[Ipg-smz] This megayacht is a steal - (the late Paul Allen's megayacht - Octopus)

[Christine Hall]

Yeah, but are they ocean miles or river miles?

Christine Hall
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On 11/6/19 11:16 PM, Phil Shapiro via Ipg-smz wrote:
> 
> Thanks for asking. I noticed on the Jiffy Lube sticker at the front of 
> the megayacht that the odometer is at 75,000 nautical miles.
> 
>      And this megayacht has been meticulously maintained. Oil changed 
> every 5,000 miles.  Wideshield wiper fluid topped up.  Everything.
> 
> 
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> *From: *"ipg-smz" <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> *To: *"ipg-smz" <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> *Cc: *"Jaikumar Vijayan" <jaikumar.vijayan at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 6, 2019 11:10:03 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Ipg-smz] This megayacht is a steal - (the late Paul 
> Allen's megayacht - Octopus)
> 
> Do you know how many miles it has on it by any chance? My present 
> megayacht is getting a little old.
> 
> On Wed, Nov 6, 2019, 9:41 PM David Needle via Ipg-smz 
> <ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Ah good one Phil "free shipping"
>     I get it :-)
> 
>     On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 6:47 PM Phil Shapiro via Ipg-smz
>     <ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>         If anyone here in IPG is looking to buy a megayacht, the Octopus
>         megayacht (owned by the late Paul Allen) is selling for
>         €295,000,000.  That's a steal.  You don't find many 414 foot
>         megayachts selling for under a $1 billion these days.  That probably
>         includes free shipping, too.
> 
>         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_(yacht)
>         <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_%28yacht%29>
> 
>            Comes with just the right amount of amenities -- two
>         helicopters and two submarines.  I don't know how anyone thinks
>         they can get by with a single helicopter on a megayacht.
>         Personally, I'd never buy a megayacht with a single helicopter.
>         That's just tacky.
> 
>                            Phil
> 
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