New Things Happening

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:50:00 -0400

Some new things are happening at Island Style Custom Yachts, as we have officially launched the beginning of the advertising and marketing campaigns. We have joined sources with Berry Boger Yachts Sales, located in North Myrtle Beach, SC, www.bbyacht.com and are excited about the new relationship. John Gore, with Berry Boger Yachts Sales, has taken the reign for them and is doing a great job contacting and gathering resources for our exposure. John has spent extensive time in the shop and can answer any questions you have regarding the boat or construction process. Check out their website, as the Island Style Custom Yachts first Q42 Express is now for sale, and it's not to late to add your personal touches.

Also, this months issue of Marlin magazine has our first 1/2 page advertisement in it. In the upcoming months, the ads will vary each month and a write up for "On The Drawing Board" is being processed with all the details of the boat and build. We are set to test the boat with Dean Travis Clarke, Executive Editor of Marlin magazine, at the Barta Boy and Girls Club Marilin tournament in Beaufort, NC in mid July.

Another group on board is Mrs. Deborah White with adMedia Incorporated. We look forward to their expertise in marketing and PR for the upcoming launch of the boat.

Now, to the important items. The Q42 construction UPDATE!!!!

The foredeck has been temporarily set. Allowing for the bridge wings to be templated and cut, the forward wind screen has been jigged and molded, and the chart deck has been glass onto the deck. All of these components have been constructed of composite materials and fiberglass. With the foredeck set and the interior bulkheads in place, Danny Martin with D & W Cabinetry, was able to come in and make all of his templates for all of the cabinetry, sofas, berth, and storage lockers. They will all be constructed of teak with a high gloss finish, and are already well on their well to being finished.

On the mechanical and hookup side, all of the equipment has been installed in the laz. Including underwater lights, macerator pumps, bilge pumps, rudder ports and bearing, rudders, power steering cylinders and tie bar, and trim tabs to name a few. With those items complete we were able to set the cockpit and permanently glass it in. In the engine room, the exhaust system, from Marine Exhaust, has been completed, racors mounted, raw water intakes and valving are in, and all AC and refrigeration compressors installed. The bridge sole was removed for easier installation of engine room equipment and to install the top hats for the air intakes. On the next work cycle, the bridge floor will be permanently installed and bridge seating will begin.

Small parts are still being molded. The shower was molded of composite and fiberglass. That's right, no wood in the shower. Battery boxes, lids, drain trunks, refrig and freezer boxes, in floor boxes, and waterways are a few items still being molded.

Well, that's a briefing of what's happening in the world of fiberglass from Ocean Isle Beach, NC over the past few weeks. Things are really getting interesting, so stop on by the shop and take a look for yourself. Words or pictures just don't do the job that's going on here justice.

Scott

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