Boat Tour & Build Update of an Enksail Orion 49 Aluminum Expedition Sailboat
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Join us for a YouTube Live event as we tour through our new Enksail Orion 49 sailboat currently in build in the Netherlands. The insulation has been sprayed in and some of the interior cabinetry installed into the hull from the mock-up. Once again, we will be interviewing some of the craftspeople who have been working on the boat as well as General Manager, Ronald van Enkhuizen.
00:48 Introduction
02:13 Woodworking with Matthijs
04:34 Aft cabin and galley
06:07 Installing the base floor in the ship
07:30 building the interior in parallel with conduits, wiring & piping
08:15 forward cabin installed in the boat
09:40 Jouke on Lewmar roller shades installation in mockup
12:15 Installing the mockup parts in sequence
13:50 Ronald shows us around the boat itself
14:59 Deck tour planning and update
15:55 Anchor locker, bow rollers and windlass
17:12 Deck hardware, genoa car and sheeting
18:06 Thermal pane windows and Lewmar deck hatches
19:35 Electrical cables organization
20:45 Insulation foam installation
23:33 Engine installation
24:33 Electrical locker
26:50 Electrical system options
27:54 Questions – Insulation safety?
30:14 Hybrid propulsion?
31:35 Is the wiring labelled?
32:15 Is there room for additional cables
33:30 Equipment accessibility for repair later
34:55 When is launch date???
35:30 Interior parts waiting to be installed
39:15 Thanks for watching see you next time
Boat Tour & Build Update of an Enksail Orion 49 Aluminum Expedition Sailboat Location
- Gebroeders van Enkhuizen (53.0506515,5.3986748)
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