jaglaw06
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Posts: 2
Jeanneau Model: 44DS
Yacht Name: Marcheur d'Eau
Home Port: Pensacola, FL
Country: USA
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Post by jaglaw06 on Mar 6, 2021 21:17:45 GMT
Our 2016 Jeanneau 44DS was damaged in hurricane Sally back in September 2020. The initial survey of the damage was estimated at about $80,000 of hull damage. When the repair facility, however, started on the repair, they discovered a good amount of fiberglass delamination. They stopped and brought in a surveyor who did a thermal imaging of the entire hull. He discovered that 22 feet of the aft section of the hull, roughly half of the boat, had delamination, indicating that there was a bad layup of the fiberglass at the Jeanneau factory. Because of this, the boat was determined to be unrepairable and a total loss. The hull was still under warranty so the repair facility and my insurance company have attempted to contact Jeanneau; however, to date there has been no response from Jeanneau. They tell me had it not been for the hurricane damage, I may never have discovered it unless I ran into a shipping container offshore somewhere.
Has anyone else had this problem with a Jeanneau?
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Post by fimacca on Mar 7, 2021 20:30:14 GMT
Not good. Perhaps since Beneteau were involved they have building down to a price. Mine seems ok, but it is 2002. They say the Bavarias were good up until 2001, then were cheaply made layup. Who really knows. You would have been very unlucky to find a container to hit though !
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Post by NZL50505 on Mar 8, 2021 4:04:13 GMT
That’s an awful story and a terrible (non) response by Jeanneau. I hope they correct this or someone shows them this thread. Are you saying your boat is now a write-off? I must admit if I experienced that it would put me off buying another Jeanneau for life!
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Post by sailingabe41ds on Mar 8, 2021 4:45:26 GMT
That is disturbing. I had to take a lot of panels off to install my heater and I did not see any fiberglass issues. Hope they take care of it.
Abe
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Post by zaphod on Mar 8, 2021 20:19:18 GMT
Not good. Perhaps since Beneteau were involved they have building down to a price. Mine seems ok, but it is 2002. They say the Bavarias were good up until 2001, then were cheaply made layup. Who really knows. You would have been very unlucky to find a container to hit though ! I don't think it is reasonable to assume that all Jeanneaus are poorly built since Groupe Beneteau took over. If that were the case I think word would have got out by now! We do know that construction methods on the newer boats makes them more expensive to repair, but not because they are poorly built. I have to wonder why it is they are assuming that the delamination is a result of a factory defect. If the boat was damaged in a hurricane is it not possible that the hull was impacted much harder than they realized during the storm, and THAT caused the delamination? It will be interesting to see what Jeanneau has to say about it. If the insurance company is convinced the delam is a pre-existing defect on the boat then they will likely refuse to pay out on the replacement cost of the boat.
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jaglaw06
New Member
Posts: 2
Jeanneau Model: 44DS
Yacht Name: Marcheur d'Eau
Home Port: Pensacola, FL
Country: USA
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Post by jaglaw06 on Mar 8, 2021 21:15:44 GMT
It was determined that it was a bad layup at the Jeanneau factory by two surveyors and a naval architect. The first surveyor was brought in by the repair facility who did the Thermal Imaging. The second surveyor and naval architect were sent by the insurance company. Delamination cannot be caused by damage to a boat. It was discovered that half the boat had delamination 22 feet from midship to the stern on both sides (there was no hurricane damage on the portside) and the transom.
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Post by zaphod on Mar 8, 2021 21:55:04 GMT
It was determined that it was a bad layup at the Jeanneau factory by two surveyors and a naval architect. The first surveyor was brought in by the repair facility who did the Thermal Imaging. The second surveyor and naval architect were sent by the insurance company. Delamination cannot be caused by damage to a boat. It was discovered that half the boat had delamination 22 feet from midship to the stern on both sides (there was no hurricane damage on the portside) and the transom. Keep us posted when you hear from Jeanneau. Is your insurance company baulking at a full payout?
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