twistedtree
Guru
It is indeed a long time, and yes, it happens after the boat reaches the US. PAE will typically quote a shorter time, but from everything I've seen it takes 2-3 months in reality. But in PAE's defense, many times that's because the buyer piles on a whole bunch of other add-on stuff. For example, sometimes the electronics are pre-installed at the yard. They aren't fully wired up and aren't even powered on, let alone tested, but everything is mounted, wires are pulled, and some are hooked up. That makes finishing the electronics much faster once the boat is sate-side. Other boats have all the electronics installed after the boat arrives, which of course takes much longer. And throughout the process you are fighting for the time and attention of trades who have multiple, conflicting priorities. In that respect it's no different than getting any work done in a boat yard. Maybe I'll get lucky and it will all be done in 6 weeks, but I'm not holding my breath.
BTW, they do basic smoke tests at the yard, but no extensive run-in. There is a test tank, but the boat never goes in open water. The engines are fired, generator run, hydraulics tested. I think they run the Air Con, but am not certain. It's enough to find gross failures, but not subtle ones.
BTW, they do basic smoke tests at the yard, but no extensive run-in. There is a test tank, but the boat never goes in open water. The engines are fired, generator run, hydraulics tested. I think they run the Air Con, but am not certain. It's enough to find gross failures, but not subtle ones.