As I mentioned at the end of the previous blog with the usual weekly progress update on the building of our XPM78-01 Möbius, Christine and I have put together a special Holiday treat for all of you faithful followers; a fully annotated video with a guided tour through all the cabins and compartments. Many of you have been asking for an update and for more video and seeing as how you have all been such good little girls and boys throughout 2018, your wish has been granted!
In the future you may want to be more careful what you wish for as this video is quite a bit longer than usual clocking in at 23 1/2 minutes. However I have put in markers for each cabin or compartment so you should be able to fast forward or click on the timeline to spots that most interest you.
Throughout the video I have overlaid some of the 2D drawings and 3D renders of the various locations on the boat to help you visualise what these currently empty spaces will look like once all the cabinetry and equipment gets installed.
I will also insert each of these drawings and renders at the end of this post so you can refer to these on their own either as you are watching the video tour or whenever you might want to spend more time referring to the drawings and models. Remember you can click on any photo or picture in any of these blog posts to see an enlarged view for closer inspection.
As with most things I do I’m a complete novice at this kind of video editing and I’m using all new software tools so please bear with me as I learn my way. Apologies in advance for the poor sound and lighting quality in several spots. I now have a new lavaliere microphone to use in future videos that should dramatically improve the audio quality and I’m working on smoothing out the light balance transitions.
It is tremendously valuable for me to get your feedback as I strive to continuously improve each posting. Let me know for example what is working well for you, and even more so what’s not? What kinds of information or methods would you like to see more of? Less of? Any and all other suggestions you have that will help me improve and make these videos and posts more informative, fun and engaging. So I would be most appreciative of you adding your thoughts and reactions in the “Join the Discussion” box below.
2018 has been what I always hope and wish for everyone at New Years; the best year yet. It was another year densely packed full of awemazing adventures, lots of loving and learning, time with friends and family though never enough and now a whole year living, loving and learning here in Antalya Turkey with Naval Yachts.
Our special thanks to Dennis at Artnautica Yachts for putting up with our never ending “feedback” over the past three years as he worked his naval design magic to turn our visions into all the 3D models and drawings you see here. All of these are now being transformed into reality by the other very special thanks we have going out to Baris and Dincer who created Naval Yachts and put assembled the whole team of incredibly talented and dedicated people we feel so privileged to work with each day as part of Team Möbius,
I often describe the process of designing and building Möbius as “a collaborative work of art and engineering” and you can all see why as you so kindly take your valuable time to watch these videos and read our weekly updates. You too are part of this adventure and add to the joy and value we experience in living this dream.
Thank you one and all and here’s to continuing the great progress in 2019 so we can say the same thing this time next year: Wow! That was the best year yet!
Happy New Year one and all,
Christine & Wayne
DRAWINGS:
Engine Room & Workshop
SuperSalon: Galley, Helm, Lounge, Dining
Master Cabin
Hi Wayne,
Thank you for the full set of plans, great to see the room a long, relatively slender hull affords.
I’m surprised by your placing the helm station aft on the skybridge. Apart from the advantage when maneuvering in port to see the stern, it seems to detract from the sight lines forward? On the other hand, I’m not sure if it affords the closest proximity to the center of pitch?
Hi Carl and Happy New Year to you. Glad you enjoyed the latest post with the video guided tour, drawings and models. It is indeed a treat for both Christine and I to have all the options that the longer overall hull length gives us for overall efficiency and hull speed as well as room to install everything in just the right location with lots of room to access. At the other end of the spectrum we have also worked to avoid the slippery slope of adding more and more living space within that length and stay focussed on getting the interior spaces to be “just right” just for the 2 of us and our use cases.
As for the somewhat unusual placement of the helm area up in the SkyBridge that was another decision that was the result of a very long and winding road as we worked through the design. As with many of our decisions we have gone with what we think is best for now and with the option to change things as we learn how these work once we start living and voyaging aboard Möbius. With this more aft situated upper helm area our primary reasons include, in no particular order:
• Puts the helm chair in the “sweet spot” ride wise being pretty much right on the pitch centerline and most comfy spot for longer watches when underway.
• Creates a great open “lounge” area in front of the Helm Chair where I expect we will spend the majority of our time when at anchor. We will initially just have lose patio type furniture up there and see how we use this space in the first year or so and can build in seating, tables, etc. as our usage guides us.
• Enables us to keep the coaming side/front walls much lower for better views out and down both from the helm underway and throughout the SkyBridge “lounge” area up front when anchored.
• We are going to “free the helm” by going with portable helm control boxes which enable us to run the boat from any spot, standing or sitting, anywhere in either the SkyBridge or SuperSalon. This means that both “Helm Station” locations on the boat, upper and lower, are really just the location of the Helm Chairs rather than Helm “stations” and are but two of the almost infinite number of locations where we can helm the boat from.
• Even with this more aft located Helm Chair in the SkyBridge Helm you have great sight lines all around and can at my seated eye height can see about the first 2.5m/8.2’ of the bow and anchor deck.
As with many other things on Möbius we will see how this works out in the first year of so of our eXplorations and living aboard and can adjust from there.
Just loved seeing the layout! Thanks for taking the time to get it viewable and up for us interested folks. You certainly have put a lot of thought into everything….as we know you would! The only thing I noticed, was in Christine’s office. Her desk is on the engine room wall, vibration and warmer on passage. It will be similar to the galley on Learnativity, the wall that is shared with the engine room gets quite warm while underway and is quite noticeable in hot climates. Might make a difference for the desk to be on the opposite wall, if possible? Only you guys know if it will make enough difference for you. 😉 But wow, was so much fun to see and loved your labeling to help us get a better feel! Fantastic! Best of luck with all of your deadlines! Happy New Year to you both!!!!!!!!
Hi there Lauri and Chuck! Happy New Years to you both and please say Hi to others there in Majuro who might remember the previous crew of Learnativity. Glad you enjoyed the video tour and the layout drawings and I appreciate the feedback. Hoping to help you and others get a good mental model of the actual Mobius.
Very valid thoughts re the location of Christine’s Office desk in the Guest Cabin and having it up against the bulkhead wall with the Engine Room on the other side. Christine and I had similar concerns and tried out quite a few other layouts but settled on this one so far. We think we can eliminate the heat transfer from the ER and other parts of the boat with good engineering and in particular going “overboard” with insulation for both acoustics and thermal. That ER bulkhead will get the most attention for sure and will have a composite paneled wall on Christine’s side that we have engineered for maximum acoustic insulation and full separation from the ER. Then we also went to work on the opposite ER side of this bulkhead wall with more acoustic and especially thermal insulation of the entire ER enclosure. All theory at this point but we think we can contain all the noise and heat within the ER and it is one of the many advantages we get from going with having the ER as a dedicated enclosure that we can lavish all this attention on and keep it truly isolated from the rest of the boat.
Please keep the questions and suggestions coming and most of all keep on enjoying Learnativity!
Thanks for sharing your build experience, it is very interesting.
Can you describe how you plan to finish the interior stairs? My shins hurt every time I look at your pictures. Those sharp corners would be unforgiving…
Hi Mathieu and glad you are enjoying our adventure.
Those sharp angle corners on the inside stairs sure do look painful don’t they!? We have the same thoughts as you on this and I can assure you that that our shins are at least as sensitive as yours! Having lived on boats full time for so many years and nautical miles now we are putting a LOT of attention and making Mobius the safest and most comfortable boat we’ve ever had.
We are going to deal with the tread/riser edges on all the interior stairs in a number of ways. For example all the treads will be relatively thick and will project about 30mm out from the face of the riser. I don’t have the exact composition of the finish for stair treads and risers yet but the edges where stair treads and risers meet will have a large radius corner on them, most likely solid wood that makes up the thick tread material. In addition to enabling us to smooth out that edge this overhang will also have indirect LED lighting strips to keep the stairs well illuminated. We are also considering the pros and cons of having replaceable flexible material lining the stairs much as a carpeted set of stairs would have. If we go this route the material would have both good cushioning characteristics to help look after our shins as well as good non-skid and abrasion resistance. If we leave them to be made of the stair tread material then they will have good non-skid strips or finish on them to eliminate slipping even in wet feet.
Stay tuned as we work out these details and you see them being applied in these weekly updates and be sure to let me know what you think of our decisions as they evolve here.
Thanks.