Here is the gear that the Caterpillar guys had plugged in: gauges and a laptop logging the data:
Hi Colin. Might have a spare seat on the Ipswich- Essex leg (2-3 weeks) or the Essex - Southamption leg (5 weeks). So long as you stay on the main deck there is no white carpet at all to spill a whole pot of tea on (will you ever be forgiven for this one? It was 1999 or 2000, ferchrissakes!ooh mister, mister, cooee mister, have you got a spare seat for an old fagit please mister? Have you, eh have you? Go on there's gotta be a spare seat somewhere mister. I can be ballast or eye candy or anyfink you wanbt really mister. Go on eh, whatcha say eh? Eh?
Oh alright then, sodya you can go on your own.
Have fun and I bet you have a BIG smile when you get back.
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Yeah it is quite common among all boats with options to have balance problem. The solution is to glass some lead in, midships, by the chine. On Match 1 I had maybe 100kg on the starboard side under the master cabin sofa but as it happens Match 2 is looking ok with none. Will do a final check when tender etc is installed
You jest Pete I know, but the correct answer to your question is "next few weeks". Purple uplit vases that use glass beads to split the (lumishore) light into RGB and paint RGB streaks on the saloon ceiling go in next week, followed shortly by other lighting including some with music controlled mode
. Essential gear Pete 
1/2 inch off pitch Steve, not dia. They use a machine just to bend them a bit. At least i think so; I've never actually seen the process. That's a small amount - these are 52inch pitch props. Fairline dont do this; they send them off to a prop specialist
Yep, that's the right way to do it.
Thank you so much for posting the pics! She looks absolutely fantastic, also in bad weather.
The white caulking definitely has my vote and even though it wasn't so frequent on these latest pictures I think the satin walnut and white/silver in the interior are stunning!
May I suggest an "unpacking Match II" video clip on YouTube once all the protective wrapping has to go off...?
Did you do any driving yourself to get a feel for the behavior and if so, any immediate differences to M1?
In theory, a better low end torque could also mean a tad lower minimum planing speed, which would obviously be nice. But what do I know...?
Awesome stuff J, congrats!
Of course I can see why those folks onboard were wearing shoes, but considering that the external decks were not covered, didn't that make you a bit nervous?
Re. the results, 31 kts fully loaded, before prop tuning, and with fin stabs looks indeed a good result.
Surely the Cat laptop recorded also the rpm/speed/engine load/fuel burn numbers.
I for one would be very interested to see such tables, also because it would be nice to compare them with the IPS-equipped VdV boat.
I'm aware that most builders are not keen on publishing those numbers, but since it's your boat I guess they can't argue with the owner, if he wishes to disclose them...
I was wearing (soft soled) shoes too. All the internal sufaces/floors are covered. No worries! 
