Hydroscand’s team in Plymouth were invited to tender and won the contract to finish work on the Artemis, the wheelchair accessible, expedition Dazcat.
Multimarine Manufacturing Ltd are the leading UK experts in all custom boat builds and conversions. Oriel Butcher in Marketing and Media said: “One example is the Artemis, which was designed and built on site in Cornwall, to circumnavigate under sail, exploring remote areas.”
Owner Tom, who was an ex-army officer and injured in a friendly rugby match, came up with the Artemis. Oriel said: “The most innovative aspects of the boat are the rig set up and sail handling, and the boat manoeuvring, all designed to be managed from Tom’s chair. All of this required some systems to be installed that don’t normally feature in Multimarine boats, which is where Hydroscand entered the picture.”
Multimarine, are based in Southeast Cornwall and have been working with Hydroscand Plymouth branch for around 5 years.
The Artemis hadn’t been fully completed. So, on recommendation from a local crane company, and John one of the yard engineers, who had previously worked with Hydroscand, they were invited to tender.
Oriel said: “Hydroscand’s quote came in as the most economically viable. They also presented as the most professional and previous experience of the company indicated they were reliable. They have proven good on all counts and have also installed systems on another highly innovative Multimarine wheelchair accessible powered trimaran.
“Multimarine are delighted to be working with such a professional and dedicated company with locally based offices and connections.”
Mark Skinner, Branch Manager at Hydroscand’s Plymouth branch said: “We installed the Thermoplastic hydraulic hoses for the boats steering system which ran from the stern of the boat to the cockpit, linking in with the auto-pilot and the pump.
“We were excited to win the contract. We have worked for many years with Multimarine, and it was great to work with them again. It was a fantastic team effort by everyone at the branch.”
This is another great example of the different types of marine projects that Hydroscand can assist their customers with.
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