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Must-Know Details Before Buying Sun Odyssey 349

Looking to buy a sailboat? Find out if the Jeanneau 349 is the right boat for you in this essential guide! Learn all about this popular sailboat and decide if it's the perfect fit for your sailing adventures.
Boat Analysis Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Chapters
0:00 Is this the right boat for you?
0:14 Overview
0:46 Head Room = Do you Fit?
1:39 Forward Stateroom
3:15 Saloon = Living Room
3:27 Storage Capacity = Is it enough
4:02 Under the seats = Locker Space
6:03 Dining Area
7:06 Nav Station
7:26 Aft Stateroom = Bedroom
8:22 Head = Bathroom
9:51 The Garage
11:09 Galley = Kitchen
12:44 Forward Deck
13:15 Weather Deck
13:37 Sail Plan
14:10 Rigging - The Good & the Bad
14:49 Taking the Lead from the Dinghy Racing World - Lines and Traveler
15:46 Bimini & Dodger - The Good & The Bad
17:41 Cockpit
18:57 Propane Locker
19:06 Evaluation By The numbers
22:02 My evaluation of the boat
22:14 European Rating
22:35 Outro

Пікірлер: 15

  • @jfh4270
    @jfh4270Ай бұрын

    This is a brilliant overview, very thoughtful, practical and helpful. Looking forward to a review of the new 350 when it becomes available.

  • @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching. I will see if I can get to a 350 in the near future to do a similar video.

  • @davidsimpson6372
    @davidsimpson63728 күн бұрын

    Thank you for mentioning headroom. So many reviews don't but for me at 6'4" it's important as I'm intending to live aboard a yacht.

  • @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    8 күн бұрын

    Thank you for watching. I am trying to do a series of videos where I talk about the boat from a practicality standpoint. If you have other things you would have like to see on this video, I would appreciate the suggestions.

  • @davidsimpson6372

    @davidsimpson6372

    8 күн бұрын

    @@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres for me personally it's about whether I'd fit comfortably. Other than cabin, heads and saloon headroom it's size of the beds, legroom when on the toilet, legroom while sitting at the helm, cockpit legroom. It's a pain being so tall, most boats are designed for the average height, but that's increasing with each generation so I'd have thought boat designers would consider that.

  • @kenburkimsher1356
    @kenburkimsher13563 ай бұрын

    Great video series. Informative and practical.

  • @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching! Trying to share some practical information on some of these boats.

  • @tonyoreilly7196
    @tonyoreilly7196Ай бұрын

    Hi thank you for this series of videos, they are very helpful. I am looking at the swing keel 2 cabin performance version of this model for myself, my wife and my dog my question is, if I go hardtop with 4 solar panels running electric cooking, a watermaker and an additional fridge with racking in the store room with possibly an additional fuel tank added would it be possible to cruise full time on this small yacht? Thank you in advance, Tony.

  • @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    Ай бұрын

    Everything is possible! 😀. Here are some things to consider. Having a Pet onboard will have its challenges depending on the size of your pet. If your pet has not been used to being in confined spaces for a long period of time. This is something you should consider. Adding the solar is a good option. That said, you also have to add enough battery capacity to store the energy. Do a spreadsheet of all the things you want to have on your boat and calculate the power consumption. Based on that, add another 20%, and this should give you a good idea of how much battery capacity you have to add. Also based on how many batteries, think about the weight impact on the boat and where to install them to keep things in balance. Going to an induction cooktop would definitely extend your cruising. It removes one fuel type to have to carry. Just make sure you also buy the proper cookware to use with it. You will be giving up the oven, unless you add a small convection oven that you can run through the inverter. Just food for thought. As far as watermaker is concern, I am more a fan or the portable Rainman units. They take less space, they are easy to use and maintain, and if for some reason they need service, you take them out to a service center for them to fix. Adding the extra refrigerator and an additional fuel tank, in addition to installing sufficient battery capacity is going to add a lot of weight into that storage room., which may change the balance of the boat. Something to think about. You may be able to get rid of the bench under the Nav station and find a refrigerator that would fit that space. The 349 is a nice coastal cruiser, but it is short on space. A large amount of the available storage space is located on the Port Aft Quarter of the boat, which means everything you add, all the wight will go there. I would advise you to do some research and estimate the additional weight you would be adding to the boat. Here are some examples: If you add AGM Batteries 12/105, they will weight about 66lbs each. A gallon of diesel weighs 7.1 lbs. Lastly, think of it in terms of time, Once you load the boat with the equipment, and you add your personal items, will it still be comfortable for you to go cruising? Does your cruising involves being at sea for more than 2 weeks at a time, or would you go port to port every 5 - 7 days? How will you handle waste (You have to store it until you can get to a place where you can off load it)? Hope the above gives you some food for thought to do you personal evaluation as to whether the 349 is right for you. Best of luck!

  • @tonyoreilly7196

    @tonyoreilly7196

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you very much for that detailed lengthy reply and everything resonated with me I'm going to need a bigger boat, I think the 410.@@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

  • @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    Ай бұрын

    @@tonyoreilly7196 If want a new 410, we have a brand new 2024 Jeanneau 410 available for sale. We have been authorized to give a 10% discount on the list price. If you are interested in a used one, there are several 410s available for sale that I can send to you. Please let me know if you are interested.

  • @centralfloridaparamotor
    @centralfloridaparamotor5 күн бұрын

    Nice boat ,is good for Bahamas? $

  • @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    4 күн бұрын

    For a couple I would say yes. You can store a couple of weeks of provisions and water for a Bahamas cruise. Between the storage area and the aft stateroom you can store your paddle boards, scuba gear, etc. You can also bring additional water and fuel in jerry jugs. The only challenge is going to be propane for the stove. It uses the small little tanks, so you will have to bring some additional tanks for cooking.

  • @Kevin-zz9nc
    @Kevin-zz9nc5 күн бұрын

    5.10 If you're sleeping on top of the ac it won't be very comfortable.....

  • @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    @HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

    5 күн бұрын

    It depends on how you sleep. I have the same scenario on my Pearson 34 and with the pad, and mattress on top it is not too bad.