{"id":31888,"date":"2014-07-04T04:16:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T09:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=31888"},"modified":"2014-09-01T08:59:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T13:59:52","slug":"fpb-78-exterior-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/fpb-78-exterior-update\/","title":{"rendered":"FPB 78 Exterior Updated July 20 &#8211; 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3masts-1_Perspective.jpg\" alt=\"Masts 1 Perspective\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the design and engineering cycle for the FPB 78 Series nearing completion &#8211; it has been two years and over 16,000 man hours since we started this process &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>bandwidth is now available to bring you up to date.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3FPB-78-287-Exteriors102.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 287 Exteriors102\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are numerous refinements which we will discuss in a series of posts, starting here with a brief overview of the exterior.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-Dream-Machine-July-1-exterior-update106.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 Dream Machine July 1 exterior update106\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The forward mast has evolved into an A-frame, which has numerous advantages:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-Dream-Machine-July-1-exterior-update101.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 Dream Machine July 1 exterior update101\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The A frame structure is strong, while presenting minimal visual obstruction from aft<\/li>\n<li>Hinges down for maintenance which becomes particularly handy when hauling out via travel lift as it allows the use smaller travel lifts<\/li>\n<li>There are several possibilities for a watch keeping platform built onto the A-frame, to be used where eyeball navigation is necessary<\/li>\n<li>We are able to integrate the array of spot and flood lights, radar, thermal imaging camera, and antennae, with reduced impact on windage and aesthetics<\/li>\n<li>We like the way it looks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3FPB-78-287-Exteriors100.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 287 Exteriors100\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The aft antennae collection has evolved as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3FPB-78-287-Exteriors101.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 287 Exteriors101\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is a hinged central \u201cmast\u201d which carries the main open array radar and the sat com\/tv antennae. Maintenance on this gear will be simplified when you can work on it from deck level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3FPB-78-287-Exteriors104.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 287 Exteriors104\" width=\"619\" height=\"1100\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The boom design has been solidified and rigging details worked through. The booms now project outboard 9.4 meters\/30.4 feet from center, giving enormous roll resistance at anchor. In addition, the booms are long enough to be used for light hoisting over the transom &#8211; think someone in the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3FPB-78-287-Exteriors105.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 287 Exteriors105\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Storage of the roll control plates (used at anchor) is built into the structure at the forward end of the swim platform. In this view you get a closeup view of the port side stored flopper stopper, as well as the mid-topside starboard rub rail, which also acts as a handhold from the dinghy. When you are moving frequently between anchorages, the roll control halyards can be left connected, making setting and retrieval a five minute job.33<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3FPB-78-287-Exteriors1031.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 287 Exteriors103\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Practicalities aside, we like the way the FPB 78 looks now &#8211; a lot. Of course we could be biased.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/781-283-X-11.jpg\" alt=\"781 283 X 1\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A final note on antennae: the wire between radar and forward masts measures over 17m. This is long enough after insertion of insulators at each end to act as a very efficient full wave length 16m SSB antenna. The forward mast carries two VHF and an AIS whip antenna. This reduces the aft clutter and offers better separation between them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FPB-78-2-Beam-3FPB-78-287-Exteriors120-2.jpg\" alt=\"FPB 78 287 Exteriors120 2\" width=\"1100\" height=\"309\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the design and engineering cycle for the FPB 78 Series nearing completion &#8211; it has been two years and <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/fpb-78-exterior-update\/\">&#8230;Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dashew-blog","category-fpb-78"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31888"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31960,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31888\/revisions\/31960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}