54ft SailBoat REFIT: FULL DOCUMENTARY
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Күн бұрынThis is a full length documentary on the total refit of my sailboat.
This is 6 months work, not all of it, probably 40% of it, but it shows a bulk of the work I had to do to get this boat which had been left for 4 years back into working shape and ready to cruise oceans.
It is a Jeanneau 54ds that we purchased for 130k as it was in pretty rough shape, I saved about 70 to 100k by doing all the work myself.
Feel free to ask any questions
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Visit / oceancruisers if you would like to support our work and receive some refit advice and help with boat purchases
If you would like to come sailing with Glenn and Marcos for a week in Greece then check out the Odyssey Sailing Festival.
Odyssey Sailing Festival
14th September 2024
Visit www.theoceancruisers.com/odyssey to register for tickets
Our skippers for 2024 are:
Glenn Shephard - Below Deck Yacht
Laura Dekker - Laura Dekker World Sailing Foundation
Brady & Blue - Cruisers Academy
Erik Aanderaa - No Bullshit Just Sailing
Dan & Kika - Sailing Uma
Erica & Warren - Weasail
Nikki Henderson - Ocean Racing Skipper
Dustin Reynolds - The Single Handed Sailor
Tripp & Kiera - Apparent Winds
Lauren Landers - Soul de la Mar
#sailing #boatrefit #boatrepairs
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:13 Finding The Boat
00:10:13 Service Windlass and New Ground Tackle
00:17:55 Interior Refit
00:29:33 New Navigation Lights
00:32:35 New Water Heater
00:37:52 Odyssey Sailing Festival
00:39:03 Head Refit
00:51:27 Stern Gland Replacement
00:56:15 New Bilge Pumps
01:00:59 Rudder Rebuild
01:11:37 Install MPPT's and Charger
01:15:31 Install Lithium Batteries
01:29:32 Install Solar Panels
01:31:28 Paint Job
01:59:52 Bottom Job
02:02:48 New Navigation Panel
02:05:37 Renovate Fresh Water System
02:09:13 Splash the Beast
@Tewbum 15 күн бұрын
2 hours 20 minutes of boat work, bloody hell I thought bugger that for a joke, but I sat though the whole rebuild, I think it was the humour that kept me going, well done and happy sailing, I actually found Chris a couple of weeks ago and watch him as well, by the way I'm a Kiwi watching from China, who would have thought 🙏🙏🙏
@OceanCruisers 15 күн бұрын
im surprised anyone sat through it, you deserve a medal Sir. Chris is a legend mate, he knows everything about boat building 👍 thanks for watching
@chrismckillip1292 16 күн бұрын
Followed from the start. Rehabbed a 40’ Legend full interior and exterior. This is my 5th sailboat to rebuild. Thanks for being just YOU, makes a huge difference from other channels. Now watching Wesail- wish I would have documents out refit with video- have tons of photos. 45+ years sailing.
@OceanCruisers 16 күн бұрын
cheers dude! Erica and Warren are skippers for the Odyssey Festival, they are awesome people 👍
@Goonman77 15 күн бұрын
"Naked Germans" 😂😂😂😂 That will forever be my thought when meeting a German from this point forward. Great job on the boat, mates 🎉🎉🎉 Inspiring!
@OceanCruisers 15 күн бұрын
you know when a German is proud. it will be naked 👍
@1425race 15 күн бұрын
Classic refit video, well done, can't believe the insane amount of work you crammed into it. I bet your mate Chris has booked you in for a big stint refitting his boat.
@OceanCruisers 15 күн бұрын
yes mate. he will be calling upon my services to help out with his boat. probably to stand around and roll him cigs 👍
@ianrusso8790 11 күн бұрын
that was the funniest refit ive ever seen, ive been laughing non stop.
@OceanCruisers 10 күн бұрын
Watching simple people do simple things 👍
@glenn65 7 күн бұрын
Andy has the humour, which makes me burst out laughing, brilliant.
@craigmurphy6651 16 күн бұрын
Loved the video! Great work!
@OceanCruisers 16 күн бұрын
Thanks so much!
@christianstevens9804 13 күн бұрын
So great to see new content from you Andy! I did a similar refit on a smaller, older boat and I’m diggin your choices! Cheers!
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
cheers Christian 👍 thanks mate
@stevebibby1378 16 күн бұрын
Great to see the journey buddy, thanks for sharing! still looking for ours!
@OceanCruisers 16 күн бұрын
it takes time mate, it will pop up soon
@gsh341 11 күн бұрын
Nice work!
@OceanCruisers 11 күн бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@sailingcalmedbythesea7495 4 күн бұрын
I’ve spent the last 3 years watching KZfaq sailing videos. This one hands down the most valuable insight to a great sailing vessel!! Why?????? We purchased the same yacht 6 weeks ago in Sicily!! And while she needs no work, you’ve shown me so many tips tricks and new holes (no pun intended😂😂) Thanks for sharing and hope paths cross somewhere in the med and I will gladly by you a beer 🙏🏻 Mark & Leigh
@OceanCruisers 4 күн бұрын
cheers mark. send me a message on instagram @oceancruiserspodcast if you need to know anything about the boat 👍
@sailingcalmedbythesea7495 4 күн бұрын
@@OceanCruisers you might just regret that comment!! 😎
@OceanCruisers 4 күн бұрын
@@sailingcalmedbythesea7495 not at all. ask me anything whenever you need. thats what this community is about 👍
@gidge34 12 сағат бұрын
Killer time keeper you got there 🤙
@OceanCruisers 9 сағат бұрын
thanks mate. its actually a batgirl with a oyster bracelet i bought afterwards
@gidge34 7 сағат бұрын
@@OceanCruisers great mod, love my Kermit. Sold everything under the sun to get it. 🤙 glad I found your channel you doing a great job.
@jaapBooij-rz1id 4 күн бұрын
Hi guys, just great respect for your works. I am doing this on a much smaller scale on a 28 ft. Daysailer bought for 150 € . Nom almost ready 22000 euro tot.spent and tot.renewed. Keep up the good works ❤
@OceanCruisers 4 күн бұрын
oh thats sounds awesome mate! the more size just means more time needed, the complications are the same. good luck with your project mate 👍
@berenddiderich9826 14 күн бұрын
awesome jobbie
@OceanCruisers 14 күн бұрын
thanks mate 👍
@OceanCruisers 14 күн бұрын
👍
@peterahlberg6825 13 күн бұрын
Fast Andy get's things done 😂
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
very fast andy gets more things done 👍
@geoffstrebel2808 17 күн бұрын
@5:32 Only you and David Attenborough call it a tack-o-meter Mate! Its a tach-alh-mitter because it, like most things that still work, isn't metric. :)
@OceanCruisers 16 күн бұрын
Joe Biden ain't my President. I win 👍😂
@JayPerrypersonal 12 күн бұрын
That top rudder housing frame is prone to rust. We had to replace ours on our 1999SO 45.2. Keep eye on it and paint it with red oxide etc. the main cause is the emergency rudder cover letting water through. Add silicon sealer to the cover for the emergency tiller cover. 👍⛵️
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
very very nice information. i will check this when im next in the hole! thanks mate!
@NigelDavison-w1b Күн бұрын
Stern Gland Replacement - FYI the item joining the prop shaft to the gearbox is a “Coupling” - not a cup-link. If this was deliberate then forgive me, I’ll put my brown corduroy jacket with the leather elbow patches back on, and leave you in peace. Enjoying the refit video, apart from the obvious! 😂
@OceanCruisers Күн бұрын
😂 my accent is not the best is it
@geoffstrebel2808 16 күн бұрын
@1:22:21 That's incredible that Chris said "Starship Enterprise" because at that exact second I was thinking "shields". How weird that sci-fi permeates people's thoughts like that!
@OceanCruisers 16 күн бұрын
its a sign bro. you need to give come sailing
@geoffstrebel2808 16 күн бұрын
@@OceanCruisers Odyssey is in 80 days... Can't wait...
@ivank6707 8 күн бұрын
Great video! At one point in my life I might do something of this magnitude and it's great to see how challenging and fulfilling it can be. One thing caught my eye - when installing the batteries you mentioned "same length cables" but I think you mis-applied that concept. I've never installed batteries on a boat but from an electrical engineering perspective, the only reason you'd want same length cables is to have the same voltage on every battery, as with different length cables you'd get different voltage drops across the cable length. This only applies if you run each cable from the bus bar directly to the battery. With the way you installed them, the last battery (furthest from the bus bar) actually has effectively 3x longer cable than the first battery on that shelf.
@OceanCruisers 7 күн бұрын
actually the last battery has the same length as the negative bus bar is on the below shelf! SuperB's instructions, i hate those battery cables 😂
@ivank6707 7 күн бұрын
@@OceanCruisers Ahh, fair point - I just looked at the instructions, surprisingly that's what they recommend. I would have thought with the diagram from the manual, the middle battery would still work less than the other two, but probably the voltage drops aren't significant enough to really make a difference, especially with short cables.
@OceanCruisers 7 күн бұрын
@@ivank6707 nah they are all the same length dude, thats why the middle ones are twisted. i doubt i would notice the difference either way to be honest, but warranties etc, i had to follow instructions, especially as i was putting it online! cheers mate!
@timlamarre8680 Күн бұрын
I don't get it. That boat is a 2007? How can it have multiple layers of paint? Your energy is inspiring. Thank you for posting.
@OceanCruisers Күн бұрын
2004. 20 years if anti foul!
@Finn-McCool 12 күн бұрын
27:50 War Pigs Classic Sabbath 🤘🏽😡 However, although they indeed "have themselves to blame." The lyric is: "hide themselves away". 👍🏽
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
shit, ive even gigged that and sung the wrong lyrics then 😂
@Finn-McCool 12 күн бұрын
@@OceanCruisers in the immortal words of Quagmire: Giggidy 🤭Giggidy 😉 Before reading the Bible and studying its message I basically got my worldview from a heap of 20-40 year old dudes in the 60s, 70s and 80s. It's not surprising that at times they were spot on in their musical poetry. War Pigs Hammer to fall The Times They Are A Changin' Saint of Me The list goes on ... This was an entertaining resto to watch. 👍🏽
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
@@Finn-McCool literally sounds like my life! with the occasional word or two from a greek here and there 👍
@jeffreyoconnor6994 15 күн бұрын
Hey Andy, now you have had the boat back in the water for a while, how have you found the performance and short or single handed sailing. There are a couple 54 ds's in Auss that are on the market, pretty keen to get back on the water. Cheers.
@OceanCruisers 15 күн бұрын
They are brilliant to sail mate. very sturdy and also responsive. singlehanded i would definitely recommend a furling main. i have a traditional and it is difficult by yourself with such a big boat👍
@johnyalowica8423 4 күн бұрын
The port a starboard lights are halogen.
@OceanCruisers 4 күн бұрын
changed them to LED 👍
@iainforward9 11 күн бұрын
found you via teulu tribe, great video, helped pass a 3hr airport wait. loved the humour
@OceanCruisers 11 күн бұрын
Thanks mate. They are a great couple eh 👍
@geoffstrebel2808 17 күн бұрын
@11:59 I don't know why all cars don't use Rocna anchors instead of air bags...
@OceanCruisers 16 күн бұрын
😂
@OddLifeCrafting 16 күн бұрын
Chris is way to lazy, tell him that next time he needs to work harder! 😂
@OceanCruisers 16 күн бұрын
😂😂😂 i need to test your skills too mate. come sailing dude
@glenn65 8 күн бұрын
👏👍🙏
@OceanCruisers 7 күн бұрын
cheers dude!
@glenn65 7 күн бұрын
@@OceanCruisers Thanks Andy ! Also thanks for sharing your technical knowledge and making me laugh !
@anna-13-w 15 күн бұрын
😊❤👍
@OceanCruisers 14 күн бұрын
cheers
@SimonElenor 11 күн бұрын
Yeah Lithium mixes so well with water.
@OceanCruisers 10 күн бұрын
not a great combo is it
@SimonElenor 10 күн бұрын
@@OceanCruisers I will stick with AGM. Mine have lasted me ten years so far. What people don't realize is Lithium is no different to any fossil fuels but actually mined in a worse way. I won't support it. But it is light. Keep up the good work though.
@OceanCruisers 10 күн бұрын
@@SimonElenor yep, i know all about it. per usable watt its about a quarter of the weight and half the space. a good AGM treated well will last 5 years of heavy usage for a cruiser. perhaps less if you are using heavy draw inverters etc. depends on usage if its worth it for the individual. regards the mining, i cant hold this on my conscience. our regulators decide what options we have.
@MichaelCollins-the-other-fella 3 күн бұрын
@@SimonElenorall battery metals are mined. The things to think about are how long does a specific battery last and can it be effectively recycled
@JayPerrypersonal 12 күн бұрын
Just a question Andy. You are from the UK (pound sterling), your in Greece (euro), yet you price everything I’d dollars?
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
only 30% of the audience is based in Europe/UK and USD is the defacto world currency. (for now) 😂
@95lovi 11 күн бұрын
So where was it found ? And I didn’t hear what it went for? Just a house number for an impression
@OceanCruisers 10 күн бұрын
i paid 130 usd for it, found it in Kilada in Greece 👍
@wardism74 14 күн бұрын
Chris found an 40' alu boat in a bush....only in Switzerland
@OceanCruisers 14 күн бұрын
its a true story. i think it had bush growing on it too. but when it is finished it will be supreme. the type of boat Kim Jon Un would cruise in. A beast.
@gidge34 12 сағат бұрын
Stern gland or flesh light?
@OceanCruisers 9 сағат бұрын
😂
@JayPerrypersonal 12 күн бұрын
Solar regulator to the bus bar not a great idea. If you turn the batteries off and there is nowhere for the solar power to go it can damage the solar regulator. Always wire solar panels to the battery side of the main battery switch.
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
got breakers on the panels mate 👍
@JayPerrypersonal 11 күн бұрын
@OceanCruisers great so have we dipole DC breakers, still good practice to connect the panels battery side of the switch. 1 to protect the regulators if the battery isolator switch is turned off. 2 if you isolate the batteries there is no power then coming into the boat. Safercway all round.
@jamesbodie617 11 күн бұрын
No water maker?
@OceanCruisers 11 күн бұрын
yes, but it was buggered, getting it rebuilt next week
@95lovi 11 күн бұрын
Ok, 130,000 € ? That’s almost for free , jeess
@OceanCruisers 10 күн бұрын
USD
@95lovi 11 күн бұрын
Ja the English don’t have it with no clothes, and in mai they run around here in Swansea in shorts and Ts. Probably body temperature of 50C . So in in the tropics the UKers would be the ones in the birthday suit 😅😂
@OceanCruisers 10 күн бұрын
i will never expose my ballsack to an unamusing passer by! 😂
@jeb533 11 күн бұрын
That was fun. I want to drive it
@OceanCruisers 11 күн бұрын
😂 engine mounts need replacing first
@95lovi 11 күн бұрын
Nice that your doing it out of your own, without all those me and my girlfriend Restorations
@OceanCruisers 10 күн бұрын
i would have appreciated the help though!
@johnbrightman282 Сағат бұрын
PLEASE don't use grease that's not for sea water.
@competitiverteam 7 күн бұрын
The French did not invent French fries. There are not many American that know they came from Belgium.
@OceanCruisers 7 күн бұрын
very interesting!
@carlnewman24 20 сағат бұрын
$200 For an Injection molded plastic case and a bulb that probably costs 0.80c to produce. Greed abounds.
@OceanCruisers 19 сағат бұрын
yep, thats how it goes!
@Finn-McCool 12 күн бұрын
3:24 I chuckled at the fact they basically disregarded her input and went straight into the more important issues on their mind. 🤭
@OceanCruisers 12 күн бұрын
😂 bless us
@jackdbur 15 күн бұрын
Gees what extortion hardware prices! Are you buying from marine stores? 😮 You are getting royally rodgered.
@OceanCruisers 15 күн бұрын
Europe prices dude. The commies rape us with taxes! 30% minimum on top of the US
@luigipod 11 күн бұрын
admirable, but did not see the value in her to begin with...
@OceanCruisers 11 күн бұрын
thanks mate 👍
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