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Another area that was changed is the cabin deck, where the
standard arrangement calls for four guest staterooms in the midships section and
a large VIP cabin in the aftermost section.
Rich requested that the VIP be reconfigured so that in its
place were installed two cabins. The first cabin is a fifth guest stateroom
located to port, while the second cabin is to starboard with upper and lower
berths that can serve as a space for unanticipated guests or, more likely, a
nanny or a pair of pilots.
Many of the custom pieces are the work of designer
Nancy Corzine. (Click images to enlarge)
Christensen made some changes on Lady Joy that,
according to Christensen’s project manager, John Cochran, will be carried
forward on succeeding builds. One such change involves the generators, which are
now being provided by Kohler. The decision here, said Cochran, was that the
previous vendor could not supply sets with the output required for Lady
Joy’s electrical consumption.
In addition, Cochran noted, the units are compliant with the
latest IMO emissions guidelines and MCA’s LY2 mandate, which is also the impetus
behind the new arrangement for the boat’s crane.
"We’ve changed the crane design to allow it to operate on
twenty-four volts," Cochran explained. "This means that the tender can qualify
as a rescue boat," he said, adding that high-visibility covers are employed when
the tender is enlisted to serve in a rescue capacity.
Other areas where new equipment is being used are the
stabilization system, which now employs Quantum’s ZeroSpeed units, and the
exhaust system, where Soundown mufflers have been fitted to the main engines
and, soon, will be fitted to the generators as well.
"We are also going to parallel the generators as a refit, and,
of course, we’ve started doing that with all our boats from here on out. Some of
the work on Lady Joy was already done at the yard to expedite the
delivery,
so she could leave for New York.
 The sun deck retains the yacht’s residential
ambiance. (Click image to enlarge)
"There were several exterior modifications that were new for
us. We built sun pads into the [coachroofs] forward of the Portuguese bridge,
and there are sun beds for the entire aft area of the sun deck.
"At the owner’s request, we also installed Plexiglas panels in
the U-rails. All of us definitely like [the panels]—they really look sharp—but
I’m not sure whether we’re going to do it on other boats."
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