I will in no way speculate on Mrs. Wifey B's appetite for doing pirates....
Wifey B: Thinking maybe I'll get hubby a pirate outfit.
When you consider this boat is receiving the first new deck (the design started last October followed with new tooling) and the Chinese New Year occurred which basically shut the yard down (I should say the shut the country down) for a few weeks, I'm actually impressed how well Scott and the yard has managed schedule. I have been down this journey enough times over the years to recognize all the variables that go into building a boat. When I think about the number of significant changes we have made on this boat I'm pleased with the progress and look forward to seeing the boat this summer.
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Being able to take reliable fuel level readings is about as serious as it gets when planning long coastal trips. While some long range trawlers go to the extreme with day tanks where the owner can shut off fuel from the main tanks and measure actual fuel burn real time by watching the day tank supply slowly drop, most boats offer less accurate approaches. Short of having a separate day tank, I would prefer large vertically mounted sight gauges on each tank I could read during engine room checks.
I'm curious what type of systems others use on their boats (electronic sending units, floats, centralized site gauges, etc....) and how owners feel about their accuracy and reliability.
John
Talking from experience I can you that most builders wouldn't even consider making changes on a new build that is less than two months from completion. We consider ourselves very fortunate to be working with Scott on this boat.
John
This is a quick update to advise the new deck has been fitted to hull and things are progressing well. The single photo provided by Scott is a view from bow and doesn't show off full impact this significant milestone so we will hold off posting any photos until we have a few side views. More to follow soon.....
I found it interesting that even those who travel the world can appreciate simpler systems. Possibly our thought process is catching on?
Wifey B:
Not with me.
STILL resonates with me! Really liking what you are doing....Possibly our thought process is catching on?
I never knew of a boater who decided to add more things simply to help complicate their boat.
Happy Simple Daze! - Art
Who are you and why did you hack Art's account?
Seriously dude, what frickin forum are you reading because there are days here where it seems that's all some folks want to do
And understand that this forum is very much on the conservative side of the boating spectrum.
I'm not sure people have a firm fix on simple anyway. What is simple for one might not be for another. Some tend to equate "lack of" with simple. We have to be careful in that regard. Some think a lot of electronics complicate things. I'll tell you that used appropriately they simplify things. Would it be simpler not to have depth sounders? Simpler not to have radar? No