Thank you, we think so too! We've never seen a layout quite like ours!

I'm thinking the same thing. If this boat sails half as well as it looks & lives, I can't believe this company went out of business. What a boat!

@@mattman237 thanks Matt! We think she sails wonderfully but she's the only boat we've ever sailed! 🤣 We can't believe the company went under. We think boat builders were a bit oversaturated in the 80's? Either way we are happy we found her!

@@SailingOneLife Yup, an oversaturated market along with a recession or two probably did this beautiful boat in :(. They still should have sold a thousand of these though, lol.

And thank you, for cheering us on out here!

The besttttttt! If only it were bigger! Haha.

Thanks, Mike! We are pretty fond of her!

Thank you! We really love our layout!

Thanks, Jessica! We love her!

Thanks you! We think so too! She takes great care of us! ⛵⛵

Thank you! We think she is pretty rad too! We haven't been on many monohulls but we her layout seems to fit us well.

Thank you! We are pretty proud of our gal, One Life! We love her!

Thank you! We are pretty fond of our boat! One Life takes great care of us!

Thank you! We are pretty fond of our boat!

Thank you, Nicholas! We love our floating home! We appreciate the good vibes!

Ah thank you so much! We love our gal! She takes good care of us.

Thank you, Richard! Nautical Development was a very small builder. We are slowly finding the 14 boats like ours. We started an owners group in Facebook and now I believe we have found 8 of the 14 NDO 40's! Pretty cool. We think she is pretty great, she takes the best care of us!🧜‍♀️🧔

It's pretty interesting you guys have located 8 of 14👍🏻... Seems you have gona all in with the sailing bug, aye? Good for you's... Noticed a 60-footer for sale on one of the boat sites... God Bless 🙏🏻⛵🐬🐬

Thank you! We really love our floating home!

Thanks, Procharged! We think she is pretty grand! We lucked out finding her. Lucky for us, her previous owners kept her in top shape and cruised her around the previous 12 years!

@@SailingOneLife Love that boat keep up the videos cause we are here in freezing temps with 20 inches of snow relying on you guys keeping us warm , lol

Hahaha oooo that's chilly! Where are you? 🥶

@@SailingOneLife Northern Illinois ! brr

@@procharged67 one of our favorite places to escape to is Devil's Kitchen in southern Illinois, close to Carbondale.

Thanks! She's a fat bottom girl!

Thank you, Amanda! We are pretty fond of her too!

Hey Hannah! Thank you! We hope you are doing well! ❤️🍷

Thanks Molly! We thought people might like to see our little home! Glad you liked this one. The instant pot ROCKS! I can cook a lobster tail in that thing in no time.

Thanks Jon!

Thanks for the positive feedback, Prince!

Thanks Chad! Happy Friday! 🍻

Hi Sailing Eden! Ah glad you like our boat! We are pretty partial to it! 😍 Our holding tank capacity is 20 gallons and our battery bank is currently 3 8D AGM's. We hope to switch to lithium at some point.

Hey Shelley! Thank you! We love our girl, she is the perfect layout for us and we've not seen one quite like her yet! We hope you enjoy some of our other videos!

Thank you, Johnboy! She suits us well. We are big fans of the center cockpit. We think we picked out a good boat, she takes good care of us!

Thanks WW! ⛵🍻

Hey Stephen! Thanks for joining us! We have been having so much fun with the B's! Glad you enjoyed the tour of our home. 🍻

Hey Phil! Thank you! We just responded to your email btw!

@@SailingOneLife you're welcome and thank you for responding. I will check it out. Take care and God bless!

Thanks, Eric! She is plenty big for the two of us!

Haha yeah... I shaved before we left Florida last January and then in Grenada in July. It might be about time again. Starting to wonder if all the saltwater is actually making it grow faster! 😂

Thank you so much, Jenesse! We are a big fan of her!

Thanks Stan!

Thanks Mike! Always better in person over a cold beverage! But figured it would be fun to share with everyone this way too! Yes, I heard! Congrats to Michele and Debbie! Miss you all!

Hey Dane! Thank you so much. We love to hear when people are enjoying our videos!

Hey Lemonade Citrus! Where do you live? The boat show is in Annapolis, MD! Would love to meet ya!

@@SailingOneLife thanks, but I'm halfway around the world.😊👍👍

Absolutely! We prefer to gaze at the stunning views around us instead of a TV screen. The beer supply has dwindled actually and the storage compartments are pretty empty, might be time for a restocking!

Thanks, Gamal!!

We really love our layout. Our bedroom pretty much sold me (Brooke) on our boat. I love how much space we have back there. It really feels like a bedroom instead of like you mentioned a cave. We rarely open our shoe storage, we are mostly barefoot or have flip flops on! I just looked up the layout of a Hunter 420, it looks spacious with a nice aft cabin as well! Keep us posted on it! Also, we are happy to jump on a zoom call with you guys if you ever have any questions!

@@SailingOneLife As we get closer to buying a boat, we will probably want to talk with you guys and ask some more questions. Thanks for being willing to do that! Ted is still downsizing and re-organizing. We're hoping to have a huge yard sale very soon and clear out a lot of stuff! :)

That's awesome! So happy you guys are getting stuff done and getting ready for your big purchase!

Hey Sharen! It's so nice to hear from another Nautical Development owner! We started an owners group on Facebook if you'd like to connect.... facebook.com/groups/980357282357098/?ref=share We would love to hear more about your boat and see some pictures! Cheers!

Also, our email address is sailingonelife@gmail.com If easier to communicate that way!

Hey Sharen! We are headed to Sea of Cortez this season! We were wondering if you will be in that area! We would love to meet up with another Nautical owner!

We absolutely love the layout! One head has been perfect for us so far. Instead of two small heads, we get one large one with a big separate shower. More solar would always be nice! Maybe we will find a way to add more panels on the stern.

Thanks, James!! We love our layout! She is pretty roomy for a 40ft boat!

Hahaha where the magic happens! Thanks Josh! 🍻

Thank you! We are quite fond of our little floating home. She is cozy but she is fierce! 💪 We are happy to answer and questions, just shoot us an email at sailingonelife@gmail.com it's much easier for us to respond properly via email. Ciao for now!

@@SailingOneLife awesome! Thank you both! We have a list! Hahaha. So brace yourselves!

We will be on standby!

Thanks Rebel! Can't wait to have you back onboard with the boys again!

We weren't too concerned about cosmetics because it all gets covered by interior panels and trim. And the inside of the locker got epoxy painted. As to overlapping layers, don't think it really matters with epoxy. If you've got data that shows otherwise, please share it so I can nerd out! www.sailmagazine.com/diy/big-piece-or-small

Hey there! Glad you are enjoying our channel! Ha, yep, we know Cay is Key now. A bit confusing as a newbie.

Hey Melissa! We love our Soda Stream and our Instant Pot & use them regularly. For our Instant Pot we have the smallest size, I believe it is 4 quarts. It works great for just the two of us and doesn't use much power. As for the Soda Stream, the only drawback we have found is that sometimes it is tough to find places to refill the CO2 cartridges. We luckily have four cartridges onboard and they tend to last us about a month each. When we find a place to refill them, we make sure to refill them all as it may be a couple months before we are able to find a place to fill them again. Yep, it just turns plain water into bubbly water and you can add flavor syrups or squeeze some fresh fruit in to flavor it! I love how eager Ted is to put a washer onboard! Very curious what you two decide about that. There is a portable washer that we've seen a few boats have onboard. They seem to work great and are pretty inexpensive. For us it is a space issue. If we ever revamp our forward cabin, I'd love to rip out the sink in there and install a washer.....maybe one day! 😂 Honestly bucket laundry and laundromats aren't so bad!

@@SailingOneLife Yeah, I keep telling him I can do laundry in a bucket. :)

Haha! You go girl! 🙌🧜‍♀️

In the mid 80s the boat building industry crashed, and took out a lot of manufacturers. Rising oil prices and the savings and loan crisis both played a role. The Nautical Development yard was one of the many casualties. We really love the layout and think it's perfect for a couple to sail full time on.

@@SailingOneLife if I was going to do a monohull that would be just right. I'm planning to build a trimaran. I'm actually currently starting a kit boat company focused predominantly on various trimaran designs.

@@allmomomosthomebus3895 oh wow very cool!! We have friends who have a trimaran. Check them out on Instagram, @outerpassage

Thanks for coming along on the tour!

Boats are just like houses, always maintenance to do!

Hi Gary! Thank you!! I (Brooke) fell in love with the aft cabin and spacious shower. Our watermaker is a Katadyn 160E. Yep, 12 volt system. It's a great system for us and keeps up with our needs. Thanks for watching us learn and grow!

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed our videos so much! We got that part back (autopilot tiller arm) and it's been solid! Unfortunately the wear and tear in that part must not have been the only cause of our autopilot failures. No worries though, we've become experts at hand-steering! 🤣

I'll have to see if I can find that Uma episode!

@@SailingOneLife Uma binge watch Cancun medical tourism

So far we haven't had any problem getting our tanks refilled. With our 5 total tanks (6 lbs each) we usually last about 4-5 months so we don't need to think about it too often. We were able to get fills in USVI, Grenada, and Antigua without much trouble. Perhaps it will become more of a challenge if our journey takes us further from the US. While we would love to ditch the gas and be independent of a fossil fuel, it probably would be rather expensive for us. We would likely need to switch to lithium batteries ($$$) and replace our stove/oven and grill. For boats with electric propulsion, it makes a lot of sense as the electrical system to support cooking is already in place. For us though, sticking with propane makes the most sense. Glad you liked the tour video, thanks for watching!

Hey Mitch! Thanks for the comment but I think you may have us mixed up with another channel possibly? Luckily we did not have any issues with our bobstay. We would hate for our mast to go in the water as well. 😳 That sounds terrifying!

It's around 6'3" in most of the boat. I am 6'0" and really only need to duck in the doorways. We love the layout too!

Hey Bill! Thank you, we think One Life's layout suits us pretty well. We actually did a cost video which talks about the cost of our boat and how much money we put into One Life before we left the dock. Check it out when you have time!

​@@SailingOneLifeDefinetly need, to see that video 👌🏻👍🏻

Thank you! We really love our little home! She is mighty and everything we need!

Thanks! ⛵🙌

I think you could literally do a video on storage! There are some very good design features (locking pins, tool drawers that can only open with the door? ) Really cool boat!

It's a Coltri MCH6 with the Honda gasoline engine. We can fill a tank in about 20 minutes. It's absolutely my favorite toy on the boat!

There is so much storage we didn't even mention! She has been perfect for us so far... we have all the space and amenities we could ever want in a 40 ft package!

@@SailingOneLife well I really hope you do another video! The engine compartment bolts looked like they just slide out?

Yes the engine room access doors are secured with a couple Perko ship bolts .... www.amazon.com/Perko-1053DP0CHR-Ship-Bolt/dp/B0000VW24Q They work great, as long as you remember to put the bolts back in 🤣

Hey Oliver! Gary is 6'0.

@@SailingOneLife thanks, great boat by the way. You two are set up pretty well

We don't have much to compare to since this is the only sailboat we have owned. But sailing performance was pretty similar to our friends Pearson 424 cutter when buddy boating around the Bahamas. She's definitely a stiff boat and likes when the winds up around 15 to 20 kts. Upwind performance is just okay, but I think that's mostly due to our 18 year old and baggy genoa. We haven't done much downwind sailing yet, so not much to say about that, but she's real comfortable and tracks well even when surfing down waves. Manuevering under power is easy so long as we don't try to back up to starboard. Prop walk sends the stern to port in reverse but it's manageable.

@@SailingOneLife awesome info thanks

Hey AJ! We don't do charters but we occasionally have friends & family and occasional crew onboard. Hope you have a great holiday!

Thank you! ♥️

Fozzie Bear?! 😅

Hey Steve, we are working on our budget video now which will include how much we spent on the boat.

@@SailingOneLife Thanks, I'll look forward to it. I missed a 84' Nautical Development 40 last week that was for sale in Punta Gorda. After I saw your video, I was ready to fly down to look at it. Unfortunately it sold before I could get down there. They were asking $25K!! Steal of a decade! I'll keep looking, Hit me up if you see something like it.

@@stevewhitmer759 ah yes! We actually received a couple messages asking us about that boat, Osprey. There is another one for sale in Ruskin, Florida, but also needs some work. These boats are definitely worth the time and effort though! We are in love with ours.

@@SailingOneLife If you have a link to the one in Ruskin, please post it. I really like the design. Kicking myself for not getting down to Punta Gorda in time for Osprey.

jupitermarinesales.com/product/1985-nautical-development-offshore-40/ Here is the one in Ruskin, FL.

Hey there! Well to us the boat is worth everything! We put together a video about the cost of the boat and how much we put into it before we left the dock, you may be interested in it.....it's 'Quit Your Job and Sail the World - This is How Much it Costs'

I thought the loud hyperbeat music shook you away from our channel? Yet, here you are still leaving comments.

@@SailingOneLife Hi there, I would love to hear about "the white fence"?

Hey Kirby! It is pretty complicated to have a firearm onboard when checking into a new country. In most countries they do not allow it. In some they will hold the gun until you exit. If you don't report your firearms and you are boarded in some places they can confiscate your boat, jail time etc. For us, we pick the places that we feel comfortable at and sail far offshore when passing the ones we don't (Venezuela).

@@SailingOneLife good to know. Thank-you for the informative reply. I'm super jealous of the on board air compressor

Ah it's the best! We love it and use it as much as we can. Hands down our favorite 'toy' on the boat!

Thanks! We've had two! 🍻😂

Sounds like someone might have a bit of beard envy

@@SailingOneLife hmmmmm....maybe .. ha

😂😂

There's no barf bucket ..... We barf overboard on One Life! 😂🤮 Here's to hoping for zero 🤮 and more 🥳

@@SailingOneLife yes , but if they stay somewhere in the back area and focus on the horizon . perhaps they will feel better . . If crew is in cab laying down . They will lose the ( horizontal view , ) perhaps hang some 3 ft rope inside there cabin to see the gravity move the rope .thus telling the brain to balance .

Apologies that a video every two weeks (that we spend 30+ hours editing per episode) isn't enough for you. Later dude.

Don't worry I've shaved since then! 😂

@Sailing One Life It didn't look bad Brother. 😊 God bless you both. I hope to own a 40-45 foot Hunter center cockpit sailboat one day and sail and stay in the azores!!!

@@jasonmacneil2256 awesome! Good luck! Maybe we will cross paths one day!