Just found your channel, seems I have some catching up to do! Have enjoyed seeing your take on places, familiar and not, as well as a different approach to a cruising boat. I look forward to many more hours viewing. Cheers!
Well done. Very practical vessel, l had a 50' ketch l single handed up and down the east coast from Port Douglas to Hobart return for five years. I often wished l had an 80' classic schooner. Still looking.
Outstanding tour Norm! I had no idea she has so much room! Love the “stay alive pills” comment! Can you explain the term “survey boat”? Also I have noticed that when yo-yo are at anchor there is a black ball on the winch handle, want is that all about? That rear cabin install looks very roomy & comfortable. The biggest surprise for me was the space in the forward hulls! Did not realize that is where the galley is plus another bunk. Great layout and she doesn’t look like a 19 year old boat. Very nice indeed rom, very nice. Where was Bev & Pip?
Hi Edward, The boat is quite roomy and the layout works well. Nothing 5 star but pretty practical. Over here, a boat "in survey" is one that can work commercially. There are a lot more regulations to comply with. Water tight compartmentation and bilge pumping to name just a few. The black ball is a day mark to indicate that you are anchored. It is one of the collision regulation rules and all boats at anchor are supposed to display the shape. Most recreational boats do not and probably aren't aware of the rule. It is very easy for me to place the ball on the winch handle and comply. The old girl is looking young again with the coat of paint I am applying and that's why Bev and Pip were not on board. The painting is nearly finished and in the next few weeks I am going to replace the timber hand rail (that I have to paint every three months) with a recycled plastic one, that should outlast me without maintenance. (There will be a video in that job for sure). After that it will be time to go and use the boat for some more adventuring. Thanks for the comments mate. Always good to hear from the US.
Hi Super interesting boat, some questions: - How was the process of getting approval the modifications on the superior part of the boat? I mean, to build the rooms, the habitacle, and so. Did you need any special permit, or an engineer to come to your boat and do a paid study? - What material did you use to build the superior structure? Steel beams? - How much did cost the original boat before the modifications? Just curious. As I said, super interesting. You ended having the boat you really wanted. I am also curious that the "big metal pole in the center of the boat for the major sail" didnt require a wire to connect to the rear of the boat to counter the forward push. Kind regards
No permits required.No plans, only in my head. Just measured and built. No steel. All fibreglass over plywood. Mast is supported by swept back shrouds and forstay. Thanks for comments dude.
Hi I really enjoy the content. I'm interested in putting a sail on my powercat, I can't find any details on your channel about the sail setup. If you could either point me in the right direction or make a video with a complete guide of your setup and how you did it I would really appreciate it. Thanks
What a great boat, looks really well maintained and tidy! You've got a lot of roof space, any thoughts to covering it with solar so you can do away with the genset? I suspect you even have enough space to run an auxiliary electric which would work really well in combination with the sail.
Lots solar up there now Dude. 1.2kw. I only run the gen each week to keep it healthy. Don't need to. Not sure about elec drives yet. Thanks for the comment.
What a great tour of a thoroughly practical set up. I will be probably be migrating to something like this when I am too old (or tired) to pull up the sail. Do you think you could make it work in a 10M LOA catamaran package? Just solo with occasional guest.
Yep David, The gen set is a Sea Wasp 6kva. It was the smallest model they produced at the time with fresh water cooling and has been very reliable. It runs on diesel and is located behind the main engine in the stbd. engine bay. Plenty of room for servicing etc. It does run at 3000 rpm and I think the the slower running ones tend to be a bit quieter. Hope this helps.
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Good job 🥳 well spoken and informative 🥳🇦🇺🦘🍻 Thank You 😊
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks dude.
I really do like your philosophy on older simpler power boats
Thanks dude. It definitely works for me.
Brilliant setup great design the way it turned out
Hi Norm, just did a follow up tour. Thanks for your time. Elle
No probs. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the tour of Peggy-Anne. Nice boat! I’ve been around boats ( sailing and power ) all my life.
Don't you love em.
Great setup very well thought out, it’s a credit to you.
Thank you kindly!
Great cruising boat , very roomy l love it
Yeah Dude. She is a great girl to live on.
Thanks for the tour. Great setup...
Just found your channel, seems I have some catching up to do! Have enjoyed seeing your take on places, familiar and not, as well as a different approach to a cruising boat. I look forward to many more hours viewing. Cheers!
Love your boat! Just brilliant. Thanks for showing us around.
A pleasure dude.
Excellent ship tour, a great practical boat thanks Norm.
Thanks Guys
Thank you for the tour Norm. Peggy Anne sure looks very comfortable and seems to have all the comforts. Cheers Jerome
Yeah Jerome, Shes very comfortable and very practical.
Cheers mate.
Thank you for the tour> That is a beautiful boat for a beautiful life. Well done, Sir.
Glad you enjoyed it Dude. She is a lovely girl and the life is great.
Awesome insight Norm thank you for putting that video together
My pleasure dude. Glad you enjoyed it.
Well done.
Very practical vessel, l had a 50' ketch l single handed up and down the east coast from Port Douglas to Hobart return for five years.
I often wished l had an 80' classic schooner.
Still looking.
Yeah Dude. Keep looking. If you go 80' you might need some crew.
Would be nice though.
Yeah Dude. Keep looking. If you go 80' you might need some crew.
Would be nice though.
Great tour - great practical setup Thank you❗️
Thanks John,
An excellent vessel!
Cheers Gray
Thanks Dude. She ain't 5 star, but she's honest.
@@MotorSailingforOldDudes gotta 5 star C'pn.
Great tour of a great boat. Thanks for making the effort to share you shenanigans 🍺
Glad you enjoyed it Dude. We're off again soon.
Outstanding tour Norm! I had no idea she has so much room! Love the “stay alive pills” comment! Can you explain the term “survey boat”? Also I have noticed that when yo-yo are at anchor there is a black ball on the winch handle, want is that all about? That rear cabin install looks very roomy & comfortable. The biggest surprise for me was the space in the forward hulls! Did not realize that is where the galley is plus another bunk. Great layout and she doesn’t look like a 19 year old boat. Very nice indeed rom, very nice. Where was Bev & Pip?
Hi Edward,
The boat is quite roomy and the layout works well. Nothing 5 star but pretty practical. Over here, a boat "in survey" is one that can work commercially. There are a lot more regulations to comply with. Water tight compartmentation and bilge pumping to name just a few. The black ball is a day mark to indicate that you are anchored. It is one of the collision regulation rules and all boats at anchor are supposed to display the shape. Most recreational boats do not and probably aren't aware of the rule. It is very easy for me to place the ball on the winch handle and comply.
The old girl is looking young again with the coat of paint I am applying and that's why Bev and Pip were not on board. The painting is nearly finished and in the next few weeks I am going to replace the timber hand rail (that I have to paint every three months) with a recycled plastic one, that should outlast me without maintenance. (There will be a video in that job for sure).
After that it will be time to go and use the boat for some more adventuring.
Thanks for the comments mate. Always good to hear from the US.
"Stay alive pill's" and "freedom pill's" are what I call my spare ammunition...lol....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe
A real credit to you 👍love the design and layout enjoying your vlogs
Thanks Dude. Shes pretty comfy.
Great set up. I noticed some silicon tubes in the fridge?
Always Dude. Only way to keep Sikaflex for a while.
Nice boat!
Thanks dude.
Great video of your boat. Very practical setup. Keep safe. We watch from france, as English expats.
Thanks for watching Dudes.
Great tour .. Would love to hear of your life experience as a mariner. Stay safe mate and will keep watching...
Thanks for the comments dude.
Great Norm , im very impressed with the work youve done , cheers Phil
Thanks Phil. It keeps me off the streets.
Thanks for the tour. We might see you out there. Will say hi if we do.
Yep No worries Stu. It would br good to catch up.
Nice boat! Been past it a few times!
Yep. Thanks for commenting dude.
Very impressed. No wonder I couldn't work out what nake it was. Certainly a lot of thought went into it.
Thanks for the comment. Yep she is a bit of an evolutionary boat.
Cheers.
Good on ya mate.
Thanks dude.
Late comment Mate
But great tour and do like your boat
Cheers
Tim
No mate....I LOOOVE my boat.
Having built her she has a piece of my heart. She is nothing 5 star, but a very honest old girl.
Hi
Super interesting boat, some questions:
- How was the process of getting approval the modifications on the superior part of the boat? I mean, to build the rooms, the habitacle, and so. Did you need any special permit, or an engineer to come to your boat and do a paid study?
- What material did you use to build the superior structure? Steel beams?
- How much did cost the original boat before the modifications?
Just curious. As I said, super interesting. You ended having the boat you really wanted.
I am also curious that the "big metal pole in the center of the boat for the major sail" didnt require a wire to connect to the rear of the boat to counter the forward push.
Kind regards
No permits required.No plans, only in my head. Just measured and built.
No steel. All fibreglass over plywood.
Mast is supported by swept back shrouds and forstay.
Thanks for comments dude.
Hi
I really enjoy the content. I'm interested in putting a sail on my powercat, I can't find any details on your channel about the sail setup. If you could either point me in the right direction or make a video with a complete guide of your setup and how you did it I would really appreciate it. Thanks
Hi Shane. Happy to help any way I can. Probably better if you PM me.
Thank Shane if you go to my Facebook page you could Private Message me and i could do a video call and show you the set up.
What a great boat, looks really well maintained and tidy! You've got a lot of roof space, any thoughts to covering it with solar so you can do away with the genset? I suspect you even have enough space to run an auxiliary electric which would work really well in combination with the sail.
Lots solar up there now Dude. 1.2kw. I only run the gen each week to keep it healthy. Don't need to.
Not sure about elec drives yet.
Thanks for the comment.
What a great tour of a thoroughly practical set up. I will be probably be migrating to something like this when I am too old (or tired) to pull up the sail. Do you think you could make it work in a 10M LOA catamaran package? Just solo with occasional guest.
Thanks dude. Peggy-Anne sort of evolved, but she is a great boat to live on.
I really like ya boat
Yeah...me too. She's beautiful.
Awesome and Inspiring. Can I ask about the generator- location,size, petrol or diesel etc. Thanks
Yep David,
The gen set is a Sea Wasp 6kva. It was the smallest model they produced at the time with fresh water cooling and has been very reliable. It runs on diesel and is located behind the main engine in the stbd. engine bay. Plenty of room for servicing etc. It does run at 3000 rpm and I think the the slower running ones tend to be a bit quieter.
Hope this helps.
Great video of a very comfortable and practice cruiser. Thank you for sharing. Imac
Hey uncle Norm is that 1.3 litres per naughty mile for both engines or each engine ?
Both Engines
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