Really excited to see your progress. Love this boat and have narrowed it down to 3 myself. Antares 11, Regal 36 XO, and Jeanneau NC 1095. I personally would have tried to come to an arrangement with the dealer and kept the engines and asked for some other concessions of some form in the way of service etc. Missing out on almost an entire boating season just seems to be a lot to give up over an engine color. Life is short. Really excited to hear about the sea keeper because that is a must have for me no ifs ands or buts and the biggest reason the Regal is still on my short list.
Thanks for commenting. We definitely debated whether to stick with the black engines or wait for the white. Part of the decision was that we had already been through a couple of delays, so the season was already more than half over, and we knew we wouldn’t get the boat underway until September anyway - even with the black engines. Given the shortness of the season in Buzzards Bay, we have mostly resigned to just let it go for the year. But, definitely a nuanced decision, and I can see your point - especially since I’m not a young man. 😎 As far as the Seakeeper goes, updates won’t come until next season. But, my wife definitely has issues with motion, so a Seakeeper was an Absolute requirement for us, too. At the moment, the big thing showing up for me is that the Beneteau factory locations for a bunch of gizmos in the lazarette are going to need relocated. I’m confident the marina who will be doing our install can do the job well. They looked at another A11 before we even purchased our boat in order to sort out if it was even possible, and whether we needed a Seakeeper 2 or 3, given that we have a flybridge. (We bought the 3.) There is definitely a lot of complicated battery & gizmo moving, which is especially complicated because we bought the generator, which takes up the forward portion of the lazarette. We will keep you up-to-date when the season begins. Thanks again for watching.
Sorry your 2023 boating season will be lost. Your situation is one that I avoided by moving to Florida. My boating season is 365 days a year. I sold my bow rider and now looking at the Beneteau as a weekender. I look forward to staying updated on your adventure. Best of luck.
Thanks for the good wishes. We are planning to use the boat (eventually) as a way to escape our short season here by taking it to FL & spending 4-6 weeks on it during the cold up here (vs renting / buying / moving, because we like Cape Cod). But, we’ve gotta have a boat first! 🥴🤦♂️😁
Maine boater here. Covid delays hit us hard. Ordered 2020, came in Oct 2021, splashed spring 2022. Transducer under generator held things up. Second season now….Worth the wait! It’s a great couples boat. Haven’t seen another up here….I know allocations are hard to come by. Good luck!
I’m bracing to more rigging tweaks after the engines arrive, so I’ve written off the season. But thanks for the reinforcement about its awesomeness! Have fun with yours for the remainder of the season. Thanks for watching. And pls subscribe to help with video boosting 😁
If Beneteau and your dealer can give you a hard date on when the boat will be finished, then I would say go ahead and use it this year, provided that date fits into a reasonable usage window for this season. Good luck and I look forward to future videos.
It won't be ready in September, even if the motors turn up! There'll be something else. Note that the reverse cycle a/c warms the boat - we usually run through November. I would leave it in the dealer shop and take delivery on the spring - when the warranties start!
I’m bracing myself for just what you say - that sea trials will turn up more stuff, delaying it more. I haven’t yet truly broached the subject of making sure the warranties start in the spring if handover doesn’t happen. Probably better do so.
Not sure what you’re asking; we bought ours here in the US. (Still don’t have delivery; it’s technically ready, but the season is over here, and boats are coming out of the water, so we’re not putting ours in until next season.)
Ouch. I guess I need to keep my woes in perspective. Beneteau says that Mercury’s “supply chain backlog is easing”, and Beneteau is seeing increasing numbers of engines each month. This gives me some hope that the “September allocation” assurance is probable. Thanks for grounding me.
I would have ate the cost not covered by the refund; you spent X amount on the boat already; plus your RU-vid channel hinges on the boat and content for the summer! After a few days out on the water the color of the engines as well as the partial refund would have been a distant memory.
