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@@angleshade oh what a shame! We believe we saw they boat from a distance and though perhaps it's another 352, but never had a close look. We are now by the isle of wight for a few days, if you are around let us know, we are a bit more active on Instagram! Fair winds

@@jamesvisick6009 thank you!

@@CliveLawrence-el6dr thank you so much! Yes it worked well with the air mattress, can recommend it! The 10 days are long but somehow one gets into a weird routine and time passes 😔 luckily no orcas although there are some out there and they are not rudder playing ones

@@hetty43 thanks 🙏 hahaha, only slightly worried about him falling overboard, but we have the netting and he hates being wet and swimming! Fair winds

@@Neilhuny thanks, unfortunately the barking might have the opposite effect on the dolphins. But he is good in hearing them come 😜

Has been two hours already... hahahaha

@@sailingAGH I know. I'm a failure. But welcome to Ireland, if you haven't already decided to save some money and leave! I only realised you had a stowaway at the end. It was kind of you to share your whisky with him.

@@piermarcobilli9480 totally agree, you habe a close sister then to our 86. We also have the Scandinavian version, must say we didn't find any insulation, yes the hull is thick but no insulation, we added about 20m2 of armaflex wherever possible to stop condensation, which really helped in winter. Where are you located?

I’m in Italy, Tirreno sea, so not a tough test for winter but no condensation ever, wich I had on the previous boat (Oceanis)

@@hpi-ceproof3371 you are very welcome 😁

@@smokingkippers1173 we actually did, discovered a week later not pretty 😔 🤣

Thank you so much!

@@corradodeluca1320 they are indeed but very good value for money, very few issues and always wanted so also a good resell value

@@sailingAGH I agree.

Our pleasure!

@@stephanthepirate thank you very much for your kind comment😁 soon we will also have a bit more sailing as well 😉

@@pauldent7067 thank you! Glad you enjoy 😁

Too many tourists everywhere :)

Thank you very much Chris!

Thanks for your comment, one thing is the rat or mouse or whatever it was, since we are in their territory, but it's also about Kai, if He really gets a taste of blood or gets in tune with his hunting instinct we going to be running after Him in the bushes a lot :)

@@sailingAGH Good point - though I'd just trust him to come back, eventually. Side note - many decades ago a friend of a friend who lived in a beautiful market garden in a tiny Cornish valley had trouble with rats, so he constructed a trap for them out of a very large wooden barrel (empty water butt). He balanced the top on a wooden dowl 2/3rds along and then put some food on the top. (I think the bait was pinned on) The weight of the rat going for the bait caused the lid to tip, the rat fell in the barrel, the lid rocked back and the rat was captured. In the morning the owner dropped his Jack Russel Terrier in (yes, I remember it is a different breed) - 3 or 4 rats had been caught - the dog got bitten and learned very rapidly to hate rats, and killed whatever was caught overnight, and continued to do so for years afterwards. I very much doubt if anyone does that nowadays - far too cruel. Different times

That made us both laugh, especially Pernille :) Thanks and enjoy your beer ;)

Thanks, guys 😁 lovely to read parts of your adventure too ! Kai healed well, unfortunately he wears some psychological scars for bigger dogs ! We hope to get some better shots of whales to show off! Enjoy your sailing !

@@sailingAGH Sorry it hit and miss catching up on your adventures as Wi-Fi hit and miss and often very slow Hopefully the fear will subside over time 🤞

Thanks guys :)

Hi, our boat is from 1986, a close sister :) They weren't too bad, well most of them at least, but there were the occasional concerning signs. It feels much better and safer with the new Truedesign ones. After our near sinking of the bilge plug we don't want to have to think about quality of metals and potential corrosion, stray currents etc... too complicated! Unfortunately it's very hard to make a proper inspection, as lots of the potential weak points are only revealed after complete dismantling. Anyway don't think any of the ones we replaced was likely to fail in the next 2-3years

​@@sailingAGH Thank you for your answer, close sisters indeed! Do you reckon your thru hulls were the original ones? Did you find any signs of heavy corrosion or dezincification like the material being porous, pinkish, brittle? From what I can see in the video the metal looks fine (to my completely untrained eyes). But it also seems almost random as to how these are affected across different boats. I believe you are right and am planning to go the Trudesign route too, but have a such a tight schedule before launching this year... Watched your bilge plug video - incredibly scary! I will have to give mine a thorough inspection but as I haul out my boat every year and open the plug to drain the bilge I have not seen any clear signs of corrosion there.

You are very welcome :)

Ohh that's a shame, we can't see it! But thank you anyway :)

Thank you so much :) Very kind of you! Hope to catch you someplace this summer :)

@@sailingAGH Yes, we were really hoping our paths may have crossed at some point, but having checked out the changeable weather conditions along the West Coast of Scotland we have now changed our plans and going South.

@@sailingyachtmagnum indeed Scotland can be high risk high reward weather wise, where are you heading instead?

Yes I believe so, honestly I don't really know - it came off after 1.5days so maybe I hadn't applied it correctly, for sure I didn't feel any adverse effects but I still felt a bit seasick when bellow doing something - will test again and report back :)

We are glad to hear that :) Curious if TH-cam still shows adds though - Unfortunately a lot of commissions are involved with most methods, which might be ok for big channels etc. But if somebody just feels like buying us a beer or a treat for Kai its not worth it... Perhaps we find something or someone finds a way to us ;)

Everyone understands Leo's nonsense ;) Yeah there are victims out there to cope with our bullshit :) Yeah it's either Kai poo on video or Kai pieing on camera. Not sure about Seattle, it would be pretty nice - but it might be a while before we get there ;)

Thank you so much :) We will do our best :) Cheers

It's never enough hahaha... of course it is - once should be more then enough... as always thanks for watching!

best kind of racing :)

Hello there, thanks for commenting and glad you are enjoying our videos! Did some stalking, we might try to get through the Caledonian channel later this season! Enjoy your sailing season :)

@@sailingAGH Will keep an eye out for you 👁. Safe travels.

Please do, and if you are near please send us an email :)

Exactly! WHY? guess it takes suffering to appreciate the joys even more :)

Thank you 😁

Thanks for your comment, it's comforting to hear that others had similar experiences, although it sounds like you had it a bit worse :( Sailmnisia hits in very fast ;)

Hahaha, yes we should rebrand as Grumpy sailors with happy dog ;)

Hahahaha, don't say things like that! Pernille will never let me take Kai on the SUP again 🤣🤣

Congratulations! Sincerely hope you get it, it's an awesome boat and your wife will love it, in fact everyone does - or nearly everyone ;)

Are you still satisfied with your choice of boat?

Many thanks!