taz
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Erm............erm.....................WOW
Boat in build pics (2013 Fairline Squadron 78)
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jfm
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One more vid of a sail into a very nice sunset in Baie Des Anges, 19kts, and showing how the dash red illumination turned out...
z1ppy
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That's just very very cool! Absolutely nailed the New York night club style!
Wishing you many happy hours with Match 2! Thanks for sharing the journey this far!
Wishing you many happy hours with Match 2! Thanks for sharing the journey this far!
newWave
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Speechless 
lanerboy
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Words fail me, I have never seen anything like it just stunning well done john, I think by following this thread that the boat has turned out as good as it has because of your personnel input, you seem very talented in putting the right touches in the right places. I know you have had ideas from fellow members on here but little things that you have implemented have made this boat special.
look forward to more pics and vids
look forward to more pics and vids
Robg71
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Stunning 
Have you thought about a career change
Have you thought about a career change
colhel
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henryf
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I doupt it, but I have
Is the Halle Berry body double work not going too well? I thought it was a good idea. I can't believe Hollywood failed to grasp the opportunity mate
Quickest way to a million in the boat world - start with two!
Nice little teaser clip John.
Henry
Illusion
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A great conclusion to such an interesting and exciting thread. Thanks for making us again all feel part of your journey with Match II and best wishes for many happy years of boating in her (after all that's what its all about!).
Regards
Phil
Regards
Phil
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Deleted User YDKXO
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And you chose the Match of the Day theme tune. V clever
An anchor camera is a good idea. We had an Azimut a few years back which also stowed it's anchor in a hidden hawse pipe. The problem was that you couldn't see the anchor for the last few feet of it's movement and if it entered the hawse pipe the wrong way up, it wedged itself in there tight. That used to drive me nuts and in the end I bought a long axe handle and a sledge hammer just so that I could bash it out again. An anchor camera would have saved all that hassle
erik_plus8
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Not smug at all. After all, that was (one of the) the purpose(s) of the whole project, I guess, so I'm very happy that it all came together in this way. Somehow, on a general note, it feels really good that this level of perfection can be achieved, providing enough time and effort is put into it.
The interior is just stunning, definitely the most stylish and tasteful boat interior I have seen.
I also really see why the TV mounting got the (deserved) attention. And the indents for the logos in the frame - absolutely brilliant!!!
Thanks!
MapisM
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Ok, it's a dirty job to criticise anything on Match, but someone's got to do it.
I for one still don't get what's wrong in going at the bow when recovering the anchor, and manage the maneuver from there.
I mean, quite often in the Med we are lucky enough to anchor in quiet bays with just a light breeze, which can move the boats around randomly.
Therefore, I developed the habit (admittedly, sometimes it's not necessary, but it's hard to tell in advance) to look at where the chain is laying on the bottom, before raising the hook (before anyone ask, yes, around here we do see the sea bottom!
).This way, I can instruct swmbo at the helm to move the boat in the appropriate direction, which in turn allows to pull the chain smoothly and minimizing the chance to grab weeds in the process.
I understand that this implies 2 people for handling the maneuver, but only because I don't have remote throttles controls.
I'd rather have remote controls and still recover the anchor while looking at the chain from the bow, than a camera that obviously can't see below the water surface.
Here, I said that. Now where's my coat?
Really cool interiors, though.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Because as I said in my previous post, on some boats you just can't see the anchor stowing itself however far you lean over the rail. I don't know whether that's the case on Match but it certainly was on one of my previous boats. Also if you're singlehanded or as is often the case with me, you have guests on board who don't really know what they're doing, it's better to control the whole operation from the helm and thats much easier if you can see what's happening. IMHO, this is a worthwile extra and not just a geeky gimmick
jfm
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+1. Each to their own of course, but yes I agree both those points Deleted User. The bow flare on Match is, like on many planing boats, so large that seeing the thing as it goes into the hawse slot involves leaning well over the rail. Though i did have a curly wire remote added on M2, in addition to the on-deck footswitches, to let me do this if I want. And secondly, I completely share your comment on guests (!). I like the ability to automate and control the whole thing from the helm to avoid the need for a guest volunteer who wont understand the tricks of getting the anchor to flip the right way up.
I'm not saying you cannot go and do the anchor thing leisurely from the bow with a G+T in one hand and an eye on the sea bottom and the fish, but I like to do that out of choice not necessity, generally in calm conditions. The camera makes it a matter of choice. In difficult (windy+ short handed) conditions or when feeling lazy the camera is a new tool in my toolkit (or new toy in toybox
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jfm
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Many thanks! I gotta say, muchly italian inspiredReally cool interiors, though.
And sourced: carpet is Natuzzi; leathers from Italy; bedlinens fabrics from www.graziano.it (though made by the unbeatable www.heirlooms-linens.co.uk
MapisM
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Well, the point re. guests unable to help is not relevant, methink.
With "my" technique, it's sufficient to have a remote control for throttles (which btw has also other advantages anyway), to handle the whole thing singlehanded from the bow.
Otoh, I see your point re. being difficult to see the anchor in some boats, though I'd be tempted to call it a poor design, at least to some extent...
...surely I've seen quite a few planing boat where this is not a problem, anyway.
But what I still don't get is if you think it's pointless to be able to see/follow the chain path while recovering it.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Mmm, how many boats have got that facility? Yes sure if you've got remote throttle control then you can do it all yourself from the bow but for those that haven't a camera might be a useful addition
MapisM
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Agreed, but...
I'd rather have remote controls and still recover the anchor while looking at the chain from the bow, than a camera that obviously can't see below the water surface
...with apologies for quoting myself!
I'd rather have remote controls and still recover the anchor while looking at the chain from the bow, than a camera that obviously can't see below the water surface
...with apologies for quoting myself!
Hurricane
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Camera is a good idea - even though it wasn't actually my idea.
Just something I picked up from a professional skipper
The best anchoring gadget we've ever bought is a "Twist"
We were recovering the anchor the correct way up only about 50% of the time.
This meant that SWMBO had to physically twist the chain some of the time before finally winding it in.
This is the gadget that fixed the problem (called a "Twist")
Banana shaped
Here it is fitted
And here it is in action
Note in this clip - the anchor is facing the wrong way as it is recovered and the "Twist" turns it round when it reaches the bow roller.
Worth every penny.
Just something I picked up from a professional skipper
The best anchoring gadget we've ever bought is a "Twist"
We were recovering the anchor the correct way up only about 50% of the time.
This meant that SWMBO had to physically twist the chain some of the time before finally winding it in.
This is the gadget that fixed the problem (called a "Twist")
Banana shaped
Here it is fitted
And here it is in action
Note in this clip - the anchor is facing the wrong way as it is recovered and the "Twist" turns it round when it reaches the bow roller.
Worth every penny.
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jfm
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I don't agree at all with the idea of throttle levers right at the foredeck. Maybe you mean a handheld remote? Each to their own, but I prefer the camera to either fixed or handheld remotes. Fixed throttle levers have no place on a foredeck in my book. The handheld remotes are a two-hand thing, which means you need to use your foot to operate the anchor winch, which limits your mobility. I suppose you could have switches for the winch on the remote too. Ah well, each to their own, but having tried the camera I love it and will have it on all future boats for sure. I have the choice of operating the anchor "old fashioned style" with two people, or with one person from the helm, and ultimately choice is what you want
I don't agree. The hull should be designed as a hull ie to deal with the sea, and the guard rails for safety plus aesthetics. Then the anchor has to be made to fit. Designing the hull around being able to see the anchor isn't the way to do it, imho
I do think it is pointless. What matters is the angle at which the chain approaches the boat (at the first pulley or the hawsepipe or whatever). I can see that angle with the camera and adjusts the boat's position to optimise the angle. Sure I could also see it by looking at the chain stnading at the bow, and could predict it if I stood looking at the chain on the seabed, so those are alternative ways of getting the same data, but fundamentally the only value that matters is the chain's angle at the point it first touches the boat and I can get that from the camera. There are plenty of anchorages, like deep dark Vilelfranche where my video above was shot, where you have no chance to see the chain on the seabed anywayBut what I still don't get is if you think it's pointless to be able to see/follow the chain path while recovering it.
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