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Report From New Zealand: 10th FPB 64 Begins – FPB 97 Masts Are Up

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Here is a sight guaranteed to please… FPB 64-10 has begun its journey (right) while FPB 97-1 has its mast structure well under way.

Ten years ago when we began work on the FPB 83 Wind Horse, the matriarch of the FPB family, nobody, least of all ourselves, would have predicted this outcome. Even more exciting to us is the fact that there are now eight FPBs actively cruising.

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Masts up! Basic mast structure on the FPB 97 can be seen here. Note the access panels, gooseneck fittings for the booms, and in line extension for the topping lifts.

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Matrix deck roof framework.

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And for a sense of scale, a look through what will become the door into the FPB 97 gray room.

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This is the inside of the coaming on the FPB 97, aft of the great room aft bulkhead. The vent pipes are for the fresh air system into the port side of the systems room below.

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Now a pair of FPB 64 photos: FPB 64-8 above, and FPB 64-9 below.

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These boats are separated by three months in terms of schedule.

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We’ll close with this look at some of the wiring on FPB 64-8.


Posted by Steve Dashew  (June 14, 2013)

This entry was posted on Friday, June 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm and is filed under FPB 64, FPB 64 Updates, three, Wicked FPB 97. Both comments and pings are currently closed.




2 Responses to “Report From New Zealand: 10th FPB 64 Begins – FPB 97 Masts Are Up”

  1. Carlos Sucre Says:
    June 15th, 2013 at 1:14 am

    Hi Steve. What is that with many little cables, last picture on the left. FPB 64-8. Great that new 78.


  2. Steve Dashew Says:
    June 15th, 2013 at 5:12 am

    Carlos, the left side of the photo is the start of wiring for the electrical panel. The right side is some of the NMEA 2000 wiring.