London boat show

intouch1 said:
the build is going great. MAy/June delivery. i am very happy with my current V56. perfect boat (open Cockpit) for the red sea climate. i mainly upgraded to the V62 for travelling by boat purposes. spent some time on a friends SS Manhattan 62 in Bodrum-Turkey and am planning to take delivery there.

that is the only reason i actually require an enclosed Salon.

the other reason is that the V62 will provide a much better ride on the windier days. we often have a force 6-7 wind here and when sailing up North it does get bumpy on the V56 (which is a V53 hull with longer hydraulic platform)
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Great stuff. Are you replacing the V56 with the V62-S, or keeping both? I knew that the V56 was a stretched V53; does the additional weight of the platform so far aft affect the trim?

Cheers
Jimmy
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
Great stuff. Are you replacing the V56 with the V62-S, or keeping both? I knew that the V56 was a stretched V53; does the additional weight of the platform so far aft affect the trim?

Cheers
Jimmy
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am replacing the V56. the platform does not affect trim, even with the williams tender placed on it. she has a very Level ride. ist just that our wind generated waves are quite steep and with very short periods. the V62 being a longer hull will ride atop better. i guess the added weight plants her better as well.
 
intouch1 said:
am replacing the V56. the platform does not affect trim, even with the williams tender placed on it. she has a very Level ride. ist just that our wind generated waves are quite steep and with very short periods. the V62 being a longer hull will ride atop better. i guess the added weight plants her better as well.
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Both very lovely boats. V56 two cabin is probably my dream boat. Enjoy the new boat when she arrives!

Cheers
Jimmy
 
jfm said:
I'm sceptical of the aft galley too. That said however, many builders are now going this route. Ferretti, for example. A colleague here in the office has bought a new Squadron 50 and takes delivery at Easter, and he bought it as a swap for Phantom 48 particularly because he thought the aft galley was a good idea. The builders can't please all of the people all of the time it seems.
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I suppose it's a recognition of the fact that most boats are sold for use in warmer climes and therefore eating out in the cockpit and on the f/b are the norm so better to have the galley nearby. Personally, I don't like having the galley aft because it blocks the view aft from the saloon and I don't really want the galley clutter on display to the world. But, once again, like lack of internal f/b stairs, it seems to be what the market wants
 
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I suppose it's a recognition of the fact that most boats are sold for use in warmer climes and therefore eating out in the cockpit and on the f/b are the norm so better to have the galley nearby. Personally, I don't like having the galley aft because it blocks the view aft from the saloon and I don't really want the galley clutter on display to the world. But, once again, like lack of internal f/b stairs, it seems to be what the market wants
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If I can't have an internal stair, then i'd prefer the galley at the back to make it easier to take drinks and food to the flybridge, so the two issues kind of work together.
 
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I suppose it's a recognition of the fact that most boats are sold for use in warmer climes and therefore eating out in the cockpit and on the f/b are the norm so better to have the galley nearby. Personally, I don't like having the galley aft because it blocks the view aft from the saloon and I don't really want the galley clutter on display to the world. But, once again, like lack of internal f/b stairs, it seems to be what the market wants
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Maybe the idea is that the galley will act, in effect, as a screen so that, when med moored, the passers-by on the quai see the galley which either looks like, er, a kitchen which is not in use (nothing to see here, move on) or a kitchen which is in use (again, looks like any other kitchen) rather than what the owner and family or guests are doing in the more private area beyond.
 
Nick_H said:
If I can't have an internal stair, then i'd prefer the galley at the back to make it easier to take drinks and food to the flybridge, so the two issues kind of work together.
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Yup you're right. Also, with the advent of ever more sumptious midships master cabins, the galley has to go up in the saloon now so it might as well be aft
 
benjenbav said:
Maybe the idea is that the galley will act, in effect, as a screen so that, when med moored, the passers-by on the quai see the galley which either looks like, er, a kitchen which is not in use (nothing to see here, move on) or a kitchen which is in use (again, looks like any other kitchen) rather than what the owner and family or guests are doing in the more private area beyond.
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Yep, the other effect of moving the saloon further forward is that it raises it up (because it's over the lower accommodation) and this helps privacy from the quay, where passers-by tend to look down into the saloon.

Cheers
Jimmy
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
It's not uncommon to have a cloakroom/wc immediately next to the front door...

Cheers
Jimmy
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+1, that's typical design practice.

however, an openplan kitchen with the sink/carp on it, pans, et al on first view, nah, not really
Haven't seen the boat in flesh (and wont for the forseeable future), so cannot comment further.

V.
 
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neale said:
We have now uploaded a video taken on board some of the new boat launches at the show. This includes Princess 52, the Sunseeker San Remo, the Jeanneau Prestige 450, the Bavaria 420 Virtess Coupe, the Broom 395, the updated Sealine SC35, the Hacker-Craft Sportabout, the Larson All American 23 and the Oceanmaster 640.

See here: http://www.motorboatsmonthly.co.uk/news/533502/video-best-boats-at-the-london-boat-show
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excellent video Neale, plenty much worse than that on telly.
 
A very handsome man. If that doesn't go viral there's no justice in the world :)

On a serious note that was a good video. Sound levels were consistent and clear, a blight of many similar productions. Camera work was logical and inventive and editing crisp.

Good job, well done.

Henry :)
 
great video, had hoped to go the show, but the snow today has rather wrecked my travel plans! missed boat show tv coverage, was there any?
 
Elessar said:
excellent video Neale, plenty much worse than that on telly.
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henryf said:
A very handsome man. If that doesn't go viral there's no justice in the world :)

On a serious note that was a good video. Sound levels were consistent and clear, a blight of many similar productions. Camera work was logical and inventive and editing crisp.

Good job, well done.

Henry :)
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david_bagshaw said:
great video, had hoped to go the show, but the snow today has rather wrecked my travel plans! missed boat show tv coverage, was there any?
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LionsDen said:
Great video Neil - Really enjoyed it - Terry
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I can't take any of the credit, as much as I would like to :D It's all the work of Nick and Snooks.
 
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