Ivan, Yes its a great hiding spot. It looks like there are more to come also.

Many thanks!

Some did, just not by the boat

Thanks Paul and welcome back again.

Thanks Steve catch me on Sailingcarryon@gmail.com

Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Michael, Thank you for your kind words. Makes it all worthwhile to read them.

Thanks, yes we didn't have time to drop the foresails this time. One thing I would say, it is irritating that we do not have a winch on the mast to hoist the foresails. We run a block to the winches.

@@carryonsailing ahh cool well keep sailing Carry On crew!

thank you

You are absolutely right. I use them for that also. Cheaper than the drogue I bought

Totally right Tom. I was a touch complacent but it came up on me quickly. Now I've experienced it I'd do many things differently

Oli thanks for comment. I would have done some things differently for sure.

@@carryonsailing Yes we live and learn. First hurricane? I can't even count. One does learn quickly in these latitudes. Nasty little mother's. Can you imagine what it was like before modern satellite forecasting? Actually I am ashamed to say that I can. In any event I am officially hull #35 due in May. Speaking with the broker weekly. He knows of your channel and have spoken to him about the stainless bow boot (very sexy) and projector plus screen vs TV. I wanted a 150 hp engine but there are no sail drives that size. The compromise is a 110hp V drive with prop shaft. I believe this will become standard or at least a standard option. The 3 boats in front of me are all getting the same engine so hopefully they sort out any teething problems I'm not as young as you and I value real estate in the bedroom! We have lost a closet for a king size Pullman berth. No longer worried about crumpled suits or starched collars! Also took your cue on ramping up all hoses to high pressure. They are pretending not to understand but am happy to meet them half way price wise. It is one of those things we forget about until you look at your old boat and realise you have replaced every single cheap piece of s,,, hose supplied by the manufacturer. So lots going on here but really want you to know how much I value your input and enjoy your adventure, albeit vicariously. I hope we cross paths soon and in the meantime fair winds

Oli, congrats on your purchase. It makes me really happy to know I have helped someone out the way I have helped you. Honestly, I have not even made enough to feed ourselves for a day yet. But that is not what its about. I am very curious how you get on with the V drive. Save yourself a bit of Maintainance and go for the integrel system. 110 hp should be plenty. Smart idea on the bed. You may want to make a window in the wall to see the nav station too. my bow is 5mm INOX steel. Tough to bend correctly. Upgrade the water pump to the same one as me from FEIT italy. Life changing. Water bidet's on the heads avoid toilet paper too.

@@carryonsailing Not sure what the integral system is? I see it mentioned quite often on my quote. On my present boat I have 2 oversized alternators which put out up to 275 amps. More than enough to run AC through inverters whilst under power on windless summer days. Run the generator at anchor. Will be converting from AGMs to Lithium for first time. Will have a 48V battery bank with 4 times the capacity of my current 1,200 amp hour house bank. Have a third party doing the electronics called Julien Pochon of Pochon Pro. Apparently he has done quite a few Neels and I see that he mentions an integral 9kw generator/alternator on the engine. We are AC aficionados so upgraded from 39 to 60,000 BTU. It will be a cold day in hell when I "pop my clogs"! Love the bidet idea. Currently we put toilet paper in plastic sandwich bags. Bidet hose is a much more elegant solution. I have had Spectra water makers for almost 30 years and they have been fantastic. Neel won't change from their brand which is understandable. Then I started thinking of trans Atlantic fuel consumption and making the fuel tank larger and the water tank smaller with two smaller water makers for redundancy. I think I'm driving them a bit crazy. I believe the 47 has the glass partition looking forward to Nav station. It's a really nice feature. Another option is to put a couple of instrument repeaters on the forward bulkhead? That is what I have on my current boat. Really enjoying these little chats but conscious of imposing on your time All the best

The integrel is a super alternator that you no longer need a genset. it works at 48v. sounds like you have it. The dessalator is excellent for desalination. 30 euro water bidet on the toilet seat does the trick. pleasure to help Oliver

Not really. But I'd be concerned if the wind speed was 100 plus perhaps

You should have been there youngy!

Hi Amoo, thanks for the compliment! Actually the ebikes did not live all that long and I would advise against it. Also we had electric scooters which lasted longer but still not that long. We keep fit by using pullies and our own body weight, also using jerry cans full of water. The dog gets us out too. We were thinking to do a video on this.

​@@carryonsailing looking forward to "how to stay fit while sailing for dummies" video, hahaha. Sadly my hair balls will not make me fit as your puppy. You walk the dog but cat walks you (if they feel for it)... Thanks for the advice about e-bikes. I actually have a decent fully mountain bike already but a bit of extra "oompf" while trailing/transporting heavy items could be a better idea but looks like I'll save some bucks.

Yes, save your money. I would take a normal bike or an enduro motorbike aournd 250cc if I thought it was not going to be a nightmare with the salt. If I stay a while in a place I will rent or puchase a cheep enduro / scooter.

@@carryonsailingsailing Interesting news on the eBikes. Many channels seem to be using them as well as the scooters. But I always wondered how they did with the SALT air and water; would they last and be a good investment. Seems like a regular bike using old-fashioned leg power works best.

@@carryonsailing Yes, many folks seem to just rent a local mode of transportation if they stay longer. Obviously, if you are provisioning you would need to rent a car or higher a taxi.

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@@carryonsailing When we last left our intrepid adventurers, they were dodging pirates off the NE coast of South America, so I''m guessing there are some additional videos in the pipeline - Canal, etc. Looking forward to it. BTW, drone adds SIGNIFICANTLY to the footage. Great idea!

Thanks for comments. Actually my camera died for a lot of central America but we got some on our phones. Not good enough for KZfaq.

Hi Norbert, thanks for your comment. We did have one but it is both broken and also expensive to replace. We are trying to fix the GoPro but cannot seem to get batteries sent to us.