Neel 51

[malbert73]

Originally Posted by Mark424

Not everyone in the world is a native english speaker. I don't want to be judged on my spelling and grammar, so I don't judge others. I've been in lots of foreign countries and the native speakers have always been very gracious and helpful. Try it.

Apologies for the tone. It’s tough not to judge someone who devoted a website to slandering Neel (apparently) and then misspelled the words.

[NEEL51WILLIWAW]

We are only now discovering your post !
After 3 years of sailing on a NEEL 51, here is what we can answer.

1 - the water comes in through the back of the boat and the water regularly comes up to the cockpit door.

2 - NEEL's argument about the stability of the trimaran is only valid in flat sea. In case of rough seas, it is a very different situation.

We share with you our research on the subject that we have published on our blog:
NEEL 51 - WILLIWAW - Post "A trimaran is thus much more stable than a catamaran".

We give the link to a study on the "stability of Multihulls" by Jean SANS, a renowned French maritime expert

Have a good reading

[NEEL51WILLIWAW]

Originally Posted by malbert73

Apologies for the tone. It’s tough not to judge someone who devoted a website to slandering Neel (apparently) and then misspelled the words.

Hello Malbert,
We just want to share our experience with concrete and non-controversial facts as validated by a judicial expert.
We are French speaking and rely on automatic translation software. We are sorry to have offended your sensibility by using an inappropriate term.
We have not paraphrased anything but simply used the words of the Dutch-speaking forensic expert so as not to be accused of distorting reality.
It is for the sake of accuracy that we have left the terms used by the forensic expert and certainly not to appear conluent.
A forensic expert is an expert appointed by a court to provide an expert report. This one is contractual: the parties intervene all along the expertise operations.
In Europe it is a formal provision.

*** Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator ***

[NEEL51WILLIWAW]

The active link to our post :
NEEL 51 - WILLIWAW - Post "A trimaran is thus much more stable than a catamaran".

https://neel51williwaw.wixsite.com/c...aran-1?lang=en

[dalav8r]

The final legal report is posted and very damning. I’d never purchase ANY boat built by Neel

https://neel51williwaw.wixsite.com/c...EQmDcLNLNCd2RQ

[KC375]

Originally Posted by malbert73

Apologies for the tone. It’s tough not to judge someone who devoted a website to slandering Neel (apparently) and then misspelled the words.

The definition of slandering has two key parts FALSE and DAMAGING.
Williwaw does seem to make statements damaging to Neel, I was wondering which of those you determined to also be false?

[CaptainRivet]

Just surprising to me what NEEL abviously misconstucted proven by juristical facts and Neel gets still supported by people that offend a sailor that made the whole report public to make sure a potential buyer and owners are aware of the flaws and safety issues this Neel 51 have.
Thank you for posting that... And its a catastrophe how Neel deals with this.

Well the Neel 43 is now of my lists of upgrade cats/tri. how neel reacts to this serious issues is not a manufacturer I trust and support doesn't matter how good or bad the other models are.

[CaptainRivet]

Originally Posted by malbert73

Apologies for the tone. It’s tough not to judge someone who devoted a website to slandering Neel (apparently) and then misspelled the words.

Be happy someone makes all the ******** public that Neel produced and states. That this is clearly stated in a court case shows how severe the issues with the neel 51 are.
People should be happy to get this kind of info. That Neel after that not recalled all 51 shows they give a f... about their customers.

[COOGOR]

Just came around this thread...very interesting. I've done test sailings with all their Tri (except the 65) and found them very pleasant. Build quality, esp. when it comes to wooden interiours, definitely needs improvement (plain surfaces are the cheapest to build, and esp. there the doors should not stick....)
Finally I have ordered the 43. Lets see once it gets delivered....

[COOGOR]

Originally Posted by dalav8r

The final legal report is posted and very damning. I’d never purchase ANY boat built by Neel

https://neel51williwaw.wixsite.com/c...EQmDcLNLNCd2RQ

Was that the boat that was recently sold with 'structural damages' and 'taking water' (on boat24 it was I think...)?

[Snore]

Thanks!

I have a bid pending to delivery a Need this fall--- going to be tracking this thread.