He says they never really looked at anything but the Mangusta 165 as a potential replacement. The new owner kept the name "Moonraker" and later After this customer passed away Bell Boats was The full-beam master suite with its broad bathroom is amidships, while three spacious en suite guest cabins with queen-sized beds are forward. We do Super 36. advertised for sale and due to the great response six more where produced, “Her deck was really high and we were looking up and admiring her for several days. Chapman had been considering designs of a boat so

vacuum-injection-moulded GRP hulls for the Marauder 46. Luxury Canal Boat Hire UK.

Owner and guests 10 cabin, Flybridge / Enclosed wheelhouse / starting in 1968, as Moonraker 30. The last boat is built in 1991 to the manager of Aqua Bell, Vic The boats were then called Moonraker Moonraker‘s bar hints at the owner’s love of entertaining, but the two low Plexiglass-and-chrome wine cases flanking the large custom dining table, shout it. The lower deck is divided into cabins for the superyacht owners and guests forward and crew quarters aft. where the Marauder was developed on the edge of Hethel airfield, next to Her built-for-speed lines and the throaty soundtrack are attracting a crowd of onlookers even though there is no shortage of impressive yachts at San Remo, Italy’s Marina di Portosole. Flybridge / Enclosed wheelhouse /

After unveiling the first Mangusta 165, Salvaje, at the 2007 Monaco Yacht Show, Overmarine Group made few visible changes to its flagship – until now.Moonraker shows changes of considerable magnitude that nevertheless blend well with the original Stefano Righini lines. She reached 46.5 knots during sea trials, far more than the officially stated top speed of 38 knots. The focal point of the saloon is a 3D piece in acrylic by Toronto artist Marc Littlejohn, which changes colour. Guests are treated yet again in the shape of “emotional showers” that offer mood lighting and aromatherapy. This will be an invite to savour. New for 2014. In 1969 the Moonraker At the centre of this level is a bar clad in attractive mosaics. In another departure from the classic Mangusta luxury yacht layout, Ploof had the helm of Moonraker enclosed behind a bulkhead. impressive. They each hold up to 48 bottles. …

An extra cabin can be created from the cinema, which is situated opposite a gym and dayhead with shower and steam room. The main deck entertainment area has plenty of headroom and natural light from the side windows and five skylights over the dining table. Speed (max/cruise) 46 knots/25 knots was a patented technique with patents held in many countries around the

Welcome to Moonraker Canalboats - For over 15 years our family run business has been providing luxury widebeam canal boat holidays of the highest quality on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Southern England.. Our unique location, situated in the charming hamlet of Honeystreet, offers an idyllic retreat in the wonderful rural Wiltshire countryside of the Pewsey Vale. Marine, Marauder Marine, Moonraker Marine, Technocraft, Lotus Cars and JPS

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asked to sell this boat. Ploof, who has years of experience handling jet boats, likes to run Moonraker at 33 to 35 knots, saving about 397 litres of fuel per hour compared to when the engines are wide open. In the period as a hole, more than 400 Moonrakers were built, the first “She handles great, like a giant jet ski,” he says. The owners could put their personal stamp on a new Moonraker, designing it to entertain and travel frequently with their children and a close-knit crew. 300 of which were all built before end of 1974.

There is ample room to move around on this luxury yacht and the wide side-decks offer great sightlines past the shapely superstructure. asked Bell Boats to produce a more luxurious model. who named it "Moonraker". With four double beds, a low-wash hull and warm air heating, as well as sliding canopy and Free Sat TV, its the ultimate in stylish cruising. website! The contemporary décor blends the elegant greys of painted oak flooring and the coffee table’s shagreen top with solid black, white, chrome, lacquered woods and light-coloured veneers, such as a custom-finished pamu. One of these boats, based on an Ocean 30 hull, was sold to a customer A cruiser that has it all, the Moonraker is ideal for breaks where a little something extra is needed to push the boat out!

The method was eventually used for the production of the Lotus cars and This magnificent boat […] At first, the company’s design team objected to styling changes to its flagship.

introduced a revolutionary technique producing one-piece In total, 53 Moonraker 30 boats have been made. Another eye-catching feature of this superyacht is the bar running along the saloon’s port side that is topped with tiger’s eye marble. Displacement 310 tonnes Meanwhile, a section of the bar lifts up to reveal a shelf holding fine liquors. One of the original founders was mr. Vic Bell, who also was Builder/year Overmarine Group/2014

fibreglass hulls for building boats. That boat hit a top speed of 66.7 knots – a frankly insane pace for a vessel of its size. Colin Chapman took over this yard in 1971 and changed its name into

Aft cockpit, Flybridge / Open wheelhouse /Aft Panels in painted glass framed in chrome conceal perfectly organised storage space and a cigar humidor. This allows him to run the yacht after dark from the interior helm, while guests may linger in the dining area or saloon that take up the rest of the main deck interior space.

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Formula One amongst the better known. In 1969 the Moonraker 36 was introduced as the market required a bigger boat. Web design Giant Peach. It’s a very individual and heavily customised space, to the point that you easily forget that Moonraker is hull eight of a series. This latest yacht to carry th_e Moonrake_r name would lose out in a straight drag race, but she is carrying a lot more heft in its 49.9 metres LOA, making its top speed of just over 46 knots a very impressive achievement and arguably, pound for pound, the meaner machine. It separates the well-equipped helm station and three helm seats from a large built-in aft lounging area, which is well integrated into the superyacht structure and topped with a discreet radar arch – another redesign. Aft cabin. The Vacuum-Injection moulded hulls were developed by 'Technocraft', Captain Matt Ploof touches a button to adjust its height and invites me onto the capacious aft deck, floored by blond teak planks and divided into a comfortable lounge and a dining area. this takeover was carefully planned by him. A new company, Bell Buxton Boat Builders was then formed to produce the Moonraker 36 under the name Moonraker Marine. Interior and exterior design Overmarine Group; Maxine Tissenbaum; Trevor Kruse

All rights reserved. In Brundall, Norwich, a company called Aqua Fibre Ltd produced Beam 9.2m In total, 53 Moonraker 30 boats have been made.

fibreglass hulls. In fact, the new windows and flybridge, the blond decking and new bridge design seen on Moonraker will now be offered to clients. For charter Burgess, Boat International Media Ltd© 2008 - 2020, Photography by Reni Petrova, Francesco Bedini, The aft deck of luxury yacht Moonraker | Reni Petrova, Francesco Bedini, The master stateroom on superyacht Moonraker | Reni Petrova, Francesco Bedini, The flybridge was restyled on the new Mangusta 165E superyacht, including a new bar | Reni Petrova, Francesco Bedini, Natural light pours in from the skylights above Moonraker's dining room | Reni Petrova, Francesco Bedini, Moonraker boasts a gym and a day head with shower and steam room | Reni Petrova, Francesco Bedini, The bow of superyacht Moonraker has an excellent lounge space with a spa tub | Reni Petrova, Francesco Bedini, Quattroelle — Love, life, liberty and luxury aboard Lürssen's 88m superyacht, Shadow Boats: Standout Superyacht Support Vessels, Olivia: On Board the Classic Explorer Yacht With a Colourful Past, Below Deck Yachts: Inside All of the Boats From the Hit Reality Show, Exploring the Arctic Circle On Board Scientific Superyacht Yersin. Examples of the Moonraker 36 can still be found A new company,  Bell Buxton Boat Builders was then formed For example, seemingly continuous main deck windows port and starboard replace the signature teardrop windows found on other Mangustas. oktober 1980. He redesigned the boat, They might also offer her for charter. This big express cruiser yacht, to date the largest in Overmarine Group’s Mangusta line of “maxi opens”, has dock appeal.