You have the perfect temperament Mark, for taking on hull number 1. It must be your pilot training. You treat every new problem as an opportunity to learn from it. And you exude a can do attitude, with a great sense of humour. Wishing you well on your voyage. And sorry to hear about the passing of your father. Best to you and your family.
IT MUST BE THE THRILL OF A LIFE TIME TAKING DELIVERY OF YOUR NEW NORDHAVN 51!!!!..I FEL IN LOVE WITH THE BRAND YEARS AGO AND I STILL LOVE THEM !!!!...I WISH YOU BOTH MANY YEARS OF GREAT SAILING ⛵️ 🙏 ❤️...
Hey James great to hear from you. Thanks for the encouragement. Just heading into Bodrum to have water maker fitted then of to Kos in Greece then beautiful Santorini
Condolences on the passing of your dad. A fantastic video, loved every moment. Definitely worth waiting for. Having owned many boats and cruised the East coast of Australia and Tasmania in a 36’ steel displacement boat we now have serious boat envy. She is absolutely superb. Looking forward to all your future videos.
Mr. Mark and Mrs. Fiona, My condolences to you and your family on the passing of your father! The maiden voyage video was amazing, even with the issues. Happy Easter to you and your family! Fair winds and following seas! May the boat give you many safe voyages! Glad we got to see more of the ever beautiful Ms Rene! Lol. Thank you for sharing and look forward to future adventures!!!!
Sending sincere condolences for the loss of your dear father. Difficult times, we understand🎋 Very much enjoying your vids and especially this very exciting one, congratulations on receiving your beautiful N 51, 01! We love your candour and spontaneity! 👏🎉🌟⛴️🌟🎉
Congratulations on the handing over and your maiden voyage, what a great video great team work I'm glad that your taking those bits and pieces of issues in good spirit as they are normal things for any bran new vessel to have, lovely for your daughter to join you its nice to have her around, my condolences to you & the family for the loss of your father. Looking forward to your next video. Keep them coming please
Yes, It is the video We have been waiting for.... Your videos are food for the soul of all us "Screen-sailors". for myself, I've gone from glaring at all the superyacht videos, to discovering trawler yachts, in the 100-145 feet range, finally realising that what you are doing is exactly the right thing...... and must admit that the N51 do look very good, and has good proportions. I am looking so much forward to follow you onwards - as the previous videos have been very good, sometimes funny, and almost educational in getting to know "how to". Best of luck with getting her to NZ, looking forward to your next video. Safe passages to you and your family.
Wow what a trip is right!! Perfect conditions for your shakedown cruise. Shame I missed you when I was in Crete Mykonos and Santorini late last year. I'm incredibly envious. Great video thanks for letting us share your adventure. Enjoy 😊
sorry for your loss! I'm glad to have come across your channel. I've been waiting for the debut of N51 for a long time though I might never own a boat in my life due to serious seasickness. I think it's so fortunate for Nordhavn and all their fans on youtube that the owner of hull no. 1 happened to be you. No one can do it more justice than you.
A gorgeous boat, a lovely crew and a wonderful video. Armchair USA yachtsman here. I love those Nordhavns. Thank you for allowing me to watch your fascinating journey. Keep them coming.
Sorry for your loss Mark. Great vid, looks like an amazing journey. I commuted out of Chania Crete for a year and can attest to the beauty of the Greek Isles and its people. Enjoy Cheers Mike W.
So sad your father passing away but bet he was watching anyway from his painfree new resting place condolences mate. Well done on your maiden voyage Mark and family stay safe carm seas looking forward to your next adventure x
Re:Fueling, do you have a 25 liter container like a Jerry can where you get the truck to pump in 25 liters and a scale to weigh the contents. This will verify the accuracy of the truck fuel pump and the density of the fuel, if they have a water content in their fuel, the weight will tell you about contamination as well.
They had a container and it was calibrated with a physical scale…no way to verify of course. Problem at the time was it took 8-10 fills of the container to agree with the pump metre. Go figure that out. Anyway problem has theoretically been found….sight Guages were out so new ones on their way currently. As we said in video at least the issue was on the safe side….looks like we have got 300 litres more on board than the guages indicate.
HI Mark, very sorry to hear about your Father passing, my most heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. Mark, I too, lost my stabilizers on the first 100hrs. of operation. It occurred at 3am in the morning while experiencing 8ft. following seas. The port actuator failed and dumped ALL our hydraulic fluid in to the bilge, I did manage to pin the actuators in a fore and aft position, not an easy job to do while in a HOT engine room (45 Celsius) and your vessel is pitching/rolling excessively! It took 3hrs. of constant hand steering (tacking) to finally reach the nearest harbor entrance and much needed relief from all the pitch/rolling. Mark, your doing a wonderful job with that steep learning curve, you will be a seasoned Nautical Captain before you know it. Give my best to Fiona and your daughter Rene (sp?). Fair winds and following seas, Robert
Thanks so much Robert. Strange thing is we lost boat sides which just does not make sense. To me that is either over pressure or a dud batch of cylinder seals. New ones fitted just waiting to test then away again.
@@AwanuiNZ Mark, good luck with the batch of new cylinder seals. It maybe just one bad seal, what are the chances both seals are bad? One bad seal can drain the entire system of hydraulic fluid, a weak point in the ABT system. I would have onboard four end caps for the four hydraulic lines going in to the actuator, that way you could isolate the side with the bad seal, leaky fitting or loss of integrity of the cylinder/actuator causing all your fluid to dump in to your bilge. Once you secure the end caps on the failed side, service the system with 19 liters of hydraulic fluid through the reservoir, restart the working stabilizer and enjoy the best part, you will have 80 percent of your stabilization back working for you.
Safe travels Mark, great way to do retirement after years in the ‘flight levels’ hey. Looking forward to the vlogs. Another Kiwi doing cool stuff - Kia kaha 🇳🇿
sorry for your personal bad news mate, it live but still it does not make it less sad. The cheapest place in the Med for fuel is Gibraltar. Thanks guys for sharing such a long and wonderful experience, like being there. Fair winds and safe passage! Let the adventures begin!
Sorry to hear about your dad 🙏 . Well . The maiden voyage how cool . What an amazing feeling . . And to witness the sign over, that was cool. . Looking forward to the next one . Take care. Bye from NZ . 💐👋🍻🇳🇿twa
@@AwanuiNZ was it hydrolic fluid in the bilge .? . That would of got your attention pretty smartish . . Seemed to handle the seas reasonably without stabalisers . . A little rock n roll .lol A bit suspect on that desil delivery too . . Buggers . Im guessing your well past Greece so looking forward to the next one . . Take care team . Bye from NZ . 💐💐🍻👋🇳🇿twa
My condolences on the loss of your dad. Congratulations on becoming owners and completing the maiden voyage. It looked like a great trip- aside from the hydraulic fluid leak! My first thought was maybe there was an air pocket from filling it up the first time, but obviously that was not the case since you found it in the bilges. By the way, I did not mind the length of this video in the least.
So you have now passed your route check, re-familiarised your night navigation skills, passed the technical fix quiz and been cleared solo as a Nordhaven 51 skipper. Those 4 bars must be in the mail. Congratulations to you and the first mate. Looking forward to your travelogues. Btw, how do you get a job that requires you to always be away from the desk - Renee is a legend for my kids!
Hi Mark, what a great trip, I’m not sure but where you were parked in Rhodes was very close to one of the original “seven wonders of the world” (Colossus of Rhodes) thanks for the content on a wonderful boat.
2 things I wanna wish you a very happy Easter and a great weekend and it must be really nice to finally be able to get your own yacht second thing is I would recommend you install a flair system A.k.a. Forward-looking infrared radar and that will help you at night see what's out there and it would be a big help for you also put a center in the engine room that is a temperature probe so you can actually test the air in the engine roomBut other than those 2 items you got a really comprehensive yacht and I would have chosen third screen too but that will run you about 2004 the hollers and I'm talking about US Dollars
Sorry for your loss and still making a very long passage. We are in the same area at the moment, in Kos, but was wondering why you decided to check out in Istanbul ? Wouldn't it have been more practical to e.g. check out in Yalikavak or even in Datcha ? When did you film this video ? Thought I heard you say March, so that was then quite recently. I can give you a tip for Starlink, it also works in Turkey as long as you don't go too far land inward. We used it last year in Didim, Torba, Yalikavak, Bodrum, even Datcha without a problem. So chances are you will be able to use it along the Turkish coast as well. As for anchorages, you will find some very beautiful spots to anchor. If you come back into Greece make sure to stop in Symi, one of our favorite islands. St Giorgios bay is beautiful and if you come prior to the season you can have the bay to yourself. South or Rhodes there are quite a few anchorages, but in this time of the year the ports are mostly free. Kos, Kalymos, Symi, Nsiros etc, don't need to pay anything and most of the time electricity is for free. Currently we have our boat in Kos Mandraki, we pay 5 euro per day during the winter and it is very well protected. If you need a contact I can pass you the phone numbers. In the season the marinas can be a bit more expensive, indeed around 100 euro a night, although we paid 70 euro per night in Rhodes marina, so was not that bad. The ports will still be around 30 or 40 euro, also in the high season (at least last season) Just be aware that you don't want to be in a lively city center, the discotheques will go on until 6 in the morning and you won't sleep 😀 Turkey on the other hand is a different story. You definitely don't want to be in a marina, you will be paying up to 300 euro a night and then you still have a bad spot. It is one of the reasons why the anchorages are so full, people tend to stay away from the marinas. Safe travels. Beautiful boat by the way.
Hey thank you so much for such valuable information. Are you currently in Kos? We are heading to Bodrum tomorrow for water maker installation then coming to Kos to check into Greece. We would love to meet you and catch up. We are going to try and do our entry into Greece ourselves. Not sure what happened in Rhodes but we got charged €123 by agent for cruising log which he said was only valid for a calender month which ended end of March so in theory when we come in on Friday or Saturday up for it again as April. Most Google searches and Greece Pilot Book say €30 for 18 months so a tad confused. We may have no option but to use an agent but last time for one night stay the charge all up was €230 +. You cannot help but feel one gets a little ripped off in this part of the world!
I'm absolutely amazed that you went all that distance without checking the bilge. You all would have been in terrible trouble had the bilge pump activated and pumped all that oil out into the sea. Why didn't the bilge pump empty the bilge?
That is a good question….answer got was not deep enough….it only became apparent after we left Rhodes and at this stage still not sure when most of the oil let go……First thing I check every morning now and has been added to my inspection list when underway……too much on at the time….no excuse but honest
Deepest condolences Mark, did you have to pass any formal captain training prior to taking charge? Look forward to next video and finding out how you resolved hydraulic oil leak.
It helps to have a RYA or Coastguard qualification….thats the paperwork side, other than that they want insurance and sometimes your ships log to show experience.
Condolences for the loss of your father ..... sad times seem to get in the way of what should be happy times sometimes! My observation would be noise and in particular while at the helm ..... maybe the engine room could do with some more sound deadening? Otherwise you must be very proud of Awanui NZ . well done.
This may have been asked, can you explain how you found the skipper? Are you planning to self captain & crew the boat at any point? What does a skipper cost per day? So glad I found your channel, I’m researching all the particulars for a N70 for our family in Australia.
Hi Enjoying your story... looking at your tank fuel gauges .. are the markings in KG ( which would make more sense to you ) of fuel converted to Liters Seem a funny gradulation on the stand tubes ie 1025 and 1122 ??
I think it was to keep the graduations even and take into account the shape of the tanks. Definately in litres. In the end it was the sight gauges that were wrong. Joys of boat No.1
Absolutely…feel my head is coming to the surface now. Fiona and I run through a checklist each day we travel now and I have a routine around the engine room
Hi Mark, I am really enjoying your videos. Like you I am a retired B777 captain and keep my boat in Spain. Let me know if you come to Spanish waters this summer. I would love to buy you and your wife a beer. Safe sailing regards Nick
Hey Nick I never turn down a beer especially when free! Likely in Spain late this year early next year…sadly we cannot always avoid the cold weather. Where is your boat based?
@@AwanuiNZ Hello again, My boat, a Beneteau 34 Trawler is normally moored in Sant Carles de la Rapita about an hour by car south of Tarragona. I spend most of august and september in the Balearic islands. If you come to Mallorca don’t forget to spend a couple of nights in Cabrera, possibly the most beautiful anchorage in the Mediterranean. If you want any info let me know.
Eek! 5000bucks for a tank of diesel! I bought a Hartley Southseas Ketch, and a 50ft Wharram Oro, and tenders for a total of five grand! Wow! Have you considered buying used cooking oil? I've run lots of boat and road diesels on that for years. It works real good as long as it's not below freezing. Though 5 to 10% normal diesel or methanol is helpful for cold starting.
@@AwanuiNZ yeah. They would be. Of course you could sell the designed to bankrupt you John Deere motors and put some Isuzu Ute turbo diesels in instead. Get rid of the Seawater cooling systems. Run a ducted fan fed air cooling system with normal radiators, or have the engine water feed through an external pipe to cool it. Just use the standard manual or automatic transmission they come with. That would improve your economy massively, put a whole lot of cash in the bank from selling the John Deere pig motors, make repair and service easy anywhere you go.... Check out what the Thai's do with Isuzu Turbo Diesels, in their longtail race boats. If you were there, you'd probably pay less than $3g to have them install a couple. Warranties are all very well while the manufacturer wants to look good and keep a supply contract with the boat company. But you have engines that will require regular software updates, and as you have found out are chock full of sensors designed to malfunction, and require thousand dollar an hour John Deere company workers with proprietary electronic diagnostics to figure out what's wrong. It's a huge problem they are being sued for in their tractors etc in the US. KISS: keep it simple stupid. -first law if engineering something your life depends on.
Hope you're all OK Mark. Have been following you on marine traffic but your AIS signal dropped out over 5 days ago. Perhaps just more gremlins. All the best.
Yip for some reason it has, we still picking up traffic and showing all correct for connected and online…just another thing on the list to sort out. Thanks so much for caring
Wow Mark, we are seeing a different side of purchasing a Nordhavn??? Hope you get a bit of what they call their great aftersales service??? they should at least refund your costs for having your holiday ruined by these problem. Good luck, hope you get it sorted soon. 👍
they are being very supportive. we always understood that we would have to deal with any post build issues in our time especially given hull one. it’s all part of the adventure. Nordhavn have been covering all costs so just time and we are retired and enjoying the sites
Needed it to be public otherwise we could not use it for an event site. For some reason they need a UA-cam file and if not public they cannot access. At least it was quick. Another video…marathon…..should,come out tomorrow.
Do yourself a favour; keep your MFD screens in North Up mode. Radar, chart etc. You will soon appreciate the consistency of spatial awareness and won’t be confused at very low speeds/when stopped. The only right way to go.
Mmmmmmm….ok so we can likely debate this at nausium. I have always flown track/heading up and that’s for 40 years so going North up is totally foreign to me spatially. I will humour you and try it
@@AwanuiNZ :) I used to captain large commercial vessels. The ECDIS would always be North Up. You sail in the chart the way you plan your voyage. I'm curious that pilots use track/heading up, interesting...
If this is maiden voyage, how come they are giving you your boat with railing looking like it is two years old. Why couldn't your railing look like it is new and shiny?
Stabilisers gone wrong just after purchase all the more reason to have a complete survey done on the boat after taking the boat out on trial runs as part of the Survey
@@AwanuiNZ I must admit I do like the Nordhavn boats but the things that went wrong on your boat like the loose jubilee clips to the boiler should never happen as that is just pure negligence of water connection being loose
Dear Mark and Fiona. I am really pleased you got away on your maiden voyage. You have a beautiful boat with great systems and I am looking forward to your world cruise. It is humbling Mark that as an airline captain, you have acknowledged you don't have a clue about marine matters and systems which is refreshing and it will take you Mark many months to fully understand and use your systems. I am a fully qualified Marine Captain in Auckland NZ so I can give you some real advice. It was disappointing that the Nordhaven used such a useless exhaust temperature recording gauge. Those strap on sensors are totally useless. You should have a pyrometer inserted into the exhaust BEFORE the water injection part of the exhaust. That is how commercial vessels gauge temperatures. NOT an Apple style wrist sensor which will and did melt and will continue to fail. You want to know the real exhaust temperature just like you did when flying your jet. Think of it the same way Mark. Exhaust temperature is what is so important. The engine temperature is a different thing. That records the water temp of the engine BUT the exhaust temp is the most important BECAUSE that is recording the REAL engine temp as it exits the engine. If you want or need further info please ask
Hey thanks so much for the support and suggestions. My intention is to have a lengthy discussion with Nordhavn over the exhaust issue…there is lots to talk about there. Also thanks so much for offering assistance when needed.
Condolences regarding your dad, an interesting video I was thinking when you were talking about neighbouring countries not getting on I say it’s not the people but stupid governments that cause all the wars etc my answer is put the governments in a field and let them fight it out instead of sending their people to do their dirty work, Thanks for the interesting video hope all the technical issues are sorted. 😊🇦🇺
You have the perfect temperament Mark, for taking on hull number 1. It must be your pilot training. You treat every new problem as an opportunity to learn from it. And you exude a can do attitude, with a great sense of humour. Wishing you well on your voyage. And sorry to hear about the passing of your father. Best to you and your family.
Thanks so much. Dad had a great life. It was time for him.
Condolences on the passing of your father, Mark. What a memorable voyage! We look forward to sharing your journeys. Fair winds and safe travels.
Thanks so much and pleased you enjoyed our video
IT MUST BE THE THRILL OF A LIFE TIME TAKING DELIVERY OF YOUR NEW NORDHAVN 51!!!!..I FEL IN LOVE WITH THE BRAND YEARS AGO AND I STILL LOVE THEM !!!!...I WISH YOU BOTH MANY YEARS OF GREAT SAILING ⛵️ 🙏 ❤️...
Hey thanks so much
Beautiful Boat, full of admiration . Many happy future voyages
Thank you so much
Worth all the hard work! So exciting
Absolutely…we are very lucky
What a lovely video. Thank you for sharing and condolences for your loss.
Pleased you enjoyed it and thanks for your thoughts
Condolences about your dad congrats on new Nordhavn happy trails thanks for sharing
No problem and thanks
What a great journey and some beautiful photography. Congratulations!
Thanks so much we enjoy it
Great video looking forward to the next one. Happy days for you all 😅
Hey James great to hear from you. Thanks for the encouragement. Just heading into Bodrum to have water maker fitted then of to Kos in Greece then beautiful Santorini
Oh my God, amazing, speechless, more videos like this, congratulations, thank you ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
So pleased you enjoyed it
Condolences on the passing of your dad. A fantastic video, loved every moment. Definitely worth waiting for. Having owned many boats and cruised the East coast of Australia and Tasmania in a 36’ steel displacement boat we now have serious boat envy. She is absolutely superb.
Looking forward to all your future videos.
Thanks so much for the encouragement we really enjoy making them
Mr. Mark and Mrs. Fiona, My condolences to you and your family on the passing of your father! The maiden voyage video was amazing, even with the issues. Happy Easter to you and your family! Fair winds and following seas! May the boat give you many safe voyages! Glad we got to see more of the ever beautiful Ms Rene! Lol. Thank you for sharing and look forward to future adventures!!!!
Hey great message and thank you. The support we get makes all the work on these videos worthwhile
Sending sincere condolences for the loss of your dear father. Difficult times, we understand🎋
Very much enjoying your vids and especially this very exciting one, congratulations on receiving your beautiful N 51, 01! We love your candour and spontaneity! 👏🎉🌟⛴️🌟🎉
Thanks so much for the well wishes. Dad was so happy for us doing this.
Congratulations on the handing over and your maiden voyage,
what a great video
great team work
I'm glad that your taking those bits and pieces of issues in good spirit as they are normal things for any bran new vessel to have,
lovely for your daughter to join you its nice to have her around,
my condolences to you & the family for the loss of your father.
Looking forward to your next video.
Keep them coming please
Thanks so much for your kind words. Dad had a great life and saw a lot in 92 years. He at peace now so so am I
Condolences on the passing of your Father . 🙏
Another great video always look forward to them and you never disappoint.
Thank you very much. He had a great life. We enjoy making the videos and love reading all the comments
Yes, It is the video We have been waiting for.... Your videos are food for the soul of all us "Screen-sailors". for myself, I've gone from glaring at all the superyacht videos, to discovering trawler yachts, in the 100-145 feet range, finally realising that what you are doing is exactly the right thing...... and must admit that the N51 do look very good, and has good proportions. I am looking so much forward to follow you onwards - as the previous videos have been very good, sometimes funny, and almost educational in getting to know "how to". Best of luck with getting her to NZ, looking forward to your next video. Safe passages to you and your family.
Thanks so much. We love making them
Great video. Whoever is on the camera has improved heaps. Deepest sympathies on the passing of your Dad Mark. RIP 🙏🏼
Aah that would be me…cheers and thanks
God Bless your Father, and your Family. 🙏🏻💜🙏🏻💜🙏🏻💜
Very kind thank you
Wow what a trip is right!! Perfect conditions for your shakedown cruise. Shame I missed you when I was in Crete Mykonos and Santorini late last year. I'm incredibly envious. Great video thanks for letting us share your adventure. Enjoy 😊
Yip Hugh that would have been cool. We will be in Santorini next week so very excited about that.
I like your driving yacht video's it looks good on my large screen and feels like I am with you guys! Thank You for posting this. 😊
Anytime
sorry for your loss!
I'm glad to have come across your channel.
I've been waiting for the debut of N51 for a long time though I might never own a boat in my life due to serious seasickness.
I think it's so fortunate for Nordhavn and all their fans on youtube that the owner of hull no. 1 happened to be you. No one can do it more justice than you.
Very kind words. We so want a record of our adventure and there is no better place than UA-cam
Very interesting video my friend. May God bless this beautiful boat and everyone on board.
Thank you kindly
A gorgeous boat, a lovely crew and a wonderful video. Armchair USA yachtsman here. I love those Nordhavns. Thank you for allowing me to watch your fascinating journey. Keep them coming.
Another one out very soon, thanks for your support
Congrats
Thank you
Awesome video as always guys
Thanks so much
Sorry for your loss Mark. Great vid, looks like an amazing journey. I commuted out of Chania Crete for a year and can attest to the beauty of the Greek Isles and its people. Enjoy Cheers Mike W.
Hey Mike great to hear from you. Leaving Gocek for Maramis tomorrow
Beautiful boat Mark , well done 👍👏🍺
Glad you enjoyed it
So sad your father passing away but bet he was watching anyway from his painfree new resting place condolences mate. Well done on your
maiden voyage Mark and family stay safe carm seas looking forward to your next adventure x
Thanks so much for your kind words. Yip I hope he was/is
Another entertaining episode, thank you so much for sharing your experiences. Codolences Mark on the passing of your Father. Go the Wahs.😊
Thanks for your support. Dad had a great life. Very good health right up to the last year where he reached 92…just ran out of steam
Condolences mate. Once again a superb video.
Cheers appreciate your thoughts
Welcome to the family.
Thank you so much - so much to learn and making rookie mistakes but we will get there
Wonderful video! ❤ Thank you
Thank you too!
Great video. We crewed on a 62 nordhavn a few years back. Great experience
Oh wow!
Re:Fueling, do you have a 25 liter container like a Jerry can where you get the truck to pump in 25 liters and a scale to weigh the contents. This will verify the accuracy of the truck fuel pump and the density of the fuel, if they have a water content in their fuel, the weight will tell you about contamination as well.
They had a container and it was calibrated with a physical scale…no way to verify of course. Problem at the time was it took 8-10 fills of the container to agree with the pump metre. Go figure that out. Anyway problem has theoretically been found….sight Guages were out so new ones on their way currently. As we said in video at least the issue was on the safe side….looks like we have got 300 litres more on board than the guages indicate.
HI Mark, very sorry to hear about your Father passing, my most heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. Mark, I too, lost my stabilizers on the first 100hrs. of operation. It occurred at 3am in the morning while experiencing 8ft. following seas. The port actuator failed and dumped ALL our hydraulic fluid in to the bilge, I did manage to pin the actuators in a fore and aft position, not an easy job to do while in a HOT engine room (45 Celsius) and your vessel is pitching/rolling excessively! It took 3hrs. of constant hand steering (tacking) to finally reach the nearest harbor entrance and much needed relief from all the pitch/rolling. Mark, your doing a wonderful job with that steep learning curve, you will be a seasoned Nautical Captain before you know it. Give my best to Fiona and your daughter Rene (sp?).
Fair winds and following seas,
Robert
Thanks so much Robert. Strange thing is we lost boat sides which just does not make sense. To me that is either over pressure or a dud batch of cylinder seals. New ones fitted just waiting to test then away again.
@@AwanuiNZ Mark, good luck with the batch of new cylinder seals. It maybe just one bad seal, what are the chances both seals are bad? One bad seal can drain the entire system of hydraulic fluid, a weak point in the ABT system. I would have onboard four end caps for the four hydraulic lines going in to the actuator, that way you could isolate the side with the bad seal, leaky fitting or loss of integrity of the cylinder/actuator causing all your fluid to dump in to your bilge. Once you secure the end caps on the failed side, service the system with 19 liters of hydraulic fluid through the reservoir, restart the working stabilizer and enjoy the best part, you will have 80 percent of your stabilization back working for you.
Thanks again Robert. So much to take in. All good info which I am trying to store away.
Safe travels Mark, great way to do retirement after years in the ‘flight levels’ hey. Looking forward to the vlogs. Another Kiwi doing cool stuff - Kia kaha 🇳🇿
Thanks Andy. Seems so long ago we all started our aviation careers in the 80’s…fun times. Take care
sorry for your personal bad news mate, it live but still it does not make it less sad.
The cheapest place in the Med for fuel is Gibraltar.
Thanks guys for sharing such a long and wonderful experience, like being there. Fair winds and safe passage! Let the adventures begin!
Yip will top up there, maybe Tunisia. Thanks for your thoughts
be aware of the fuel quality ther, it might nog be up to standard@@AwanuiNZ
Sorry to hear about your dad 🙏 .
Well . The maiden voyage how cool
. What an amazing feeling . . And to witness the sign over, that was cool. .
Looking forward to the next one . Take care.
Bye from NZ . 💐👋🍻🇳🇿twa
Hey Roger great to hear from you. Few issues to deal with but over all a great vessel
@@AwanuiNZ was it hydrolic fluid in the bilge .? . That would of got your attention pretty smartish . . Seemed to handle the seas reasonably without stabalisers . . A little rock n roll .lol
A bit suspect on that desil delivery too . . Buggers .
Im guessing your well past Greece so looking forward to the next one . .
Take care team .
Bye from NZ . 💐💐🍻👋🇳🇿twa
I am so sorry for your loss.
Hey thanks so much. Dad was 92 and had a great life which quite suddenly went downhill.mit was his time.
Awesome video
Thanks for the visit
Best wishes to you two 👍👍👍
Thank you so much
So sorry to hear about your dad prayers & hugs
Thank you so much. Dad was 92 and had a wonderful life
GOALS 🙏🏼🤞🏼😍
Ta
Cheers from Chicago
Great city we love it
My condolences on the loss of your dad. Congratulations on becoming owners and completing the maiden voyage. It looked like a great trip- aside from the hydraulic fluid leak! My first thought was maybe there was an air pocket from filling it up the first time, but obviously that was not the case since you found it in the bilges. By the way, I did not mind the length of this video in the least.
Hey thanks so much for the reach out……you must be patient
Thank you for showing us the fuel dock. It’s an important part of boating, but very few show that side of things.
Yip I looked for a Chanel that was no holds barred but could not find one. We want to show all aspects of the adventure good and bad.
So you have now passed your route check, re-familiarised your night navigation skills, passed the technical fix quiz and been cleared solo as a Nordhaven 51 skipper. Those 4 bars must be in the mail. Congratulations to you and the first mate. Looking forward to your travelogues. Btw, how do you get a job that requires you to always be away from the desk - Renee is a legend for my kids!
Hey thanks, not sure I feel like a Captain yet! Renee starting a new job later this month so back to reality
Hi Mark, what a great trip, I’m not sure but where you were parked in Rhodes was very close to one of the original “seven wonders of the world” (Colossus of Rhodes) thanks for the content on a wonderful boat.
Will research…thanks
I think the N51 is one of the best looking and more practical Nordhavn available, nice choice 👍
Thank you….we agree. We feel very lucky.
Condolences about your dad mate.
Hey thanks so much. It was his time at 92 and he had mentally lost his way. No quality of life left. He had a great life.
I am so sorry to hear about your father! May he rest in peace!
Thank you
Condolences for your loss.
Thank you so much
2 things I wanna wish you a very happy Easter and a great weekend and it must be really nice to finally be able to get your own yacht second thing is I would recommend you install a flair system A.k.a. Forward-looking infrared radar and that will help you at night see what's out there and it would be a big help for you also put a center in the engine room that is a temperature probe so you can actually test the air in the engine roomBut other than those 2 items you got a really comprehensive yacht and I would have chosen third screen too but that will run you about 2004 the hollers and I'm talking about US Dollars
Yip will look at FLIR. Not intending to be going anywhere at night for the next six months or so. Good idea re probe in engine room.
Know your maritime rule of the road! When meeting steamers, do not dread, if you see three lights ahead, Starboard Wheel, and show your red!
Perfect sir perfect…
Good to know 38 years in the navy wasn't wasted then! @@AwanuiNZ
Sorry to hear about your dad.
Thanks so much…he was 92 had a great life. He was tired and ready to go. A great Dad
Sorry for your loss and still making a very long passage. We are in the same area at the moment, in Kos, but was wondering why you decided to check out in Istanbul ? Wouldn't it have been more practical to e.g. check out in Yalikavak or even in Datcha ?
When did you film this video ? Thought I heard you say March, so that was then quite recently.
I can give you a tip for Starlink, it also works in Turkey as long as you don't go too far land inward. We used it last year in Didim, Torba, Yalikavak, Bodrum, even Datcha without a problem. So chances are you will be able to use it along the Turkish coast as well.
As for anchorages, you will find some very beautiful spots to anchor. If you come back into Greece make sure to stop in Symi, one of our favorite islands. St Giorgios bay is beautiful and if you come prior to the season you can have the bay to yourself.
South or Rhodes there are quite a few anchorages, but in this time of the year the ports are mostly free. Kos, Kalymos, Symi, Nsiros etc, don't need to pay anything and most of the time electricity is for free. Currently we have our boat in Kos Mandraki, we pay 5 euro per day during the winter and it is very well protected. If you need a contact I can pass you the phone numbers.
In the season the marinas can be a bit more expensive, indeed around 100 euro a night, although we paid 70 euro per night in Rhodes marina, so was not that bad. The ports will still be around 30 or 40 euro, also in the high season (at least last season) Just be aware that you don't want to be in a lively city center, the discotheques will go on until 6 in the morning and you won't sleep 😀
Turkey on the other hand is a different story. You definitely don't want to be in a marina, you will be paying up to 300 euro a night and then you still have a bad spot. It is one of the reasons why the anchorages are so full, people tend to stay away from the marinas.
Safe travels.
Beautiful boat by the way.
Hey thank you so much for such valuable information. Are you currently in Kos? We are heading to Bodrum tomorrow for water maker installation then coming to Kos to check into Greece. We would love to meet you and catch up. We are going to try and do our entry into Greece ourselves. Not sure what happened in Rhodes but we got charged €123 by agent for cruising log which he said was only valid for a calender month which ended end of March so in theory when we come in on Friday or Saturday up for it again as April. Most Google searches and Greece Pilot Book say €30 for 18 months so a tad confused. We may have no option but to use an agent but last time for one night stay the charge all up was €230 +. You cannot help but feel one gets a little ripped off in this part of the world!
@@AwanuiNZ I found your e-mail address, will send you an e-mail with all the info where we are and when we will be there. Would be nice to meet up.
I'm absolutely amazed that you went all that distance without checking the bilge. You all would have been in terrible trouble had the bilge pump activated and pumped all that oil out into the sea. Why didn't the bilge pump empty the bilge?
That is a good question….answer got was not deep enough….it only became apparent after we left Rhodes and at this stage still not sure when most of the oil let go……First thing I check every morning now and has been added to my inspection list when underway……too much on at the time….no excuse but honest
Deepest condolences Mark, did you have to pass any formal captain training prior to taking charge? Look forward to next video and finding out how you resolved hydraulic oil leak.
It helps to have a RYA or Coastguard qualification….thats the paperwork side, other than that they want insurance and sometimes your ships log to show experience.
Condolences for the loss of your father ..... sad times seem to get in the way of what should be happy times sometimes! My observation would be noise and in particular while at the helm ..... maybe the engine room could do with some more sound deadening? Otherwise you must be very proud of Awanui NZ . well done.
Thanks for the well wishes Dad had a great life and it was his time.
Thank you for sharing this experience! Condolences to the passing.
Did you hire help or are these people with you from Nordhavn? Thank you!
Thanks for your thoughts. Nordhavn reps
This may have been asked, can you explain how you found the skipper? Are you planning to self captain & crew the boat at any point? What does a skipper cost per day?
So glad I found your channel, I’m researching all the particulars for a N70 for our family in Australia.
Captain just for the delivery. Around $350US/day
Beautiful boat 👍👍👍great video👍👍where is this boat manufactured?? What material is the hull made of?? Thank you
She was built in Turkey and is GRP
Condolences Mark. Travel well. Regards T.W. (Ex colleague).
Hey no worries Dad had an amazing life and was 92 with very quick failing health.
Hi Enjoying your story... looking at your tank fuel gauges .. are the markings in KG ( which would make more sense to you ) of fuel converted to Liters
Seem a funny gradulation on the stand tubes ie 1025 and 1122 ??
I think it was to keep the graduations even and take into account the shape of the tanks. Definately in litres. In the end it was the sight gauges that were wrong. Joys of boat No.1
Condolences Mark and family on the passing of your father 🙏
Thanks so much
you need a checklist.. and triple checked before you go.. its not bad habit, even if you've done it earlier, do it again..
Absolutely…feel my head is coming to the surface now. Fiona and I run through a checklist each day we travel now and I have a routine around the engine room
I guess there will be a few teething problems, but with your temperament you will take it in your stride.
Oh it gets tested Roger!
Hi Mark, I am really enjoying your videos. Like you I am a retired B777 captain and keep my boat in Spain. Let me know if you come to Spanish waters this summer. I would love to buy you and your wife a beer. Safe sailing regards Nick
Hey Nick I never turn down a beer especially when free! Likely in Spain late this year early next year…sadly we cannot always avoid the cold weather. Where is your boat based?
@@AwanuiNZ Hello again, My boat, a Beneteau 34 Trawler is normally moored in Sant Carles de la Rapita about an hour by car south of Tarragona. I spend most of august and september in the Balearic islands. If you come to Mallorca don’t forget to spend a couple of nights in Cabrera, possibly the most beautiful anchorage in the Mediterranean. If you want any info let me know.
I think that view of the bridge might be worth getting ripped off by Turkish fuel bros.
Sorry don’t understand
Eek! 5000bucks for a tank of diesel! I bought a Hartley Southseas Ketch, and a 50ft Wharram Oro, and tenders for a total of five grand!
Wow! Have you considered buying used cooking oil? I've run lots of boat and road diesels on that for years. It works real good as long as it's not below freezing. Though 5 to 10% normal diesel or methanol is helpful for cold starting.
Ok so never thought of that one….suspect warranties would be torn up!
@@AwanuiNZ yeah. They would be.
Of course you could sell the designed to bankrupt you John Deere motors and put some Isuzu Ute turbo diesels in instead. Get rid of the Seawater cooling systems. Run a ducted fan fed air cooling system with normal radiators, or have the engine water feed through an external pipe to cool it.
Just use the standard manual or automatic transmission they come with.
That would improve your economy massively, put a whole lot of cash in the bank from selling the John Deere pig motors, make repair and service easy anywhere you go....
Check out what the Thai's do with Isuzu Turbo Diesels, in their longtail race boats.
If you were there, you'd probably pay less than $3g to have them install a couple.
Warranties are all very well while the manufacturer wants to look good and keep a supply contract with the boat company. But you have engines that will require regular software updates, and as you have found out are chock full of sensors designed to malfunction, and require thousand dollar an hour John Deere company workers with proprietary electronic diagnostics to figure out what's wrong.
It's a huge problem they are being sued for in their tractors etc in the US.
KISS: keep it simple stupid.
-first law if engineering something your life depends on.
Hope you're all OK Mark. Have been following you on marine traffic but your AIS signal dropped out over 5 days ago. Perhaps just more gremlins. All the best.
Yip for some reason it has, we still picking up traffic and showing all correct for connected and online…just another thing on the list to sort out. Thanks so much for caring
"Great video . Can we get an update on the stabilize link ?
All good now…we need to select Manual after activation
Also, you and the family have my deepest condolences 🙏! Keep up the great work!!
Wow Mark, we are seeing a different side of purchasing a Nordhavn??? Hope you get a bit of what they call their great aftersales service??? they should at least refund your costs for having your holiday ruined by these problem. Good luck, hope you get it sorted soon. 👍
they are being very supportive. we always understood that we would have to deal with any post build issues in our time especially given hull one. it’s all part of the adventure. Nordhavn have been covering all costs so just time and we are retired and enjoying the sites
You need a cover for the dinghy.
Absolutely on the list
Greetings from Wellington NZ! A quick question.Is it not "done" to fly NZ ensign in Turkey?
As long as the Turkish flag is higher which it was it is fine.
That is expensive for diesel fuel, its almost double what we pay in US at many marinas.
Welcome to Europe
A rough ride?? Younhave not seen anything yet!
Totally agree but nice to see a few cho-s early on. Good for confidence. We will take our time but realise eventually we will get caught
This is not a new video! I love you guys' video. No repeating video !! Come on, Mark
Needed it to be public otherwise we could not use it for an event site. For some reason they need a UA-cam file and if not public they cannot access. At least it was quick. Another video…marathon…..should,come out tomorrow.
Great boat
Engine noise seems loud, I would have thought sound proofing would have done a better job to keep that at bay
Yip we have been trucking around without sea door to engine room locked tight….makes a difference. Looking forward to days without motoring involved
Do yourself a favour; keep your MFD screens in North Up mode. Radar, chart etc. You will soon appreciate the consistency of spatial awareness and won’t be confused at very low speeds/when stopped. The only right way to go.
Mmmmmmm….ok so we can likely debate this at nausium. I have always flown track/heading up and that’s for 40 years so going North up is totally foreign to me spatially. I will humour you and try it
@@AwanuiNZ :) I used to captain large commercial vessels. The ECDIS would always be North Up. You sail in the chart the way you plan your voyage. I'm curious that pilots use track/heading up, interesting...
Why did you have to wait to put up the Star link?.
Waiting on part to connect to the unit and fit it to the mast…being sent to Switzerland for my Brother in law to bring to us
39:30 sounds like "song of Volga boatmen"
Haha
Is it a legal requirement to hire a local skipper for Turkish waters?
nope
Machines a bit noisy ?
Which machine
Yip losing someone close tough no matter how old….nice to know he is at peace and not suffering anymore. Old age not easy.
If this is maiden voyage, how come they are giving you your boat with railing looking like it is two years old. Why couldn't your railing look like it is new and shiny?
Will check video
Stabilisers gone wrong just after purchase all the more reason to have a complete survey done on the boat after taking the boat out on trial runs as part of the Survey
Yip I am sure it would have picked things up but never all. There was a thorough going over that got ALMOST everything
@@AwanuiNZ I must admit I do like the Nordhavn boats but the things that went wrong on your boat like the loose jubilee clips to the boiler should never happen as that is just pure negligence of water connection being loose
Not the best. Interesting thing is it was absolutely not leaking when we left Tuzla. Weird
try goat curry? cook slow
No thank you
If only you had a machine that could automatically follow the boat and video it so you didn't have to........
Haha
So true! I wonder what that could be? Any ideas?
It almost seems Turkey and Greece don't want marine based tourists. Odd.
Totally agree
Why all the flag swapping?
A requirement for foreign flagged vessels moving between soveriegn countries
Don’t you have to fly a yellow flag when arriving ro a mew country before you pass trough customs and immigration?
Apparently not…..anymore
So in layman's terms, they cheated you
Sorry lost me?
@@AwanuiNZ The flow on their tanks was set so you got less fuel, but it looked like you got the right amount
Dear Mark and Fiona. I am really pleased you got away on your maiden voyage. You have a beautiful boat with great systems and I am looking forward to your world cruise.
It is humbling Mark that as an airline captain, you have acknowledged you don't have a clue about marine matters and systems which is refreshing and it will take you Mark many months to fully understand and use your systems. I am a fully qualified Marine Captain in Auckland NZ so I can give you some real advice. It was disappointing that the Nordhaven used such a useless exhaust temperature recording gauge. Those strap on sensors are totally useless.
You should have a pyrometer inserted into the exhaust BEFORE the water injection part of the exhaust. That is how commercial vessels gauge temperatures. NOT an Apple style wrist sensor which will and did melt and will continue to fail. You want to know the real exhaust temperature just like you did when flying your jet. Think of it the same way Mark. Exhaust temperature is what is so important. The engine temperature is a different thing. That records the water temp of the engine BUT the exhaust temp is the most important BECAUSE that is recording the REAL engine temp as it exits the engine.
If you want or need further info please ask
Hey thanks so much for the support and suggestions. My intention is to have a lengthy discussion with Nordhavn over the exhaust issue…there is lots to talk about there. Also thanks so much for offering assistance when needed.
Condolences regarding your dad, an interesting video I was thinking when you were talking about neighbouring countries not getting on I say it’s not the people but stupid governments that cause all the wars etc my answer is put the governments in a field and let them fight it out instead of sending their people to do their dirty work, Thanks for the interesting video hope all the technical issues are sorted. 😊🇦🇺
Could not agree more