Post Delivery Modifications
One area of building a new boat (and this goes for any boat) which we have not touched on is planning today for those potential future updates or equipment changes that be in the owners future plans. I recall a few times on our previous "stock" boats when we considered adding something or making a change only to realize it wasn't really feasible for many reasons. Those boats would likely live their lives as built.
Using this experience we have attempted to address a few of our potential / future modifications by planning ahead. A few examples include; 1) having the yard prepare the engine room for a future generator by installing the mounting pad and thru-hulls, 2) designing the welded battery bank rack large enough for five batteries while we start out with three, 3) insuring the deck area where we plan to add a small davit is structurally sound to accept the weight, 4) add access panels to "difficult to reach areas" where we believe access may be required. It's amazing how something as simple as an access panel can result in significantly lower yard costs by reducing labor hours required to fix or add something.
These are just a few examples intended to assist others who may be planning their plan next boat.
Scott leaves for the yard next week and plans to provide a lot of photos which we will post a few here. I know he his excited to see the new deck with all the enhancements. Scott will also be checking on our salon / galley drawings (the yard owes us the final drawings) along with all other changes we made. I'm really excited to see the impact of the smaller windows (15%) will have on both the interior and exterior. If I got this change right it will add the perfect mix of style and practicality. As you can see we are getting very anxious. I told Mary as long as we have the boat for the 4th of July week I will be happy, we just want it to be as close to perfect as possible.
John T.
One area of building a new boat (and this goes for any boat) which we have not touched on is planning today for those potential future updates or equipment changes that be in the owners future plans. I recall a few times on our previous "stock" boats when we considered adding something or making a change only to realize it wasn't really feasible for many reasons. Those boats would likely live their lives as built.
Using this experience we have attempted to address a few of our potential / future modifications by planning ahead. A few examples include; 1) having the yard prepare the engine room for a future generator by installing the mounting pad and thru-hulls, 2) designing the welded battery bank rack large enough for five batteries while we start out with three, 3) insuring the deck area where we plan to add a small davit is structurally sound to accept the weight, 4) add access panels to "difficult to reach areas" where we believe access may be required. It's amazing how something as simple as an access panel can result in significantly lower yard costs by reducing labor hours required to fix or add something.
These are just a few examples intended to assist others who may be planning their plan next boat.
Scott leaves for the yard next week and plans to provide a lot of photos which we will post a few here. I know he his excited to see the new deck with all the enhancements. Scott will also be checking on our salon / galley drawings (the yard owes us the final drawings) along with all other changes we made. I'm really excited to see the impact of the smaller windows (15%) will have on both the interior and exterior. If I got this change right it will add the perfect mix of style and practicality. As you can see we are getting very anxious. I told Mary as long as we have the boat for the 4th of July week I will be happy, we just want it to be as close to perfect as possible.
John T.