Susan, you have a beautiful boat. I am a little jealous, I have to admit... Phil, your company builds great boats, you have a fantastic team, who obviously love their work! Thanks for sharing! Fair winds...
Thanks for the tour Phil, and Congrats Susan. Really like the oak. My impression from other videos is that the interior of the 442 is not as spacious as the larger boats. Presumably this is a natural consequence of scaling things down, but it almost feels like things should have been designed differently to better handle the tighter dimensions. Maybe different finishes would help that, like half smooth white on upper half of the walls and veneers only on lower half. You have very talented interior designers. Ask them to consider this issue. I do understand that a performance boat will have narrow hulls, etc., but I do feel the interior design could be adjusted to compensate for the perception of space.
Hi, I’m Susan, Thank you for your input. I’m also an interior designer and designed my own boat. Many boats have opted for the different finishes. I chose all wood because of the longevity of the finish and warmth. That’s the benefit of buying a Balance, you can design it your way.
I have not heard this, but if so, we’d love to eliminate escape hatches. The ABYC have never demanded them, but CE does, and CE is a European protectionist measure in that unless you build a boat to CE no European can flag it. For this reason we must always do the boats to CE to sustain customer resale value.
Susan, you have a beautiful boat. I am a little jealous, I have to admit...
Phil, your company builds great boats, you have a fantastic team, who obviously love their work! Thanks for sharing! Fair winds...
What a beautiful cat!
Lovely home🥂
Congrats to all
Beautiful.
these 442 boats are right on the money
Beautiful work. You are now setting the standard
Thanks Phil. It's a truly beautiful boat. How tall are you by the way?
Thanks for the tour Phil, and Congrats Susan. Really like the oak.
My impression from other videos is that the interior of the 442 is not as spacious as the larger boats. Presumably this is a natural consequence of scaling things down, but it almost feels like things should have been designed differently to better handle the tighter dimensions. Maybe different finishes would help that, like half smooth white on upper half of the walls and veneers only on lower half.
You have very talented interior designers. Ask them to consider this issue.
I do understand that a performance boat will have narrow hulls, etc., but I do feel the interior design could be adjusted to compensate for the perception of space.
Hi, I’m Susan, Thank you for your input. I’m also an interior designer and designed my own boat. Many boats have opted for the different finishes. I chose all wood because of the longevity of the finish and warmth. That’s the benefit of buying a Balance, you can design it your way.
@@susanwwalling1 Fair enough. Congratulations on a beautiful and performant boat. Fair winds and following seas!
Phil, beautiful vessel. I've heard escape hatches are not mandatory now. Do customers have the option not to have them installed?
I have not heard this, but if so, we’d love to eliminate escape hatches. The ABYC have never demanded them, but CE does, and CE is a European protectionist measure in that unless you build a boat to CE no European can flag it. For this reason we must always do the boats to CE to sustain customer resale value.
I ordered a Balance 442 on Amazon and they said it was delivered but it wasn't. Can you please send another to me?
Hey Susan if you need any help operating the boat or just a great friend, get in touch. 👍😎✌️
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beautiful boat. How many solar panels can a 442 carry? thanks
Min 4 Panels - Max 6 Panels
1600W (4 x 400W panels) on the coach top and another 400W (1x 400W) to 800W (2x 400W) on the davits.
@@balancecatamarans 2000W. With a good battery bank looks good. Tks.