sweet ride jimmy. i fish early mornings in the intercoastal waterway in jacksonville fl. love watching the badass boats coming and going, i pray one day to see this going from a to b and passing me. last mango. fins up
I saw this and about fell out of my chair. I had a very similar experience with Jimmy Buffet around 1988. Then I flew a cargo plane to the outer banks every day from Raleigh NC. One late, nasty, fall day a guy flies into the airport in an unusual seaplane. I went out in the rain to look at his plane, we talk, and he asks is there anything to eat here. I said no but I’m going into town to grab a bite if you want to come along. So we piled in my car and went to a local burger joint. We talked about flying, where he had been, where he was going, etc. By the time we had finished the meal I couldn’t decide if this guy was either A. lying or B. a drug runner and I figured it best not to get too many details. We drive back to the airport I dropped him off at his plane and said have a good flight. When I walked back inside the operations area the guys there had all these questions, I said “why do you care?” And the young kid who pumped gas there looked at me and said “dude you just went out to lunch with Jimmy buffet.” It’s good to see that he’s still just as down to Earth and unassuming as he was then.
@@harveymushman2219 No such thing! Hard to sell a "fake" anything when the subject is a fake! Sorry lemming/parrothead you're hero is as corporate as Intel or Apple and you're being BF'ed
You caught him at the right moment. JB has 3 rules. Don't go to his house. Don't go to his boat. Don't bother him while he's eating as that is sacred. He says if you run into him on the street he figures he's fair game. I've run into him twice over the years. I just spoke. Didn't want to take up his time. He was nice He used to have a Margaritaville store here in Charleston. BTW, Freemans are built near Summerville SC not too far from Charleston. The Freeman story is on you tube and very interesting.
Jimmy once borrowed $5000 for boston Whler. I loved my two Montauks I used to take out the Golden Gate for salmon over24 years time. All in an unsinkable 17 footer! I learned to surf the waves with precise throttle control. A friends dad sold the family boat to a singer one time. Named Linda Rondstad. Dont ask me the brand...I forgot. Swordfish and Stripers? highest of all for mercury
Bought a new 26' Calcutta cat with single eTech 200 in 2005.....Same hull design as JB's boat......Loved that boat, regret that I sold it....Verrry seaworthy!
Took his Key west restaurant staff out for a day in a 50' tri sailboat while on a cruise to Grand Turk , They brought The best tray of food ever out to us! When asked if he ever came down to check on them and see if the Restaurant needed anything they said : No , He just wants to know if there Softball team needed anything",,,,,, That was in the 90's,, fun Times for sure!,
"It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" is an Alan Jackson song that Jimmy sings one line in the song. He also said that one line has made him a huge amount of money too...
I heard a story from a guy years ago that worked in a bar in Wilmington, NC in the early 70s. He said one night a guy was hanging out and went to put money in the jukebox and it jammed and wouldn't give his money back. He proceeded to kick and shake the machine and ended up damaging it. The owner of the bar said he was going to have to pay for it. The guy said he didn't have the money so the owner said you'll have to work for it, is there anything special you can do? The guy said he could sing and play guitar. The owner hands him the guitar and says get to it and if the patrons aren't entertained, we'll have to find something else. The guy entertained everyone and left. Several years later a worker in the bar told the owner there was a guy that wanted to see him. He walked out to the bar and it's the guy that had broken the jukebox. He hands the owner a signed copy of Changes In Latitude. How true it is I don't know, but a pretty cool story about jimmy nun the less.
Having owned both a mono hull and a cat once you change to a cat you never go back to mono. They ride better and faster in rough seas, with a shallower draft more fuel efficient.
I had a couple 36'ft center consoles. I always wanted one with a pilot house so I could have A/C . As I got older could not take the heat in Florida. Doesn't sound like he has A/C.
Want to bet Freeman could sell a TON of those if Merritt was interested in continuing the collaboration? There are a lot of folks who want a cruising cat as well as a fishing boat but don't want to spring for an Aquila or Fountaine Pajot.
@@csrboltfan2643 Agreed, but the only Made in the USA cats that are even close to what I'd be interested in from Aquila are Aspen Powercats in the PNW. Their 35' model is NOWHERE as nice in performance or amenities as the Aquila 36 with the cruising package. If I wanted to go over a mid 30 foot boat, I'd probably look at Fountaine-Pajot (French) or Leopard (South Africa).
Jimmy Buffett was from the Gulf Coast of Alabama Cheeseburger in Paradise was my aunt saw restaurant in Fairhope Alabama he ate there every day for a quite a while the place was called Mac's Cafe and yeah The burgers were great!!! In those days this side of the Bay what's a laid-back area and it still is today mostly I moved back about 15 years ago now and haven't regretted it yet. Aunt Maxine passed away a few years ago now and of course the place has changed hands but back in that day almost anybody that was anybody 8 there I have pictures Dolly Parton in front of the restaurant. My cousin was a waitress at the restaurant and she remembers him there of course this was back before he was famous.
@@chikendagr8994...PR Image, support jobs here and they're made in USA. It's just me, but the boat is beautiful only it seems/looks a bit underpowered. I'm thinking 350 or maybe 400 Mercs.
500c I think the 4 350's are plenty. Cats don't need the same power as a monohull. The long narrow sponsons are much more efficient in the water. Look at panga style boats with a single engine, long and narrow and most of them achieve the same speeds as comparable sized boat with twins.
He can say that and all his drunk, cube dwelling "Parrothead" fans continue to make this fucking fraud rich. Do you know his CORPORATION will sue anyone who uses the term "Changes in Latitude"? He's a fucking capitalist pig!
@@HousBinPhartiin LOL...another lemming/parrothead.....butt hurt cuz I called out your boyfriend for what he is? A fucking phony! Sounds like you are the typical "fan" I described earlier...hey, people are laughing AT you, not WITH you!
@@kendallevans4079 Nice try, Snowflake! Ya got's ta do bett'a then that. Ask Mommy to put you back in your "safe space" a little longer. BTW did you change your tampon?
There was a cheeseburger in paradise here in Frederick Maryland. They were notified that he was opening a chain and had to rename the restaurant. It is now beef n buns in paradise.
nice boat to run to the islands. I bet it ends up in a video. I know he fishes and surfs and now goes offshore. Will he captain or have a captain. I do not think we will see him fighting at the boat ramp in Riviera beach. Eat more seafood and live healthy Jimmy!!
lpd1snipe likely an easy Million +. I’ve seen 2018 Freeman 42ft going for 600-750k depending on how it’s rigged out so I have to imagine that the one off customizations he had implemented having both builders would easily push the price point much much higher. If they said it was closer to 2 Million I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised. I’m not privy to all of the customizations, both large and small. I’m speculating of course but being an avid boater it’s certainly well into 7 figures.
you would expect nothing less from jimmy Buffet he has always been in a boating Community even as a child plus he has a tendency to keep his vessels for a very long time of ownership and use btw jimmy is no dummy he did attend College for a Architectual degree
He began playing guitar during his first year at Auburn University before continuing his college years at Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he received a bachelor's degree in history in 1969.
Wonder if he will show up to the next environmental awareness shin dig with that. Or maybe the next save the manatee fund raiser. The hypocrisy is on 11 these days so who knows. Beautiful boat.
" Come Monday it will be alright. Come Monday I'll be holding that royalty check tight. I spent 4 lonely days in meetings with corporate lawyers and I just want to cash this check"!
I spent a whole day with Jimmy Buffet too, didn't know it was him till after the day was over. Great guy. Just a great guy.
I’m A Native Floridian, Grew Up On Jimmy Buffet! I Learned To Talk By His Music. Parrot Head 💯❤️🐬😎🇺🇸
I enjoyed the video but a heads up: Mother Ocean is actually “A Pirate Looks at Forty” and Buffett did not write “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere”
Maybe they'll make a video about the boat sometime.
Tral Fazz it’s funny I had a feeling that they wouldn’t show much of the inside off Buffets boat, he’s an extremely private guy!!!
😂
sweet ride jimmy. i fish early mornings in the intercoastal waterway in jacksonville fl. love watching the badass boats coming and going, i pray one day to see this going from a to b and passing me. last mango. fins up
That’s where I’m from. 🤘
Cant go wrong with the best MERRITT and FREEMAN! Pompano Beach represent!
Amazing boat. Very practical use of the freeman hull
I can’t believe you guys didn’t show the inside!
I saw this and about fell out of my chair. I had a very similar experience with Jimmy Buffet around 1988. Then I flew a cargo plane to the outer banks every day from Raleigh NC. One late, nasty, fall day a guy flies into the airport in an unusual seaplane. I went out in the rain to look at his plane, we talk, and he asks is there anything to eat here. I said no but I’m going into town to grab a bite if you want to come along. So we piled in my car and went to a local burger joint. We talked about flying, where he had been, where he was going, etc. By the time we had finished the meal I couldn’t decide if this guy was either A. lying or B. a drug runner and I figured it best not to get too many details. We drive back to the airport I dropped him off at his plane and said have a good flight. When I walked back inside the operations area the guys there had all these questions, I said “why do you care?” And the young kid who pumped gas there looked at me and said “dude you just went out to lunch with Jimmy buffet.” It’s good to see that he’s still just as down to Earth and unassuming as he was then.
He is a drug runner. No joke. He's a CIA operative...the music is a cover.
@@kendallevans4079 I guess things have not been the same since you had to stop selling fake JB tshirts and hoodies on eBay huh.....
@@harveymushman2219 No such thing! Hard to sell a "fake" anything when the subject is a fake! Sorry lemming/parrothead you're hero is as corporate as Intel or Apple and you're being BF'ed
You caught him at the right moment. JB has 3 rules. Don't go to his house. Don't go to his boat. Don't bother him while he's eating as that is sacred. He says if you run into him on the street he figures he's fair game. I've run into him twice over the years. I just spoke. Didn't want to take up his time. He was nice He used to have a Margaritaville store here in Charleston. BTW, Freemans are built near Summerville SC not too far from Charleston. The Freeman story is on you tube and very interesting.
@@kendallevans4079 Wow! What a douchebag you are!
To Jimmy Fm Sailor USN 20YRS Retired.Boatswain Mate, Life on Boats Ships. Nice Boat. RIP . Fair Winds and Following Seas!
That is a really practical solution. Proper boat
Jimmy once borrowed $5000 for boston Whler. I loved my two Montauks I used to take out the Golden Gate for salmon over24 years time. All in an unsinkable 17 footer! I learned to surf the waves with precise throttle control. A friends dad sold the family boat to a singer one time. Named Linda Rondstad. Dont ask me the brand...I forgot. Swordfish and Stripers? highest of all for mercury
I am in the Bahamas. And I hope and pray i can own one off these boats.
@Badass Frank Henry the way I see things going. Money soon be a thing of the pass.
@@mrthompsonmcintosh2562 dumb ass
@@MrCurtisass you what know they look like...
Bought a new 26' Calcutta cat with single eTech 200 in 2005.....Same hull design as JB's boat......Loved that boat, regret that I sold it....Verrry seaworthy!
More manufactures should make center console/ pilot house like this for a reasonable price. best of both worlds. I am sure they will sell
I love this boat. Great story also. I think I will see if I can work on it!
My father, my hero, taught Jimmy about fishing.He was just into sailing before they became friends. No names MBSC.
Mother Ocean? Lol! A Pirate Looks At Forty ;) Sick boat! Thanks for the commentary.
Good taste Mr. Buffet and excellent workmanship tradesmen
Jimmy buffet docked his boat next door to my grandmas with his previous.
Beautiful boat. Great story.
Margaritaville is buffett's trademark
Cheeseburger in Paradise love Buffett love Merrit boats and Freeman awesome hill great job guys
Who is Jimmy buffet?
The catamaran / tower combo is totally Gypsy's in the Palace smooth
Freeman and Merritt should obviously turn this thing out for sale to the public...
I agree. I would order 1 today. Perfect combination for fishing and cruising.
@@markpuccio6270
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Great stuff ❤
Took his Key west restaurant staff out for a day in a 50' tri sailboat while on a cruise to Grand Turk , They brought The best tray of food ever out to us! When asked if he ever came down to check on them and see if the Restaurant needed anything they said : No , He just wants to know if there Softball team needed anything",,,,,, That was in the 90's,, fun Times for sure!,
Sunshine Smith handles Margaritaville for Buffet.Has for 35 yrs.
@catmodelt You're rude.
Well I do like Jimmie music and his taste of motors lol. Yamaha!!!👍👍👍
"It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" is an Alan Jackson song that Jimmy sings one line in the song. He also said that one line has made him a huge amount of money too...
Saw the boat at Merritt when it was being rigged , great ride !
I heard a story from a guy years ago that worked in a bar in Wilmington, NC in the early 70s. He said one night a guy was hanging out and went to put money in the jukebox and it jammed and wouldn't give his money back. He proceeded to kick and shake the machine and ended up damaging it. The owner of the bar said he was going to have to pay for it. The guy said he didn't have the money so the owner said you'll have to work for it, is there anything special you can do? The guy said he could sing and play guitar. The owner hands him the guitar and says get to it and if the patrons aren't entertained, we'll have to find something else. The guy entertained everyone and left. Several years later a worker in the bar told the owner there was a guy that wanted to see him. He walked out to the bar and it's the guy that had broken the jukebox. He hands the owner a signed copy of Changes In Latitude. How true it is I don't know, but a pretty cool story about jimmy nun the less.
Take me for a ride Jimmy! I'm here in Merritt Island!
Freeman needs to take a hint
Jimmy’s doing well. 😎
"People talking about Jimmy Buffets boat"....there, I fixed title for you.
exactly
I seen this boat it’s docked in perdido key we took a charter out off the same dock
Wish he could have lived to enjoy his dream 😢
Beautiful boat
wow what a great ZOOM conference lol, boat ? what boat lol
Where is the harbor with the lighthouse at the beginning of the video?
I worked on same boat Jimmy did b4 he made it famous. My boss was a deck hand with Jimmy on a commercial fishing boat .
Does it run on wind power?
Having owned both a mono hull and a cat once you change to a cat you never go back to mono. They ride better and faster in rough seas, with a shallower draft more fuel efficient.
I had a couple 36'ft center consoles. I always wanted one with a pilot house so I could have A/C . As I got older could not take the heat in Florida. Doesn't sound like he has A/C.
We get that; this boat does have AC that's powered off the lithium-ion batteries.
i skipped thru the b.s. how much did it cost ????????
Who was this video created for?
Want to bet Freeman could sell a TON of those if Merritt was interested in continuing the collaboration? There are a lot of folks who want a cruising cat as well as a fishing boat but don't want to spring for an Aquila or Fountaine Pajot.
Aquila boats are made in China
@@csrboltfan2643 Agreed, but the only Made in the USA cats that are even close to what I'd be interested in from Aquila are Aspen Powercats in the PNW. Their 35' model is NOWHERE as nice in performance or amenities as the Aquila 36 with the cruising package. If I wanted to go over a mid 30 foot boat, I'd probably look at Fountaine-Pajot (French) or Leopard (South Africa).
This guy has the dream life
Yup Money makes all this happen.
Great work guys. From a boat lover.
Jimmy Buffett was from the Gulf Coast of Alabama Cheeseburger in Paradise was my aunt saw restaurant in Fairhope Alabama he ate there every day for a quite a while the place was called Mac's Cafe and yeah The burgers were great!!! In those days this side of the Bay what's a laid-back area and it still is today mostly I moved back about 15 years ago now and haven't regretted it yet. Aunt Maxine passed away a few years ago now and of course the place has changed hands but back in that day almost anybody that was anybody 8 there I have pictures Dolly Parton in front of the restaurant. My cousin was a waitress at the restaurant and she remembers him there of course this was back before he was famous.
Why not use outboards by American built companies like Mercury?
Because Yamaha makes good engines? Why does it matter?
@@chikendagr8994...PR Image, support jobs here and they're made in USA. It's just me, but the boat is beautiful only it seems/looks a bit underpowered. I'm thinking 350 or maybe 400 Mercs.
500c I think the 4 350's are plenty. Cats don't need the same power as a monohull. The long narrow sponsons are much more efficient in the water. Look at panga style boats with a single engine, long and narrow and most of them achieve the same speeds as comparable sized boat with twins.
@@meatball1080 I thought they're 250s. Thanks for the comeback
You know where the parts in a Merc come from. Kinda like a Harley. Merc is building motors in China.
I have been to several Buffett concerts. At one he said on stage, "I promise I am spending your money foolishly."
Just as we hope and expect him to!
He can say that and all his drunk, cube dwelling "Parrothead" fans continue to make this fucking fraud rich. Do you know his CORPORATION will sue anyone who uses the term "Changes in Latitude"? He's a fucking capitalist pig!
@@kendallevans4079 Dude,.......chill out you angry POS. Go change your tampon and have mommy put you in your "safe space" for a little while.
@@HousBinPhartiin LOL...another lemming/parrothead.....butt hurt cuz I called out your boyfriend for what he is? A fucking phony! Sounds like you are the typical "fan" I described earlier...hey, people are laughing AT you, not WITH you!
@@kendallevans4079 Nice try, Snowflake! Ya got's ta do bett'a then that. Ask Mommy to put you back in your "safe space" a little longer. BTW did you change your tampon?
I have a kayak and a drop line!
@catmodelt HAHA!
@catmodelt As well you should be! Cheers!
Love the outboards… makes more sense to me.
Jimmy is the boss !! Enjoy jimmy B
There was a cheeseburger in paradise here in Frederick Maryland. They were notified that he was opening a chain and had to rename the restaurant. It is now beef n buns in paradise.
Chris White did this as well. Very efficient design.
just a kick ass machine
I worked on the same commercialfishing boat and some of the same crew Jimmy did b4 he made it
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
When Jimmy says jump, you ask how high!
Whole new class of boat for a guy in a class all by himself.
Best Buffet song is God's Own Drunk.
When Jimmy says "jump", I say "Fuck off, dickhead!"
I fished all around Merrittes boat yard as a kid fished with Roy merritt.
I grew up on Cuttyhunk. My uncle had a Merritt, and would spend time with Buddy Merritt.
Wow beautiful boat wow
nice boat to run to the islands. I bet it ends up in a video. I know he fishes and surfs and now goes offshore. Will he captain or have a captain. I do not think we will see him fighting at the boat ramp in Riviera beach. Eat more seafood and live healthy Jimmy!!
Jimmy has a brace of captains and a fleet captain in overall charge.
I'm just a poor fisherman with a Aluminum 2000 Lowe L1648. Curious. What's a boat like this cost?
lpd1snipe likely an easy Million +. I’ve seen 2018 Freeman 42ft going for 600-750k depending on how it’s rigged out so I have to imagine that the one off customizations he had implemented having both builders would easily push the price point much much higher. If they said it was closer to 2 Million I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised. I’m not privy to all of the customizations, both large and small. I’m speculating of course but being an avid boater it’s certainly well into 7 figures.
Wheres the boat??
Reggae and boats just go hand in hand
Would you expect anything less from Jimmy? Fins!
you would expect nothing less from jimmy Buffet he has always been in a boating Community even as a child plus he has a tendency to keep his vessels for a very long time of ownership and use btw jimmy is no dummy he did attend College for a Architectual degree
His father was a Naval Architect in Mobile but not sure which company but in the sixties I would guess Bender.
He began playing guitar during his first year at Auburn University before continuing his college years at Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he received a bachelor's degree in history in 1969.
Sometimes I see me as an old manatee get run over by Jimmys' boat.
You get it.
@@blueskies8834
Believe it or knot.
If doesn't have a Bunk and a Head and an Kitchenette , for that much money then they need a redo !
Rip Jimmy
take me home country roads
Feel the sneeze
Same old story: We don't normally do this but we will do it for this rich , famous guy.
That is one cool boat, and only Jesus saves...)
Oh, a freeman ad....🥸
The weather is here I wish you were beautiful
1.2 Million I bet
Easily
And the rest
For the power and hull
DOUG FERGUSON way more...
Mother Ocean...Not a Buffet song, it's Pirate Looks at Forty...Come on man
Why not a 47??
Wow what a sweet idea. Could sell a lot of these
Manatees better be on alert with 4 props spinning in the water.
That’s funny but true! Wonder what they will name it.... Bio-Blender? Manatee Muncher?
You would think a man worth 900 million wouldn't need a smaller boat.
Do you really need 4 engines on that size of boat? My friend owns a boat half that size with a single outboard and it flies at 2/3 power.
Kerwin Thomas yes you do
That boat wouldn't even get up on a plain with 2 motors. Would take at least 3
Stanz family said they got better fuel efficiency when they went with 4
envy?
Key word half that size. The cabin and size alone add so much weight if not for speed it’s for torque
Money buys anything.
Even Love.... look at our pres!
I love Jimmys music but i would of gone with an intrepid 475 an added the fly bridge.
wish I could make my kids dream come true with a small any kind of fishing boat
Not very green.
I thought JB hated gas powered boats. Weird.
Wonder if he will show up to the next environmental awareness shin dig with that. Or maybe the next save the manatee fund raiser. The hypocrisy is on 11 these days so who knows. Beautiful boat.
" Come Monday it will be alright. Come Monday I'll be holding that royalty check tight.
I spent 4 lonely days in meetings with corporate lawyers and I just want to cash this check"!
WOW I wonder what his boat payments are??
Cash I'm certain. Smart wealthy people only borrow money if they pay them to take it. Interest payments are for schmucks
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It’s called a bank wire.. paid in full.
mark creighton hahaha funny
I want to be in the next life a Combo of JB no singing, just boats and planes and Jay Leno no stand up , just all the cars and motorcycles please...
🌈🤙🙏
B
outboard for jimmy? c'mon
Everyone knows that Pirates Cove in Josephine Al is the original “cheeseburger in paradise”