Shakedown Cruise! What needs fixing after 1 month on this $1.15m Catamaran
March 30, 2025 by The O'Kelly's | Language: EN Play Time: 00:19:52 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
Shaking down a new boat is critical to long-term cruising success. You gotta know what needs fixing, what needs customization, and what kinds of parts and tools will be needed OUT THERE for your particular boat and cruising plans. The best way of doing that is getting off the dock and out into the anchorages for days or weeks. We take this brand new Leopard 45 out to the Bahamas to put her through her paces.
Interested in consulting with us about boats and cruising? Go to www.sailclarity.com/consulting
00:00 Intro
02:28 Build Quality
04:42 Electrical & Power
06:23 Electronics & Monitoring
10:23 Anchoring Problems
11:47 Consulting Ad
12:32 Sail Handling & Rigging
13:26 Mechanical
14:31 Plumbing
15:32 Our Thoughts
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Nick’s Books and Audiobooks:
GET HER ON BOARD is about getting that significant other to buy into this cruising nonsense. People seem to like it.
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B00CIE9I1I/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-006507&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_006507_rh_us
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James is the real deal and this his story of adventure aboard a small, simple boat.
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Shaking down a new boat is critical to long-term cruising success. You gotta know what needs fixing, what needs customization, and what kinds of parts and tools will be needed OUT THERE for your particular boat and cruising plans. The best way of doing that is getting off the dock and out into the anchorages for days or weeks. We take this brand new Leopard 45 out to the Bahamas to put her through her paces.
Interested in consulting with us about boats and cruising? Go to www.sailclarity.com/consulting
00:00 Intro
02:28 Build Quality
04:42 Electrical & Power
06:23 Electronics & Monitoring
10:23 Anchoring Problems
11:47 Consulting Ad
12:32 Sail Handling & Rigging
13:26 Mechanical
14:31 Plumbing
15:32 Our Thoughts
āµļø FOR BEHIND THE SCENES UPDATES & TIPS, JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
https://www.patreon.com/theokellys
āļø LOOKING FOR HELP ON BUYING A BOAT - LET'S CHAT ON ZOOM!
https://www.sailclarity.com/consulting
š PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP - THE O'KELLY'S S/V CLARITY GROUP
https://www.facebook.com/groups/475364229906600/
š PODCAST - UNDER THE SHEETS WITH THE O'KELLYS
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-sheets-with-the-okellys/id1470844381
Nick and Megan have been #sailing and living #OffTheGrid on and off for the past 21 years. We love sharing our passion for #travel and #nature and hope we meet you out there!
Nick's Books and Audiobooks:
GET HER ON BOARD is about getting that significant other to buy into this cruising nonsense. People seem to like it.
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B00CIE9I1I/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-006507&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_006507_rh_us
Book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578057298/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_9zNQCbH21W9DB
Audiobooks:
BOUND FOR DISTANT SEAS, by James Baldwin
James is the real deal and this his story of adventure aboard a small, simple boat.
https://www.audible.com/pd/B015HQBDWU/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-043332&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_043332_rh_us
#BoatLife #Catamaran #TravelVlog #DigitalNomad #LifeStyle #Sailboats #Sailing #cruising #MeganOkelly #NickOkelly #offgrid #nomad #sail #boat #ocean #theokellys #multihull
Shakedown Cruise! What needs fixing after 1 month on this $1.15m Catamaran Locations
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We've been together for 30 years and have had three monohulls and one catamaran (Clarity) over the past 20 years. We FINALLY found our next boat and are so excited to share it with you in 2023! If you want behind the scenes/real time updates we'd love to have you join our incredible community of like minded "doers" on Patreon. We literally couldn't make these videos without the support of our community! If you're considering the cruising life, we offer 1:1 consulting over Zoom so check out www.sailclarity.com/consulting if you're interested. It's a privilege to be able to share it with you all so THANK YOU to all of you who make it happen! Nick is a meteorologist and pilot, so we may be talking a bit about that as it relates to sailing. Megan was in high tech recruiting and has been a life long seamstress - see her channel below. We have a couple other channels: O'Kelly Tech and our philosophical, meditative meanderings - MONKEYS ON A ROCK - see below.
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