Boat Tour: Welcome to our Floating Home! (Tayana 37)
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Hello! We finally got around to doing a boat tour of Navika :) Here we show you all the upgrades and refits we've done aboard our 1981 Tayana 37 that has been our home for the last 3 years. We go through the interior of the boat before moving on deck and share what we love and changed on this classic Bluewater cruiser. Some upgrades are more controversial than others! Hope you enjoy and let us know what you think in the comments!
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ABOUT US:
Hello! We're Alex and Lars. We've been living aboard our 37 foot sailboat, Navika for 2.5 years and are sailing full time. We started our journey in the South of France, and sailed around the Mediterranean for 2 years before sailing across the Atlantic at the beginning of 2022. Now we're in the Caribbean and who knows where the wind will blow us to next! Follow along as we document the highs and lows of our life on the water and share the incredible places we get to visit.
Navika is such an incredibly beautiful boat…love, love, love all the wood. You’re both blessed to have each other to care for. Thanks for the tour!
Thank you Marie! 🥰🥰
I owned a teak wooden 1963 Choey Lee Robb 35’ Yawl and found for the exterior sun exposed wood and cabin topsides and deck. This polyurethane (rubber like) sealer made in Germany called “Coalan” it is also used for the exterior teak decks on the cruise ships, so instead of redoing the exterior every year they will restore the teak every three years freeing up the hands that were normally used for the deck work they could be used elsewhere during the downtime. I used it on my hatches and roof leaks even the decks to stop leaking floorboards keeping mildew from becoming a problem on the interior where during the winter I spent a vast amount of time. Being in the great white north of Hampton, VA.
"Get off!" 😆 I'd say the same thing to anyone that suggests replacing my butterfly hatch with a regular hatch! Great video and gorgeous boat!!
Hahaha it's a real work of art huh!
Hatch snobs! 😊
Such a classic, Perry would be proud she is being cared for by those who love her seaworthy comfort, a real platform to call home. Great tour, enjoy your travels.
Thanks David! She is a great little boat :D
You're right, it has a lot of "soul". Beautiful boat, shown to us by proud parents. I mean proud owners. I have actually been around long enough to have watched you do a lot of these projects. It's been a long two months without you. Having loads of fun I hope. It is always great to get the notification that you have posted. Stay safe and thanks for checking in. ❤
Hey Steve! Yess that's true you've been around for a good while now haha. We took a little break that lasted longer than expected but happy to be back now and sharing again :)
I think the quote "they don't make them like this anymore" fits. Beautiful boat! Saloon looks like on a 50 foot yacht. Love the open space.
Bob Perry would be proud of this boat tour!!
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Thanks for the tour! Props to the boat's designer, Bob Perry.
Thanks Kendrick! Yeah hats off to Mr. Perry :D
I love you kids! You are both lovely. What an adventure you have created for yourselves.
When I saw a picture of Tayana 37, I thought, "wow she is beautiful!" Then I saw her live, and thought, "wow, she is majestic!" Now I am watching interior tour, and WOW! Absolutely awesome boat!
Please stop showing everyone why Tayana’s are so great. You’re driving the price up? 😂😂
My partner and I just bought a Tayana 37 last year and it's great to see the adjustments that different people make. Many of your upgrades we are also planning on doing so it's given me lots of ideas and nice to imagine how we can get her setup after a few years of cruising.
Thanks for the video guys, would love to see more in-depth specs.
Hey Genevieve, that's awesome congrats! Glad it can be of help, at least in seeing what's possible and giving some ideas :) What kind of in-depth specs would you like?
I thoroughly enjoyed this tour of Navika. You two are funny and Navika is a beautiful, classic, "boaty" yacht. You've done a great job restoring and personalizing her.
Thank you!! Lots of hard work paying off on making her look good 😅
Best boattour ever. And abeautyfull boat, too.
Beautiful boat! Thanks for the tour 🫡
Really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool! Thanks for the tour! You're proud of your home as you should be. Great work!
Absolutely great video! Thank you for sharing your heart and sole and your boat has both as do you!
Just so detailed, honest and personal... thanks!!
Thanks for walk-around. Good video
Wow.. just wow !! She is such a beautiful boat.. so much character and a real credit to both of you... Thanks for the vid 😊🙏
Gorgeous craft. Thanks.
What a pleasant surprise. Happy you’re safe and publishing.
Ah Navika! 🥰 Good memories! Miss you guys!
Cute little Navika! Such good memories Fleur 🥰 Starting to feel like a long time ago we were all in Almerimar and then Mallorca! Good times. 😚
Thanks for the tour, you have a beautiful boat ♥️♥️🥰🥰
Agree, good craftsmanship and wood really makes a boat look beautiful. I’ve had a Vindö 40 for a number of years, and the woodwork really needs a lot of attention. But as you point out Lars, knowing which products work and knowing how to do, then it’s not that problematic. But you have to keep doing it every year, or much more work soon becomes a fact. Navika is a beautiful boat, keep up your good maintenance and enjoy her soul and beauty! And, good to see you guys again!
A comprehensive tour of a beautiful, beautiful boat.
Hey Robert! It's definitely a love hate kinda relationship 😂😂
Between the original construction and the upgrades or modifications you've done Navika is a boat with a lot of character. Retro but unique. Very nice!
You guys have done a fabulous job improving & modernising an already great design. I’ve always admired T37s and tried to buy one once but missed out. I now own a Jeanneau 50 but even this evening sitting at anchor I found myself admiring the beautiful lines of the T37 anchored next to me. And then your video popped up!
it looks clean 👍
Thank you for the tour! I spent many years cruising on a Ingrid that was of wooden construction so I understand about varnish and brightwork! Wouldn't have it any other way! Georgeous yacht that Navika!
Nice boat and all the best to you both.
So good to see you two! You have the perfect boat.
Ah thank you!!
Great job on all your projects! 👏⛵️⚓️🐬🍻
Totally with you on the butterfly hatch, I love them, as I do Tayana's and Hans Christian. The boat is a really well sorted example, and one of the best that I have seen, a real testament to your workmanship and attention to detail.
You gotta love your boat! Granted, it is a lot of work, but a house on land is the same!! At least she is a work of art and gives you so much pride in making/keeping her beautiful!!
Thanks Judy! Yeah that's true! And the biggest benefit is being able to take her wherever we want too
Loved the tour guys! (Took me a while to get to it). Hope to see some more chapters SOON! 😊. Peter from Vancouver.
Hey you guys. I enjoyed this so much. Thank you. I’m about to buy a 37 ft yacht and you tow have fuelled my dreams. Been sailing for years. Watched a million videos but you balled the feeling!!! The renovations you have done are spectacular!!!
That was an awesome tour you guys. You can see the love you both have poured into Navika! Well done it really is a standout boat and thanks for sharing!!
Thank you! Definitely lots of love but also blood, sweat and tears poured into her haha but 100% worth it!
Glad to see you guy's again! Great Home! Peace my friends.
Thanks Randy! :D
Absolutely a beautiful boat and a very cool couple, enjoyed the video.
Thanks Thomas, glad you enjoyed it :)
You're back! You really did quite a lot of projects on her. She looks so perfect. A beautiful boat!
We also made the wooden "ribs" under the bed. It's worked very well.
I really don't envy all the wood on the boat or the teak. I am glad I learned about this before I got my own boat without these things. :D
But that butterfly hatch is so nice! I bet it is a lot easier/cheaper to maintain (minus the varnishing) than a regular hatch.
It all looks very cozy to me! It's a beautiful floating home. Thanx for the look see.
Thanks for watching! :)
Great Job, I also have a Tayana 37, Pilot house. Cutter rig. I love it, yes the bright work is work, but as you said gives the boat some charm. Great job below also looks very nice. Cheers,
Pop's Fl.
Great to see you both again. Great video, beautiful boat. I couldn't believe how clear your bimini is! Look forward to seeing more videos and adventures. Cheers
Thanks Adrian! Yess we love that spray hood! So clear.
Thanks for the tour of your beautiful boat.
When I lived on my cruising boat in Hawaii for many years I had to varnish every 4 months, and I put on 6 (six!) coats each time.
It took me most of two weeks to re-varnish all the beautiful wood and many times I wanted to just paint it but it looked so good...
When I had to leave the boat in Lahaina harbor for a year while working out of state I did what several south pacific cruisers were doing. After putting on my 6 coats of varnish I put on one coat of white paint over the fresh varnish.
The white paint protected the varnished wood perfectly and my one year away turned into almost two before I returned to my poor neglected boat. A haul out was in order and a full paint job but the white paint on the varnish was easy to sand off and apply one new coat of varnish and it looked fantastic. As did the rest of the boat after two weeks of painting the topsides, the deck, the cabin, and the anti-fouling. Living on the boat made the huge varnish job worth the time and effort but if I wasn't living aboard I would paint over a new varnish job. Then sand the paint off to reveal all the beautiful varnished wood when I put the boat up for sale. It really made a difference!
lovely
Thanks a lot for this boat tour.
Thanks for watching Christophe! :D
A great job of showing the boat and your set ups. Great detail which seldom gets explained by others. Looking forward to your next video be safe..
Thanks Peter! Glad you enjoyed the detail. We had to cut some parts out as it was getting too long but wanted to keep some of the context in so glad you appreciated it!
maybe it's because of the break, but I feel like Lars' accent got more American since you made it to the Americas :D
Great to see new videos!
Haha do you think?! That's so funny 😂 Haven't really noticed it but you might be right
beautiful ship.
New to your channel. Beautiful boat. Enjoyed the tour. All the best.
Great tour guys. Looks like you've pretty much cracked it. They're great looking boats and perfect underwater as well. Thank you for taking the time to show us your beauty
Thanks Terry! It did take a good 3 years to get to this point and lots of trial and error but we're really happy with how she looks and feels today :)
Lots of space and great features for a 37. Tayana constructed beautiful and safe boats and it looks like you take great care of yours.
Yeah they're surprisingly spacious boats, but I guess that's what you get if you're willing to sacrifice having a second cabin :)
Very nice home on the water 🌊😊
Loved the tour of your boat…and the door closing in two positions…a brilliant idea and so practical.Thank you.Roly 🇬🇧.
Good old Bob Perry on the design front there! 😄
Nice boat you do a great job
Hello you two. I enjoyed your boat tour and getting to see you after being gone for a while.
Hey Michael, thanks! It had been a little while :)
Thanks for the tour. Love your beautifulboat. Love this channel too.
Aww thank you! :D
Sound like fun.
Hi both. Good to see you again and looking in good shape too. I hope that Tayana realise what a fab job you do in advertising their yachts. Navika also looking so good. Making me 🤢with envy. 😘😘
Hey Stephen, thanks! Haha we do love the Tayana, such a beautiful boat and so seaworthy :)
great video, 👍 keep them coming love your channel
Thanks so much 👍🥰
I just love those boats...
Good to hear that you ejected the sad person that suggested replacing the butterfly hatch! Break up with people like that immediately! Great tour where we could feel how much you love her, even though she is high maintenance!
Brutal but true hahaha 😂 Thanks Dale for watching!
Thank you for the tour, impressive upgrades while keeping the original charm and beauty. I confess that I did remove my butterfly hatch😱 and installed a Bomar flat hatch on my 79 Tayana 37 PH to improve the forward view, but the original hatch is safe and sound in my basement😊
Great video!
Thanks!
We’ve missed you so much where have you been looking so much to hearing from you Guys in the future I always love watching your videos you Guys are our favorites let’s not be strangers you Guys are the “BEST” thank you!
Hey Ted ahh haha that's so nice to hear! 🥰 Yess we took a bit longer than expected offline but we're back now and looking forward to sharing lots more again 😄
Wonderful video
Thank you!
"Get Off"! .....indeed. He's crazy! Should rig up a little fan to jam in that porthole while cooking.
Navika is beautiful!!
Thanks Luca!! 🙏🙏
New to channel great job on the boat will be watching
Great boat of yours! We own a Hans Christian 41T, looks quite similar especially with all the wood and unluckily the task of sanding and revarnishing lies ahead of me in the coming weeks and months :-)
Been watching for a few years now, so was wondering when you were going to do a tour. Thanks! Nice boat, but yeah, not sure my poor arthritic hands and wrists could cope with all that sanding. You've both done a great job keeping Navika looking schmick!
The tour has been a long time coming! Glad we were able to find a gap in the boat job projects and give the tour. Yeahhh hand sanding is pretty soul destroying... 😬😬
The guest aft bedroom :) would benefit from a frosted? (semi-transparent) glass panel - instead of paneling. Much brighter and still private.
Great video guys. There must be a varnishing trick - stains etc.?? :)
I don't own a boat but as far as essential maintenance is concerned, I suggest breaking it down into smaller pieces. Just because one part is starting to look shabby doesn't mean the whole boat needs sanding down. Just make half an hour here, half an hour there, and pick the next worst looking part to sand and varnish. I think you'll find it's a lot more enjoyable to preserve the beauty of this boat when you do it continuously, rather than in one giant effort.
I own a Tayana 37 and have invested a lot in things that do not matter anymore. I was looking for a site like yours. i want to remove alot of unneeded systems and bring to boat to a more pratical and modern purpose. Thank you! V/r, Rod
I keep getting a hint of Australian accent .. Am I imagining it? Love the 37.. And the renno too. 😀
Beautiful boat. Just found your channel. Subscribed.
Thanks Mark! Welcome aboard
Just found your channel last week thanks to your boat tour video that somehow managed to pierce UA-cam's algorithm despite my preference for sailing channels. You guys are amazing ❣️ from your first video and they only get better. No long drawn out intros, fantastic videography, awesome subdued music. And your chemistry as a couple...wow, I haven't seen a couple that compliments each other better than the two of you. Your ability to concisely tell a story is perfect. 9.5 out of 10. I only say that because you have yet to tell your story from what I've seen thus far. Where are you from? Alex I think is safe to say the UK? Lars, guessing Canada. How did you meet. What's your sailing backgrounds? What jobs did you have before setting sail? Guessing Alex, a musician and Lars something very technical? And what pushed you both to choose this life on the water? Sorry for the long post but just curious and I think telling "your" story will help draw in a larger audience for you. Either way love your videos and can't wait for the next one. Safe travels.
Hey Dirk! Wow that's so cool to hear, thanks so much for that message. You know what that's a good point! We haven't really shared our story at all of where we're from and how we started this adventure, so we'll have to make a video about that and hopefully answer your questions! But in the meantime, I'm English but was born in and grew up in France and Lars is a weird mixture of Norwegian/Swedish/English but spent some time growing up in the US as a kid and couldn't drop the accent! Thanks for following along :)
Thanks for he your- I love your boat, but I think it is sadly out of my budget…you have done great work on it! 🎉🎉❤
Thank you for the tour, I am going to look at the same boat this weekend. It does not have the teak decks. I looked at a Baba 40 with teak decks, and they all need to be torn up, and lots of coring replaced/filled with epoxy. Keep an eye out for soft spots. I love the look of the teak deck though.
Varnish is awesome! The result is super satisfying! Just keep ahead of it and save yourselves the chore of stripping and re-building 12-14 coats. And stay away from 2-part. It's poison to work with, harder to work with, and not easily repairable (yes, it can be machine buffed but if you get a break or a crack it's misery).
And you guys have nothing but time for varnish anyway! Right?
I don't know what the teak trim around the bottom of the coach house is called but the one above is the "eyebrow".
I absolutely love the Tayana double enders, awesome boats. I had friends who purchased one almost exactly the same in the early 1990's and sailed away from the BVI.
Great boat.
Hey guys , your beautiful vessel just washed in at Delray Beach Fl.
I pray that you’re safe and sound .
I enjoyed your boat tour. I have been following your channel for some time now. Glad to see you two make the Atlantic Crossing safely. I got to episode 72. When will your next one be viewable?
I love the look of these boats, beautfully made, great lines, warm and yet will get you through anything. The rig is excellent. The only downside I can see is what seems to be a small cockpit (never been in one), guess that's the price for a double ender and a safety of a blue water boat.
Awesome vid! Was wondering if you had the Davits custom made or they were bought as a kit and if so what brand, I'm looking to install some on my boat soon. Cheers 🍻
Hello guys, Love the tour! I have a 1984 T37 with almost the same layout. Only difference is I have a separate shower. My questions is, what model isotherm fridge did you go with? Looks like a tight squeeze. I was considering coming in from the end.
Thanks and sail on! Love the videos!
Paper charts and a sextant and the knowledge to use them are critical
I don't like the electrical panel below the door. A rogue wave could knock out your panel if your cabin door is open. I think I would add a rubber seal on that clear door. Just a thought...beautiful boat!!
The butterfly hatch is very cool. Good job defending it. Can't see, are there wooden shutters or are they metal round bars athwartships? I always wanted a deck prism.
Great boat, great vid as usual. As another teak farm owner (Cabo Rico 38), I was wondering which varnish you prefer. I’m currently trying Awlwood. The reviews sound promising, and I have say to it’s wonderful to apply. Lays down like glass in most any weather/ temperature/humidity. Hope it lasts like promised.
Hey Tom! Oh yeah the Cabo Rico's are nice boats :) Yess we've also recently switched to Awlwood after lots of trial and error and we absolutely love it! We use the Awlwood Clear gloss which has a yellow primer you apply first before putting down the gloss. We've only started using it recently so can't really say for longterm results but we've heard great things and it looks great. Is that also what you're using?
Mu#ch nicer that some modern boards. Great woodwork, super well maintained. I nice little home to take with you around the world.
Beautiful boat! Curious what kind of seats do you have in the cockpit? They look super comfortable and Ive been looking for something similar. Thanks!
There a liner you can put under the mattress called hyvent
good to know!
Thank you for great informative tour. Do you have an auto pilot type option? Maybe anyone knows.
Thanks for the tour! As an owner of a 1983 T37 for less than a year, I do thoroughly enjoy your channel. Quick question, does your starboard settee pull out to make a larger birth? My bench, forward the nav station, has a water tank beneath it and pulls out towards the compression post and allows for the back cushion to lay down to form a decent size sleeping birth. I love it. I would assume yours would do the same?
Great idea for the chart table area. Does the bed raise up for good access to the engine room?
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Hi there, I have just watched your boat tour video. It is a year ago, but I was wondering what top loading fridge/ freezer system you installed, as it seems it is a pre-made system. I presently live on another Robert Perry design. Cheoy lee 44ft. I am looking at refurbishing my top loading fridge and was interested in how you did yours. Thanks
Is that a Garmin Mk2s on your wrist? I like the compact size over the Mk2 especially for every day use. How do you like it?