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Close-up of the helm at golden hour. A deco wooden steering wheel with sand-gold spokes and a hub lettered NOTTE BLU. A pale oak dashboard with round cream-faced gauges in sand-gold bezels, for speed in knots, revs, fuel and temperature, and a row of brass switches. A flip-up oak panel is half open over a modern navigation screen. A curved smoked-glass deflector, a sand leather seat and a bay with hills behind. Off brief: a modern throttle stands beside the wheel, and the screen sits to the right of the wheel rather than in the middle of the dash.

← the floorNotte Blu/parts·if / 066

Helm, lighting and covers

A deco wooden wheel and an oak dash with round gauges, screens hidden behind a flip-up panel, deep blue underwater lights and covers that stow out of sight.

The card

parts 03 of 07

Helm, lighting and covers

parts 03 of 07idea_066

The notes

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Item Specification
Steering wheel Wooden, deco style, with a sand-gold metal hub
Dashboard Retro dash in pale oak with round analogue gauges; navigation screens hidden behind a flip-up panel
Interior finish Pale oak panelling with upholstered panels in sand leather
Underwater lights LED lights in the hull bottom, aft, in deep blue
Cockpit cover Hidden cover that stows in a locker and clips to flush fittings
Bimini Folding bimini that stows flat behind the rear bench
Mooring Marina berth: antifoul below the waterline, shore power socket, fender and line lockers

The drawings

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The helm drawn front-on. A smoked-glass deflector over a navy cowl, and a pale oak dash with round speed, fuel and revs gauges. A flip-up oak panel lifts over the hidden navigation screen in the middle, and two throttles stand on the right. Below is the deco wooden wheel with a sand-gold hub and spokes.
01 · The helm drawn front-on

The plates

4 · lift any one out
Close-up of the helm at golden hour. A deco wooden steering wheel with sand-gold spokes and a hub lettered NOTTE BLU. A pale oak dashboard with round cream-faced gauges in sand-gold bezels, for speed in knots, revs, fuel and temperature, and a row of brass switches. A flip-up oak panel is half open over a modern navigation screen. A curved smoked-glass deflector, a sand leather seat and a bay with hills behind. Off brief: a modern throttle stands beside the wheel, and the screen sits to the right of the wheel rather than in the middle of the dash.
01 · Close-up of the helm at golden hour
Notte Blu moored stern-to in an upmarket marina at night, with lit villas on the hill and superyachts behind. Deep blue underwater lights glow from beneath the hull and light the water. Warm light shows through the thin window slot, a sand cockpit cover is fitted, and warm lights in the stern either side of the gold NOTTE BLU lettering light the platform. A lantern and a bollard stand on the quay. Off brief: the stern is an upright, squared panel rather than a tapering tail.
02 · Notte Blu moored stern-to in an upmarket marina at night
A second take of Notte Blu in the marina at night, side-on, with superyachts and a lit hillside town reflected in still water. Bright blue underwater lights run the length of the hull bottom, warm light glows from the window slot, and a sand cockpit cover is fitted over the cockpit and foredeck. The mooring lines run to a lit wooden pontoon. Off brief: the stern is an upright, squared panel rather than a tapering tail.
03 · A second take of Notte Blu in the marina at night
Notte Blu at anchor in a clear turquoise cove under pale limestone cliffs and pines, midday sun, side view with the hull shape visible below the surface. A slim sand canvas bimini on a stainless frame is raised over the cockpit. The swim platform is folded out with a striped towel on it. Sand-gold sheer line, thin dark window slot, flush sunpad and low deflectors. Off brief: the stern is an upright, squared panel with the name on it, rather than a tapering tail.
04 · Notte Blu at anchor in a clear turquoise cove under pale limestone cliffs and pines