It is all about comfort and ease-sailing big, expensive boats with lots of gadgets-making cruising as unadventurous and complicated as possible. Remember the phrase, “ Keep it simple, stupid”? The best time I had sailing was on my 27 footer to Bermuda, 4 days becalmed, navigating old style, proud of myself for coming within sight of what I was aiming for. Years later I sailed a bigger boat with most of the bells and whistles-not nearly the same level of adventure.

This is the first of these videos I've seen and its excellent. I learned a lot and it's timely.

Thanks for putting this together. I liked your categorization of items. Cheers.

just one point... a sailboat's displacement is always exactly equal to the weight of the sailboat... Thanks for very informative video

@wijpke

Жыл бұрын

The boyant force is equal to the mass of water displaced

Excellent advice! Comprehensive, concise, clear.

Very helpful info i always looking for this type of info because im looking to retired and live in the islands on a sailboat thanks for taking the time to share i enjoy all series

Another great, informative vlog. Thx

Extremally helpful! Thank You!!

Always a great video, thank you two

The density of useful information in this video is just awesome.

@randystrand908

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

EXTREMELY helpful!!!!

Thanks it was a very helpful video and great takes

thanks, that was super helpful, nicely done

Very clear video! Thank you!

Awesome video. Learned a lot. Just subscribed.

Thanks for sharing this knowledge, great vid.

Great episode.

Nice video. This was my first time watching you guys. Subscribing now. Safe travels!

Awesome just what I love seeing :) I save these type's of video's to show my girl and you my friend are helping me out! lol

@gps831coast

2 жыл бұрын

get her in the ocean, swim in it, just get her comfortable with the ocean.

Great job

Good job!!! Thanks for the tips

Very informative vid. Thank you.

Excellent

Hey great video and very informative thank you! I am going from van life to sail life hopefully soon!

@LivinLaVidaGypsea

2 жыл бұрын

Awesom! Good luck on that!

Fantastic video I appreciate your truth exposing facts. Jim Rodgers

Well done. Subscribed

Very informative. You did a good job detailing everything that is needed to sail. Thank you.

@walterandy7050

2 жыл бұрын

i guess im randomly asking but does anyone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost the password. I love any assistance you can offer me!

@sagecade5819

2 жыл бұрын

@Walter Andy Instablaster :)

@walterandy7050

2 жыл бұрын

@Sage Cade thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and Im trying it out now. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@walterandy7050

2 жыл бұрын

@Sage Cade It worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thank you so much, you saved my ass !

@sagecade5819

2 жыл бұрын

@Walter Andy glad I could help xD

Thanks, great video

Thanks for the info

Awesomeness

I liked this one thanks

Thanks👍👍

Good video thanks

many thanks

Güzel vidyo için sağolun.

How a keel is mounted to the boat matters. Shaft drives vs sail drives, different types of rudders... Starting at the bottom and working your way up.

Great video

There is another time bow thrusters come in handy...fuel docks. It isn’t only how often you may need it either. Maintaining control of your boat is critical and your responsibility. Damage to your boat or to a multi $million dollar neighboring boat(s) can be only a gust of wind away. That said you can get by w/o one, as you mentioned... Enjoyed your video, Ciao’

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

Would love a bow thruster. We've learned to move the boat without it but there were some scarey moments in the beginning

@TomLongusa

3 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBalachandra Bur you’re doing the right thing. You got the boat you could afford & got out there sailing. Boats survived, well mostly & with less concern for cosmetics, for 1000’s of tears w/o bow thrusters. Cheers

🙏🙏🙏 .. finally ... 😊 thanks

Good episode . thanks for the info

Thank you retiree here looking to getting a live aboard sail boat this year or next year

Excellent. Great overview! Thank you.

Great job, I learned a ton!

Bluewater boat is a misnomer. Oceans had been crossed by many types of boats. The important aspect is how to become a skilled skipper at the helm. One can have a most capable and a most equipped boat, but not have any clue about how to operate it in variety of conditions.

@gps831coast

2 жыл бұрын

comfort while crossing and stand alone capability, I agree sailing is all about weather and skill. but months aboard in comfort will help. oh and a easy feedback on the helm. no wrestling.

Nice video. Are you guys living full time on the boat or you have a home in Canada too? If you don’t have a home in Canada , I would be interested to see how you did it, because I was looking for that kind of setup for years, but everybody I asked, had a permanent residence on land. Thanks for the info. Cheers mate.

G8 imfo mate, i, m thinking of taking the plunge having worked on boats for the last ten years

This is on my To Do list ! :D Take a ship and become a Pirate in the Caribbeans ! Hello from Romania ! subed

Solid advice! For us, Safety, Performance, and Comfort were the top 3 we were focusing on. Having owned a "comfort cruising catamaran" before, we learned a lot about what we thought would be blue water worthy, and what isnt. In the end, we chose the Catana 471 and are thrilled about it.

Good video

wind vane?

Was thinking about getting a lifting keel so we have more access near beaches and rivers. We are planning on living in Portugal, sailing a bit around Portugal, and maybe in the Mediterranean. Not sure if we should get a full keel our something else. We don't plan on doing an ocean crossing, just want to sail the Med. What would you recommend for size and keel type?

Great 🍷 💪

I have figured out the boat to buy and just need a partner so I can pull the trigger. Thats what I am finding difficult. = ) GOod tips thanks

Is least wind resistant hull and keeling the most important qualities.??

Nice shirt. Lol.

what model stern arch did you get? I've been looking for one of those

I don't mind doing a little work definitely on a budget! Do you have a boat broker you could recommend and or a kind of sailboat?

Howdy I am very interested in sailing from Florida to the coribean what would be a good starter boat .. N maybe eventually crossing .... I'm new I currently have 10 k thanks I love your content ... 😊

I liked it 👍👍👍 😬, Canadian east of west coast?

@SailingBalachandra

2 жыл бұрын

East cost! :)

About 30 years ago I was lookin through a "SAIL" magazine that listed all of the solo circumnavigation sailboats with statistics. I calculated the average length of all those sailboats and it came out to 37 feet (overall length). I decided that would be a good minimum length for a long distance sailboat. Reading lots of reviews of sailboats in the 35 to 45 foot range the one that stood out at that time was a Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37 as an excellent cruising sailboat. They still make them in North Carolina and there are lots of used ones for sale!

@clambake3293

3 жыл бұрын

too bad they are so expensive $$$

@eventhisidistaken

3 жыл бұрын

My own research, though not as exhaustive as what you're describing, came to essentially the same conclusion - 38 feet seems like about the right size for a combination of both comfort, price, and sea-worthiness. Now I just have to figure out what kind of keel I want.

@olivierholland5874

2 жыл бұрын

@@eventhisidistaken Having done 2 transatlantic and one pacific crossing, I'd make a priority list you want to tick when getting the right boat for you. First and foremost is safety. Make sure in the worst case you can make the boat watertight, as in lock doors windows and hatches so they can't be breached. Next is a combination 'you' and the boat. Make sure you can reef down the mainsail (and the foresail too) in little time and in the worst conditions. If you can't, make changes so you can. My last voyage was on a 40 footer. I practised (like an athlete) until I could reef the main in less than a minute (in port). That enabled me to do this within say 2-3min in a real situation. Be sure to have 3 reef points and all the fittings in good quality and size. ... Only then comes other things such as shaft seal, engine, etcetc. BTW I'd make sure you can get yourself out of trouble with sails only if needed.

@eventhisidistaken

2 жыл бұрын

@@olivierholland5874 Good advice. Also, I think knowing heavy weather tactics is a must, even for cruisers.

@randystrand908

2 жыл бұрын

@@olivierholland5874 Hadn't thought about dry practice... Excellent suggestion.

Lived aboard and cruised for years. Lots of good points. I’d also be asking about fridge insulation. Gutting and rebuilding a box can be a big or impossible project. If the boat was built in 70s how the bottom condition is. Blisters/bottom job. Keel stepped mast. Look for water stains and leaks. We don’t have a built in inverter. Everything is 12v or plugs into a 200 watt plugin inverter. Inflatable dinghies have pros and cons compared to hard dinghies or nesting dinghies.

@dodge1137

Жыл бұрын

Dinghies - suggestions ? Why one over the other? Newbee here and soaking up info…

Well I made a great choice in my girl! Shes a 1978 Endurance 35, cutter. Dual 20g water tanks. Electric Brushless 20kw Renogy 1200ah drop down drive. Diesel conversion. 50g fuel tank/formerly diesel” now gas conversion for the dinghy/generator fuel so no jug’s on deck. 🤔 my first sailboat. 🤔with a little ingenuity she will be a jewel 😉just getting started.

My mother was from there

What is the max mast height for the ICW?

THANK GOD FOR MY SPIRIT 65 YACHT, NO ISSUE AT ALL...!

Thanks, it was really useful video. What brand boat do you recommend for live board sailing? We are now looking for Dufour 36cc or 39 cc. What's your opinion? Thanks in advance.

@SailingBalachandra

2 жыл бұрын

If you're brand shopping you're looking for a fiberglass factory boat. There's lots of great boats that make the cut but if you want a factory boat to take you places you'll need over 37' and lots of storage. They are almost all designed for charter. Jenneau, beneteau, moody, c&c, sun oddesy, swan etc. All have boats that can be cruised. Hunter have a rep for being "casual" boats but some of the big ones are cruisers. Don't shy away from an aluminum or steel boat just because NA is obsessed with fiberglass. Hope this helps.

@sc29607

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBalachandra what are you thinking about HRs and if so what ones, more the older ones like a 43 MkII or 45 or the new 44 or 50? They all are known for sail able short hand

What do you do if your boat stops in the middle of the ocean? Also if you are crossing a bridge, is there a company that can take down the mast? or do you call up the crane and diy? Also how do you work, do you have WIFI? How did you learn how to sail and how much experience do you have or need before you go at sea alone?

@gmy33

2 жыл бұрын

Watch more on this channel .. or other channels ..and you will get your answers .. good and logic questions though

? wind-vanes ? pls discuss

Really liked this video but think it could have been better with round about $ figures saying as at 2021 of essential items/upgrades, less essential items/upgrades and nice to have items/upgrades. Also install costs and if it's worth trying yourself or should only be done by the pro’s. Having said all that I don't wish to detract the fact that this was a well produced and very interesting video. Looking forward to the next.

What about steps on the mast

what is the best engine inboard or outboard for you sail boat? salt water eats at metal so having a outboard motor that can be raised from the sea would be better than a inboard with the prop exposed to salt water all the time.??

@dodge1137

Жыл бұрын

I was under the understanding that there are motors/props built just for saltwater both inboard and out….

One thing is heavy wrong 11:05 if u have a roller it can stuck u u fell over boat. In ruff conditions a failed roll risks ur live.

Displacement (weight) has little value of itself. If you can find a lighter boat of the same strength then that's water you don't have to push out of the way. It also means less load on rig, sheets, winches and steering. That means faster passages, a crew less tired and less breakages.

This was a very informative video. Thank you. I’m retiring in two years and have approximately 400K to buy a sailing boat. I’m hoping I can stretch to get a 49’-54’ so we can go far. We are in SoCal but need to really research this endeavor

@ellingwood1

Жыл бұрын

Don't have to go 49'-54' to go far.

@HikerBikerMoter

8 ай бұрын

to save on too long a boat buy a cat for 300k and use the extra 100k for the unavoidable extra costs (maintenance, mooring, fees etc)

Balachandra is a indian name . Are you first in anyway connected to india ... I work offshore oil field , love sailing and sea ... have been following all these good sailing channels and finally you came as a suggestion ... I like your vedios...also being from digital media background you have a decent sea knowledge ... do you have any sailing background prior ...

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Maverick, thanks for checking us out! Balachandra is sanskrit for the crescent moon. We're not Indian but i read the religious texts for inspiration. Sailed in high school then again with my own small daysailor and took lessons before racing for 2 years then bought Balachandra and the rest is history :P

@mavericksantiago319

3 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBalachandra amazing story and content ... also u have a sage's eyes .... let the vedios keep coming .... my prayers and peace 🙏

You can make a log raft capable of crossing an ocean. The tricky part is will the log raft keep your safe in nasty weather. So...crossing an ocean isn't the key factor.

just remember more horsepower does not always mean more speed. Hull speed is hull speed. If your motor is bringing your boat up to hull speed in normal conditions. Then more horsepower might not make the boat faster. Keeping you at hull speed in your fighting a force. More power normally helps with torque pushing the boat in a situation where you are fighting a force that is trying to push you in a direction you don't want to go. This can be ocean currents, waves or channel currents, tide waters ECT. This is where more HP really comes into play. Normally manufacturers will build the boat with an engine that will push her along at hull speed in normal condition but how often are we in normal condition.

what do you mean by "bluewater liveaboard"

What do you have to do when you go to a different country . Do you have to check in anywhere and what are the costs of this

@laurence9695

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Checking in, checking out, and always expensive. Took Parlay Revival 4 hours to check into Mexico. Sailing Zatsra had to sail 24 miles to ho from Jordan to Israel, a 1 mile trip, but having to respect intl treaties...

What about boat insurance when starting out

@norml.hugh-mann

3 жыл бұрын

BoatU$

The best ever live aboard for a couple look at Elley Grey and she is for sale .

@timhardman4764

3 жыл бұрын

act quick, priced to sell at $830,000 US

Can someone tell me why the Sailing Diver boat at 6:25 is flying the Canadian Flag upside down ? Was it in distress ?

@SailingBalachandra

2 жыл бұрын

We talked about that more than once. I'm thinking it was a covid thing...?

I thought ICW mast height limit is around 65 feet? Also I think your C&C 44 mast height is considerably more than 47 feet, my much smaller C&C 30-2 mast is 46 feet.

@sebastienmcnicoll5816

3 жыл бұрын

I think he mixed 46 and 64 ....

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

I did! Oops, sorry for this. I will correct or remove that, thanks for the heads up!

@laurence9695

Жыл бұрын

ICW is unlimited as you step the mast. The concern is depth as it hasn't been kept up since its inception in WWII. Lots of shallow spots.

Great tips. Do think Hunter sail boats a good value? Joel B

@SailingBalachandra

Жыл бұрын

It depends on which hunter.

OMG, you sound just like the guy from How to Sail. 😁

@bbc14f

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing great content.

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

Had no idea- i'll have to check that out

@ChasingLatitudes

3 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBalachandra They are basically saying you sound like an angel :) haha

@ChasingLatitudes

3 жыл бұрын

@@bbc14f hahah , interesting

Best battery chemistry for the money would be lifepo4. Little more expensive than LiPo, but waaaay safer and around 4x the charge cycle lifespan. Plus a wider range of operating temperatures, a deeper discharge, and an individual cell voltage that plays nicer with the 12v standard

@dankyden

3 жыл бұрын

yup, only real downsides to lithium iron is price and weight.

@isthisoneunavailable

3 жыл бұрын

@@dankyden long term, it's cheaper since it lasts longer

@randystrand908

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip. Thanks!

@dankyden

2 жыл бұрын

@@isthisoneunavailable depends how you do it really. buying battleborns is never going to be cheaper than buying used tesla or nissan leaf packs.

@flyingdutchman1352

2 жыл бұрын

Not if you calculate correctly. Wet lead acid is ALWAYS WAY CHEAPER PER AMP HOUR. Get 6v trojan t105. Stop arguing with 50+ years of experience unless you show your calculations.

A glitch in the editing I presume.....?........the mast height restriction for ICW. Somehow that got cut out of the version I am listening to.

Pływałbym 🙌🤗🦕👋🏽🦇

Best sailboat under 40 foot? Least work cruiser . Most ameneties. Head room...etc...Whats's the best in your opinion? pm me please.

@SailingBalachandra

2 жыл бұрын

best would be maybe a Swan or a halburg rassey but they are $$$$

Why not have an electric oven/burner? Larger system vs having to carry propane. If you had a grill that ran off propane, I could understand that more.

@SailingBalachandra

2 жыл бұрын

24 v system means a complete electeical system overhaul and higher solar demand. $$

@dasburke

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBalachandra Its like anything else, propane is what $2 a lb? Doesn't that add up? Plus the costs associated with acquiring it?

@laurence9695

Жыл бұрын

And the danger of carrying propane, since it's heavier than air, and tends to build up in the bilge waiting for a spark and explode the whole boat...

Waterline length has nothing to do with displacement or comfort and much to do with speed.

Nothing but relative terms except for 32' waterlin, etc. yadda, yadda, yadda..

@oldsailor9022

3 жыл бұрын

So so wrong on so much

My comment was to mark legy 🥴🥴

What is your opinion on radar and AIS

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

We rarely use our radar partially becsuse it's an old analog one that eats our batteries, and also because we just never "think" we need it and follow charts. AIS is essential for travelling offshore and especially at night. We get dissapointed when we see a sailboat that does not show up on our AIS... however we only receive, no transmit haha

@j.aavits

3 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBalachandra why have AIS if you do not transmit?

@toddbettis148

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingBalachandra AIS is fantastic however when sailing in certain regions of the world , it is common to encounter illegal fishing vessels that run dark whereby radar can be life saving !!! Areas such as southeast asia , west of Argentina as well as west of Africa are such areas !!! Also my reason for "receive only" AIS is piracy in those areas not to mention Somalia !!!

I obviously got it right, I've got a '13 steel hard chine Van De Stadt S34' with the taller 7/8 fractional performance rig, hard dodger, radar, solar arch with 2 rigid panels(400w) 3KW inverter, 315Ah house bank, AIS class B transponder with antenna splitter, SSB with automatic antenna tuner, Scanmar pelagic tiller pilot and a second redundant autopilot, 5 GPS units, EPIRB, new 9" MFD plotter, two tablets with navionics, 2 inflatables and a mariner 5HP outboard, 20 ton electric windlass with foot controls and cockpit remote, 33HP vetus, large watertight head/sail locker/wet storage in V berth with separate bilge valve, 3 burner gimballed stove and oven, fridge and freezer, pressurised hot and cold water, 350L water in 2 SS tanks, 180L diesel, furling headsail, carver continuous furling reaching spinnaker, removable dyneema baby stay and hank on storm staysail. 8 metric tons dry weight and upward of 12 kn hull speed, clocked 16.8 boat speed surfing downwind with the bag. Only things I don't have are a liferaft and self steering vane (hydrovane on order) absolutely everything is less than 8 years old. She's ice rated built to Lloyd's register ocean class A ocean going specifications and is in essence a high latitude capable mini expedition yacht. I'm not going to mention price but it was under 30K.

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

My friend has a boat like this. Steel are good boats for everything. I would go steel but the hull maintenance scares me.

@randystrand908

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the listing! Am pondering steel, but I'm so new to this world, I don't even know my wants much less my needs - other than I believe my desire to be on the water all over the world will stick... Sounds like you got quit the deal on your boat and the speeds are really impressive!

Multihulls are great, totally different in capability than monohulls, and unless you REALLY look around, most are designed for weekend charter and not crossing oceans. To get any serious cargo capacity you have to size up significantly as well. And they cost more to haul and to dock. You have to sail them by the numbers, Otherwise a squall can break rigging instantly. If they have a big, low saloon, chances are she'll pound mercilessly upwind, or into heavy chop. But..they don't roll or heel. They Sail fast off the wind. They have living space above deck and they have acres of deck space. They are unsinkable. The dinghy often has a place behind the cockpit. There is sometimes a lowering back deck for boarding. They are just different. Not better. Not worse.

@AndyKopac

Жыл бұрын

They don’t go to weather well and their apparent wind wanders so they don’t work with wind vanes either.

@timothyblazer1749

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyKopac Wharrams work with windvanes. And multihulls with deep dagger boards go to weather just fine. To be honest, I hate going to weather. I'd much rather take longer on a reach if I can get away with it.

@AndyKopac

Жыл бұрын

@@timothyblazer1749 Good point. Not all monohulls go to weather either. I don’t mind going to weather, but I have a staysail ketch and keep my center of effort low when going to weather so we don’t heel much. I once sailed to weather with a windvane nonstop singlehanded from Panama to SF using the clipper route off shore. Steady 20-25 knot winds I was flat and happy, seas were flat too. Took me 64 days. Was one of the best sailing I’ve ever done. I’d never do a Baja bash after doing it. I’m not crazy about following quarter seas either, but you plan your routes best you can with what you got and play the hand your dealt.

@timothyblazer1749

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyKopac yeah...staysail ketch is the way to go crossing oceans. In my dotage, I've also come to seriously appreciate full keel boats, like Colin Archer used to build :-) Those can lope along to weather forever!

@AndyKopac

Жыл бұрын

@@timothyblazer1749 I go no place fast, everywhere slow though. My happy place is 5-7 knots, but a multihull cranks. I grew up with a Hobie 14. Had it through college.

If the average prospective boater waited to find a boat with the perfect parameters and all of these features(or to add them later), they would either 1.) never be able to afford the boat, or 2.) be a Captain "NoGo" and sit at the dock sweating out improvements/repairs and never go sailing. Go soon . . . go small . . . ever hear of a guy named Matt Rutherford?

I would not go to Australia or New Zealand, or anywhere south of the Solomon Islands with anything smaller than a 50-foot boat, saltwater crocs are too dangerous to small boats and have overturned and killed the crews of small fishing boats. They can reach 30 to 50 feet long and have overturned 30-foot boats before.

@Aard-Vark

2 жыл бұрын

You watch too many KZread videos.

You are absolutely incorrect about putting a massively large horsepower engine in your boat. Your boat speed is limited by you waterline length and maximum diameter prop you can fit. That will determine your shaft horsepower. You then add the power requirements to drive any items attached to your engine such as alternator and water pumps. That data will then determine your maximum brake horsepower. Any engine above that is simply wasted power.

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, no one has explained it like this to me before but it makes good sense. I'm sure production boat designers recomend motor, prop and shaft sizes based on solid engineering math... at least i hope so

@markbuskens6070

2 жыл бұрын

Man you need to chill, extra horsepower is not a bad thing 🙁if you get caught in a bad storm even at anchor you can use your engine to keep from dragging anchor.Also you don’t want to run your engine at near max rpm .I don’t think he said to get a oversized engine,obviously you’re not experienced about sailing and not a naval architect so don’t critique these very experienced two.Suggestion….. just watch and learn.But the biggest thing I can suggest is don’t comment 😂😂

@markleyg

2 жыл бұрын

@@markbuskens6070 Everything I said was spot on and nothing you stated changes those physical limitations. However I do understand your desperate need to silence those who challenge your ignorance.

@markbuskens6070

2 жыл бұрын

@@markleyg your reply showed who is uninformed,my reply was not disrespectful to you.Guess you’ve never been on an underpowered sailboat when you need it.

@markleyg

2 жыл бұрын

@@markbuskens6070 Really? Telling someone to shut up just because you disagree with them is not disrespectful? You obviously have no idea what the concept of respect is.

always surprised at people who don't have experience and then they give advice to others. So many comments in this video are wrong. Ugh.

@SailingBalachandra

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Olav. Not sure how you measure experience but i appreciate the ascessment. Can you list off the things you think are wrong with the information in the video, and what standards you are basing your opinion on?

@timevans8223

3 жыл бұрын

Sailing Balachandra I can list a few. You should have jackstays fitted regardless of whether or not you need to go on deck to reef. What are you going to clip on to if your genoa furler jams and you need to go to the bow in rough weather? Reefing in the cockpit is something we dont like. We reef at the mast. Its quicker less complex, keeps the front of the cockpit clear of lines. On a heavy cruising boat with flush decks, granny bars and tall guardwires reefing at the mast in rough weather is no problem. You clip on and the job can be done quickly. Twin furlers on the boat is the way to go. If you only have a 100% jib you will be under powered a lot of the time. We run a solent rig. 130% genoa on the main furler. 90% staysail on the inner furler. Large sail area when you need it and a tough triple stitched working headsail when the conditions get tougher. Dont take a PVC dinghy to the tropics. They dont like UV. A hyperlon rib or a hard nesting dinghy make more sense as long as you can stow it on deck safely for rough weather. If you are going to talk watermakers there are things to consider. On a 35-45 ft boat having sufficient space to mount solar can be an issue. You need a lot of solar to successfully run a 12v watermaker. We have dome 12v watermakers and now have a diesel genset a 220v watermaker that can make 200 litres per hour. If you dont go for 12v with loads of solar then consider engine driven high output water maker.

@CaptMarkSVAlcina

3 жыл бұрын

@@timevans8223 I agree with you and they is a lot more to be said about what he said but say he got 60% right.

@randystrand908

2 жыл бұрын

@@timevans8223 Appreciate your knowledge and willingness to take the time share it! I'll copy your paragraph and save it in my "Sailing Knowledge" file for future review.

@ellingwood1

Жыл бұрын

@@timevans8223 do you reef solo?