2017 Neel 45 Trimaran - Deck and Interior Walkaround - 2017 Annapolis Sail Boat Show

[@MatrixMaverick1980]

My dream

[@1centerprisecourses834]

Design looks amazingly smart. Does anybody know about the build quality?

[@eylphant]

They had one launch and the boat sank, catastrophic issues due to precisely the build quality. Both the owner and Neel are to blame. Their should have been a pre-inspection check and sign-off and Neel should have done the same. I can't find the article, but its a google search away.

[@Sidurian1951]

Ditto that review.

[@cyprusdaedalus]

And yet the other 29 hulls they've produced are just fine. Also the boat that "sank" the dude hung a jet ski off the back of it and the hull wasn't meant to take that load. There is a forum thread on it on sailing anarchy with pics of the boat that everyone and their mother is using to bash the brand when it's owner stupidity that resulted in the failure.

[@jayyoung5397]

i have been on them and the first year they started to build everything was subcontracted out and i believe from what they said some of the contractors was sloppy and wasn't too professional. now in 2017 everything is done in house and way better quality than the first year. they are ridiculously fast it doesn't take a lot of wind to get it going. if you are on the east coast they currently have one at ASHLEYYACHT in Sc. just ask for Greg and he would show you. Tell him jay sent you they might take you out on a sail

[@davidwestwood5968]

I know this is old. But I've only seen one side of what happened,the owners side ?. Can someone point me in the right direction about the jet ski & build problems and how it was resolved? . Cheers. Oh I tried Dr Google but only found what owner put up...they're one slick looking tri...

[@MrDrivingFaster]

Looks fast, but below deck space is minimal

[@uvcrwjjfdsjew]

Well, it's not a condomaran, but that looks pretty spacious to me. But then my background is a 35' monohull.

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

That’s why they built the living space on top of the deck. This way there is massive storage space in the amas and a mancave slash engine room belowdecks in the hull.

[@jamesaron1967]

The newer range models seem to have superior layout design and look more spacious.