Commissioning guys Yacht Systems just sent me the first pictures of the new Hatteland PC screens installed. They are the "outside" screens, with the Garmin MFD's being in the center. In this shot Coastal Explorer is running on the left screen, and a Maretron display on the right. And here on the left we have some of the Axis cameras being displayed.
These are touch screens and the guys report they work well. One more item checked off!
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When you order a new Hampton Yacht, you have a pretty healthy allowance for "soft goods," including shades for all windows. The factory builds the cabinetry around the windows such that you can't see the shades unless they are down. We got to pick out the type of shade and fabric for each area. Like all the soft goods, these are provided and installed here in the USA. As you can see it would take some reaching, probably with some kind of pole, to get to these shades, they are MOTORIZED. Awesome.
I mentioned in yesterday's post being surprised how much water drained out of each stabilizer fin. A couple of people emailed asking me what was up, so I emailed the west coast service rep for ABT Trac. He replied a few minutes later:
"Yes you are correct a lot of water will come out of the fins as they are hollow and designed to fill with water. They are this way so they will become neutrally buoyant when under the vessel. There is a small foam piece in the very front of the fin (forward of the socket ) than will keep the fin from going to the bottom but otherwise the rest of the fin is like an airplane wing that is hollow in design. And if it were sealed it would want to float." So now we know! Does everyone feel a little anxious when their boat is going to be hauled out? Boats are meant for water, not land, right? Part of the commissioning process involves a haulout for several procedures which I will touch on below. Okay this is the weirdest thing ever. I have watched plenty of boats being hauled out. It's different when it is your boat! Looks like the stabilizer fins hold quite a bit of water. It's kinda like parking cars. But there's a little more at stake. Speaking of the stabilizers, here Jeff Owen of Yacht Systems NW gets ready to mount the kelp cutters. The props are being removed, to be sent to Seattle firm Kreuger, for balancing and anti-fouling treatment. Look at the size of the threads on this SeaTorque shaft. Jeff Fitzge of True Phase. Jeff is an incredible engineer, and his company specializes in vibration/rotation analysis. Anything that rotates, Jeff uses his test equipment to make sure it is perfectly aligned and everything is up to spec. And he does more than that. He almost has a sixth sense about everything mechanical. (I almost got that "beam of light" right on him, didn't I?) He travels with $60,000 of test equipment.
He just became the West Coast service center for SeaTorque. Jeff can find things wrong with new boats that would not appear for a couple of years. And then would be mega-expensive to rectify. It says a lot about Hampton Yacht Group that they hire him to go over every build, verifying and correcting what the factory has turned out. He also visits the Shanghai factory regularly to help the Chinese technicians there build a better boat with each build. Today I asked him how long he would be there with Mahalo. "As long as it takes to everything under my control to be perfect." When I left the boat he was removing the trash compactor in the lazarette so he could check the torque on shaft strut bolts. Gotta love that. My Fathers Day tradition is to be out on a boat, anywhere! Back when we lived in California and had our family ski boat, I always made this happen. Moving to the PNW, I haven't had the opportunity.
UNTIL NOW, YO! Mahalo is in South Lake Union for commissioning. Meaning we can go see her whenever we want. So that was my plan for the day! I put a little thought into what we would have for our first meal on board. At the Shanghai HYG factory, the standard lunch fare available is "factory fried rice." We really enjoyed this and ate it quite a bit on our trips there. So much that Deb asked me to recreate it here after our first trip. So now I do, and we have it a couple of times per month. Perfect for our first meal on board in several ways! I made it at home and all I had to do was microwave it on the boat. Talked to my kids on the boat (i.e. cell call), opened their cards, and just played around on the boat. Perfect day. But not underway, we will save that for next year! |
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