Boat in build pics (Squadron 78)

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Looking fantastic jfm but they're going to have to go some for an early Dec completion. I was going to ask about a handrail on the internal flybridge steps but having seen the rendering, I see there is one at least on one side. Is there a handrail on the other side 'coz it looks like a hell of a drop to the galley floor if you miss your footing? Fly dash looks fab. Did you think about pairing the guages and what are those guages off to the s/b side? Cool electrical control board too. Have you got a close up of that?
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Deleted User, thanks, I'm having just one banister on the internal flybr steps. I've walked up and down the mock up and it's fine. By the time you're on step 2 your shoulders are snug inside the hatch at the top and you're safe as houses. You just cant fall from a great height. In fact when I tried the mock up I considered having no handrails, but stuck with the one just in case. But it really feels quite secure

Ref flybridge guages, I'm personally not bothered about paired, as I know what they should read and don't need the prompt of paired gauges. I had to do some compromising. The 5 between the tachos are paired (well the middle one is rudder). To the right, the line of 6, going L-R, is a pair of gearbox pressure gauges, then port fuel, center fuel, stbd fuel, and water tank

Close ups of electrical panel are above, about 2 pages back I think
 
benjenbav said:
The f/b dash is a triumph, (as opposed to looking like something off a Triumph). I hadn't appreciated the angle at which the steering wheel sits, which makes the throttle positions work really well - as jfm said they would.
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BJB, the wheel is tilt angle adjustalbe. In the pics it is tilted up. I'd tend to have it "level" ie parallel to the dash surface, but still the throtle sticks fall nicely to your hand and there is no pinch point for your knuckles. There's loads of room. MapisM, you'll have to come and try it! Of course it is all compromised (though only slightly) to accom 2x 15inch screens, which were at the top of my priority list. Nearly everything in boat design is a compromise, I'm learning
 
mjf said:
The NUC lights look the biz.

Must say its does look nice jfm. I've enjoyed this thread a lot.
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Thanks mjf. Actually they are not NUC. I have battery-powered NUCs in a bag, and attach them with string if I ever need to (which I haven't ever in 30 years of boating!)

The lights on the mast are anchor (top) and steaming (just below the top). Sternlight is on the flybr overhang, just under the Laser; you can see it one of the pics
 
jfm said:
Deleted User, thanks, I'm having just one banister on the internal flybr steps. I've walked up and down the mock up and it's fine. By the time you're on step 2 your shoulders are snug inside the hatch at the top and you're safe as houses. You just cant fall from a great height. In fact when I tried the mock up I considered having no handrails, but stuck with the one just in case. But it really feels quite secure

Ref flybridge guages, I'm personally not bothered about paired, as I know what they should read and don't need the prompt of paired gauges. I had to do some compromising. The 5 between the tachos are paired (well the middle one is rudder). To the right, the line of 6, going L-R, is a pair of gearbox pressure gauges, then port fuel, center fuel, stbd fuel, and water tank

Close ups of electrical panel are above, about 2 pages back I think
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Ah OK I missed those photos. So where are the breakers? The mimic diagram is copied from Ferretti:)

Yeah fair enuff on the internal steps and the guages. Good to have separate guages for each fuel tank too
 
Stupid question time. Why do the stabilizers need a GPS engine?
 
Deleted User said:
Ah OK I missed those photos. So where are the breakers?
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There are big breakers mostly in the crew cabin, switched by solenoids mostly controlled from this panel. Then there are sets of breakers downstream of this panel (one breaker for each load) becuase this panel only switches groups of loads. Millions of switches, basically!

Deleted User said:
The mimic diagram is copied from Ferretti:)
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Yeah right! An original Norberto idea, I'm sure! :)
 
Deleted User said:
Stupid question time. Why do the stabilizers need a GPS engine?
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Cos when they sense a roll that needs correcting, they like to know the boat's speed so they can decide how much fin angle to apply. For a given roll that you want to correct, you need less fin angle if the boat is going faster. They also work at zero speed and like to know if the boat is stopped.
 
jfm said:
Cos when they sense a roll that needs correcting, they like to know the boat's speed so they can decide how much fin angle to apply. For a given roll that you want to correct, you need less fin angle if the boat is going faster. They also work at zero speed and like to know if the boat is stopped.
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Thanks. I didnt know that but of course it makes sense
 
jfm said:
Yeah right! An original Norberto idea, I'm sure! :)
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Yeah, Norberto did this one about 7 yrs ago:)

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tcm said:
Nice pics!

The chartplotter is especially impressive - just amazing the levels of detail you can get these days eh?
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Oooh no. You haven't seen the half of it tcm. There's even more detial than that. One more level of zoom available, with the screen centred on Oundle. Amazing eh?
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absoloutley amazing and 100% breath taking! what a totaly awesome bit of kit. i bet the photos dont do it justice!

one day may be. :)

when do you take delivery of it then jfm?

phil.>>>>>> now time to close mouth and breathe again.
 
WOW

That is one fabulous piece of machinery. You must be very proud, and thanks for sharing.

Going to see mine for the first time tomoorow, not in this league obviously but I bet we're both equally excited.

Do we get a special invite to see her at LIBS??

Neil
 
Great - taking shape now.

Like others, I love the idea of the Laser.
For me, though, it would have had to have been a cat (hence my forum name) but it might have looked a bit odd.

But, it gives me an idea - I still have the Hurricane!!! - the P67 is 5.2 ish metres wide and the Hurricane is 5.9m - well maybe I'll just have to keep on thinking.

Like everything else - great idea.
 
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Hurricane said:
Great - taking shape now.

Like others, I love the idea of the Laser.
For me, though, it would have had to have been a cat (hence my forum name) but it might have looked a bit odd.

But, it gives me an idea - I still have the Hurricane!!! - the P57 is 5.2 ish metres wide and the Hurricane is 5.9m - well maybe I'll just have to keep on thinking.

Like everything else - great idea.
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I think I'm lucky hurricane that the sailboat I fell in love with (aged 14) is the Laser :). Very easy to hoist one on the boat, as you can see in above pics. A cat is a whole different kettle of fish. The beam of it (3m?) would make it stick out over the back of the flybridge, unless you dismantle the hulls each time. You could always go American and put it on the foredeck with a big davit?

Or convert to the Laser class?. 4.3m iirc and 59kg. Would happily live on your fly. On its own, or atop the W'Bay (on some bracketry you could make up) for long trips. Laser is nice for guests becuase you can give them a smaller sail if appropriate. I'm having the 4.7 rig as well as the full rig, for heavy winds or light women/children in normal winds.

Sailing dinghies are the new black. Jetskis are so noughties :)
 
Moody said:
That is one fabulous piece of machinery. You must be very proud, and thanks for sharing.

Going to see mine for the first time tomoorow, not in this league obviously but I bet we're both equally excited.

Do we get a special invite to see her at LIBS??

Neil
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Best wishes for your exciting day tomorrow. Of course it's in same league - a boat's a boat and going aboard a new one afloat for the first time is always lots of fun :-). Look forward to hearing about your day. As for LIBS it's not my stand but so far as I'm concerned you're welcome aboard. I'm sure you'll be able to come aboard
 
Sailing dinghies are the new black. Jetskis are so noughties
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Hmmm. Inspired by this I spent yesterday afternoon idly thinking about whether I can get a laser on my hardtop roof (lengthwise). Answer, probably yes. Then started thinking about the more difficult question of launching it. Answer, probably too difficult.

Anyway, during the course of this I realised where you are going wrong. The laser is a great idea but the first thing you want to do when you get in a sailing dinghy is to race another sailing dinghy. Is is too late for you to start thinking about a double decker rack?
 
benjenbav said:
Hmmm. Inspired by this I spent yesterday afternoon idly thinking about whether I can get a laser on my hardtop roof (lengthwise). Answer, probably yes. Then started thinking about the more difficult question of launching it. Answer, probably too difficult.

Anyway, during the course of this I realised where you are going wrong. The laser is a great idea but the first thing you want to do when you get in a sailing dinghy is to race another sailing dinghy. Is is too late for you to start thinking about a double decker rack?
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There are smaller sailboats than a Laser and they're very good machines these days. Obviously the Laser family of boats like the Pico. And the Topper (which I never really liked). Also there is the TerraRS, which came to my attention when I was looking for stuff on the net and found this Sealine t60 for sale in Mallorca with one very nicely installed on the fly, similar set up to my Laser idea
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As for two, yes that has definitely been taken into account. I want to start with one and see how it goes but it's very easy to make chocks the drop onto the lower Laser (plug into the mast socket, etc) and support the upper one, either way up. They only weight 59kg bare hull so no problem on that score. It's a year-2 project though BJB becuase I'm not sure I would use the second one much. Most of my family/friends aren't Laser racers :-)
 
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