Innovation & ideas!

[NZL50505]

See the link below - whilst it’s not a Jeanneau it shows that high-innovation is still alive & well in the marine industry with some genius ideas appearing. And not just with the big & expensive boats.



This got me thinking about an idea for a new thread (unless it’s already been done before 😊)….

What’s the biggest design niggle / flaw / dislike that you’ve had with your production Jeanneau and what did you do to fix it? Or what ideas are you looking for?

It can be trivial - like the poor placement of a door handle - through to something structural.

I’ll kick off by saying mine was the lack of handles on the transom area when climbing out of the dinghy. So I got a length of rope spliced onto the bottom of the stanchion each side of the transom. Oh and yes I know I look young for my age 😊

[MalcolmP]

Yes great idea NZL505005!

That Cape Cod dayboat is really cool.

We had stainless grab rails fitted on our 39i which strengthens the pushpits for a life raft and outboard mounts. Plus like your rope idea really helps when getting aboard from a dinghy and also gives another place to tie up.

Cheers Malcolm

[Charlie-Bravo]

Clever it is, really liked the outboard stowage, and the cockpit seating and table …. so simple but a great move toward comfort on a day boat, the ladder for the forward hatch entry / exit might seem overkill on a little boat but would be a great addition to my 35.

Design niggle No.1 for me on the 35 is the gas locker, you have to remove the helm seat, then open and secure the starboard cockpit locker lid and secure it, then you can open the gas locker, it’s minor, but irritating.

My solution was to fit a solenoid valve to the gas line in the locker so gas can be switched on or off whilst out and about, and just leaves turning off the gas in the locker hassle for when we start / finish a trip … and to change gas bottles when empty, it doesn’t ’cure ‘ the issue, but makes it a lot better than standard.

Sure there are more niggles, but mustn’t grumble I’m told.

CB

[moonshadow]

One item that I find annoying is the overhead light switch placement. In most of the locations the switch is right next to a light. So you can’t turn it off without being blinded by the light. The other is in my forward cabin, the master in my boat, that you have to turn the light off before getting into bed. A second switch would be nice to have accessible from the bed.

[zaphod]

Mar 22, 2024 0:13:16 GMT moonshadow said:

One item that I find annoying is the overhead light switch placement. In most of the locations the switch is right next to a light. So you can’t turn it off without being blinded by the light. The other is in my forward cabin, the master in my boat, that you have to turn the light off before getting into bed. A second switch would be nice to have accessible from the bed.

The overhead lights on our boat have always bugged me, because every single light fixture has a switch on the fixture. So many other boats I see have remote light switches mounted in a central location like you would find in a house. I guess Jeanneau saved a lot of labor and materials by eliminating remote switches.

The reading lights in the v-berth were pretty useless too. They were off to the side, so didn't provide direct lighting on your book when laying in bed. Not as much of an issue now that I do most of my reading on a tablet, but still an annoyance,

I replaced the factory lights with goose neck reading lights, which allow us tdirect the light where we want it. The lights also have a blue night light function that is nice if you want a bit of light without blinding yourself!