Well she is underway
After some issues with trucking and transport. the cut alloy has arrived in our NZ factory with Herley Boats.
Well she is underway
After some issues with trucking and transport. the cut alloy has arrived in our NZ factory with Herley Boats.
some of the folding is now all complete
a few more fun images
here is the weld in rather classy bungs,
Our heavy duty door locks and latches for some hatches
here is our custom fuel manifold. with both tanks fed into a common manifold and each engine then on either end, with shutoffs to isolate everything . this is accessed with the plant froom in the rear lazerette
and here is the first piece of the interior puzzle mocked up . this is the dinnette frame work and vaneer
One powerball.
frames are now being laid on the keel. it will soon look like a boat!
Moose, with so many in lock down...... Ausfish needs this build........ Can you have them on 3x shifts building this thing 24/7 with photo updates every 8 hours also?
Serious question: With that common fuel manifold as it is. If one fuel tank gets contaminated with say water or bad fuel. Wont that mean that both engines will cop the bad fuel?
Democracy: Simply a system that allows the 51% to steal from the other 49%.
hahah yeah the amount of boats that ive seen get built on ausfish over the years has made me excited to finally offer one of my ownOriginally Posted by Lovey80
ill be putting up as many photos as i cna
Good question qwith the manifold.
Short answer... yes.. HOWEVER... we have things in place. we are running smart bowl fuel water systems that indicate contamination before its reached the manifold. and then that fuel tank can be shut off with the valves. but still allow both engines to run.
in single tank to single engine installations it can prevernt getting onto the plane or home in safe time if only one engine can run.
I was kind of meaning, wouldn’t it be better to have the manifold as such that they are separate tanks for separate engines in the standard mode. Then if one tank becomes compromised In any way, it can be isolated and both engines run off the good tank.
Democracy: Simply a system that allows the 51% to steal from the other 49%.
bulkheads and stringers starting to take shape
You can see on the last one the watertight forward collision bulkhead which also forms further up as the anchor well.
a few more shots of the interior comming together
with the lockdown in NZ slowing things down for a week or so, its nice to finally get back onto it
Here are some more parts of the interior coming together
the helm seat box with the access cabinet doors in place for the electrical cabinet
These are the overhead cabinets in the forward lounge /berths
the galley with a few more doors atatched
What material are they using for the cabinets, Moose? Veneered marine-grade ply? One of the biggest challenges with a fit out is getting it strong enough without blowing out the weight, whilst satisfying requirements for being aethetically pleasing and not prone to a slow rot from just being in proximity to water.
spot on ran. this boat has been a mission to get the correct materials to meet all requirements. weight, longevity, style. all big box tickers. "part of the reason why these boats are in the price bracket they are" But yes its marine ply vaneered. its called "driftwood". i cant tell you how many sample books and inerior designers the client, their designer and myself sat d own with. but when all tied together with the material for the walls. ceiling panels, seats, seat stitching, floorboards. it ties nicely together. we wanted to go for scandianvian pernisular. a sorta beachy slash modern. "instead of the more american, cherry timbers"
Done correctly ply is a very suitable material to use inconjunction with ally. on top of making the boat warmer and quieter, it looks a lot better than painted welded seat boxes.
However this boat is the flagship, our other models take different directions to their fitouts.
Hull plates started to get welded on this week. some sneeky photos for yall
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