Hybrid Boat

Ultra High Pressure Water Blasting and Primer Coat

The Hornblower Hybrid is shown here undergoing a shipyard's version of one serious shower! Instead of using the method of abrasive blasting, we decided to use Ultra High Pressure (UHP) water blasting. Water is shot at the vessel at more than 30,000 psi removing old paint and cleaning the vessel off back down to steel. This process allows for us to remove and properly dispose of the old paint before applying the vessels new protective coating.

This method eliminates the concerns of dust that comes from abrasive blasting. Additionally, the water is collected, filtered and able to be reused. Hang on for the quick ride through a weekend of water blasting and the first primer coat application.

 

 

New York Hornblower Hybrid Prepping for Paint

We had so many great responses from our post showing the time lapse construction of the catwalk and the glass structure we decided we should post the vessel being prepped for paint.

In this video you can see the the crew working from two different perspectives prepping the vessel. While they make this all look easy, their work helps prepare them for the paint job that comes next. Stay tuned for some great upcoming videos.

 

Professional Mariner article on hybrid vessels

David Tyler at Professional Mariner wrote a great piece about our Hornblower Hybrid and several other hybrid vessel projects in the works. The important message in the piece is the emphasis that every company featured is placing on commitment to innovation. Changing the way the maritime industry views fuel consumption and energy conversation won't happen overnight, nor will it happen with one boat.

More companies like those mentioned in the article need to get involved and more people like David need to talk about what we're doing. Together we can make our oceans, rivers and harbors a cleaner place!

Getting closer....

Hey there! You may have noticed we went silent for a bit. Well, we were busy building our boat. Since we couldn't give you updates everyday, we recorded a few days of work, sped it up and voila – a lot of what you missed in a very short video.

In this video you can see the construction of the catwalk above the glass atrium on the second deck. If you’re walking on the catwalk you’ll be able to look down on the people inside the second deck, and they can look up and see you! Almost like an aquarium!

 

Since our last post we actually have the boat well on its way to completion. Just a few more weeks in the shipyard, followed by a few weeks of sea trials and we’ll be taking reservations for her maiden voyage.