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Awsome dude. Next video. Bidet attachment 😅

That things tiny!

You guys good? Missing you

Fantastic work all around. Loved the video, the pacing, the camera work, and I got to enjoy your polishing fix without getting soaked in diesel. Bravo!!

You’re design is flawed, you’re sucking dirty fuel into the pump the way it’s arranged (assuming your tank ever fouled) or you get contaminated fuel , your pump should be sucking fuel from after the racor filter and then you could have the split but realistically since you have another racor down the line you you have the Y valve there one going to engine one returning to tank for polishing only and have one of the elements be 30 or 20 microns and the other one be 2 or 1 micron this way if there’s any contaminants and solids they don’t clog your pump up by having it suck from the tank and not the filters. Also don’t recommend not using marine treated wood in marine applications and lastly if you ever run into heavy seas with those tanks full in that makeshift strap you’ll regret it quick. Get those tanks properly strapped remember diesel is 7lb per gal weight so 30 gal is 280 lbs. Also those fittings will corrode and won’t last more than a few months maybe a year you need to get stainless steel steel valves and use proper fuel rated ptfe tape or it will also eat away over time. Not bad for DIY but many little mistakes that in the long term will bite you in the behind and things that if you’re already doing it once might as well do it right! Btw putting that contaminated diesel in the tank without polishing it first means your tanks will have diesel bug contamination now as you introduced contaminated fuel directly and it doesn’t get all polished out.

Such a pretty boat! Great video. Cheers -Jillian and Brian

Wow!!! I love everything about your new boat!! Congratulations!!

My wife and I had a 1987 Islander 40 and sailed from San Francisco to New England via the Panama Canal in the late 90s. It was an epic adventure. Fantastic boat that had great performance and was very comfortable down below. Lots of sail area and the boat points well. While your sailing others will be motoring. The owner of your boat did an outstanding job maintaining it. The details were exact as ours down to the same cutting board for the sink. The headliner in your boat came stock, but it is amazing it has held up all these years. The zippers in the headliner gave great access to backing plates for deck hardware. The separate shower stall is a must if you are going to do extended crusing and we really appreciated it. You would be hard pressed to find a better value for a 40 foot performance cruiser.

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I love your boat! Can’t wait to see you sailing!

Congratulations and safe travels to you 🥂

Nice boat. My congratulations. Happy sailing.

Amazing boat! So happy for you both!

Congratulations..now you need to take a course in navigation, so you can use this boats potential

I think 1 word sums it up. Your boat is "Baller"!

A rub of lanolin over the fuel tank will help protect that tank and other metals against moisture and salt corrosion without posing a contamination risk . A well designed boat is a boat that is designed to be easly maintained.

What a cool vessel, nice find guys!

Great tour! You two have really scored a winner here! This boat seems in bristol condition or very near it! The previous owners most certainly gave this boat a lot of love. It's none of my business, but I'm thinking you should focus your efforts on this amazing boat by wrapping up the renos on your other boat and selling her - it's just not practical to properly take care of 2 boats (1 is hard enough!)

Nice old boat. Simple, clean, and looks to have been very well cared for.

Really nice boat, hard to believe it was built in 85. The designers came up with allot of really innovative ideas. I’ll be really interested to see some trips around the islands offshore San Diego, like Catalina. I was visiting LA back in about 93 when I was about 16, but never made it to San Diego, but from what I’ve seen, it looks like a very similar lifestyle to what we have here on the Gold Coast in Australia, but I’d venture to say you have allot better Mexican food 😉

Wow, that’s a beautiful boat! Can’t wait to come visit this Spring and check it out 😊

Previous owners gave that boat a lot of love. Rare find and congratulations!

The color of the island Packet is purpose built to be easy on the eyes in the sunny days. White decks burn out your vision and you need eye protection all the time..

Congrats on the new boat! The name is perfect.

Congratulations, I am a big proponent of getting out and sailing. So many buy these fixer uppers and never see the ocean. The Islander 40 is a solid boat and appears to have been kept up. My boat neighbor has sailed his I36 back and forth to Hawaii 3 times and again is preparing for another summer passage.

Greetings from the Gold Coast, Australia, congrats guys, you’ve done the right thing, you only live once!

I have sailed on an Islander 40, excellent choice, well designed and solid build. The more amenities, comfort, ease of use and upgrades on a boat the better. Perhaps having the main halyard lead aft would be good, keep you off the deck completely. I liked the boat instantly when I saw the 1 can of Coors beer in the fridge. Love the name and congratulations. Best wishes for Gillians recovery.

Nicely done😁. More logic than emotion in the decision for a ready-to-go boat, looks like you’re ready for adventure. The chronic illness thing is a long game sort of thing IMO, very important to play the short game wisely as you have ❤️

Congrats. She is a beaut! I made the HOF!!

Hi guys congratulations on your new yacht , Enjoy yourselves. Adventure before dementia. Keep up the good work. Enjoy the videos Cliff from Australia

You can never have enough boats!been working on my boat for three years, when weather and time allow… my son has said for awhile, we should just buy a boat to sail while we finish this one.. best wishes! Like your new boat

Well done 😂 🧙🏼‍♂️🇬🇧 Having had and gone through cancer surgery then got Epstine Barr virus, Glandular fever so i know how it feels ... Long covid before covid which i also had the joy of.. so yup its slow. Theres a genius young British rap artist REN ..who ended up in all sorts of problems till they realised he had an immune response disease. Probably triggered by lymes disease from a deer tick bite as a child.

Matt and Gillian, Congratulations on Kona Blue! When I first subscribe to your channel about a year ago, I told you that you were about six months ahead of me in the boat ownership program. I found it interesting how your top three boxes are the exact same as mine after spending only one summer aboard my sailboat I want a roller furling Jib, self tailing winches, and an auto pilot. I have two questions before next weeks vote tour episode First, what’s with the single can of Coors light in the refrigerator? And two what’s the definition of “Baller”?

Yup know what you mean about the medical thing, my wife just finished her last treatment for cancer (radiation/chemo) prognoses is excellent. But she also has a couple other issues so right now I am in the middle of setting my boat up for single handling from the cockpit. No worries just don’t give up 😎

Congratulations guys, that's very exciting. Super choice for the boat name.

What an awesome sign, tbt looks better with the yellow hue

Godspeed Leo, great dedication and awesome video.

Bought the merch, caught up and love the channel. Sending my pic in, hoping I get a moment to be famous.

Enjoy the content

Amen to that magical feeling ….

Where do you find your merch?

Well done. Thanks for the tutorial too, well explained and will be a great starting point for any DIYers.

Great content loving your journey

Cost of the rebuilt alternator/

Amazed for a guy that never sailed, is so well versed, you definitely have done your homework. Love the narrative as well.

So I watched your Annapolis review and I said this couple is pretty cool, so I went back to the very very beginning!! You’re my kindred spirit man!! Subscribed, Liked and rang the bell, cant wait to catch up on your content.

Thanks for the detail provided in your video, as a brand new boat owner with no understanding of Jasco electric toilets this has been GOLD in helping me. Appreciate it :) Happy sailing.

So you're basically superficial!!! Great way to pick an investment!!!

Great work. Relaxing to see. Motivates me to get mine sorted out as well.

You should check out those chain plates for any strength limiting corrosion from the leaks nearby.