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This guy is trying to restore an abandoned yacht<\/a> that was once used by Frank Sinatra, but it\u2019s going to be a very high mountain to climb.<\/p>\n This is a very old boat, which has been rechristened several times and abandoned more than once.<\/p>\n According to the YouTuber, she\u2019s been abandoned for over 12 years.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a silver lining, though.<\/p>\n The story behind Frank Sinatra\u2019s yacht<\/p>\n This ancient ship is a 75-foot steel yacht built in 1956, which is a very long time ago as far as yachting is concerned.<\/p>\n Originally commissioned in the 1950s by one Victor McCormick \u2013 a businessman from Wisconsin \u2013 the boat has changed hands a thousand times throughout her history.<\/p>\n She\u2019s had plenty of names, too.<\/p>\n Heidi 3, King Tut, Another Toy 2, and then her current name: Nostalgia 10.<\/p>\n Nostalgia 10 originally cost $500,000 to build (equivalent to $6 million today), but this abandoned yacht hasn\u2019t been at sea in a while.<\/p>\n For the final part of her life before being abandoned, the vessel was used as an Airbnb-style rental in London.<\/p>\n The YouTuber who bought the boat \u2013 he goes by The Pethericks<\/a> on the platform \u2013 wants to restore the yacht and make her seaworthy again.<\/p>\n Aside from rust, which was everywhere, there was water ingress, and the boat will certainly need a significant engine overhaul.<\/p>\n It sounds difficult, but probably not impossible.<\/p>\n The difference between this and the other vehicle linked to pop royalty <\/p>\n Frank Sinatra\u2019s yacht made us think of Elvis Presley\u2019s jet.<\/p>\n Sinatra and Presley weren\u2019t exactly from the same generation, but close enough.<\/p>\n They\u2019re both American, and both are icons that will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n While Sinatra left behind this yacht, Presley left behind a jet that another YouTuber restored in record time<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, the key difference was that Presley\u2019s jet was doomed<\/a> from the start, which is why the YouTuber turned it into an RV<\/a>.<\/p>\n With a yacht, no matter how decrepit it is, you can theoretically always make it seaworthy again.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s not how aviation works.<\/p>\n If you convert a jet into an Airbnb and then abandon it completely for over a decade, the chances of making it airworthy again \u2013 for legal reasons \u2013 are zero.<\/p>\n![\"This](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775576956_394_This-guy-is-trying-to-restore-an-abandoned-yacht-that-was-once-used-by-Frank-Sinatra-but-thats-going.webp\")
<\/a>The Pethericks<\/p>\n![\"This](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775576956_549_This-guy-is-trying-to-restore-an-abandoned-yacht-that-was-once-used-by-Frank-Sinatra-but-thats-going.webp\")
<\/a>The Pethericks<\/p>\n![\"This](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775576957_5_This-guy-is-trying-to-restore-an-abandoned-yacht-that-was-once-used-by-Frank-Sinatra-but-thats-going.webp\")
<\/a>Jimmys World<\/p>\n