Hi, I am Albert Ho. I am from Hong Kong but live in Vancouver BC Canada for decades. I love Cantonese songs and would like to share my song cover with everyone. I am also a boater who love the sea and wild life. Hope to see you at the sea. :-D
Hi Albert, thanks to your Chanel I realise that my dream of owning a boat can actually be possible! I just have a question regarding the features on the head cabin aka cockpit shower aka restroom, how do you take a shower on long trips? Cheers 🛥️😎
Thank you for visiting my channel. Antares 7 does not have a cockpit shower, but a shower at the boat transom. Antares 8 and above starts having cockpit shower feature. For the long trip, I usually dock at the marina for shower. Or use the transom shower.
The way you move around your boat is insane! Beautiful video and then at the end with that song “O’ surdato Nnamurato” by Roberto Murolo, for me from Naples was beautiful, thank you 😊
Thank you for you review! 👍 Antares 7 is just ideal for cruising, comfort and towing. If anyone has any similar alternatives same size, within the same budget please comment below.
Albert! Thank you for these videos your the man! What size waves are you experiencing in 10:02 -11:00. I live in California and the pacific can be rough like this. I grew up on boats but it is always hard to tell what sizing is going on through video. I was considering getting this boat. Thanks :)
Hmm.. I've always been taught NOT to submerge the trailer. The wheels should never touch water. But here it's mostly salt water though. I usually stop before the water hits the rim, just tire in the water, and then just winch it out. It starts floating pretty quickly.
Depends on what options you pick. Starting price is USD $78,000.00 + Tax according to www.beneteau.com/en-us/antares-outboard/antares-7-ob. Mine is over CAD $150,000.00 with boat trailer.
The way you launch and retrieve your boat with such skill and ease puts a lot of the other boaters in the other videos shown on youtube ,mainly in Florida, look like total beginners.No need for those bits of plastic sticking up to help them guide their boats on to the trailers. A masterclass in all aspects of boating.
I can't believe you made that many mistakes and then actually posted it. Loser. You tied up the ramp forever. Anyone towing a boat that large behind that tiny car has no business trying to educate others.
Hi Albert Ho. Just bought a 2012 ML350 bluetec diesel. Can you do a video of how you install your brake controller and how you setup the ML350 for towing (tow mode vs sport mode vs air suspension max high) and the regular maintenance you do to keep the ML350 going for as long as it can.
See the guy next to u had already released his winch before he got to the water? handle was pinging around and doin 100 revlutions, hope he didnt undo the safety chain as well
I always make sure the Engine starts before I leave the house . I don’t want to drive all the way to the lake to find out it’s dead for some reason. I seen this happen this weekend, skipper put the boat in the water, release it from the trailer and the engine wouldn’t start. Messed with it for over an hour. Put it back in the trailer and left. 🤦♂️
I've been boating since birth, launching my boats from 18-42' with a car full of friends for casual days locally mostly on the great lakes, then on poker runs around the country, to this day the best way is for nobody to touch anything, I have everything under perfect control. Stay in the car until im tied to the dock. Any time people try to "help" it messes up my well planned launch, docking, or retrivial. Only other seasoned boaters are helpful, otherwise most people screw you up!
Like the statement at 3:20 "Slow is you friend, don't rush". I don't think that he would of had too many friends at the ramp that day upon that performance.
Really good--the only thing I add, is a rope from my truck to the boat. When you got in the car, and slid it back a bit--yes, I know that you knew, it would not float off and that's cool. But for me, I have backed up--just a tad, and had the damn thing float off. So I use a cord measured careful, from the back of my truck to the boat at the attachment point, so I can haul it back if she floats off. Anyway, appreciate that you did not submerge the back of your car--no need for that as we both know. One more thing, you are younger and more agile, you climbed that trailer mount like a monkey--I can't. But I did see the coolest step--not cheap--that you attach to the trailer, so guys like me can mount and dismount the boat. You don't need it--obviously, but they are cool. Thanks for posting, this is important stuff for sure. You probably know, to let the weight of the truck be held first, with the emergency brake THEN the gears. But I see people ALL THE TIME, let the weight of the rig rest on the gears--bad, bad, bad. And if I may add, and I know many disagree with me, but I don't encourage boating alone, why? Everything on a boat--think about it, is "redundant", my main engine and a back-up engine, two anchors, two radios, two of everything. Yet, the most important thing, the person, only one? No back-up if YOU get hurt, or you go overboard. To my mind, redundancy there is the most important of all.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, I did the research and try to install those steps to the trailer, but as you said not cheap. So far I can still climb up and down like a monkey. But one day I do need that for sure. Yes, I agree with you that boating alone is risky. But I like boating and enjoy the sea so much. Not that many of my friends and family will join me every time. Usually when I go boating alone, I won’t go far and take extra precautions. Again, thank you for your inputs. 😊
@@albertho_I think your towing capacity on that suv is what 3000lb? That boat,trailer and gear doesn’t weigh 3000? As far as brakes yes I’m familiar with them.
We have Jeanneau 695 which is very similar size as your boat. I was wondering we could drive our boat to Desolation sound from Anacortes (Washington state) as I thought our boat is not big enough and it has single engine. Then I found your trip to Desolation sound! You encourage me to plan this trip! Just having single engine makes me scared 😅
Yes, it is a very similar boat. You probably need double the time since you are from Anacortes. This boat is very capable to go to Desolation Sound, but of course it will use a lot of gas. Desolation Sound is a boater paradise, you must love it. Since you will travel along the coastline, single engine is fine. I am not sure about the traffic from Anacortes to Vancouver, but lots of boat traffic from Vancouver to Desolation Sound. I guess you have VHF radio and C-Tow in case you need help. Of course check the weather before you go.
hello my friend! good videos! have you watched Antares 6 live? if so, how do you like it? I like it a lot, but 7 is also beautiful) thanks for the answer!
This plase is strikingly similar to "Nordåsvannet" (Nårdås lake) in Bergen Norway=) A lake connected to a fjord, i live there and drive a little plastic boat around and out in the Fjord=)
This was my previous boat which is smaller and weight only 3500 lbs. Trailer only weight 1000 lbs. so total is 4500 lbs. ML is very capable to tow. My new boat now weight 5000 lbs and trailer weight 1500 lbs. Total is now 6500lbs. My ML just just barely can tow. I also need to install the brake control in order to brake safely.
