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Charter Yacht Broker Marcelle Hailwax explains why the choice of a broker is so important before chartering a luxury yacht. Choosing the right charter yacht broker can significantly enhance your luxury yachting experience. Here are ten additional advantages of selecting a knowledgeable and experienced broker: Access to Exclusive Yachts: A good broker has access to a wide range of yachts, including exclusive and high-demand options not readily available to the public. Tailored Recommendations: Brokers provide personalized yacht recommendations based on your preferences, needs, and budget, ensuring a perfect match for your trip. Negotiation Skills: They possess the negotiation skills necessary to secure the best deals and amenities, often at a more favorable price than you could obtain on your own. Industry Expertise: Brokers have in-depth knowledge of the yachting industry, including trends, best practices, and safety standards. Itinerary Planning: They assist in crafting the ideal itinerary, including destinations, activities, and experiences that align with your interests. Crew Selection: Brokers help in selecting a skilled and compatible crew, ensuring high-quality service and a pleasant onboard experience. Risk Management: They provide guidance on insurance and contractual matters, helping to mitigate risks associated with yacht chartering. Time-Saving: A broker saves you time by handling the complexities of the booking process, from initial inquiry to finalizing the charter agreement. After-Sales Support: They offer support and assistance throughout your charter, available to address any issues or changes in plans. Customization and Extras: Brokers can arrange for customized amenities and extras, such as special culinary requests, water toys, and event planning. Overall, a charter yacht broker offers invaluable expertise and personalized service, making your luxury yachting experience seamless, enjoyable, and tailored to your unique preferences.

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The new transom door is also a complete, gel-coated carbon-vinylester moulding, so reducing weight in the boat's back-end. This lightening is in both the door itself and its operational componentry. That Contest achieves the same strength 'numbers' using carbon within our unique vinylester system, and not the more common but less green carbon-epoxy composites, exemplifies again our focus on better working, and better environmental practices.

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1. Remove the old caulking. We use a special tool from @teakdeckingsystems. 2. If your deck is both screwed and glued, considwe removing the screws. We chose to remove the screws since they only created a possibility for water to enter the construction. 3. Fill out every screw hole with epoxy. During the renovation, we learned it would be a good idea to fill the holes with epoxy as soon as you remove the screws to ensure you seal every single hole. 4. Route between all the teak strips. We routed all the way to the gel coat to have as much wood to work with as possible. We used a fine cutter where the caulking was across the grain. 5. Seam sanding. It helps remove the remaining caulking and gives the teak a fresh bonding surface. 6. Masking the teak strips. We chose to mask the wood to reduce the sanding process later on because we knew the teak wasn’t very thick. 7. Cleaning off with acetone. This helps remove dust and gives the caulking the best conditions to adhere to the wood and cure. 8. Start caulking. We used an air compressor caulking gun. It makes the process easier for large surfaces that need caulking - we used SIS 440 from @teakdeckingsystems. We also used a 3D-printed applicator for the caulk head, which minimizes the amount of caulking used. I could only find it on @hfindustrimarineaps website. 9. “Spoon” caulk further into the seams. We used a flexible putty knife to smoothing the caulking. 10. Pull off the masking. While removing the tape, we used scissors to cut just before the area where it hadn’t been caulked yet. 11. Remove the top of the caulking. We used a sharp stanley knife. We did this to minimize sanding, just as we did with masking. 12. Sanding with grit 80. We used the fine cutter’s sanding head for all the edges and an orbital sander for the larger areas. Side note: Sanding with grit 40. We believe the best way is to sand before routing to even out the wood. Unfortunately, we had many places where the wood was so worn out that it wouldn’t have been possible to follow the old tracks with the router after sanding. #diy #sailing #sailingdiy #teak #teakdeck #sailingdenmark #boatwork #shortoftheday

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