Tony Soprano’s Unique Boat Is For Sale — See the Photographs and How A lot It Prices (Unique)
The Sopranos ended its storied six-season run in 2007, but it surely’s not too late to personal a bit of the present’s historical past.
The 47-foot Cape Concern vessel featured as Tony Soprano’s boat,The Stugots, within the iconic HBO collection is at the moment on the market in Stamford, Conn. by way of United Yacht Gross sales. The craft, which was bought by its present proprietor in 2016, is asking $299,900.
Paul Ouimette, the dealer on the itemizing, tells PEOPLE the boat was virtually new when the present premiered in 1999, making it about 25 years outdated
The present proprietor used it for cruising and fishing together with his household, however is now out there for a bigger boat, in response to Ouimette. The vendor additionally renamed it from Stugots (an Italian slang time period referring to male genitalia) to By no means Sufficient, not wanting to attract an excessive amount of consideration.
Because the boat was listed on July 28, Ouimette says he’s been getting “an incredible quantity of calls and emails.”
“Lots of people need to simply come and see it simply to return and see it, not even potential patrons,” he says. “We’re attempting to weed by means of all that and get a reputable purchaser severely within the boat. I’ve three gents that appear to be very severe and are excited by coming to see the boat within the subsequent week or so.”
Ouimette says one of many boat’s promoting factors is its “very giant” exterior deck house.
“The higher helm station could be very trendy,” he provides. “For a ship of that age, I believe that it is laid out very effectively within the inside, as effectively. I simply suppose it is throughout a terrific boat, whether or not you need to go fishing or take the household out.”
The largest draw, he permits, is its place in popular culture.
“I believe that present simply had a very massive cult following,” he says. “I believe there’s lots of people on the market that might like to personal that boat, realizing that boat was featured within the present; it was Tony Soprano’s boat.”
The boat was featured on the collection’ first season, making an look in a scene from the pilot with Tony (James Gandolfini) and his mistress Irina.
Ouimette says it was additionally featured within the season 4 episode “Whitecaps,” throughout which Benny and Little Paulie famously blasted Dean Martin’s music whereas anchored in entrance of a Jersey Shore seashore home Tony practically purchased, after its proprietor refused to return the deposit.
Based on United Yacht Gross sales, it’s certainly one of three boats featured all through The Sopranos.
Within the collection’ second season, the Cape Concern boat was changed by a 43-foot Egg Harbor mannequin, standing in for The Stugots. The fictional mob boss additionally owned a 55-foot Ocean Yacht within the present’s later seasons.
Whereas Ouimette doesn’t know who owns the second and third boats, he says the Ocean Yacht is at the moment in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
This itemizing isn’t followers’ first likelihood at proudly owning a particular Sopranos merchandise.
In 2018, memorabilia comparable to signed scripts, a bar chair and an unique season 1 poster went up on the market with Steiner Auctions in New Rochelle, New York.
Three years earlier than that, the 2003 Cadillac Escalade that Gandolfini drove within the closing three seasons was bought by RR Public sale for nearly $120,000.
And In 2008, Gandolfini (who died 5 years later) bought his wardrobe from the present in a Christie’s public sale for $187,750. The sale, whose proceeds benefited the charity Wounded Warrior Venture, included a bloody outfit he wore when Tony was shot originally of season 6 by Uncle Junior.
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