£1.2 Million Yacht Tour : Archipelago Yachts 47

A fascinating aluminium explorer catamaran, the Archipelago 47.
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[@flomoose7315]

I finally found out why I love Aquaholic so much. You have the right amount of fascination of walking through a yacht on a technical way, without being too much of a “it has this and that spec of company XYZ”. Gives me as an interested person the feeling I would walk on a yacht: this looks incredible, fascinating details etc😄 Keep the great work up!! Love your videos!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Thank you, will do! 🙂

[@marktalbot1424]

This channel has single handedly gotten me interested in yachts - keep it up!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Awesome!

[@kokomo9764]

Nick is great, but there are others you should watch too. Yachts for Sale with David Seal; Nutistyles with Vicktoria and Rico; and others.

[@ashleyware8396]

Mate I've been following Nick and Merry-anne from the beginning. Awesome channel mate 🇦🇺

[@KMCA779]

@@kokomo9764 looked at them, Nick is the only one I still watch. Any boat I'm truly interested in I'll watch others for but just random yachts it's Nick all the way.

[@kalonwalker2891]

Same here

[@g9rud]

Love how they have fitted out the owners cabin, very tasteful. Absolutely love that the boat is half finished, really makes this tour so much more interesting, amazing to see the construction. Once again you know exactly what to bring us Nick . Thank you for that insight. Brilliant!

[@archipelagoyachts]

Thank you for taking a tour of our first-ever build. We were delighted to have you onboard Nick!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

It was a pleasure! 🙂

[@matthiasweigel311]

That hull has tons of potential! Of course I'm a sucker for power cats....

[@peterjames6620]

Very nice. I think I like that master cabin more than any other sub 100 foot master that you've ever shown us. The darker wood and the big low windows look great together.

[@mikesarno7973]

Love the aluminium construction. Thanks for the tour of another unusual but lovely boat.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Our pleasure!

[@BhaaskarDesai]

Since this is their first one, I see a lot of room for improvement in design and layout, although it's a client specified design requirement for this one. It will surely be interesting to see how they go about it in the future. The range on this one is fantastic. Was nice to see the bare bones which gives a hint on quality and precision. Thank you Nick~! :)

[@0sireion]

I would suggest that you open refrigerators, drawers, and closets for the same reason you are walking through the yacht: you are modelling what one would do while living in or visiting this yacht. Perfectly natural. The whole point of these is to discover the spaces of the yacht and know where our creature comforts are. Keep doing it the right way! :)

[@markshutt1476]

I love seeing the unfinished spaces, always interesting, for me, to see the "behind the scenes" areas. I think they need to move the sea strainer forward so us less limber folks can actually "get at it". Not my first choice for a cat, but that wouldn't stop me from loving this one.

[@fredjones7705]

Cool. I love the huge -Shark Teaser- trampoline and the boat in general. I live in the Pacific Northwest and we don't see as many catamarans up here. It's because they have so much surface area that they're difficult to heat. It'd be great to have one fitted out with the salon as the main cabin and the twin hulls (reinforced to ice class) for storage...compressor, dive gear, scooters, torpedos etc. Looked at that way you could totally insulate the tween hulls area. Great shallow draft and bridge clearance for inland meandering.

[@peterjordan-turner8789]

That is (going to be) a fantastic boat. I think the saloon layout needs work, as it doesn't seem as spacious as other cats of the same size, but of course the great thing about aluminium construction is how versatile you can be when you don't have to keep to a hull mould.

[@MoultrieGeek]

I was surprised at how small the saloon was as well, perhaps they should expand it forward. Like Nick said that's the beauty of a customizable yacht, the sky is the limit.

[@johngauntlett4915]

Nick, what a comprehensive view of what goes into these builds. I was actually quite impressed that a boat company would show up to a show with a yacht that was 80% finished. It really gives prospective customers a chance to see what the build is. Obviously a short tour but a great perspective.

[@FLGurl]

I rather like seeing it not finished. Makes it look like a space-ship on the water! Thank you. 🍷

[@ernieb3626]

I love it. The spaces are so unique. I’m not sure if I would go that route with that size of boat but it is possible. I love the idea of the office you should do it Nick thanks as always.

[@clownworld-honk410]

Nice. Knocking on the door of half a million subs, Nick should be asking and expecting more excursions in the boats he reviews. Nothing against him being (one of the best) tour guides but these manufacturers must start seeing him as a valuable marketing / sales associate. Imo.

[@paperell]

you are the best. Never stop opening the fridges and I mean it!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

You're very kind!

[@seanogden927]

It looks very nice and when finished will be awesome. It has a nice layout and great finishes and a great range for it's size. Nice tour as usual, thank you Nick.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

My pleasure! 🙂

[@eugenedreyer4805]

Really interesting to see the structure, which looks extremely robust and confidence inspiring!

[@maryholder3795]

Like this the lay out of the salon, master cabin, interesting to see the skeleton of the unfinished cabin or office. The windows in the cabins make them look light and bright. I could watch the sea for hours in a cabin. I think this is an interesting boat with the potential to be a very elegant lady.

[@opa-dick]

Catamaran is always special, fuel effective and fast, we had a 9 meter with 250 hp outboard, and that was real fun. A lot space etc etc.. But in the Netherlands it is a problem finding a harbour or just make trips becouse the boat with.. So yes I like them much but there are some disadvantages.. Always great to see technical details , so to see the aluminium hull is fantastic. Many thanks Nick for this tour

[@r.a.monigold9789]

To see the rugged construction along side of the contrasting finished interior is impressive. The boat appears to have what it takes to win the ever present battle that all boats face - the ability to stay afloat while providing safe passage for all aboard. And in this fine vessel, to do it in comfort. Looks like this is one Cool Cat with a winning future. Thanks for the tour.

[@chrish2996]

Hi Nick. Built in IOW, awesome. For 47ft that's quite roomy with 3 cabins, and a good range. Great walkthrough video thanks 😊

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@manuelvanderslikke680]

Hi Nick, and thank you for brining this great show of this Archipelago Yacht 47 indeed a very nice concept and what a range at about 8 or 9 knots but when you want the speed is also there great I already saw a show about this yacht a view weeks ago but i am glad that you also show this one on your chanel very nice thanks again Nick that is a great show ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

[@cbrusharmy]

That looks very promising. Thanks for another well-balanced tour.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Thanks for watching!

[@noskillsbutihavewatchedayo5765]

Ecellent tour as always Nick. My grandma taught me that if you have nothing nice to say .... Well I'm confident that you know the rest. Keep up the good work. 😉

[@bobuncle8704]

Really amazing to see the construction. I’d be tempted to use clear flooring and wallls in the engineering spaces to keep its visual interest. What potential. In this day and age I’d also like to see hybrid propulsion. Really extend that range

[@TexanUSMC8089]

I agree with the hybrid propulsion. A few solar panels on the roof with lithium iron phosphate battery banks and electric motors inline to recharge while the diesels are running.

[@ranger394]

They are building a version with methanol engines. I had a very interestring talk with the naval architext on the boot Düsseldorf. They have some more eco friendly ideas in mind... just not for the first hull.

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Wow, fantastic boat. Love the big owner’s cabin and the unfinished side was fascinating!

[@maritimefilminguk]

Great to see another one of our shots as a thumbnail, wonderful video Nick!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Awesome! 😃

[@nicbennett6554]

Really interesting boat and a great tour to do it justice. Plenty of getatable spaces to design the perfect, fit for purpose, boat for each buyer and a range to get to all the places you’d want to. Brilliant! Hope the company managed to sell a few at the show.

[@millermrm7]

I am in love with this boat, I need one. Thank you for showing us this unique Cat! Always enjoy the content!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Our pleasure!

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great tour! Thanks for the tour! Keep those cameras rolling! 👍👍

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@AQUAHOLIC 👍👍

[@mathboy_]

So cool to see, lot's of really great work by the Archipelago team! Obviously lots of improvements with space efficiency and layout could be made, but overall the materials, the design, the finish, really makes it feel like a serious yacht!

[@drewdrew1820]

Good morning from Chicago. I love the helm seat

[@1320fastback]

Very cool to see the unfinished parts of the boat. It is almost advertising in a way really. Look how nice we can make it but also look at the amazing quality of our welders and the structure everything is built off of. Also love they used straight 6 cylinder diesel engines. So many advantages there!

[@AdventureCoupleUK]

It's quite insightful to see the engineering that goes in to the build of one of these. When you see them all complete as usual, you forget the work and design that needs to go into each one. When you see the price of some of these you can often forget as you are looking at walls, floors, ceilings etc thinking them akin to a house, but there's so much more involved than that. You kind of understand where the money is going. Thanks.

[@johnpatrick8035]

I really liked the "behind the scenes" feel to this video. Thanks, Nick.

[@christophermielke]

I love that you show us what an unfinished space on a yacht looks like. I've never seen that.

[@oneslackr]

Thank you for the tour Nick. It was interesting to see the sections still under construction. I'm sure this manufacturer will end up doing quite well with their yachts.

[@finbarwhelton9374]

Great video Nick , very interesting, love to see more like this. Would be good to see half built boats from the main manufacturers.

[@spacewalktraveller1]

Great looking boat and I really love the aluminium hull. A fly bridge on top is what this boat really needs, it would give it a lot more living space and another helm station.

[@debbiejudd4933]

Its another beautiful has my. Thank you Nick.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

My pleasure!

[@kokomo9764]

Good first attempt, but they have a long way to go to catch up with Sunreef. It was interesting to see the bones. Thanks Nick!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

No worries!

[@monsterhog1118]

Sunreef 😂

[@sirmurf]

That speed/range combination makes this a very versatile machine. And some of that structural ally was gorgeous, in a geeky style of fing. Chuck in the customisability, and I think they’ll shift a few of these.

[@ashleyware8396]

Absolutely awesome Nick. To see the shell is awesome. My brother love's cats can't wait to share this with him. Again mate thanks 🇦🇺

[@AQUAHOLIC]

No problem 👍

[@manuelrosado7583]

Amazing owners cabin Nick!!

[@floodo1]

There’s a lot about this boat that I’m not a huge fan of but seeing behind the walls was super cool

[@rols1234]

We viewed this boat at the Southampton boat show, and some how the conversation steered towards youtubers, the salesperson was really proud that you'll be making a video of this 🙂 ( we loved the rugged looks)

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Awesome! 🙂

[@sickjohnson]

That was very cool Aquaholic!

[@hambo6969]

Very cool to see the unfinished product. A little behind the scenes. Nice.

[@Ukhappy2024]

Great video once again, nice to see a work in progress, imagine waking up and looking out of the hull windows to a view of the med or Caribbean :)

[@marianna0cn]

Thank you, Nick, for providing great content every day! Your videos are very relaxing to watch!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Glad you like them! 🙂

[@mmsmits2868]

Really cool to see it unfinished like that and really see how it comes together! Maybe you can visit it again before it goes out to the customer so we can compare! Thanks for the tour!

[@edsageseamaster3440]

Brilliant video Nick. As you said, fascinating to see the construction and the way in which it is put together. Thank you for all your continued hard work on bringing these boats to your Aquaholic channel. All the best

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Glad you enjoy them 🙂

[@MrCrystalcranium]

That is a pretty amazing tour. I had no idea aluminum boats were all tig welded. They must have gone through thousands of aluminum welding rods! Did I hear a 3000 mile range? That's amazing. At first I thought...wow, that's transatlantic but I'd never be anxiety free on a

[@justin.s9783]

its cool to see how its built. good vid

[@beesoffury]

Really cool to get to see the bones of one of these things. No idea if all boats are built like this, but with the aluminum construction it really reminded me of what an airplane structure looks like.

[@diversemarine]

Great video Nick! We would love to invite you out on one of the aluminium CTVs to seatrial a huge aluminium boat that is propelled by jets!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

That would be cool!

[@Bob8091]

Thanks Nick, for bringing this interesting boat to us. With a 3000 mile range the Fiords would be "getatable".

[@jonathanking4107]

Like this a lot. Could we have more boat construction videos please Nick?

[@paulkopp3634]

Really liking your 2023 videos Nick widening horizons great stuff .

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Awesome! Thanks 👍

[@brillsauto]

Terrific, Nick. Interesting. Is this the first time we're seeing windows on the inboard side of a catamarans hulls? Thanks as always.

[@nickyb1822]

I think they might be a company to watch Fantastic vessel and as always Nick a great tour

[@ministersmith5508]

Very Nice! ♥️ Great video. Thanks for sharing

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@ianyoung9837]

Great potential with this boat. A few creases need ironing out though. A tour(s) of a boat manufacturers would be really interesting. You could also follow a boat through production, like you did with Richard's rebuild.

[@wesleyingram4703]

Lots of space in this cat!!!! 😀😀

[@torq1116]

I really enjoyed seeing the construction parts. Lets you see the quality behind the bling!

[@ChristofferETJ]

Great tour of an interesting boat. The only thing I am missing is a higher frame rate when you pan around.

[@Haraldsvensk]

Nice boat. How about visiting and filming different shipyards? It would be interesting to see how they are built.

[@kenburkimsher1356]

I love the space that is a catamaran; however, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find marinas that can accept them. So much potential in this one.

[@92ryanyoung]

This would be perfect for the great loop.

[@loki7441]

As you say, its very interesting to see what's hiding behind the wardrobe and cabin panels. Some very neat welding on show . I presume the silver foil on the outer sections is for heat insulation as well as deadening the drum effect you get from aluminium panels hitting waves.?

[@chippercorgi2247]

Nick: "I'm gonna tour this boat!" Owner: "Hold up, it's not ready yet!" Nick: "Now this fascinating boat..." All joking aside, it's really cool to see a boat partially completed like this... may I humbly request more of this? Maybe use your growing influence to get factory tours? I remember you got "early access" to a princess X95, it'd be awesome to see more about how yachts come together.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Agreed, but not always easy.

[@jamesmillard1343]

What a great looking boat

[@Speedbird917]

That could be a fantastic live a board. Cheers Nick

[@jakemeltzer9390]

This was a fascinating. the video showing what is behind the scenes of a finished boat. It might be interesting just like you did with the RED build to visit a shipyard and follow another build.

[@TheRackdog]

I love this yacht

[@Ahahahhaaah]

I feel like this catamaran is the equivalent to what a nord star is to a beneteau lol. Nice tour Nick!

[@rasferrastfarian739]

Very nice concept. Quite like it - nice decor. I also like the range; being in Australia its a loooong waay to anything! 🙂 Thanks Nick.

[@peterjohntyers7924]

Nice to the work in progress areas, seems strange having the helm on the left, they mostly seem to be on the right with a few in the centre

[@algeriasolitaryman3662]

Nice boat👌🏻

[@douglasmccrayii6036]

Keep us updated on this one.🥰

[@FindlayG]

Does anyone else think “ooh, that would be a good hide and seek spot” every time there are big hidden storage voids 😂

[@jonathandiaz6]

Opening fridges is a must lol

[@johnhunter5890]

Greetings Nick I really like the space and design of Catamarans, too bad this one is lacking. The cool thing about this one is the build quality and structural soundness. Seeing that this is purpose built for a client, hopefully the design will improve. Cheers Nick

[@andyraven9855]

It's no Gulf Craft Majesty 175 but I like the concept of this boat,the speed and the range (at lower speed) is great. I would have asked the same question asked on one of the last couple of Cats we saw here but I won't bother you 👌🖖

[@rentedmule569]

Does the Witch-king of Angmar come with the boat to drive from that chair? Thanks for the tour, Nick!

[@1corinthians15.1-4kjv]

Nice catamaran. The build quality seems to be no compromise at all, and in that perspective the price is not bad at all. However, some things could be better designed. Not much space below, for instance, compared to other catamarans in this size. But, people buying this type of catamaran, may not even worry too much about that. Now, please, do also do a review of the Leen trawler style trimarans, which offer massive space for the money and on top comes with an advanced hybrid drive system and range up to 5.000 miles.

[@johnschieffelin3226]

Thanks for the tour. As you say, interesting concept, tough construction. But oh my the saloon seating and passenger seating next to the helm look so uncomfortable -- nearly vertical backs with skimpy cushioning. There's just a relatively narrow double for the owner with no side table for a glass of water or a place to put a book down or your spectacles. Not ideal for a long distance cruising yacht. I saw a video of this boat underway and it was incredibly wet -- slicing through a very moderate chop at about 18 knots produced sheets of water from the outside of each bow and even water spraying over the windshield through the mesh netting between the bows. These are solvable issues but the boat needs spray rails or a reconfiguration of the bow sections.

[@briancroft2786]

I’d definitely turn the front haul into a big cold store/utility room stretch out the capabilities of using it for long distances

[@jobmanders5328]

Nice presentation, very diplomatic.

[@BumblingSailor]

I absolutely love this! The workboat pedigree means she'll be plenty robust to get off soundings. I just love it. I'll swap them for my yacht. Actually, no, I love mine too much too!

[@michiganengineer8621]

That's a Cat that I'd love, with of course more than a few changes. With it being billed as an "expedition" yacht, the low and VERY large windows in the hulls make me nervous thinking about the possibility of ice or severe seas. I'd also like to extend the hardtop back to completely cover the cockpit for solar panels _and_ for dinghy davits. Now I only need about $2M US to order one LOL

[@eaunan]

It'd be nice to see its capabilities as a SV, too... thank you for posting, excellent video. 👍💯

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Thanks for watching!

[@JJ-fromDK]

I am wondering how are catamarans doing in relation to "ordinary" boats when it comes to seafaring capabillities? this Yacht is a very cool, I would put solar panels on the roof so it became a hybrid catamaran extending the range even further or just helping out with the power usage at least. thx Nick for yet again bringing cool yachts for us to view!

[@chrischris8550]

Really liked the main cabin and the fact that they have allowed the potential customer's to use their own imagination for the 2nd and possibly 3rd. The main layout should have a bigger sliding door with a galley kitchen running across the boat behind the Captains seat, with the lounge area backing on to that and facing straight out. Side units should also be seating. But, Hey 1.2 million? is quite a good price! An electric version?

[@yopuivideo]

That's neat welding!

[@nickwatkins5321]

interesting boat. As a welder it always interests me to see the construction.

[@tristanpage6805]

Great boat

[@datathunderstorm]

Getatable…!!! I hope that makes it into the Oxford English Dictionary in the near future. It deserves to…!!! 😉

[@jamesellsworth9673]

This could be a tough sell. A double bed is small enough (even though they are practical and sufficient) but the room to get around even that is minimal. The other hull is similarly limited in passenger capacity. The engines occupy a good bit of space. Fuel tanks, water tanks, generators, filters (etc.) have yet to be fitted?