MY OWN BOAT : Jeanneau Leader 805 Full Tour
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- A comprehensive tour of my Jeanneau Leader 805 'Smuggler's Blues 2' - what it's all about, why I bought it and how I've upgraded it.
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I'm very impressed by the interior size given that it looks like a really small boat from the outside. Great review Nick.
Thank you :)
He should have called it Tardis. 😉
Must be good for smuggling ;)
@@Aristocrafied FBI wants to know your location...
@@hamilton_reacts catch me if you can!!
Be it your own boat or a tri deck superyacht or any boat in between.
One thing shows through in all your videos is your passion and love for all things nautical .
Keep it up young Nick .
PS ware is the sock draw on your boat ?????
Haha! I Should have one! :)
@@AQUAHOLIC just one sock?
@@jennifurzoe1302 I never wear socks on a boat.
@@jennifurzoe1302 one drawer per sock!
Lol this guy makes any boat sound fancy. Best boat salesman I’ve ever seen
Sunseeker might hire him as an executive sales manager for U.K HAHAHAHA
He's not a boat salesman...
Hardly a sales pitch...
@@MOTAHOLIC Nick’s career in the marine industry started in 1989 as a trainee yacht broker with Princess Motor Yacht Sales. By 1994 he had risen to Sales Manager, a position he held until 2009.
Nice to see you take your shoes off even on your own boat !
Taking your shoes off is very well and good but flushing their head out into the bay is disgusting that Boat does not have a pump out tank
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
i feel i could comfortably live on this boat. it looks lovely, keep up the great work Nick
Beyond the fact that your fine vessel gives you instant "street cred" - you've also demonstrated that good taste does not require mega yacht dimensions. What a fun tour.
Thank you so much for sharing...
Why didn't you show the crew quarters? Lol
Those were the crew's quarters..! :D
@@AQUAHOLIC LOL!!
He DID! it was that big cabin in the front!
:D lol
@@_BLACKSTAR_ next to the engine and above the batteries is the crew's cabin & ensuite
Damn...I've been watching super yacht reviews recently but this one is actually more impressive. It is always great to see how people keep upgrading and taking care of the boat.
It is a fine thing to see what a knowledgeable person chooses for a personal boat and to know why. Your upgrades seem very sensible to a lubber such as I am.
Thanks James :)
This is a proper nice boat! You should be proud!
Thank you. And I am :)
I wouldnt be proud if i were reviewing other $60 million dollars boat that isn't mine the same week, but hey! its all about contentment , an happy man doing what he loves .. we are proud for him
I'm thoroughly impressed with this boat and its use of available space. Especially after binge watching your yacht tours and seeing how they basically offer the same amenities as your own boat. Very informed purchase.
An amazing boat. My wife and I was in Torquay two weeks ago admiring your boat not realising it was yours. Keep up with your wonderful videos Nick as they are not only so educational, but also so inspiring. Barrie Owen.
Many thanks!
I love the beautiful mega yachts, but this boat is much more relatable and practical. Plus, it's considerably faster and more maneuverable.
Quite a testament to the skills of the reviewer that I thoroughly enjoyed this boat review as much as I enjoy his super yacht reviews
Amazed about how practical this little boat is. Love it!
Thank you for inviting us on your own personal boat. What a treat! You have a wonderful level of excitement in your commentary. Be it a brand new, yet to be seen boat, or one that you have spent many hours enjoying. Thanks again and look forward to going through your extensive library. Cheers Shane.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nick, I have been watching your videos for a couple of years now. Have seen some of the upgrades you have made to Smugglers. Missed this original tour! It is fantastic the level of thought you put into what you wanted in a boat and why that is important to you. May not be for everyone, but you help people think of how they want to use a boat. This, my friend is very helpful. Plus your enthusiasm from 5 years ago to now has not changed! Brilliant as you say!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it 🙂
Beautiful boat...I love the use of every available space in these 'smaller' boats. Very nice boat.
Smaller boats are my favorite. Big yachts get boring after 70 feet. 30-60 are my favorites with what they use in them. Absolutely love the video and all your videos. You sir are a legend. The most soothing, comforting narrative voice I've heard.
Thank you 🙂
A lovely boat, hope you and your family enjoy many more hours sailing her. Thanks for the viewing.
Thanks for watching!
I like this boat , everything you need , all in a tight package and not expensive or difficult to maintain.
darryl osborn all boats are expensive and difficult to maintain hahaha. This one is probably better than most though
It's nice to see a little of what your personal life is like with your own boat. As usual entertaining and concise explanations of everything.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I keep coming back to this video just to admire your boat Sir. It is beautiful.
Thank you very much!
@@AQUAHOLIC you are welcome Sir
And I thought I was an enthusiastic motor boater! A lovely 805 and super to have the tour.... wishing you many happy hours afloat this season😎
Thank you Simon! More 'Smuggler's Blues 2' videos coming, so I hope you'll consider subscribing. :)
Love this video Nick, an in depth, no restrictions tour of your personal space, so others may benefit. Fair play to you sir. 👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Nick,what a true beaut, she's lovely and obviously very well cared for. Thanks for sharing
I now fully understand your choice of boat. Really nicely decked out and modified by yourself and as you mentioned, easy to use single handed.
It's also good to see you've got Yorkshire Tea Bags too :-))...
Tetley tea: ={
@@SoloBeing1 - I've stopped buying Yorkshire tea bags after recent comments made by them. I now use Tesco's own brand. 1/2 the cost and as good.
You know what nick, as an american I can totally get your point. They really do screw beam size up because people trailer their boats. Nice to see Jeanneau throw that to the wind, it creates a really good better boat. Nice JL's I've got them they are such good speakers
Ps, lookin snazzy back then LOL, also I cant believe it has a bow thruster what a goodie!!
Nice RC boat, I've got that one too, upgraded it so it goes faster
I know I’m late to the show,,, but what a fantastic way to relax & unwind😊you could not get more out of life if you were on 50m yacht!!! Brilliant enthusiasm Nick
Thank you 🙂
I really like the boat. A lot of features and upgrades that make it pretty nice for its size. And the mstr bdrm area is a bonus. And it looks like it goes good for a 4 cyl.
What a well thought out design! Love it
I have followed so many of your reviews and of course within a budget I always come back to this boat. I live in Spain and I am starting searching for my first motor yacht .
Great to hear!
Hey Nick...just realised your boat is a Jeanneau. We too own a Jeanneau powerboat. Bought it late last summer and love the Jeanneau design; happy to be member of Club Jeanneau.
Awesome, enjoy! :)
I love your yacht, it's got a similar size and layout to my grandpa's sea ray, his in a 90's spec. most of why I enjoy watching your videos is it reminds me of weekends spent out on lake Meade in Nevada. pre-2000 you could get close enough to touch the base of the hoover dam. thanks for posting these videos, they give me an odd sort of nostalgia, I will own something like this one day
Thank you Nick so surprised by internal spaces.😀
My pleasure!
Nick of all the boats you have videoed and reviewed this is my favourite. Just exactly what you need and so manageable.
You sure know your stuff and how to maintain a boat. Impressive.
Wow! For a small boat, this really does have all of the bells and whistles of a larger yacht. Excellent value for money, and again the amount of amenities surprised me! Proper boat, this one. Great work!
What a fantastic tour. I’d love a boat, any boat really, but living smack bang in the middle of the country doesn’t help nor does a pretty meagre bank balance, so unfortunately I’m living vicariously thru your channel. And I’m really enjoying it. The tours and reviews are great, really informative and entertaining and your personality and delivery really makes your channel much better than most others. Thank you for keeping my interest in something I’ll probably never be able to afford alive
Best walk through I've seen you do. Very cozy boat.Was not expecting to see a bed on it. Nice!
Nick, this is a beautiful boat. Congratulations on having this. I wish you many years of joy with your boat.
I always wondered what your boat was lol. It's very nice, practical. Me and my kids watch your channel. They want to live on a boat now and i can't blame them
Awesome! :)
From Nick to Nick, you are a natural in what you do and that's why you're very good at it!
By the way.. love your boat very much for the Greek Isles but a bit to big for my use..
Thanks anyway
So much craft in such a small package - well done, sir.
The best boat is for good times & entertainment shared with friends not stuck paying docking fees cause it’s so big love your boat
When you opened that door to the sleeping quarters my jaw dropped, I did not expect all that space in that boat!
Thanks for the tour. A lovely craft, used, enjoyed and cherished. Just the way it should be.
These tours are so amazing. While I'll never be able to afford to even rent a yacht, it is such a great way to live vicariously in these pandemic times. Thank you so much, aquaholic!!
You're extremely welcome! 🙂
I love your little boat mate, I would love to get a boat myself one day. I have extremely fond memories on my dad's boats, he had a Boom and a Grand Banks on the River Severn. It was amazing as child.
This must be the best walkthrough of a sub-35-foot boat I´ve seen. Most times it looks like whoever is reviewing a "small" boat is just in a hurry to get it done with so they can move on to the bigger, less accessible boats, but this is better than many super-yacht reviews I´ve seen!
I´m absolutely loving this channel! :)
Thank you Kenneth! :)
I don't know why I didn't search your channel for your own boat until now but I'm very pleased I did. So great to see you on your own floating palace. Thanks for sharing, also lovely to see and hear such a gentlemen carrying himself as you do. God bless you brother 🙏
Great to see your own toy Nick, thanks for sharing. You do have the best reviews, really enjoy my armchair yachting, thank you 👍
Thanks for watching 🙂
Also, I have liked you reviews of boats/yachts. You continue to educate me about the ownership. Thanks.
Thanks to everyone.
Watching Miami Vice on a DVD. I love this guy.
If your in the mood for doing a series of videos I would like to suggest a vlog where you document your experience of using your lovely boat for an entire season. From pre launch checkups thru putting it to rest for the winter. Maybe 5 to 10 minute vlogs once or twice a month showing what you go thru, ups and downs of boat ownership.
Thank you Nick for sharing your own boat and experiences with your subscribers. If I might use one of your expressions 'it is a fine ship' and clearly you enjoy owning and using Smugglers Blues 2 with your family and friends. Your 'How to go boating' video is also fab. Looks like you enjoy every minute and have fun but also show the important safety and serious side of having that fun. You are clearly living the dream to the full. Good luck.
I wasn't looking for this kind of content and found this review. OMG, I want one and am looking for one of these now! Looks sooo cool and in such good condition, I feel your passion. I watched your other video on cost; which was helpful too. Thank you
Glad I could help!
Beautiful boat. Like the upgrades,very well thought out. Looks like lots of many fun memories to be had. Wish you the best of fun.
Thank you, appreciate it :)
Love your boat 💓⛵! ! Great tour with examples and references. Hope you see more of your boat next year and we see more of you. Enjoy All!
More to come!
Beautiful especially the Miami Vice graphics linking wonderfully into Glenn Frey reference.
Your knowledge and passion is remarkable in all your videos. Keep it up
Brilliant detail, what a great boat and surprisingly spacious throughout. I appreciate now how much your know your stuff. Really terrific insight.
I love the little extras you've added
What a sweet boat Nick! The one & only thing I would need different is the toilet. Where I live, you would need a head with a mascerating tank. Anyway, how proud you must be!
Its a very nice boat. Had not seen all of it before. Did not know about the second berth. Job well done with your upgrades. May it continue to provide enjoyment for many years to come.
Carbon monoxide has the same density as air and can form pockets. So it doesn't dissipate as much as you might think, or move around. So you should get those CO monitors out of the little creches and put them on the ceiling or walls higher up, where air currents will hit.
Beautiful boat. Impressed by the inside
What a great boat, you need anything more than this. Love the size space and everything it offers.
Love your boat. Perfect for a small group and very manageable.
Lovely little boat, thank you for showing us around your own! As always so well done showing all the bits and pieces! Good sensible cabin layout.
Glad you enjoyed it
A fine vessel sir. Cheers from Newport Beach!
Great choice of a personal boat! Very spacious layout for it's size! I love the added space of the 10' beam as you mention. I have an 8.5' beam on my 26' and can easily see the difference. I do trailer mine however as the area I live is not conducive to many available slips unfortunatly.
I got hooked on your videos a week or so ago. I was just surfing the web and stumbled across it. I love it. Love your boat. 👍
Awesome! Welcome aboard 🙂
I like it a sensible boat and with a diesel engine and decent side decks.So yes from the size and range I agree it's a good choice you made.
Thank you :)
Great tour of your private boat, and really enjoying your channel 👍
You really capture the feeling and style of every boat you review, and makes it great to watch.
I'm no boat person myself, but is getting closer to becoming one..!
Thanks for your lovely comment :)
Proper walkthrough of a magnificent little boat. Learned a lot as always. Nick, you are so effortlessly good at this, its ridiculous. You gave the same care, time to tell this little guy's story as you give the big boys'. I liked that very much. You are a humble man in a rich mans world, I like that very much also.
Your boat reviews are the best reviews i ever seen in my life great job!
Glad you like them!
Some pretty ingenious upgrades on this fine vessel
Nice little boat. Some smart upgrades which make this far more desirable
Fantastic boat for 2 of 3 People!
Great walkthrough of your boat, Nick. You have made some very neat and useful mods too.
I have a 2004 Jeanneau Merry Fisher 925 which is my pride and joy, which shares the imaginative use of cubby space.
Hi Nick, I have fallen in love with boating watching your videos. Your passion and knowledge is clearly reflected in the quality of your content and I am unable to connect with any other boating related content creator on UA-cam after watching your videos. Love your Jeanneau Leader 805 as well and looking to get one for myself, but don't see many of these on the market, please can you recommend what is the best place (website/dealer) to look at to find this boat? Thanks in advance.
I bought mine from Norfolk Yacht Agency
@@AQUAHOLIC Thank you.
Omg , What a gorgeous yacht you have very good taste. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching!
What a truly beautiful and practical little vessel you have there. For myself I'd want a bit more refrigeration on board, nothing a couple 12/24v cooler couldn't handle, and a lithium setup with an inverter/charger a small generator to keep the bank properly charged. The modifications you've made are exactly what I'd expect from you and your more practical way of approaching things as well as just making things easier and nicer to interact with. She truly is a nice little vessel that with a few practical upgrades I'd make for my own tastes I think would make an excellent live aboard for me and mine. I could see spending a summer in the Bahamas aboard her as something I would thoroughly enjoy. Thank you for the in depth tour and sharing her with us and knowingly giving up a little of your privacy to do so...
Thanks Nick, I've watched some of your reviews of the bigger boats but I particularly enjoyed this tour , your enthusiasm for your own boat is great. I appreciated the explanation about the wider beam available if not trailering . Thanks for sharing. David from Treasure Divers UK
I'm so happy for you. I'd wager you have made many great memories with family and friends, on this wonderful boat :)
Thank you. Sure have! :)
WoW I’m only 5.7 so i would feel small in your boat, but it’s absolutely amazing i love it 👍
From one Nick to another, I absolutely love the Smugglers Blues 2
I know it's an old video and i hope someone already told you but carbonmonoxide is denser then air so it sinks to the bottom your meter should always be placed below where you're head is going to be
in you cabin you have it by the window but sleep at least a meter below it place it somewhere near the floor.
I hope this advice helps to save a life.
thanks for al the content Nick love your video's
This is the official advice:
Because carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and also because it may be found with warm, rising air, detectors should be placed on a wall about 5 feet above the floor. The detector may be placed on the ceiling. Do not place the detector right next to or over a fireplace or flame-producing appliance.
@@AQUAHOLIC ow geez, thank you nick i learned something new today im going to check the advice on mine and relocate them
Love your boat!! That looks like the sort of experience on the water I've been fantasizing about. Enjoyed my late uncle's Chris Kraft on Lake Ontario as a kid in the '50's. Hope you continue to enjoy this great boat.
Thank you! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your boat. I have to say it is my dream boat. Maybe one day !
Thank you CJ, kind of you to say so. It was my dream boat for a very long time too.
Really great to see your own boat. Looks great fun. You’ve added some nice touches. Particularly liked the aft cabin. Really cosy. Another great vid Nick. Keep them coming
Glad you enjoyed it
Your boat tours our above and beyond.
I am glad you said how tall that you are because I am 6'2" myself. I would like a little bit of a larger boat/yacht. Thanks. Success to you.
Nice review and even more nice boat! We are also having the (2x) D4-260 in our boat and they are amazing!
Nice boat! Love the pillows! Toms River NJ 08754 USA. I'm there usually twice a month or so for family.
Super clean boat. I know how much effort you need to put in to have it that clean! Great boat
Thanks 👍
Very interesting tour - thank you. Glad to see someone’s still watching Miami Vice!
Miami Vice for ever..! :D Did you notice that the boat is named after an episode?
@@AQUAHOLIC I sat at on the back of my boat in Penarth marina and watched every Miami vice episode. (not in all one sitting) I had a sealine s34. That was about 9 years ago I think its time to go again. I have a Beneteau 48 Oceanis now.
@@philskype101 Absolutely! After 10 years it will be fresh again, I envy you that!
It's amazing just how much room you have in an 8 metre boat, and it doesn't look cramped, and from what I have seen it handles so easily also. With the add ons you have put into her it's a fantastic spacious boat! I'm a little bit envious with the smugglers blues 2 though nick a perfect small family boat!
I love this boat. It's a great size with a nice open feel.