Aerospace, Marine and Rail

Hull Coating Enclosure: Drawn After the Hull Is Measured

Hull Coating Enclosure

The sector page states the limit plainly: a yacht hull exceeds the length, width and height of any stock model. That is a design sentence, not a marketing one — it means the enclosure is drawn after the hull is measured, never before.

So a hull coating enclosure begins with three figures sent ahead of any concept: overall length, beam at the widest point, and height from the keel to the highest surface being coated.

A hull is measured on the cradle, not in the water

Afloat, half the hull is hidden. On a cradle the whole of it is exposed, and the cradle’s own height is added underneath. The internal height needed is therefore the sum of three things: cradle height, hull height from keel to deck, and spraying clearance above. That order explains why a hull of moderate length lands at the upper end of the height range rather than in the middle of it.

The range that takes a hull

Chambers delivered for this class start at 16,000 mm and extend to 24,000×20,000×6,000 mm. The distance between those two ends is not only a difference of volume — every configuration item that follows changes with it.

What changes between a vehicle chamber and a hull chamber
ItemPublished automotive envelopeLarge-structure chambers
Internal chamber6900×4000×2650 mm16,000 mm up to 24,000×20,000×6,000 mm
Air capacitywithin 18,000 – 190,000 m³/h per setup to 190,000 + 190,000 m³/h
Filtrationarrestor, pre and ceiling EU3–EU5up to three-stage bag and high-efficiency filtration at ≥98%
Main doorfrom 3000×2600 mmup to 14,200×5,000 mm powered
Wall50 mm insulated panel1.5 mm galvanised sheet on large cabins

Width is the figure people forget

Length always arrives; width often does not. A hull is a wide object at its middle, and the operator has to walk around all of it at a constant spraying distance. The internal width required is therefore the beam plus twice the working clearance, not the beam alone. The published width range extends to 20,000 mm, which is what carries that arithmetic.

Frequently asked questions

Do you supply other marine workshop equipment with the enclosure?

No. What we actually supply to this sector is made-to-order paint booths for ship and yacht products. Other marine workshop equipment is not listed because it is not confirmed.

Why are large cabins built in galvanised sheet rather than panel?

Two wall builds are published in this family: 50 mm insulated panel with EPS, rockwool or glass wool, or 1.5 mm galvanised sheet for large cabins. The choice follows the size.

What heat output accompanies a chamber this size?

The delivered range in this family runs from 200,000 to 600,000 kcal/h, and large chambers sit at its upper end. The final figure follows chamber volume rather than hull surface area.

Does the whole vessel have to go in at once?

That is a process question rather than a sizing one. Some work is done on the complete hull and some on sections coated separately and then fitted. Send your process stages with the dimensions, because the answer changes both the chamber count and its size.

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What to do next

Send the overall length, the beam at its widest point and the hull height on its cradle, and we will come back with an internal size and air capacity derived from your hull rather than from a model. Talk to a specialist. The confirmed scope for this sector sits on the aerospace, marine and rail sector page.

A technical question about a specific machine?

Send us the dimensions and the operating conditions, and we will answer with the configuration that fits them.