B19 | 90` singularis

Summer Edition 2014
B
19 | 90’ singularis
We recently pulled Singularis outside to install (2) MTU M94s at 2600 hp each,
(2) 38 kw Northern Lights Gensets, (2) 1,000 gallon fuel tanks (2 were already
installed), a dive compressor and the salon deck. Work continues on the
engine room and pump room build-out. Cockpit lazarette build-out continues,
and includes a 3 x 6' in-deck fish box.
The interior and lower sole bulkheads are in and it's truly amazing to be able
to walk through see how much space there is in each of the staterooms. Similarly, the bridge build-out has begun ± the bridge on a 90' hull is massive!!
We are currently preparing to set the cabin and move her to the main shop in
mid-July. Check out the website for photos!
B
18 | 77’ clean sweep
Clean Sweep is about to pass into the final stages of completion and
will undergo a huge transformation in the next couple of months. All
the carpentry and construction on the exterior is complete as we prep
the boat for her trip to the paint shed during the first of July. After a two
week paint session, the Palm Beach Tower guys will show up, and two
weeks after that, the tower will be bolted down and ready to go. Fast
forward from there to mid-to-late August where Clean Sweep will be
doing her initial sea trials. Sure there is plenty to do between the paint,
the electronics, the tower and the interior, but this is when it all comes
together. Please follow our website for details!
The only thing constant is change.
When I look back on the last 12 years and think about
what we were building then and what we are building
now, one phrase comes to mind: the only thing constant
in the sportfishing yacht building business in change.
The construction bay in the first shop was 76' long inside to inside; plenty of room for any normal-minded
sportfishing yacht builder, right? In that bay, we could
build a big 68' or maybe even a 70' and still have room
to get around the bow and the stern. Little did we know
at that time that by Hull 14 we'd be laying the keel for a
73', then an 80', then an 84', then a 77' and now a 90'.
After $1 million in facility modifications and additions,
we now have the facility to accommodate boats up to
100'.
I would have never believed boats of this size would
be effective sportfishing boats for marlin and sails, but
captains like Rich Barrett, Rob Mahoney, Jason Parker
and Gerry Keene are proving that big boats do catch
fish equally as well, and can sometimes even have a big
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advantage. Still, being the purest that I am, I do find it
surprising that the boats have been this effective.
So in keeping with the opening phrase that change is
constant, will all these big boats under construction
and on the water, it's fitting that Hull 20, which started
this winter, is 64'. Future hulls 21 and 22 will be 76' and
70' respectively; does this mean a trend back down the
ladder? One thing is for sure . . . it's always a fascinating business. I know as a group all of us at BBW feel
privledged to be in the small fraternity of craftsmen that
are being given the opportunity to build these one-of-akind sportfishing machines.
If you love fishing, love innovations and love fine art,
this is a great business to be in. And by the way, you
may also want to have a decent work ethic and enjoy
long hours; that comes with it too. But the end result
is worth it. It's exciting to be part of an industry where
something new is always around the corner.
John Bayliss
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B
20 | 64’ parranda
Parranda is coming along nicely, and she is not too
far from the hull roll over later in July. All of the bottom and side planking is complete and all we have to
do now is fair the hull and get her to the first stage of
primer. Then we are ready to flip. This will be a very
elegant and functional fishing machine. So please
follow her progress on the website. Be looking for
her roll over video in late July.
10 tips for top engine performance
by david shook, western branch diesel
With summer here, it's a good time to think about engine maintenance. Maintaining your engines, marine gears and generators
should be on your annual ™
de-winterization∫ to-do list. A proper
maintenance plan is key to not only maximizing your fishing time and
enjoyment this season, but to extend the life of your engines as well.
Following your manufacturer's recommended maintenance program
will help ensure your days out on the water are worry-free.
Equally important is understanding your engines operating parameters. Knowing your engines and their systems - understanding how
they work and what the signs of trouble are will help you to identify
problems early on and prevent little issues from becoming major failures or catastrophic events that keep you at the dock while the fish
are biting.
All modern diesel engines operate on similar principles and have
similar needs: clean air, clean fuel, and good quality clean lubricating
oil and coolant. Other than at that basic level, today's engines vary
significantly from one manufacturer to another and from one model
to another with regard to the maintenance specifics. Oil change intervals, quantity and quality of oil, chemistry and quantity of coolant,
and filtration specifications vary widely based on each model's configuration, operating pressures, and system components. Therefore,
it is very important that you are familiar with your manufacturer's recommendations, specific to the exact model of your engine, for every
maintenance activity on your engines.
Here is a list of typical diesel engine maintenance items to
work with your service provider in staying on top of:
1) Changing engine and marine gear oil and oil filters:
- Follow the engine manufacturer's recommendation for service
intervals
- Usually change engine oil every 200 - 250 hours, or once a
year depending on the category of oil used.
- Some marine gears do not have oil filters, they have a cleanable
screen element. So be sure to clean this element at the time
of oil change
2) Changing your primary and secondary fuel filters:
3) Oil and Coolant Analysis:
The service life of the engine oil may be optimized by regular laboratory analysis performed in consultation with your engine service
provider. Oil and coolant samples should be taken and analyzed at
least once per year and during each oil change and under certain conditions. Depending on application and the engine's operating conditions, sampling / analysis may need to take place more frequently.
After completion of all analyses, and depending on the findings, your
service provider can make recommendations to enhance engine performance.
4) Inspecting and/or replacing or cleaning the engine air filters:
- Paper elements cannot be cleaned and should be replaced at or
before the manufacturer's recommended interval
- Cleanable air filters (Air Sep, etc.) should be cleaned and oiled
no more than 4 times before replacing
5) Changing zincs on your engines and marine gears:
- Inspect or replace your zincs at every service interval
- Make sure that you remove all of the old zinc. Not doing this could
lead to a restriction of the raw water system
Note: Depending on the metallurgical makeup of the individual components in your engines cooling system, your engine or marine gear
may or may not include sacrificial zinc anodes in the raw water side
of their respective cooling systems. You should make sure you know
what your engine and gear cooler requires.
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6) Performing manufacturers recommended valve adjustments:
- Follow your engine manufacturer's recommendations
- Failure to perform recommended valve adjustments could lead to
poor engine performance
7) Checking or replacing your engines coolant as recommended
- Follow your engine manufacturer's recommendation (MTU
recommends replacing coolant every two years)
- Always change your primary and secondary filters at the same time
- Failure to service your fuel filters can lead to poor engine
performance and smoking
Note: Failure to maintain your cooling system or using coolant that
does not comply with the manufacturer's defined specifications
could result in poor heat transfer and deterioration of internal cooling system components (piping, housings, etc.)
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8) Inspecting relief bores (weep holes) in the freshwater pumps and
raw water pumps:
- Clean out any obstructions. Failure to do this could cause a leaking
shaft seal to not leak out of the weep hole, but into the engine
crankcase which could lead to an engine failure
9) Inspecting or replacing engine belts:
are each time you operate the engines will allow you to notice slight
deviations and identify pending problems with your engines systems
early on.
- Apply the same logic to engine oil and coolant analysis. What you
are really looking for is a baseline analysis and then a trend line of all
subsequent analysis to give you an indication of the changing chemistry in your oil and coolant as an indication of what is going on with
the components in your engine.
- Replacing worn or cracked belts will help reduce downtime
10) Keeping accurate records each time you operate the engines:
- The best way to build a good specific knowledge base for the engines in your boat is to maintain a detailed and accurate log of the
engines activity. Also keep logs at the different locations in the world
that the boat may be. Whether its down south with much warmer
seawater and ambient air temp, or up north with much cooler temperatures. Engine temps and performance can vary in these different
conditions.
- Keep a log of engine and marine gear pressures and temps at various RPM's. Also be sure to log engine load and fuel burn percentages
at the various speeds.
- Know the range defined as normal by your manufacturer that these
factors should all be operating within. Your knowledge of what they
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Bottom line, the formula for good maintenance and successful
boating isn't complex or difficult:
- Understand and follow your specific manufacturer's recommendations
for your engine model
- Know and track the operating condition of your engines, and their
parameters throughout the range of operation each time you
run them
- Do oil and coolant analysis and service on recommended schedules
and track the results in comparison to the previous analysis
Good fishing from your team at Western Branch Diesel!
from the yard...
Double B, 54' Paul Mann
Double B is the former A-Salt Weapon and was originally built as a single engine charter boat and fished out of Oregon Inlet.
We have just completed her refit, which included new engines, new shafts, new propellers, a new steering system, new ZF
controls, a new hard top, full paint, completely new interior, completely new mechanical systems, stripped bottom, and new
electronics. This has been a great project but it was essentially like building a new boat. She's a great fishing platform and the
owner's goal was to create a sportfishing boat that was economical to operate, very effective at fishing and extremely easy
to maintain. We believe we have accomplished that goal for him. In fact, we all felt like we'd just built a boat when she was
completed so we did a re-christening party for her, just like we'd do for one of our own.
Hey Chama, 54' Bertram
Old Reliable, 65' Bayliss
Versea, 37' Chadwick
After setting records in the Pacific for striped marlin and blue marlin caught on fly, B5 Old Reliable has
returned to her home to regroup for another 8-year stint in the Pacific. Her work will include a full paint
job, electronics upgrades, engine / generator service, and more. When it's go time, this boat is fished aggressively, so the goal of this project is to bring her back to new condition and to be ready for many years
to come where quality boatyards are less accessible.
She is in for bottom work, battery replacement, new access hatches from her interior to steering and
electronics console, a spotlight install and more. Very well conceived 37' Express boat that will be based
in NC ± neat rig!
Bandit, 30' Bayliss
Billfisher, 62' Spencer
Her owner brings her here every year for bottom paint, touch ups, engine service, etc. It's always great to
have the first boat back and it's obvious the owner cares about her as much as we do ± she's always in
great shape when she gets here.
Billfisher is in for CAT engine work and bottom paint. She'll be returning in the fall for teak decking cover
NEW Sportin’ Life, 58' Taylor Made
Ann Warwick, 74' Paul Mann
The owners of Sportin’ Life recenty sold their 54' Tribute and replaced her with a 58' Taylor Harrison, the
former Game Time. This is a great performing boat and will serve the owners well as they fish the tournaments of South Carolina and the Mid-Atlantic. She received top side paint, a new hard top from Palm
Beach Towers, new electronics, pump room reconfiguration and of course, new transom lettering.
Also, she was due for a complete stripping of the bottom, which took her running surfaces back to new
condition.
Ann Warwick was in for installation of the new FCI Dockside processing system. This system is added to
Low Bid, 61' Garlington
Low Bid arrived this spring for a bow thruster installation. When you first think of it, it's a bit of a daunting
task to take a perfectly good boat and cut a 12∫ diameter hole in the bow, but it's something BBW yard
crew has done multiple times before. She received a thruster installation, a reconfiguration and construction of custom shower sump, and an extra electrical system to accommodate the bow thruster.
Pursuit, 58' Merritt
Pursuit was in for hull paint, and single cover board replacement. This is a great boat with a great owner
and captain and we were honored to be given the opportunities to convert her from a sea mist green hull
to what's become popular of late: Flag Blue.
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Work continues on the refit . . .like the Double B she is in for repower, a complete engine room and mechanical system make over, new electronics, BBW-style interior upgrades in all 3 heads and staterooms,
a full paint job, BBW custom rudder ports, new shafts, new propellers and new rudders. Plans are for
delivery mid-summer as the owner brings us B6 Hey Chama and we begin a full paint job on her.
boards and fresh paint.
an existing FCI water maker and allows the crew to process dockside water and convert it to RO quickly
and efficiently. The benefit of having stocked RO water at all times is that RO water is much preferred over
most marina water supplies and is much friendlier to the paint and the shammy crew. This was especially
pertinent to Ann Warwick as she had a full paint from BBW just last summer.
Coverage, 60' Sportsman Boatworks (Omie Tillett)
This boat was Capt. Omie's last full project. She came in for the normal bottom service work as well as a
new high/low Chirp transducer, and a new 15∫ Garmin for the flybridge. When you see her on the water
this summer, you'll be impressed with her good looks and fish-ability. It proves the boat's age doesn't
matter as long as it was built well and properly maintained.
Obsession, 55' Sheldon Midgett
This is a classic charter boat out of Oregon Inlet and owner/captain Jeff Ross makes his living with this
boat everyday. Jeff had a short window of opportunity (5 days) where we added a new Chirp transducer,
and replaced rudder boards. All the glass work, rudder work and paint work was done on schedule
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11th annual carolina boat
builders tournament
If you follow Bayliss Boatworks or receive our monthly E-Bul-
or fishing trade. This is our 11th year, and this event has
letins, you know that the Dare County Boat Builders Foun-
raised over $400,000 and helped dozens of students attend
dation (DCBBF) is a charitable cause that is near and dear
colleges and universities across the country.
to us. We are just one of the boat builders involved . . . we
are joined by many others in our small county like Scarbor-
Another interesting development is that DCBBF is now re-
ough Boatworks, Briggs Boatworks, Spencer Yachts, Black-
ceiving donations from other trusts and charitable organiza-
well Boatworks, Paul Mann Custom Boats, Ritchie Howell
tions and from individuals. We even had a customer donate
Custom Yachts, Harrison Boatworks and BB Boats to name
a set of engines that were sold and 100% of the funds went
most that are involved and support the cause. The cause is
directly to the Foundation. It is very rewarding and inspiring
very simply to raise money for students from each of the lo-
to be part of an organization that's run so lean in order to
cal high schools to provide scholarships for furthering their
generate the absolute most money possible to help these
education. If the student or any family member is employed
kids. And it's even more rewarding to hear the students'
or active in the marine industry, whether it is boatbuilding,
success stories, and to know that what we all do together
sportfishing or commercial fishing, the students that meet
really makes a difference.
the criteria are able to apply for a scholarship.
Please consider fishing this year's tournament or making a
The organization has one main fundraiser each year, the
donation to this worthy cause. The Dare County Boat Build-
Carolina Boat Builders Tournament, which will be held July
ers Foundation is a 501-C-3 organization, and donations are
24-27, 2014. DCBBF is supported not only by the boat own-
100% tax deductible. Even your Level One entry fee for the
ers and crews that participate in our tournament, but also
tournament is tax deductible.
through the support of our sponsors that are either local
businesses or suppliers to those of us in the boat building
Check our new website at www.dcbbf.org.
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tech tip:
routine maintenance schedule
If you follow a strict maintenance schedule with your boat, it
will help maintain the value of your investment . . . and also ensure something isn't broken every time you want to use your
boat. By keeping a detailed log of what has been done allows
you, with a quick glance of notebook or computer, to see what
needs to be done and helps keep things from getting overlooked. It's also a good idea, especially when traveling abroad,
to keep a good supply of the necessary spare parts and tools on
hand. Thank you Rob Mahoney for supplying this checklist of
items that should be done on a daily, weekly, monthly, and bimonthly schedule. Of course some items may have to be done
more often depending on how much the boat is being used, but
this is a good general maintenance checklist for most boats.
Daily Items
∑ Dry dew or rain off the boat every morning
∑ Check refrigerators and freezers for holding proper temperature
∑ Check engine room, pump room, and lazarette for any leaks or
systems that have malfunctioned
∑ Keep a daily log of maintenance done to the boat and all systems
∑ Unexpected maintenance issues that may arise
Weekly Items
∑ Two to three times a week rinse and dry the entire boat
including the hull
∑ Wipe down interior and vacuum
∑ Clean heads
∑ Wipe down engine room and bilges
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∑ Clean sea strainers
∑ Run all systems on the boat to make sure everything is working
∑ Clean teak if needed
∑ Check all bilge pumps and float switches to make sure they are
operating and nothing is in the bilge to clog them
Monthly Items
∑ Wax all painted or gel coated surfaces
∑ Wax metal
∑ Wax bridge enclosure
∑ Wax helm chairs and fighting chair
∑ Wax antennas
∑ Wax bright work
∑ Soap and dry engine room, lazeratte, and all bilges
∑ Rain-X windows
∑ Clean fenders and fender covers
∑ Clean sump tanks
∑ Clean filters for air conditions
∑ Clean coils on refrigerators and freezers
∑ Put together a detailed expense report on excel to with a
breakdown of credit card purchase's and petty cash
∑ Open and close all sea cocks on boat to make sure they aren't stuck
∑ If you have air compressors drain canisters for any moisture
Bi-Monthly Items
∑ Wax outriggers
∑ Clean and wax shore power cords
∑ Check all safety and first aid equipment on boat and
keep up to date
∑ Check / tighten all hose clamps from the forward bilges
to the aft lazeratte
∑ Check all fasteners on interior doors
∑ Check fittings on systems and engines to make sure
everything is tight
∑ Check for any hoses or lines that may be showing wear or chafing
∑ Wax showers
∑ Wax the hull
Engine and System Maintenance
∑ Engines get oil and filter change every 200 hours
∑ Oil samples get sent off on every oil change for engines, transmissions,
and generators for record keeping and to solve any issues that
may arise before they become a costly repair
∑ Engines get primary and secondary fuel filters changed at 200 hours
∑ Engine zincs gets changed at 200 hours
∑ Clean aircepts every 200 hours
∑ Change transmission oil and filter every 800 hours or yearly
∑ Change generator oil and filter every 200 hours
∑ Generator gets primary and secondary fuel filters changed at 200 hours
∑ Generator zincs get changed at 200 hours
∑ Change zincs in gear and steering coolers every 200 hours
∑ Water maker high pressure pump oil gets changed at 500 hours
∑ Complete log to keep up with when maintenance items were
performed and when they need to be done next
∑ Change engine impellers annually
∑ Acid wash raw water lines for air conditioners, drink boxes, ice
makers, and freezers every six months
∑ Take racoor fuel filter assemblies apart, clean them, and replace
gaskets every 400 hours
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