Monday, 25 January 2016

Factory visit 1

January 25th 2016

The first sight of our boat!




We accepted the invitation to visit the factory to see how the build was coming along and were pleasantly surprised with the progress made so far.  The main GRP sections were assembled, windows fitted and most of the woodwork (the quality of which looked beautiful) in the cabin was in place.




Rear bunk access next to the galley
Galley with space for the oven

Looking aft from the bow
Job card!
Space for fridge 1

Wardrobe

As ours is the first 295 to be built, the bathing platform and transom access were in the process of being designed, fingers crossed they make a good job of them.

This will become a mould, from which the platform will be made
The transom access hasn't been cut yet
While we were there we confirmed a few things about the spec (bathroom fittings, positioning of sockets, CD and speakers) and took the opportunity to have a look around this great little boat building factory in Essex.

The cabin roof mould
The hull mould






Monday, 11 January 2016

London Boat Show

January 10th & 11th 2016

We decided to spend a couple of days at the Boat Show this year so that we could see the pre-production Viking 295 and to buy a few of the bits and pieces we will need once ours is ready to go.

The boat on display was actually an owners Seamster 28 with a diesel inboard, but given that the 295 is exactly the same (apart from a revised bathing platform and transom door) it didn't really matter.

Here are a few photos of the boat that was exhibited (click on the images for a larger picture) -




Galley
Access to under-cockpit bunk



Double helm seat
View from the helm