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Jennie is a 42' Jefferson Sundeck with one queen size stateroom, one double stateroom and adjoining dry heads. The aft cabin head is a shower/bath combo and the front cabin head is a separate shower only. She will sleep 6 when the saloon couch is converted into a bed. She has a lower galley and plenty of storage throughout the boat. We bought Jennie in January of 2023, with the plan to do the Great Loop. We spent the next 10 months getting her ready of the trip. On the outside, we added new enclosures and sunshades for the back and enclosures for the flybridge, rail curtains in the front, replaced all buoys, lines, and throw ring, rebuilt the swim platform, added davits, and had the bottom redone including blister work and new paint. We replaced the foam in all outdoor cushions, and added four solar panels, 60 A solar charge controller, and 3000 W off-grid inverter DC 24V to AC 120V. On the inside we updated the galley with a new backsplash and subway tile walls. We had custom cushions made for the couch in the saloon, updated shower curtains in both heads, and added mosquito netting on all doors and windows. All safety issues stated in the survey were addressed, fire extinguishers and smoke/carbon monoxide alarms replaced, most original hoses were replaced, and new water pump, pressure tank and bilge pump have been installed. Both toilets and hoses have been replaced with Johnson Electric toilets. Engines have been inspected, maintained and a new starter was put on the port engine. We replaced the cranking batteries with two Diehard Heavy Duty 1750 amp batteries. In November life changed and instead of the Great Loop, we drove her to South Florida from Northern Alabama. She was a beast and easily handled anything that was thrown her way for the 1500 mile, 15 lock trip. Now that we are in South Florida, we are wanting to move to a sailing catamaran and do some island hopping.
It’s been a few weeks now and the dust has settled. We had a great experience with the Multihull Company and in particular our broker, Caroline Laviolette. Caroline was happy to share her knowledge of the market and the catamarans we were interested in purchasing. She was patient and thorough as we looked at several boats in SE Florida, helped us narrow our search and eventually purchase a beautiful 2017 Lagoon 42. Many thanks to the team at The Multihull Company!
We had a great experience purchasing our boat with Will Miller as a buyers agent. Purchasing our first large Cat is a daunting experience and Will was able to walk us through the process with ease. Will was very straight forward and constantly gave us honest feedback as well as finding and pointing out details on all the boats that we may not have noticed or thought about.
We had a great experience and would use them again.
I would specifically recommend a buyers agent when purchasing to help weed through a lot of problems and misrepresented boats on the market.
We have had great experiences with the Multihull company. We both sold our old boat through them, and bought our new boat through them. I have to say that Will Miller is top-notch, and Riley was great as our broker for selling our O day 39. when you buy a Salt or Boat through them, I feel like you are not only clients, but you are friends. The lines of communication were always open and we were always informed of everything going on.
Riley, and the entire staff at The Multihull Company, were incredibly helpful and responsive in helping me find and purchase my catamaran. I was a first time purchaser and had many questions about the process and Riley was very responsive in answering those questions. I would recommend The Multihull Company to anyone in the market to purchase or sell their boat.
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