Steady progress

Last week the toilet was installed in the forward head so we'll call that progress! Also more joinery was added to the interior.

Inch by inch.

I just returned from Maine. The deck was fastened down the previous week and what a difference! I've updated the photos so you can see the progress.

Now she looks like a boat and the emphasis really shifted to the interior. For three days I made decisions about inches. Literally moving things by 1" - 3". We discussed some things for thirty minutes before moving them 1 - 2"!

We also went over the helm stations and winch peninsulas in great detail, locating the winches, fine tuning the sheets bins, finding homes for the throttle/shifter, bow thruster controls and hydraulic panel, etc. The aft five feet of the cockpit is very compact. I think it will make handling the boat very easy because everything is within reach, but it requires locating everything very carefully, or in some cases just trying to find any location at all!

A few other updates include the latest version of the spec and the September cover of Ocean Navigator featuring a great shot of JB Turner.