Looks Like a Boat !

It's amazing what progress can be made in a few weeks.  Looks like some flooring and walls have been put in and it is starting to look like a boat.  We also received the tile and upholstery samples a few weeks ago and need to be firming that up in the next few days. It looks HUGE!

View entire build here

Out of the Mold

Superstructure is starting to look like something familiar

The hull with the bulkheads installed. Soon they will join the hull and superstructure and then it will look like a real boat

View the entire Build here

First Look!!!

We received our first pictures of the build this weekend.

You can check them out here.

Hurry Up & Wait

Today we will begin the search for our new baby's home.

Looked at marinas between Palm Coast and Ponce Inlet.  Only a few made it passed the drive thru the parking lot.  Here's how they stack up so far;

1. Halifax:  Clean, sturdy floating docks, location is great - close to downtown Daytona Beach. Kind of quiet, large with no pool. 
2. Inlet Harbor:  WOW, most beautiful view that we saw all day.  Clean, new floating docks, with restaurant and bar near by, but not on top of the slips.  Very small marina.  Most expensive of all that we saw.  Will significantly increase the "float" time when heading north.
3. Loggerhead:  Clean, new sturdy floating docks, location is good, north of downtown Daytona Beach.  Pool, restaurant and bar on the premises.  Best rates of all that we saw today.  Bar/restuarant really close to the slips and it might get loud or "old" after a while.  Seemed to e lots of kids running around looking for something to do.

We checked out the travel distance and time from home to St.Augustine, just to see if we wanted to look up there for something.  It's only 15 minutes further than Daytona and the Conch House Marina looks pretty nice on paper, so we will check that out next before settling on the order of preference.

Also looking for a mechanics and boating course to do over the next few months so check back and see what is going on.  I will be posting the boat specs, now that we are close to finalizing and we will begin to narrow down the list of potential names.

Seattle Boat Show -2011

First let me just say "What a Trip!"

Medford, OR
First stop in Medford, Oregon to visit a family friend...Bob. I think that the last time we saw each other was 30+ years ago.  Knowing we were going to be so close, just had to take a side trip.

OMG - WE DID IT!!!

Been talking with Trevor for several weeks; working up specs, etc.  Today, we actually signed the contract and sent him some real money!

How do we feel?

Excited, Scared and "What do you mean it takes a year to build a boat?", anxious.

Sea Trial - Vero Beach

As luck would have it, there is a NP43 in Vero Beach.  Owners Donny & Pat are kind enough to take us out. 

Spent about an hour in the ICW; 

• Boat handled a lot like we expected (much like a sail boat to maneauver). 
• Water was very flat, so did not get to see what a bigger sea would be like
• Great visability from fly bridge
• Pretty quiet in the salon while underway
• Bow/Stern Thrusters are a MUST - Donny made it look pretty easy getting in and out of the slip
• Very easy to get around between salon and fly while underway

Lots of good conversation about what features and options are must haves and which ones are nice to haves.

Still haven't been able to locate any negative press or negative reviews on the boat what so ever.  Trevor is either an awesome boat builder or a great master at managing the public message.  I'm beginning to think believe that he is simply an awesome boat builder.