Commissioning & Decommissioning - What's Up with our New ALUMINUM Sailboat? | EP 251

We imagine you can't wait to cast off for your first passage and we'll be looking forward to coming along with you through your videos. Thanks so much for all the inspiration you have provided us over the years. Cheers!

I hope the deck is walking frame ready ?

Just found your channel by chance, good to see that you are still at it after all these years! Yassas apo LEROS! We remember your time here fondly. Christy & Michael s/y Pwyll and SMV Tricia.

By the way, older boats with Flybridge did have mechanicle controls with an "Differentialschaltung" and some times werry long control cables

Sorry but electronic controll for the engine ist big bullsh.. on a sailboat. With all the evc-bullsh.. ther ara so many problems that must be solved by specialists with the right software on a laptop. For a sailboat no comonrail diesel and no turbocharger. May be al bit more of fuel consumption and les power, but more safety. That is my opinion based of some experience with VOLVO-EVC.

Beautiful ship ❤😊

You've got some interesting historical information in this episode. My mother's side is 100% Dutch which makes me 50% Dutch, or Netherlandian. My Dutch ancestors came over in the mid 1800s so they wouldn't have been involved in WW2 . It's also nice to know that that decommissioned Dutch ship will be going on to serve in Ukraine's Navy!

Question, is your chain ( bitter end) attached directly to you boat or have u installed a short line that can be cut away in care of emergency?

Interior wood paneling turned out really sharp. Kind of remind me of the old bavarias. Good luck with the commissioning.

Good episode. Thanks. (And respects for all those who fought and suffered during the War. Never forget.)

What might make a really interesting video is the entire list of fixes, upgrades, etc.... and all the repairs during and after your first long crossing. (I could make a list of all the 'stuff' any boat should have to do a crossing. The owners I sailed with last year asked me to bring a bunch of spares and things to Vietnam. All the other stuff I brought they asked, "What's this for?" We used all of it. We could've used all the stuff I considered taking. Except for my tether I used none of the safety gear I brought. I'd bring it all again. My PFD was only used to attach the tether to. )
I sailed for three months last year on their brand new Seawind catamaran. Half way across the Pacific the owner commented that the 'wear and tear' of the crossing, 7500 nM total to Victoria, would probably reduce the value of the boat $50k. Seemed reasonable at the time.
But two things. First the hull and structure of that boat are incredibly strong. I'd made a whole list of things to keep an eye on to judge how much the structure might loosen up. Nothing moved. Across the whole bridge deck not 0.1 mm. No squeaks.
Second, all the things we fixed, complained about, etc... and all the upgrades done in a boatyard on Vancouver Island about $25k. If I was going to buy one of those boats I wouldn't hesitate to pay $100k more for that boat over a brand new one.
I don't want to sell my 20 year old boat because of all the amazing upgrades the first owner put in. How many people would buy a folding helm wheel for $1000US? What about a Hydrovane? (Installed on my boat at least $10k) And because I know where everything is and how to fix it. I consider it to be a permanent boat. Even if I lost the rig, blew up the engine and replacing these would cost more than buy even a new boat, it would absolutely be better to pay more to fix these things.
What I've decided is new boats are great, but there better be a really good reason to buy a new boat. It's not the money, it's getting any new boat to fully function. Of course working with a great yard to build a custom boat is a really good reason. (My win the lotto fantasy is I work with them to make a 60' aluminum performance cat.)

Short of this, the buying points for me are: Used, No wood core hull, solid fiberglass or aluminum; good bulkheads, and probably at least 10 years old - but not 30. This is for eye pleasing woodwork below, and no teak on top. (Either side of this 'window' is Ikea or endless wood refinishing.) Just my musings.

Such beautiful ship, just wondering if the anchor chain might inadvertently transport water into the nice front locker?

ВМФ РОССИИ - уничтожит это корыто.

Quick Q, and not that I know too much about the options, but I noticed you don't have a main traveler installed. Any reason why you chose the setup installed vs. a traveler? The boat looks fabulous BTW!

What a fantastic vessel it has become and great to see the whole process up close. Really special the level you can be involved in the build with mutual appreciation of the yard.

Nice progress. What was the decommissioning part regarding?

Exciting times! How has this compared to the southerly commissioning? Boat news aside, appreciate you sharing the remembrance. As a brit I was surprised when living in NL how seriously they take the liberation and your guest interview really bought this home. Thank you!

"Live in a time where so much of the world is free to explore" -- Now that's a sentence!

You definitely want to put a protective bracket around that engine throttle. I’ve also had it free first, also electronic and especially because it has no resistance like a cable operated one, means you can easily move it involuntarily by walking / falling into it.

How ironic.
In the same moment your celebrating the Netherlands deliverance from NAZI occupation, the Netherlands is delivering a ship to the NAZI's in Ukraine.
Unfortunate.

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Western propaganda has hidden the deaths of Russian-speaking people in the Donbass and their rejection of the US-installed leader via a coup in 2014. To be more balanced it would be good to talk about Russian losses in WWII, recently declassified documents indicate about 40 million died, and maybe talk about how Ukraine mined the Black Sea a few years ago..terrorism it seems.

Those men were the hero and they gave their life for better future , they had code , they had values it’s sad that western society slowly forgotting their heroes and their identity . I am from India , a 22 year old young and has nothing to do with western and European people and whenever I see videos of illegal immigrants , WOKE people disrespecting WW 2 veterans and local cultures I feel sad , I don’t know why . I huge admirer of Paris and its architecture due to old movies and web series but recently I watched illegal immigrants are all over Paris and radical Islamists doing all sorts of thing near “Eiffel tower” is just sad . I just pray that the reforms and development in all fields brought by “ The age of renaissance “ doesn’t get lost . Pardon me for my English . Love you guys .

There are no bigger lies about the Netherlands than about the Second World War. Even the Royal House was corrupt at that time, our prince consort was a member of the SS, a paramilitary organization that functioned as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard. Queen Wilhelmina did not know how quickly she had to go into hiding in Canada, among other places, when the Germans invaded. She abandoned her people.

I am so excited to see you on the water again hope every item passed the test

God bless those who defended against and defeated the Axis countries. Thank you for sharing. 🇺🇸

Many made the ultimate sacrifice to free Europe from a dictator during WW2.
Today we (Europe) owe the same support to Ukraine.
We neither must nor can give room to these dictators.

If nothing else, for the sake of our children.

As always very cool 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Complicated drive systems on a sailing vessel is a mistake. In service at sea repairs are next to impossible. A nearby lighting strike can disable or reprogram controls instantly. Custom software and multiple systems to do the same task such as hybrid drives are a mistake. They typically require supporting vessels and parts as well as software engineers available to rebuild the code or reloadthe code, SSDs, graphic units of differeing types. Going to the Arctic, dictates simplicity and reliability, not advanced technology that gets in the way and creates risk.

Mike. Machinery Controls Engineer.

Congratulations on the new yacht! QUESTION: How do you manage to avoid galvanic corrosion with the anchor chain in an aluminum boat?

It would be better if the Dutch faced up to their bloody history. They murdered over a million people with their 200-year Atlantic slave monopoly. They murdered tens of thousands of people in Indonesia, etc.

WHAT ABOUT THE 20 MILLION RUSSIAN PEOPLE THAT DIED. THEY DEFEATED THE GERMANS ON THE EAST FRONT IN 1943. SO THE AMERICANS, BRITISH AND CANADIANS COULD PLAY THE HEROES. HAVE YOUR HISTORY RIGHT. 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🆓👍

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Thanks for your video and greetings from St. Petersburg! About the memory of those killed in World War 2. It's interesting to see what a mean thing history is. Only at the cost of the death of 19 million people, citizens of the USSR, was Nazi Germany defeated and the countries of Europe liberated. Otherwise, Europe would still be under Nazi occupation, you would be slaves of Germany. In the video, Holland celebrates the day of liberation from the occupation of the country. Naturally, no one remembers the sacrifice of 19 million people of the USSR, thanks to whom you are free. History is a vile thing. Political correctness has won over gratitude!

I love the blue upholstery with the gorgeous wood trim. Just stunning!

Nice thought about donating the ship to Ukraine. Unfortunately, Turkey, has stopped the transit of, ALL, military ships, through the Bosporus strait. Not just Ruzzian.

Thank You for sharing the WWII remembrence ceremony.... My Great Uncle, from Canada, died during the war and was buried in France.....Important that we remember...

A beautiful holiday of remembrance. In the US, we have mattress sales.

Great to hear from both of you. Sea trials and customized work . Sounds like things are moving along as they should. I like the hybrid propulsion system. Living aboard soon , and sailing.

Love the new boat!