FPB 78-2 has emerged from the berthing shed at Circa.
The 15th FPB is headed down the road for launching and initial tests starting tomorrow.
Posted by Steve Dashew (February 28, 2017)
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FPB 78-2 has emerged from the berthing shed at Circa.
The 15th FPB is headed down the road for launching and initial tests starting tomorrow.
February 28th, 2017 at 7:46 pm
Just looking at the pictures made my heart race a bit…so I can’t imagine how excited the owners must be. Live long and prosper FPB 782.
March 1st, 2017 at 11:04 am
Do they have to drop powerlines every time they launch a boat?
March 1st, 2017 at 10:14 pm
Hello Mike:
Yes, power lines come down with each launch.
March 1st, 2017 at 9:11 pm
You mean if I get one I can’t tow it with my Chevy?
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You can see a guy in a cherry picker moving/checking the utility lines. I don’t remember this front angle on the post of 78-1 being moved, but the width of that trailer is impressive, looks like a good 20ft+.
Can’t wait to see interior photos to see the difference in interior design.
Any major difference in equipment from 78-1 to 78-2?
March 1st, 2017 at 10:12 pm
Hi Shannon:
Systems are essentially the same. Electronics are different, however.
March 1st, 2017 at 10:06 pm
Wow. And I thought towing our Catalina 27 to the lake was an ordeal. Beautiful yacht. May many trouble free miles pass under her keel.
March 3rd, 2017 at 3:11 am
I see that the new model has portholes is this now standard or a request by the owner?
March 8th, 2017 at 3:25 am
Hi Paul:
See detailed answer to Mark Heeley. They are available, but personally we find them uncovered so rarely that the associated ice risks are not worth taking.
March 4th, 2017 at 9:13 pm
I don’t recall seeing zincs amid ship before. Are these new?
March 8th, 2017 at 3:23 am
Hi Kevin:
We always have zincs.
March 6th, 2017 at 6:16 pm
Painted below the water line….what is the coating?
March 8th, 2017 at 3:22 am
PJ-coatings vary with use of the boat. We will have more on this later.
March 7th, 2017 at 10:04 pm
Hull windows on #02. Not a typical Dashew design feature.
March 8th, 2017 at 3:21 am
Hi Mark:
Hull windows have their place on flush deck sailboats where we first used them in 1983. Wind Horse had them out of habit, but we found they were rarely uncovered. In port, at anchor, our dock shades were almost always down for privacy. In high latitudes they were down so you could sleep. So what is the point of taking the risks – think iceberg projection, hooking the inset, and spinning the hull into an underwater projecting shelf – if they are only opened at the dock during boat shows and/or on rare real world occasions. They also interfere with the placement of art, which has no risks and is easily changed.