Capt. Bill 1's Project Boat
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Capt. Bill1
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Hey Phil, Sorry I'm a bit behind on the update I know. I'll get some photos posted shortly.
The week we got control of the boat I ended up having open heart surgery. All went incredibly well(no heart damage)and I feel fantastic. But I had to manage the job from home for a few weeks.
Which I could not have done with out the help of #1, the owner. Who kept me on 100% salary through it all. As well as giving me all the time I needed to deal with recooping, rehap and the doctor visits.
And #2, Ted Ehler and his gang at Hillsboro Inlet Marine in Pompano. He and his subs stepped up big time and dove right in and got everything rolling while keeping me in the loop on it all. It could have gone south real fast if it wasn't for them.
As with any job like this there have been a few surprises. Like having to replace the entire A/C system, including all three chillers and all 15 air handlers to the tune of $100,000+. But when we are done this boat should be in A1 condition and ready to roll (pun intended) for quite a while.
Anyway, I'll try and get some updates and photos going by tomorrow. Thanks for the interest.
The week we got control of the boat I ended up having open heart surgery. All went incredibly well(no heart damage)and I feel fantastic. But I had to manage the job from home for a few weeks.
Which I could not have done with out the help of #1, the owner. Who kept me on 100% salary through it all. As well as giving me all the time I needed to deal with recooping, rehap and the doctor visits.
And #2, Ted Ehler and his gang at Hillsboro Inlet Marine in Pompano. He and his subs stepped up big time and dove right in and got everything rolling while keeping me in the loop on it all. It could have gone south real fast if it wasn't for them.
As with any job like this there have been a few surprises. Like having to replace the entire A/C system, including all three chillers and all 15 air handlers to the tune of $100,000+. But when we are done this boat should be in A1 condition and ready to roll (pun intended) for quite a while.
Anyway, I'll try and get some updates and photos going by tomorrow. Thanks for the interest.
Capt. Bill1
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Work in progress.
How to get A/C on a boat with no functioning A/C:
Hooking up 2 side by side FW pumps for instant back up.
New manifold for pumps.
Some of the new A/C equipment.
Single phase to three phase inverter frequentcy drives for the three new 5 ton chillers.
This bar top on the bridge will be replaced with granite.
All these deck areas, stairs and the swim platfrom will be covered in teak decking.
The tender we will be towing and the hull damage to it that was repaired. As well as replacing the lower unit do to hitting a large metal object (sunken barge in Nassau harbor) by the last crew.
The old crews quarters double cabin and so called galley. Which has been ripped out and is being rebuilt to give the crew lots more space.
All new wind screen being installed.
Flying the colors on the job.
More to come.
How to get A/C on a boat with no functioning A/C:
Hooking up 2 side by side FW pumps for instant back up.
New manifold for pumps.
Some of the new A/C equipment.
Single phase to three phase inverter frequentcy drives for the three new 5 ton chillers.
This bar top on the bridge will be replaced with granite.
All these deck areas, stairs and the swim platfrom will be covered in teak decking.
The tender we will be towing and the hull damage to it that was repaired. As well as replacing the lower unit do to hitting a large metal object (sunken barge in Nassau harbor) by the last crew.
The old crews quarters double cabin and so called galley. Which has been ripped out and is being rebuilt to give the crew lots more space.
All new wind screen being installed.
Flying the colors on the job.
More to come.
Capt. Bill1
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Thanks Bruce.
Holding down the owners tub with a bit of lead while the adhesive sets.
The Al Fresco wood shop:
New name graphics:
The owner is in from CA this weekend, so we are furniture shopping. Anybody want $25,000 of "old" furniture cheap?
Holding down the owners tub with a bit of lead while the adhesive sets.
The Al Fresco wood shop:
New name graphics:
The owner is in from CA this weekend, so we are furniture shopping. Anybody want $25,000 of "old" furniture cheap?
Thanks for taking the time to post the progress!I really enjoy it.I have replaced my windscreen on my old boat but it had hardware for the 90 degree angles. How do you make a molded windscreen or how do you go about ordering such a thing?
Capt. Bill1
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Hey Phil, The windscreen was of course custom made with the molded in lip at the top edge to deflex air and spray. It was formed in a oven designed for molding plastic. A local shop here in Ft. Lauderdale did it. Business was so slow the owner had to give up his shop just after making and installing the windscreen and is now helping out on the refit.
Anybody know of a good exterior upholsterer that needs some work in the Lauderdale area?
Anybody know of a good exterior upholsterer that needs some work in the Lauderdale area?
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Thanks Bruce. Does he install it as well?
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More windscreen photos.
The panels are 1/2 thick. And the black braces will be painted white.
The panels are 1/2 thick. And the black braces will be painted white.
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The new improved pump room with the second back up pump installed along with filters and lighting. Note the trick filter wrench mount. I would have been happy with two hooks on the wall. But sometimes engineer types just can't help themselves. 
Oooh aah, LED lights on interior and exterior stairs.
With 15 air handlers one on the PITA jobs is washing and drying all the return air filters once every few months. So between that and the fact that the units had very poorly located, if any return air grates, we set it up so now all of the air handlers have very easy access hidden home style return grates with built in disposable filter holders. The white grates are located behind cherry wood grates. So now all we have to do is go around and open a cabinet door and pull out the throw away filter and replace it. Takes a half day job and turns it into about an hour job. And of course if we find we have to clean the filters much more often we can now use the high quality home reusable filters and still have easy access to them.
We also added this system to 11 of the air handlers (http://www.rgf.com/index.cfm) they have totally eliminated that "boat smell". And now the air in the boat just smells, for the lack of a better term, neutral clean.
Oooh aah, LED lights on interior and exterior stairs.
With 15 air handlers one on the PITA jobs is washing and drying all the return air filters once every few months. So between that and the fact that the units had very poorly located, if any return air grates, we set it up so now all of the air handlers have very easy access hidden home style return grates with built in disposable filter holders. The white grates are located behind cherry wood grates. So now all we have to do is go around and open a cabinet door and pull out the throw away filter and replace it. Takes a half day job and turns it into about an hour job. And of course if we find we have to clean the filters much more often we can now use the high quality home reusable filters and still have easy access to them.
We also added this system to 11 of the air handlers (http://www.rgf.com/index.cfm) they have totally eliminated that "boat smell". And now the air in the boat just smells, for the lack of a better term, neutral clean.
Capt. Bill1
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Capt. Bill1
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I feel great, thanks. The boat is 90'.
Capt. Bill1
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It's the level of ozone it produces. And they use a UV light to do it not an electrical discharge.
"The RGF Residential Ozone Air Purification Plan utilizes a "passive" ozonation level at or below the Federal government recommended level of 0.04 ppm for occupied areas. The Pure Air by RGF® line of ozone air purifiers has been designed not to exceed the legal levels for occupied spaces while providing adequate airborne purification with several different models capable of various sized treatment capacities.
The Pure Air by RGF® systems have demonstrated in lab tests greater than 90% reductions of airborne microbials while staying within the legal limit of 0.04 ppm. Air contaminants can be controlled utilizing a safe, low level of ozone.
The popularity of the Pure Air by RGF® systems is unprecedented - The Pure Air 2500 by RGF® was recently featured in the February 1998 issue of Popular Science being credited as the only system meeting federal guidelines, and an indepth three-part newscast series was broadcast on Fox 29."
Preping, in a very small space, for the welding of the new genset exhaust pipe nibbles that attach to the main exhaust outlet at the transom.
Dry cutting the granite counter top fot the new cooktop and pop up vent system. Yes there is a man with a saw under that dust bag.
Wooden mock up of the new model 150 Rocna anchor for test fitting to the bow roller. The new anchor will weigh 331 lb.
The old and the new anchor windlass wildcats.
"The RGF Residential Ozone Air Purification Plan utilizes a "passive" ozonation level at or below the Federal government recommended level of 0.04 ppm for occupied areas. The Pure Air by RGF® line of ozone air purifiers has been designed not to exceed the legal levels for occupied spaces while providing adequate airborne purification with several different models capable of various sized treatment capacities.
The Pure Air by RGF® systems have demonstrated in lab tests greater than 90% reductions of airborne microbials while staying within the legal limit of 0.04 ppm. Air contaminants can be controlled utilizing a safe, low level of ozone.
The popularity of the Pure Air by RGF® systems is unprecedented - The Pure Air 2500 by RGF® was recently featured in the February 1998 issue of Popular Science being credited as the only system meeting federal guidelines, and an indepth three-part newscast series was broadcast on Fox 29."
Preping, in a very small space, for the welding of the new genset exhaust pipe nibbles that attach to the main exhaust outlet at the transom.
Dry cutting the granite counter top fot the new cooktop and pop up vent system. Yes there is a man with a saw under that dust bag.
Wooden mock up of the new model 150 Rocna anchor for test fitting to the bow roller. The new anchor will weigh 331 lb.
The old and the new anchor windlass wildcats.