A Cabinet for the MY Pelican
a render to help with visualization
Above is a render from a refit that is happening in Anacortes Wa. The interior design is by GTH Design Techniques. I made construction drawings for this and built the sub assemblies, then they were installed by the refit crew. This view was just to help everyone have a better idea of what the interior should look like when done. The interior is mostly painted and will have a very clean European feel to it. The vessel will be headed to Italy after delivery.
Dan
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IS-48
Above is the Doug Zurn designed Salish Sea Yachts IS-48. Boat number one is down to punch list items and is off being shown around. She was built at SEA Marine in Port Townsend, Washington. I have been involved with this project for some time now, starting with a full walk through cardboard mock up to leading the joinery (carpenter) crew.
Read MoreAging Gracefully
It’s launch day, and after months or maybe years of hard work by many people, the project is nearly done. The crew has cleaned every nook and cranny, the art work is in place and there are only a handful of items that must be completed after sea trials. If you asked them, most of the build crew would tell you that this is the best one they have built. We all hope that each is a little better than the last one. In short the new yacht looks magnificent. But really most new yachts look very nice on launch day, what I always wonder when I am looking through one is how will this look after five or ten years of use? Boats move and twist, wood work gets bumped and dinged, it all takes a toll. That toll can be minimized and over time the look will be more like that of a cherished antique. Aside from how the interior is treated by people on board, there are many factors that affect how it holds up, the following paragraphs cover some of them.
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IS48 look and feel concept
I n December of 2009 I was asked by Matt Elder of SEA Marine to come up with concept for the interior of the upcoming Doug Zurn designed Salish Sea Yachts IS48. Pat, the owner wanted a Northwest contemporary look inside on boat number one. The sample piece would set the tone for the interior of the first IS48, and be a cabinet for their Seattle boat show booth. We looked at a variety of woods and eventually settled on vertical grain old growth Doulas Fir as the primary material with Pacific Yew and Alaskan Yellow Cedar as accents. The document to the right shows my initial look and feel concept for the project.
Read MoreJoiner Bulkhead Construction Details
The drawing below shows the key details for a typical joiner bulkhead intersection along with furring on a fiberglass bulkhead. There are several different materials used in this construction, each picked for a specific purpose. Not shown is the insulation which would go in the spaces between the studs. This would normally be 2” thick rigid fiberglass, or for better sound control 2 layers of 1” fiberglass with sheet lead sandwiched between. In either case fitting the material tight to the inside of each cavity is critical, gaps allow more sound to come through.
section view from above
The bulkheads will be built on a bench without the veneer panels then installed in sections on the boat. The wire chases, pull-wires, outlet and switch box cutouts should be done while being assembled as should the insulation be installed.
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