Real-world figures documented across comparable Nexus Marine installations. Conservative benchmarks — not marketing projections. Detailed case references available on request.
-25%
Maintenance costs
Boats spend up to 25% of their total annual costs on surface maintenance. SEALS dramatically reduces these expenses and crew workload.
9H
Highest hardness on the market
Patented PHPS polymer — true 9H hardness, the highest available today in marine protection. Unmatched abrasion resistance.
×1000
Surface resistance (TRISHIELD)
The TRISHIELD three-stage treatment increases surface resistance by approximately 1000× per laboratory tests. Porosity reduced to nearly zero.
Official SEALS technical data — Traeli AG (Switzerland) · Independent tests validated on Lagoon, Beneteau, Sanlorenzo.
01 — Why Nexus Marine
Official SEALS applicator in the Mediterranean.
« You don't buy a product. You buy an installation method. »
Nexus Marine is officially certified as a SEALS applicator for the Mediterranean territory. This certification matters: the product chemistry accounts for roughly 30 % of the final result. The remaining 70 % is determined entirely by the precision and discipline of the application protocol. Certification is not a commercial label — it is a technical requirement that governs every step from surface preparation to final quality control.
Integrated yard
Yachts and multihulls 15 to 25 m, Canet-en-Roussillon, France. Full environmental control, no logistics overhead.
Zero middleman
Own trained teams. The technician who signs the audit is the one who applies the coating.
Locked method
360° audit, firm written quote, daily progress reporting. No surprises, no scope creep.
Mediterranean coverage
Languedoc, Provence, Balearic Islands. On-site intervention available when yard access isn't possible.
Single point of contact
From the initial audit through annual refresh, one accountable person.
« Our real product isn't SEALS. It's a flawless SEALS installation. »
02 — The technology
Born from spacecraft. Patented for your boat.
SEALS is the world's first nano-diamond shielding technology designed specifically for boats. Derived from revolutionary spacecraft technology. Patented PHPS polymer — the world's hardest polymer applied to marine protection. Traditional ceramic coatings simply can't compete.
Nano-diamondFirst nano-diamond shielding technology in the world designed for boats.
Patented PHPSHardest polymer on the market — true 9H hardness.
Fast polymerizationImmediate protection, faster curing. Quick application and turnaround.
Hydro & oleophobicWater and oil slide off. Assisted anti-fouling, dirt no longer sticks.
Eco-friendlyReduces water use and eliminates aggressive cleaning chemicals.
The principle : high contact angle = hydrophobic surface = simpler maintenance.
03 — The range
9 products, 9 surfaces, 1 protocol.
SEALS is not a single product — it is a modular system of 9 patented formulations, each dedicated to a specific substrate. Nexus Marine maps your boat zone by zone during the initial audit and selects the right product for each surface.
RENEWRefresh — extends all SEALS treatments between full applications. Express application.
+ CLERABOAT and CLERAGLAS — surface preparation products used by our team before every application.
The official SEALS protocol
Three steps. That's it.
The SEALS process is intentionally simple — that's what makes the application so fast. The complexity is in the chemistry, not in the gesture.
01
PREP
Deep cleaning of the surface with CLERABOAT or CLERAGLAS. Essential preparation for the molecular adhesion of the nano-diamond.
02
SHIELD
Application of the right SEALS product in a single pass. Fast polymerization. The surface instantly feels silky to the touch.
03
SAIL
Just sail. With SEALS, you minimize maintenance and cleaning — more time to fully enjoy your boat and the pleasure of sailing.
"Clean less. Sail more."
04 — The offer
Two Nexus packages. Two management decisions.
Not a product menu. A commitment menu.
Season Pack
Full pre-season treatment.
360° surface audit
Preparation and full SEALS application
Application by certified Nexus Marine pair
Yard timeDepending on vessel surface
Durability1 year minimum
QuoteFirm quote within 7 days of audit
Fleet Pack
Volume pricing for 3 or more vessels.
Per-vessel audit & full treatment
Application by certified Nexus Marine pair
Tailored partnership agreement
Yard timePhased per fleet
Durability1 year minimum per vessel
QuoteDiscount tiers from the 3rd unit
05 — Before / After
You can see it with the naked eye.
Real photos from SEALS projects applied by Nexus Marine. SEALS has been tested on Lagoon catamarans, Beneteau sailboats, Sanlorenzo luxury yachts.
Hull
Same yacht. Same angle. Same Mediterranean exposure. The SEALS-treated surface shows what happens when soiling and oxidation can no longer find purchase on the substrate — the hull stays cleaner between cycles, and cleaning takes a fraction of the usual effort.
Stainless steel gloss & finish
Without treatment, marine stainless tarnishes, pits and loses its shine under salt and UV exposure. With a SEALS protocol applied by Nexus Marine, handrails, pulpits and deck hardware regain a lasting mirror finish — no abrasive polishing, no mechanical refinishing.
Glazing
PureGlas creates a hydrophobic surface on portlights, windshields and helm station glazing. Droplets slide off immediately rather than spreading and drying as mineral deposits. Limescale adhesion is dramatically reduced; gloss retention extends to 12 to 18 months under Mediterranean exposure.
06 — The journal
Four truths to know before you treat your yacht.
What product datasheets won't tell you. Four angles every owner, captain or broker should understand before signing a quote.
Myth busted
« Nano-coatings are too expensive. »
The cheapest option in year one is almost always the most expensive over ten years.
On a 20 m yacht, conventional maintenance accumulates annual polishing, aggressive treatments and — every 5 to 7 years — a partial or full gel-coat replacement. With every cycle, the gel-coat thins. With every sand-back, the vessel's value erodes.
Annual manual polishing: €2,500 to €5,000 per season
Mid-life gel-coat replacement: €25,000 to €60,000 depending on size
Vessel finish slowly written off the books
The SEALS protocol does the opposite: a controlled investment in year one, a stable annual refresh cost and a hull that no longer thins or dulls.
Over 10 years, the cumulative cost gap can exceed €80,000 in favour of SEALS — before counting preserved resale value.
Seasonal angle
Be the first yacht ready for the season.
While others burn crew hours in March, you're already underway.
Spring prep is when every captain counts hours. Stripping winter deposits, aggressive polishing, chemical treatment of pitted stainless, teak finishing. Thirty to fifty crew hours per vessel — sometimes more.
With a SEALS protocol applied the previous autumn and a winter refresh scheduled, the equation changes radically.
Express application planned at de-winterisation
1 to 2 h drying — ready for water the same day
Surfaces clean from the first soft wash
Zero aggressive chemistry needed for re-launch
The result: a vessel operational in 48 h while your competitors lose a week. On a Mediterranean season starting late April, those days are worth gold.
Be sailing while your neighbours are still polishing their handrails.
Blind spot
The tender. The piece everyone forgets.
Flexible surface, maximum exposure, wrong products. The tender is the fleet's blind spot.
Tenders, jet-skis, paddles, bimini covers, fenders: these flexible surfaces take UV wear and salt at full load. Yet nearly every conventional ceramic product cracks or peels on materials that flex.
The result on most yachts: faded colour, dull surface, salt marks that never fully come off after 18 months. And a replacement cost that comes back identical every cycle.
SEALS Flexix engineered for flexible surfaces
No cracking, no peeling
Fast low-pressure airbrush application
Compatible with composite, hypalon, vinyl, sails
Nexus Marine treats your tender, jet-skis, paddles and sails under the same protocol as the hull. An integrated fleet logic that few applicators offer.
A consistent fleet is also what your guests see from the tender.
The trade secret
70 % of the result happens before the coating.
The world's best product on a poorly prepared surface — zero result.
The science behind SEALS is simple: nano-diamond technology and the patented PHPS polymer seal surfaces at the molecular level. But to penetrate properly, the substrate has to be impeccably prepared with CLERABOAT or CLERAGLAS. No contamination, no residual film, no untreated micro-scratches.
This is precisely the step amateur or rushed applicators skip — and precisely the step that determines whether the coating lasts 18 months or 6.
Gentle biodegradable chemical decontamination
Solvent degreasing matched to the substrate
Selective micro-polishing of scratched zones
Hygrometric control before application
The Nexus Marine method never shortens these steps. Not even when the client is in a hurry. That's the difference between a certified applicator and a generic operator.
Our real craft is everything we do before we put the SEALS on.
07 — Who it's for
For owners. Captains. Fleet managers. Brokers.
The same coating system, a different measurable benefit depending on where you sit in the chain.
Owners
Your yacht is a capital asset operating in a corrosive environment. SEALS protects its long-term value without exposing the vessel to the harsh oxidizing chemistry conventional maintenance depends on. Buyers notice the condition difference immediately.
Captains & chief engineers
Crew hours recovered from routine surface maintenance are crew hours available for seamanship, guest service and safety. Aggressive cleaning chemistry disappears from the lockers — reducing crew health exposure and environmental compliance risk.
Fleet & charter managers
More operated days per vessel per year. Reduced unplanned downtime. Faster turnaround between charters. Quarterly fleet KPI reporting that gives you an actual maintenance dashboard. That is margin recovered on every unit in the fleet.
Brokers & charter agencies
A SEALS-protocol vessel comes to market with a professional photographic dossier, a completed valuation survey, and a documented maintenance record. Better-presented vessels command better asking prices. Clear referral commission structure.
08 — The Nexus Marine protocol
The product does 30 %. We do the other 70 %.
SEALS chemistry is exceptional. But a PHPS nano-coating applied to an under-prepared surface underperforms — and the owner never knows why. The Nexus Marine protocol closes that gap. Five locked steps, trained pairs, monitored conditions.
1
Surface audit & custom mappingZone-by-zone inspection of every surface. Product selection confirmed at this stage, not assumed in advance. A detailed mapping document is shared with the owner or captain.
2
PreparationDecontamination, degreasing and micro-polishing to the specification required by each surface type. This step determines adhesion quality. It cannot be shortened.
3
Single-pass applicationMicrofibre cloth, certified pair, humidity continuously monitored. One single pass per surface. Immediate polymerization — the surface becomes silky to the touch from application.
4
Zone-by-zone QCQC inspection completed zone by zone before the vessel is signed off. Maintenance log handed to the crew with all product references and application dates recorded.
5
Scheduled annual refreshRefresh date, scope and pricing locked at installation. No need to renegotiate next season. Continuous, predictable protection cycle.
SEALS application by Nexus Marine, Canet-en-Roussillon.
09 — Get started
When do we start?
Three ways to begin. Pick the one that matches your timeline.
Free audit
We come to your vessel. Full surface mapping, firm written quote within 7 days. No obligation, no cost.
Yard visit
Visit our facility in Canet-en-Roussillon by appointment. Live application demonstration, examine treated surface samples.
Benchmark dossier
Complete client case file — before/after documentation, full treatment record, 12-month ROI projection. Delivered within 48 h.
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