ÎNAINTE DE A CUMPĂRĂ O BARCĂ – GHIDUL ÎNcepătorului – Ep 231 – Lady K Sailing

25 thoughts on “ÎNAINTE DE A CUMPĂRĂ O BARCĂ – GHIDUL ÎNcepătorului – Ep 231 – Lady K Sailing”

1. Love this channel and your history one too (I'm a geek for history and boats). Only thing I would have added when you talked of space to sleep is the good and bad of a centre cockpit verse a more traditional one. My dad was always a lover of the centre cockpit and as a kid I never got it. Now I am in the market top get a long term live aboard… if I don't get a catamaran I will get a centra concept monohull and yes around 42 feet. The other thing I would have added… I love the extra beam you get between many 38s and many 42s… a lot of older 38s (not all) are too narrow for me.

2. It’s interesting seeing advice about old heavy full keel boats recommended for “blue water” when even if you look at races these days you’ve gotta go to the GGR to find anyone using them just for the sake of tradition.

   That’s just my taste though in a lot of ways. All the danger stuff is completely over hyped when it comes to production boats, and even though I plan on doing passages and circumnavigating realistically that’s not where I’m gonna spend 95% of my time.

   I love the new boats with the big booty beams that give you like twice the room for the same size. Also cringe when I see people having to run to the mast to put in a reef. If I need to put in a reef that’s the time I don’t wanna go forward.

   Although I just have different tastes than many. I HATE the look of old school boats with all the woodwork down below. Personally I love the elan GT5 and also the beneteau vision, particularly because the cockpit table is offset to the side on both. If I’m by myself I hate shimmying around the cockpit table if I want to run below real quickly to check something and then back up again. But that’s just my own taste and pet peeves.

3. Superb channel. Like That Guy, below, I have been binging on your vids, you're doing such a great job. Then, you posted a new vid just a few hours ago, cool.
   I just helped a totally non-sailing friend of mine find and buy a 25 foot boat. It is fun to watch somebody come new into the sailing world and get totally smitten by it. We had to move it up the Hudson River about 45 miles, and he learned why leaving the previous Sunday would have given us favorable winds and currents, vs this past sunday where we had to motor almost the whole way through the narrow sections of the River against the current and into the wind. Big lessons learned fast under real conditions. You have excellent advice, so practical. In this vid you quickly gave rationale for buying a boat for where you intend to sail it – big heavies for crossing the pond, and shallow draft for tidal areas and reefy places. Really fantastic.

4. I really appreciate your approach to your channel. I am considering a full time live aboard that will include passage making. I just returned from almost 1400 NM in the Pacific on an Oyster 485 with 3 other people. The 485 is a reasonably large and comfortable boat. During the 19 days on board, the boat seemed to shrink. It didn't actually get smaller. But my opinion of space changed as we spent more time aboard. Also, I drew the V-berth for a rather difficult passage. After about 3 days, I referred to it as the bouncy bed. Many nights, I would actually lift almost completely off the bed as the bow dropped off a wave. We were close-hauled almost the entire passage. When it got really bad, I would move to a settee in the saloon.

   I would appreciate your thoughts on boat shrinkage, comfort on passages, and how well dorade vents work to keep a boat well ventilated and dry during passages.

5. Well done, well done, content is superb!!

6. Tim, you're videos are always appreciated. You've given me more information, than anyone else. Thanks!!!!

7. I knock it out of gear 3 slips before mine, 94 Benny oceanis 400. Then berth like a woman God!

8. So …. most boats over 20 years old are not insured because of the investment required?

9. Okay, I hate to be the one, but you are just saying the same thing you always say. The keel, the comfort, the weight, the stability, the material, blah blah blah. What would have made this a good video for beginners would have been instructing them on good books to reference to learn before buying, how to understand the value of a survey, and a good surveyor. Even telling your viewers that there are and always will be other boats, so do not be in a hurry to buy. Think, Look, Assess, and Decide and trust your gut feeling would have been good advice. Yet you just Blah Blah Blah the same ol' drool you have said in your last 50 videos.

10. Great Need points Tim. I've likely said this before as a Liveaboard Cruiser but hopefully my basic, but extended Needs Bears Repeating, as 80% ish of Our Time is Spent at Anchor, and where we can Anchors is very much determined by the Boats Draft, so for me, the Maximum acceptable Draft is 5ft, as while you are losing out a fair bit compared to a 4ft Draft, it's not a difference that is too significantly unacceptable, and Comfort is Critically important as well – important side note, shallow Draft boats with long Keels Track fine Offshore, never had a problem tbh, but I avoid Drop Keels as up go those maintenance costs, which also tent to skyrocket along with Berthing, etc, costs for boat lengths over 49ft and very wide Beams such as you get with Multihulls, and I really dont getnin withbthe not uncommon "Bucking Bronco" Cirkscrew motion effect that Catamarns frequently experience . What is the most comfortable and mostlynused roommon a Boat while at Anchor ? The Comfortable Aft Cockpit. I do not like Most Centre Cockpit boats or Deck Saloon boats in hot places, because with few exception you are meeting very nasty Mr Sauna down below, and the Cockpit itself isvusually small and lacking in comfort, and is in reality no Safer than an aft Cockpit withbsecure safety line fixing points innit, Plus es are also, an unshaded Aft Cockpit Solar Arch, which can have Davits, plus a Sugar Scoop / Drop down Bathing platform for that essential for some – me included – Dock for the Tender for Easy access to get on and off the thing, with easy access into and from that Cockpit. For me, potential Comfort with enough room for Stuff needed, really can start at 32ft, and improves with beam increase along with every extra 2ft of Boat length. My last boat, an Endeavour 32, had a beam of 9.75 ft, which bluntly, was inadequate for comfort below, but was very seakindly, with a Draft of 4.2 ft, she tracked great. Things start ggetting nice at 35ft withmmore beam, and seriously nice at 38ft. If still able to singlehand, I'd be looking at those 38 to 42 ft sweet spots for my next with a decent displacement loaded, and a very nice below waterline Hull Design with a Single Rudder – if a Cruiser, avoid unprotected Twin Rudders like the plague- if long keel single rudder, or if shallow Draft single Rudder, a Bow Thruster is very useful as it also works as emergency backup steering, plus adds manouverabity in forward and reverse in tightbplaces. Needing to be Taken into account if Cruising, is the shocking and rapid deterioration of Sailcloth, lazy Jacks, Main Sail covers, etc that is caused by UV Light. For me, that means the UV protection provided by in aluminium mast Furling becomes a Priority, along with Sacrificial strips on Furling Headsails, and eliminating Hank on Sails. Also eliminated to acquire long service life Sails, are Cross Cut Dacron which can have Sail Shape Wrecked and turned into stretched Baggy Pants shockingly fast, and rarely are worthnusing again, within 2 to 3 years. Also eliminated are Mylar Laminate Sails which blow up within 3 years, and are shockingly expensive. To improve Furling Mainsail life Ditch the Battens and go Triradial Construction, which can recover most of the power lost by not having battens, and with regular Sail Valeting, your Suit of Sails can still be good, with retained Sail Shape for in excwss of 20 years. Final Point under no circumstances tolerate a Wimpy underpowered inboard engine! that immediately Rules out electric, battery powered inboards, and having been stuck in a small boat when conditions changed rapidly for the worse,mI won't evenbconsider a battery powered outboard for the Tender. I tried warning a guy aboutbthis, a new Sailor with a gorgeous Classic 26 ft Sailboat that ideally he has an inboard diesel ofb1.5 times the number of feet his boat is, as his boat has a single cylinder 9hp inboard Diesel, and the Wind dropped as he was trying to get around Portland Bill on the South Coast of England, and he could not get around it, and hevis now stuckmfotr at least weeks, crossing his fingers bin hopes there'll be enough wind. His Sailboat also has a starting to be serious issue with Osmosis, and the guy is hoping to be able to Cross the Atlantic in it soon, but he is financially strapped, and is starting to learn the hard way, that beither He Nor his Boat, are even close to being ready for suchna venture. Wellmputnitbthis way, I hope theblessons are starting to sinkmin, and that I'm not Talking BS, but meanwhile idiots in the Comments section of his YouTube channel are goding him on Recklessly. 😡 Bob.

11. GREAT stuff as always!!

12. I don’t know why I watch this guy—I disagree with him nearly all of the time. He likes keels with wings? Ever run aground? There’s no just wiggling around a bit, heeling the boat over or an easy tow off. You’re just stuck! Hopefully, a rising tide can free you.

13. Is this video just for me? Email you after I watch this for our hour talk.

14. Honestly, if you’re a real beginner at sailing , I suggest to buy a small used cheap sailboat 22-24 ft and learn the ropes of sailing first then with that experience you can transpose it on a bigger boat in a safely manner . i’ve seen in my years of sailing and trips so many newbies not having the experience on a large boat getting in trouble . It’s the same as when you learned to drive a car easier to drive and park a small car than a big truck ! Need to learn to walk before learning to run …

15. Excellent video! My wife and are beginning the search now and this series is very timely. We can't wait til the next video!

16. Great video as always Tim. You keep teaching me all the things I need to know before getting out there and purchasing my own. ⛵️❤

17. How about an episode about 5 things that should make you walk away from a boat.

18. Conversely, it might be an idea to include what isn't needed onboard.
    IOW, what are the bare bones electronics needed to go coastal sailing, or offshore. Particularly with classic boats, which can be beautiful things to save, but more likely to have nav suites never or barely ever upgraded. Perhaps because the owner always sailed in the same waters. I keep seeing the old Decca nav equipment and radio telephones etc in older boats, which while charming, are the equivalent of bringing a baseball bat to a gun fight.
    Same goes for deck equipment. Whisker and spinnaker poles solely for cruising. Anchors. Needed fore and aft? Are different anchors for different sea beds a good idea?
    I'm NOT touching safety gear. IMO you want the right gear for where you're going and double or maybe even triple redundancy.
    Engine spares. What are the core spares and tools needed? I haven't seen one. But there must be a table somewhere showing which engine parts are most likely to fail, all other things being equal.
    Might be a whole other episode! 🙄

19. What about a keeles Macgregor sail boats!

20. My first sailing yacht was a 42' blue water cruiser and I fount it to be way too small. It was a nice boat if you like being in a tea cup and thus sold. Get the biggest boat that you can afford and handle by yourself or as a couple. Should you desire to stay around the Caribbean, go with a cat. You get more real estate and less draft, perfect for the Bahama's and Caribbean.

21. Thank you yet again

22. Very nice overview how to choose a sailboat for your environment. Can you do video about practical size of different tanks, like water, fuel, gas .

23. Are you ever going to go back sailing

24. Thank you very much for helping me to make up my mind ,i am gonna buy BENETEAU 45 ,2018 model and it will be a charted one ,i found a few of them around 190 -200 k over there somewhere ,.regards new zealand

25. And if you are going to buy a boat you should fall in love with it as it will take all of your time and all of your money.

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