Construction: Week 44 - Awesome Progress

As you know, the rate of progress has been accelerating over the past few weeks and this week is certainly no disappointment.  The title of the article "Awesome Progress' say it all.  Enjoy (as I certainly did).

1. Port view
Stainless steel rails on Portuguese bridge and bulwarks
Stainless steel rails on boat deck
Stainless steel rails on flybridge

2. Overview
Davit installed (port side)
Gas Grill installed
Stainless steel rails on boat deck

Explanatory Note: The indentation on the starboard rail will house a 6 person life raft positioned for easy launching in the event of an emergency.

3. Flybridge
Hatch door to stairwell
Stainless steel handhold and cup holder assembly (right of control panel)
Stainless steel steering wheel
Stainless steel hardtop supports
Lighting
Stereo speakers

4. Boat Deck
Davit
Stainless steel rails
Note the indentation on the starboard side for the life raft
Hatch cover over the aft deck ladder 

5. VIP SR
Ceiling installed
Teak rails on the bookcases
HVAC Controls on starboard side

6. Guest SR
Hatch covers over lower bunk storage
Leeboard assembly

Explanatory Note: The "leeboard" assembly will enable our 1 year old granddaughter, Amelia Myrna, to sleep on the lower bunk.  Essentially, the leeboard creates a 9 inch lip above the mattress that would prevent her from falling out of the bunk.  Netting coupled to the leeboard attaches to hooks on the upper bunk creating the equivalent of a "Pack and Play" crib.

7. Master SR
Covers over berth storage creating the platform for the mattress

8. Master SR looking aft
Shelves in port aft locker (far right)
Shelves in locker next to the engine room passageway

9. Pilothouse
Stainless steel steering wheel
Overhead instruments uncovered.  From left to right:
Cruisair Control Panel
Fireboy Control Panel
VHF speaker
Boat diagram
Furuno RD33 for rudder position
Hart Tank Tender (for fuel and water levels
Sealand Tank Watch (for holding tank levels)

Explanatory Note: The boat diagram indicates running light operation along with __________

10. Galley looking aft
Granite counter tops (and protected)
Hinges on overheat cabinet doors
Ceiling structure prior to installation of removable panels
Electrical outlets (above granite back splash not installed yet)
___________________lying on the galley island
Note: The florescent light is temporary

11. Salon looking forward
Wall sconces (two visible)
Epoxy coating on salon settee storage areas
Finished teak flooring protected

12. Salon looking aft
Salon entry door installed
Teak paneling protected

13. Engine Room looking forward
Insulation covering exhaust headers (port side visible)

14. Engine Room looking aft
Insulation covering exhaust headers (port and starboard side visible)

15. Lazarette looking to port
Central vacuum system and hose (coming out of the cabinet)
Door on aft cabinet

16. Lazarette looking to starboard
Doors on starboard side cabinets
Doors on workbench

17. Lazarette looking aft
Same as above

I'm pleased to report that I am almost caught up with my postings.  As to weekly construction photos I am almost up to date.  I still have a few photos that I took at the yard to post to Week 43.  Expect that article to be finished early next week.  Also, I plan to publish another article on Taiwan culture.  This one will deal with my visit to two Tao temples and a Buddhist Memorial Center called Fo Guang Shan.

Prediction: Next week we are likely to see the appliances (i.e., dishwasher, trash compactor, cooktop, oven, microwave and wine cooler) installed in the galley

All of the boat's operating systems must be installed prior to the sea trial, which, at present, is scheduled for mid November.  . 

Stay tuned.  Much should happen in the next two weeks.

Written by Les.

Construction: Week 43 - Progress While at the Shipyard

Howard took these photos on Friday afternoon, October 18, 24 hours after my departure from Koahsiung.  Therefore, I was on site and saw most of the progress as it occurred.  This posting is actually a week late.   I will be receiving Week 44 photos at 8:00AM tomorrow and will probably post them over the weekend. 

Progress is happening very fast.  According to Tania and Outer Reef the boat will be finished by the end of November.  That is a short 5 weeks from today.

I've added photos that I took while at the shipyard.  These will provide some great views of spaces that we have not previously seen.  Howard's photos are numbered 1-18.  My supplementary photos are identified with an a, b or c.

1. Port view
Newly installed stainless steel haws hole ports

2. Starboard view
Same as above

3. Aft Deck
Transom water tight door
aft deck entry doors leaning on aft settee
Newly applied teak caulking to aft deck

4. Flybridge / Boat Deck
Dummy satellite dome on hardtop
Cabinetry for the gas grill
Flybridge settee table
Radar arch with base for open array

4a. Aerial view of the hardtop
Radar arch
KVH satellite dome and dummy

5. Flybridge
Stainless steel steering wheel
Aft facing hailer mounted under radar arch
Cabinetry for the gas grill
Storage locker to starboard

6. Boat deck
Fiberglass work in progress
Sink (bottom center of photo)

6a. Stainless steel boat deck rails
Stainless steel posts on aft deck supporting the boat deck

7. VIP Stateroom
Light switches and 110 volt outlets

7a. VIP & Guest Head Vanity
Medicine cabinet
Granite counter
Sink
Faucet
Storage cabinet with hinges

7b. VIP & Guest Head Shower

7c. VIP & Guest Head commode and shower

8. Guest stateroom - No change 

9. Master stateroom looking forward
Door for starboard side hanging locker (just to left of the worker)
Engine room access door to left of the entry way

 Explanatory Note: There are two doors from the master stateroom into the engine room.  A "decorative" door and a watertight door with a 30 inch space between the doors.  The "decorative door and the space provide additional sound deadening.

9.a. Bilge pump in space between master SR" decorative"  door and engine room door



10. Master SR looking to port
Light fixtures
Port lights
Hinges on the gun cabinet

11. Master looking aft
Door frames to your left awaiting installation
Watertight door to engine room open

11a. Master head
Storage drawer to your left
Sink with faucet to your right
Commode to your left

11b Close-up view of master head faucet

11c. Master head shower

7d. Master head electric powered commode
Control panel for master head commode just to the left of the commode



12. Pilothouse
Light switches to port (left corner of photo)
Engine controls in the box over the electrical panel

12a. View from the pilot house stairwell to the accommodations stairwell

12b. Stairwell leading from pilot house to accommodations
The space to the right is the linen closet with bottom storage drawer

12c. Linen locker with storage drawer underneath

13. Chart drawer (under the white box)
See photo below for drawer under the pilothouse settee

13a. View from pilothouse settee into a storage drawer on the inside of the galley island



13b. Same storage drawer viewed from the galley



13c. Actual storage drawer being fitted prior to application of teak veneer



14. Galley 

14a. Bank of four storage drawers inside the galley island prior to application of teak veneer

14b. Teak veneer being applied to island storage drawers

14c. Drawers and doors under sink being fitted
 

15. Salon looking forward
Workers covering areas of finished teak veneer

16. Salon looking aft
Protective covering on finished teak veneer

16a. Looking onto the aft deck from the salon
Notice the newly applied caulk to the teak aft deck

17. Engine room looking forward
Exhaust wrapped with insulation

18. Engine room looking aft
Exhaust wrapped with insulation



19. Lazarette looking starboard
Hose battery boxes 4 12 volt batteries
Door on workbench cabinets
Cabinet door to starboard aft open storage cabinet

21. Lazarette looking to port
Cabinet door on storage locker
 

21a. Lazarette looking aft
Cabinet doors on port hanging (to my right) and Glendenning cable master locker (for right)
 

21b. Glendenning Cablemaster (75 foot 50 amp cord)

21c. Hydraulic lines running to the 1000 pound davit on the boat deck

I hope you enjoyed the photos.

When I finished (sort of) this article the week 44 photos were 7 hours away.

Written by Les