Boat in build pics (2013 Fairline Squadron 78)

[sarabande]

what impresses is the 'strategic' thinking behind all your design details and modifications; it's not just colour or shape for art's sake, but for a better function, a more practical operational status. F'rinstance, the laundry room - all the kit at easy working height, so quicker and less struggle for the crew - who also stand to benefit from such items as the additional window; and the sensible fire detection system - it's not overkill but long-term peace of mind, with the right information available where it's needed.

Give up the day job, jfm, and become a F/T designer

(Are Fairline going to have to build a bigger test pool for M3 ? )

 

[benjenbav]

Wow and wow again, jfm! You have such a great eye. I will admit that I thought the amount of wenge you have used was going to make the appearance a bit less "Manhattan night club" and a bit more like the sort of stately home where the staircases are decked out with gloomy Gainsboroughs depicting long dead forebears. But it's an absolute triumph. My favourite colour on the boat (as so far revealed), though, is the grey material of the f/b helm seats.

One question: what is the patterning of the white gold inserts in the mosaic tiles in the bath room? (Please let the answer have something to do with prime numbers.

 

[Ian h]

Amazing build JFM an inspiation to all that are following this thread.
Your attention to detail and practicle ideas are amazing. Ensuring that things can be accessed in the future for maintenance. sure 99% of us would have not even thought about this.

How do you think all these ideas through and get them into the build. Amazing.
Looking forward to seeing the boat at Swanwick

 

[jfm]

Fab fab stuff jfm!

Attention to detail is wonderful to witness.

Again - huge thanks for sharing this.

I'm a bit annoyed as I will be overseas when you have her at Swanwick in May........

Ah that's a pity M. Keep in touch anyway - she will be in solent (OV prob, for easy commute for me to London) for a while so come aboard if you're down at the seaside another time. I've got yr mobile in my mobile

 

[jfm]

gradually I'm getting more and more used to the white caulking, who knows, one day I might even like it
The picture doesn't show, but I hope you have skipped that wooden corner protection on the wall near your bath ;-)

Ha ha, I love the caulk and I'll report back in a year about how easy or not the maintenance is. Ref that corner, no i kept it the same as M1. The walls are laminate bonded onto marine ply, and I wanted that done offsite in a laminating press not done "on the job". That being the case, external/convex 90 deg corners are difficult. If the laminate is glued onto the plywood in the boat yard it is easy of course to cover the end grain, but I didn't want that. I thought about it hard but have stuck with the L section wood (walnut capping) glued on. I need to look at BA to examine close up exactly what clever trick Canados did here, maybe to get a new idea for M3. TBH, I'm perfectly happy with the wood capping L section.

 

[MRC]

That is bloody lovely.... real boat and project envy coming from me.

 

[jfm]

Stunning boat indeed J, congrats.
Aren't you concerned that you might get an offer you can't refuse, well before 2013 season is over...?
...

That would be what you'd call a good quality problem MapisM It would take a lot to make me miss a whole season on the sea though!

Yup, I'd definitely paint the cover with the same colour of the dashboard, if at all possible - see quick paint job below.

Yup I think you're right. Thanks for the pic. We have paint left over so could spray the lid. The semi transparent lid shows all the junk inside (mobile phones, etc, you know) which looks a bit messy. Thing is, it is job 186 on the usual boat job list, and I can't nudge it up the list. There are loads of workstreams underway like the Garmin nav install, stainless steel fabrications, liferaft deliveries, smashed crockery, bedlinen order, survey/registration/coding, cushions being made, etc. all these things are higher than 186 Boats eh?

Fwiw, I surely wouldn't.
It's not just a matter of colour matching here, it's also the feeling when touching the material barefoot that matters.
And nothing comes close to natural wood, in this respect.

Good - yep that sounds right. That's struck off the list then. Also it would be little change out of €1000 to get the avonite cut, with non slip surface applied, etc etc. That money is better spent on gasoil

 

[taz]

Where has the time gone?

It doesn't seem long ago that Match2 was a mere plastic tub...............now she's nearly complete and stunning.


No envy from me, honest.

 

[jfm]

Hi JFM, I am simply stunned, now we are beginning to see how much difference your ocd approach to detail makes, the level of customisation makes this a truly unique ship, both you and Fairline should be vvv proud of the achievement. I have to say you may have gone a bit cheapskate with the central vacuum system shown in the er shot

Tee hee. Those Henrys are all over the boats :L)

Actually the boat does have a proper plumbed in central vacuum system!

 

[jfm]

On a slightly more serious note this really does make you appreciate all that goes into building such a fine vessel. The planning required to ensure part 74 doesn't interfere with part 2043 16 weeks down the line is almost unimaginable. To then add in your level of customisation - the boys & girls in Oundle will breath a sigh of relief when she's out of the door en route to Ipswich.

You will be so engrossed in the detail that it's hard to stand back and look with a fresh pair of eyes. Every nook & cranny has an element you will have have pondered over in the wee small hours ...

Thanks for the kind comments everyone.
Yup, though all the part 74 not interfering is mostly Fairline's work. I'll show forum folks the design book at Swanwick. It's not really feasible to post it here. There is a big spreadsheet, 16 pages, with one mod per line, and then a design book with 50 pages or so of my drawings. Then a whole stack of Fairline CAD drawings. The detail covers tiny things like spec of all the door knobs and snakeskin in bedrooms; horizontal not vertical slats in airco grilles; the height of every shelf in every cupboard, and a zillion other small items. Then you have bigger stuff like staircases and fire systems of course. There is a whole stack of practical day-to-day living stuff, like a 2/3-1/3 partition in the anchor locker to keep the kedge tidy. There is loads of lighting work inside and outside. It's fun to do though

To know you'll be cruising in god's country soon before heading south is surely the icing on the cake.

Tee hee! One of these days we'll have to make a truce over this Solent/Med stuff Henry. Let's discuss it over a glass of wine as EJ and M2 are gently bobbing at anchor one starlit evening in Villefranche, next summer

 

[prv]

Ensuring that things can be accessed in the future for maintenance. sure 99% of us would have not even thought about this.

???

What sort of boat owner doesn't think about this? It's usually the ******* boat builders that forget about it!

Pete

 

[jfm]

Wow and wow again, jfm! You have such a great eye. I will admit that I thought the amount of wenge you have used was going to make the appearance a bit less "Manhattan night club" and a bit more like the sort of stately home where the staircases are decked out with gloomy Gainsboroughs depicting long dead forebears. But it's an absolute triumph. My favourite colour on the boat (as so far revealed), though, is the grey material of the f/b helm seats.

One question: what is the patterning of the white gold inserts in the mosaic tiles in the bath room? (Please let the answer have something to do with prime numbers.

Tee hee. Yup you are always teetering with style A when you try to do style B though, i think. The wenge panels are all flat; no raising and fielding. That, and the LED lighting, should keep it the Manhattan side of Chipping Norton, I think

The subliminal algorithm behind silver tiles proves that when you ask a human to do random he does "quite evenly spaced"

 

[jfm]

Will definitely be in Swanick to see this girl in the flesh/GRP...

We need to take the opportunity to let forum folks hear your Kahlenbergs too, Toby

 

[benjenbav]

Tee hee. Yup you are always teetering with style A when you try to do style B though, i think. The wenge panels are all flat; no raising and fielding. That, and the LED lighting, should keep it the Manhattan side of Chipping Norton, I think

My #1 assistant hails from Chipping Norton and - despite the presence of the Prime Minister and the Chipping Norton set - describes it as "The Shire".

 

[jfm]

Nothing wrong with Chipping Norton. I just don't, on this occasion, want their raised and fielded and beGainsboroughed fit out on mi bowt

 

[Tex]

Congratutations, looks amazing! I was privileged to see Match 1 in the flesh at LIBS and this looks even better.
Maybe one day......

Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

HI JFM..........Match 2= "PURE, TOTAL, FABULOUS FLOATING NAUTICAL ART" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ thanks AGAIN for keeping my "dreams" ongoing !!!....... (if your delivery low loader aproaches from the other direction with boat onboard, i,ll park mine on the path, and bow before it)!!!!!!!!! regards..steve..

 

[pan]

I think everyone on the forum has been waiting for these pics... you could almost feel the pressure rising! This thread has been inspirational, for sure every 'boat nut' dreams of a project like yours, perhaps constrained by cost or simply the time, effort & thought required. A remarkable feat of patience & dedication to arrive at the boat of your dreams.... or is it? M3....

Although not yet officially launched, all the best for your future voyages... we will all be looking for your cruising threads & experiences

Pan...

 

[jfm]

Steve, I think it would be best to coordinate so your lorry doesn't clash with the sq78 lorry on the same narrow road

 

[jfm]

I think everyone on the forum has been waiting for these pics... you could almost feel the pressure rising! This thread has been inspirational, for sure every 'boat nut' dreams of a project like yours, perhaps constrained by cost or simply the time, effort & thought required. A remarkable feat of patience & dedication to arrive at the boat of your dreams.... or is it? M3....

Although not yet officially launched, all the best for your future voyages... we will all be looking for your cruising threads & experiences

Pan...

Thanks Pan. Cor blimey - I'm really looking forward to be in a position to post crusing threads! M3 is a few years away I hope.
Nice new avatar of the m50. I know exactly where that picture is taken . Nice Sq58 in the background too