made of polished stainless and resembles some sort of meteorite without a single square edge on it, trying to mount electrical boxes neatly inside was a nightmare. 2 heli pads, and a very fancy and stupidly expensive circular glass/stainless/wood lift running from main to heli decks. Dont want to give to much away so will leave it at that!
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Chrisgr31
7,421 posts
124 months
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Would have been interesting to see Octopus and the German liner that are in there coming in through the dock. Looks like it would have been a tight fit. Had a wander around today, some lovely boats although were being tended by the pooper tanker
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Ayahuasca
16,057 posts
148 months
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60 million couldn't buy a seat in this boat:  
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BJT
1,415 posts
116 months
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[quote=jackthelad1984] has horrendously expensive inch thick teak decking throughout the outside decks,/quote]
From my experiance of deckies sanding teak, that should Only last a couple of years
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Fishtigua
2,972 posts
64 months
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BJT]ackthelad1984 said: has horrendously expensive inch thick teak decking throughout the outside decks,/quote]
From my experiance of deckies sanding teak, that should Only last a couple of years Deckies + Thick = 2 short planks. C'mon BJT, what are you trying to say ? 
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Yachtworker
757 posts
24 months
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Ayahuasca said: 60 million couldn't buy a seat in this boat: Legend, we are one year apart in age, grew up in the same area, same sailing club and parents are friends etc...it always makes me wish I didnt rush out of Oppies and get in to windsurfing, then I also remeber his raw talent and that even if we took the same route through sailing, I severely doubt I would have compteted anywhere near his level in anything. On a different note, VaVa II is running ok with little presing her beyond what one would expect. It has to be remebered that even Lurssen (current kings of building massive yachts) have to chase vessels around the world for a while before fully signed off. Quite a few of the fleet built by our Dutch friends (all yards) make it to Falmouth and need tweaking before going further south. Putting paint issues aside as that can go tits up on any project, the technical depth onboard is pushing boundaries thus creating new issues.
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Mike Random
303 posts
39 months
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I can confirm that even the must highly regarded of Dutch yards have their warranty issues and some you would not expect either,
Mike
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Benjaminpalma
1,001 posts
51 months
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z4chris99
5,717 posts
48 months
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Mike Random said: I can confirm that even the must highly regarded of Dutch yards have their warranty issues and some you would not expect either,
Mike I can confirm that i know some massive cock ups costing 10's of millions of euros from our dutch friends.....
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M3John
5,602 posts
88 months
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chilistrucker said: GWC said: You can park under Waitrose in Canary Wharf, spend a tenner in there and you can ask for a token so the parking is free. You should be able to park for free somewhere off of Marsh Wall after 5.30pm too. As for the boats you can get right up alongside them. thanks, marsh wall it is then 1 night next week. be interesting to see them up close. Before you just rock up and park here you might want to check the local parking restrictions. The local council were muttering about the parking restrictions being in force from 8:30am until late evening (possibly 24 hours) until after the games had finished. Edit : Just found this link - http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/transport_and_...I live very close to where these are and i'm in zone D1.
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mickrick
2,464 posts
42 months
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z4chris99 said: Mike Random said: I can confirm that even the must highly regarded of Dutch yards have their warranty issues and some you would not expect either,
Mike I can confirm that i know some massive cock ups costing 10's of millions of euros from our dutch friends..... You should see some of the cock-ups from our Chinese friends!  I've been dealing with them for the last 10 years....  I dream of a nice steel Dutch displacement boat.
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petemurphy
2,956 posts
52 months
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andy ted said: thats an amazing website! cant imagine billionaires are happy to be tracked around the world like that?
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Benjaminpalma
1,001 posts
51 months
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mickrick said: z4chris99 said: Mike Random said: I can confirm that even the must highly regarded of Dutch yards have their warranty issues and some you would not expect either,
Mike I can confirm that i know some massive cock ups costing 10's of millions of euros from our dutch friends..... You should see some of the cock-ups from our Chinese friends! I've been dealing with them for the last 10 years.... I dream of a nice steel Dutch displacement boat. +Taiwanese - despite masquerading as German...
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andy ted
660 posts
134 months
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petemurphy said: andy ted said: thats an amazing website! cant imagine billionaires are happy to be tracked around the world like that? I think it is mandatory on vessels over a certain tonnage...
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