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if you have a tight spot running wires use silicon lubricant. That will allow it to slip without eating the wire cover and the fiberglass

Can you apply E-Coat film to your windows. Check that out. It is a great option to keep the heat from the sun from overwhelming your boat with no need to add a black out curtain. This allows you to see out as well.

For the bowsprit cap maybe reduce the diameter of the aluminium and add a dielectric sleeve e.g. Delrin or Epoxyglass?

You can add heavy-duty velcro or sew on some extra snaps to the main sunshade and tarp to make sure it doesn't slide down.

Hull #1 of any model of any company will have problem.

I understand the idea of maximizing solar but what about adding a wind generator to the mix? Would this make sense?

Why not use a white tarp???

I will say this even massive brand new Navel ships of all types have problems Like sea wind and others they will work to repair fix the problems. The ones that don't sort out the problems are never recommended to buy from.

If you put Velcro on the tarp and on the screen stick them together before you put them up they won't sag

I love you guys dearly and have been watching your channel since the beginning. I love that you guys have always done YOUR thing and stayed original. Please do not fall into the trap of trying to please the people in the comments. You guys are great the way you are. Dont start editing yourself now

Smooth sailing Sierra, Billy, and Jetty!

Where do you get your merchandise produced? I would love to have some merch created for my boat for my own personal use and yours looks well made!

I must have missed the brand of panels you purchased can you let me know?

BOAT= Break Out Another Thousand

You guys are a lot nicer than I would have been. I would have been fuming. Your experiences would keep me from buying a Seawind. Their QAQC sounds like its crap.

Great idea with the tarp. A suggestion if the cut out wants to slide down. Use some velcro with tape on the back, and tape a couple of pieces of velcro to the top of the tarp and shade. Or velcro the whole cut out to the back of the shade. Then snap back on.

Yes I’m sure it was frustrating and disappointing… But the big thing is the manufacturer has answered the phone and reacted…

SHADE SEWING HELP!! 🌺 🌺 I never know if I should bother to comment, I never see any response. But if you do see this, heres a helpful suggestion for your shades: Get inexpensive heavy wire and cut pieces that you can run vertically on your tarp shade pieces, tape them down/on with black duct tape, one wvwry 6 - 8 " or whatever aewms like enough. Then roll each shade up when storing, you can write a place name on each one (like starboard front, etc) and unroll to use. The wire will hold the shade pieces up while against the windows, won't be seen (under the tape) and It's an inexpensive work around. I can see the tarp sliding down in this video....it needs vertical support. Good luck.

Black shades absorb heat so boat will be hotter than if you have reflective material or white on exterior

Thanks so much for the walk-through and inspection! I usually pay a professional to do that, and I would recommend that if someone was looking to buy this boat, they still get a professional inspection. For example, those engines might not be in as bad of shape as you think. If the engines weren't running when they were submerged in water, there's a chance that just draining the oil and transmission fluids, adding fresh fuel, and replacing the battery might be all that's needed to get them running again.

That chunk looks like a piece of piston skirt, sleeve is steal that looks like aluminum kinda’ have fun.

Yes comments were definitely overblown. Bottom line is there were no structural issues, Seawind was responsive to warranty claims and these guys were able to use their boat. This is a far different situation to customers of couple of other well known brand of cats which have experienced very serious structural problems with their boats.

We understand your warranty issues… been there …Gelcoat was specifically called out that it was not covered …

We have a similar solar set up on our catamaran. So I would suggest that you remount them… not what you want to read…. go buy some corrugated plastic. Put this under the panels. The air flow under them will improve things a bit, the back sides will get hot. For example, even with corrugated plastic and air flow, you can feel from the underside of the hard dodger, different amounts of heat… Mounting them is better done using some screws. A stand off made with some g10 which you can epoxy down with the corrugated plastic making an air passage will be simpler. You can then screw into the stand off, not the boat. Only the corners are glued down,. Try not to walk on them…. 😂you will find that if you tie the boom as far out as possible this will remove the shade, for half the day…. Shade is not your friend with the solar. Shade stripes from the boom can cut your entire solar array off depending on how you have it wired. Series is best for the lower current, and higher voltage, in this set up. If you can mount some standard panels on the stern davits or arch area, this will be the best, and if you can tip them towards the sun, late afternoon or early morning sun, you can have some significant gains. Unless you have the flex panels perfectly normal to the sun, and have no shadows, and the backs are not covered, with good air flow, don’t expect anywhere near full output. We suffered from a real problem of a radar pole and radar causing shade. You can watch on your Victron app, in graph mode, as the boat swings at anchor the solar power go from less than 1/3 to full as shade fills parts of the panels. Internal panel wiring and internal diodes can help but the best solution it to just get the shade off. And, you can experiment with connecting them in parallel and in various series connections to optimize the results due to small shade like from the mast or stays..when we were in the Bahamas, you could see the difference when the radar shade pattern was out of the way…, And docking in the right direction and anchoring with an uneven bridal can get you more output….good luck… ps, watch the app, and swing the boom as far out as possible…

Old boat or new boat, it's always some thing. LOL. Your boat is gorgeous and yeah, ya gotta keep tabs on Jetty1 She's the star of the show after all. Hope you have a good trip south.

damned if you do damned if you don’t but I appreciate ALL your videos & what you do & Thanks for it all !!

Curious why seawind wouldn’t install some future tunnels and empty conduit for exactly these things. We always have installed utilities in our buildings for tenants so there are no problems when them move in.

The info. on the BRKNL Blue addition to your boat was priceless, I didn’t even know it existed. Thank you so much for showing me how to spend more money on a boat 😂😂😂. Loved it.

Thank you so much for the KORKZ shoutout! That was really nice of you both. (Billy wasn't messing around when he threw his sunglasses in the water 😂.)

What brand of panels are these?

Please protect yourselves, as an IT person, don't show your IP address 😮

Learn to refiberglass the hole and gel coat to make it white and solid again. Or find an aesthetically pleasing access door/panel to cover up the giant hole. You are brave and patient to take that on. Jobs like these have ruined relationships of the weak!!! You guys are awesome. 👏

I like the tarp idea. It would be better to cut the footprint the same size as the screen and then cut holes for the snaps on the tarp to hold the tarp from all the snap points. A great low cost hack…😊

Would it be stupid to suggest you use some lubricant like liquid dish soap to help push the wires?

I think people that have NEVER bought a new boat or even a boat. Can get to defensive for you about the issues. Its cr@p having problems with a brand new boat, but they happen, its how its dealt with Good luck and happy sailing. 2x👍👍

Spray your cables with SC1 before you feed them.

This is reality of production boats.

She is a beauty!

Welcome to the world od solar :-) Am a 7 month newbie landlubber , basically off grid . Yes it is great when the sun shines , I still get charge in cloudy conditiions . Have 12 x 450 w panels and 2 x 4.8 batteries , which usually are fully charged by mid day . Hence my upgrade with 2 more batteries and 4 more panels . in the end will have spent just a little more on solar than I did the house 28 years ago . While motivated by our regular power cuts , break even 10 years ago was 15 years . Now pushing 5 ! or less :-) horrid ;-) at least when I sell comes with free electricity . feeding cables , OMW , felt sorry for my installers . Am a bit more basic than you , let others with more knowledge , do their thing . The panels should charge even in cloudy conditions . All depends on the load you want to put on your batteries , or diesel gen set ? Out of choice , run most high voltage users during the day . wash machine , dish washer , hot water is gas :-)

It can be very frustrating, but don't let it get you down. It happens with ALL boat manufacturers. We bought our FP new about 5 years ago and had a number of issues ranging from minor to significant. To FP's credit, they took care of the majority of them, albeit with a lot of back and forth, plus we had an outstanding dealer who was a staunch advocate for us. What a lot of folks who are new to boats, especially new boats, don't understand is how the business structure is setup in most cases. Few are in a position to buy a new boat directly from the factory. Most go through a franchised dealer. A good dealer should go to bat for you with the factory getting things addressed during the warranty period since they have a more established relationship with the builder. Many hold back a percentage of the sale price for warranty claims and then go to the builder for reimbursement after the repairs. There are a number of ways to make it happen in a manner to keep the customer satisfied. Remember, the issues that you have had are normal, we all had to go through it. By having a platform on UA-cam, you guys have a bit more influence with the builders, for obvious reasons, than the vast majority of us who keep our lives more private. Using it to your advantage to get things addressed is a blessing that allows you to build a stronger relationship with your builder which is a very good position to be in.

Great episode!

That thing has been through war😅😂😂

You guys are missing the point!!! There should not be so many things wrong with a new boat!!! You are not buying a can of beans... You pay a lot of money. And they repair things after you complain and then ruin something else in the process (and you accept that!!) is insane!!!

"Patience is a virtue not often found in men ' :-) Your money and time :-) Still seem to be smiling :-) not aware of the 'Terms and conditions' of your agreement , payment , guarantees etc . the fact that you feel you have ' got off lightly ' compared to others is a bit scary . For me the build and the costing would be negotiated , deposit and 'progress payments ' as work is completed . Final payment on my acceptance after sea trials etc . Basically all the leverage one has :-) If the supplier has delivered something with faults , they have not done due diligence . get it fixed at the factory before the final payment ! the whole deal has been signed for . ok , small issues ? Really ? Seems like a few of them :-( imagine driving off the forecourt in your new vehicle in the rain , and the windows leak , the heater does not work . Or does the instrument panel ? Ooops , have paid the full amount , car will have to be checked in and serviced . Went to Oxford UK to collect our new car . literally hot off the production line . Drove a few miles , Dad not happy , engine noisey , checks , no oil. Back to factory , " Sure sir , we will put oil in now ' Er ' No ' says Dad , ' that engine is damaged , I want another car , with oil' , he got it !

Why in the name of all that's good and wonderful would you EVER concern yourselves with comments from the morons on here. Most of those commenting, the very vast majority, have never gotten closer to the water or purchesed a new boat than a rubber duckie for their bathtub

Travel sketch's issues with their boat is crazy. But on new design boats , and everyone wanting new designs their will always be teething issues

aircraft wire has thinner, high-strength insulation.

I hear tons of horror stories about leopards ytchannel travel sketch for example I highly recommend anyone buying a new boat to watch some of their videos

The biggest performance killer for solar panels is shading. If you look at 40:10 dishy fulls shades at least 1 cell of your port quarter panel, cutting power output of that panel in two (if these are 12Volt panels there is 2 sub-strings in the panel. The substring with the shade on a cell is pretty much off). At 40:55 those 2 new panels will have had an output very close to zero due to the boom shading the top cells. Iunderstand you didn't have a choice to turn them 90 degrees, so did the best you could. I understand there is always constraints on a sailboat. Keep in mind that generally, it's better to get one panel fully in the sun than 2 partially shaded. When at anchor, you can often move the boom accordingly. For dishy, I would consider if you could have it on a mount that can be lowered to not protrude above panel level.