I need to check a few things before I make that call. The air spring works well and with a safety bar it should be OK in practice. They lifted the motors out this week to line up, and weld in, the stern tubes. They had to take the big alternators off first to get them through the hatches. Not sure if making the hatches smaller to open vertically is a great idea now.
Yep for sure.
Also unless you live at the yard during the build there will be mistakes or more politely, things not quite how you meant them to be.
Actually even if you lived there that will still happen I think.
Yep for sure.
Also unless you live at the yard during the build there will be mistakes or more politely, things not quite how you meant them to be.
Actually even if you lived there that will still happen I think.
Truer words were never spoken. I was frequently amazed at some of the decisions made on my boat - sometimes they were directly contrary to what I included in the specifications. To their credit, everything I pointed out they would quickly correct. But they spent a lot of time doing things twice.
Your boat is coming together nicely. I hope you're pleased with the progress.
looking at the photos of the integrated fuel tanks it looks like they end up as part of the head/shower sole, if so where are fill/supply/sender points and is there any inspection port?
The filler and supply ports at the rear and the guage sender and a small inspection port at the front. The inspection port won't be much use given the length and depth of the tank.
Yes it is.
I guess if we have a major problem we cut the bases of the heads out to access the fuel tanks.
Then add a seal and fix the heads back in place. That will disguise the repair and keep the rest of the floor smooth.
Hopefully not my problem.
OK so thats how you got the extra capacity as the plans on his website show tanks higher up and inboard and only 360lt each. asking lots questions as I'm seriously interested in having one built. cheers
Outside to test fit the fiberglass roof, still in it's raw state
The slope on the keel base should allow us to beach without damage to rudders or props, a little unusual in shaft drive boats.
Really pleased how the cockpit spaces all came together. The walk around on one level rear console makes the area seem much bigger
I love the profiles of the hulls, as seen from the bows. Truly both practical in terms of interior space, and efficiency. I think I might be as eager as darkside to see her in the water!
More a dark white rather than a light grey if that makes any sense.
We are going to wrap the hull in a colour called Matte Copper Metallic.
Wasn't my first preference but the hull wasn't true enough to my eye in a few areas to leave unpainted.
I don't think the wrap will wear better than good paint.
We expect to replace it every five years or so.
It is only on the outside of the hulls, the tunnel and transom is unpainted.
The inspiration to wrap was this Schionning, love the look.
HI
Nice build, I built a power cat 5 years ago.
Glad to see you have forward facing windows, makes the boat much more liveable and extra space over the helm.
We extend the roof all the way back to the rear of deck which has become our main living area. We spend about 7 months a year on board.