Eastside3":163andvo said:
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....My son and I are going to the Monroe factory tomorrow to take photos of my R29 CB being built up. I want to catch things while the hull's inside is fully exposed before all the wires, hoses, tanks, pipes, pumps, etc become hidden when the cabin is installed on top of it all....
Barry, I look forward to seeing pictures. I’m curious if you are having the boat name applied while it’s still at the factory or if this is something you’ll need to take care of later. Also when you are quoted a delivery date is that a turn key date including having the bottom painting already done?
I have the photos and will post back with a shared Photo Album for you to view and can download any of the photos/videos as you wish. The factory visit at Monroe with Andrew was awesome, as it has been before for my RT boats I've purchased. I spent maybe 1 hr chatting with Andrew and the factory foreman Fraser and then another hour spent taking as many photos as possible. It was a good time to visit the factory as they had the exposed hull, the liner and the cabin as separate pieces so every thing was exposed. The engine had not be installed at the time but was able to view it in its box so photographed all the engine stickers on the box. I was able to video the installation of the aft end of the keel being placed into position using Hero Red colored Thickso mud/pasted and for it to be aligned correctly for the prop shaft to the engine. I was also able to see how the cabin roof liner was glued up to the cabin roof and how they installed the cabin's front facing curved glass.
I now will have evidence from the photos where all the things are when hidden.
My AIS 600 option has been updated to be the new Garmin AIS 800 with its internal GPS that now avoids having to have an external antenna. Note that the Garmin AIS 600 has been superseded with the introduction of the Garmin AIS 800 unit. Knowing where this AIS 800 box is located will allow me to configure it with the software when I get my MMSI via the Ships Radio license application. I also now know where the Garmin's auto pilot's compass is located as it will be essentially hidden once the boat has been completed. I have photos so you will also know this information also when you view my Photo Album.
The boat has the new modern up-to-date color scheme for all the seating fabric....niceeee.
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I noticed the Inverter has to 110v sockets at its aft end.... I was unaware of this feature and these will be useful for me.
I'm very pleased about the location of the Macerator cut-off valve as it's so much more accessible than on my R27/OB.
The hot water heater was standing close by the boat waiting to be installed, so got photos of all the stickers on it that become hidden once installed. Boy, it's a bigger tank than what I had envisioned.
I verified my hull was indeed Hero Red and not some color I had not ordered. :lol:
I'm so pleased with the extra two bow located storage lockers and the anchor chain/rode locker is simply huge...
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My boat delivery is still good for week of Mar 18 and this will include it having its bottom paint as that takes around 1 week to be done and dried.
Margaux will be doing my boat graphics as she has done on my previous 3 RT boats. She does such a good job.
The tubing used for the Webasto diesel heater for moving heated air to around the boat are of a larger diameter, and the heater is much bigger compared to my previous heater on the R27/OB. Presumably necessary for heating a far greater cabin volume and also for the cockpit area. Access to the heater is easy once the Refrigerator is removed.
The fresh water tank is very large and sits slightly to port side of the boat's center line.
The six batteries are with 5 being on port side and one on the starboard side.
If I want to add a charcoal filter for the holding tank's vent line I now know exactly where the vent line is so I can splice in the filer later on.
I came away from my factory visit really 'pumped up' and excited for the boat to be in my slip in week of Mar 18.
Upon returning to Edmonds son and I stopped off to our old Woodinville stomping ground and had a very nice lunch and to celebrate. My son attended all the Woodinville schools growing up; Woodinville Elementary (the old downtown red brick building that is now City Hall), Northshore Middle School and Woodinville High - son was first to graduate from this high school as it had been freshly built at the time. Woodinville has changed a great deal from having its Main Street being gravel and the old trailer park being dismantled and made into a downtown-looking village and the south and north bypass roads. It used to be on the north end where there's Alberstons grocery store and Bank US there was a large open field with a small yellow colored house centered in the field and a white horse galloping around. There was always a line of youngish looking people coming and going to/from this house for reasons I'm not entirely sure about, although my son smiles when I mention this.
It was a good day.
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