I own the same jet ski as well as a SeaDoo. If it were me in constant salt water environments I personally would opt for the closed loop cooling of the SeaDoo to help mitigate salt water corrosion. Personal preference however, they are both great skis. Beautiful boat, enjoying your content!
Thank you for the comment. We have built in wash out stations at the back for this reason. I have had SeaDoos in the past and have always found them very difficult to work in the engine.
Make sure your tender is tilted properly to drain. Fill it with garden hose and see what happens. Remember it must drain in a down pour. Put red sign by davit winch buttons, "insert/remove drain plug". Also keep wash down attachments for each vessel handy there.
Very nice boat. First, I'm not a marine engineer but I am curious. To each their own but I don't understand the attraction of a single, huge 'jet-ski', especially when there is a large tender beneath. When jet-skis become larger than a '1+' there isn't any fun left for anyone vs. the fun that can be had by a couple smaller '1+' 'skis. Also, FWIW, I'd be more interested in that size tender with an inboard jet pump vs. an outboard. A big o-board engine, yanking up and down on its transom mount, while dangling from davits, creates constant stress on the transom and its mounts. A jet driven tender eliminates those transom stresses, in-use and underway, and gets you into more shallow areas with less noise and concern. Look at that thing... the outboard is using up what, 25% of the tender's length, vs. a narrow portion amidship?
There are a few items that we considered when choosing the tenders. With regards to the jet ski, we only had room to store 1, and the way that we have used our skis in the past is more as a personal small boat. We also have the "raft" for the ski as well. We usually strap coolers or dive gear to when we want to go off by ourselves. It also is a bit more stable than a smaller ski. With regards to the tender, the other viewers comments are valid. We had a very hard time finding a tender with the capacity to fit the whole boats guests. Also the reason for the outboard specifically is when we need to change the engine in the future, we also receive brand new transmission at the same time.
I feel the need . . . the need for speed. Couple of fun toys you have there. We'd definitely have to have two wave runners because after scaring my wife to death when she rode with me, she said never again. 😂 Fly Navy.
You have done an amazing and thorough job spec'ing out this yacht. In this video i noticed the struggle disconnecting the tender shackles. Do you have quick release shackles?
Thank you for the comment. Yes, we have completely changed the way that we do this. In this video it was the first time ever doing both, and it had our passage set up on it.
I’ve just found your channel and have subscribed but am watching videos out of order. On top of that, I am not familiar with sailing. I understand this gorgeous vessel is to be your knew home, here is my newbie question…. I see you have captain and crew quarters and also the launching of the tender and sea doo look like 2 people jobs. Will you require a crew to sail this vessel? If too personal I apologize and disregard.
Interesting, so if the tender is away for a while, how will the waiting people deploy or retrieve the wave runner for their break time? I am curious how you would launch or recover the tender in either stronger tide-currents or even while underway? [Like man overboard or Movie style getaway]. At first I thought you'd want two jet skis. But then I saw the tender's helm sticks up. Still, a 2nd smaller single ski could have a special mount. Maybe cut the height of the helm unit or fold it? 😮😂😅
Thank you for the comment. It was part of the design brief to be able to launch the 2 independently. The helm of the tender does stick up and we had to plan how to have both these items on the davits. We originally wanted a platform, but there again was no way to have both these items on it.
I own the same jet ski as well as a SeaDoo. If it were me in constant salt water environments I personally would opt for the closed loop cooling of the SeaDoo to help mitigate salt water corrosion. Personal preference however, they are both great skis. Beautiful boat, enjoying your content!
Thank you for the comment. We have built in wash out stations at the back for this reason. I have had SeaDoos in the past and have always found them very difficult to work in the engine.
@@sketchtosea3750 Agree, there is something to be said for that Yamaha 1.8. Very reliable.
Make sure your tender is tilted properly to drain. Fill it with garden hose and see what happens. Remember it must drain in a down pour. Put red sign by davit winch buttons, "insert/remove drain plug". Also keep wash down attachments for each vessel handy there.
I agree with all of these suggestion and we have already planned to do that, thank you for the comment.
Crazy current!
Love Your Tender!!!
Thank you for the comment. It took a while to make the final selection.
Very nice boat.
First, I'm not a marine engineer but I am curious. To each their own but I don't understand the attraction of a single, huge 'jet-ski', especially when there is a large tender beneath. When jet-skis become larger than a '1+' there isn't any fun left for anyone vs. the fun that can be had by a couple smaller '1+' 'skis. Also, FWIW, I'd be more interested in that size tender with an inboard jet pump vs. an outboard. A big o-board engine, yanking up and down on its transom mount, while dangling from davits, creates constant stress on the transom and its mounts. A jet driven tender eliminates those transom stresses, in-use and underway, and gets you into more shallow areas with less noise and concern. Look at that thing... the outboard is using up what, 25% of the tender's length, vs. a narrow portion amidship?
Regarding the tender you be surprised how much more weight an inboard engine and jet drive adds to the tender concept.
There are a few items that we considered when choosing the tenders. With regards to the jet ski, we only had room to store 1, and the way that we have used our skis in the past is more as a personal small boat. We also have the "raft" for the ski as well. We usually strap coolers or dive gear to when we want to go off by ourselves. It also is a bit more stable than a smaller ski. With regards to the tender, the other viewers comments are valid. We had a very hard time finding a tender with the capacity to fit the whole boats guests. Also the reason for the outboard specifically is when we need to change the engine in the future, we also receive brand new transmission at the same time.
I feel the need . . . the need for speed. Couple of fun toys you have there. We'd definitely have to have two wave runners because after scaring my wife to death when she rode with me, she said never again. 😂 Fly Navy.
Thank you for the comment. I completely understand. Our issue was 2 items: 1) weight 2) where to put it?
@@sketchtosea3750 completely understand. Sarah would rather paddle board, anyway.
Good vlog again 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
You have done an amazing and thorough job spec'ing out this yacht. In this video i noticed the struggle disconnecting the tender shackles. Do you have quick release shackles?
Thank you for the comment. Yes, we have completely changed the way that we do this. In this video it was the first time ever doing both, and it had our passage set up on it.
Thank you for your response Sean. I look forward to following your travels. Are you going to keep the channel going once you are fully launched?
Yes, it will never be a lifestyle channel like some of the others, it will always be about how we use the boat.
How many crew do you anticipate for your boat? The 3 knot current was something else for sure !
Thank you for the comment. Currently we have a fixed crew of 3 (not including ourselves). When we go into charter season we will bring on a fourth.
Hi. I just found your channel and sub'd'. Question. How do you secure teh jet ski. Just sitting on the davit doesn't seem secure in rough weather
Good question. We have D rings on the davits and use dyneema lashings to secure the jet ski.
Are you going to use extra straps for securing the tender and the jet-ski for long cruises?
Yes, we have D rings installed on both the sugar scoops and the davits themselves.
@@sketchtosea3750 Good to hear. Hate to see that beautiful fall off in the middle of the ocean!! 😬
I’m really enjoying that your bringing us along on your journey of your HH vessel. You must be so proud of the outcome of this project.
So far so good, and thank you for the comment.
Amazing yacht!
Thank you!
Good to hear that, I look forward to it.
I’ve just found your channel and have subscribed but am watching videos out of order. On top of that, I am not familiar with sailing. I understand this gorgeous vessel is to be your knew home, here is my newbie question…. I see you have captain and crew quarters and also the launching of the tender and sea doo look like 2 people jobs. Will you require a crew to sail this vessel? If too personal I apologize and disregard.
Yes, they are 2 people jobs, and we do have a full crew of 4 people not including ourselves. Both of us really enjoy doing this type of work.
Interesting, so if the tender is away for a while, how will the waiting people deploy or retrieve the wave runner for their break time?
I am curious how you would launch or recover the tender in either stronger tide-currents or even while underway? [Like man overboard or Movie style getaway].
At first I thought you'd want two jet skis. But then I saw the tender's helm sticks up. Still, a 2nd smaller single ski could have a special mount. Maybe cut the height of the helm unit or fold it?
😮😂😅
Thank you for the comment. It was part of the design brief to be able to launch the 2 independently. The helm of the tender does stick up and we had to plan how to have both these items on the davits. We originally wanted a platform, but there again was no way to have both these items on it.
This is really exciting. I felt like I was there almost. Looking forward to the next videos. Thanks for doing this.
More to come!
That is one flash tender.
Just finished the break in hours yesterday, Its about to get a lot more fun.
what model is that tender?
Thank you for the question. It is a walker bay generation 525 DLX.
Good stuff. 👍🏼🇦🇺🇰🇾
Thanks 👍