Atlantis 50ft from Azimut, thoughts?

[robm3]

My wife torpedoed the idea of a yacht recently after hating the way they Heel (kids are 4&6 and were clinging on). So our game plan has changed with a motor yacht being given the provisional green light.

Que much trawling of classifieds and the one that seems to fit the bill is this;



It has 3 cabins, diesel, can fit on my brothers swing mooring (max length 50ft/25 tons), and has the sports look I'm after.

From what I can deduce they are built on a Azimut hull but not sure about quality of build. There was a model redesign around 2009 but it's the earlier more 'open' version I like.

Target price is $450-$500k

Any brokers/shipwrights know much about the brand as its relatively unknown here in Sydney.



http://www.theyachtmarket.com/boats_for_sale/35594...

[robm3]

Fishtigua said:

Azimut does not have the greatest of reputations for build quality if a few years old, they are a bit better now. Our finance director at the boatyard had one for 4 years which he lost quite a bit on depreciation. He bought an East Bay to replace it.

Read this article and see what you think.

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/azimut-yacht/117...

Thank you for the info, just what I was after (this is exactly why I enjoy PH!)


My Brother had actually advised me similiar on yachts we looked at (hull strengths etc..) but he has limited knowledge on motor yachts. As side bar he's advised to get a Riviera purely because they have a good reputation in the industry here in Australia.

[robm3]

Opinions on Sunseekers?

50' Camargue in particular. This is a strong second but not a fan of how the internal tender storage basically robs a cabin from the design.

Still there's one on the Goldcoast QLD for Au$450neg which would alleviate the hassle of international shipping and duty.