Thanks again. Yes, the only thing it needs is an engine guard for covering the belts whilst running.

@@carryonsailing Well, you know how it works - same as reefing, as soon as you think about it.....

Will do!

Ok will do!

HI John, Great to hear from you my friend. I bet it didn't take you long to get there. Actually that is one of the things I will talk about in the next video. Rio Dulce seems like a long time ago. hope all is well with you and the boat. J and E

Thanks Dave. That's honestly the best comment yet.

Great point! I agee, for the money she ticks a lot of boxes

Thanks again Caleb, you should buy one...

I think I’m currently in talks lol. Seller is getting back to me on price

Shaft is now available, wasn't when I bought.

Our pleasure!

Hi Agne. Hope you're enjoying

Welcome. Thanks for watching

Our pleasure! Glad to be adding value.

Good to see you back Jay. Hope all is well where you are. J

Glad you like them!

Thanks Ralf. Back in business

I will do this in one of the next videos for you Tone.

@@carryonsailing that was my question. We r waiting for that v capsule.

Thanks! Will do!

Thanks!

gives you a good impression of the difference from a 45 Jan also.

@@carryonsailing Right, the Neel 51 is just in a different league compared to the Neel 45 and the Neel 47. It checks many more boxes for me and my family. Still hope to charter one next year for a week or so to really check it out. Only it is hard to find it as a bareboat charter. Anyway, you guys make great videos that already give a really good impression about what to expect. I also loved the Q&A sessions some time back. Carry on! ;-)

@@janwantstosail Glad to hear, Carry on!

Room space isn't an issue tbh. Space isn't a concern at all on the 51. Lombard hit the spot with his design.

Thanks, I am delighted someone enjoys it. Love your username also....

Get the yanmar sail drive mate. Its fine.

Yes, absolutely

Second that

Wow AJ, amazing kitties you are taking care of. Did you take any of your cats to your sailboat? If yes, any tips? 2 of my Norwegian beasts will join my trip and hope that they will acclimate to the new bumpy environment

Coming soon!

Coming soon!

@@amookalyptica some day!

Feit Italy pump. They have loads of offerings. New version doesn't need accumulator

yeah, i am not keen on the 52 either mate. Loosing all the good points of the 51

No definitely not. If you wanted to motor into wind away from a leeshore it would be fatal. Also the armas are submerged and in the air depending what tack you are on.

@@carryonsailing Thanks for rapid response and experienced insight. I thought maybe you could add the redundancy and handling of a catamaran, and eliminate the hull leaking risk. Even so, I have watched a lot of videos of folks working on their boat and they are all cramped and contorted, always uncomfortable. I have never seen anything as nice as that tech and engine room. I think combined with the main floor master suite, that is a potent selling point. Keep these great videos coming!!

Thanks troy. I like you're thinking all the same.

Hi, it would be cheaper to just get a mini split and less maintainance. Find a spot for the square box chiller thing somewhere outside if there is space. Avoid webasto aircon. Generator: Onan Cummins or whisper (master volt). Try and get the mini split with a high Seer rating. Something over 20 Seer.

@@carryonsailing thanks for the advice. I thinking of just maxing out on panels and lion batteries, inverter. No genset or central air. Less holes in the boat and things to break.

I have VERY VERY high capacity pumps and have tested them well. Its not an issue. Thanks for the thought though.

LOL, thanks for answering, probably a silly question from me, who only sailed dingys. Probably got to thinking about catastrophic conditions due to the utube vid of the fellow who near lost his monohull after setting out on a shakedown with a couple of through holes open and his pumps powered from a battery bank strategically positioned in his bilge cavity. He was saved by the coast guard. It has got me thinking though of the structural implications of taking on water in the center hull of a tri (-if-) your pumps fail - do the beams to the floats flex?, or can you release load on one side?

It floats when floundered. No question is a stupid one if it is answered.

Werner thanks for the comment, the problem is the prop. shaft seal. It is wedged forward if you catch fishing line or anything else. Hard to explain but you can see in later videos. It is no biggie if you could remove all the water and oil from the transmission like you can on a YANMAR engine/ saildrive. Hence why I would recommend a Yanmar saildrive at present. The water maker is a series of filters and then reverse osmosis like you describe. It is very efficient these days and no distillation required. Autopilot is run from GPS. We have 3 different GPS units and one fluxgate compass. Also thank you for protecting our freedom during your time in the US navy. KR James and Eva.

@@carryonsailing Thanks for the sentiment! However, like any kid at the time I was in it for the fun and adventure. "See the world and all that." I found I was smarter than the average sailor and much more ambitious. I made rank quickly and if I'd have stayed in could have gone up a long way. It was the stupidity of my seniors that did me in, so got out after a few years. This, of course, was during the Viet Nam conflict, which I found was to bizarre for words. Enough of that. The wonders of Google! I looked up the saildrive of both the Volvo and Yanmar. I thought they went straight back out of the hull, but they go down out the bottom. I guess the difference is just the way they are sealed because the basic design looks the same. Do the blades fold on the prop when you are under sail in order to reduce drag? I'm the one that used to take all sorts of mechanical things apart when I was a kid just to see how they were made. Luckily they were already broken and discarded so didn't get the wrath of God come down on me. Lol

Sounds like quite an adventure you have had in life Werner. I would love to hear it over a pint. Yes the prop is a folding one from Volvo. It is required and doesn't affect docking at all. The seal is under the anodes. Easy to get to once hauled out.

Have you read The Sand Pebbles by Richard McKenna? It's about an American Navy machinist mate on a Yangtze gunboat in the 1920s. He trains a Chinese man how to run the engine - so lots of interesting technical information (coal and steam so I guess no modern application.) McKenna was career US Navy served in China in the 1930s, WWII, Korea. Great novel, great Steve McQueen movie as well.

@@WillN2Go1 I have never seen the book but I do remember at least hearing about the movie. I don't remember if I ever saw it. I'll have to see if I can get the book from the library. You're right about the old steam system back then. Coal fired boilers and reciprocating engines. Yikes! Lol Thanks.

Thanks Guy, Mission accomplished!

not if you have a 24v boat, and not if you want to cool any room. The BTU output is insufficient and would be akin to a mouse fart.

Your speakers don't work

What?!? I can't hear you?

No wonder I could not hear , i just turned my volume up. Hey sometimes we, old timers see phantoms in this new type of Radios called smart phones. They drive me nuts, not smart at all.