So good to see you reminded of some of the things that make your choice of Max Cruise a wise and happy one. I completely agree about how a fast manageable boat adds dimensions to life. Many moons ago I did coastal hopping crusing on a J24, that lightwind speed was a joy, and more comfortable that lolling around or motoring. And if the wind picked up we flew home in the teens with reduced white sail up. Looking forward to see your build progress!
Thank you! Yes, we had such a wonderful time in Thailand, I wish there were an easier way to get here once we're finished, without having to cross the South Pacific.
Love the light wind sailing ability of the Max Cruise. Not many can sail easily in light winds. Great boat Terry. Great job showing it off MJ. I am really looking forward to seeing the 48 and 55 hit the water. :)
Great to see what you boat is going to be capable of. It certainly has the promise of a a sailing catamaran , keep in the light wt push !!!! Cheers Warren
While I am enjoying the build videos, this video makes me realize how much I miss the videos where you are at sea. If I can't wait, I can only imagine how you two are feeling.
The first two years of the build we were enjoying the things that land life affords, but since then we have been more than ready to get back out on the water!
I imagine that getting out sailing on any boat right now would motivate you to complete the build as fast as possible, but to be on a "sister" boat to yours and be able to draw the comparisons in your mind to what the future can be like has to really amp up that motivation to a peak!!
That's a nice looking boat. I can't believe that you guys have already been working on your boat for 3 years... in doesn't seem like it's been that long even since you worked on the last one. It's really turning out great and I'm impressed with your willingness to work on it yourself.
Very nice to see M & J enjoying sailing for a change of pace in a beautiful place. I’m just one data point, but the music kind of detracted a little away from the video. I can’t wait to see you sailing your own Max Cruise in the future.
Very glad your light-air sailing verified the performance you hoped for. I get your decision to open the doorway and skip the L-shaped settee but I like the sociability of an L-shaped seating area and the usability of a fixed table so I would almost certainly go for the L-shaped arrangement. You still get a heckuva good view aft from the salon even with a smaller doorway. Seems like a great boat.
I really liked having the L shaped cockpit seating, but I think a convertible option with the movable seating will be the better solution for Jess and I. Worst case, we can permanently bond it in place later if we want. :)
I guess you'll have diesel as a backup, but when will you even use it? It's so cool that between solar, regen, batteries and sails you'll be able to travel indefinitely without ever turning a motor over.
It's a good backup. I'd love to say that we'd never use the diesel, but I think in reality when it's a liveaboard boat, we'll use it a bit to act as a genset or when we need some more grunt getting into someplace.
Great video, love your enthusiasm for the boat and the lifestyle you see in your futures. Hope you went home ready to kick some fibreglass ass 😁 You may not work for Max Cruise, but you are great ambassadors. I enjoy the build process and I am genuinely excited for the day you wet your hulls and drop your lines.
Nice to hear that you have affirmed your choices and design of your boat. You two look very comfortable and hope you are able to splash soon! What ever happened to the boat shed? Did it get repaired or is it still in tatters?
You guys will go that much faster and higher with your daggerboards. Our daggerboard cat (Pescott) could match all the performance monos both in height and speed-- TP52s however were another story...
You vould have a movable folding table.. or having a floor mounted bracket and a removable leg and top. If the floor brackets set flush into floor you wont get catching your foot on it.
Jess, you were talking about looking forward to down wind and putting up the kite. Disappointed it turned out to be a spinnaker. Otherwise it was still a nice video.
I think (I'm guessing here) that the size for opening deck hatches are dictated by CE for European boats. They have all kinds of requirements - some make sense, others....
Were you able to garner any information on regeneration from the hybrid system? You did good on your choice of cat for sure. It’s going to be an awesome vessel when it’s done.
It works well in sailing like this, but when in bigger seas, the production tends to vary quite a bit as the boat accelerates. They're working on new software to help keep it producing power in more 'sporty" conditions.
I've become so invested in the construction of the boat that I'd forgotten just how ridiculously attractive you both are! Which one do I congratulate for being the lucky one??? 😍😁
Interesting video. Now I’m starting to get it: reasonable speed, light wind sailing while recharging the batteries, multiple seating positions, etc. Nice! Just out of curiosity did you inspect the finished boat’s fairing areas for smoothness for the sake of comparison?
I really like that wonderful boat but that canvas 'wheelhouse' is IMHO a disgrace. How about some light (carbon?) design with more fluent lines doing the yacht justice?
Not sure yet what we'll have on the boat. We learned last time to wait for electronics until the last thing, because you never know what will be available when we launch
@@MJSailing Thanks. Sailing Sweet Ruca uses B&G as we'll as another type that I've never heard about before. This is one of there videos about it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yZJtomdTZLA.html
It takes a build crew of 40? people 12 months to 18 months and more to build a good working catamaran. You two are 3 years into a 7+ year build project as you stand. You need that shell in the water and working. In hindsight, you would have been better off to build a much larger (70'+-) aluminum cat that you could also charter with.
Sorry we took 6 days off from boat building after doing it for 58 days straight. Next time I want a day off I'll put in a request to you for approved time off. 😜
