On the Engine room door is a space for dropping a clipboard or binder. This would be for keeping your daily logs when entering the engine room for any maintenance or just to record a walk through inspection.
In all of my life, I never liked all white. HOWEVER, this boat is gorgeous and the white makes everything seem so clean and neat. I really like this yacht.
That boat looks to be in good mechanical shape, the external wood could use some work, sanding and finishing, there were areas of paint that need touching up, however I would expect anyone buying the boat would first take it to a reputable shipyard for a haul out and a full refit depending on the survey report of course. In south Florida Don Patton used to be the king of yacht surveyors, don't know if that still holds true. Back in the 60's through the 80's if a vessel passed a Patton survey you knew it was a stout, safe, dependable and capable vessel. Plus your insurance was a lot cheaper with the Patton seal of approval. I wouldn't even entertain the thought of buying a vessel today without a thorough, technical and structural survey including every system and function. You figure buying a used boat, that in the first year of ownership you will throw down somewhere between 10 and 20% of the purchase price in maintenence and repairs before you even take it out for a cruise. Of course if you're a novice or foolhearty you'll skip that initial yard period and maybe skip your next birthday too. Me, I want to know everything there is about the boat, good and especially bad, before I ever trust my life to it out in the ocean. A 5 dollar part can cripple a vessel or even take it to the bottom if it fails at just the right/wrong time.
@NautiStyles, I have a request. Would you kindly put this video on a repeating loop? This 80 ft. Live-a-board is my dream home. I can’t afford the price, but I would love to fall asleep dreaming about it. Dreaming I’d be the Captain and my deserving crew would have the other 2 staterooms; I’d use the Crew Quarters for paying guests, and that money would be used to pay for the gas. Thank you, Victoria and Rico for all of your amazing videos!
Yes, its about the money, not the ocean. Someone is tired of paying the monthly maintenance on this beast and wants to get a tax write off based on some inflated value that it is not ever going to sell for.
10:19 That makes a HUGE amount of sense. 90% of the time outside of startup/shutdown you wouldn't need to keep a super close eye on the engine monitors. So you could hide them away unless an "idiot light" triggers an alarm. My major complaint about a "sport fisher" styled boat is the lack of a railing as you move along the side of the boat, Victoria, I'm SO glad you seem to share that gripe! My major gripe with this particular video is not seeing Victoria climbing up the tuna tower. Sorry Rico, for ME at least you don't hold the same attraction!
Victoria, not to disappoint you, but those huge master cabinets were initially for Rod Storage not for wife's clothing. On a sportfish, it's a very important feature and the further hidden and locked-away the better. Each rod/reel can be worth hundreds of dollars and a sportfish that big will probably need 16-20 of them just for trolling.
Single side band radio is a development of AM HF radio, SSB is actually a form of modulation that increases the efficiency of the signal. With full AM modulation you have a center carrier wave and an upper and lower sideband on either side which can be observed with an oscilloscope. With SSB the center carrier wave and either one of the sidebands is suppressed and the entire signal is carried in the upper or lower sideband. By having the entire signal carried in a single side band you effectively increase the range of the signal. It is similar to using a pressure nozzle on your garden hose, it restricts the larger stream into smaller stream that can reach much further distances.
@@ChrisHarding-lk3jj That's not entirely accurate, when you use SSB radio you can place two channels on one frequency, you modulate one sideband, say upper for one vessel to use the channel, and another vessel can use the same channel but on the lower side band, this allows two simultaneous and independent calls on the same carrier frequency, therefore effectively doubling the capacity of the radio frequenc band in use. Let's say you want to call someone on a specific frequency band that has a 50KHz channel spacing. With normal AM radio you can have two channels in the space of 100KHz for conversations. But using single side band you can have 4 conversations on that same 100Khz space of the spectrum. Doubling the number of actual comms channels within a frequency band. I was an ET, Electronics Technician in the USCG, I repaired every piece of electronics aboard the vessel upon which I was stationed. We had a pair of 150 watt SSB transceivers aboard and I spent many hours on them trying to keep them working at optimum capability. The distance you can cover with a radio is dependent on a few things, the effective radiated output power of the transmitter final amplifier, the efficiency and gain of the antenna and the standing wave ratio of the tranmission line that connects the transmitter output to the antenna input. It is also dependent on the wavelength of the frequency band you are using. The longer the wave (lower the frequency) the more distance you can cover, plus the altitude of the ionosphere and the number of layers of it, will have an effect on how much extra distance you can cover using a technique called skip.
very nice feature on the engine water intakes. I saved a 65 ft Viking back in 1995 using the engines. We were offshore diving and heard their distress call on the radio while taking a break. Ran over to them. By the time I got in the engine room the water was halfway up the blocks. We had to close the valves and remove the intake hoses to make the engines pump out water. It would have been so nice to have this setup. After that I installed the valves on my boat. You would think it would be more common.
Important comment here. I don't care about fishing whatsoever! I love this yacht! Pilot house is freaking amazing. The boat is like new and well cared for. Jesus! The main salon has all these great windows and light! I can't believe this unit is still for sale yet I am typing this on 8/21/24
Cosplish is used in the military for their galleys and this is the first sport fish boat I have seen with it. Very very expensive. This boat is worth every dime if it is foe sale.
The spot on the engine room door looks like a document holder. In the Army we had those (higher up) on doors such as to the Armory. Duty personnel would record their checks, and if someone went inside they would record when they entered and left. On a boat I would imagine keeping record of periodic checks.
I have watched your channel extensively. I was born in Miami and raised in Sarasota, and my family spent many, many hours on boats. I now live in Dallas, many miles from the Ocean or Gulf but I have a practical suggestion for boat owners. I have a counter top composter that I use to compost all kitchen organic. It doesn’t make biologically active compost but it does take most organic kitchen waste, dry it and grind it and reduce the volume to about 10% of the original volume. It also takes organic waste and makes waste that will take much. much longer to degrade. while stored (I store mine in a sealed container in the freezer). The end result is the my regular trash waste, although I do recycle separately, is mostly plastic and paper that can’t be recycled. On a yacht you might add the composted material to the compactor, but the end result is still much less waste, no need for a kitchen disposal, and waste that has a much lower probability to produce unwanted odors. I’m not sure why I don’t see these countertop composters on yachts with available AC. I might also mention that I run my composter every 2-3 days for 2 hours, and I cook every day. Just something to consider. Scott in Dallas.
Midship or mid rigger. Omg!! When you went inside her, I could not believe how beautiful she is! I could easily live on her with Gunny the Great Dane. I really like this boat! Thank you for pleasantly surprising me. I almost passed on watching because of the outside.
I really like this boat, the interior was a big surprise when you first walked in the door, I was thinking wow look at that open floor, its perfect for a classroom to teach others what they will need to know when going fishing in the ocean. I wonder how much it would cost to lease vs to buy this boat. Buying up several 20 year old boats and using them for fishing tours in the Florida waters and to the Bahamas would be a great job for retired old water dogs. If I was to have a fishing boat that took others out deep sea fishing, I'd definitely have a video for the people to see that taught them correct way to tie the knots and how to do their own rigging on their lines before going fishing. I have always wanted to teach others things that they are able to teach others when they are older. Passing knowledge is the best way of keeping it alive years from now. Im happy to say i have taught many others the proper way to hunt and fish when I was younger and now being older i get to think about how many people have the knowledge I have shared instead of keeping it all to myself. I've never been a greedy person and I have always wanted to teach others the correct way and I know those i taught will pass on what they learned from me and thats awesome to give such a gift to others. Share the Love, because love is the glue that holds everything together in our Universe.
that place on the door is for log booking for everything done in the engine room remembering to take it in as going in and leave it there when leaving and to keep it dry. Important records for haulouts, sales transfer, troubleshooting, and keeping things up to date. Valuable for survey and insurance as well.
We enjoy your videos. We are looking for a bigger MY than our Gulfstar 44. Never looked at yacht fish as we don't fish deep sea enough to dedicate our boat to it. However a 60' boat of this type would be fun to check out. Thanks for expanding our vision. I love all your blue striped outfits and your enthusiasm, Victoria. Most of my clothing in my boat locker are blue striped! And Rico adds so many interesting mechanical points. Thank you both for great, fun videos.
Outstanding video! I never thought Donzi had it in them to make such a beautiful sportfishing yacht! 🙂 For me personally, 20 less feet and the same fuel capacity, you would be hard-pressed to find me! 😁👍🤟
I aam not into owning a boat but rent one with crew would be fun. But 2 years ago your channel came up in my fees and i tought "hey,lets give it a chaance" Still here :) because i like the way you are and presenting your videos.. Greetings from Oslo, Norway
I remember seeing this boat at FLIBS around 2017 for sale. The interior wood was the same color and finish as the wood in the forward portion of the cockpit. I noted water leakage on the starboard side on the interior wood and headliner. Hence the interior be redone.
that is a really nice fishing boat that you could take on a 3 hour tour .. a 3 hour tour.. wait, we've seen that show before lol ... seriously it is really nice on the inside and has some good room on the outside.
Stunning interior! Whoever did the refit outdid themselves! Another Gold Standard Yacht Tour from Team Victoria & Rico! Can't wait to see the maiden voyage of your Bering! (Note to passengers-might want to bring hearing protection because Rico's sound system will exceed safe decibel levels-just kidding, but you never know)
The furono MF/HF Single Side Band radio telephone ? I do not recognize this model but the system was fairly widely used before satcom made it's entry .
I would think the slot holder on the outside of the engine room door would be to hold the logs for your hourly checks of the engines.. There should also be a place to put ear muffs after all those engines would be fairly noisy when going. Thanks for the video.
Rico and Victoria, I was unaware that Donzi made a sport Fisher that size. I used to work at Teakdecking Systems, about half a mile from where Donzi was located in Sarasota.
I like because of Victoria, sub because of Rico and enjoy doing it because of the content provided :) (this boat looks really nice and she doesn't look like a 2000 boat!!)
Nice boat, especially considering the history of Donzi and Fort Lauderdale. This is only the second one I ever even seen. Me personally I would not have had a problem climbing up that tuna tower- just like climbing a tree!
Back in the day, one of my friends had a Donzi powerboat. It was really nice...but, that boat was a money pit...big time !! Even when it wasn't in need of some repair, it still had huge operating costs for just 1/2 of a Saturday on the lake. 😁🚤
there is a type of storage shelving, which can have multiple shelf units which roll for side to side to access. i think that could be extremely useful on a larger vessel, where needing as dense a storage space as possible but Having the space to justify having one, would be epic. so, like having a dry goods pantry, where you have such a unit, and all you have to do is turn a handle to move the shelf to access the space between, but ti Wont move unless you want it to, but it could in theory hold way more than a similar size space that was stationary or immovable. i believe they are called "Levrack" shelves. could be something to look into, if yer interested.
A radio telephone is pretty self explanatory. It just what was used before Satellite phones & cell phones. Usually single band so you have to say "over" when you finished speaking so the other person could reply.
Thanks for the like button info that was helpful for all the channels I watch too know it's better to wait until the middle. I always did right off so I did not forget. Also Love this concept for boat ownership. Really cool idea.
Um Fisher Donzi espetacular 👍..... Embarcação para muitos dias em alto mar.....apreciando a pesca oceânica e a vida a bordo...... Obrigado pelo vídeo 👍🙏
23:15 The little pocket at the bottom of the door confused me as well, then I noticed the little velcro strap about halfway up the door. I'm going to guess this is for a broom, I could be wrong but that is my guess.
I would rather land on my head in the water than land on my shoulder on the dock. The mystery Furuno is a Single Side Band radio. Can you imagine how much fun it would be to dive from the tower? REALLY nice boat, living aboard would be a dream come true.
This yacht 🛥️ would be a perfect yacht to buy to go fishing 🎣 on the reef off Queensland, or an AMAZING live-a-board that family living area is the size of small apartment… AMAZING 🤩
i loved how happy rico got knowing his wife knows her stuff. I dont think girls know how much it means to us guys when they are knowlegdeable on the things we geek over.
I have been watching your channel for about a year. And this is one of the nicer boats I've seen. It is absolutely spectacular in all aspects. Very beautiful
Absolutely beautiful boat. I want one. Also, Victoria is so beautiful to look at I have to watch the video twice to actually see all of the boat properly. Well done Rico!! Sorry for being creepy but I just had to share that with you. One thing I’d like to hear is how much the boats you review cost. Helps to put everything in perspective. Thanks for all your vids, you guys are awesome!!
I thought you guys were adventurous. Boat moored up, pretty day and neither of you would climb up to the tower. The youtube short that would have made would have shook the internet! Just think of the crew scrambling up there in tough seas. Very cool vid of a sportfisher.
