Reinforced to Last: Composite Technology in Elan Yachts' Construction

[@drewr34skyline18]

nicely done, I met you guys at the last dealer meet. I work in F1 composites, and it's nice to see structural stuff being incorporated into the laminate rather than bonded on top. The video was very well done to not over complicate and hard to follow. Great pace and explanations whilst having lots of interesting and detailed information. Our impression 384 is up for sale/ potential sold. We chose it for the fact the grid was laminated in at factory and she has seen us through a lot and a joy to sail. We will definitely have another Elan in the future as we have loved living on our 384 for our two year sabbatical off work. I have also done 450nm none stop on a gt6 i loved it. One small improvement put another sink next to the cooker and move the lifting microwave to the other side of the boat. Cooking under way having to cross a wide boat to drain pasta was interesting. The boat has great sea manners but still, a sink next to the cooker is a must! 👍 Thanks for sharing 👌🤘🤘⛵⛵👍👍🍻

[@sydneybysail7775]

Informative and interesting - no wonder Elan build such high quality boats!

[@superformOG]

i have no idea why more boat makers don't do videos like this

[@samborac46]

Easy, Elan are the innovators & leaders and always have been. The rest usually follow.

[@derek_n7954]

Very informative and educational. Thank you.

[@petekeeping]

Fantastic video and explanation, thank you Elan Team 🙏

[@ItisImarko]

I heard in norway that elan is only composite boats that they do infusion at same time hull and stringer or for keel ..which is impressive.. other " super" companies cant even infuse standard hull.

[@fifi23o5]

Yes, that is 3D VAIL, and they are the only manufacturer of, relatively, mass produced sailboats. They have always been regarded as quality built and technologically advanced yachts. The prices of used boats reflect that quite well, even the ancient Elan 31 and 33 still hold pretty good prices. If you're selling, of course...

[@derekness7900]

Not really TPI in the US were doing this in 1994 on the one design 40 footers that they built

[@ItisImarko]

@@derekness7900 didnt go so well than

[@derekness7900]

@@ItisImarko The process used a rigid inner tool for the keel frame structure within the vacuum bag. It worked well as long as it was all loaded up correctly if it wasn’t you would get large pools of resin filling any areas that bridged -not ideal

[@fifi23o5]

I still remember the times when Elan started using VAIL technology and all those "experts" predicted it would be a bust....

[@Coleen-Love]

Interesting! -- QUESTION -- I noticed that you did not tell us how you join the hull to the deck. That is the important joint. Please answer and be specific.. do you tab and fiberglass the inside of the hull and deck joint completly around the entire hull? Do you also tab and fiberglass the hull and deck joint on the outside of the sailboat? We want you to tab and fiberglass both inside and outside the deck and hull joint. If this is done then we will purchase it.

[@EnergyTRE]

Those air bubbles going through the line though 🤔

[@TM-yr3pc]

Nebulous claims about ‘legacy’ and ‘generational expertise’ are rarely persuasive selling points. Innovation, technology, design, quality, integrity need to stand on their own merits.