One can appreciate all the planning that goes into the launch of even a small ship like this. One screw up and it's a very bad day. While a yacht like this represents a great show of wealth, it also represents employment for a crew, the designers, the collection of greatly skilled welders, carpenters, riggers and so many others. I would not have picked that music, but I can make my own video if I want, right? It was a great display of men working as a team getting their baby safely in the water. Fun stuff!
Movers belong to Local 290, good living wage in turn for a commitment of excellence at work and at home. So' yeah they do pay their bills... you should check if out, move to Portland, like everyone else is and change your life :)
The person who planned this launching is indeed a very intelligent man, as he knew what could happen if he did not increase that side buoyancy at the back. Congratulations.
Is that because there is insufficient buoyancy in the stern section alone to maintain stability along the length of the vessel once the stern begins to float which could lead to the whole vessel toppling even though it is still supported at the bow by the launch cradle?
Peter Lovett, Sir, You are absolutely correct, there is a combination of issues to consider. First the slope, then the bow support and stern buoyancy to enable it to float and side buoyancy to stabilise it and keep it without side inclination. As the craft goes down the slope it is mechanically stabilised by the front and rear trolley but as soon as the stern enters the water, some buoyancy would be created and this will transfer the weight from the rear trolley to the buoyancy effect. But because of the slope, the stern needs to enter the water substantially to provide full buoyancy but meanwhile the craft is being supported by the front trolley, and by the buoyancy on the stern which makes the centre of gravity very high with no side buoyancy being present at the maximum beam of the craft. Indeed a disastrous situation, which many people do not realise till it is too late. When you see the following videos, you can appreciate the reason why I had to complement the man responsible for this launching, and his foresight. th-cam.com/video/ayKOlLhlQsc/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/Zy9pzAWaNLs/w-d-xo.html
First Class..... and loved the music too.... besides the skill level of the workers at Omega Morgan... the music made it twice as exciting to watch.... and loved how you took 2 or 3 hours and compressed into a 4 minute video... cool stuff
This is Christensen Yachts in Vancouver Washington. The factory is less than a quarter mile from their private launch ramp on the Columbia River. They do a great build of all their custom yachts. Beautiful vessels.
Yacht Pulling: using a "road train" of 18-wheelers, draws upon the exact science used by the trailering division at Ford. I was able to use the cruise-control at highway speed, towing the 800,000 pounder straight down I-95: from our plant in Newfoundland to the launch site in Jupiter, FL.
Most important to me is if being the 'Stars and Stripes' proudly waved on this yacht can I assume it is U.S. registered and not registered in Canada for tax purposes? I didn't mind the music at all, my device has a volume control.
Yacht builder in Vancouver Wash. right next to the Columbia River. They have about a block to travel. Straight shot and that is their cove the put it in. I get your point though, they should own their own river!! Pain in the ass waiting for them to get out of the way so the public launch can be accessed.
There are plenty of tires to carry the load. There are 12 axles each with 8 tires on making 96 tires in total. 800,000 divided by 96 = 8,333 lbs per tire. That's only just over 4 US tons per tire which is easy, particularly at such a low speed.
4 tonnes is a lot at low speed. Its not because the axles and tyres cant take it, its because the road can't. There are axles in the world that can hold 400,000 lbs e.g. Mining trucks, however, if you did carry this on two axles, the road would almost certainly cave and the vehicle would most likely sink into the ground causing damage the both the yacht, and vehicle as well as the roadway.
Marcos Torres do u k ow what years they started making this "aluminum"? No didn't think so. Have a check for about 10 years.$20k spent in parts and barley got to drive it. Driven the Ford f-150 for about 5 or so years and only had to replace tires,oil and gas tank had a whole. 2 of those are required to owning a car.....
No doubt, had to mute it to watch it. But what do we know about what kind of music Mar-a-Lago members ($200,000 per person membership fee does not include $14,000/year dues; but if you have to ask about a little 14k, they don't like you anyway!) like to blast on their billion dollar yachts? This might be their jam!
I have seen that launch ramp. That is a big vessel for that ramp. Not the easiest place to launch something that size. It’s a tight fit. Your 20 foot Bayliners and Sea Rays launch at the public ramp 1/8 mile to the west. This area is the site of the Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard. The 12 slipways which launched over 171 ships in World War II still remain starting next to the public ramp. 50 of those ships were the escort aircraft carriers of the Casablanca class. 5 were sunk by hostile forces during the war. We lost 11 US aircraft carriers sunk during the war. A number of others were severely damaged. And 2 of these carriers actually hit Japanese ships using their 5 inch gun during the battle off Samar, where 2 of the escort carriers were sunk during this battle.
..avooirun beau yacht.il faut de avoir beaucoup argent beau français chasseur l Acadien Canada très fier pour vous nous somme ville de pêcheur crabe et autre poisson. Espérons que vous allez en profitel le. Voir pour. Moi. Va. Être impossible nous habitants. Aux Nouveaux. Brunswick. Bonne vancance
Chasseur is a 48.80m motor yacht, custom built in 2016 by Christensen. Christensen Shipyards is a custom series composite-hull motor yacht builder located in Vancouver, Washington, United States.
That guy that drove by with that little trailer at the 1:30 mark must have been green with envy LOL! It's got a TWIN there at the end!! My only Q... How much!??
Christensen Yachts. They make some pretty nice yachts but I don't think my lottery winnings will cover the cost. Sometimes the anticipation is fun too.
Maloy7800 Pirates boarded this fictional ship that you don't know the name of, took down the crew, stole everything they wanted, and held the ship for ransom? Tell us more, please.
Lester Hartness Oh, what a joy talking to a yank. What I was saying is that the presence of a huge frigate armed with lots of weapons didn't stop attacks on other ships. DUH!
Oh what a joy it is reading your condescending babble referring to us American Citizens as "Yanks". Do you still do that over there? How quaint.... Ah, so easy for a generation to forget the days when Americans were HEROES over there and how we saved them from the grasp of a German Dictator. If not for us, they would be speaking German... Verstehen? So stop your "Holier than thou" attitude and know that, if needed, an AMERICAN would be at your doorstep to help defend YOUR country.
Now what a thought wycombe , pity the boat builders did not give that a thought. so for ever more they will go through this nonsence.AND WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS F-----g music.
Pat, i'm not sure where I said anything was a bad thing. I merely pointed out that one does not necessarily have work hard to become wealthy. Some people are wealthy the day they are born. This fact is neither a bad thing nor a good thing, it's just a real thing.
I know where that is. I was the airport manager/firefighter between the Feds and the builder/owner when George Bush was in Seattle. Remember that mr. C. The good old days. lol
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One can appreciate all the planning that goes into the launch of even a small ship like this. One screw up and it's a very bad day. While a yacht like this represents a great show of wealth, it also represents employment for a crew, the designers, the collection of greatly skilled welders, carpenters, riggers and so many others. I would not have picked that music, but I can make my own video if I want, right? It was a great display of men working as a team getting their baby safely in the water. Fun stuff!
There at riggers on motor yachts there are only interior designers.
Cringed so bad
Nate McDaniel u
10 to 1 odds that the majority of skilled people working that job can't pay their bills let alone afford to buy a new car or buy a home.
Movers belong to Local 290, good living wage in turn for a commitment of excellence at work and at home. So' yeah they do pay their bills... you should check if out, move to Portland, like everyone else is and change your life :)
400 tonnes ...
Type: Motor Yacht
Construction: Vacuum Infused Composite
Length: 160' 49m
Beam: 29' 6" 9m
Draft, Half Load: 7' 5" 2.2m
Displacement, Full Load: 880,000lbs
Main Engines: (2) CAT 3512 Series
Maximum Speed: 18 knots
Range: Over 4,000 nautical miles
Fuel Capacity: 14,500 US Gallons 54,132 liters
Classification: ABS & MCA Certified Unlimited Cruising
Naval Architect: Christensen Shipyards, Ltd.
Interior Designer: VARO Interior Design
Owner/Guest: 12 guests in 6 staterooms
Crew: 10 crew in 5 cabins
I can't understand why it was measured in lb.
Americans
I don't know about anyone else, but I, for one, am not impressed...
No way that it weighs 800000 lbs as the title says?
Looks Like Christianson Yachts in Vancouver Washington Beautiful Yachts
The person who planned this launching is indeed a very intelligent man, as he knew what could happen if he did not increase that side buoyancy at the back. Congratulations.
Carmel Pule', Yes that needs to be done more often.
Thank you.
Is that because there is insufficient buoyancy in the stern section alone to maintain stability along the length of the vessel once the stern begins to float which could lead to the whole vessel toppling even though it is still supported at the bow by the launch cradle?
Peter Lovett, Sir, You are absolutely correct, there is a combination of issues to consider. First the slope, then the bow support and stern buoyancy to enable it to float and side buoyancy to stabilise it and keep it without side inclination.
As the craft goes down the slope it is mechanically stabilised by the front and rear trolley but as soon as the stern enters the water, some buoyancy would be created and this will transfer the weight from the rear trolley to the buoyancy effect. But because of the slope, the stern needs to enter the water substantially to provide full buoyancy but meanwhile the craft is being supported by the front trolley, and by the buoyancy on the stern which makes the centre of gravity very high with no side buoyancy being present at the maximum beam of the craft. Indeed a disastrous situation, which many people do not realise till it is too late.
When you see the following videos, you can appreciate the reason why I had to complement the man responsible for this launching, and his foresight.
th-cam.com/video/ayKOlLhlQsc/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/Zy9pzAWaNLs/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for taking the time for such a full answer. Much appreciated.
this boat needs an Aquaholic tour we need to see this with Nicks quality reviews
First Class..... and loved the music too.... besides the skill level of the workers at Omega Morgan... the music made it twice as exciting to watch.... and loved how you took 2 or 3 hours and compressed into a 4 minute video... cool stuff
This is Christensen Yachts in Vancouver Washington. The factory is less than a quarter mile from their private launch ramp on the Columbia River. They do a great build of all their custom yachts. Beautiful vessels.
That is some kind of ship and the people working with it are real pros. Just a beautiful ship.
Yacht Pulling: using a "road train" of 18-wheelers, draws upon the exact science used by the trailering division at Ford. I was able to use the cruise-control at highway speed, towing the 800,000 pounder straight down I-95: from our plant in Newfoundland to the launch site in Jupiter, FL.
I wanted to see the inside tooo!!! Oh... And without that music!!
Most important to me is if being the 'Stars and Stripes' proudly waved on this yacht can I assume it is U.S. registered and not registered in Canada for tax purposes? I didn't mind the music at all, my device has a volume control.
First thing for the new owner....throw the bloody CD into the water
I like the song! And nice singing!
Very nice launch using a standard boat trailer ramp. No violent sliding down a greased ramp of wood.
So a builder of 800,000 lb yachts doesn't have a ramp adjacent to their assembly facility?
Yacht builder in Vancouver Wash. right next to the Columbia River. They have about a block to travel. Straight shot and that is their cove the put it in. I get your point though, they should own their own river!! Pain in the ass waiting for them to get out of the way so the public launch can be accessed.
I am always amazed how designers, engineers and skilled tradesman can so impressively build yachts like this.
In a world where money was no object...this is the kind of classy yacht I would own. Well done, nice lines.
It was only supposed to be a 3 hour tour
I had to mute the music....I would have enjoyed the squawk between the driver and spotters....and the tugs and pilot...maybe next time
Would have been probably 6 or 7 hours long. you know these guys are gonna move EXTRA CAREFUL with a $100 million yacht...
There are plenty of tires to carry the load. There are 12 axles each with 8 tires on making 96 tires in total. 800,000 divided by 96 = 8,333 lbs per tire. That's only just over 4 US tons per tire which is easy, particularly at such a low speed.
4 tonnes is a lot at low speed. Its not because the axles and tyres cant take it, its because the road can't. There are axles in the world that can hold 400,000 lbs e.g. Mining trucks, however, if you did carry this on two axles, the road would almost certainly cave and the vehicle would most likely sink into the ground causing damage the both the yacht, and vehicle as well as the roadway.
"turn left!"
"no, my left, not your left!"
"the other left!"
what a nice video. and a very good taste in music. thanks
They launch faster than most 20' wakeboard boats at my launch.😄
I love that truck going past with a normal boat trailer behind him, bet he felt inadequate
No Ford F150 backing it down a public boat ramp?
Pfft. That aluminum piece of shit? Please.
Dwayne Coy well let’s not not get crazy
Na i use a 350
Marcos Torres do u k ow what years they started making this "aluminum"? No didn't think so. Have a check for about 10 years.$20k spent in parts and barley got to drive it. Driven the Ford f-150 for about 5 or so years and only had to replace tires,oil and gas tank had a whole. 2 of those are required to owning a car.....
paulie2tanks canzone napolitanup
Ahhhh.... I can see my self now... Cruising down the highway with a lil Toyota Tacoma with this baby being towed behind me
I thought of that when I saw the pickup truck with an empty trailer going the opposite way.
Wouldn't it be smarter to put their factory next to the water?
I thought the same thing... they're dragging this thing thru alleys and shit.
The yard is probably less than 1/4 mile from the water. It's a pretty straight shot to the ramp.
Yeah but that land probably not for sale.
It's close. Just a slow-moving vehicle.
Suppose so... but when Christensen started out building much smaller craft it wasn't a big deal... guess success has it's difficulties :)
Great professional work doing the Launch! Nice to see! Thank you for the video!
So glad it's trailerable! I'd like to see them put it back on the trailer!
What a effort to get it into the water!!Like building the yard close to the water..Should be much easier..
Needs more cowbell.
Best comment of the day so far!
No doubt, had to mute it to watch it. But what do we know about what kind of music Mar-a-Lago members ($200,000 per person membership fee does not include $14,000/year dues; but if you have to ask about a little 14k, they don't like you anyway!) like to blast on their billion dollar yachts? This might be their jam!
I have seen that launch ramp. That is a big vessel for that ramp. Not the easiest place to launch something that size. It’s a tight fit. Your 20 foot Bayliners and Sea Rays launch at the public ramp 1/8 mile to the west. This area is the site of the Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard. The 12 slipways which launched over 171 ships in World War II still remain starting next to the public ramp. 50 of those ships were the escort aircraft carriers of the Casablanca class. 5 were sunk by hostile forces during the war. We lost 11 US aircraft carriers sunk during the war. A number of others were severely damaged. And 2 of these carriers actually hit Japanese ships using their 5 inch gun during the battle off Samar, where 2 of the escort carriers were sunk during this battle.
Nice video but if you plan to build a boat that big , should you locate your company next to the deep body of water ?
agree about the music.. but man, that's a hell of a truck to haul that beast around, i need that
Are the roadbeds built to actually able to take the weight? Or just lucky.
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Haven't seen that much sculpted plastic since my ex-girlfriend.
Loved the concrete slabs over the truck axles, for traction.
Slabs weren't for traction - it's for ballast, otherwise all the weight would be the Yacht and 10, 20, 30' above ground a tipsy she'd go.
Good launch gentlemen , can't wait until my completion.
I’m purchasing this boat to use to get out to my Yacht.
I hope they didn't forget to put the drain plug in !
That was a day that was never forgotten in my family when my dad did that.
Mr. Gadgets there is no drain plugs on a mega yacht.. Only a bilge pump.
BTW its called a bung
*whoops*
The majority of yacht sinkings are due to "through-hole" mishaps.
Great vid and enjoyed the music! Thumbs up!
I like how you gave the back more buoyancy on launch so it doesn't go too deep.
..avooirun beau yacht.il faut de avoir beaucoup argent beau français chasseur l Acadien Canada très fier pour vous nous somme ville de pêcheur crabe et autre poisson. Espérons que vous allez en profitel le. Voir pour. Moi. Va. Être impossible nous habitants. Aux Nouveaux. Brunswick. Bonne vancance
Chasseur is a 48.80m motor yacht, custom built in 2016 by Christensen. Christensen Shipyards is a custom series composite-hull motor yacht builder located in Vancouver, Washington, United States.
Is there any info on this launch...? Like who is the shipbuilder and where the launch took place.
awesome looking yacht
+Owen Kuzma try in the neighborhood of $110,000 to fuel it up. It holds 14,500 gallons of fuel.
Landon
Nice Pacific truck as the heavy hauler
This is Christensen yachts in Vancouver Wa. launching into the Columbia river. Its actually really impressive to see this in person.
I used to work for them out of Vancouver Washington.. launched 3 ships ending wth the Lady Joy.. unbelieveable things they do
Good looking yacht
I have a boat but when I see these I realize how much wealth there is in this world. Just not in my case.
wouldnt want to be behind that guy at the ramp . . . lol. (great vid, very cool to see this kind of stuff)
I'm pretty sure it's made by Christiansen Yachts in Vancouver,WA and I'm right while typing and watching the video.
You are correct.
No heli-pad on this one! I prefer Lürssen. Quality from Germany.
Kazimierz Frackiewicz you are right but this yacht is small because my dad works there and they are moving to Tennessee and my dad quite
Thumbs up to the skill of the driver towing it.
AND BE SURE TO PARK IT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A BEATER POLE FOR THOSE WINDY DAYS,
That guy that drove by with that little trailer at the 1:30 mark must have been green with envy LOL! It's got a TWIN there at the end!! My only Q... How much!??
what kind of motor is in the tractor pulling the yacht ?
tutchngoes it's a diesel probably a cummins
Doesn’t matter a whole lot just geared very very very low
tutchngoes it is Cummins diesel really had to ask something like that
tutchngoes looks like a old Brockway built back in the 70s in Courtland in upstate New York
Small block chevy.
Wow! Beautiful Yacht. Lots of women would want to spread their legs to get on that.
This is in Vancouver, WA right on the Columbia River. I've seen this and been aboard a few after launching.
Christensen
1:28 - tries to impress the truck, lol
That is one beautiful ship!
1:27 Would have loved to have seen the look on the guy's face in the red pick up
Beautiful! Great work everyone.
Pretty boat, superfluous music.
She should be called the "Roll Queen", because with a draft of only about 6-8 feet (as I make it), she's gonna be one unstable craft.
i need to buy more shark cards
mdo686 you don't sail a motor yacht bud
From beginning to in the water, what was the real time launch. (How long?)
I honestly like it aswell as the music..
This is located in Vancouver, WA. 2 guys bought the company and built themselves these 2 boats.
So what's the "A" frame on the front of the towing truck for?
finally someone launched a boat/ship/yacht correctly
Christensen Yachts. They make some pretty nice yachts but I don't think my lottery winnings will cover the cost. Sometimes the anticipation is fun too.
Beautiful yacht!
I want one of those. But with a 40mm cannon in bow turret. (Hello, pirates.... say hello to my little friend...)
You like to shyte your Gucci pants? Because those pirates will shoot back and they've seen A LOT of cocky yanks. :-)))
Lester Hartness USS Something-or-other had Tomahawk missiles. Didn't stop piracy. :-))
Maloy7800 Pirates boarded this fictional ship that you don't know the name of, took down the crew, stole everything they wanted, and held the ship for ransom? Tell us more, please.
Lester Hartness Oh, what a joy talking to a yank. What I was saying is that the presence of a huge frigate armed with lots of weapons didn't stop attacks on other ships. DUH!
Oh what a joy it is reading your condescending babble referring to us American Citizens as "Yanks". Do you still do that over there? How quaint.... Ah, so easy for a generation to forget the days when Americans were HEROES over there and how we saved them from the grasp of a German Dictator. If not for us, they would be speaking German... Verstehen? So stop your "Holier than thou" attitude and know that, if needed, an AMERICAN would be at your doorstep to help defend YOUR country.
So where is it being launched from?
The ultimate trailer sailors. Looks like a lot of work for just a Saturday’s worth of boating...
Maybe they should have built the boat yard RIGHT NEXT TO THE WATER.
Maybe they know their situation and craft better then some mongtard on TH-cam, but feel free to seek employment there and revamp their operation.
Wow. Grandiosa Obra de Arte. Felicidades. Buen trabajo.
She sure doesn't draw much water. Beautiful.
I think the music sounds great
Was that a mack pulling the yacht?
Wouldn't mind owning that cute little boat.
and i remember how exited i got as a kid in our row boat on the park lake i wonder if the new owner felt as good on his launch
Here's a crazy idea, why not build the boat in a factory next to the water?
Now what a thought wycombe , pity the boat builders did not give that a thought. so for ever more they will go through this nonsence.AND WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS F-----g music.
Beautiful yacht
I wonder what the yearly cost to maintain this is?
Who ever just won the lottery just had that made
How fast would it go under with out the drain plug?
Nice. Work, get paid. Don't work, don't get paid. Capitalism at its finest. Great lesson for all. Congrats for you and God Bless.
what about trust fund babies. I'm pretty sure Paris never worked a full day in her life
Pat, i'm not sure where I said anything was a bad thing. I merely pointed out that one does not necessarily have work hard to become wealthy. Some people are wealthy the day they are born. This fact is neither a bad thing nor a good thing, it's just a real thing.
With a yacht like this one, what kind of bad weather can this ship sail through?
Glad the owner didn't go overboard on buying a boat.
Great video, well done!
Gorgeous yacht!
Does this yacht have a lifting crane on itself?
what kind of engine is in the tractor that's towing the yacht??
I know the boat was obscenely expensive but moving must have also been outrageous. I sometime struggle with my 21 footer.
What does this boat hunt? Or is its owner called Hunter?
I know where that is. I was the airport manager/firefighter between the Feds and the builder/owner when George Bush was in Seattle. Remember that mr. C. The good old days. lol
Hope to build one similar to the Chasseur, but it will named ""The Eloise" after my Momsy who passed away last October 28th,2016
When the launch video production costs more than my boat.
Paskanell will need to trap many beavers to buy this one!
Why was she so far from the water , was she in for some sort of refit ?