As things get loaded onto the boat, boxes get set on the dock. The deeper the pile, the more that is happening. Deep piles are good!

When your boat is commissioning, the guys from Nordhavn bring carts to the boat with their tools. You can quickly tell how many workers are on your boat by the number of carts. if you have no carts, nothinig is happening. With four carts, life is good. And, with eight carts, all of the other boats here for commissioning start to hate you.

Six days from taking the boat north, and still no tender chocks.

Maybe today...

This is the ladder that is needed when lowering the tenders into the water. It is unsafe to ride down with the tender from the davit. Thus, the need for the ladder. The ladder weighs virtually nothing, can be dropped from either side, and folds up small.

Installing the cushions on the aft pilothouse deck

Installing the bench seating on the aft pilot house deck.

Yes. The installer is wearing a kilt. I don't know more.

This is Justin from Nordhavn. He solves electrical problems. We've been keeping him busy.

Roberta wanted a blue bimini top for the boat. She thought that a white top would make the boat look even taller. The bars in the center are the "offshore bars" for added stability in rough seas. They snap in/out easily -- but, I will probably just keep them in forever.

I'm happy to have covers for everything, but I'm disappointed that I can't show how nice everything looks without taking all the covers off. Once things slow down I'll take off all the covers and do a picture taking session.