Hi! We are Ava🇺🇸 and Mads🇩🇰. We spent five years refitting an old Warrior 38 fiberglass sailboat sold everything and left Denmark in 2021. We have been sailing full-time since then continuously improving our sailboat with DIY projects and exploring the world. New video every Sunday at 8:00 PM CET.
I remember when Bryan started to get to the point where he stopped working on the boat. I thought then I would love to see you both in the US making this boat glorious again. I think we are all ready to see the amazing work you both do and hearing the AMAZING work through on the how’s and why’s!!! Keep up the amazing work and hope the paperwork gets sorted out!!
I don't know but probably we the "average" viewers are more interested in blood and sweat and a neverending boat refit than a we are having a super cool life of just sailing around enjoying every moment. Since you're more like a diy channel, i would expect a rise of audience over the long run, and I really hope you get your adsense issue resolved.
welcome to the us folks! heres a tip: register sail life as a business and once done apply for a commercial credit card from lowes. once you get that card you get 5% off of everything you buy and (in hawaii at least) the sales tax is less as they assume you are purchasing for resale. 5% off of their prices could save you thousands on paint brushes, tools, and glorious sanding doohickies.
It's not a 44 foot boat. It's a 88 foot boat.That is why there is all the space you are so struck with. I wish you both all the luck with the rebuild. However, I will be curious as to your thoughts 4 years and $400,000 into this project.
A glorious project it is. It seems like a good decision...but please...don't overpay for this old lady...nobody with a clear mind is going to pay good money for this terrible project! Only Mat can work this out....and that's why everybody is going to look at it every week for the next 3 years! Good luck and....please get rid of the curved windows...they are not seaworthy and will be a pain in the behind!
How in Mat’s name can a man make such a pile of thrown away goods and material, also called money, in a short period of time. He must be the ultimate RIY person.
I would name the cat "Ohio Blue Tip" because that is the name of the match I would toss in it. But, I would watch you tackle it. You can do it & do it right
Mads and Ava, I have followed you from Obliex. I was very impressed with your workmanship when I visited you aboard Athena in Plymouth. The video does not show how well you finished Athena. Your patience to achieve the best of everything you have done is your greatest asset. You both look very excited about your new project. In my experience, fixing, repairing and improving a yacht are far more rewarding than actually sailing. I look forward to many more months (years) of oh glorious sanding 👍👍👍
I get the impression Mabs likes the projects more than the sailing. Not sure I can do another four years of oh glorious sanding but I will give it a go. 😊
Crazy idea, during refit you can use plywood to turn the underside of the boat to a shed, and put an cheap A/C unit there..or when working in the boat just redirect the cool air up through the escape hatch.
*****I noticed you used the word (Decapitation) 2 times in the video about looking at the boat. Once on the plane and the 2nd time in the airport. Maybe these words caused it??
Can't wait for this adventure to begin. Looking forward to seeing you transform the cat to your dream vessel. Love you series and look forward to every video
Hi Mads, after last week I binged Bryan’s videos so I could get the back story, so I have a fair idea of what you are up against. Bryan is such a wonderful character, intelligent, engaging, multi skilled but as he himself admits was rather too comfortable in a chaotic workspace. It was such a shame he was faced with one too many life challenges and had to let go of this project because of multiple reasons. Seeing him in his latest video it was wonderful to see him on his new cat and with his mojo very much back. I do hope your period of limbo (registration papers and Adsense) is short and sweet. Any thoughts of getting the boat sufficiently sea worthy to motor to more temperate climes - that Florida heat is a killer for that sort of work?
Wow, this water RV thing is going to eat you alive financially! Square footage to repair, cost of parts and materials needed, hard spots in the fiberglass from all the holes in hull that were fixed, double engines/props etc etc, maintenance, anchoring cost and compatibility with other anchored vessels, double priced dock space, double priced survey, double priced haul-out, double priced storage, more than double the maintenance. Wise decision? Hmmmm.
Need a collaboration with Holmes on homes ....sailboat edition . I can see you doing the thumbnail pic arms crossed standing back to back ..the headline reading...."I think we will just have to gut it now" !
I am really glad to see that other big sailing RU-vid channels have reached out to you and have offered advice and help! There is nothing better than these other creators, except for those that are part of your Patreon. These big companies are only in business to squeeze as much as they can out of creators, cab drivers and just about anything that you can think of.
Hey Mads, don't sell Athena...yet! Just saying. This looks like a lot of work, and I for one am looking forward to catching most of it. This is where you shine IMHO, and why I've watched you as a Patreon for so long, so go for it. You have help now and the two of you are gonna create something special. Can't wait.
Between taking on an American girl as well as such boat projects, it’s clear that you like punishment. I’m sure it will look great when you are finished.
Oh no, I'm happy with the price we agreed on :) For us, this project represents a huge opportunity. This boat and its story will almost guarantee us a lot of views on RU-vid (my job), so I'm not going to nickel and dime him over a couple of cracks :)
You haven't said anything about the Engines or drivetrain, the electronics, the winches and steering gear, etc. All these things are big ticket items and if they are not good and included you would be better off starting with a good used boat. I understand wanting another project and wanting to trade sweat/work for money spent I just hope it is not a black hole instead of a money pit.
Engines have been rebuilt and had a very low hour count on them before the hurricane (replaced the year before). I believe the electric winches come with the boat. Steering is nice and simple (rack and pinion) from Jefa back in Denmark, so any parts will be easy to get and not expensive. Electronics... well, there is nothing older than electronics on a boat ;) They properly need updating to some extent, no matter what boat you get :) After the refit, we should still have spent under 1/3 of the price of a used Antares 44.
It is probably to late, but you should run very fast and very far from this project. You'll probably spend 750,000 in materials for a 500,000 boat when you find the structural defects.
