Tag Archives: Catamaran

Catamaran hull repair

This is the kind of project we are living for, when we feel we deliver maximum value to our client, bringing-in smart solutions, instead of expensive ones. The owner of this nice catamaran came to us with quite an unusual problem. A very poor repair which was previously performed on his hull plainly fell off.Continue reading “Catamaran hull repair”

Underwater lights on a catamaran

This Lagoon 450F changed owners last month, and quite a lot of improvements and changes were made by its new owners. This project was about adding underwater lights at the back of both hulls. Everyone has different views on the pro and cons of underwater lights. We can share here a few which comes toContinue reading “Underwater lights on a catamaran”

Wind generator stainless steel pole

The owners of this Lagoon 450F catamaran came to us a couple of years ago with a very annoying issue. Despite a quite strong existing inox pole for their Eclectic Energy d400 wind generator, supported by 3 stainless steel legs, they encountered lots of vibrations. In fact, they told us that their guests, trying toContinue reading “Wind generator stainless steel pole”

New carbon fiber Bimini

This is a project we made last October, but we didn’t add it to the web site at the time. It was a very interesting project, as we needed to find a solution both very light and very strong. Both contradictory goals, given its 3,7m X 1,7m dimension. After giving it some thoughts, carbon fiberContinue reading “New carbon fiber Bimini”

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”

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”

Deck organizer maintenance

This project started like we would easily get done with it. But this was without accounting for the legendary maintenance-driven conception of modern catamarans (spoiler alert: we’re usually disappointed at the way the mass-production yards would skip the necessary thoughts on maintenance). We soon realized that accessing the bolts of the coach-roof deck organizer wouldContinue reading “Deck organizer maintenance”

Yanmar sail drive revision

When asked to perform the annual engine revision of this Lagoon 450F, we encountered traces of water mixed with the sail drive oil. A definitive sign that there has been a leak somewhere. The boat owner told us he’d caught fishing lines around the sail drive a couple of times that summer, so we ranContinue reading “Yanmar sail drive revision”