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FPB 78 Custom Jewelry

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You are looking at as lovely a piece of yachting jewelry as has ever been afloat. The creation of Circa’s 

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Larry Brown, this is the inboard end of the new FPB boom control strut. It starts with a pair of Lewmar traveler cars, running on two parallel tracks along the side of the Matrix deck. It provides a two axis articulation for the strut. The base contains a large bearing captured in an o-ring sealed turret. Similar fittings exist on the booms.

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The car position on the track is adjusted with a four to one tackle, which in turn adjusts boom position.

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Another detail from Larry’s machine shop, the hold down system for the solar panels. 

The chippies (carpenters) produce many gems as well, much of which is hidden.

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Take these plenums which connect air conditioning evaporators to the barrel vents.

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These are lined with EPDM for noise and condensation control, and even have cleaning ports.

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We will close with another example.

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Eventually this might be known as a stairway to heaven.


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