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I looked at this Nauticat 40, but I didn't buy it because the lower settee was removed and replaced with an AC-powered fridge and freezer. This modification reduces the seating area, impacts the overall comfort and livability of the boat, and diminishes its functionality.
Couple of things you might want to add: for a pilot house boat they can move. This isn't a motor sailor and the rig is perfect for the design.Hull speed is supposed to be seven and a half knots. I've crewed one of these on a long passage years ago and we just about touched 7 knots in perfect conditions with the tanks almost empty. Designed by Sparkman and Stevens, so damn good design! They're a Nordic boat built for the cold with double hull and deck. I would take one of these over an Amel. The one we were on had the showers drain into the bilge which I hate. Obviously there's windage... Absolute cow to get onto a dock if there's wind but that's all pilot houses. Overall, I love this boat!
Dude, loving the videos. Quick question. What ever happened to the trimaran you guys were working on? Do you still have it, are there more projects? I really enjoyed those videos.
Gorgeous interior, huge kitchen, nice layout. I’m more interested in power boats, even though I’m subscribed to your channel and watch your shorts, but the interior is completely outstanding. I’ve never seen a sitting table in a stateroom like that. That kitchen!
These are MORTORSAILORS for sailing in Scandinavia, Canada or Patagonia, ie. cold weather. Don’t compare them to Oyster or Beneteau, maybe to Island Packet, Tartan, etc.
the old me of one or two uears ago was sad i couldnt afford a boat. the new me is laughing at these ridiculous owners that are letting their boats rot with sky high prices
Every screw in that teak deck is a potential screw. Teak weighs 50 pounds a cubic foot, so there is well over a ton of useless weight in that teak deck. It looks like a motorsailor, but profile views show a sailboat hull underwater. It's nice to be warm and dry in the pilot house, but the dark windows are a real liability when sailing at night. Solid handrails are a very good thing. I sailed across the Pacific, so I have a well informed opinion. No seat for the helm outdoors. :( Dingy in davits means no windvane. :( Wheel forward of the pedestal in "cockpit," which is weird and VERY bad. Imagine your hands banging the pedestal all the time. Strange layout for Florida. Makes more sense somewhere cold. V berth and its upper bunk is absurdly small and cramped. The builder tried to jam a 50' boat into a 40' boat. No seat for EITHER helm. Yanmar diesels are great, but access to the engine and generator? Lousy. Boat built for wee tiny munchkins.
Beautiful piece of art....the attention to detail is self evident...the only thing left to do, is add solar, perhaps a small generator, and for me I would have to have A/C...Canada does have very hot summers...but an ice free harbour in Victoria where year round boaters lay up for winter. Just surprised I didn't see a stern roller for tying up when anchored up in the Rain Forest....l would probably add to the electronics pkg. ie A.I.S. and depth sounder, perhaps a bow thruster. The Bilges were dry as a bone and very clean....
Is there any way possible you could have made the link to your new website any less apparent and more difficult to locate? Moreover, you could speed up your audio part so you could be less comprehensive? Thank you very much.
If you are not familiar with Nauticats, these are the top motorsailors made in Europe. Extremely well built, sturdy, practical, liveable, but obviously very expensive. In fact, the price you indicate ($120K) for this particular vessel is very low. In Europe it would cost at least 50% more. Fantastic choice for your show. Well done.
Yeah, I sell it all the little something like that, but I wouldn’t even come close to the price. I wish somebody would that was rich set me up with a boat like this. It’s always been my dream to be selling out there in the oceans.
