Pre-Purchase Survey Greece - Yacht Surveyor - Dragonfly 1000 for sale

Just a reminder for readers. I will be in Lefkada and Preveza for at least 10 days from mid April 2021. Covid should not be a problem as we travel with a fully authorised work permit. 

This weeks assignment was in Leros Surveying this Trimaran.

The Dragonfly 1000 was designed for easy and safe single-handed sailing. All controls for sails, centreboard and folding floats are operated from the cockpit. A windshield protects the helm station. 

The Swing Wing system allows the floats to be winched alongside the main hull, reducing the beam by about 50%, making handling round piers, docks and marinas easy and allowing the boat to fit in a standard marina berth. 

A kick-up rudder and centreboard reduce the risks of causing damage when sailing in shallow water.

A rotating mast is standard, increasing the efficiency of the rig and contributing to her exceptional performance. An even livelier version is built with higher mast and carbon rigging for the more experienced and speed-loving sailors.

 The superior build gives the boat full off-shore cruising capability (rated with European CE Mark Category A).

Artemis Leros Boatyard Ltd

Hanse 370E Yacht Survey in Preveza Greece

This was my last inspection of the week in the Ionian Islands before heading back to Samos our base. We will return around the middle of April for 10 days for anyone looking for a Survey. We have already booked a preliminary Inspection on a Lagoon 410S2 Catamaran for the 18th April 2021. Please feel free to email me with your instructions at steventruss1@aol.com

Hanse 375 Cruiser

I was really impressed with this 375 E model. She had some really good design ideas.

Established in 1993 on the Baltic coast of the former East Germany, Hanse Yachts has gone from strength to strength by building performance-oriented yachts at affordable prices. Having recently extended its production facilities, Hanse is now Germanys second largest boat builder after Bavaria. All its boats are designed by Judel and Vrolijk, a renowned team of naval architects.

As with all new Hanse designs, the hull is heavily reinforced and incorporates a complex framework of foam stringers and floor beams for strength and stiffness. Weight is reduced by using a balsa-cored laminate above the waterline. Vinylester resin is used throughout.

Seriously robust chain plate attachment's. 

Yachty paradise....Cleopatra Marina in Preveza. The gateway to 'Greek Island Hopping'

The deck edge rests atop of the edge of the hull topsides, which has an inboard flange glued with bonding paste allowing the deck cleats to be bolted through two thick layers of fiberglass. No backing plate required!

Gone are the old backing plates for the keel bolts!

All the steering gear components are completely accessible for servicing. Finally!

Back in Lefkada

 

I was working back in Lefkada Marina today carrying out a Pre- Sale Survey on this Moody 47

 This Moody 47 is a perfect cruiser for a small crew or for a whole family. She has a unique three stateroom layout that would be ideal for a cruising family. Her decksaloon with u-shaped dinette has a full panoramic view of the surroundings. Her sailplan and easy motion hull design are ideal for offshore cruising and leisure sailing with the joy of good sail performance overall.

The hull is hand laid glassfibre construction with isophthalic gelcoat backed by initial lay up of powder bound mat and isophthalic resin. Hull topsides above waterline are balsa cored sandwich construction for light weight and increased stiffness. The hull is stiffened by bonded in frames and stringers in conjunction with semi structural internal mouldings.

The transom includes hinging transom door/swimming platform with electro hydraulic powered up and down functions.

Deck areas stiffened with balsa core with plywood backing pads in way of deck fittings. Deck edge incorporates a raised bulwark with teak cap rail.

The P-bracket was deliberately offset by Marine Projects / Princess so that the shaft could be drawn without dropping the rudder, a fairly common practice in yacht building. After all, the engine is just an auxiliary!

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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409 Pre - Purchase Marine Survey in Lefkada

Today I was at Lefkada Marina carrying out an 'In Water Survey'. Boat movement is down to a minimum at the moment in the Ionian because of the Pandemic. Saying this all the boatyards in Preveza and Lefkada are open and you can work with a permit. No seatrials are allowed at present.

Surprisingly I have been getting so many enquires for Surveys even during these strange times we are living in. Clients want lots of photographs and quick turn around 'Walk Through Surveys' and Video chats.

Notice the feature of a hard chine running from about amidships aft. Having gone many years without seeing a single crease in the hull of a new composite boat. I have noted Beneteau are also in on the act! 

Hull construction on this newish Jeanneau is no different from its elder siblings. Solid hand-laid fiberglass. The cored decks are resin-injected—a process that involves two moulds and produces two finished sides, inside and out. It’s more capital-intensive than hand layup, but it saves dozens of labour hours. 

The cast-iron keel comes in a 6-foot-10-inch standard version or a 5-foot-1-inch shoal version.

Until recently, all Jeanneaus were built in France, other models apparently are produced at the company’s production facility in Marion, South Carolina!

With many years experience representing the interests of both Purchaser and Vendor, and the problems which may arise in the process of purchasing a vessel are fully understood.

If you have your eye on a Yacht In Lefkada, Preveza, Athens, Leros or Samos drop me a message. I can help you. I travel to the Ionian every four to five weeks.