This project is WAY more than a typical refit. Your boat was entirely rebuilt from bow to stern, mast top to keel! Absolutely phenomenal work. Far beyond what I expected. It's as if you purchased a new fully customized yacht. This project looks like it was a greater journey than even a transoceanic passage. Very interested to see the rest of the changes. Looking forward to the other videos on the refit!! 😎
Hi Ania and Bartek. It good to see you. Poly looks wonderful so far. Cannot wait to see the rest of her. The boys are getting so big!! Hi Kuba and Julian.
She's such a unique and uniquely beautiful boat. It must be an amazing feeling knowing she's not only a one of a kind boat in terms of model, but that thanks to your personal touches there is no other boat like her anywhere else in the world.
Thank you. Though for us it's not really about how unique she is in the World, but how personally customized she is, to serve us as the best combination of a sailboat and a home. Cheers.
This was an amazing vid. Never knew you can do such extensive work on a boat. Final product looks incredible. Beautiful home. Thanks for creating this vid.
That hardtop bimini and partially enclosed cockpit seems like it would be absolutely amazing for a cruiser. Having a safe place partially enclosed outside while cruising, or functional outdoor sunroom area while anchored would be a game changer. Really impressed with the design, the refits looking amazing!
Just subscribed! The algorithm has sent you my way and I must say, your boat is a tasteful piece of floating functional artwork! ❤ If I was building it myself I wouldn't change a thing (including your lovely family - you all glow with happiness!) Looking forward to future episodes, and catching up on some older ones. Best of health to you all. Cheers guys!!! ❤
I love your choice of music. I just wish I could have heard more of it. You made some good choices for upgrading your boat. The manufacturer should consult with you. I don't think I'd want to "live" on a boat, but I'm still jealous.
Finally! After pandemix and hurricanes and Ukraines - its 90(ish)% complete. The first Neel too? Nicely done. Poly looks beautiful and the family looks very happy, congradulations to you all.
Such a beautiful boat. Congrats on a fantastically well performed refit. Lovely couple, lovely boat. YAH Most High bless you all and may you have smooth sailing.
I only caught the tail end of the refit, then you were gone for a while, so it's great to see you out on the water, with a beautiful floating home now. An amazing lookin boat, i can only imagine the joy of waking up in the morning to the veiws out those cabin windows..Great effort on the refit, more power to your elbow 💪👊😘
Thanks 👍 It truly is awesome to wake up aboard this boat in the places we anchor. Great payback for the sweat, tears, blood, and money spent in 2021-3. Cheers. B
What a massive refit!, well it took some time for such a big project. I like the water-tab-options with the mineral-water-option for drinking, curious to see the setup in a future video ;)
I'm so happy to have new video from you and I don't miss one. The result of the refit is unbelievable. I'm sure there are lots of little details that we don't see on camera, but hey, we don't make new out of old. However, we can improve a lot to make it stronger and more efficient, and above all more comfortable than new.... Honestly it is successful on all points. Cheer. Personally thinking of leaving on our boat with a girl who will be 8 years old and more information on the social life of the children on board interests me.
More on that will be coming too. And yes you are right. Doesn't matter how much detail we go into with camera it's still never shows the full picture. Cheers. B
It's a wonderful boat. I like it a lot. My only less than complimentary thought is, why do you have square corners on cabinetry, especially the kitchen where one stands while cooking or moving through it to go elsewhere. I know it is mostly a flat sailing boat but 50 feet is not so large that it won't be knocked around a bit in weather. Those pointy corners can catch a gut or spine and do some damage. Another question is do you ever get spray or rain coming through the round forward facing portholes in amas cabins? I had my boombox sitting on the salon table directly below the dining room hatch on a charter 50 foot monohull. Naturally it was drenched by salt water spray from a four foot wave that slapped the side of the boat. Not a good place for anything electrical or electronic. I was thinking about your children's laptop computer sitting on the desk in front of an open forward facing port. Last question for now is about ventilation. Hopefully you have addressed this in subsequent videos, but the four deck hatches are outside of the amas cabins and I did not notice any AC vents, although I could have missed them. What about internal airflow or temperature control in warm weather or when you are buttoned up during storms? I still like your boat. 🤩
Cheers! kudos! new subscriber. amazing beautiful transformation into a tech savy modern upgrades sailing yacht. Proud owners set sail for new sea port destinations/ family adventures
WAAAaaauuuuuuWWWWWWW - fucking AMAZING !!! This is such a great eye-opener for us!! I so hope to meet you guys some time and see this fantastic work in real life
If I haven't been following the refit I would not believe that this phantastic result has been achieved in just one year and a halve !! One thing I noticed is no blinds on that big windows (I would not call them hatches), intention or still waiting for a solution ? Poly simply looks breathtaking !
Take a look at the later part of the video and you'll see window covers in the boys room. We have the same option in ours, but like the views. Cheers. B
Very nice. This looks like what i think of a house boat. My only difference is that it would not be a sail and use a hybrid power system with electric motors + diesel backup. How much is your monthly cost of living on this boat, including everything. And then the maintenance costs? And finally rough estimate of the boat cost and refit cost.
Thankyou so much. I've always thought your Trimaran was beautiful. Can you help me ? Where did you get the hardware for the bed Hydraulics ? I went to the Poly Recommends page and it was there but hadn't been filled out yet.
Hey. Thank you. You can get pistons like that at furniture, automotive, or sailing stores. You have to experiment a bit. Ours ended up being 2 x 400 N for each bed. Cheers mate.
wow that was awesome what a beautiful home i am hooked i want to see the other videos thanks for this rebuilding a boat is something i would luv to do i luv watching rebuilds 🤙🤙
From the first day I observed this NEEL 50, I have always loved her lines and interior spaciousness. I envy her very efficient use of space and am absolutely convinced that multi-hulls are the safest designs. (I currently own a trailerable trimaran coastal cruiser. My previous boat was a Fontaine-Pajot catamaran.) I don’t speak Polish, but followed your refit on your Polish channel using Google translate. (That was a challenge in itself!) NEEL absolutely dropped the ball when they did not maintain this design concept. The design influences/similarities between FPs and this prototype are quite obvious, so possibly copyright played a part in moving NEEL to shift toward a more angular design. The lines of your NEEL are elegant. Why have you not mentioned your spinnaker blow-out during your crossing? I realize that might have been caused by operator error/inattention, but it does make for drama! I had hoped you would convert to diesel-electric propulsion, but alas my hopes were dashed. I agree that the systems are not fully mature and insurance regulations are slow to adapt. My FP was heavily damaged in both Irma & Maria, so I know first hand what insurance claims are! I enjoy your technical discussions, since it is obvious your customized solutions and innovations show the pilot in you, I can see your fascination and curiosity shine through. You have a lovely boat, lovely family, and lovely life-style. You share an honest curiosity about ocean travel which is a pleasure to experience through the lens, similar to: Sailing Fair Isle, Sailing Cadoha, Young Barnacles, and other smaller, but honest channels. Wonderful 😎
I have to commend your resolve to go through the hassle of transcribing the Polish episodes. Respect. I think we did mention the spinnaker blow-out in one of our oceans crossing episodes. And I vaguely remember even owning up to it being a result of my inattention to higher than expected gust and to proper steering while discussing another subject with Adam. In any case, I am glad you see and value the brutal honesty that we like to stick to. And yes, pilot in me wants redundancy of systems, so we built it in. The technical episodes are coming after the general boat tour. Cheers. Bartek
Bold statement in title. How far can she point upwind? Can she match or beat true wind? What's her typical reach like? Biggest seas she's been through? What's her Top speed so far? How low or high in latitudes have you taken her? What's her sail plan like? - what would you want to make her sail plan if you could snap your fingers and make it happen in an instant. What's her displacement and considerations when fully loaded for a crossing... All these things are so interesting to know . I hope you see this comment and respond . ❤
WOW! In typical Polish fashion you guys crushed it! What an awesome job you did! I've never been prouder to be Polish, what a sweet rig you have now. This is an awesome cruiser and I must say it is now better than when it was new, I think you made neel look bad...lol So much work went in and you did a great job on this video as well, I'm super impressed! thank you for sharing with us. :)
Love your anti skid please tell the manufacturer, Fresh water Rinse layup and Emergency Bilge Pump. On Starlight 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350 has a Volvo Penta engine M2003 28hp anyway I was the second owner, so after I purchased the boat I was doing the shakedown cruise and ran the engine for about an hour and the overheated alarm went off , could not find a problem, cutting too the chase lots of growth and calcification of the tubes in the heat exchanger. Had too take the entire unit clean it and put it back, never wanted to do that again figured was not the use rather the extended, layup with saltwater, also the corrosion factor of the elbow, had to replace that. So as a solution I cam up with this manifold I constructed with brass and bronze fittings and ball valves for each connection, from the thru hull , to the manifold, ball on the thru hull and on the manifold did the same at the on end valve to the sea strainer to the engine, next thru hull, pressure fresh water, and at the other end again valve to a run to the bilge. This allows me to turn on the fresh water, backwash the thru hull, then shutoff and run the engine for 2 minutes on fresh water before shutting down the engine for the night or an extended time. It also in the final configuration allows me to bring to bear as an emergency pump, on my main bilge the engine, if there is a major leak in the boat that bilge pumps cannot handle for whatever reason, (lightning strikes) etc. I often use the fresh water system when she is on the hard, and I need to run the engine, like changing oil, etc. I have 100 gallons of water on Starlight, you should see the looks I get in the yard with no hose, on the hard, yet engine running and water from the exhaust and prop shaft running out. In 20 years have not had any overheating issues or had to deal with the heat exchanger or the elbow, which is notorious on Volvos..
@@sailoceans fresh water is the secret too heat exchanger problems and corrosion. I would also suggest you keep at least one battery of lead, on that boat. Seems you have room for at least a 4d in the back in its own box and a DC-DC charger just for your engine and Alternator. Lightning will happen and at the worst time. If you make my mods You will save your Alternator, and still have the engine as a bilge pump, generator, and power plant. Nice Family I was you 30 years ago, taking the summers off to sail My boys and wife up and down the East Coast of the USA. One son became a LTCMDR Navy Test Pilot, the other now head of security for Dallas Cowboys. My wife is Polish and Russian.. Fair Winds Bravo Zulu!
@@ballomni we do have 2 acid baterries that are isolated. One engine one bow thruster. BTW the nonskid is Plasdeck. Thanks for the cool tips. Cheers mate.
Apparently the angle at which the hull arches up towards the transom is not steep enough for an easy shaft solution. We did give it a thought. I'd love to skip the saildrive if I could help it. We did not change the keels or fins. Cheers. B
Awesome looking! The master head is a tinny bit larger than the kids/ guest head. Why is that? I'm still really curious about the double hull from the factory deciding to add more buoyancy so they added to the hull without removing the original hull which made for two hulls. How did you correct that or did you correct that?
That's a great question about the hull. I'll answer it in technical episode. Please clarify the question about heads. They are both identical in size. They are mirror images of each other. Cheers. B
@@sailoceans The heads look slightly different in size in the top view drawing you showed in this video. By the way, how much does your boat weigh? I'm building a Cyber 48 just like Sailing Life on Jupiter.
After 18 month refit in Poland we are finally ready to share with you tour of our Poly. Enjoy and don't hesitate to ask questions and comments below. Thanks! Ania and Bartek / If you enjoy this video - please subscribe and leave a like 🤟 JOIN OUR LOVE BOAT GROUP: sailoceans.com/support-our-creation/ Contact us to get boat and equipment assistance: bartek@lovingyachts.com @lovingyachts
How did you finance the purchase first of the Neel, and how can you afford all of this? I had an agreement for an AA Piver 48 at $65,000 that I couldn’t close due to the fact no one wanted to lend me the money! (I’m a disabled veteran that grosses $96,000 per year) I love the refrigerator and I wanted to do the hydraulic lift on the beds. I appreciated how you rebuilt the boat, I’ve been a fan of Neel trimarans for years and even watched videos on your boat before you bought it!
We spoke about it on few occasions in different episodes, but basically it's a combination of loan, savings, and running income for the refits. Cheers. B
Nice Vessel.... I like what you did with the renovations and upgrades..... looks like a wonderful place to live.... but I don't think it's faster than a Rapido 60 Trimaran.
23:10 They Have This Electric Glass Now, That When You Switch it On, the Glass Clouds Up. Hit the Switch Again, and Glass is Clear. Would Be Cool in That Bedroom.
I would be afraid the glass would crack under stress. Polycarbonate or plexiglass is far more forgiving. Once they come up with plexi that can do that, we'd like that a lot. Until then it's a free show for the neighbors ;). In all seriousness we do have covers for the windows when we really care to stay more private. Cheers mate. B
Hi. May I ask one thing: is it not too dangerous to walking on the sides when traveling on open waters? (and not just under storm conditions)?? Anyway the ship looks so cool (beautiful design), also the lifestyle itself.
This project is WAY more than a typical refit. Your boat was entirely rebuilt from bow to stern, mast top to keel! Absolutely phenomenal work. Far beyond what I expected. It's as if you purchased a new fully customized yacht. This project looks like it was a greater journey than even a transoceanic passage. Very interested to see the rest of the changes. Looking forward to the other videos on the refit!! 😎
Thank you very much! We agree on all counts :). More in detail coming soon. Cheers. B
What a fabulous home, totally admire the amount of effort it took to refit 💪🇵🇱
Thank you so much! It truly was a lot :D
Hi Ania and Bartek. It good to see you. Poly looks wonderful so far. Cannot wait to see the rest of her. The boys are getting so big!! Hi Kuba and Julian.
Thank you 🩷
So beautiful and practical in every way. Happy home life!
She's such a unique and uniquely beautiful boat.
It must be an amazing feeling knowing she's not only a one of a kind boat in terms of model, but that thanks to your personal touches there is no other boat like her anywhere else in the world.
Thank you. Though for us it's not really about how unique she is in the World, but how personally customized she is, to serve us as the best combination of a sailboat and a home. Cheers.
The best family on the oceans 🥰
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Poly looks Amazing guys! Glad you are back and are finally able to fully enjoy all the hard work you put into her. Safe travels
Thanks so much!
What a great refit you have accomplished. So happy to see you back out travelling
Thank you 🤩🩵
You've made a fantastic family home. Enjoy it and have safe travels🙂
It’s Amazing! It is not just any ordinary vessel! It’s truly a Home for wonderful Family and their guests & Friends!
Thank you. Glad you like it as we do :). Cheers.
Wow-I am blown away! What a gorgeous vessel and home. I can't wait to see the next episodes and more details about the refit. Such a great job!!
Very soon! Thank you.
Nice to see you guys back on the water after the long break from riding. I look forward to more trip reports from you 😀
More to come! Thanks for sticking around :)
This was an amazing vid. Never knew you can do such extensive work on a boat. Final product looks incredible. Beautiful home. Thanks for creating this vid.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! This boat is just AMAZING!! I absolutely love it! Very very well done guys. Can’t wait to see the next video in the series!
Thanks so much!
Oh this is awesome.. just started watching. Going to watch part2 after this!
nothing more to say than love your boat. Alot of respect to your family
Thank you :)
Thanx for sharing your beautiful floating home & family with us! I will be following your upcoming adventures! Be well.
Thank you! You too!
That hardtop bimini and partially enclosed cockpit seems like it would be absolutely amazing for a cruiser. Having a safe place partially enclosed outside while cruising, or functional outdoor sunroom area while anchored would be a game changer. Really impressed with the design, the refits looking amazing!
Thank you. Yes, that was the most amazing change in our daily life. Cheers. B
So nice to see you back. I am looking forward to the continuing adventures with your lovely family.
More to come!
Man, you made this better than any Neel in production. Amazing.
Just subscribed! The algorithm has sent you my way and I must say, your boat is a tasteful piece of floating functional artwork! ❤ If I was building it myself I wouldn't change a thing (including your lovely family - you all glow with happiness!)
Looking forward to future episodes, and catching up on some older ones. Best of health to you all. Cheers guys!!! ❤
EVERY ADDITION DESERVES AN EPISODE! SO BEAUTIFUL REFIT!
You've found a brilliant way to live... I love it... :) I keep my fingers crossed for the development of the channels 😍🥰🤩
Thank you so much!
Wonderful. Thank you for the tour. I am looking forward to the next episodes !
I love your choice of music. I just wish I could have heard more of it. You made some good choices for upgrading your boat. The manufacturer should consult with you. I don't think I'd want to "live" on a boat, but I'm still jealous.
Wow! Beautiful boat and I love the mast camera, especially this nighttime view with the underwater lights on 1:00
Glad you liked it! We love it too.
Amazing work. Such a beautiful vessel. Truly one of a kind. Love what you've done, outside and in so far. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thank you very much!
❤ podziwiałem ten remont w Gdańsku a teraz się cieszę że wypłynę liście i od jakiegoś czasu jesteście na 2 końcu świata
Poznan Pawel Pozdrawia
Love the tour and what you have done with the boat, thank you for sharing your world with us.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very nice job, enjoy your trimaran ❤
Love your boat mods! Nice work!!!
Fantastic refit. Your boat is so well customized to you and your family
Thank you very much! That's how we feel too. Cheers.
The best Neel Trimaran layout ever. Its really a shame they only made one. Great Job on the refit.
rare to find positive news about Neel trimarans. good for u!
Unfortunately you're right.
Wow - so impressed with the modifications!
I appreciate you speaking English. I have Polish friends and I love them and their accent.
Thank you :)
Love you guys, happy to see you back on the water, You did a fantastic work with your trimaran
Thanks so much!
Boat looks awesome, well done
Thank you! Cheers!
Such a nice family on such an nicely refit trimaran. Congratulations, she is beautiful.
Thank you so much!
Marvellous boat love the mandalas yet to see the rigging and all systems That lego looks awesome. Best of luck.
Thanks, you too!
Finally! After pandemix and hurricanes and Ukraines - its 90(ish)% complete. The first Neel too? Nicely done. Poly looks beautiful and the family looks very happy, congradulations to you all.
Yes! Thank you! Cheers.
lovely to see you back.
Such a beautiful boat. Congrats on a fantastically well performed refit. Lovely couple, lovely boat. YAH Most High bless you all and may you have smooth sailing.
Thank you kindly!
This is not a boat, it's a spaceship. Awesome, congrats.
Amazing refit, thanks for the tour.
Thanks for sharing the design, like the open space.
Glad you like it!
I only caught the tail end of the refit, then you were gone for a while, so it's great to see you out on the water, with a beautiful floating home now. An amazing lookin boat, i can only imagine the joy of waking up in the morning to the veiws out those cabin windows..Great effort on the refit, more power to your elbow 💪👊😘
Thanks 👍 It truly is awesome to wake up aboard this boat in the places we anchor. Great payback for the sweat, tears, blood, and money spent in 2021-3. Cheers. B
Great job and refit! Congratulations guys!
Thank you. :)
Just find your channel... it s so cool, you are so friendly and details oriented...love it Thx.
Thanks so much!
It's amazing what you guys did, super nice platform to live and experience the world
Thanks so much!
What a massive refit!, well it took some time for such a big project.
I like the water-tab-options with the mineral-water-option for drinking, curious to see the setup in a future video ;)
Glad you like it!
That's awesome. watching from Philippines. shoutout to 329k members of Batangas Resorts Group
What a beautiful vessel y’all.
Very impressive. And such a cool lifestyle for your kids.
Y’all are living the DREAM. ❤
Thank you so much! We sure are, just always our own.
I'm so happy to have new video from you and I don't miss one.
The result of the refit is unbelievable.
I'm sure there are lots of little details that we don't see on camera, but hey, we don't make new out of old. However, we can improve a lot to make it stronger and more efficient, and above all more comfortable than new....
Honestly it is successful on all points. Cheer.
Personally thinking of leaving on our boat with a girl who will be 8 years old and more information on the social life of the children on board interests me.
More on that will be coming too. And yes you are right. Doesn't matter how much detail we go into with camera it's still never shows the full picture. Cheers. B
I have not seen any of your vids lately. Glad to see you finished the refit...👍
Beautifully done
Thank you! Cheers!
What kind of shipyard and trimaran model is it?
Neel 50. One and only. The Neel prototype.
It's a wonderful boat. I like it a lot. My only less than complimentary thought is, why do you have square corners on cabinetry, especially the kitchen where one stands while cooking or moving through it to go elsewhere. I know it is mostly a flat sailing boat but 50 feet is not so large that it won't be knocked around a bit in weather. Those pointy corners can catch a gut or spine and do some damage.
Another question is do you ever get spray or rain coming through the round forward facing portholes in amas cabins? I had my boombox sitting on the salon table directly below the dining room hatch on a charter 50 foot monohull. Naturally it was drenched by salt water spray from a four foot wave that slapped the side of the boat. Not a good place for anything electrical or electronic. I was thinking about your children's laptop computer sitting on the desk in front of an open forward facing port.
Last question for now is about ventilation. Hopefully you have addressed this in subsequent videos, but the four deck hatches are outside of the amas cabins and I did not notice any AC vents, although I could have missed them. What about internal airflow or temperature control in warm weather or when you are buttoned up during storms?
I still like your boat. 🤩
Cheers! kudos! new subscriber. amazing beautiful transformation into a tech savy modern upgrades sailing yacht. Proud owners set sail for new sea port destinations/ family adventures
1.5 yrs retro fit finally harvest fruits live aboard practicality, no none senses wasted designs, knowing the past limits.
Awesome, thank you!
WAAAaaauuuuuuWWWWWWW - fucking AMAZING !!! This is such a great eye-opener for us!! I so hope to meet you guys some time and see this fantastic work in real life
Cool. Let us know what helped in particular. Cheers. B
Really beautiful that you both work together. That's a lot of work!
Thank you so much!
If I haven't been following the refit I would not believe that this phantastic result has been achieved in just one year and a halve !! One thing I noticed is no blinds on that big windows (I would not call them hatches), intention or still waiting for a solution ?
Poly simply looks breathtaking !
Take a look at the later part of the video and you'll see window covers in the boys room. We have the same option in ours, but like the views. Cheers. B
Welcome Back!!
Thank you. Cheers. Bartek
Very nice. This looks like what i think of a house boat. My only difference is that it would not be a sail and use a hybrid power system with electric motors + diesel backup.
How much is your monthly cost of living on this boat, including everything. And then the maintenance costs?
And finally rough estimate of the boat cost and refit cost.
So love your trimaran, what model is it. Love the layout and windows, beautiful harmony
Carry on guys amazing 👍🏻
This is incredible, my favorite boat so far! Do you know other models that are similar to this in volume and price please?
Thank you. We have few consulting clients who we're helping to buy similar Neel 51 and 52.
Amazing upgrades!!
Thanks!
Thankyou so much. I've always thought your Trimaran was beautiful. Can you help me ? Where did you get the hardware for the bed Hydraulics ? I went to the Poly Recommends page and it was there but hadn't been filled out yet.
Hey. Thank you. You can get pistons like that at furniture, automotive, or sailing stores. You have to experiment a bit. Ours ended up being 2 x 400 N for each bed. Cheers mate.
That was a huge improvement and looking great as it looks.
Thank you :)
just bought a 60 foot cat...learning remodel tips from u guys...
That is awesome! Good luck :)
I think i Saw your boat in July, some Caribbean Island ( dont remember wich )
For a "feriner" you sure pick some great country pickin' music!
wow that was awesome what a beautiful home i am hooked i want to see the other videos thanks for this rebuilding a boat is something i would luv to do i luv watching rebuilds 🤙🤙
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice boat, pozdrawiam.. ❤
WOW nice ! Top !
From the first day I observed this NEEL 50, I have always loved her lines and interior spaciousness. I envy her very efficient use of space and am absolutely convinced that multi-hulls are the safest designs. (I currently own a trailerable trimaran coastal cruiser. My previous boat was a Fontaine-Pajot catamaran.)
I don’t speak Polish, but followed your refit on your Polish channel using Google translate. (That was a challenge in itself!)
NEEL absolutely dropped the ball when they did not maintain this design concept. The design influences/similarities between FPs and this prototype are quite obvious, so possibly copyright played a part in moving NEEL to shift toward a more angular design. The lines of your NEEL are elegant.
Why have you not mentioned your spinnaker blow-out during your crossing? I realize that might have been caused by operator error/inattention, but it does make for drama!
I had hoped you would convert to diesel-electric propulsion, but alas my hopes were dashed. I agree that the systems are not fully mature and insurance regulations are slow to adapt. My FP was heavily damaged in both Irma & Maria, so I know first hand what insurance claims are!
I enjoy your technical discussions, since it is obvious your customized solutions and innovations show the pilot in you, I can see your fascination and curiosity shine through.
You have a lovely boat, lovely family, and lovely life-style. You share an honest curiosity about ocean travel which is a pleasure to experience through the lens, similar to: Sailing Fair Isle, Sailing Cadoha, Young Barnacles, and other smaller, but honest channels.
Wonderful 😎
I have to commend your resolve to go through the hassle of transcribing the Polish episodes. Respect.
I think we did mention the spinnaker blow-out in one of our oceans crossing episodes. And I vaguely remember even owning up to it being a result of my inattention to higher than expected gust and to proper steering while discussing another subject with Adam.
In any case, I am glad you see and value the brutal honesty that we like to stick to. And yes, pilot in me wants redundancy of systems, so we built it in.
The technical episodes are coming after the general boat tour.
Cheers.
Bartek
Bold statement in title. How far can she point upwind? Can she match or beat true wind? What's her typical reach like? Biggest seas she's been through? What's her Top speed so far? How low or high in latitudes have you taken her? What's her sail plan like? - what would you want to make her sail plan if you could snap your fingers and make it happen in an instant. What's her displacement and considerations when fully loaded for a crossing... All these things are so interesting to know . I hope you see this comment and respond . ❤
WOW! In typical Polish fashion you guys crushed it! What an awesome job you did! I've never been prouder to be Polish, what a sweet rig you have now. This is an awesome cruiser and I must say it is now better than when it was new, I think you made neel look bad...lol So much work went in and you did a great job on this video as well, I'm super impressed! thank you for sharing with us. :)
lovely and the its good for the kids
Thank you.
The Boat looks fantastic.
Thank you 😊
Love your anti skid please tell the manufacturer, Fresh water Rinse layup and Emergency Bilge Pump.
On Starlight 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350 has a Volvo Penta engine M2003 28hp anyway I was the second owner, so after I purchased the boat I was doing the shakedown cruise and ran the engine for about an hour and the overheated alarm went off , could not find a problem, cutting too the chase lots of growth and calcification of the tubes in the heat exchanger. Had too take the entire unit clean it and put it back, never wanted to do that again figured was not the use rather the extended, layup with saltwater, also the corrosion factor of the elbow, had to replace that. So as a solution I cam up with this manifold I constructed with brass and bronze fittings and ball valves for each connection, from the thru hull , to the manifold, ball on the thru hull and on the manifold did the same at the on end valve to the sea strainer to the engine, next thru hull, pressure fresh water, and at the other end again valve to a run to the bilge.
This allows me to turn on the fresh water, backwash the thru hull, then shutoff and run the engine for 2 minutes on fresh water before shutting down the engine for the night or an extended time. It also in the final configuration allows me to bring to bear as an emergency pump, on my main bilge the engine, if there is a major leak in the boat that bilge pumps cannot handle for whatever reason, (lightning strikes) etc. I often use the fresh water system when she is on the hard, and I need to run the engine, like changing oil, etc. I have 100 gallons of water on Starlight, you should see the looks I get in the yard with no hose, on the hard, yet engine running and water from the exhaust and prop shaft running out. In 20 years have not had any overheating issues or had to deal with the heat exchanger or the elbow, which is notorious on Volvos..
That is a really cool idea. I just might steal it :). Thank you. Cheers mate. B
@@sailoceans fresh water is the secret too heat exchanger problems and corrosion. I would also suggest you keep at least one battery of lead, on that boat. Seems you have room for at least a 4d in the back in its own box and a DC-DC charger just for your engine and Alternator. Lightning will happen and at the worst time. If you make my mods You will save your Alternator, and still have the engine as a bilge pump, generator, and power plant. Nice Family I was you 30 years ago, taking the summers off to sail My boys and wife up and down the East Coast of the USA. One son became a LTCMDR Navy Test Pilot, the other now head of security for Dallas Cowboys. My wife is Polish and Russian.. Fair Winds Bravo Zulu!
@@ballomni we do have 2 acid baterries that are isolated. One engine one bow thruster. BTW the nonskid is Plasdeck. Thanks for the cool tips. Cheers mate.
Beautifull French boat !!! Great refit. How much for both ?
Merci
Thank you. About 300k. Cheers. B
I didn't get past your impressive intro before I had to subscribe... or maybe it was just the beauty of the "thumbnail." Shiny object. ;-) I'm at 1:09
Hahahaha, how was the rest? 😆
Awesome job. But i have a couple of questions. Why a sail drive? Is it better than shaft drive? And Did you make any changes to the keels?
Apparently the angle at which the hull arches up towards the transom is not steep enough for an easy shaft solution. We did give it a thought. I'd love to skip the saildrive if I could help it. We did not change the keels or fins. Cheers. B
Awesome looking! The master head is a tinny bit larger than the kids/ guest head. Why is that? I'm still really curious about the double hull from the factory deciding to add more buoyancy so they added to the hull without removing the original hull which made for two hulls. How did you correct that or did you correct that?
That's a great question about the hull. I'll answer it in technical episode. Please clarify the question about heads. They are both identical in size. They are mirror images of each other. Cheers. B
@@sailoceans The heads look slightly different in size in the top view drawing you showed in this video. By the way, how much does your boat weigh? I'm building a Cyber 48 just like Sailing Life on Jupiter.
It was 13 tons on the crane partially loaded.
it's great work, but why not choose gas stove? the price tag , what it is?
The problem with running around with different gas tanks in each country on our way. Now it's all electric from solar. Doesn't run out 😊
Very nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wondered were you were , Great job on the refit .
Refitting :D. Thanks :)
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How did you finance the purchase first of the Neel, and how can you afford all of this? I had an agreement for an AA Piver 48 at $65,000 that I couldn’t close due to the fact no one wanted to lend me the money! (I’m a disabled veteran that grosses $96,000 per year) I love the refrigerator and I wanted to do the hydraulic lift on the beds. I appreciated how you rebuilt the boat, I’ve been a fan of Neel trimarans for years and even watched videos on your boat before you bought it!
We spoke about it on few occasions in different episodes, but basically it's a combination of loan, savings, and running income for the refits. Cheers. B
What an amazing boat! and so unique! Congratulations on this refit! Are you Polish?
Thank you. Yes, we are.
i love it.
Thank you.
Nice Vessel.... I like what you did with the renovations and upgrades..... looks like a wonderful place to live.... but I don't think it's faster than a Rapido 60 Trimaran.
Thank you. Definitely isn't. That's why we specifically said cruising.
@@sailoceans Well... it's definitely much roomier than a Rapido. Well laid out.
23:10 They Have This Electric Glass Now, That When You Switch it On, the Glass Clouds Up. Hit the Switch Again, and Glass is Clear. Would Be Cool in That Bedroom.
I would be afraid the glass would crack under stress. Polycarbonate or plexiglass is far more forgiving. Once they come up with plexi that can do that, we'd like that a lot. Until then it's a free show for the neighbors ;). In all seriousness we do have covers for the windows when we really care to stay more private. Cheers mate. B
Simply Amazing 😍👏👏🫶
Sublime. And boy she cooks.
She's a good cook ;)
Hi. May I ask one thing: is it not too dangerous to walking on the sides when traveling on open waters? (and not just under storm conditions)?? Anyway the ship looks so cool (beautiful design), also the lifestyle itself.
Thank you. The boat is very stable. Under 95% of the conditions we walk on it without any difficulties. Cheers. B
How much did the kitchen and new roof extension add to the weight please?
Approximately half a metric ton with pillars.
Wonderful video
Thank you! Cheers!