I'm so glad you found that defective Anker swivel! That could have been a disaster! It looks like you had a great crew working on the boat. I can't wait to see the finished paint job! My dad sold his boat years ago, not because he didn't enjoy it anymore, but because the upkeep was too much for him at his age. Happy sailing when you are ready!❤
Fellow canandian here! just love u guys and your gentle, determined and adventurous nature! everything is always working out for you. expect nothing less!! Nahoa looks revitalized! Cant wait to c the reveal!
I always appeciate the unvarnished (pun intended) truth and directness about all of the maintenance challenges. Loved seeing the earlier drone shots. I have always enjoyed your drone work , the best I have seen on any sailing channel. Looking forward to seeing the kids finish thier lap around the world!
Hello Ben, Ashley, and kids, It looks like you're still having many good times. I really miss the Big fish catches though, with the screaming drag!!!! As of now my lung cancer seems to be in remission so I'm happy about that. Looking forward to more great adventures. Love y'all!!!
Thoroughly enjoy your videos and have done from the very start of this life at sea. Everything from having babies, boat work, Canadian log cabin and your fantastic tourer. Honest, adventures, people, places. You cover it all plus you share it with us your viewers. So thankyou for the time and effort you use to make each episode a visually great experience.Wish you all the best from Morocco.
Don't take it the wrong way, but you guys are the reason my wife and I decided not to pursue that life given how much it costs and how much upkeep there is. Not saying you ruined our dream or anything but just showed us the hard reality of that life - which is a good thing. Regardless, I would still like to have a small sailboat but not live on one full time. It's fun to watch you both and sort of live vicariously through your adventures.
But no car servicing, rego or insurance, no rates or land taxes, no house repaints, no roof waterproofing, etc. There are costs to everything and this is TH-cam often the repairs are the exciting bits to film. I bought a run down house that needed a reno, and every few years with new kids needed a new room, part of the roof replaced, major plumbing works, pest sprays, electrical upgrades. Had to buy a lawnmower and all the necessary garden equipment the list goes on. Nice house, nice neighbourhood, nice city but the neighbour is a drug dealer that pays a panelbeater to work on his cars 7 days a week. Wish I could up anchor and sail away…………..
Great video ... one of the other factors that many folk ignore is the importance of seeking (enduring) a qualified 3rd party or surveyors review of their boat ... if only to catch that which we miss/ignore/or are lovingly blind to. After a commercial maritime career, I spent 7 yrs as an accredited surveyor in Puget Sound ... and swallowed my ego to have a "brother surveyor" do the "rebuild-survey" on a motorsailer I restored/repowered/rebuilt. He found FIVE things I didn't know!! And I was all the better for it. Thanks for your vids, candor and reflections. Fair winds and following seas!!! All the best from the Salish Sea
I absolutely LOVE watching yalls videos!! It's my husband and my dream to do this life...but financially I know we will never be able to do it...sooo watching your videos let's me see the beautiful world that God has created through yalls eyes!
I had an 8ft dinghy that I used to launch through the waves when I was like 9 or 10. Got a 5hp outboard for it and spent summers fishing Carpinteria kelp beds. I'm 65 now and miss those days. Keep working on the boat, and rockstar out when done! I'll be watching.
Makes me feel better, sitting here in Puerto Escondido Mexico (Baja California) waiting on transmission parts for my old Hurth V drive on an 86 Norseman. Thanks! great video as always.
Great vid the truth about it all lol. Did a sail from Brisbane Australia to Kupang Indo last fall 3000km 3months , on a 2013 450 lagoon, for the past 2 years the owner was on a none stop fix fest, from standing rigging to you name it lol.
Plan ahead to be ahead. I think it's safe to say "The further away you are from societies safety nets, the less safe you are". The example I think about is when Willa experienced an anaphylactic episode due to ingesting peanuts. (Scared the heck out of me and good job Ashley!). Safe travels.
Another important thing for Sailors to keep in mind when visiting the Caribbean is not only is boat repair very difficult to do but food is expensive very very expensive I've watched quite a few sailing channels go to this part of the world and when they go to leave before entering the Caribbean they always say that they're stocking of supplies they'll stock up more than they usually do because of this problem and also I got to give a big shout out to you family for employing the locals to do all the boat repairs and renovations because that's something we can do to give back to the communities in which we visit it's not all about tourism and going to eating places and hotels but it's employing the laborers you have families to care for and to provide for so to anyone who travels make sure your generous when you go to these places employ Tradesmen because it's them that have the highest paying jobs in the area and they share amongst each other we have a very important opportunity as the world to connect and to live as one human family and to share and to grow and to love each other okay well going to cut this short LOL I'm sure you guys realize by now that's not even possible for me and the comments if you wouldn't mind sharing information on how to get the newsletter in the description of the videos to come I forgot which video had the information in it and I wasn't able to sign up for it I really love the content and would love to read blogs from you guys I figured it would be very very entertaining and as you can see I too am a writer and a storyteller all right family Jasper pup and I are sending lots of love blessings healing prayers to all the families around the world right now may you all have a blessed beautiful and amazing day and let's remember to remind each other that kindness is free and just know that self love will set you free 💃🐶💕🥰🥸 🙏🌎💚🌍💚🌏🙏
We just finished nine days of maintenance which became 12 days with a few small jobs not done. You said it well. When you are out there you really want to enjoy it plus your always short one adapter or one fitting. Might see you in San Blas in Panama when you get there.
Most frustrating to see POOR DESIGN. It's as if so many items fail and the manufacturers are surprised. OH, you mean they're being used in freakin salt water???!!! I much less mind the expense so much as the disruption of travel and boat utilization thanks to one thing after the next having issues. And, of course, half the time people get their hands on equipment to purportedly FIX it, they inevitably screw up something else. ... and manage to blame the owners for the next set of problems...
I’m your situation, when the best at is your home, and it’s your job, and your primary source of income. It might not be a bad idea to upgrade to a newer boat, and with the kids getting bigger, a larger boat. Get one with central air, a high end diesel generator, and newer engines. This might not be cheap. But in your unique situation it would benefit you so much. Take the plunge. Go for a new, or newer catamaran. You,won’t be disappointed. Cheers
In regards to new boats, you’d hope to get at least 5 years of no major boat works but sure didn’t happen with sailing channel “Travel Sketch” Leopard 45 and numerous others from that build time. They had a horrendous experience with Leopard in South Africa. With older boats, refits are expected. You guys have done a great job with your boat. Keep up the fantastic work.
thank you, thank you for not being a hound dog and also understanding we work better when the owner's not around, when folks are hired to work on your boat!!! i've done house calls for over a decade and some home owners are special and they are a satellite that revolves around me the entire time i'm working
Like sun and high altitude, salt and sun are a beast of a combination. You have to balance play time and work time which you seem to do well. What you do is not for everyone but still beats the heck out of what many people do especially for some poor souls that feels like getting a root canal everyday. Keep the balanced content coming!
A harbor master on Hawaii once told me to look out at the sailboats anchored over there and see those big sailboats, big problems. But, then, see the other smaller little boats over there, little problems, and then look over there, and you see no boats, no problems.
What you have taught me is I will forgo buying a boat as it is a ton or work and money so I will leave it to others and just grab a cruise when I have the urge to set sail. You guys rock with straight talk and your journey is great to watch. Safe travels. North Carolina.
Thanks for this honest discussion but you two have handled everything life has thrown at you and persevered this time is no different I fully expect you will continue your sail across the Atlantic to wherever your destination is.
We all need maintenance, now and then, to keep in tip top shape. I do hope you don't ignore the adventure, while in South Africa. Look forward to the last leg of your circumnavigation. Best Wishes.
How ever, we travel or watch this to see the ability of that Quote... Plus you are blessed with two big ones... Love you guys, but i'm more honored than feeling sorry.
Maintenance is is sailing. I love watching a good skipper and crew resolve the problems and continue the sailing adventure. All part of the fun of learning about life on the sea. Bon Voyage Nahoa!
It’s in my opinion a myth that good quality stainless steel anchor chain just snaps, like the swivel did, if that’s the case than also don’t use a 316L swivel. We use ss chain and the best we could buy, which is years ago and it continues to look like new. Despite tropical water usage ( which is the worst for putting corrosion) The big advantage: is it’s super smooth and never cluttered. No rust. Combined with a ss swivel and anchor… but it’s not cheap. We could have bought 2 -3 sets if the lot was galvanised. But then in the long run we would have spend probably the same. We also went a size up with chain and anchor and then a winch size up… despite price to be totally sure of strength of the system. And our next boat: stainless again
For most of my life, and especially the last 20+ years of my working life, I dreamed that when I retired my home would turn into a boat and I would sail away. As the years passed by and things like degenerative osteoarthritis became more of a problem, even just working on my little 25' MacGregor became hard, I realized I just won't be up to all the work necessary to cruise the world. Get to it while you're able to make enough $ to pay others. Love you guys forever. Hugs!
Stainless steel with moisture and deprived of oxygen = crevice corrosion. Chain plates are the best example, or a great place to look for crevice corrosion. Look at the area where the chain plate enters the boat. You had 3 devices in the area of the transducer. Was one a plug so you can clean your transducer while in the water? Love the videos. Always informative and exciting. Y'all are great!
Wow - 400 is expensive for one swivel - it doesn't matter whether that's Cdn $ or USD, or EUR - it sure costs to stay safe. (I wish I could patreon!). No More Orange - - woo-hoo! With love from BC. My favourite Canadian Ambassadors - almost ready to sail! Fair winds and following seas!
Would you say that 10% to 15% of the purchase price of the boat should be budgeted each year for maintenance and refit, and the money budgeted each year but not spent should be saved for when it will be spent? Thus, a $100,000 boat at 10% per year = $80,000 after 8 years, or $100,000 after 10 years. Harsh environment, extreme stress on the boat & components, and the condition of the boat must be maintained as it is not only your home but your life raft! FYI, I have spent an average of $3,800 per year during the 40 years I've lived in my 58 year-old home, or 5% of the purchase price 40 years ago. I don't have an engine, rigging, thru-holes, bottom paint, navigation gear, or a water maker to maintain. You are doing what is necessary to live a very special life. Good on you!!! Best, :¬) Webhead USA
Everyone with a boat must do maintenance on their transport. One only has to look at all the boat builders renovated on TH-cam and sqillions is being spent. No one can expect a boat that cops a hiding at sea to last without major upkeep. The boats are amazing and so are you.
Ive never understood why people use stainless stuff on a galvanised anchor chain. Galvanised anchor swivels are the way to go. You don't get the corrosion from the difference in metals, wear is galvanised to galvanised (so they kind of replenish each other) and you can just use crane lifting gear, which is *much* cheaper and has proper lift ratings!
Determining a proper catamaran budget is harder than buying the catamaran. Determining how much to maintain a 2-5-year-old catamaran is easy. USD - $3,000 to $5,000/year USD for the around $1 mil Cat, and you do the majority of the work yourself. Older than that and you enter into major refit territory and maintenance costs. I do most of the work myself. Pays to have help for some of it now because you have allot more to do. I not only repair what failed, but what is about fail. "Don't fix it unless it's broken" does not work for catamaran ownership. Inspect everything before you come off the hard. Trial run before you leave port. Your wish list will never seem to get shorter. I never wished to circumnavigate the globe. Seen enough bad things to never want to go to many new out of the way places. Now that I'm older and the world appears to be a much more reasonable place, I still don't want to. Before Buying - Talk to as many people as you can that do the same thing as you plan on doing with your catamaran. Add 20% to 30% cushion to that budget because people are embarrassed to tell you the whole truth. If you think for 1 minute catamaran ownership is an investment, go check yourself into a rehab facility. This couple make it look way too easy.
This is normal. It's normal if you buy a production boat, especially a cat. They are cheap. And that means cheap to build and difficult to maintain. They are built with cheap materials and systems in the first place. And they are not built with a viewpoint of easy maintenance, so stuff is hard to access.
The formula has always been maintenance costs 10% of the value of the boat (That's maintenance not consumables fuel and supplies) if you don't spend that then it comes off the value of the boat. Spend it wrong and you can lose the boat altogether.
love the videos! Are you not interested in the east coast of U.S. in the summer before headed back to the Pacific? Are swivels on your anchor really that necessary if you have a good shackle? I didn't have a good experience with the Suncor product and got rid of my shiny (supposed)stainless swivel. So much Chinese crap out there and nobody is telling you the truth with where it's made.
Boat life CAN be really cheap and affordable if you keep it simple and are able to rough it a little. Or it can be extremely expensive if you want all the bells and whistles of a floating city.
Shallow Hal here. You guys are talking about getting back to the Bahamas again, and back to Thailand again....I've waited through two haul outs and two children getting started....when can "we" expect the return of the bikini bin? I don't even have a boat. Comon Sun! cheers all. best of luck.
whats about the most important things like bulkheads an bridgedeck. Are they save again ?? I'm not so sure they can survive an atlantic crossing and the south pacific in one... But I also don't know if they have been reinforced or only repaired in a makeshift way.
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Ashley is so pretty and she's always smiling. You two do look happy.
You both look really happy.. At peace. Its great to see. I love watching youre journey. Always keeping it real.
I'm so glad you found that defective Anker swivel! That could have been a disaster! It looks like you had a great crew working on the boat. I can't wait to see the finished paint job! My dad sold his boat years ago, not because he didn't enjoy it anymore, but because the upkeep was too much for him at his age. Happy sailing when you are ready!❤
Fellow canandian here! just love u guys and your gentle, determined and adventurous nature! everything is always working out for you. expect nothing less!! Nahoa looks revitalized! Cant wait to c the reveal!
I always appeciate the unvarnished (pun intended) truth and directness about all of the maintenance challenges. Loved seeing the earlier drone shots. I have always enjoyed your drone work , the best I have seen on any sailing channel. Looking forward to seeing the kids finish thier lap around the world!
Hello Ben, Ashley, and kids, It looks like you're still having many good times. I really miss the Big fish catches though, with the screaming drag!!!! As of now my lung cancer seems to be in remission so I'm happy about that. Looking forward to more great adventures. Love y'all!!!
Best wishes, stay well Jack, got to keep watching the family circumnavigate!
Thoroughly enjoy your videos and have done from the very start of this life at sea. Everything from having babies, boat work, Canadian log cabin and your fantastic tourer. Honest, adventures, people, places. You cover it all plus you share it with us your viewers. So thankyou for the time and effort you use to make each episode a visually great experience.Wish you all the best from Morocco.
Great episode. So many people have no understanding about the amount of work a large cruiser takes to keep all of the key systems online.
Don't take it the wrong way, but you guys are the reason my wife and I decided not to pursue that life given how much it costs and how much upkeep there is. Not saying you ruined our dream or anything but just showed us the hard reality of that life - which is a good thing. Regardless, I would still like to have a small sailboat but not live on one full time. It's fun to watch you both and sort of live vicariously through your adventures.
But no car servicing, rego or insurance, no rates or land taxes, no house repaints, no roof waterproofing, etc. There are costs to everything and this is TH-cam often the repairs are the exciting bits to film. I bought a run down house that needed a reno, and every few years with new kids needed a new room, part of the roof replaced, major plumbing works, pest sprays, electrical upgrades. Had to buy a lawnmower and all the necessary garden equipment the list goes on. Nice house, nice neighbourhood, nice city but the neighbour is a drug dealer that pays a panelbeater to work on his cars 7 days a week. Wish I could up anchor and sail away…………..
The grass is always greener on the other side, ( Never) sorry about your crap neighbour..
Great video ... one of the other factors that many folk ignore is the importance of seeking (enduring) a qualified 3rd party or surveyors review of their boat ... if only to catch that which we miss/ignore/or are lovingly blind to. After a commercial maritime career, I spent 7 yrs as an accredited surveyor in Puget Sound ... and swallowed my ego to have a "brother surveyor" do the "rebuild-survey" on a motorsailer I restored/repowered/rebuilt. He found FIVE things I didn't know!! And I was all the better for it. Thanks for your vids, candor and reflections. Fair winds and following seas!!! All the best from the Salish Sea
Wonderful family bringing all of us so many fantastic views of the sailing world and so much interesting knowledge. Thank you so much! 💐
Ashley and her Mona Lisa-like smile.
I absolutely LOVE watching yalls videos!! It's my husband and my dream to do this life...but financially I know we will never be able to do it...sooo watching your videos let's me see the beautiful world that God has created through yalls eyes!
I had an 8ft dinghy that I used to launch through the waves when I was like 9 or 10. Got a 5hp outboard for it and spent summers fishing Carpinteria kelp beds.
I'm 65 now and miss those days. Keep working on the boat, and rockstar out when done! I'll be watching.
Haven’t finished watching but we LOVE the babies making noise I. The background. God bless fam.
Really good stuff and a gold standard on the reality of issues facing maintenance and safety of cruising boats. TY and Thumbs Up!!
Makes me feel better, sitting here in Puerto Escondido Mexico (Baja California) waiting on transmission parts for my old Hurth V drive on an 86 Norseman. Thanks! great video as always.
Great vid the truth about it all lol. Did a sail from Brisbane Australia to Kupang Indo last fall 3000km 3months , on a 2013 450 lagoon, for the past 2 years the owner was on a none stop fix fest, from standing rigging to you name it lol.
Plan ahead to be ahead. I think it's safe to say "The further away you are from societies safety nets, the less safe you are". The example I think about is when Willa experienced an anaphylactic episode due to ingesting peanuts. (Scared the heck out of me and good job Ashley!). Safe travels.
Great improvement with the white paint! Nice upgrade!
Another important thing for Sailors to keep in mind when visiting the Caribbean is not only is boat repair very difficult to do but food is expensive very very expensive I've watched quite a few sailing channels go to this part of the world and when they go to leave before entering the Caribbean they always say that they're stocking of supplies they'll stock up more than they usually do because of this problem and also I got to give a big shout out to you family for employing the locals to do all the boat repairs and renovations because that's something we can do to give back to the communities in which we visit it's not all about tourism and going to eating places and hotels but it's employing the laborers you have families to care for and to provide for so to anyone who travels make sure your generous when you go to these places employ Tradesmen because it's them that have the highest paying jobs in the area and they share amongst each other we have a very important opportunity as the world to connect and to live as one human family and to share and to grow and to love each other okay well going to cut this short LOL I'm sure you guys realize by now that's not even possible for me and the comments if you wouldn't mind sharing information on how to get the newsletter in the description of the videos to come I forgot which video had the information in it and I wasn't able to sign up for it I really love the content and would love to read blogs from you guys I figured it would be very very entertaining and as you can see I too am a writer and a storyteller all right family Jasper pup and I are sending lots of love blessings healing prayers to all the families around the world right now may you all have a blessed beautiful and amazing day and let's remember to remind each other that kindness is free and just know that self love will set you free
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We just finished nine days of maintenance which became 12 days with a few small jobs not done. You said it well. When you are out there you really want to enjoy it plus your always short one adapter or one fitting. Might see you in San Blas in Panama when you get there.
Most frustrating to see POOR DESIGN. It's as if so many items fail and the manufacturers are surprised. OH, you mean they're being used in freakin salt water???!!! I much less mind the expense so much as the disruption of travel and boat utilization thanks to one thing after the next having issues. And, of course, half the time people get their hands on equipment to purportedly FIX it, they inevitably screw up something else. ... and manage to blame the owners for the next set of problems...
Every sailing channel i follow is about boat work!
Double-sided sticky tape is great for vacuum bagging also
I’m your situation, when the best at is your home, and it’s your job, and your primary source of income. It might not be a bad idea to upgrade to a newer boat, and with the kids getting bigger, a larger boat. Get one with central air, a high end diesel generator, and newer engines. This might not be cheap. But in your unique situation it would benefit you so much. Take the plunge. Go for a new, or newer catamaran. You,won’t be disappointed. Cheers
Ashley, you look so refreshed!!! You can tell you're happy!
Very interesting and informative video. I always enjoy your content. Thanks for what you do.
Great video! When you get to the Caribbean, Sint Maarten is a GREAT place to do boat work!
I have a houseboat - on the Mississippi-completely understand maintenance!!
In regards to new boats, you’d hope to get at least 5 years of no major boat works but sure didn’t happen with sailing channel “Travel Sketch” Leopard 45 and numerous others from that build time. They had a horrendous experience with Leopard in South Africa. With older boats, refits are expected. You guys have done a great job with your boat. Keep up the fantastic work.
thank you, thank you for not being a hound dog and also understanding we work better when the owner's not around, when folks are hired to work on your boat!!! i've done house calls for over a decade and some home owners are special and they are a satellite that revolves around me the entire time i'm working
Like sun and high altitude, salt and sun are a beast of a combination. You have to balance play time and work time which you seem to do well. What you do is not for everyone but still beats the heck out of what many people do especially for some poor souls that feels like getting a root canal everyday. Keep the balanced content coming!
A harbor master on Hawaii once told me to look out at the sailboats anchored over there and see those big sailboats, big problems. But, then, see the other smaller little boats over there, little problems, and then look over there, and you see no boats, no problems.
What you have taught me is I will forgo buying a boat as it is a ton or work and money so I will leave it to others and just grab a cruise when I have the urge to set sail. You guys rock with straight talk and your journey is great to watch. Safe travels. North Carolina.
Check the trampoline that Colin mentioned he uses at the Anapolis boat show a month ago, lasted 4 years and no holes.... Parlay Revival
Thanks for the boat refit recap. Thrilled she didn't leak! 👏 See ya next week.
Thanks for this honest discussion but you two have handled everything life has thrown at you and persevered this time is no different I fully expect you will continue your sail across the Atlantic to wherever your destination is.
Thanks for posting videos Ben. I enjoy watching you and your mother travel around. God bless!
Love these honest discussions. Thank you for sharing
When in the Caribbean, swing by Isla Mujeres Mexico. Great boat place for hail outs and work!
Latest thinking - No swivel.. just pause on hoist as necessary. Unless in reversing tidal current
The interior looks great. The lighter paint gives it a much more spacious look, as well as refreshing. Those guys did a really good job.
Boat refit! Can't wait to see the finish!!! Hugs to you 4 stay safe and God bless!!!
You are inspiring. Thank you. As most of the sailing channels look commercial and engineered you guys are keeping it real. See you in the Bahamas!
We all need maintenance, now and then, to keep in tip top shape.
I do hope you don't ignore the adventure, while in South Africa.
Look forward to the last leg of your circumnavigation.
Best Wishes.
How ever, we travel or watch this to see the ability of that Quote... Plus you are blessed with two big ones... Love you guys, but i'm more honored than feeling sorry.
I'm planning on building an Odisea 48 which is a lightweight aluminum performance cruising catamaran. It's the newest Tim Mumby design.
My two cents: Get across & zip up to & Haulout out in Jamestown RI. Then sail back down & resume the great adventure!
Like always, great !!! Thanks a lot !
OMG! I do love food and struggle with the same things your dealing with. Changing my eating habits is hardest.
I am so excited to see the final reveal!
Maintenance is is sailing. I love watching a good skipper and crew resolve the problems and continue the sailing adventure. All part of the fun of learning about life on the sea. Bon Voyage Nahoa!
It’s in my opinion a myth that good quality stainless steel anchor chain just snaps, like the swivel did, if that’s the case than also don’t use a 316L swivel. We use ss chain and the best we could buy, which is years ago and it continues to look like new. Despite tropical water usage ( which is the worst for putting corrosion) The big advantage: is it’s super smooth and never cluttered. No rust. Combined with a ss swivel and anchor… but it’s not cheap. We could have bought 2 -3 sets if the lot was galvanised. But then in the long run we would have spend probably the same. We also went a size up with chain and anchor and then a winch size up… despite price to be totally sure of strength of the system. And our next boat: stainless again
For most of my life, and especially the last 20+ years of my working life, I dreamed that when I retired my home would turn into a boat and I would sail away. As the years passed by and things like degenerative osteoarthritis became more of a problem, even just working on my little 25' MacGregor became hard, I realized I just won't be up to all the work necessary to cruise the world. Get to it while you're able to make enough $ to pay others. Love you guys forever. Hugs!
It's like an RV everything breaks with time.
Wow Nahoa is going to look so much better! Sorry about the anchor swivel :( Lots of luck and greetings from Greece
Stainless steel with moisture and deprived of oxygen = crevice corrosion. Chain plates are the best example, or a great place to look for crevice corrosion. Look at the area where the chain plate enters the boat.
You had 3 devices in the area of the transducer. Was one a plug so you can clean your transducer while in the water?
Love the videos. Always informative and exciting. Y'all are great!
KEEP SAFE and ENJOY ALL THE TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, and WINS !!!!! COLLECT HUGH MEMORIES, that's all we have in LIFE ?????
Wow - 400 is expensive for one swivel - it doesn't matter whether that's Cdn $ or USD, or EUR - it sure costs to stay safe. (I wish I could patreon!). No More Orange - - woo-hoo!
With love from BC. My favourite Canadian Ambassadors - almost ready to sail!
Fair winds and following seas!
Loving the new look interior. Glad to see your world travels have gotten you away from that nth American log cabin look we see in lots of boats. 👍🤙🏽
I love the "chain is only as strong as its weakest link" moment!
Can't wait to see the finished product!
Would you say that 10% to 15% of the purchase price of the boat should be budgeted each year for maintenance and refit, and the money budgeted each year but not spent should be saved for when it will be spent? Thus, a $100,000 boat at 10% per year = $80,000 after 8 years, or $100,000 after 10 years. Harsh environment, extreme stress on the boat & components, and the condition of the boat must be maintained as it is not only your home but your life raft! FYI, I have spent an average of $3,800 per year during the 40 years I've lived in my 58 year-old home, or 5% of the purchase price 40 years ago. I don't have an engine, rigging, thru-holes, bottom paint, navigation gear, or a water maker to maintain. You are doing what is necessary to live a very special life. Good on you!!! Best, :¬) Webhead USA
Make it 25% at least it could more if you have accidents
Everyone with a boat must do maintenance on their transport. One only has to look at all the boat builders renovated on TH-cam and sqillions is being spent. No one can expect a boat that cops a hiding at sea to last without major upkeep. The boats are amazing and so are you.
Wow, so cool. Rock on!
I'm not sure what colour the internals are going to be but that white looks really good. Also white would help bring natural light into the cabins
Ive never understood why people use stainless stuff on a galvanised anchor chain. Galvanised anchor swivels are the way to go. You don't get the corrosion from the difference in metals, wear is galvanised to galvanised (so they kind of replenish each other) and you can just use crane lifting gear, which is *much* cheaper and has proper lift ratings!
Hey Guys!! Really Fascinating. Love hearing from you guys!!
Cool. We are planning on the Panama Canal around the same time. Hope to see you there!
Loved this episode, thank you for sharing. Boats are fun but also a lot of work.
Have fun! Thanks for the videos
Determining a proper catamaran budget is harder than buying the catamaran. Determining how much to maintain a 2-5-year-old catamaran is easy. USD - $3,000 to $5,000/year USD for the around $1 mil Cat, and you do the majority of the work yourself.
Older than that and you enter into major refit territory and maintenance costs. I do most of the work myself. Pays to have help for some of it now because you have allot more to do. I not only repair what failed, but what is about fail. "Don't fix it unless it's broken" does not work for catamaran ownership. Inspect everything before you come off the hard. Trial run before you leave port. Your wish list will never seem to get shorter.
I never wished to circumnavigate the globe. Seen enough bad things to never want to go to many new out of the way places. Now that I'm older and the world appears to be a much more reasonable place, I still don't want to. Before Buying - Talk to as many people as you can that do the same thing as you plan on doing with your catamaran. Add 20% to 30% cushion to that budget because people are embarrassed to tell you the whole truth. If you think for 1 minute catamaran ownership is an investment, go check yourself into a rehab facility. This couple make it look way too easy.
This is normal. It's normal if you buy a production boat, especially a cat. They are cheap. And that means cheap to build and difficult to maintain. They are built with cheap materials and systems in the first place. And they are not built with a viewpoint of easy maintenance, so stuff is hard to access.
The formula has always been maintenance costs 10% of the value of the boat (That's maintenance not consumables fuel and supplies) if you don't spend that then it comes off the value of the boat. Spend it wrong and you can lose the boat altogether.
Very nice boat. Fun following you guys.
God bless you guys!! love your channel! all the best for you!!
i like the boat work vids . anyway;old boat,blue water full on sailing = boat work. carry on .i get it.
i was born in Victoria. I was on the navy base.
love the videos! Are you not interested in the east coast of U.S. in the summer before headed back to the Pacific? Are swivels on your anchor really that necessary if you have a good shackle? I didn't have a good experience with the Suncor product and got rid of my shiny (supposed)stainless swivel. So much Chinese crap out there and nobody is telling you the truth with where it's made.
Doing good guys, time to put her on the market in the Carib while you can l.. Nahoa has done its share at 18!!!
Awesome episode... how do you find Cape Town.? Did you take the red bus tour?
Thanks for sharing 😊
Boat life CAN be really cheap and affordable if you keep it simple and are able to rough it a little. Or it can be extremely expensive if you want all the bells and whistles of a floating city.
Excellent ... thanks .. I didn't know that
You guys are great
Hi from Nashville tn usa
Great Job!!! Thank You... :-)
I must have missed it, but how and did you resolve the bulkhead/separation issues ?
the boat looks great.
Love you guys! Hope you're well, Ashley.? You seemed a little muted today. Take care of yourselves! ❤️
Love the new look 👍
Thanks for your usual good video.
Shallow Hal here. You guys are talking about getting back to the Bahamas again, and back to Thailand again....I've waited through two haul outs and two children getting started....when can "we" expect the return of the bikini bin? I don't even have a boat. Comon Sun! cheers all. best of luck.
you guys are an inspiration.
You do have Florida! Just Caravans is fantastic.
Huh I didn't know you guys were from Victoria, I'm from the island too. The boat looks fantastic!
Love your show!!!!!!!
You look GREAT GUYS !!!
She's gonna be beautiful and ship shape!
whats about the most important things like bulkheads an bridgedeck. Are they save again ?? I'm not so sure they can survive an atlantic crossing and the south pacific in one... But I also don't know if they have been reinforced or only repaired in a makeshift way.