Good to see the "Dancer" out doing her thing, and its always nice to have friends along, especially when out on your boat for the first sail in a long time. Hope to see more of you out gliding over the waves. Take care and be safe.
The new boat is really nice from what you've shown so far. Would love to see the entire outside view either a drone shot on the water of even just at dock. Maybe that's in ep-3 i hav'nt seen that yet. She must look amazing with the sails up and mizzen flying. Great to see you back on the water again. CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS Steve h.
Thank you and so glad you like our sailboat Steve. :) There are definitely more shots of the entire boat in later episodes. :) Always great to get the sails up for sure! Fair winds to you as well. :)
Great stuff Alfy! So good to see you back on the water. That Yanmar sounds awesome! Well, the whole vessel is awesome........ did I tell you I'm not jealous? Can't wait for the sanding and varnishing episodes, until then I'll watch Mads for that particular 'fix' Ha! Enjoy her sailor, you deserve it 👍⛵🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed this one and yes, the Yanmar is pretty great! I am looking forward to getting the topsides varnished up, but maybe I am a bit sick and twisted for being excited about that? haha
Nice sail today. Thank you 4 sharing. More More More sailing of the new boat please. Beautiful boat. I don't envy you all the revarnish work. Yikes! Ouch!! Hire it out and enjoy your new cruiser. Cheers, Jay :-)
Glad you enjoyed coming along with us for a sail today. Oh, I don't mind doing the maintenance stuff and I am looking forward to re-varnishing the top sides when I am back on board full time. :) ha
9:36 even on a 46 meter navy ship I worked on, there were very tight nooks and crannies. You need at least one small and flexible member in the crew as a "Special tool". :-)
@@lifeislikesailing Oh yes that's true, well it was some time ago, didn't even live in Vancouver yet back then didn't even know that marina in the river, now i have been down there to the yard countless times. how time flies.
300 hours to varnish!? I can't decide if that was a joke, but it probably wasn't :( Nice to see your old friend Cole again, especially since he's boatless.
It sure was nice to see and catch up with Cole and get him out for a sail. I will keep a running tab on how many hours it takes to varnish the topsides once I start! haha
Hi Alfie Good to see you out again. Dancer is a beauty, I've always been partial to the H.C. boats. You talk about sailing more often. So....how long before you can pull the pin?
I'm sure Devlin was well equipped for the walk in -37°. We were in a hotel in Dubai and missed the courtesy bus. They said, no problem it's only about 1.5 kilometres to where you are going, it is an easy walk. It was only 49°C outside.
she's a beauty!...the kind that makes you fall in love...her quality of components and finishes are tops, like my 42 vagabond...takes a lot of love and work to make them yours, but it appears you are on your way...i'll be following you ...I'm looking at smaller boats in the cruising class of cutters...the taiwanese built boats are a very good value, and depending on the yard, builds some of the finest you'll find...looks like you got a real winner ...i hope devlin loves her as much as you...
@@lifeislikesailing i am very familiar with that experience...do you find yourself just wondering about admiring her lines and beauty?....i could spend hours after a good day's work or just waking up aboard...have that cocktail or coffee in hand and cant help but walk out to the bowsprit and turn around, slowly making your way along the beautiful decks in wonderment. the whole time asking yourself what gave you such good fortune to have such an incredible thing like this in your life...savor every moment...even though the passion and pride never goes away...you just fall deeper.
You are welcome and so great to hear you have been following along for so long! Not a definite time for a return yet, but we are getting closer to finishing our time here. :)
She is beautiful!! How does one man get two girls with such fine pedigree, full of charm and beauty and neither jealous of the other? I am assuming of course that Devlin is not back at home stewing in envy as I know I am. Thanks for the commercial free ride along Alfie.
Thank you and I am very lucky to have to beautiful ladies in my life! I am also very lucky that Devlin loves Northern Dancer V as much as I do! :) Glad you enjoyed this one. :)
I bought a C&C 29 mk1 after watching your videos several years ago. However we have now gone over the dark side 😃 Moored in the Ladysmith maritime society marina.
Hey I wanted to tell you about my experience with diesel heaters. Well the forced air type at least. Most of the people I know that have had the forced air diesel heaters eventually get the combustion chamber all gunked up. Seeing where your diesel heater is, I don't want you to go through the "Tear down, and rebuild, process." Now your system may perform differently, because it is in fact a hydronic heater. The thing is, I suspect it may do much the same. Why? Well honestly it may be the dye in the fuel, or fuel quality. My belief is that poor quality diesel, with dye, is responsible for mucking up the combustion chamber with soot. I've seen that some manufacturers of forced air units suggest a cleaning every 1000 hours...which is just crazy. In my experience they muck up every 1000-2500 hours. Since I have one which does this I've been running a small kerosene tank with two shut off valves close to the pump. Now you may have a pump that is far away from the actual unit. This makes what I am suggesting just undoable. I run the kerosene for thirty minutes before shutdown, and on high...to burn off any soot. I also run it on startup for thirty minutes to warm up the combustion chamber to a proper temperature. That way the kerosene helps the chamber stay clean. Diesel heaters rely on the chamber temperature to continue combustion and before it gets really hot the burn is really inefficient. Also I only burn the clear Kerosene. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you about what you might expect....but I might say you do NOT want to pull that out to clean the combustion chamber. I don't even know if your unit can take Kerosene, but Diesel and Kerosene used to be the same product. Several sailing channels have all had problems...Ran, MJ Sailing, Panda. A month or two of heavy use seems to produce a rebuild.
hard to remember sometimes that she's just a boat ....but it might even get to the point where you have to explain to your wife where your true love is, and hopes she takes it better than mine....of course, im joking...i was fortunate to have a wife who loved her as much, which allowed us an open marriage...
OMG, that tank tender is so nice, yanmar is awesome too, happy you got your heater going. Thanks for the episode
Oh yes, sure is a nice way to monitor the levels! Glad you enjoyed this one!
Good to see the "Dancer" out doing her thing, and its always nice to have friends along, especially when out on your boat for the first sail in a long time. Hope to see more of you out gliding over the waves. Take care and be safe.
Was so nice to finally get some sails hoisted after so long and definitely nice to share the time with others. :) Fair winds and stay safe as well. :)
Your boat is BEAUTIFUL, Alfie
Thank you! :)
So glad to see you back for awhile. I have been following for a long time. I have spent 6 years of summers there out of Anacortes on my Hunter 40.
Thanks and so nice to be back. Great to hear you have followed along for so long from not too far away! :)
The new boat is really nice from what you've shown so far. Would love to see the entire outside view either a drone shot on the water of even just at dock. Maybe that's in ep-3 i hav'nt seen that yet. She must look amazing with the sails up and mizzen flying. Great to see you back on the water again. CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS Steve h.
Thank you and so glad you like our sailboat Steve. :) There are definitely more shots of the entire boat in later episodes. :) Always great to get the sails up for sure! Fair winds to you as well. :)
Great stuff Alfy! So good to see you back on the water. That Yanmar sounds awesome! Well, the whole vessel is awesome........ did I tell you I'm not jealous? Can't wait for the sanding and varnishing episodes, until then I'll watch Mads for that particular 'fix' Ha! Enjoy her sailor, you deserve it 👍⛵🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed this one and yes, the Yanmar is pretty great! I am looking forward to getting the topsides varnished up, but maybe I am a bit sick and twisted for being excited about that? haha
Beautiful boat, makes me wish my brother on Prism would post more haha!
Thank you and always nice to see more sailing content if your brother decides to upload more. :)
Nice sail today. Thank you 4 sharing. More More More sailing of the new boat please. Beautiful boat. I don't envy you all the revarnish work. Yikes! Ouch!! Hire it out and enjoy your new cruiser.
Cheers,
Jay :-)
Glad you enjoyed coming along with us for a sail today. Oh, I don't mind doing the maintenance stuff and I am looking forward to re-varnishing the top sides when I am back on board full time. :) ha
Great shake down sail Alfy with good friends and beautiful day is hard to beat. It must be great to be back.
Glad you enjoyed this one and it sure was great to get the sails up! :)
Congratulations. She's beautiful!
Thank you! :)
yes i enjoyed them. love moonshine .
Most excellent :-) You're going to need a Drone and do some selfies :-)
Thanks and we definitely have plans to purchase a drone once we are back full time on the coast. :)
Good to see you back on the water. Looking forward to more adventures and the stunning scenery in the Canadian west cost
Thanks and so nice to be back on the water. Stay tuned for more episodes. :)
Nice video, love that newer diesel engine!
Thanks and the hour meter just rolled over to 1200 hrs this trip so just about broken in now. :)
What a great video and i know i keep saying this but what a beautiful boat and congratulations Alfy in acquiring such a treasure!
Thanks and so glad you enjoyed this episode! Thanks fo the congrats on the boat as well, Devlin and I sure do love her! :)
Good to have you back... and such a nice boat! And befitting her age, a bit quirky - adds to her charm !
So nice to be back and thank you. :)
Absolutely Beautiful! Thank you This boat is a Beauty 💕 And you are looking Fine yourself Captain 😎👍🏻💕
Thank you and we sure do love Northern Dancer V. :)
I am so glad to see you back on the water and still share your adventures with us. Thank you and best from Hong Kong
So nice to be back on the water and we can't wait to get back full time! Alfy & Devlin from the Gulf Islands :)
9:36 even on a 46 meter navy ship I worked on, there were very tight nooks and crannies. You need at least one small and flexible member in the crew as a "Special tool". :-)
Yes, that is definitely true! ha
It’s always fun getting to know a new boat. I would have liked to have seen your buddies Bayfield when he had it. I have a Bayfield 32c.
Very fun for sure. :) I have an older boat tour episode of Cole's boat. :)
i remember your buddy from the new water heater install days as well, boat looks beautiful.
Oh that was my other neighbour John the plumber. :) But Cole lived there at the same time. :)
@@lifeislikesailing Oh yes that's true, well it was some time ago, didn't even live in Vancouver yet back then didn't even know that marina in the river, now i have been down there to the yard countless times. how time flies.
Awesome to get to know your new-to-you boat! She’s beautiful!
Thank you and we can't wait to get back on board full time to really get to know her. :)
Great video, enjoyed seeing Cole again too. Maybe someday you should see if you can do another tour of his old boat since he said he saw it. ;)
Glad you enjoyed seeing Cole again. It was great to catch up with him and it would be fun to see his old boat up close. :)
Beautiful boat but I was wondering what your sandpaper and varnish budget was going to be like. The brightwork covers should help.
I will have to invest in sandpaper and varnish stocks now I think. haha Yes, it will sure is nice to have all the covers for the teak. :)
That’s my favorite boat...now start dancing south. 👍👍👍
We love the HC boats as well. We have plans that bring us north first, then maybe south. :)
I was just waiting these sailing times back!! Just wonderfull !! Best regards from Brazil ... @veleirosurucato
So glad you enjoyed following along for today's sail! :) Fair Winds from Canada.
Welcome back gang good to see you!!!
Thank you and so nice to be back! :)
Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to a few more vlogs from Northern Dancer before you have to return to Yellowknife ⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵
You are welcome and glad you enjoyed this update. Stay tuned for a few more episodes. :)
300 hours to varnish!? I can't decide if that was a joke, but it probably wasn't :(
Nice to see your old friend Cole again, especially since he's boatless.
It sure was nice to see and catch up with Cole and get him out for a sail. I will keep a running tab on how many hours it takes to varnish the topsides once I start! haha
Brave that’s too cold
Not as cold as Canada's far north. haha
Hi Alfie
Good to see you out again. Dancer is a beauty, I've always been partial to the H.C. boats.
You talk about sailing more often. So....how long before you can pull the pin?
Great to be out again and we sure do love ND5. 6 more year until retirement, but there will be lots of sailing before that day comes. :)
I'm sure Devlin was well equipped for the walk in -37°. We were in a hotel in Dubai and missed the courtesy bus. They said, no problem it's only about 1.5 kilometres to where you are going, it is an easy walk. It was only 49°C outside.
That sounds pretty hot! Hope you made it! :)
Some day you gotta get a drone....Not many boats look so beautiful from all angles .....
A drone is high on our list of items to get soon. We are excited to see Northern Dancer V's lines from elevated angles! :)
what marina are you in? Great to see you back!
Great to be back. In the Ladysmith area. :)
Hello again... from seattle
Hello back from the Gulf Islands. :)
she's a beauty!...the kind that makes you fall in love...her quality of components and finishes are tops, like my 42 vagabond...takes a lot of love and work to make them yours, but it appears you are on your way...i'll be following you ...I'm looking at smaller boats in the cruising class of cutters...the taiwanese built boats are a very good value, and depending on the yard, builds some of the finest you'll find...looks like you got a real winner ...i hope devlin loves her as much as you...
The more time I spend on board, the more I love her. We are so happy to be the new owners of this classic sailing vessel! :)
@@lifeislikesailing i am very familiar with that experience...do you find yourself just wondering about admiring her lines and beauty?....i could spend hours after a good day's work or just waking up aboard...have that cocktail or coffee in hand and cant help but walk out to the bowsprit and turn around, slowly making your way along the beautiful decks in wonderment. the whole time asking yourself what gave you such good fortune to have such an incredible thing like this in your life...savor every moment...even though the passion and pride never goes away...you just fall deeper.
@@ashley-tm1uk I do find that I sit and admire her often! :)
cool . yes beautiful .
Many thanks!!
Thank you for this, I've been following since before you met Mads. Any idea when you will be posted down south again?
You are welcome and so great to hear you have been following along for so long! Not a definite time for a return yet, but we are getting closer to finishing our time here. :)
She is an amazing boat, glad to see you back on board and I hope she gives you countless nautical miles of pleasure.
Thank you and so nice to be back on board for this trip!
She is beautiful!! How does one man get two girls with such fine pedigree, full of charm and beauty and neither jealous of the other? I am assuming of course that Devlin is not back at home stewing in envy as I know I am. Thanks for the commercial free ride along Alfie.
Thank you and I am very lucky to have to beautiful ladies in my life! I am also very lucky that Devlin loves Northern Dancer V as much as I do! :) Glad you enjoyed this one. :)
@@lifeislikesailing you are one of the good guys and well deserving of your spoils.
Are you located in Ladysmith now?
I bought a C&C 29 mk1 after watching your videos several years ago. However we have now gone over the dark side 😃
Moored in the Ladysmith maritime society marina.
Here's an idea...how about taking us through your ship's library? :-)
Oh that is a fun idea. :)
@@lifeislikesailing :-)
and i'm stuck on a reservoir in Dallas Tx
I hope you can get to the ocean! :)
Hey I wanted to tell you about my experience with diesel heaters. Well the forced air type at least. Most of the people I know that have had the forced air diesel heaters eventually get the combustion chamber all gunked up. Seeing where your diesel heater is, I don't want you to go through the "Tear down, and rebuild, process." Now your system may perform differently, because it is in fact a hydronic heater. The thing is, I suspect it may do much the same. Why? Well honestly it may be the dye in the fuel, or fuel quality. My belief is that poor quality diesel, with dye, is responsible for mucking up the combustion chamber with soot. I've seen that some manufacturers of forced air units suggest a cleaning every 1000 hours...which is just crazy. In my experience they muck up every 1000-2500 hours. Since I have one which does this I've been running a small kerosene tank with two shut off valves close to the pump. Now you may have a pump that is far away from the actual unit. This makes what I am suggesting just undoable. I run the kerosene for thirty minutes before shutdown, and on high...to burn off any soot. I also run it on startup for thirty minutes to warm up the combustion chamber to a proper temperature. That way the kerosene helps the chamber stay clean. Diesel heaters rely on the chamber temperature to continue combustion and before it gets really hot the burn is really inefficient. Also I only burn the clear Kerosene. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you about what you might expect....but I might say you do NOT want to pull that out to clean the combustion chamber. I don't even know if your unit can take Kerosene, but Diesel and Kerosene used to be the same product. Several sailing channels have all had problems...Ran, MJ Sailing, Panda. A month or two of heavy use seems to produce a rebuild.
Thanks for all that information. I will monitor it. :)
:)
Tim , sounds a bit like Billy connley
lol
Where are you tied up?
The boat is on Vancouver Island.
hard to remember sometimes that she's just a boat ....but it might even get to the point where you have to explain to your wife where your true love is, and hopes she takes it better than mine....of course, im joking...i was fortunate to have a wife who loved her as much, which allowed us an open marriage...
I'm very lucky that both Devlin and I love Northern Dancer V the same amount! :)
LOve you sweat shirt...
Thank you. :)
PREMIEUM
Thank you! :)
Are you still a member alf
Sure am. :)
400 liters are you going to make me do math ERRRRRRRRRRRRR 100 gal?
haha Diesel - 470 litres (124 US Gallons) Water - 500 litres (132 US Gallons) :)
;)
:)