That's fantastic, how lovely to hear! Thank you. 🙂

im the same. i have not owned television in 15 years but i have come to depend on nick and a small number of content creators to keep me entertained.

Same here :D

I love this comment because I too love the peace & tranquility it gives me & allows me to dream of a lovely life like Nick has by the sea especially when’s his taking his boat out

Nick is very much the Geoff Hamilton of the boating world every video strips the boat back to a basic level and as each video progresses layers are added until the complete package is delivered!

Glad you like them! 🙂

If you're floating, you're boating! 😃

You're very kind 🙂

Glad you like it!

Thanks for watching!

Glad you like them! 🙂

You're very kind 🙂

You're very welcome!

I would bet that they wanted to make it an all in-house Brunswick USA boat - Sea-Ray, Mercury, Simrad. Don't think Merc has a diesel that would have worked very well.

Gas is cheaper than diesel here in the USA, by a good $1.30 a gallon. I don't know about marine diesel engines, but on the road diesel engines in the USA have SUCKED ASS since about 2008 or so when they introduced DEF. Way more expensive to run/service vs gas, less reliable, prone to break downs. Now an inline six diesel without all the emissions stuff on it in a boat, I'd take one over that Chevrolet V8 in this boat.

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

My pleasure!

You're very kind! 🙂

Hoping to get out onto the water! 🙂

Thanks for watching!

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Depends really, to me it looks like no more than 2 inches or so, and since the hull is probably almost flat at the bottom its not more than a few liters. That being said I would of course also prefer it being totally dry just from a neatness perspective, but its pretty common from my experience, sadly. (I got a very similar boat), The automatic float won lift until the level goes up a bit more and the intake from the pump is also most often one or two inches aboive the bottom, so there isnt much to be done. From the video it looks like both are mounted to a bit of a step as well. In my boat I am thinking of making a custom hose adapter for the pump all the way to the bottom so I can run the pump manually and get everything out.

These American boats generally have water in the bilges, the pumps don’t reach into the mid-bilge which is where this water is coming from.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

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For 99% of the population, there's zero difference in affordability between this and a 'gin palace'. 🙂

I maybe own a small boat one day - never own a gin palace @@AQUAHOLIC

Much appreciated!

It does have a separate boarding step ladder on the port side, easily accessible whether you’re in or out of the water.

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Oooh cool!

It's going to be a big boat nick

Beam 6 metres, loa 26 metres, my truck is so long I am still sitting at the pick up point waiting for local police to escort me out of Melbourne

Beautiful place 🙂

Thank you!

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Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Never quite sure why people think petrol engines are hazardous. There are literally tens, probably hundreds of thousands of the things around the world all operating quite happily. What's interesting is that in the USA they won't allow pressurised gas, but petrol, no problem.

Never heard of a petrol powered boat blowing up or catching fire. Not even once. So I am not sure why the concern, seems statistically on par with being hit by lightning, so is it really an issue? People buy diesels for the lower running costs, thats it, as far as I ever heard.

@@GoldenCrocthere are certainly plenty of fires or explosion on board this type of boat. That is inboard petrol engined. Especially just after refuelling . Fumes can build up in the engine compartment and if not vented, boom. I have to agree with the original post and would never consider a petrol inboard boat. There might be tens of thousands that obviously have not had an issue but on the other hand there are many that have and diesel is far safer and can give similar performance

That depends on the law in the country thta the boat is kept. You don't in the UK.

@AQUAHOLIC I live in the UK so thats great news thank you

It would depend on the budget and the available marina berths.

Ha, remarkable! Buying abroad has all changed since I was a broker due to Brexit so can't be much help I'm afraid.

Fantastic! 😃

It depends how deep it is. Most boats have a bit of rainwater or whatever that's found its way into the bilges unless the owner is fanatic about keeping it bone dry (like me). On the other hand, if it's 4ft deep then yes, you can consider that a problem! 😄

​@@AQUAHOLICthat's a smart answer Nick I like it, Cheers DougT

@@douglasthompson296 Depends really, to me it looks like no more than 2 inches or so, and since the hull is probably almost flat at the bottom its not more than a few liters. That being said I would of course also prefer it being totally dry just from a neatness perspective, but its pretty common from my experience, sadly. (I got a very similar boat), The automatic float wont lift until the level goes up a bit more and the intake from the pump is also most often one or two inches above the bottom, so there isnt much to be done. From the video it looks like both are mounted to a bit of a step as well. In my boat I am thinking of making a custom hose adapter for the pump all the way to the bottom so I can run the pump manually and get everything out, just for neatness, not for function as it doesnt really matter.

It's a little smaller than SB2 (mostly narrower) plus I personally like a diesel for the economy.

I disagree, all boats by their very nature are brilliant! 😃 And I've never pretended that these are serious consumer reviews, they're just tours of nice boats, simple as that.

Thank you for your reply. Fortunately I’m in the minority!

Can you give a few examples as to which boats are a lot better for the price? And why? Thanks.

Any size is possible to transport, but if you are talking about normal, unregistered/no-special permit trailering, you need to make sure the boat isnt too wide for your local laws. This boat is about the maximum size most places allow. Of course you also want to check your laws for tow limit weight if you have a normal vehicle to tow with.

It's an 8'6" beam and, in the US, that is pretty much the maximum for towing without getting permits for a wide load. It is quite heavy though, so you'd need a hefty pickup truck to pull it! I have a Cobalt R7, which is a touch longer and a little lighter. That can be towed, but I keep mine on a lift. It is deceptively small in the water and very big on land!

Plenty of people do, it's perfectly legal.

@@AQUAHOLICI know you can on a narrow boat. Either in a marina or as a continuous cruiser. I wouldn’t have thought you could continuously cruise on the sea only marina to marina?

I'm not sure what you mean by 'sea legs'. So I'm going to say probably not. 🙂

@AQUAHOLIC . I'd never heared of them either before,but they are hydraulic legs with wheels that lower into the water so you can drive the boat onto the beach or ramp

@@josh_bfc_2769 Ah, you're actually talking about a make of amphibious boat specifically designed to work in that way. It's not possible to fit that system to other boats I'm afraid.

Good grief. A patent on a step? As if boats & steps have not been around for thousands of years. What's next? A patent for a hole in the boat?

@@tuckertucker1 it's for a particular design of step which no manufacturer had previously, so quite reasonable to patent it.

It isn't, you just lift it off the leg, remove the leg and then put it into place between the seats.

It can be, if it wasnt (like this) a brand new boat. Check all fittings for leakage. *However* , a lot of the time on an open boat, its its just rain water collecting. In this case it looks like no more than 2 inches or so, and since the hull is probably almost flat at the bottom its not more than a few liters. That being said I would of course also prefer it being totally dry just from a neatness perspective, but its pretty common from my experience, sadly. (I got a very similar boat), The automatic float wont lift until the level goes up a bit more and the intake from the pump is also most often one or two inches above the bottom, so there isnt much to be done. From the video it looks like both are mounted to a bit of a step as well. In my boat I am thinking of making a custom hose adapter for the pump all the way to the bottom so I can run the pump manually and get everything out, just for neatness, not for function as it doesnt really matter.

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