I'm surprised it wasn't shrink wrapped for the voyage?
Great to hear, John! What's your hull number? Maybe a new screen name....Hxx. I think you're a couple of boats behind.
Congrats!
Can't wait to hear your impressions after the maiden voyage.
John, Sounds like pleasant run. We think this hull performs well. I like the term "modified displacement hull" for this boat. We have found the motion to be good and the boat handles what ever we throw at her. 5s on the beam would be a bit much for us, but it depends upon the wavelength. Here on the Chesapeake the wave length is short! We usually run at 7kt about 1620rpm to 1680 rpm with a fuel burn of 2.4 to 2.8.
It's been awhile since I have felt as the title of this post says but today was a good day.
We were out on the bay for a couple hours mid afternoon today, and I was actually keeping an eye out for you - hoping to see the new boat. Guess we missed you! Congratulations again!
John, with the Helmsman, when in the process do yo take ownership of the boat? With the Nordhavn, you don't take ownership until the end after everything is complete. I recall with teh Helmsman you take ownership much sooner, and complete lots of the work under your ownership, but am not clear on exactly when that happened(s).
Thanks,
Peter
Great question, with Helmsman we take legal possession after the boat arrives at our port (Long Beach) but remains under warranty. A little different than with PAE and possibly due to the longer commissioning process with the larger boats. I should also add that Helmsman will perform a complete commissioning including electronics and other items if buyers request. We felt comfortable doing all this after receiving the boat. Yesterday we had Alcom Marine start the electronics installation which should take a week.
OK, that's kind of the other end of the spectrum compared to PAE. Not judging - there are pros and cons both ways.
So you take ownership on arrival at the US port (long Beach in this case), Helmsman does their checkout and commissioning after you own the boat. Then all the accessories like soft goods, electronics, other gear also happens on your ownership. I guess the good part is that you have more control over the process and schedule, and access to the boat in the interim. The down side is that bringing the boat to finished condition is on you, and you don't have any leverage beyond warranty to bring the boat into spec if there are any build issues. All of this is moot when dealing with reputable companies who stand behind their products, but worth noting for others considering a boat build.
Talking about boats, yesterday Mary and I were walking along the public guest docks on Shelter Island, SD and I spotted a N46. We walked down to see who it was and noticed she was older and a little worn. I looked at the transom and realized she was N46001. We were looking at a piece of boating history as she was the original N46 built in 1989 and started the entire PAE trawler history. We later had a chance to talk with the owner (he said he was the 4th or 5th owner) and enjoyed all the great things he had to say about the boat and his voyages. Possibly someday we will find hull number of the Helmsman 38PH??
I'm watching this commissioning with a great deal of interest as John's boat is just 4 boats away from "Sandpiper." (Same dock!) Although I've read quite a bit about the Helmsman line of boats, the publicity doesn't do this boat justice. It's one "good looking" boat and Renee & I stop for a look every time we go by.Yesterday we had Alcom Marine start the electronics installation which should take a week.