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A different story: We sailed a 48 foot steel boat with finsulate and it was wonderfull! after six years only one time scraping off the tube worm tubes and repairing little damaged areas and seams. We did not notice any slowing down in our sailing, but then again , a 48 foot boat with long keel two mast is not for racing anyway. We sailed around the Dutch coast, to England an Denmark and on fresh water on the IJsselmeer in Holland. We were very happy with this environment friendly solution of Finsulate. The costs were as calculated beforehand: cost for Finsulate for 5 years (plus one time repairs) or antifouling every 2 years (including hauling the boat out etc.) were the same.

Super Video - trying to order all parts that don’t come with it - is the threaded fitting for the little freshwater hose (6x8mm) for the plastic tank connection included? If not - what is it called? Or perhaps you have a list of the parts you use? Thanks again for helpful video

Haha we will say tomorrow morning for 3 am if it is before 12am, if it is after 12 am then we will say, on accident, tomorrow morning then correct ourselves and say, i mean later today...😂

Are you still happy with the size of the 260?

I am in Tahiti Marina Papeete myself and curious to know what customs fees had to be paid when you imported from New Zealand? Really good review and looks like a great craft. Sun cover a good idea I should think. Cheers

Well you added an extra blade so you may be overloading your engine and although you are going at lower rpm you may be using more gas. I believe a 2 blade prop is more efficient I believe a folding two bladed prop is the best fir efficiency.

It is very very expensive sail and not UV stable so have short life span but I agree it is amazingly simple to use, very pracyical and beatiful!

Maybe string netting across the transom to help keep items aboard.

So sorry you had to deal with Rik also. We too as you know had a similar experience on our catamaran SV Sea Odyssey. In the end, it cost us about €20,000 to install and completely removethe finsulate. Rick had promised us that if we were unhappy with his product, he would simply refund us the cost of the installation. Unfortunately, when we finally decided enough was enough, he was nowhere to be found and subsequently ghosted us.

Rolf Magnusson is a legend in Swedish yacht design. His most famous boat is the half tonner Joker/Ballad

Hi guys. After some time with the unit would you buy it again? Any issues you can share that would help a prospective buyer and installer? I am on verge of deciding on a watermaker for my boat and the Zen30 Is on the short list. Thanks.

Dear Bart, How many HP outboard engine would be minimal or comfortable with the same dinghy and 2 persons only? Kind regards and happy sailing, Pieter

at least 24 boats just finished a week to two week stay in Minerva Reef. One of my friends said it was stormy, but none of the folks there, some of whom are Vloggers on TH-cam, have put videos out and won't probably for a while, as they get behind . My friend barely does TH-cam and he was the last to leave Minerva pretty much. Probably because he really enjoyed it ? They were mostly heading to Tonga/Fiji ect.

Dank voor jullie beelden so far, veel succes in NZ

you where their beta testers.

welcome to the world of beta testing.

"We are losing 2grams of plastics into the ocean"... than go rather live in a cave, because there are 1000 things more polluting than that when liveaboard.

I enjoyed your video,well done!

3 o' clock tomorrow morning.

Hello, good morning and thank you very much for sharing our experiences on your TH-cam channel. We are thinking of installing a Bruntons Autoprop propeller on our 38-foot sailboat. After so many miles traveled, what would be your experience and rating of this propeller? Regards

Wow, FINSULATE sucks!

There are lots of more environmentally friendly options for bottom paint

Looks fabulous!! Which Axiom displays did you use?

It is not a good idea to revele such place....

Thank you for this review. Much appreciated.

Refreshingly honest review - such a pleasant change to all these bias sponsored product reviews from channels who get the stuff free

I'm glad I watched this video. You saved me some real headaches. Thanks

Ultrasound?

No way your boat will perform with a carpet coat, show me a fish with fur and I will buy Finsulate.

I had also Finsulate on my boat. A brandnew Bavaria Vision 46. The boat was not able to reach the rpm that the engine according to Bavaria specification should achieve. Compared to my old boat Dehler 41, the sailing experience with the new boat abd Finsulate was disappointing. It was not as fast as I was used to. After 2 years of discussion the guy who sold us finsulate agreed to remove it and replaced it with silicon based antifouling. What a different boat. rpm was 250 more and the boat sailed 2 knots faster and is also much more agil. Be careful. Finsulate is not good for a sailing boat. It also has a big problem of microplastic. The small hairs on the foil are spreaded around when scratching with s.th. to clean the hull. There are now other non toxic materials on the market, which are really working. Finsulate on a sailboat is not s.th. that I would recommend. Hope this helps other guys. Thank you for your great Video.

great that you documented the whole process, beautifully honest review..

"At 3am tomorrow " I would say. {You know it is 'morning' because you have used "a.m."}

Hi Kim, Liz and Bart. Your video is superb👍👍. It's quite rare to see a parasailor on a monohull. Its use is really very detailed. I looked at it very often and finally bought a second-hand sail. But there is little information or guidance for its installation. I noticed that you have two pulleys for the lines, which are installed on the fargue rail: is this installation strong enough? This would really be ideal for me👌. I wish you a good stay in New Zealand and great sailing⛵🏝⛵.

After boating for ten years in the tropics i have to say this is a gimmick. Maybe better to just get the best paint you can find and expect to scrape the hull in the water to remove barnacles. It isn't that hard, I did it by just holding my breath and diving down. It was easier after i purchased a hookah rig, a compressor, forty foot hose and regulator. This allowed me to stay underwater till the job was done. I did scrape the prop every week and at least every month scrape.

Thank you very much for the very useful information

Brilliant

Thanks! That was a really helpful video, received much valuable information. Like mounting the watermaker on top of something. I was considering hanging it, that obviously was a bad idea. Are you still happy with the ZEN 30?

My wife and I just discovered you guys and watched your last one to NZ and this first sail ,what a superb way of getting to NZ ! Congratulations from a couple of Kiwis 😊

Congratulations to the four of you, hope you will finx a good life in New Zealand. I hope to sail there once, sk your videos has been very interesting and useful. But for now I am sailing happily around my home waters of Norway. Thanks for shearing your adventures. Best regards from Jarle

Hi Bart, Kim and Liz. Thank you so much for making this video. I've dreamed of having a parasailor for a long time and now purchased a second hand model for my 8.4M sailing boat. Searching for guidance, I found your channel. Not only do you share your experience in a very practical and complete way, I appreciate that your style is to deliver the facts without the padding. I learned so much. I will get afloat at Easter so will be sure to watch again just before that. What I especially notice in this video is the very steady camera work, the perfect angles and the on-screen annotations and top quality sound. It's so easy and pleasant to watch, and I learn a lot. The drone footage is a bonus. Great video doesn't happen by accident! Until now, I did not subscribe to any sailing vessel TH-cam channel. It's time to change that 🙂. Tot ziens! Oops - looking through your channel, I see you are entering the next chapter of you life. While you move on to new pastures I will catch up on all your past videos. I've visited New Zealand. What a great place to settle, even if just for a while.

Good luck! Thank you for excellent trip with you!

Wow Bart And Kim And Liz ,all The best of luck with your new plans in New Zealand . Really looking forward to following you in this new adventure 🎉🎊🎊

Mooi nieuw hoofdstuk in jullie avontuur 🎉🙌🏼

Good luck with your plans in New Zealand!

How has it held up? Thank you

Good luck, hope we get some nice videos about the country and your life.

Welcome to NZ...

Good luck with your plans in New Zealand, sounds good. Interested to see how it goes for you.

Heel gaaf! Maak er een mooi avontuur van daar! En bedankt voor alle filmpjes!

So many lovely memories... it's a pleasure to watch your movie with all the places we also have visited before... our kids were around the same age as Liz, when we visited Cape Reinga and went sand boarding in the sand dunes! I really do understand your decision to settle down in NZ. Definitely not the worst country to live in. As you already know we have lived there for a shorter period of time and enjoyed every single day. Our kids really liked the school they attended in Auckland even if schools in Sweden are also very good (as least the ones our kids have attended). I am already looking forward to your upcoming videos about life and sailing in NZ! Good luck with everything and keep us posted! PS: Yes, Autosol is great! Made in Germany! We have used it plenty of times. I just used it a couple of days ago to polish our propeller and even our tank which I hade to take out and clean in the process of the engine change (used Autosol only on the outside of the tank though).