Boat in build pics (2013 Fairline Squadron 78)

Danchc said:
Hmmm, it says: "Stainless steel hull protection plate under bow", so I imagined a large plate designed to strengthen the hull from lesser floating impacts, like driftwood.
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Hmmm. That's boat brochure writer speak. I think they mean under the "nose", so to speak. There is definitely no "icebreaker" plate under the waterline on any Sq78 :D
 
Danchc said:
I just saw a program about the development of ice-breakers in Russia and Germany and how much of the ice-breaking ability was due to the shape of the bow. It made me think about the shape of the 78's bow.
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Mmmm... You're making me curious, do you know of any websites about that development, by chance?
The typical icebreaker bow is smoothly shaped up to just above the waterline, in order to allow the ship to slip above the ice, and subsequently break it apart with the ship's own weight.
But above that bottom part, the bow is usually almost vertical.
It's indeed a very peculiar design, nowhere near the shape of a Sq78 (or any planing hull, for that matter).
If what you've seen was really resembling jfm boat, it must be some sort of new icebreaker design - hence my first question.
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
Wilco. In between the Mojitos...

Cheers
Jimmy
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Are you out there scouting a new berth for 2013/14 ? Or is it something a bit bigger to match Match ?

I've always toyed with the idea of the Miami show but never got off my bum and made it there.

Make sure you try Sunday brunch at the Biltmore. Even better than the Little Chef Olympic special !

Henry :)
 
MapisM said:
Mmmm... You're making me curious, do you know of any websites about that development, by chance?
The typical icebreaker bow is smoothly shaped up to just above the waterline, in order to allow the ship to slip above the ice, and subsequently break it apart with the ship's own weight.
But above that bottom part, the bow is usually almost vertical.
It's indeed a very peculiar design, nowhere near the shape of a Sq78 (or any planing hull, for that matter).
If what you've seen was really resembling jfm boat, it must be some sort of new icebreaker design - hence my first question.
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Hey

I didn't really think that the sq78 was the same shape, just why any boats bow shape is the way it is. Icebreakers are the shape they are for a reason, so I wondered why the bows of luxury motor yachts are the shape they are. Probably because it looks good and aids in achieving higher speeds. Most ships of the time had vertical bows to aid its passage through the water.

As for websites, Wikipedia has a good page on icebreakers: icebreakers. It differs slightly from the TV program in that I think the program said a German engineer thought up the curved bow, but wiki says it was a Russian design. Either way, it is interesting how such a simple concept made such a massive and long lasting difference. The latest Russian icebreaker/tanker turns round and backs into thicker ice and crushes the broken bits with its propellers. Sounds crazy, but if it works :)
 
I think jfm is being very restrained. ;) Keeping information systems performance details secret seems to be paralleled by keeping horn prices secret. In a sector where buyers make decisions on what is in the hand rather than what might be in the bush, it does not make sense.

Anyway back to the exciting tales of M2.....
 
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jfm said:
The owner of that website intended "Bonifacio" to indicate the place shown in the illuminated chart, not the name of the boat. The boat is most definitely Match1. (And the lady in the red top is my mother :D :D :D)
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We met the chap who owns Latitude at the Dusseldorf show. Nice helpful guy but his products are awfully expensive although they are exquisite. SWMBO reckons all we have to do is buy a boat which justifies one of his products:D
 
Deleted User said:
We met the chap who owns Latitude at the Dusseldorf show. Nice helpful guy but his products are awfully expensive although they are exquisite. SWMBO reckons all we have to do is buy a boat which justifies one of his products:D
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Yup, he's a very nice guy - Bobby Nash. They are all handmade, with hours of work involved. I've never tried to rationalise the pricing but I think he has to charge partly based on time spent. Some locations - I think Bobby said Scillies (in small scale), Bonifacio Straits, and a few others - need more making time becuase the sea bed is so busy, but of course this makes for a nicer picture. When EssexBoatyards were brokering the Match1 sale they excluded my picture of Bonifacio straits (unbeknown to me - I was fully exepcting to let it go with the boat) so I sort of have a "free" picture for Match2. Thanks to EBY for this :-)

Yep you should definitely buy a new boat to "justify" one. It must be time to start speccing your Fleming 65 (or whatever) soon, Deleted User? Looking forward to the thread here....
 
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jfm said:
Yup, he's a very nice guy - Bobby Nash. They are all handmade, with hours of work involved. I've never tried to rationalise the pricing but I think he has to charge partly based on time spent. Some locations - I think Bobby said Scillies (in small scale), Bonifacio Straits, and a few others - need more making time becuase the sea bed is so busy, but of course this makes for a nicer picture. When EssexBoatyards were brokering the Match1 sale they excluded my picture of Bonifacio straits (unbeknown to me - I was fully exepcting to let it go with the boat) so I sort of have a "free" picture for Match2. Thanks to EBY for this :-)

Yep you should definitely buy a new boat to "justify" one. It must be time to start speccing your Fleming 65 (or whatever) soon, Deleted User? Looking forward to the thread here....
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We've got a few of them and they are one of those things you never stop looking at. We have one of Portsmouth harbour in the flat overlooking the harbour, one of Phuket and Phang Nga bay and an interesting view of the Bembridge side of the Isle of Wight.

They aren't illuminated, just standard poverty spec :)

As with many things in life, a few quid spent now which gives pleasure for a long time to come.

Henry :)
 
jfm said:
Yep you should definitely buy a new boat to "justify" one. It must be time to start speccing your Fleming 65 (or whatever) soon, Deleted User? Looking forward to the thread here....
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Ha, ha so am I. You must have been talking to the SWMBO as she keeps going on about a Fleming 65 but Tony Fleming will have to knock more than a few quid off one of those first
 
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You must have been talking to the SWMBO as she keeps going on about a Fleming 65
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Really? Knowing that you were also looking Nordhavns, I would have thought that swmbo was more in favour of one of those.
Women usually love pure displacement cruising, though of course you can do that also with SD boats...
 
MapisM said:
Really? Knowing that you were also looking Nordhavns, I would have thought that swmbo was more in favour of one of those.
Women usually love pure displacement cruising, though of course you can do that also with SD boats...
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Jeez, you don't know my SWMBO. Even though she's an experienced boater, she doesn't know the difference between D and SD any more than she knows the difference between FWD and RWD cars. What she can recognise is quality and of course, size (which is why she married me of course). I look at something like the Nordhavn 55/60 and I see a seaworthy hull, industrial quality fittings and a well organised engine room but she sees a small saloon, a poky flybridge and loads of steps. She likes the Fleming 65 not because it's a SD boat but because it's beautifully detailed and big. I suppose she's not wrong because in any boat you're going to be spending more time moored up looking at the inside of it then you are cruising at sea
 
jfm said:
The owner of that website intended "Bonifacio" to indicate the place shown in the illuminated chart, not the name of the boat. The boat is most definitely Match1. (And the lady in the red top is my mother :D :D :D)
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lol I was confused.

It was late when I looked at the site (was searching for other sq78 pics). Thought it was a boat charter, then you said it was your mother... thought you might be chartering out your own mum, which would be just mean! :rolleyes:

I'm not confused anymore, and somewhat relieved :)

They are nice charts, worth a bob or two.
 
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