Étude
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Étude - Fini
Yesterday we signed the papers to take ownership of Étude. So we’re done, right? Hop aboard, cast off, and away we go. Not so fast. Once the Nordic Tug factory completes sea trials, a boat gets passed on to the dealer. If the dealer is a good one, and
Étude - First Sighting in the Wild
Étude was scheduled to begin sea trials (that is, “Is she leaking?”) on August 16th. I don’t know whether that milestone was met. But our broker, Jeff, sent these photos today and it seems there’s little doubt that it’s our boat. A mystery: Sea trials were supposed
Étude - Getting close!
We dropped into the Nordic factory on our way back from Canada. I was hoping for a firm delivery date, but didn’t get one. As best we know, Étude will be on the water some time before the end of the month. But that’s not delivery. It’s
Étude - What a mess!
No, your eyes are not going wonky. All of the photos in this post were taken with a 28mm wide angle lens. I figured I’d need it for the interior shots, then was too lazy to switch to a different lens for photos outside of the boat. You won’
Étude - Two Become One
It was the best of posts, it was the worst of posts. With apologies to Charles Dickens OK, “worst” may be a little harsh. But it worked with the quote and isn’t that what’s really important? I say worst because there isn’t a lot of new information
Étude - Making Water
“Making water”. Sounds kind of like magic, doesn’t it? Well it’s not magic, it’s misrepresentation. Water-making is really water filtering, and it’s energy-intensive which is why we’re not all drinking the Pacific Ocean. Creating drinking water to rival any bottled product from plain old sea
Étude - Now we're cookin'
“I love it when a plan comes together” John “Hannibal” Smith, leader of the A-team I agree completely. We were frankly amazed to see how much progress had been made since our last visit to the Nordic Tugs factory about a month ago. It shows what they can do when
Étude - Progress at last!
It’s been quite a while since I was able to show you any progress on Étude. The Nordic Tugs factory is not huge and can’t work on many boats at the same time. There are four steps: 1. Cast the hull, cabin and other pieces 2. Install everything
Étude settles in
In the past month it’s become apparent that delivery is not likely to be on time. Small parts are not a problem but Cummins has yet to deliver the engine. Labor is also short and competition for good craftspeople is fierce. There are a lot of boat builders in