Youโve landed the contract. Great project. Solid team. Planning is in place, design team is rolling. And yet, you can already feel it coming: the phase where everything needs to happen all at once.
Interior layout clashes with piping. The steel construction lacks input from electrical. Fire protection donโt match escape routes. Youโre in the middle of integration, but every discipline is still doing its own thing.
Thatโs where things start to slip.
Most yards have great teams. But siloed thinking causes friction.
Whether youโre a smaller yard with a big custom build or a mid-sized yard managing multiple superyachts, your engineering team likely knows what theyโre doing. Thatโs not the problem.
The real challenge? Early design decisions made within a single discipline, without knowing how it affects the rest of the ship. That leads to rework. Delays. Tension between teams. Especially when complexity is high and margins are tight.
HOFF: where disciplines come together, early on
We specialize in Basic Engineering for complex, high-end yacht projects. Need extra hands? Of course, weโre flexible! If you need extra capacity, we can scale with you and your team. But HOFF brings more to the table: structure, clarity, and cross-disciplinary alignment, early in the process, when it matters most.
Hereโs what that looks like:
- Multi-disciplinary coordination from day one
- One central model as the foundation
- Interface management across systems and stakeholders
- Routing, structure, equipment and systems integrated into a clear zone plan
- And: class and flag documentation handled at the right time
Itโs the groundwork that keeps the whole project steady, technically and commercially.
HOFF as an extension of your team
Letโs say you want to move the sauna to a different spot. No problem. Until that change affects cooling, weight distribution, cable routing, even escape planning.
Thatโs the kind of chain reaction you want to catch in Basic Engineering. Not during outfitting. Not onboard.
Whether youโre a smaller yard scaling up or a larger one juggling multiple builds, HOFF integrates into your way of working. We get your deadlines, your systems, your team structure.
And we bring something valuable: clarity, coordination, and a bit of breathing room.
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HOFF helps you stay in control
Yacht projects are rarely static. Owners change their minds. Suppliers push delivery times. Teams wait for each otherโs input. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking.
Our way of working keeps the overview clear, even when the plan evolves.
- Makes technical dependencies visible early
- Keeps coordination lean and up to date
- Helps you adapt to change, without the chaos
Let’s set course
Already working with us and want to shift earlier in the timeline? Or looking for clarity before your next build?
Letโs talk. Contact Lars Hofman of Marcel Kruithof via 085 060 4633
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