App for the build number file in yacht building
Every yacht that leaves the yard has a hull number and a file: drawings, the owner's choices, material certificates, inspections, photos of what later disappears behind the interior, and what is needed for CE marking. Appfront builds an app that lets the yard build up that file per hull number where the work happens, so it is complete at delivery.
What is a hull number file app in yacht building?
In yacht building, every hull number is a project in its own right. The owner chooses the interior, the systems and the finish, and makes changes along the way. Pipes, cabling and insulation disappear behind panels. At delivery the owner asks for a file, and for CE marking under the Recreational Craft Directive a technical file for the type is also required.
That file is often pieced together at the end. Photos are on the craftspeople's phones, certificates in purchasing's inbox, and an inspection on a form in the site cabin. What was laid under the floor is something nobody remembers exactly when a fault appears a year later.
We build an app that lets the file grow per hull number while the yacht is being built. Craftspeople take photos per phase and space, inspections and findings are recorded where they take place, and subcontractors submit their part. The office sees per hull number what is complete and what is missing, and the handover file is ready when the yacht leaves the yard.
One record
Per hull number.
Recorded at the yard
Photos and inspections on the spot.
Complete at delivery
See what is missing.
How we build your hull number file app for yacht building
We start with your yard: which documents belong to a hull number, who produces them, which inspections and photos there are per phase, and what the owner asks for at delivery. Then we build the app for the yard and the overview for the office. We often start with photos per phase and space and with the inspections, because those are the hardest to find later. Subcontractor contributions, the handover file and the integration with your ERP or project administration follow once that is running well. After that we maintain the app as your way of working or your requirements change.
Documents, phases and inspections.
Per hull number and space.
On a hull number in production.
Go-live, and maintenance when requirements change.
What a hull number file app in yacht building actually does
The components below appear in almost every hull number file app. Which ones you need depends on your yard and your yachts.
Hull number
Everything in one place.
Photos per phase
Recorded per space.
Inspections
Where they take place.
Owner's choices
With changes.
Subcontractors
Submit their part.
Completion file
Complete at departure.
Who we build a hull number file app for in yacht building
The app is intended for yards that build yachts by hull number and want a complete file at delivery.
Yacht yards
Custom per yacht. The file matters.
Tender builders
Series with options. Choices matter.
Fit-out yards
Interior and systems. Photos matter.
Subcontractors
Supply part of the file.
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This page is about the file per hull number at the yard. For the yard as a whole, from estimating to planning, see our page on shipbuilding software, for dock scheduling our page on the dock planning app, and for repairs after delivery our page on the snag list app. You can read about our approach on building an app.
Why Appfront for your hull number file app in yacht building?
A file that has to be pieced together at the end, photos on separate phones and inspections on paper cost a yard time at delivery and detective work with every fault afterwards. That is what we build on: one file per hull number, recorded at the yard, and complete at delivery.
No searching
Everything per hull number.
Easy to find later
What's behind the panels.
Delivery on time
Dossier is already complete.
Security and privacy for a hull number dossier app in yacht building
The app processes data about owners, yachts and designs, much of it confidential. Access is set up per role and per hull number, subcontractors only see their own part, and every entry is logged with who made it and when.
The app and the underlying environment run in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily backups. We record the processing in a data processing agreement.
Frequently asked questions about a hull number dossier app in yacht building
Questions yacht builders ask before getting started.
Everything that belongs to that one yacht: drawings and specifications, the owner's choices and changes, photos per build phase and space, material certificates, inspections and measurements, findings and rework items, and the handover documents. You decide exactly what belongs in it.
The app helps you collect the data that goes with CE marking, such as inspections, measurements and certificates per hull number. The technical file and the assessment under the Recreational Craft Directive remain with you or your adviser. The app makes sure the documents are there when they are needed.
Yes. A subcontractor for interiors, electrics or installations gets access to their part of the hull number and submits photos, certificates and handover documents there. They see nothing of other hull numbers or other subcontractors.
Yes. Inside a steel or aluminium hull there is often no coverage. Photos and entries are stored on the phone or tablet until a connection is available again, and then end up under the right hull number.
Yes. At handover, the app creates a handover dossier with whatever you want to include, such as drawings, manuals, certificates and photos of what is behind the panels. Internal documents stay with you.
That is one of the reasons for building it this way. In the event of a fault or a refit, the yard can see per space what was installed, with photos from the build. That way no panel has to be opened to see where a pipe runs.
For yacht builders and yacht yards, for builders of sloops and tenders with options per hull number, for hull and fit-out yards, and for subcontractors in yacht building. If you build a few yachts a year with a small team, a shared folder may still be enough.
A complete dossier per hull number?
Tell us what is currently recorded for a hull number and where the dossier comes from at the end. We'll show you what the app looks like.