Captain Randy and I were discussing the need to turn the boat around so that Stuart could apply the sign to the port side name board as the end of the work day approached. This prompted a call to Stuart to find out when the sign would be applied. Stuart said in two minutes and he was not kidding. He was at that moment at the marina gate.
Turns out Stuart likes to apply his signs late in the day. He also likes the idea of owners being surprised and hence does not announce his plans.
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| Stuart applying the sign to the transom |
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| The finished product |
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| The transom's convex shape did not present a problem |
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| Stuart used a ladder to apply the starboard name board |
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| Starboard side name board |
The boat still needs to be turned to install the sign on the port side name board. Also, Stuart needed to confer with me on the location for the name on the tender.
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| AB DLX 13 Tender secured to the boat deck |
The standard convention for tenders is to place the letter "T/T" in front of the name representing the term "tender to." The finished name then appears as "T/T Guided Discovery." The styling decals on the AB tender's hull sides make the T/T sign placement difficult. After exploring different locations, all of which had issues, we arrived at a perfect solution. We will name the tender "Kodi's" and place the sign on the fiberglass part of the hull. In the photo above, the structure just above the AB logo will house the name "Kodi's" perfectly. It's also the perfect name. Kodi, as readers know, just loves to ride in the tender. Note: The Caribe was also named Kodi's.
Progress was also made on may fronts today.
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| The protective covering was removed from the stairwell from the accommodations to the main |
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| Same with the stairwell to the flybridge (i.e., protective covering removed) |
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| The lower deck carpeting was installed (VIP shown with newly installed carpeting) |
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| The pilothouse Stidd helm chair was installed |
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| As was the flybridge Stidd helm chair |
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| AV Cabinet supporting salon, pilot house, flybridge and aft deck entertainment |
Chris, from Concord Marine Electronics was still going full bore certifying the navigation, entertainment and security electronics. He suggested that I take a look under the pilothouse control station. I was impressed.
The photos below give you a sense of the functional design and workmanship that goes into places that you rarely see. Chris calls the area under the helm station the "dog house." Every piece of equipment is easily accessible. Granted there is considerable space but Outer Reef and Concord have created a work of art.
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| Dog house black boxes and cables |
Dog house black boxes continued
Explanatory Note: The thing that strikes you when you look at my control station is its clean look and simplicity. What you don't see are the multitude of black boxes and cables that are needed to support the multifunction screens or, for example in the case of the ABT TRAK stabilizers, the boxes that support a simple control panel.
As readers know, the 48 Sundancer was also well equipped with state of the art 2006 electronics. However, all of "black boxes" were, to use a cliché, crammed under the "seat (control station) in front of me." The word nightmare comes to mind when trying to gain access. In some cases it was necessary to remove equipment to get to the item that required service.
Written by Les.
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