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Noa Yachting Technical Maintenance Standards
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Noa Yachting Technical Maintenance Standards

Published: 11. May, 2020

At Noa Yachting we take much pride in transparency our work work, so here are the standards we have adopted in yacht maintenance and how it all reflects to the quality of your sailing in Croatia.

When sailing season comes to its end, our maintenance season starts. 

It includes more than 50 people in the process of bringing the sail yacht to its desired condition.

Apart from our team of yacht technicians, we also work with:

      • professional linen and upholstery cleaning companies
      • professional sail maintenance companies
      • professional naturals gas & stove maintenance companies
      • professional carpenters 
      • companies specialised for mast and rigging 
      • companies specialised for yacht electronics

and many more…

With these partners we ensure maintenance of all specific parts of our sailing yachts.

It is important to note that we work only with partners that specialise in specific maintenance segments and use only original parts directly from companies manufacturing them.

All of our yachts go through annually maintenance process with no exceptions. Our maintenance season begins by planning the schedule for each part of yacht service, as up to 180 working hours are spent for each yacht. 

Here are more details of everything that is done:

1. Post season service - “winter 1”

This process starts with removing of all sails (main sails and genoas) and tents (biminies , sprayhoods and lazy bags) followed by washing of the all sails and tents and making a list of necessary repairs.

Next in line is cleaning and greasing all anchors and winches, followed by removing, washing and storing all dinghies and life buoys.

All outboard engines are serviced as well in order to prevent their engines to corrode as salt water can make significant damage to engine parts especially carburettors and cylinders. 

Cockpit lockers are than cleaned, GPS plotters and other outside panels instruments are taken off the yachts and stored (serviced if necesary).

After this, we wash all ropes and put demosturizers  inside the yachts.

Finally, we remove all flags, clean black water tanks as well as water tanks.

When all of this is done, main engines undergo their winter service.

They are serviced by replacing all fuel and oil filter, and replacing the engine oil. Belt and impeller are also replaced by new ones. Finally, complete check of engine is conducted.

2. Detailed winter yacht service - winter 2

      • windows greasing to prevent leaking
      • demounting and cleaning the lights (replacement if needed)
      • air conditioners service
      • battery poles greasing
      • battery charger control (min. 2 times)
      • demounting, service, cleaning and remounting all toilets and pumps 
      • sanitary hoses replacement
      • drains washing
      • gas ovens service - authorised service
      • refrigerators service
      • water pumps service
      • bilge pump service
      • alternator service
      • starter service
      • bow thruster service
      • boat valves service (replacement if needed on dry dock)
      • Webasto service
      • generator service
      • dept sounder cleaning
      • bilge valves replacement (if needed)
      • lockers service (replacement, tightening)
      • hinges service (replacement, tightening)
      • cabin doors, locks and door knobs service
      • silicone replacement (around the sinks)
      • gangway varnishing and painting 
      • teak deck small repairs 
      • main sail mechanism service
      • fence repair, cable clenching
      • navigation instruments service (if needed)
      • mast, blocks and shackles service
      • rigging service if necessary - authorised service
      • boat stickers repair 

3. Dry dock yacht service

      • old antifouling sanding and removing
      • applying 2 coats of new antifouling 
      • valves cleaning (replacement if needed)
      • hull polishing
      • gelcoat repairs
      • hull washing
      • fenders washing
      • anchor locker washing
      • propeller service (repair/replacement if needed)
      • propeller painting
      • zinc replacement
      • s drive service 

All sails (main sails and genoas) and tents (biminies, sprayhoods and lay bags) are sent to authorised service.

4. Winter cleaning service 

      • curtains removing and washing
      • blankets removing and washing
      • complete upholstery ‘rooms and saloon) chemical dry cleaning 
      • upholstery and mattresses storing (in ventilated storage during winter)
      • upholstery repairs (if needed) 
      • life vests washing
      • ceilings cleaning
      • cleaning anti-slips cleaning 
      • corrosion removing from hinges and knobs (inside and outside) 
      • filters cleaning
      • galley and kitchen equipment check and making list for replacement
      • putting back upholstery and curtains 
      • kitchens refilling

Read more details on our cleaning standards here.

5. Preparation for charter

      • high pressure teak cleaning 
      • deck polishing
      • inox polishing
      • bimmini and sprayhood washing
      • rope replacement
      • flag returning or replacing
      • stickers control
      • navigation instruments control
      • putting the sails back
      • putting back bimminies, sprayhoods  and lazy bags
      • navigation lights control
      • gas handle greasing
      • fenders control
      • light bulbs control and replacement
      • safety equipment control and replacement
      • charts, books, skipper table control
      • deck polishing
      • ropes control and replacement

Double control: heating, bow thruster, instruments, VHF, batteries, charger, anchor commands, engine charging, all lights before first charter.

Entire process is finished by gas system control and inspection (authorised service), mast control and trimming if needed (authorised service) and final technical inspection of the yacht.

We hope this explanation of our Technical Standards gave you a glimpse of everything that we do in order to provide the best quality of yachts for your sailing in Croatia.

Feel free to contact us anytime for any questions.

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