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another thing, not that im a marine engineer but....
if kapa is getting refitted to "luxury" then id love that gig as it looks like its getting milked.
i mean, if it were me, and my dime, it would be out the water and gutted before i installed things like a "hot tub?".
I mean really, there looks like a lot more gutting needs to be done before it looks ready to get a faclift to luxury conditions.

Are these ships still there?

Taken last Wednesday:

M1083 ex-Ulm

This one is now tied up on the outside of the harbour in Simons Town

8th Feb: M-1076 ex-Paderborn, is now on the synchrolift.

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Brent Best

It appears that Kremlin has been holding back on alot of photos

It's the fact that there are multi-coloured, number-less, City Class ex-Lindau hulls everywhere in the harbour now, & I'm trying to find out who is who Including the Paderhorn on the synchrolift, I now count four hulls

Navy festival is going to be head scratchingly funny





Cheers

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Brent Best

My first post, found this advert on Apollo Duck, but dont know which one it is, check, http://www.apolloduck.co.za/advert.phtml?id=185030
Regards

Welcome Richardg

googled and found some more photos of this ship - its looking good inside.

http://www.boats.com/listing/gallery.jsp?entityid=22972571&mid=null&ceid=217731&galleryBack=%2Fboat-details%2FBurmeister-Expedition-Vessel%2F22972571%3Fr%3D22972571%26entityid%3D22972571&pic=1

Welcome RICHARDG

Good catch

I got to get a real job ... R18 million for a luxury yach

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Brent Best

Kremlin wrote:


Buying a ship is often the cheapest part. It's running the thing the breaks the bank.
Now if you want a real yacht check out Larry Ellison's "Rising Sun". Was in Cape Town middle of last year at the waterfront for the world cup. You need a BIG piggy bank to keep that one going!

The saying goes ... "if you have to ask how much it costs .. then you can't afford it ..." We saw the Rising Sun last year & it indeed is one seriously impresive oar-less canoe

http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2501&p=15941

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Brent Best

Kremlin wrote:


I wonder how much change one gets after a "fill her up".

Once had to seriously burst the bubble on a Moorreesburg farmer's ideas when we were giving him a joyride in one of the Krogerwert boats. "How many miles to the gallon?" he asked. Quite shocked when he got the reply "about 5 and a half gallons to the mile". (For the imperially challenged that's about 25 litres.)

Having some fun, are you sure it is UK gallon (4,546 liters) and not US gallon (3,785 liters).

Seeing as us seffricans never used the fluid measures the rebel colonialists across the pond do I'm pretty sure of my gallons!