I am still out traveling so a bit delayed in putting together this weekly update for Sept. 17-21, 2018 and thanks for your patience. Thanks to Yiğit providing me photos from the yard I am able to put together this quick summary of this week’s work on mv Möbius.
Primary focus this past week has been on building the superstructure for the above deck Pilot House and SkyBridge areas and the continuation of final welding of all the tanks, baffles, stringers and components on the interior of the hull. Let’s start up on deck with the progress Uğur and Nihat are making putting together the jig saw puzzle of pieces of aluminium that make up the Pilot House and Skybridge framing.
As you say last week the upper parts of the frames making up the Pilot House have been tacked in place and followed by the plating of the front overhang where one bank of solar panels will go.
A justifiably proud Uğur is now working his way along the sides of the upper outside of the Pilot House tacking all these plates in place. This shot is taken from inside the Starboard corner of the SuperSalon where the Galley will go looking over the aft Port side.
The rectangular opening you can see in the photo above and in this next frame in front of it on the left will be plated to create the vestibule and headroom when you walk through the main watertight door leading from the aft deck and down the stairs into the SuperSalon.
Standing on the forward Port corner of the Pilot House looking aft along the Port side deck you can see how the plating is quickly being tacked in place to form the roof overtop the framing. The horizontal portion you see Uğur sitting on is a bit like the eaves on a house and in our case provides a nice overhang above the side windows to help provide some shading and reduce rain on the windows. This area also provides convenient storage for our inflatable kayak while we are at anchor to keep is out of the water when not in use.
Standing in the Port (left) aft corner of the SuperSalon looking forward as we see Nihat moving one of the MIG welders into the SuperSalon you can see how those side overhangs look from the inside. This view also shows the vertical window mullion posts which frame each sheet of very thick laminated glass and creates the 360 degree views from within the SuperSalon. Doesn’t take too much imagination to see how fabulous the views will be from anywhere you are standing or sitting as you look out at the tropical island we are anchored off.
Next day you can see those SkyBridge floor plates have been tacked in place and Uğur is now fitting the inner plates which will form the lower walls or coaming enclosing the SkyBridge.
Looking a bit more to Port you can see the beginnings of this aft deck roof. It will also provide a great surface for our third bank of solar panels, the other two being atop the SkyBridge roof/bimini and the roof overtop the front of the Pilot House.
No video for you this week I’m afraid so this will have to do for now. I will be out out travelling for another 2 weeks but I will do my best to get this week’s progress update posted over the weekend.
Thanks again for choosing to join us on this adventure and as always, please add y our comments and questions in the “Join the Discussion” box below.
Looks bigger and grander each passing week!! 🙂
Thanks Elton, we too are VERY pleased with the great progress that the Naval Yachts Team Mobius is making.
Coming along nicely. You can really see progress being made and things starting to be defined now that the panels are going on.
Thanks Orville, it really is fun for us too to see the real boat emerge from the screen model to the real thing. Stay tuned for much more!
-Wayne
Starts looking really good! Fantastic project you are in to. Good luck!
Thanks for the kind words Erik, great to have you join us and hope you continue to enjoy the posts as the build continues.
-Wayne