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Sea Bee Sailing
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Приєднався 14 лип 2020
We are Danielle & Kivanc. We left our careers in high-tech at its peak, sold most everything we owned, said goodbye to our friends and family in San Francisco and bought a 45' sailboat in the Mediterranean. We named her Sea Bee in honor of our beloved bee hives and started exploring the world in it. Our journey started April 2021 in Croatia and continued to Montenegro Greece and Turkey. You can join the adventure on our Sea Bee Sailing channel.
Cost of boat ownership. Comprehensive guide for maintenance, repair, upgrades, and retrofitting.
In this episode, Sea Bee, our trusty sailboat, undergoes a series of unique and comprehensive maintenance, repair, upgrades, and retrofitting. Having sailed in the Mediterranean for four years, we've chosen Turkey as the ideal location for this work. Our extensive list of projects, each with its own unique challenges and solutions, is meticulously documented in this episode. We've also included pricing and tips, tailored to the needs of fellow sailors and cruisers, who can benefit from our experience.
Our projects are not just about maintenance and repair; they're about enhancing the functionality and comfort of our sailboat. Some of the key projects include a travel lift, bottom cleaning and antifouling for improved speed and efficiency, engine and sail drive overhaul for reliable performance, all new sanitary hoses for hygiene, a new set of batteries for uninterrupted power, a custom solar panel arc and solar panel installation for sustainable energy, rudder bearing replacement for smooth steering, and a new anchor and ground tackle for secure anchoring.
We divided the entire content into 30-minute pieces for easier consumption.
We hope you will find the content helpful.
About us:
We are sailing in the Mediterranean and living on our sailboat since 2021. We embark on a passage from Croatia to Turkey. So far we sailed Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, and Turkey, from Adriatic, through the Ionian to the Aegean. We share some beautiful anchorages, marinas, unspoiled islands, great sites, and expenses along the way.
We recently quit our high-tech jobs in California, bought a sailboat, and moved to the Mediterranean. We started our adventure of sailing around the world and experiencing life on a sailboat. In this sailing vlog, we will share our experiences as a sailing couple on UA-cam who spent our first couple of years sailing extensively throughout the Mediterranean coast. We will document our experiences, travel discoveries, and costs throughout our sailing journey. Croatia, Greece, and Turkey offer some of the best sailings in the Mediterranean and Europe. We hope you will find the content helpful.
Our projects are not just about maintenance and repair; they're about enhancing the functionality and comfort of our sailboat. Some of the key projects include a travel lift, bottom cleaning and antifouling for improved speed and efficiency, engine and sail drive overhaul for reliable performance, all new sanitary hoses for hygiene, a new set of batteries for uninterrupted power, a custom solar panel arc and solar panel installation for sustainable energy, rudder bearing replacement for smooth steering, and a new anchor and ground tackle for secure anchoring.
We divided the entire content into 30-minute pieces for easier consumption.
We hope you will find the content helpful.
About us:
We are sailing in the Mediterranean and living on our sailboat since 2021. We embark on a passage from Croatia to Turkey. So far we sailed Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, and Turkey, from Adriatic, through the Ionian to the Aegean. We share some beautiful anchorages, marinas, unspoiled islands, great sites, and expenses along the way.
We recently quit our high-tech jobs in California, bought a sailboat, and moved to the Mediterranean. We started our adventure of sailing around the world and experiencing life on a sailboat. In this sailing vlog, we will share our experiences as a sailing couple on UA-cam who spent our first couple of years sailing extensively throughout the Mediterranean coast. We will document our experiences, travel discoveries, and costs throughout our sailing journey. Croatia, Greece, and Turkey offer some of the best sailings in the Mediterranean and Europe. We hope you will find the content helpful.
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Mediterranean Mooring with anchor - How to moor stern to to a dock or quay. Med Mooring in Greece.
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In this special episode, we share our first short-handed med mooring experience with Anchor. Mediterranean mooring, also known as med mooring or stern to mooring is a common practice in Mediterranean countries. Often skippers shy away from the maneuver due to its complexity. This is how we did it in Sami town in Greece. We are sailing in the Mediterranean and living on our sailboat since 2021. ...
Ep15: Sailing Greece 2022. Best places to sail. Ionian islands. Unspoiled beaches and anchorages.
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We are sailing in the Mediterranean and living on our sailboat since 2021. We embark on a passage from Croatia to Turkey. We plan to use the entire 2022 sailing season for this 1100 journey to explore 4 Mediterranean countries. Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, and Turkey. From Adriatic, through the Ionian to the Aegean. We share some beautiful anchorages, marinas, unspoiled islands, great sites, an...
Ep14: Sailing Greece in 2022. Best places to sail in Ionian. Islands, towns, anchorages, marinas.
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Sailing Greece in 2022. Best places to sail in Ionian. Islands, towns, anchorages, marinas. We are sailing in the Mediterranean and living on our sailboat since 2021. We embarked on a passage from Croatia to Turkey. We plan to use the entire 2022 sailing season for this 1100 journey to explore 4 Mediterranean countries. Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, and Turkey. From Adriatic, through the Ionian ...
Ep13: First overnight at sea. 200nm, 3 day, 2 night passage from Montenegro to Corfu, Greece.
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Our first overnight passage in the Mediterranean. We covered 200nm over two nights and three days from Montenegro to Corfu, Greece. Although we have been cruising in Adriatic for the last 18 months, we have never done an overnight passage. We were pretty nervous about this passage because we planned to spend not only one but two nights at sea. We kept 3 hours on and 3 hours off watch and witnes...
Ep12: Goodbye Croatia. Crossing borders on our own yacht. Porto Montenegro for rich and famous only?
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After a year sailing stunning Adriatic coast of Croatia and its endless bays and islands, we finally said goodbye to this beautiful country and set sail to another Adriatic jewel, Montenegro. In this episode we share our passage from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Tivat, Montenegro. This is our first time crossing borders on our own yacht so we share our customs and check in-out experiences. We share ou...
Ep11: Realities of boat life. Departing Croatia customs experience -is it really that bad?
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Insight to first time sailboat owners life aboard. Our honest opinion about what it takes to own a sailboat. We also share our experience leaving Croatia, a Mediterranean country infamous for its custom and borders practices. We present the documents and paperwork we were asked to present and share our exit experience. We recently quit our high-tech jobs in California, bought a sailboat, and mo...
Beneteau, Jeanneau, Bavaria, Hanse, what about Elan? In depth mid size production cruiser comparison
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In this episode we review main stream, similarly sized and priced production cruisers. We compare 8 to 10 year old production boats from Beneteau, Jeanneau, Bavaria, Hanse and Elan. Share our thought process of choosing Elan over competition. We focus on areas such as hull design, construction, keel, rudder, comfort, tankage and lay out other important specs from cruiser and live aboard perspec...
Ep10: Mediterranean sailing, people behaving badly. Ruins of war and beauty of nature.
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We are sailing in Croatia and living on our sailboat during 2021. We recently embark on a journey to visit the jewel of Adriatic, Dubrovnik as well as two of Croatian finests national parks. Island of Lastovo and Island of Mljet. Along the way we encounter some charter boats behaving badly exhibiting poor seamanship and humanship skills. Also in this episode we encounter WW2 and Yugoslav war ru...
Ep9: Liveaboards Sailing Croatia in 2021. Dubrovnik, Lastovo, Mljet. Boat life in a sailboat
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We are sailing in Croatia and living fulltime on our sailboat during 2021. In our first year as liveaboards, we embark on a passage to explore Croatia from the very south to the northern Adriatic. We share some beautiful anchorages, marinas, unspoiled islands, great sites, and expenses along the way. We recently quit our high-tech jobs in California, bought a sailboat, and moved to the Mediterr...
We left our careers sold most everything we owned, bought a sailboat and became fulltime liveaboards
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Ep8: Liveaboards Sailing Croatia in 2021. 30 days, 700nm, 13 Islands, 11 anchorages, tips, tricks
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We are sailing in Croatia and living fulltime on our sailboat during 2021. We embark on a 30-day passage to explore Croatia from the very south to the northern Adriatic. We share some beautiful anchorages, marinas, unspoiled islands, great sites, and expenses along the way. We recently quit our high-tech jobs in California, bought a sailboat, and moved to the Mediterranean. We are just starting...
Ep7: Sailing Croatia in 2021. Islands, anchorages and marinas.
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Ep6: Sailing Croatia as fulltime liveaboards - passage from south to northern Adriatic
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Ep6: Sailing Croatia as fulltime liveaboards - passage from south to northern Adriatic
Ep5: Liveaboards sailing Croatia in 2021 - passage to Pula
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Ep5: Liveaboards sailing Croatia in 2021 - passage to Pula
Ep4: Liveaboards sailing the Croatian islands in 2021 - no one is here!
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Ep4: Liveaboards sailing the Croatian islands in 2021 - no one is here!
Ep3: First time boat owners, quit our jobs & bought a used sailboat in the Med to sail the world.
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Ep3: First time boat owners, quit our jobs & bought a used sailboat in the Med to sail the world.
Ep2: Buying a used sailboat in the Mediterranean. Research, logistics, and purchase process.
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Ep2: Buying a used sailboat in the Mediterranean. Research, logistics, and purchase process.
Ep1: Sailboat shopping in 2020. Buying a used sailboat in the Mediterranean
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Ep1: Sailboat shopping in 2020. Buying a used sailboat in the Mediterranean
nicely done and nice tutorial, thanks
GREAT!!! When is pat 2 coming? Keep up the good work
waiting new episodes, hadi ama
Well done
Nice boat, only what I don't like is deck shape on all elan impressions.
If there is a place to repair and haul out your boat, it is not Turkey my friend, it is Greece. Turkey is not in the EU and the parts are made in the EU. Turkey's economy and inflation are running at 75% per year minimum. Greece is in the EU, so marinas are better equipped and the parts cost less. Greece has 6 times more leisure boats than Turkey so if there is no part in Greece there is not in Turkey. This is the concept.
Great video. I have done countless of Marina docking and still find it utterly stressful 😂
No Stress on "Sress" (the C is smoooooooth). Luckily I get in contact with your channel. When have you been to Cres in 2021? Possibly we just missed each other 🙂
Top tips I’ve picked up over the years… Line up, start the reverse, drop the anchor just into the water. Drop anchor at skippers command 3 boat length out is normally sufficient. Once you start reversing do not stop the reverse and do not stop letting anchor chain out( this will cause the anchor to bite and swing you off and then you also lose steerage) when 2metres from dock stop the chain/ windlass but keep the boat in slow reverse. All being well the boat should come to a stop pulling against the anchor stepping distance from the dock. Someone then steps off and takes the windward line ashore. Tighten and repeat with other line. Then neural and let the boat settle and adjust lines & anchor chain to suit.
So glad I found your channel. I’m in the exact same situation but my wife is from Albania and there is where we want to live. I’m in the early stages of searching for a boat.
Unbelievable! I have a center console boat and spent $3,800.00 just to replace the Power Assist Hydraulic Steering Pump. Looking to buy a sailboat and was worried about maintenance costs but after watching your video I’m happy to find out is much cheaper. Thank you for sharing. Your sailboat looks gorgeous.
Great video 👍👏
Thank you for posting what year is the Elan? How long was the boat in the water prior to taking it out to redo the hull?
She didn’t hear you on time. Stop means stop. Needless to sa, that anchor must have tug to dig in. Don’t use the winch for that job. It’s not made for that. Get your self a remote switch so your wife can be nearby. Never step off if no one can handel that boat.
Thank you for all the details and sharing your hard won research! I have arranged a charter this summer with my family on an Impression 45 in Greece (Ionion Islands) to get an in depth feel for if it will be a good option for our family in a couple years.
Is this a PR video clip for Elan ? ... 🙂 ... or just because you own one ? [edit: pretty crappy one sided comparison ...]
Why wouldn’t you clean your boat? 2 years in the water is a,long time and lot of inefficiencies with all those barnacles and growth.
I've been thoroughly enjoying your channel, particularly the content focusing on purchasing and ownership costs. This topic is especially relevant to us as we're planning to purchase a yacht in late 2025 and embark on our full-time adventures by Q2 2026, starting in the Mediterranean. What captivates me most is your approach to engaging contractors, a strategy I intend to adopt. At this stage in our lives, similar to yours, we're inclined to delegate tasks and hire contractors for annual and major work instead of relying on the DIY methods we've used before. Rest assured, I'll remain actively involved because it's crucial to maintain an understanding of the boat's operations. For context, with a professional background in boat repairs and maintenance in Australia, nowadays, I work in management within a slightly different sector of the boating industry in another location. I'm eager to see more content about boat ownership, operational and living costs, especially anticipating part 2 of your series, and following along with your adventures!
Break Out Another Thousand applies to every boat!
Is their a tour somewhere i missed? Just found you today. Great great channel
Great video. After getting Sea Bee in such great condition, you should absolutely not sell her!!
Hi couldn’t find the check list link, tho it’s many years since the video was posted. Interesting and informative as usual 👍👍
it is on our website, under the boat tab- scroll down towards the bottom
Sacrificial zincs/anodes (meaning you sacrifice those zinc anodes instead of more valuable or important or hard to replace materials on the boat) - not superficial (which means "not deep or significant" - like "I had a minor accident with my car - only had superficial damage to my paint, but nothing more)
and there is "artificial," meaning made by humans. It's still not quite right, but it's the word I used incorrectly. Thanks for the correction.
Kivanc kaptanim çok güzel olmuş sizin kız… Denizlerde karşılaşmak üzere, Blue Challenge dan sevgiler.
Gozum ustunuzde. Umarim yollarimiz kesisir.
Hi there, my wife and I have been missing you. Good to see you are back. Thank you so much for the informative clip. Was that bow thruster been installed the wrong way back in the Elan facility? I understood the props were pulling the water instead of pushing, right? Means the efficiency was reduced somewhat? Best regards from Germany.
I honestly don't know who/when it was installed, most likely the previous owner. What I found out was that in most boats, the props are interchangeable, meaning the design and the rotation are identical. On our boat one is clockwise the other counter-clock and they are labeled as LH and RH. So you need a pair of trained eyes to identify which goes where.
I am biased because I have the same boat but really nice video. Looking forward for part 2. Also like your selection of Greek music!
Thanks for watching!
KFA just said ‘He’s such a repulsive human being.’ Love it, she’s always bee been so facts focussed, nice to see a glimpse of the person,
Sorry, wrong thread!
Thank you for a clear and organized description of your process. Ihave two questions tho: !1why would anyone flag and deflag a vessel 2)what is ti status
1- in order to register the boat under the new owner's name. 2- temporary importation.
Did you not clean the hull for the entire two years in the water? Yikes. You’ll be so much faster with a clean bottom. Boat is looking really good. I
it really depends on where the boat is berthed. If there is a freshwater source nearby, such as rivers mouths and deltas the growth is much faster.
Amazing - Thank you very much for sharing. Looking forward to your next episode
Your sailing you tube channel is so informative for being another sail boat owner, love how you let us know the process and cost in these other countries!!!
Our pleasure! Glad you find the content helpful.
Great content delivered in a clear no nonsense way. Thank you 👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
Good to see you back on the Tube
Glad to be back.
I wander why did you fabricated the rudder bearing where you can buy it from Jefa rudder bearings product? No doubt, the service done by the people in that marina is stunning! Turkish people are well known as very good tradesmans, who do care about job done properly, reputation and good words about the jobs done. This brings clients to come again, even being further sailing. If this jobs have been done in Australia, that would cost you three times more!
I honestly did not know there was an offering. I believe the issue was not the bearing but the post guide, as the bearing's thickness needed to be widened so it fitted in the guide. An off-the-shelf product with same specs may have presented the same problem.
Thanks for the very informative video. Glad to see you back.
you are most welcome
So glad you are back. Can't wait for your next videos. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! More to come!
Özlemistik. Detayli bilgiler için tesekkürler. Sabirsizlikla bekliyorum bir sonraki bölümü. Esen kalin.
guzel sozleriniz icin cok tesekkurler!
Great video. I really like the detail you provided, the clean video shots and the clear explanations of what you're doing to maintain Sea Bee. I'm preparing for my eventual purchase of my dream sailboat and getting a clear understanding of the maintenance and expected costs is very helpful. Thanks!
you are most welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Great video, thanks! I’ve sailed in Canada, USA and BVI for more than 30 years, anchored hundreds of times yet never had to do a Med moor (yet!) . I have however set a stern line to shore many times in a crowded bay to limit swinging room, which I imagine is pretty similar. I’ve even set a stern line to shore a few times while single handing, which is especially tricky! But in those cases I usually wasn’t too close to other boats so didn’t have to worry about hitting them or fouling their ground tackle. A couple of questions: 1. I noticed you did not seem to set your anchor before the final approach to the dock. I usually set the anchor by backing down on it under power to make sure the set is good and there is no slack in the chain. In this case you didn’t really put the anchor under load until the last few meters before reaching the dock, but what if the anchor didn’t grab? Do you ever find the anchor will not grab the first time and you need to reset it and try again? If that’s a significant possibility I would tend to set the anchor first before doing final approach to the dock. 2. In this case the wind was on your bow pushing you almost straight back which is the ideal. What do you do when the wind is more on the beam? I have found it very challenging (sometimes impossible ) to set a stern line when the wind is on the beam, especially when singlehanding because you need to leave the helm to take the stern line ashore. In that case there’s little choice but to let the boat drift down wind on the hook, take a very long line ashore (like 50m or more ) using a dinghy, then pull the stern toward the shore to get the boat lined up. I think that would be very hard to do in a crowded harbour with other boats close by.
Excellent questions, thank you for taking the time, I am no expert, but here is my take. As for setting your anchor before your final approach. I believe your proposal would be ideal if there were no other boats around. The immediate issue with your suggestion is that once you set your anchor, you lose speed; therefore, you lose steerage. At that point, you are at the mercy of wind and/or current, whichever is stronger. Your next move would be to reorient your boat so that you can steer her to the desired spot. For that, you have to maneuver, and that is where you would likely hit trouble. First, you limit your boat's movability with your ground tackle down. Second and more importantly, you would drag your chain on the sea bed where other chains and anchors are present. This is the risk you are taking. With the most commonly accepted approach, which is what we exhibited in this episode, the risk you are taking is your anchor is not hooking. If the case you go out and retry. I found that most town keys in Greece are rather shallow, 3-5m. By the time you let 30-40m you have plenty of scope and chain to work with. Once in the spot, slowly retrieve your chain; with all the scope, you give your anchor plenty of chance to grab. As for your second question, hats off to you for doing the maneuver single-handed. In our case, we actually had the wind on our starboard quarters, and as you can see from the footage, our stern was not aligned to the wall at the town quay. The stronger the crosswind, the more speed you need to maintain steerage. I found the bow thrusters provide minimal help with your ground tackle down. What is working for you, however, is the weight of the ground tackle, which makes the bow somewhat stable, and your close proximity to the windward cleat when you step off the boat. (vs, in your case, to swim to a rock or other suitable object). Once you secure the windward dock line, you drop the boat into forward gear, throttle up until the bow straightens, and collect the slack of your chain until it is rock solid. I would welcome if there are other opinions on this subject.
Nice video! Very helpful to do the same route around the peloponnes. Thanks a lot!😀
Glad it was helpful!
It would have been great to get more info about the actual sailing capabilities.
Nothing would make me happier to be able to sail all the sailboats mentioned in this episode and do a side-by-side comp.
Hi guys. Just found your videos. Interesting details and well done! Thank you!
Our pleasure!
Good manöver,
Great vid. I hope you tipped the street musicians who provided your audio back track.
I did better than just the tip. : )
Is it possible to use a boat hook to loop the mooring line around the dock cleat to avoid jumping off the boat? We have pretty good success using this technique on floating finger docks in marinas but could this work on a town quay when med mooring? My wife is not agile so no jumping allowed on our boat! We hope to reach the Med this year so your videos are a great resource, many thanks!
It may work, but in Greece, you don't know what you are going to get. Sometimes it is a cleat, sometimes an iron loop or a bollard
baby sailing
If you had better communication while dropping that would be one of the best videos about Med mooring. Well done also for all the tips about good seamanship!
Well observed. Some viewers recommended hands-free walkie-talkies, which we are looking into.
Those marinas in Croatia are just SHOCKING expensive.....pls tell me it's cheaper than 100 euros/might elsewhere in the med!!!!
Go to Greece! It's way more reasonable all around.
It might be obvious but what is ACI??
I believe it stands for Adriatic Cruising International. It's a marina chain all over Croatia
16.20 if he's the non drinker at the table it's going to be a LOOOOONG night.....