I am going to make a very deep bow. This ship, which you created, is beautiful rebuild, practical designed for daily use. And I have an enormous respect for your persistency, not giving up for 5 years, which were not always easy. And last but certainly not least, Eva and Mats, congratulations with your marriage, may you both enjoy each others company for a very long time, together with Athena!
Thanks for the tour and comparison video on the original layout. So much done, and yet it seems you have a lot more to do before she is 100% to your liking. Until next week….Sea Yoo !
Love the 'Unobtanium 2000' stenciled on the cooktop. We used to use that as a joke in the Aviation industry, when the military would want something that weighed nothing, cost nothing and had infinite strength. Your refit results are awesome.
I am supersized that no company has picked up on this unfilled space in the market. Force 10, where is your gimbled induction cook top with a configurable power limit?
@@Nerd3927 Agreed. The Victron Inverter/Charger does a nice job of drawing from the batteries, if the Alternator/Genset isn't supplying enough power. I'm a huge fan of Victron. Looking to get rid of my Propane stove as the excess heat coming off it is not good in the summer. BTW, when you do the USA tour, come up the Chesapeake Bay. We're located at the top where you would cut through the C&D canal into the Delaware River. Always welcome.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! on your wedding. I hope that the two of you have many happy years together, and that your marriage blesses you as much as mine has blessed me.
Look at how far you've come since I started. I have never had a sailboat, and I will likely never have one, I'm here for the satisfaction of amazing craftsmanship, Mads' and now Ava's amazing personalities. I remember way back in the Obelix days. I remember Mads sailing to Scotland to get Athena, the rudder, Mads bitterly (well as bitter as Maids can be) naming a smiley face he drew on the wall Wilma and calling it his girlfriend, selling Obelix, getting Ava there, and so much more. Congratulations, look at everything you have done and say "We did that!"
About that head door handle/latch....😜 You should be proud of your project, it's really well thought out & executed, beautiful as well as functional! Flowers are a nice touch...
Wow! I can tell much thought has gone into this refit, it’s definitely the best I’ve seen. Now I’m going to have to go back and binge watch the ones I missed. Originally, I wrongly assumed it was just another “beat it to fit & paint it to match” kind of refit and I just can’t stand the idea of not cleaning anything & just covering up grime that I see enough of in homes that have been repo’d or updated... You both are a breath of fresh air and one of so very few that want everything done right & safely. I’m paranoid about redundancy in my homes and make sure we can be comfortable if there’s no electricity, heat or water so it’s even more impressive to see it done beginning without “inland power”.
Huge Congrats and Well Wishes on your marriage. The crew of the s/v Harmony, Doug, Beth, and Emmy Lou are very happy for you both. Fair winds from all three of us on WS42 Harmony!
Nice to see the boat nearly finished. Better than many new boats in fact. Congrats on getting hitched and amazing that two people actually agree that sailing and living on a boat is a good idea. My wife wont go anywhere near a boat smaller than the Queen Mary.
I love that you guys built the boat for you. Your tastes and the way you live. I always though it a bit odd to have two heads on boat that size. Great job.
My favorite thing about the boat tour is that every single item in every shot brought back a memory of the episode(s) of you handcrafting it. You have not only built a work of art but a well-made, fully-functioning dream. It has been a great 5 + years. I have even gotten used to there being water around your boat too 🙂
I loved this video, it has “volume” that’s interesting and I love the way you both present it and give the information of the area you’re visiting. I haven’t watched a lot during the refit, but I’ll be here for the rest of the ride!!
Congratulations on getting married👏🏼👏🏼. Can't believe it's been 5 years refitting Athena. She looks in great shape. I will never stop admiring your dedication and workmanship. Miss Youkul and Oblix btw.
I have been watching for well over 2 years now. I thoroughly enjoy watching these videos as much as the first ones. Even more so now as the projects are becoming more " finish work" as it were.
C’mon, you know that dodger is not just 80s sci-fi. It’s a repurposed X-wing cockpit! Jokes aside your tour has made me realise how much of the rebuild I’ve watched in real time. All of which has been first class work.
The quality of work is outstanding, there is no one in this shpere that come near your level of crasmenship. You have created a unbelievable library of knowledge and inspiration.. thanks you to both of you.
I’ve seen Mads go from wistfully accepting that women who wanted to sail round the world were hard to find to being happily married. Congratulations to both of you. My wife and I have been together for almost four decades and I still look forward to seeing her (almost) every time I do. I hope and trust you stay happy together for as long and longer.
All the best in years to come my wife and myself have been married for 50 years in June. I at the moment am aboard my 40ft Van De stadt rocking and a rolling but I still enjoy you and Ava carrying on. Don't keep things too yourself have your say and even if you're right or wrong. Sorry Madds you have to buy Ava flowers. Tony.
You guys have done an amazing job refitting Athena. One question ,why don't you have a micro wave ? They are so convenient and a micro wave would be so much easier to heat up food or drinks when it's hard to stand when your sailing in rough weather. The only complaint I've have is I wish the videos were longer. They seem to be over as soon as they get started and then it's a week wait until the next video. Ava you did a fantastic job commentating the video and you seem more relaxed and having fun . Stay safe my favorite people ,take some couples time for yourselves and enjoy your life togeather. God bless you both and never change who you are like so many of the sailing channels have done to draw in more viewers. Have a great week ,see ya!!!!!!
That induction cooktop you saw is mated to a convection oven / microwave combination. I would *love* to buy one for my boat, but as you saw they are made from unobtainium. I suspect that someone will eventually offer one, but most of the marine stove/oven suppliers lack the sophistication to build an integrated microwave.
You need a little 'L' shape hinge up table-top/desk on that half bulkhead in the forward cabin, so that when you are sat on the bench you have a workspace to get the laptop and your coffee conveniently to hand (the 'L' shape will work nicely for ingress/egress also ;)
Ava! Your spice rack! I personally believe that is a grand highlight of your boat. I love it. (And I also love you and Mads, and especially, Athena. What a beautiful gal!) 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Congratulations and best wishes! Fairwinds with following seas. Happy and glorious adventures with less glorious sanding in future ventures. Great job with the refit and rebuild. Beautiful vessel.
Hiya to you both, and congratulations on your wedding!!! You should consider doing RUclips tours of different types of yachts on your journeys. This one was great, your voices are so pleasant to listen to and together you have are a font of knowledge about how to get the results you want/need most especially with Mads knowledge of computing. Think about it, different, unusual boats brought to a greater public? Stay safe, Steve...
All I can say Guys, is you have done a brilliant job on that boat. I mean, I love the timber look, believe me, but what you have done in brightening up the interior of Athena is so good and modern looking. You could almost mistake this for a brand new boat and version of the original. Good work. can't wait to see the finished job, which will probably be in around 10 years or so.
The boat looks fantastic, it is unreal how much work you have put into it and yet it is not yet complete. It is very well thought of and very functional. Congratulations, Richard
Came here from Cadoha, will stay because of your engaging styles and your amazing work on your boat...⛵ A very good job, with lots of helpful hints and tips... I'll be watching your early ones to see how you moved bulkheads and the effect on the hull/deck. Thanks 👍
Just finished watching the whole Athena refurb series, well done, she is a credit to you - some female touches will help. Good luck in the future and I look forward to following your travels in the future! Bon voyage!
Whistle stop tour, and the work that went into it beggars belief! Lots of great details. We have the bimini enclosure covering the helm position, not sure if it's possible on your layout, the difference on passage is spectacular. Hope you two are having great fun!
Congratulations on your wedding. Looking at the enclosure preview, you may want to include the helm inside the enclosure to keep dry sailing in inclement weather. Great channel!
My most waited video on the channel and also I loved the new intro, it’s so funny the way that you managed your marriage without recording it again. Congratulations
Yeah, she's the wife! Congratulations to both of you, I wish you luck and happyness wherever you sail!
I think you meant to say you wish them Luck not Lick.
@@Bill23799 Yes, I guess so! ;)
@@jjordii71 Of course good luck can lead to good lick.
I can’t believe it’s been 5 years with Athena. I remember the Oblix days. All have been a great adventure and thank you for taking us along.
WHAT no mention of the spice rack!!!! 🤣 great update 2x👍
I am going to make a very deep bow. This ship, which you created, is beautiful rebuild, practical designed for daily use. And I have an enormous respect for your persistency, not giving up for 5 years, which were not always easy. And last but certainly not least, Eva and Mats, congratulations with your marriage, may you both enjoy each others company for a very long time, together with Athena!
Congrats on your wedding. You two look to work so well together and wish you all the happiness. Keep living the dream! David, Mary, and family.
She's an absolute gem Mads. Also, Athena is pretty good too... Well done to you both and hats off to the ton of work done over the years!
Your setup, the modern thinking on space use, comfort and the whole engineering setup it impressive! Kudos! And thank you for the inspiration!
Thanks for the tour and comparison video on the original layout. So much done, and yet it seems you have a lot more to do before she is 100% to your liking. Until next week….Sea Yoo !
Love the 'Unobtanium 2000' stenciled on the cooktop. We used to use that as a joke in the Aviation industry, when the military would want something that weighed nothing, cost nothing and had infinite strength.
Your refit results are awesome.
I am supersized that no company has picked up on this unfilled space in the market. Force 10, where is your gimbled induction cook top with a configurable power limit?
@@Nerd3927 Agreed. The Victron Inverter/Charger does a nice job of drawing from the batteries, if the Alternator/Genset isn't supplying enough power. I'm a huge fan of Victron. Looking to get rid of my Propane stove as the excess heat coming off it is not good in the summer.
BTW, when you do the USA tour, come up the Chesapeake Bay. We're located at the top where you would cut through the C&D canal into the Delaware River. Always welcome.
Again, congratulations on your wedding. Happy sailing...
Thanks Ava. Best tour of the boat. It gave a real feel of the what you have accomplished and the comfort you will enjoy on your travels.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! on your wedding. I hope that the two of you have many happy years together, and that your marriage blesses you as much as mine has blessed me.
Look at how far you've come since I started. I have never had a sailboat, and I will likely never have one, I'm here for the satisfaction of amazing craftsmanship, Mads' and now Ava's amazing personalities.
I remember way back in the Obelix days. I remember Mads sailing to Scotland to get Athena, the rudder, Mads bitterly (well as bitter as Maids can be) naming a smiley face he drew on the wall Wilma and calling it his girlfriend, selling Obelix, getting Ava there, and so much more.
Congratulations, look at everything you have done and say "We did that!"
About that head door handle/latch....😜 You should be proud of your project, it's really well thought out & executed, beautiful as well as functional! Flowers are a nice touch...
Wow! I can tell much thought has gone into this refit, it’s definitely the best I’ve seen. Now I’m going to have to go back and binge watch the ones I missed. Originally, I wrongly assumed it was just another “beat it to fit & paint it to match” kind of refit and I just can’t stand the idea of not cleaning anything & just covering up grime that I see enough of in homes that have been repo’d or updated... You both are a breath of fresh air and one of so very few that want everything done right & safely. I’m paranoid about redundancy in my homes and make sure we can be comfortable if there’s no electricity, heat or water so it’s even more impressive to see it done beginning without “inland power”.
Very unique streamlined boat. A real pleasure to be given an overview. Than you
Huge Congrats and Well Wishes on your marriage. The crew of the s/v Harmony, Doug, Beth, and Emmy Lou are very happy for you both. Fair winds from all three of us on WS42 Harmony!
Your boat building skills are exquisite Mads; Athena must be the best rebuild ever.
Absolutely amazing workmanship!Your yacht is first class and something you should be extremely proud of.
Stay healthy and we'll see you next week.
I like the new interior layout. And 2 heads with showers is great
Nice to see the boat nearly finished. Better than many new boats in fact. Congrats on getting hitched and amazing that two people actually agree that sailing and living on a boat is a good idea. My wife wont go anywhere near a boat smaller than the Queen Mary.
Yea Congrats on the Marriage. May God bless you with a very happy life together!
NASA surely has lost out on not having an Einstein like you, my highest compliment and best regards to you both, happy sails to you.
I love that you guys built the boat for you. Your tastes and the way you live. I always though it a bit odd to have two heads on boat that size. Great job.
My favorite thing about the boat tour is that every single item in every shot brought back a memory of the episode(s) of you handcrafting it. You have not only built a work of art but a well-made, fully-functioning dream. It has been a great 5 + years. I have even gotten used to there being water around your boat too 🙂
Your videos are fantastic! Your workmanship, too, is exceptional.
I loved this video, it has “volume” that’s interesting and I love the way you both present it and give the information of the area you’re visiting. I haven’t watched a lot during the refit, but I’ll be here for the rest of the ride!!
Oh and btw..CONGRATULATIONS on tying the knot!!! 😊
congrats on the marriage i hope all goes well. thanks for the tour of your vessel. take care and have a great week
Wow! Have been watching many years it seems. Love the detail. She's a beautiful boat.
Congratulations on getting married👏🏼👏🏼. Can't believe it's been 5 years refitting Athena. She looks in great shape. I will never stop admiring your dedication and workmanship. Miss Youkul and Oblix btw.
Congratulations to you both and I wish you both the vevy best ....
I have been watching for well over 2 years now. I thoroughly enjoy watching these videos as much as the first ones. Even more so now as the projects are becoming more " finish work" as it were.
Congratulations on your wedding, I wish you lots of love and happiness
Congratulations on your wedding. Wish you both all the best and Fair winds. Cheers
C’mon, you know that dodger is not just 80s sci-fi. It’s a repurposed X-wing cockpit! Jokes aside your tour has made me realise how much of the rebuild I’ve watched in real time. All of which has been first class work.
X-wing cockpit indeed! I have been thinking why they wanted to keep that, but now it all makes sense.
Not cockpit. Canopy! :-)
It truly is an incredible transformation. Well done.
The quality of work is outstanding, there is no one in this shpere that come near your level of crasmenship. You have created a unbelievable library of knowledge and inspiration.. thanks you to both of you.
I’ve seen Mads go from wistfully accepting that women who wanted to sail round the world were hard to find to being happily married. Congratulations to both of you. My wife and I have been together for almost four decades and I still look forward to seeing her (almost) every time I do. I hope and trust you stay happy together for as long and longer.
Exactly, my house just isn't right when my wife is away. We only have 29 years together
I'm 42 and am still searching, haha. I thought I'd found the one but in the end it just wasn't her dream. One day.
Congratulations for both an amazing living space and being a married couple.
Beautiful sea vessel. Great craftsman work. Can't wait to see your adventures.
All the best in years to come my wife and myself have been married for 50 years in June. I at the moment am aboard my 40ft Van De stadt rocking and a rolling but I still enjoy you and Ava carrying on. Don't keep things too yourself have your say and even if you're right or wrong. Sorry Madds you have to buy Ava flowers. Tony.
Yes! She's the wife at last!
All the best!
:-*
And nice comparison of the before&after of the boat!
Thx a lot!
:-D
Congratulations!
The doger has always remenided me of 80's sci fi. It's fracking fantastic!
Congratulations on finding a great wife that loves sailing . You are so lucky. Have a great time sailing.
Great video and summary of all ur hard work. I'm looking forward to seeing your stainless steel effort.
Seeing your progress is the highlight of my week. Thanks!
And because outdoor grilling is AWESOME!
You guys have done an amazing job refitting Athena. One question ,why don't you have a micro wave ? They are so convenient and a micro wave would be so much easier to heat up food or drinks when it's hard to stand when your sailing in rough weather. The only complaint I've have is I wish the videos were longer. They seem to be over as soon as they get started and then it's a week wait until the next video.
Ava you did a fantastic job commentating the video and you seem more relaxed and having fun . Stay safe my favorite people ,take some couples time for yourselves and enjoy your life togeather.
God bless you both and never change who you are like so many of the sailing channels have done to draw in more viewers. Have a great week ,see ya!!!!!!
That induction cooktop you saw is mated to a convection oven / microwave combination. I would *love* to buy one for my boat, but as you saw they are made from unobtainium. I suspect that someone will eventually offer one, but most of the marine stove/oven suppliers lack the sophistication to build an integrated microwave.
Congratulations.
Incredible journey so far. Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations Mads and Ava!
Great tour! I have been following for some years now since you sailed her back from Scotland and Athena is truly a true beauty now.
You need a little 'L' shape hinge up table-top/desk on that half bulkhead in the forward cabin, so that when you are sat on the bench you have a workspace to get the laptop and your coffee conveniently to hand (the 'L' shape will work nicely for ingress/egress also ;)
Good idea. 👍
Always look forward to new videos on Sunday! Things are really coming along. Great job Ava and Mads!!
You've done an amazing job on your boat, it is a work of art! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the Sunday spiffy tour very interesting and well done! We are 36 years married so wishing you both love and happiness always
I can't believe just how nice that boat is now. I still remember the day you bought this boat.
It’s truly amazing how much you’ve been able to put into a 38 foot boat!!
Congratulations! Have a great time in Denmark!
Ava! Your spice rack! I personally believe that is a grand highlight of your boat. I love it. (And I also love you and Mads, and especially, Athena. What a beautiful gal!) 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
I love this videos. Hope in a couple years I can work in my own boat, all inspired by you and Eva.
You guys have done a fabulous refit, totally modern and first class. I hope you have many years of trouble free ⛵️
Phew for some reason I could not find your video on my feed, I was about to cry ;-) Sunday is always brighten by the sail life video !!!
I knew, from your early blog days that this would become one heck of a spiffy ship, but man... Athena is slick as slick gets.
Congratulations and best wishes! Fairwinds with following seas. Happy and glorious adventures with less glorious sanding in future ventures. Great job with the refit and rebuild. Beautiful vessel.
Congratulations to you Both. boat looks spiffy.
The dodger reminds me of star-wars star Flight … I love that you put it on the boat
My weekend is not complete until I get to watch one of your videos
Hiya to you both, and congratulations on your wedding!!! You should consider doing RUclips tours of different types of yachts on your journeys. This one was great, your voices are so pleasant to listen to and together you have are a font of knowledge about how to get the results you want/need most especially with Mads knowledge of computing. Think about it, different, unusual boats brought to a greater public?
Stay safe, Steve...
Congratulations on your marriage!
Boat is looking amazing.
Congratulations to both of you !!!
Watching since Obelix, every step of the way... incredible transformation... now please hurry up and sail someplace warm.
Congratulations on your wedding. See you next week!
All I can say Guys, is you have done a brilliant job on that boat. I mean, I love the timber look, believe me, but what you have done in brightening up the interior of Athena is so good and modern looking. You could almost mistake this for a brand new boat and version of the original. Good work. can't wait to see the finished job, which will probably be in around 10 years or so.
Very well done!!! Everything is coming together!!!
The boat looks fantastic, it is unreal how much work you have put into it and yet it is not yet complete. It is very well thought of and very functional. Congratulations, Richard
Love this video, specially the reference to Mad’s spify mancave !!!
Came here from Cadoha, will stay because of your engaging styles and your amazing work on your boat...⛵
A very good job, with lots of helpful hints and tips... I'll be watching your early ones to see how you moved bulkheads and the effect on the hull/deck.
Thanks 👍
Mads, you did an absolutely fantastic job on your boat. Athena is beautiful.
Boat looks fantastic! You guys did a stellar job.
Just finished watching the whole Athena refurb series, well done, she is a credit to you - some female touches will help. Good luck in the future and I look forward to following your travels in the future! Bon voyage!
Congratulations!!! You two are such a great couple, thank you for the tour.
Wow, Mads. Incredible.
Congratulations to you both may you have a long and happy married life together where ever you roam
😂 Tiny ! With the way you laid out the cabin, it looks huge!
Congratulations to both of you and happy sailing!!!
Congratulations you two! 🎉 So glad I decided to follow along so many years ago! Great “ride” so far! Excellent video series!
Beautiful! You should consider writing a book of the upgrades so We can benefit from your experiences.
Congratulations on your wedding! You both have a great adventure to look forward to! All the best!
Congratulations on your wedding, I wish you lots of love and happiness!
Whistle stop tour, and the work that went into it beggars belief! Lots of great details. We have the bimini enclosure covering the helm position, not sure if it's possible on your layout, the difference on passage is spectacular. Hope you two are having great fun!
Congratulations on your wedding. Looking at the enclosure preview, you may want to include the helm inside the enclosure to keep dry sailing in inclement weather. Great channel!
Sail Life now with Sail Wife, congratulations🤗
Congratulations to both of you! What a wonderful team you make! 💕🤗
Great video! Would also love to see an in depth electronics tour, even a networking tour!
Fabulous tour! I've been subscribed since Obelix. The way you transformed this boat is amazing! Mads, you are a freakin genius!
Congrats to you both. May life be kind and wind always at your back.
My most waited video on the channel and also I loved the new intro, it’s so funny the way that you managed your marriage without recording it again. Congratulations