With work being done feverishly to complete Nor'wester so she will be able to safely transit to San Diego and participate in the FUBAR Odyssey, we decided to display her in the upcoming Anacortes Boat Show, October 5,6, and 7.
Almost all of the work needed to complete her is finish work such as cabinet hardware, cork floor sealing, trim installation and some detail work.
The life raft has arrived and we should receive the new 406 EPIRB this week. I also decided that an Iridium phone was in order so that should be here on Tuesday.
With all of the preparations being completed, I will not attend Trawlerfest in Solomons, but Jan (my wife) and Robert and Susan Noyce of Noyce Yachts (Annapolis) will be there. We have a booth reserved. I will miss it as we had a wonderful time last year. By next year, we hope to have an actual boat there.
Not much of interest to take photos of. I will post once she is back in the water.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Boat Show (second installment)
It's Monday and we just returned from the Seattle Boats Afloat Show. While I am absolutely exhausted, I am also elated at the response we received at the show. There were so many of you who have been keeping up with the progress that came by to see the boat. I am overwhelmed with gratitude to all of you who had such positive comments. As promised, here are some more pictures:
Jan says I am a lousy photographer and she is probably right. I forgot to turn on the other light before snapping away. This is the forward stateroom and it is quite lovely with the grass cloth on the sides and mirrors framing the leather backboard of the berth. We finally measured the berth and find that it is 3" wider than a queen bed and is the same length as a California king (84") This appealed to a lot of tall people at the show.
Here is the sink in the master head. It is an Avonite counter top with an undermount molded sink. The fixtures are Grohe. I like what Dan did with the curved fascia. It is a nice touch.
The second stateroom, while not huge, does provide for extra wide singles that are also 84" long. The mattresses here as well as in the master stateroom are Handcraft Mattresses which are not only extremely comfortable, but they carry a 10 year warranty. I slept in the master stateroom last night and it was wonderful.
We have put Bosch full sized washer dryers on board. In earlier boats we put "all in one" units and while they were compact, they took a long time to dry and the size of the load was pitiful. These will be great when we do the FUBAR. This is a standard feature of the Northwest 42.
Looking down the hallway forward, you can see the natural cork flooring. It is very durable and is a sustainable product. It also has sound dampening characteristics.
And finally, here is Nor'wester taking her place in the boat show. I thank all of you who have been so supportive our efforts these past 2 years. This is not the end of the blog, but it is the beginning of a new chapter. We now have 4 more Northwest 42s to build and if the response we got at the show is an indicator, we will be building many, many more.
Jan says I am a lousy photographer and she is probably right. I forgot to turn on the other light before snapping away. This is the forward stateroom and it is quite lovely with the grass cloth on the sides and mirrors framing the leather backboard of the berth. We finally measured the berth and find that it is 3" wider than a queen bed and is the same length as a California king (84") This appealed to a lot of tall people at the show.
Here is the sink in the master head. It is an Avonite counter top with an undermount molded sink. The fixtures are Grohe. I like what Dan did with the curved fascia. It is a nice touch.
The second stateroom, while not huge, does provide for extra wide singles that are also 84" long. The mattresses here as well as in the master stateroom are Handcraft Mattresses which are not only extremely comfortable, but they carry a 10 year warranty. I slept in the master stateroom last night and it was wonderful.
We have put Bosch full sized washer dryers on board. In earlier boats we put "all in one" units and while they were compact, they took a long time to dry and the size of the load was pitiful. These will be great when we do the FUBAR. This is a standard feature of the Northwest 42.
Looking down the hallway forward, you can see the natural cork flooring. It is very durable and is a sustainable product. It also has sound dampening characteristics.
And finally, here is Nor'wester taking her place in the boat show. I thank all of you who have been so supportive our efforts these past 2 years. This is not the end of the blog, but it is the beginning of a new chapter. We now have 4 more Northwest 42s to build and if the response we got at the show is an indicator, we will be building many, many more.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Seattle Boats Afloat Show
We Made It!!!! We are all nearly exhausted, but the crew pulled together and we made the Seattle Boats Afloat Show. We were literally still installing cabinet doors and drawer fronts up until the opening of the show. Here are some shots I took today.
This is the optional flybridge seating area. There will be cocktail tables installed when the show is over. The Sunbrella cushions really came out nice. This is going to be a great spot to unwind at the end of the day. A glass of wine, a bit of cheese, a glorious sunset and that special person in your life.
The Bullfrog Dinghy nestles in behind the flybridge seat. We installed the optional 1000lb. Nick Jackson davit that lifts the nearly 800lb dinghy with ease. This dinghy is 11.5 feet long and easily fits. I think that a 12' or 13' dinghy will fit with no difficulty.
The helm seat is quite comfortable and the visibility is good. Objects in the water within one boat length of the bow can easily be seen. Docking is easier from the pilothouse or by using the optional remote controls from the side of the upper deck or the Portuguese Bridge.
The instrument cluster is well laid out with all controls easily reached from the comfy helm chair. We put a jog stick that steers the boat so easily that I doubt that I will ever need to use the wheel. We are considering the jog switch for the upper helm station in lieu of a wheel.
The pilothouse settee is shown above. The leather seats are soooooo comfortable. Visibility while seated here underway is outstanding.
The galley is roomy and well laid out. Note the backsplash. This is fused glass made for us by our good friend, Kathy Crain, from San Juan Island. Each piece is fired in a kiln and she uses her artistic magic to make an exquisite, functional work of art. The Avonite counter tops I like better than granite. Also the Grohe faucet is not only elegant but very functional with its pull out spigot.
The saloon seating and table are shown here. Kathy also fired the fused glass that is in the center of the table. The table is not quite finished as Dan has to finish the leaves and install them. The table still looks great. Under the settee at the left of the picture is the battery switch panel. I wanted it there as I don't like to stumble up to the pilothouse to get lights on when I return to the boat after dark. Too many boats make you grope around to get lights on.
This picture is a bit dark, but shows the other side of the saloon. The chair shown will not be kept as it is too large and is not practical. Note the TV. The image is that of the engine room. We installed a camera so that you can see into the engine room from either the saloon TV or the flat screen display on the computer in the pilothouse.
That's all of the pictures I could get today. I will post more interior images soon.
Come to the Seattle Boats Afloat Show to see her "live".
This is the optional flybridge seating area. There will be cocktail tables installed when the show is over. The Sunbrella cushions really came out nice. This is going to be a great spot to unwind at the end of the day. A glass of wine, a bit of cheese, a glorious sunset and that special person in your life.
The Bullfrog Dinghy nestles in behind the flybridge seat. We installed the optional 1000lb. Nick Jackson davit that lifts the nearly 800lb dinghy with ease. This dinghy is 11.5 feet long and easily fits. I think that a 12' or 13' dinghy will fit with no difficulty.
The helm seat is quite comfortable and the visibility is good. Objects in the water within one boat length of the bow can easily be seen. Docking is easier from the pilothouse or by using the optional remote controls from the side of the upper deck or the Portuguese Bridge.
The instrument cluster is well laid out with all controls easily reached from the comfy helm chair. We put a jog stick that steers the boat so easily that I doubt that I will ever need to use the wheel. We are considering the jog switch for the upper helm station in lieu of a wheel.
The pilothouse settee is shown above. The leather seats are soooooo comfortable. Visibility while seated here underway is outstanding.
The galley is roomy and well laid out. Note the backsplash. This is fused glass made for us by our good friend, Kathy Crain, from San Juan Island. Each piece is fired in a kiln and she uses her artistic magic to make an exquisite, functional work of art. The Avonite counter tops I like better than granite. Also the Grohe faucet is not only elegant but very functional with its pull out spigot.
The saloon seating and table are shown here. Kathy also fired the fused glass that is in the center of the table. The table is not quite finished as Dan has to finish the leaves and install them. The table still looks great. Under the settee at the left of the picture is the battery switch panel. I wanted it there as I don't like to stumble up to the pilothouse to get lights on when I return to the boat after dark. Too many boats make you grope around to get lights on.
This picture is a bit dark, but shows the other side of the saloon. The chair shown will not be kept as it is too large and is not practical. Note the TV. The image is that of the engine room. We installed a camera so that you can see into the engine room from either the saloon TV or the flat screen display on the computer in the pilothouse.That's all of the pictures I could get today. I will post more interior images soon.
Come to the Seattle Boats Afloat Show to see her "live".
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Splash!!!
Nor'wester is in the sling and on her way to the launch area. These past 3 weeks have been a blur. The first 90% of a build takes less than the last 10%. The details take the time. Note the breast plate. We hope this will become a signature item on the boat.
Here Nor'wester is being lowered into the water.
And she floats.....and on her lines, too. Now the final stages will be completed. There is flooring, wallpaper, and some outside fairing that needs to be done; all by Sunday (that's when we leave for the Seattle Boats Afloat Show). The electronics are nearly complete, but if you look closely at the radar arch, you will only see one radar, no TV dome, antennas and some dangling wires. These will be done in the next few days.
As things get completed, I will try and post pictures of the interior. Today there were about 15 people inside the boat working and I didn't want to disturb them or get in the way. Plan to come to Seattle for the Boats Afloat Show running from September 12th through the 16th.
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