When the time came to put on the name AMAZON I went to the local signwriter under the impression that some old craftstman would come out with his palette and brush and painstakingly paint on the name by hand. What actually happened was that a 17 years of age girl took me through the various fonts that appeared to be appropriate and ran it off the computer, walked out to the boat and placed it on, pulling off the backing sheet leaving a faultless image.
The timber shown is Honduras Mahogany a plank of which cost a small fortune and much of it ended up as sawdust.
The white paint was applied by a local car repair shop that specialised in prestigious cars. When I turned up the following day to collect it I found that so many coats had been applied that it felt as if the paint, 2 part epoxy was about 1/16 of an inch thick. It felt bombproof, hard and smooth. Everyone gathered around to see my reaction. Apparently the apprentices were on it all day.
The optional tillers were made as a labor of love, the mahogany being so beautiful to work with I just kept churning out different versions.
The transom has a human like curve to it and the rudder sets it off, this again being an enjoyable task just trying to get the aesthetics right.
The engine is not kept polished but it should be and as I write this I form a resolve to buy some brasso tomorow.
e what I thought and it seemed that the apprentices had spent the whole day on this job.
