Review *** (24/11/2018 00:08)
This is one of the 16 bilge pumps which will be mounted beneath Excalibur's huge fuel tanks. Supplied to us by Whale, they have a combined pumping volume of 130,000 litres per hour! Standing next to it is one of the mounting brackets which we've custom made - ease of removing the pumps for cleaning is paramount.


Review *** (28/10/2018 17:56)
It's fair to say last week was rather busy. Lots of commercial visitors. Lots of secret work carried out on the boat, lots of planning for this week and LOTS of filming for a video being presented at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show this week by a group of very good friends of ours. Alistair and myself are having crash courses in various languages to help out.

Review *** (26/09/2018 16:19)
You might be thinking that it's three weeks since Excalibur was extracted from her shed at the Aluminium Boatbuilding Company (Alloy Boats), rotated through 180 degrees and put back in again, and not much news since then. That's not to say we haven't been busy. As you can see from the photos, the fairing behind the wheelhouse on the port side is now in place, giving us more advertising space than a London bus! Needless to say, if anyone is interested in getting their logo on ...a floating billboard which will be seen quite literally all over the world, then do get in touch.
The admiral has also been crunching the numbers on the wheelhouse windows, which are going to be pretty substantial. The windscreen panes will be 19 mm (that's 3/4 inch in old money!) toughened glass, with 12 mm (just under 1/2 inch) for the panes along the sides. This goes well beyond Lloyds of London specifications, and is twice the requirement in American build rules. The total weight of glass is 453 kilos!
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