Linssen Factory Experience

Linssen Steel Assembly.

The construction of the hull has been developed in-house by Linssen Yachts and is based on the Linssen FBFS (Fixed Bottom Flex Sides) system. In principle, this means that the bottom is constructed around the engine bed and the keel. The shell is reinforced by a combination of longitudinal and cross bracing so that it remains extremely taut during construction and a minimum of filling work is required at the preservation stage.

Top quality starts with the basics

All the components are cut out by a CNC laser cutter and coded. Furthermore, much use is made of folding work in a Linssen hull. Folding work involves the bending of sheet steel components into different radiuses, which creates a taut radius, providing a smooth surface for painting. What's more, every fold is one welded seam less, the result of which is less contraction, tauter hulls, less filling work and therefore an even better finish.

This makes the construction really sturdy and preservation-friendly, i.e. it has good anti-corrosion properties.

Another important aspect of the metalworking department is the flow production system. There, the hulls are built in series and in defined blocks. Accurate scheduling ensures an optimum synergy effect between departments. The metalworking department ‘delivers’ the completely preserved hulls to the Logicam production line in a precisely coordinated sequence.

Coating

Immediately after the blast cleaning, the hull is placed in the primer, after which the Linssen preservation process begins: The application of the various protective coatings, filling where required, sanding the hull above and below the waterline and applying a finishing coat of paint.

Almost clinical by yacht building standards

Linssen Yachts has the most advanced technologies for air-conditioning, climate control, sanding, extraction, blasting and spray painting that currently exist in the yacht building industry. The quality and service life of a modern two-component paint system stand or fall by the quality of the working methods used and the infrastructure.

The final coat of paint based on a two-component system is applied just like any other stage in the preservation process in the same, optimum climatic conditions. The special coat of paint applied on completion of the preservation process is what gives each Linssen its familiar glossy appearance.

At Linssen Yachts, coating technology is approached in a scientific manner. By yacht building standards, our infrastructure and working methods could therefore be described as almost ‘clinical’!

The unique yacht of your dreams built in series!

Of course, we would be delighted to build your dream yacht to your specifications. In fact, we do this every day already – in series, that is! Our Logicam technology enables us to specify mass-produced hulls in such a way that they eventually come out at the other end as individual yachts.

That's how we build your dream yachts in series!

Logicam is a flow production system in which the yachts currently under construction – after the steel assembly and preservation stages – progress through the production hall to the next phase of construction in cycles lasting a certain number of days. To put it simply, the discipline doesn’t go to the boat, the boat goes to the discipline.
Logicam is a groundbreaking Linssen innovation, which not only relates to the efficient construction process but also definitely produces consistent product quality and a high standard of finish. Any optional components chosen by the owner are not improvised on the spot but are integrated into the basic design at the development stage.

The complete engine room is fitted out in the first workstations. This is followed by the floors and walls, the complete interior, windows and electronics until the yacht is made ready for delivery in the last workstation.

With this system, Linssen Yachts has developed production technology which – it is safe to say – is unique in the yacht building industry.

The finishing process

The interior is now complete and the finishing phase begins. Most of the technical systems, i.e. equipment including the heating system, batteries, fuses, instruments, etc., are housed in the engine room, but some are also installed under the floors and behind the walls.
Connecting all these components wherever they are in the boat is part of the finishing process. They include the drain from the toilet and shower, the water supply for the pantry, electricity to all the power sockets and lighting system and much more besides.
The helmsman's position is also fitted out at this point. The cable harness with the labelled wiring for all the instruments is ready to be installed. All the navigation instruments, displays, switches, meters and handles are connected up.

The windows, having been made to exact dimensions outside the yacht, are mounted in the rebates. After being thoroughly inspected at the last workstation, the yacht is reported to be complete and is transported outside for the launch.