Need advice on tarting up boat

[MapisM]

Also the hatches in the wood for access to the bilges have been really badly cut so they are difficult to lift out.

Aha, understood.
Funny that, the hatches are one of the details which looking at the pics seemed well done.
But of course, being there, touching and lifting them can give a completely different feeling.

Re. the colour, that's a matter of aesthetic of course, so no right or wrong, I reckon.
Fwiw, my first choice for boat floors, assuming money no object, would be olive wood - both for its intrinsic characteristics and its appearance/colour/feeling.
But if I had to choose between very light and very dark wood, I'd definitely go for the first rather than the latter, particularly on a boat.
Also because both these extremes are very much fashion driven, but between the two it's much more likely that the latter will be considered outdated in a few years, if you should decide to resell her...

 

[petem]

'Shotgun' to crew on the Italy->Croatia delivery trip!

 

[Aardee]

Is it wrong that I like the "psychiatrists chair" in the master cabin??

PS: Awesome looking boat

 

[Why Not]

If you have a look at other Ferretti 630's or manufacturer's brochures,
you will get great ideas for achieving the wow-factor but with elegance.

Your boat is gorgeous but rather colourless at present.

There's a nice Ferretti for charter in Croatia
http://www.megayachtscharter.com/en/luxury-mega-yachts/ferretti-630/
The site has several good photographs.

Take a look at the saloon (I think's it is the 3rd photo)
It is very similar to your space, but with the use of
cushions, throws, glassware - it has been transformed.

The same theme continues into the master cabin ….
very simple additions, but it's now welcoming and cosy.

I am not great at boat interiors, but I spot a picture
that I really like, and then copy those elements that
can be adapted for my own boat.
Hope this is some help.

"Why Not"

 

[EME]

Lovely boat Mike!

I'm going to disagree with everyone else though, I think the floor is wrong as well . Wrong colour, wrong pattern ( too wide imo), and just clashes with the beautiful Ferreti joinery. 1 wood colour too many. and if I've blown the image up properly it looks as if I fitted it i.e. badly. You can see the issue on the starboard unit lower curve.

Given it doesn't look great surely it can be removed? I know fitters hate doing it but this does seem to have scope for improvement.

Sorry to be negative but surely there has to be someone more practical than me here

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

PPS: coming to think of it, there is one thing I would consider changing. Or better said, adding: a stair handrail.

Maybe but you only have to go a couple of steps up before you can steady yourself on the frame of the hatch to the flybridge. We'll see how it goes on this one but thanks for the suggestion

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

If that's your lilac coat on the sofa in the first picture Mike, then don't worry, you'll get on fine with the gay Italian designer

Not guilty! That belongs to the SWMBO

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

If you're med based then forget about carpets, they collect sand and beer stains like...... Also forget about a dark floor. Once the sun shines through your lights dark floors hold heat like radiators and quickly fade.

Good point, didn't think about that

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Wow Mike, I'd be happy to keep it as it is. Congratulations it looks fantastic, if you keep going up the Ferretti range it won't be long become you're telling us about your custom build

Don't think so. I can only afford secondhand ones!

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

1.The floor is clearly retrofitted and not slipped under the cabinets. The scotia extrusion tells you that

Exactly and worse it's been badly done. Actually SL have never said that it cannot be replaced. It was the surveyor who thought removal might damage existing furniture. The cabins are not an issue because SL have already agreed to put carpets in them as part of the deal. However, I couldn't get them to agree to replace the floor in the saloon as part of the deal so its a matter of how much they're going to charge me to replace or restain it or whether we live it (hence this thread). Without going into details, SL have been excellent in terms of agreeing to virtually all of the other requests we had, including some major cost items, so I'm not complaining too much about the saloon floor

6. Then just get some www.element7.co.uk shipped to the boat and get 2 days skilled SL labour thrown into the deal to fit it

Thanks for the link

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

I suppose Vas was rather referring to the odd shape of the upper part of the transom, overhanging above the swim platform.
V, if my understanding is correct, I don't think there's any reason for that design, other than making the cockpit more spacious, moving as much astern as possible the bench backrest, and at the same time leaving the swim platform as large as possible.

I think its just a styling feature. AFAIK, most if not all Ferrettis have that kind of overhang. Actually it can be a bit of a PITA because on our F53, the tender would get caught under there when lifting it. I don't think it will be an issue on the F630 because the platform is bigger

You don't see that often, because in many boats there's a lazarette or a crew cabin in that area.
But in the F630, there's no valuable space underneath, 'cause engines are on V-drives and the crew cabin is between the e/r and the master.

Actually even with straight through shafts like our F53, Ferretti put the crew cabin between engine room and the rest of the accomodation but yes with V drives as the 630 has, the crew cabin cannot be placed under the aft end of the cockpit

Re. your comment on bimini, you obviously missed, in the previous pic, the lowered arches in the aft area of the f/b...
Anyway, I'm pretty sure that there is one on the OP's new boat

Yes there's a bimini

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

M, you said in your OP that the wooden floor hasn't been well fitted, but after looking at your last pics of the cabins, a few details would make me think the opposite.
The only thing I can see which I would have done differently is the choice of fitting the planks length with a regular, alternate pattern. Imho, a random placement is nicer.
But that's a very personal thing, and it's only noticeable in the saloon anyway.
Otoh, it's hard to see defects - if any - just looking at some pics.
What did Jim say of that job? He does know a thing or three about proper usage of wood....

Believe me, Mapism, if you were to see it yourself you would see how poor the fit is!

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

'Shotgun' to crew on the Italy->Croatia delivery trip!

I may well need to do that

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Is it wrong that I like the "psychiatrists chair" in the master cabin??

mystique, with an avatar like yours, I guess not

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

There's a nice Ferretti for charter in Croatia
http://www.megayachtscharter.com/en/luxury-mega-yachts/ferretti-630/
The site has several good photographs.

Thanks Why Not but those are the original Ferretti brochure shots and I just don't think that stuff like glass vases and table ornaments have a place on a cruising boat but yes you're right, there are often good ideas in other peoples' ads

 

[LionsDen]

Thanks, LionsDen, I didn't know this kind of stuff existed. It looks pretty good in the pics but is it really indistinguishable from real wood in practice?

Mike - Yes this stuff has come a long way in development over the years and also has good acoustic properties - Give the manufacturers a call re large A4 plus samples and mention Better Business Interiors -Altro is another supplier we use pm me if you require any more info - Amtico followed by Karndean are the best to have imho - Terry

 

[petem]

I may well need to do that

Nice one, just need a few days notice!

 

[martin]

Wow fantastic boat Mike. I like the current look. I think the question is...Is it the poor install or the whole look that bothers you?
Would you like it if they rectified the current poor install ?

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Wow fantastic boat Mike. I like the current look. I think the question is...Is it the poor install or the whole look that bothers you?
Would you like it if they rectified the current poor install ?

A bit of both, martin. If the install was good or vice versa, we could probably live with it but both together lets the boat down

 

[rustybarge]

Quote Originally Posted by Deleted User View Post
Thanks, LionsDen, I didn't know this kind of stuff existed. It looks pretty good in the pics but is it really indistinguishable from real wood in practice?

This is the crux of the matter, plastic is plastic.
When you consider that the finest antique furniture in the world is normally finished with exotic hardwood veneers, it's the outside finish that ultimately counts.

You can't beat a real wood finish, it doesn't really matter if there is a laminate underneath, you can't see or feel it!!!
Even if a fake finish looks good, it's always going to be fake....:ambivalence: