Secrets to keep your boat like new Recently we exhibited at a boat show with a 2006 Seawind 1160 named “Antidote” owned by Greg Irvine, but this boat didn’t present like a six year old boat but rather like a beautiful brand new boat. Most of the visitors to the boat show were blown away by just how stunning the boat appeared, especially when they were told that it was not a new boat. So I asked Greg to share his secrets on how he has kept his boat in such beautiful condition, and these are his top tips: Internals: Protect rather than Repair You need to protect the interior of the boat from UV and general wear and tear. For all flat table areas with polished timber surfaces, purchase a roll of clear PVC sheet and cut to the shape of the surfaces….

The promise of warm weather already has most of us dreaming of sunny days out on the water.  Craig Humphries, has some tips for preventative maintenance to improve your odds of enjoying some stress free hours out on the boat this summer. I can’t think of many people who REALLY enjoy regular boat maintenance, but it is a sad fact of life that whether your approach is proactive or reactive, maintenance is essential!  Some say that owning a boat is 90% work and 10% pleasure, so here are some suggestions for a pre summer spruce up to turn the tables on the 90/10 rule! While some of these recommendations may be obvious, it is often the simple tasks that get overlooked.  By scheduling some maintenance time now, you can avoid ending your day on the water getting towed back home, facing probable divorce and/or…

Meet your Local Service Team With a retired Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, mechanical engineer and chemist and all Seawind catamaran owners, the Multihull Central service team are possibly the most overqualified service crew on the harbour.  Peter Backhouse, Tony Wainwright and Jim Tippit form Multihull Central’s new Service Team for the Sydney Area, offering an entire range of services for multihulls, from full management services to problem determination. Peter, who leads the service team, has been building and servicing multihulls all of his life, while also competing for many years at an international level on performance catamarans. Multihull Central also have an array of specialist service contacts, including shipwrights, marine mechanics, marine electricians, detailers etc and are backed by Australia’s largest sail boat manufacturer to provide all aspects of servicing. Though most servicing will be done at the Multihull Central Marina, the Service Team are also…