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| Guided Discovery |
When we arrived around noon as Paul was about to hang "Shell Ribbon," our glass art sculpture. We immediately proceeded to work with Paul on the right placement.
The piece is 48"x 6". When we bought it we thought it be would mounted on the starboard forward bulkhead. That is the area immediately to the right of the galley stairs. It is 33" wide by 60" high. Unfortunately, we forgot that the ceiling covers the upper half of that area. This meant that the top part of the piece would be cut off when you initially viewed it from the salon door.
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| Shell Ribbon finds a home. Kodi, comfortable as always |
The alternative location was the galley bulkhead, an area that called for something. Shell Ribbon proved to be just right. The piece is very nautical with sea urchins and shells on a series of five waves. It looks great and we are pleased with its placement.
The striking thing about today's visit was the absence of protective floor coverings and no clutter. The main deck is complete except for the window treatments.
Enjoy a walk through the main deck:
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| Salon looking forward |
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| Salon looking aft |
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| Salon with TV up |
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| Salon barrel chairs |
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| Galley island looking forward to pilothouse |
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| Galley looking aft to port |
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| Galley cooking area |
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| Galley compactor and dishwasher |
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| GE Monogram refrigerator |
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| Wine cooler and stairwell to flybridge |
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| 12 volt electrical panel |
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| 110 volt electrical panel |
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| Looking into the 110 volt electrical panel |
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| Pilothouse settee with Stidd helm chair facing the settee |
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| Pilothouse controls |
Down below we are still waiting for mattresses and some of the soft goods. However, the carpet is now fully complete.
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Master berth with coverlet and shams - a work in progress
(plastic still on headboard and missing pillow roll) |
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| Master Head |
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| Guest head |
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| Accommodations hallway |
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| Washer & dryer |
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| Linen cabinet and soap drawer |
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| VIP stateroom awaiting soft goods |
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| Guest stateroom |
And then there is the sparkly clean engine room.
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| Engine Room looking aft |
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| Engine Room looking forward |
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| HVAC systems |
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| Starboard Cat C9 ACERT 503 HP engine |
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| Forward bulkhead hydraulics & fuel management |
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| Looking aft at the 16 KW generator |
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| Port forward bulkhead halon and fuel management |
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| Lazarette door |
And, of course, the lazarette.
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| Lazarette looking to port with bikes |
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| Lazarette looking aft |
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| Lazarette looking forward |
The boat deck and flybridge.
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| Grill |
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| Boat deck looking forward |
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| AB DLX13 console & controls |
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| Tender covered, davit and hatch to aft deck |
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| AB DLX13 with Yamaha 60 HP |
The flybridge and hardtop.
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| Hardtop and antennas |
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| Flybridge settee, pillows & table |
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| Flybridge refrigerator, storage and sink |
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| Flybridge door to the pilothouse |
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| Flybridge control station |
And finally, the bow and the aft deck.
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| Anchor windlass |
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| Bow seating and Portuguese Bridge |
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| Aft deck |
We stayed aboard until 3:00 PM. We had a few things to do but mostly we enjoyed being in the spaces. The 63 is simply a very comfortable, pleasant and inviting place to be.
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| Starboard profile |
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| Swim platform, transom and name |
Written by Les.
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