[JB]

THE NEW BOAT?

65' Custom Built Motoryacht, staterooms, GPS navigation, twin supercharged diesels, etc......... $2.5 million
Crane and Rigging complete with faulty turnbuckle......... $2,500 per hour Champagne and Strawberries, dockside, for the excited "soon to be owners"........... $250.00

Watching your dreamboat nose dive into the harbor, accompanied by two corporate representatives just prior to "inking" the final paperwork........

Priceless................. ..................CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY....!!!!!!!!!

Check out the guy on the stern in the second picture, holding on for the ride of the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jimbo1096]

OOOHHHH -- SH*t

 

[usa1_chevy]

Gilligan's Island, The Minnow and the fearless crew???

 

[blade]

Oh, no!

I don't wanna sound critical, but look at the nose - it's not quite the same on the 1st and 3rd. Why?

 

[David the Gnome]

quote:Originally posted by blade

Oh, no!

I don't wanna sound critical, but look at the nose - it's not quite the same on the 1st and 3rd. Why?

The anchor is gone.

 

[blade]

Wrong answer. Look carefully - the nose shape is different. It's rounded atop and pretty sharp at the bottom, and no rails seen beneath. Or maybe it's just imagination that tricks me out.

 

[Tweek]

Snopes says it's true:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/badlaunch.asp

Bow contour does appear a little different, probably the different angles it's being viewed from. The rail may have become detached in the drop.

 

[David the Gnome]

quote:Originally posted by Tweek

Snopes says it's true:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/badlaunch.asp

Bow contour does appear a little different, probably the different angles it's being viewed from. The rail may have become detached in the drop.

Yay

^Not for them of course but I'm glad it's at least real. []

 

[ddd482]

look at the bow- the protector is there in the first photo, gone in the third- no way that came off in the drop- it is designed for an anchor to bang on it everytime it come up- these don't fall off tht easy- third pic not of the boat in the first pic- sorry

 

[Ron Honner]

What a nose dive! Good eye blade and ddd482.

 

[blade]

Well, I counted at least five points along the bow where those pictures clearly mismatch. For instance, I can't find an outer board rim on the 3rd one, while it's clearly there on the 1st. The entire hull geometry even in isometric projection is kinda screwed. Try to make imaginary cross-sections, you'll be surprised. Also, EXIF metadata indicates that all of the images were doctored in Adobe Photoshop 4. Look under magnification tool, you'll see some moved and added pixels. I dunno, maybe my twisted mind just plays dirty games or what?

 

[Snuffy]

the bow of the boat is different maybe they just haven't gotten around to firing the crane operator.

 

[kansas45]

Same boat or not, it still sucks!

 

[Tweek]

There's quite a thread about it at Yacht Forums too:
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/general-yachting-discussion/7055-splash.html