Construction: Week 40 - Pilot House Cabinetry and Teak Flooring

At 5:15 AM Pacific Time I departed for Chicago after attending ABT TRAC's Captains & Owners Hydraulics course in Rohnert Park California.  Getting up early to catch a plane is the bad news.  The good news is I got my photos early (i.e., they were received on my email at 7:17 AM CDT).

The other good news is ABT TRAC's course was well worth the trip.  I got an outstanding education on the 63's primary hydraulic system, which drives the bow thruster, stern thruster, stabilizers and windlass. Stay tuned for a separate article on the course.

As always progress is evident throughout the boat.  That said, it appears that the accommodations (.i.e., Master, VIP and Guest Staterooms) and the salon are mostly complete.

1. Port profile
Stainless steel stanchion rails installed forward of the Portuguese Bridge (missed last week)
Fiberglass finish work continues on the fashion stripe
Struts aft of pilot house and salon

2. Overview of flybridge and boat deck
Cut-outs for the Garmin multifunction screens on flybridge control station
Location marked for 1000 LB davit on port side of the boat deck
Sink location cut into fiberglass on starboard side of flybridge
Boat deck non skid already protected

3. Flybridge looking aft
Sink location visible in foreground

4. Hardtop
Holes for access panels on ceiling and struts

5. VIP
Almost complete awaiting drawers and fiddles on shelves
Carpet will be installed in the US
 

6. Guest Stateroom
Something going on but hard to determine just what
awaiting port holes

7. Master Stateroom.  No change

7. Master Stateroom looking aft
Newly installed watertight engine room door.  Note the dogs (handles)

8. Pilothouse
Main control panel covered with black surface
Overhead panel boxed in with cut-outs for instruments
Teak flooring with black wenge stripe visible to left of worker in the center

9. Pilothouse settee looking to port
Teak flooring with wenge stripe visible on table platform



10. Galley looking aft
Base for granite installed on galley counters including the island
Exhaust fan installed in space over microwave
Teak floor with wenge stripe visible (lower left)

11. Salon looking forward
Window boxes complete
Preparation for teak floor
(Note the workbench laying on the port settee)

12. Salon looking aft
AC valances over windows

13. Engine room looking forward
Catwalk bilges covered with epoxy paint
Reversco quick oil change system for engines and generator on starboard bulkhead (white box)

14. Engine room looking aft
Catwalk bilges covered with epoxy paint
Overhead florescent lighting installed

15. Lazarette looking to port
Wood trim on bulkheads
Head room is limit on either side of the catwalk

16. Lazarette looking to starboard
DC junction box on the bulkhead

17. Lazarette looking aft
Cabinetry awaiting doors seems mostly complete
Cabinetry left to right: Open storage, drawers, handing locker, Glendenning Cablemaster

It appears that the cabinetry work is largely complete except for the heads The following are big events that will occur in the next 8 weeks include installation of the:

• Hardtop
• Radar arch
• Pilot house electronics
• Flybridge electronics
• Flybridge settee
• Flybridge fiberglass cabinetry
• Entertainment system
• Chilled water AC system in the engine room
• Heads
• Davit
• Stabilizer fins
• Lighting
• Washer and dryer
• Galley appliances
• Etc.

If all goes as planned we are now 8 weeks (56 days) from completion and loading of the boat for shipment to the US.

Written by Les

Construction: Week 39 - Sink, Rails & Overhead Cabinets

The photos came Thursday due to Friday being a Chinese holiday.  As always there is progress in almost every area as the project moves into the final weeks of completion, which is estimated to be the end of November.

Most significant this week is the progress in the galley and the engine room.  Enjoy the photos.



1. Starboard profile. 
Finish work on the fashion stripe
Stainless steel stanchions installed on the forward deck

2. Aft deck. 
Fiberglass support struts with whole for running drains.  Hole will be filled
Tape on the salon bulkhead suggests preparation for sink, water and storage cabinetry

3. Fiberglass work continues on the hardtop.  Seams still look rough
Installation perhaps in the next two weeks?

4. VIP SR.  No change

5. Guest SR.  No change

6. Master SR. Cabinetry for washer and dryer locker epoxied

7. Master SR looking aft. No change.  Surfaces are protected

8. Pilot house
Teak veneer being installed
Windshield wiper motors installed
Trap doors for wiper motor access (under shelf above windows)
Plumbing for windshield washers running up window mullions
Shelf and struts for overhead cabinetry housing electronic equipment

9. Pilot house
AC vent to the right of the worker's head
Veneer applied to the side of the settee

10. Galley
Overhead cabinets and sink installed
Cut-out for the GE Monogram cook top
Cabinetry for the microwave

11. Salon looking forward
Structure in place for recessed ceiling with stainless steel hand holds

12. Salon looking aft.  No change

13. Engine room looking forward
Stainless steel protection rails installed
Light switch in port bulkhead

14. Engine room looking aft. Workers protecting the new rails

15. Lazarette looking to starboard.  Wiring on the bulkhead
Cabinetry under work bench

16. Lazarette looking to port.  No change

17. Lazarette looking aft
Motor for Glendenning shore power 50 amp electrical cord (left side just visible)
Shelves installed on starboard side storage locker

 



Construction: Week 38 - Fashion Stripe & Electrical Panels

Things continue to move along with progress as usual evident in every area.

1. Port side view of the black "fashion stripe"

2. Starboard view of the fashion stripe

3. Flybridge and boat deck - No change

4. Hardtop sections mated and awaiting fiberglass finishing on seams.  Installation may occur this week.

5. VIP - No change

6. Guest SR drawers veneered

7. Master SR with berth storage areas sealed with epoxy paint

8. Master SR looking aft. Aft storage lockers veneered and drawer area covered with  epoxy paint

9. Pilot House with dash board framed out and DC Main Panel installed in cabinet

10.  Pilot House with platform for table and worker installing wiring for the AC Main Panel

11. Galley looking to port with the above counter cabinets awaiting installation. 
Epoxy paint in cabinets

12. Salon looking forward.  Windows framed, bulkhead veneered and above counter galley cabinets sitting on galley counter

13. Salon looking aft.

14. Engine Room looking forward - No change

15. Engine Room looking aft.  Continue work on wiring in the upper right corner.

16. Lazerette looking forward. Heavy duty wiring for the Inverter on port bulkhead.  Rotary switch under inverter.
Another rotary switch for battery control on starboard bulkhead.

17. Lazerette looking to port.  Port portlight installed.  Sight gauge mount next to extension cord

18. Lazeretter looking to starboard. Sight gauge top and bottom mounts visible