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I have nearly completed the Insurance Survey report for the inspection of this Etap 32i. These boats were designed by Philippe Harl\u00e9 & Alain Mortain and built by Etap Yachting of Belgium. About 150 were built between 1992 and 2000, making this 32i one of the earlier ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Insurance Survey of Etap 32i at Northney Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manual bilge pump, no hose connections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They have double-skinned hulls, with the majority of the voids filled with closed-cell polyurethane foam. Etap claim that this makes the boats unsinkable, but also like to point out that the foam improves sound & heat insulation and adds to the stiffness of the hull too. This particular yacht has been very well maintained by her first and only Owner. Approximately three years ago I managed the partial re-fit of this boat, which included the overhaul of many bits of equipment, including the replacement of all of the below-water skin fittings & valves with ones made from glass-reinforced nylon by Forespar. Yesterday\u2019s survey of the boat was fairly uneventful, but the lack of hose connections to the vessel\u2019s only manual bilge pump was a surprise. If the boat was flooded during an incident, the built-in buoyancy might prevent it from sinking, but would their insurance policy cover them if the pump was known to be poorly maintained?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have nearly completed the Insurance Survey report for the inspection of this Etap 32i. These boats were designed by Philippe Harl\u00e9 & Alain Mortain and built by Etap Yachting of Belgium. About 150 were built between 1992 and 2000, making this 32i one of the earlier ones. 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