This project took place last year on a classic yacht. The owner wanted to change the legacy layout for something more practical. We did the design studies with him, and once everything was validated, well, it was time to get down to it. We first started by dismounting the existing furniture. To make sure everythingContinue reading “New furniture layout”
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Almond Blossom Festival coming soon
You’re looking for the perfect time and location to organize some boat work ? Look no further, Licata in spring is the place. Check it out … Agrigento is certainly famous for the production of its cannoli siciliani, cassate, and other local foods, but there is another thing this area is known for: almonds. More than the fruit itself,Continue reading “Almond Blossom Festival coming soon”
Putting a motor yacht back in the water
After working during nearly two weeks on its hull and propelling system (we’ll come back to this in a later post), today was a big day for m/v Jua’s owners, as we put her back in the water. For the 300 tons travel-lift this was a piece of cake, although it’s always a moment ofContinue reading “Putting a motor yacht back in the water”
Old Perkins engine workshop outhaul
This was a very challenging project which we could only complete thanks to the very experienced mechanical skills we can find in Licata, traditional fisher harbor for decades. It’s quite easy to work on recent Volvo Penta, Yanmar and the likes which can be found on recent sailing units. But this one was of aContinue reading “Old Perkins engine workshop outhaul”
Lagoon 450 sail drive repair
This has been an interesting side project, enlightening how the mass-construction boat yard would do their best to reduce their production cost, with no regard for the future maintenance life of the boat. But who are we to judge … On this 450F, the main task was to take down the Yanmar Sail Drive asContinue reading “Lagoon 450 sail drive repair”
Cleat & gelcoat repair
This owner had a mooring accident, and not only did it break his cleat, but it did some significant damage on the deck gelcoat surface. The owner was desperate at the idea that this incident would leave a definitive mark on his deck. Despite what I discovered, this was a fairly straightforward job, and theContinue reading “Cleat & gelcoat repair”
Regata hull preparation
Being less than 70 nautical miles to the Malta archipelago, Licata is a good location to work on boat preparation for the annual Rolex middle sea race. Over the years, we have been selected to conduct rigging preparation (with Andrea, the owner of our partner’s Nautilhouse), or hull preparation. And you can believe that whenContinue reading “Regata hull preparation”
Rudder repair on a Lagoon 450F
We don’t exactly specialize in those, but the fact is we’ve been repairing rudders many times over the last few years. Osmosis starting to show, obvious leak shown when lifting the boat out of the water, or dent which would happen any time the boat would hit something, including fishing line. And with the frontContinue reading “Rudder repair on a Lagoon 450F”
New window seals on a Fountaine-Pajot
A few months after its delivery, the owner of this Fountaine-Pajot Catamaran complained about a water leak. Our investigation concluded that the large window seals of this boat were the cause of it. This is a classic weak spot on these large modern GRP Catamaran, but this one was only a few months after delivery,Continue reading “New window seals on a Fountaine-Pajot”
Crashed bow on a monohull
This is a work in progress page, we’ll try to keep you posted on the final outcome of this project. However, we share with you how we secured the bow with a bespoke fiberglass, covering the crashed area. After cutting clean the damaged area, we built a bespoke mold, adjusted to exactly cover it. ThenContinue reading “Crashed bow on a monohull”
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