| Finesse in the finishes
Enjoy the coming show. I'm currently searching for an avitar to express my disappointment that I won't be making it to the Miami show. Rather than see this as a career-breaker, I just have to use the time here online, searching for the best and most informative images I can find.
The major builders often use wonderful imagery, flash intros (freezes this old Mac,) and say nothing about the actual details beneath the hull. I am mostly unimpressed at the state of the interior design. This stuff looks fine in homes, and utterly out of place at sea. I find 100 great woodworkers who would be more than adequate at doing things like your laser-cut looking grille,three tier-inlays, Louis XIV, etc. The issue I keep revisiting, as an expert interiors photographer, is how many of these Mega-s use 'super glue' to keep this trash from rolling around in a heavy sea?
No, I didn't suspect it was carpet on your build, (as it looked like the ideal place for Teak,) but assumed you may show floor-sections in different colors on the generic plan to indicate clients can choose their own finishes in these locations, particularly a raised berth.
One person asks, (poor soul) how to get those super-glossy urethane finishes. Well, I found the #1 (probably Titanium-oxides) Mfg. for super-glossy marine grade polys. The key is the -ULTRA UV- reflective chemical. (lost link temporarily, in fact lost all my prefs on last boot.)
...Then, I turn the page, and SailorJoe says, emphatically: "NEVER USE A FINISH ON TEAK!"
...I look at the bulbuous bow on these majestic sailers,thinking, Wow, that must add some resistance! Is this the proverbial 'sacrifical bow'? Or, a really inefficient way to reduce the draft? Perhaps she also lays well in a swell, but it is ALL side-line info, since I need to digest all there is to know about integrating modern electronics. There, I see just three real distinctions; small cost-effective sport boats, mid-size personal blue-water dreamboats, and of course, those with top-end requirements.
Lars, the price looks fairly enticing for any one-of -built to this degree of integrity! For some, the main 'detail' one might consider is the constant reminder (see: Bob Chapman) to get out of the dollar now!
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