CLIENT
Windcat Workboats
LOCATION
IJmuiden, Nederland
YEAR OF COMPLETION
2015-2020
NUMBER
10 pieces
MATERIAL
Carbon fiber and PET Foam epoxy sandwich
DETAILS
Great weight and fuel savings, increased comfort due to quieter interior space, more stability ensures less seasickness.
Composite deckhouse for Windcat – Windcat Workboats builds and operates a growing fleet of over 41 offshore crew tenders, mainly in the European offshore wind sector, but also in the oil and gas industry and outside Europe. The vessels have been designed and built by themselves for over 16 years.
Holland Composites builds the lightweight composite deckhouses for the Windcat workboats to save weight and fuel. In addition, the composite deckhouses are low-maintenance and provide extra comfort for the passengers. Here you see the composite deckhouse in the final production phase, almost ready for the painting process in our spray booth.
A few thousand kilograms of weight reduction thanks to a composite deckhouse not only gives Windcat Workboats the advantage of saving weight and fuel, but also reduces the top weight on their boats. This results in a more stable boat and increased comfort: less movement at sea means less seasickness for the crew and passengers. Thanks to the sound-absorbing properties of composite, the composite walls ensure a quieter cabin.
Another major advantage is the fact that composite deckhouses are also corrosion-free. This saves a lot of maintenance time and money for the shipping company. If in the most unlikely case a repair is needed, welding is not necessary. This reduces the risk of fire and increases safety on board; and that is always good at sea.
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