Boat in build pics (2013 Fairline Squadron 78)

[jfm]

I love the double stern cleats, a nice touch indeed. Yet another customization, I suppose?
Most builders, when asked why they only fit one, typically don't even understand why on earth anyone would need two...

Got a spare 1/2 hour so will try to answer some questions
Yes MapisM they are a custom request. For the spring lines of course. No questions about "why?" from Fairline - they just installed them according to my sketch. They are deliberately a bit higher than the main cleats

 

[jfm]

Like it -sum of all the the mods/ details look really great .
Dark floor and the rugs look so practicle for bare feet in the Med .
There's a lot to check - weeps , wiring ,rattles etc .
I imagine a lot of time effort, and minor stress has gone into this so far -relaxing on it in Antibes beckons ?
Presumably a years worth of technical support is included ?Where are Fairline based in the SoF ?
Here at La Nap we have SS.Fr and Priny .Fr and others ,so always a mini fleet of vans in the morning picking up parts and going off to customers .Plus new " demo" boats especially at least 1/2 dozen prinnys always moored, new arrivals being PDI,ed
In the afternoon deliveries occur - all sorts of parts ,some crated up ,others opened ,props ,windows, Genys, watermakers,toilets pumps, hoses ,gaskets etc.I get the impression - never a dull moment .

I have inevitably got to know the SS tech guys very well, most snags are easy to fix ,usually a component of a buy in part like a tiolet diaphragm ,or a leaky pump impeller, or a pulled wire etc .
We are in / out Antibes all the time ,usually in a rush and will respect your privacy don,t worry .
Portofino

Yup as stelican said Fairline France are in La Nap with workshops in LaRague. Ther business was sold recently I thnk (by Bart, to new investors) so that maybe explains the refit work going on.

TBH I have very little to do with Fairline's French dealer. Many years ago a boat share partner turned up there to buy us a sq58 (with an appointment) but the promised demo/inspect boat wasn't there and the meeting turned to mush and we bought from elesewhere, hence have never really had a customer relationship with them since ("since" being 2x Sq58 and 2x Sq78). As regards repairs I prefer to organise my own boat workers than just toss the keys to Fairline France. Warranty claims on sq78 are tiny, and there are never squeaks or rattles because the thing is so stiff. It has spent 10 hours in a test tank so there are no weeps. Most claims relate to failed parts (busted pump or whatever) and there my deal with Essex Boatyards is that they just send me the bits in a jiffy bag. If I need bigger help Essex just fly one of their guys (all of whom i know) over. I still say that while support from SS and Prin dealers can be excellent, Essex Boatyards is way ahead in a league of its own
Dark floor and rug has nothing to do with practicality - it it helps on that score then it is mere coincidence . The choice was made entirely on looks

 

[jfm]

Stunning jfm, absolutely stunning.

May I ask.........it may have been mentioned/asked before but I cannot find(not going to try) reference to it........Where did the name come from, what's the story behind 'Match'?

tia

Thanks Taz, and everyone, for the nice comments. I'm obviously very pleased with her and looking forward to final delivery and sailing away

The name is a bit of a long and dull story. I needed a unique name and prefer UK part 1 flag, so that limits your choice, Also I wanted something short and snappy - with the price of these letters, short is definitely sweet ) "Match" is mostly just a word/sound that I like, and a vague reference to a chapter in my work life many years ago that set in motion a line of business that has been a lot of fun and paid for Match, i suppose. Bizarrely, Firefly625 guessed it on the Match1 build thread - it is a reference to Swedish Match, which is a fascinating (for geeks) business case study of the world's firstish multinational, the power of monopolies, a CEO called Ivar Krueger (an engineer and owner of several fine powerboats) who eventually topped himself/was murdered after a running a semi-Ponzi scheme long before Ponzi. But the boat name isn't deep-and-meaningful: I had to think of something when the naming deadline for Match1 came round and just picked "Match" on a bit of a whim

 

[jfm]

Can I ask a really stupid question??

On all almost all the boats I have Been on, when you put it into a tight turn the boat leans into the turn. Do the stabs effect this? Assume the gyro can't distinguish between roll as effect of wave motion and lean in when in a turn??

Not a stupid q at all! The premise behiond your q uis 100% correct: absent some software code the stabs will indeed keep the boat flat in a fast corner. I've experienced this, and it feels a bit wierd. Sleipner and CMC (not sure about Trac) therefore use the accelerometers in the stab computer to figure out the the boat is turning and they allow the boat to lean into the curve. On mine, the lean in is "partial", I mean the boat is a bit flatter than it would be if there were no stabs and it were allowed to lean natrually. This produces a nice compromise but you can set it up any way you want

 

[jfm]

Great to see her on the water.... water skiing behind her is probably out, but wake jumping!! wow
Is the bathing platform standard? looks enormous, is it included in loa of 78' or are we talking about a 85'?
Brilliant finishing touches, having a several boats for too many years, I can see how you have arrived at many of the options.
Pan

Bathing platform is stnadard, though it can be made shorter and one boat was built that way a couple of years ago for a US customer

The badge names of boats like "78" are close to the truth but often contain some poetic licence by manufacturers for marketing reasons. Loa on Sq78 including platform is 79'11" but I guess (I dunno) fairline wanted to keep it nicely below 80 for marketing reasons, hence the "78" name. That said, the platform is longer than tyical so if it had a more normal platform it would be a 77 or so, and interior accom-wise it feels like a 74 tbh because space is eaten up (moreso than on a sunseeker/prin) by having athwartship not wing fuel tanks and an overly large aft utility area. I happen to like both those features but it does as I say make the interior like a 74.

 

[taz]

Thanks Taz, and everyone, for the nice comments. I'm obviously very pleased with her and looking forward to final delivery and sailing away

The name is a bit of a long and dull story. I needed a unique name and prefer UK part 1 flag, so that limits your choice, Also I wanted something short and snappy - with the price of these letters, short is definitely sweet ) "Match" is mostly just a word/sound that I like, and a vague reference to a chapter in my work life many years ago that set in motion a line of business that has been a lot of fun and paid for Match, i suppose. Bizarrely, Firefly625 guessed it on the Match1 build thread - it is a reference to Swedish Match, which is a fascinating (for geeks) business case study of the world's firstish multinational, the power of monopolies, a CEO called Ivar Krueger (an engineer and owner of several fine powerboats) who eventually topped himself/was murdered after a running a semi-Ponzi scheme long before Ponzi. But the boat name isn't deep-and-meaningful: I had to think of something when the naming deadline for Match1 came round and just picked "Match" on a bit of a whim

Thanks for the explanation, I got as far as the bit I highlighted half expecting to learn you'd bought Swan Vesta

Nice story for a smashing name, strange how such a simple name can become synonymous with gorgeous boats.

 

[jfm]

She's looking fantastic JFM. The lighting is brilliant. You and my lady wife appear to share a taste in scatter cushions . When are you cruising to Southampton? Can't be far off surely?

Current sketchy-and-moveable itinerary is that she goes from Ipswich to Essex next Monday, then 48hours in Essex, then on Wednesday 15th next week she goes to Swanwick. Thursday 16th she will be prepared for the show, which starts Friday 17th. Actual handover from Essex Boatyards to me will be about a week after the show because I've obviously agreed they may keep possession of the boat till then. But any/all of that could change

 

[jfm]

Looking absolutely brilliant John. The lumishores in the vases is the final touch of genius!

Tee hee! They work well. The lights are screwed under the table top and project upwards thru a 50mm dia hole, into a glass vase filled with clear glass marbles and silk flowers (though real flowers can be used when the boat is in summer commission). The vases are held in place concentric over the 50mm hole by stainless steel "floating halos" which are 100mm dia ss polo-mint rings held up above the table surface by a vertical s/s stalk, 100mm long and screwed into the table top. The Lumishores are so bright they have to be set to the 1/3rd brightness setting all the time

I've put a couple of the same any-colour Lumishore units on the tender too...

 

[taz]

Tee hee! They work well. The lights are screwed under the table top and project upwards thru a 50mm dia hole, into a glass vase filled with clear glass marbles and silk flowers (though real flowers can be used when the boat is in summer commission). The vases are held in place concentric over the 50mm hole by stainless steel "floating halos" which are 100mm dia ss polo-mint rings held up above the table surface by a vertical s/s stalk, 100mm long and screwed into the table top. The Lumishores are so bright they have to be set to the 1/3rd brightness setting all the time

I've put a couple of the same any-colour Lumishore units on the tender too...

This made me chuckle.........another cool touch from the Bling Meister General

 

[jfm]

Truly stunning, jfm. I think one of the mods you've arranged and kept very quiet about is to make the hull 10' longer. The saloon looks as spacious and beautiful as the Prin 82 at the London show, the kitchen area is double the size and you have the internal staircase. I'm sure she's an 88.

Haha the iphone panorama function is flattering it a bit BJB The saloon is very nice and I'm delighted by how it has turned out, but it is a bit smaller than Prin 82 and s/seeker Y80 saloons for sure. The galley however is bigger than on both of those boats. The Prin 82 saloon is a stunning space but they created it partly by fitting the patio doors too far aft imho - Princess 78 was same. Prin 78/82 have nothing like the aft deck space that I have in 3rd pic of my post #1606 above. Princess's design decision here makes the boat look great at a boat show but isn't perfect for outside living in the Med (though, as I've said before, the Prin 82 is one heck of a nice boat generally and is on my shortlist)

There is a gloss wenge top that will go on top of the two white boxes/footstools in my saloon, similar to Match1's but a more contemporary/minimalist design. It's being delivered this week i think

 

[jfm]

Thanks for the explanation, I got as far as the bit I highlighted half expecting to learn you'd bought Swan Vesta

Nice story for a smashing name, strange how such a simple name can become synonymous with gorgeous boats.

Swan Vesta was 100% owned by Swedish Match for years and when I worked on the project of buying Swedish Match we therefore bought and sold Swan Vesta too The nice part is the founder/CEO of Swedish Match way back when was a mad keen motorboater himself - see post 695 of the Match1 build thread http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthrea...n-78)&p=2726548&highlight=kreuger#post2726548

 

[taz]

Swan Vesta was 100% owned by Swedish Match for years and when I worked on the project of buying Swedish Match we therefore bought and sold Swan Vesta too The nice part is the founder/CEO of Swedish Match way back when was a mad keen motorboater himself - see post 695 of the Match1 build thread http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthrea...n-78)&p=2726548&highlight=kreuger#post2726548

And I thought I was cracking a joke.

 

[erik_plus8]

Another coincidence is that at page 164 of "buildthread Match 2" there is a reference back to "buildthread Match 1" which in total was 164 pages long... Hopefully this thread will reach 200 pages!

Jfm, I can only agree to other comments and repeat what I've said before - this is a really beautiful vessel, inside and out... When talking detail level: Funnily, I was thinking about asking how your process of preparing the boat for going to sea looks like. I was then specifically thinking about the vases, if they had to be stored somewhere not to risk them being thrown around, but the answer came moments later with your explanation of the mounting to the table...

I thought about a suggestion for the thread, but it may contain some work and time effort: In the first post maybe there could be a summary of the "milestones" in the project? The milestones could typically be when you have posted a set of pictures, i.e: "Lay-up of hull, pages 1-2", "Tank testing, pages xx-yy", "First sea trial, pages zz-" You get the idea... For future reference it would be nice to be able to quickly find the set of pictures and story you look for. Although, come to think of it, all pages are interesting thanks to everyone's contribution and it's really fascinating reading/viewing looking back.

 

[henryf]

With all the lovely weather we've had recently you must have been itching to get out there and have some fun.

I can envisage some wonderful trips out it does indeed look the part and many of your mods will come into their own. The double stern cleats are a good idea, fairleads are an unusual design. I presume you have double mid cleats as well.

It's a funny old thing, something as simple as a cleat can make or break you enjoyment if it means you struggle. Particularly when crew is related by marriage rather than employed - although there is possibly crossover in some cases

One of the things I struggled with on the Squadron 50 was hidden stern cleats as I know we would find them awkward to use in some situations.

Anyway a cracker of a boat which really looks sharp. Well done to all involved.

Henry

 

[Whopper]

I haven't checked in here in a while. Earlier in the thread I wasn't sure if I would prefer the darker wood/finish on M2 to M1 but I have to say it certainly came together excellently! The teak turned out great! Nothing else I can add that hasn't already been said really. Enjoy her JFM, well done!

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

H JFM .... boat looks "to die for" and everybody else has used all the "best" words, I will just say "I LOVE IT" !!!!! ... I am taking my boat to mercury on Thursday 16th for that weekend so I,m desperate to potter upstream to take a vid and pic or "10" !!!!..... are you around that weekend? it would be nice to shake your hand ..

 

[MapisM]

Oooh Mapism, some Italian boat builders fit double stern cleats without even asking

Yup, but even for them, it isn't the norm IIRC.
I'd swear to have seen some Ferretti with single cleats, though can't tell by heart which models.
Did also your previous one have double stern cleats?

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Yup, but even for them, it isn't the norm IIRC.
I'd swear to have seen some Ferretti with single cleats, though can't tell by heart which models.
Did also your previous one have double stern cleats?

This isn't my boat, its the F68/680. Neither my F46 or F53 had double stern cleats but they're not comparable in size (or indeed splendour) to Match2 so its not a fair comparison. From memory, Ferretti fit double stern cleats from the 68/680 upwards; you don't really need them on anything smaller IMHO. Sometimes Mapism you need to big up your own Italian builders

 

[jfm]

H JFM .... boat looks "to die for" and everybody else has used all the "best" words, I will just say "I LOVE IT" !!!!! ... I am taking my boat to mercury on Thursday 16th for that weekend so I,m desperate to potter upstream to take a vid and pic or "10" !!!!..... are you around that weekend? it would be nice to shake your hand ..

Hi Steve - yes I hope to see you sometime over that weekend. I will be on or around the boat for the 18/19 weeknd (the boat show) and I might be there (not sure, depends on work) on Friday 17th. A team of stunning girls specially flown in from the french riviera will be on board on Thursday 16th preparing it for the show, on its berth in Swanwick - I'll likely be back in London then. I plan to do the Essex-Swanwick delivery trip next Wednesday 15th. So see you Saturday maybe

We should, next week, encourage people to say (on the other boat show thread) whether they expect to make it to the boat show and it would be nice to have a get together over some beers. And sweets.

 

[jfm]

And I thought I was cracking a joke.

Haha. Tis easy to stumble upon the truth by accident