3/3/2025 Update - the weather finally cooperated in Hamptons, NY and Paul was able to launch the boat for the first time. He kept her close to the marina but did check out everything. Fortunately, everything worked as designed. We still need to discuss everything in detail but just happy to hear this news. More to follow soon.
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Someone asked about power and its a 48V system. Update this week includes Paul completed all sea trials and address the engine compartment temperature that he felt was a little warm. He made some adjustments to the airflow and last test confirmed readings are good. He is working on the final coat of varnish this week and pick up is being planned for mid-April. I got lucky and found a car carrying company that will transport the boat inside a large 18-wheeler along with custom cars. Getting closer to seeing the boat.
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Update: this week the transportation company picked up the boat at Paul's location in East Hampton, NY and took the boat to their hub closer to NY City but still on Long Island. Current estimated start of delivery is early next week. With a little luck we will see the boat less than two weeks.
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How are you cradling the boat this time? A trailer again, or something else?
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She turned out beautifully with beautiful lines, a mega yacht in pocket size!
The boat is on its trailer with extra straps and bow protection. There is not much more we can do and hope the transport company takes care of the boat. Unlike the sailboat carrier who used a covered trailer behind a pickup this time we found a professional car carrier company with large 18 wheel transports willing to move the boat. Hopefully things turn out better this time around.
4/29 Update - after a little over one week the boat is to arrive southern California tomorrow. The transport company wants to trailer the boat to the house from their location about 60 miles away instead om backing the pick up truck up onto their car transport carrier. Possibly due to liability issues which is fine. I decided to drive up to their myself to inspect the boat with the company owner - just in case there is any damage. What funny about this boat and delivery is that I'm more excited now than with any of the trawlers. Strange how even a little boat can stir up some excitement. I also have the boat insured which was not as difficult as I thought being of wood construction. I used Hagerty Marine who also insures the rowing tender also built from wood. I will be passing by Dana Point on the way home and may stop by PAE Nordhavn and ask if they want to trade a new boat with me. 
Fun stuff.
John
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5/2/2025: looking back at some early emails I realized it's been two years since I first started this journey with Paul to picking up the boat at the transport company near Knotts Berry Farm in southern California before trailering her 70 miles home. This last-minute decision was made when the transport company advised they planned to trailer the boat themselves instead of me backing the pick-up truck onto their low transport container truck filled with exotic cars. From a liability perspective I could not blame them and preferred to inspect the at their headquarters "just in case" there was any damage. Upon arriving their facility Thursday morning around 11:00 the boat was park outside and stood out upon all the cars and trucks. Wow, she looked good from a distance. Upon getting closer I could see the boat and accessories were all in good shape just a little dusty from the cross-country trip. After a quick inspection I hooked up the truck and headed south on the 5 Fwy hoping to beat traffic. I decided to leave the plastic wraps on and see how they held up while limiting my speed to 50mph - not easy to do on southern California highways but I managed. After two hours I was safely home with the boat and started to rearrange the cars and rowing tender to make room for the new boat. After pushing the boat and trailer into the garage I quickly realized this is a large 17' 6" boat and it would not fit with all the all the cars. Ouch! I screwed this one up big time and thought Mary was going to let me know but she was cool and said just leave it outside since I had a custom cover made for the boat. So the launch is outside alongside some tall hedges to help keep her out of sight. HOA rules say no parked RV's or boats but a few folks have ignored this rule so we will wait and see what if anything comes of this.
Yesterday was spent starting to detail the boat and getting familiar with everything. Overall we very pleased with the boat and workmanship. Amazing one person built this boat. The batteries and engine are large taking up a little more space than originally planned but still fine. The forward seating area is very large and still plenty of room aft of the steering pedestal. The varnished teak looks great as do the boats colors Mary picked out. Planning to visit the local marine center for some trailer work (extra protection) before launching her late next week. Fun stuff.
With this project completed and Paul having some free time next month we will start collaborating on the next project which will either be a small rowing / sailing boat or the 30' - 34' yacht tender / coastal cruiser concept I have been playing with the past year. Really fun stuff.
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Yesterday was spent starting to detail the boat and getting familiar with everything. Overall we very pleased with the boat and workmanship. Amazing one person built this boat. The batteries and engine are large taking up a little more space than originally planned but still fine. The forward seating area is very large and still plenty of room aft of the steering pedestal. The varnished teak looks great as do the boats colors Mary picked out. Planning to visit the local marine center for some trailer work (extra protection) before launching her late next week. Fun stuff.
With this project completed and Paul having some free time next month we will start collaborating on the next project which will either be a small rowing / sailing boat or the 30' - 34' yacht tender / coastal cruiser concept I have been playing with the past year. Really fun stuff.
John T.
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5/17/2025 last week I was fortunate to have two representatives from Electric Yacht Motors agree to me at Oceanside harbor and inspect motor, charger, converter and batteries installation along with the display. This was the first time I launched the boat so having two extra hands made it a little less stressful. Backing the boat with its wide bow blocked my view significantly compared to the 11' rowing tender resulting in moving a slower but still all good. With the water at top of the trailer fenders I set the parking brake and walked back to the trailer to release the boat and watched it glide softly off before the deck hands pulled her to dock. We adjusted the fenders and looked everything over before parking the truck. Upon returning I performed a quick safety check looking for any water leaks and as expected everything looked good. We spent the next half hour inspecting every cable, fuse, and equipment installation before starting the motor and reviewing the display panel. With everything looking good before we untied the lines and backed the boat away from the dock before turning and going forward.
Wow! What a smooth and stable cruise. I knew immediately Paul nailed the full displacement design even beyond my expectations for this smaller boat. It felt like I was aboard a small Nordhavn40 running steady, smoothly and solid through the water. With three of us on board (about 500lbs) the boat remained level. I forget the exact battery usage but between 600 - 1000RPM we calculated 8 hours of battery charge - wow (again). I was looking for 4 - 5 hours. Maximum RPM is about 1,100 then the prop starts slipping and it's not worth it. Cruising speed is about 4.5 knots - 5.0 knots. With the current going out we hit 7 knots which was flying. We only hit one small wake from a passing boat which I could not even feel as we cruised through it. The boat feels very solid especially for her size and even more solid than our 21' Mako Center Console which I thought was a solid fiberglass boat. After about an hour we returned to the dock and loaded the boat onto the trailer before saying goodby to the reps and headed home.
I still a few more details to work on but looking forward to taking Mary and Sailor Blue out next week for our first run together and celebrate the launching of the new boat. We are thinking about Dana Point, CA where Nordhavn is located since we have a tradition of commissioning new boat there and the harbor is perfect for our new boat. More to follow...
John
Wow! What a smooth and stable cruise. I knew immediately Paul nailed the full displacement design even beyond my expectations for this smaller boat. It felt like I was aboard a small Nordhavn40 running steady, smoothly and solid through the water. With three of us on board (about 500lbs) the boat remained level. I forget the exact battery usage but between 600 - 1000RPM we calculated 8 hours of battery charge - wow (again). I was looking for 4 - 5 hours. Maximum RPM is about 1,100 then the prop starts slipping and it's not worth it. Cruising speed is about 4.5 knots - 5.0 knots. With the current going out we hit 7 knots which was flying. We only hit one small wake from a passing boat which I could not even feel as we cruised through it. The boat feels very solid especially for her size and even more solid than our 21' Mako Center Console which I thought was a solid fiberglass boat. After about an hour we returned to the dock and loaded the boat onto the trailer before saying goodby to the reps and headed home.
I still a few more details to work on but looking forward to taking Mary and Sailor Blue out next week for our first run together and celebrate the launching of the new boat. We are thinking about Dana Point, CA where Nordhavn is located since we have a tradition of commissioning new boat there and the harbor is perfect for our new boat. More to follow...
John
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