Blue Water Cruiser for SAIL | Cheoy Lee 41' Boat Tour

After years of living aboard and cruising our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41', Avocet, we finally found time to clean up and bring you on a virtual boat tour. Interested in more? Click here 👉 www.svavocet.com/2022/08/29/c...
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0:00 - 7:54 Exterior
7:54 - 19:51 Interior
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[@sailingavocet]

Thanks for watching! Remember, if you’re interested check out all the info here ➡️ www.svavocet.com/2022/08/29/cheoy-lee-41/

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Nice to see this tour of Avocet, your lovely yacht Chris & Marissa! The hard work that you both have put in is, of course, only partially visible 😁 (ALL of those weeks and months of what seemed endless projects hey!) All the best ahead with your sailing and new mountain lives!

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@abbyfdhcrenoir]

The yacht is also equipped with many safety and navigation features, making it a popular choice for experienced boaters.

[@sailingavocet]

yep!

[@earthman3000]

One of the most informative boat tour I’ve seen plus some excellent well thought out mods. Thank you for not opening every drawer or cabinet door!!

[@sailingavocet]

No one wants to see what’s stuffed back there haha! Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers!

[@user-retsailor]

Very nice tour ! You and Chris have accomplished some really great mods. I love the Cheoy Lee sailboats as each person seems to be able to mod it to their own desires. I also love Jay & Kenna's Cheoy Lee. Thank you for the video, Kudo's to both of you for a great job on the boat and look forward to more videos. Be safe.....

[@sailingavocet]

We love our Sitka crew ❤️ thanks for the kind words and for watching. More videos coming SOON!

[@arottie4097]

W0W! you look beautiful, Avocet looks beautiful, your anchorage looks beautiful. Just a whole bunch of beautiful in this one!! Thank you for the xcellent tour of your floating home!

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers!

[@captainmike808]

She looks so beautiful! Gave me some great ideas for mine 🤙🏼

[@sailingavocet]

Heck yah!

[@eagleusa]

Nice boat, thanks for sharing on here!

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@rudyo8409]

the sail boat is a beauty" thanx 4 sharing.

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you so much! We hope you enjoy our other, and upcoming, videos :)

[@skipper72]

Beautiful yacht , congratulations

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers

[@JacobsenYachtConsulting]

Beautiful boat...nice job on all the work!!

[@sailingavocet]

thank you :)

[@robertschulz7454]

All very well thought out and finished

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks Rob :)

[@dougmckinney7575]

Such a beautiful boat. You two have really done a great job of refitting and upgrading her over the years. Great to see another video and enjoy your cruising!

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers Doug!

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Thanx for the tour. Beautiful home on the water.

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you for watching!

[@joelambing2430]

Great tour and beautiful job on the boat. She looks awesome. Thanks for showing us around. Cheers

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers!

[@mikestephan2568]

SV Avocet (Chris or Marissa, but I suspect Marissa) gets credit for me succumbing to the significance of today. However, I learned a lot about SV Avocet, the P.O.s and some of the history during your ownership by following the link below the video. Well done.

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you Mike! Glad you enjoyed

[@garrytownson7552]

Very, very nice.....designed well,and tastefully furnished.....travel safe and far.

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers!

[@bradbusch9585]

Awesome tour love your boat

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks Brad!

[@charlesmurschell3110]

Marissa, Thanks for sharing. Chris is a very good craftsman.

[@sailingavocet]

He sure is

[@debbydhill]

Lovely home!

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you so much :)

[@ricorichmond8214]

Always like the lines on this design! Wonderful tour, also well thoughtful upgrades.

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers!

[@wow.sailor.]

Wow Sailor great episode ❤

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers!

[@antonysmyth2464]

Lovely to see it all come together after so much work. Presenter pride beaming through out, and really nice to get some back story on the decisions; my wife and I have been around and around some fine points of design for months. Great script and camera work. Thanks.

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks for watching!

[@brettkear2933]

A rental space for ice cream!!! An outstanding job of setting priorities.

[@sailingavocet]

🥰🍨

[@EnriqueDeQuesada101]

Great Vesel!

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers

[@fernandograu6677]

The dedicated dorade to cool the engine room is a great feature! And, obviously, the quarter berth already belongs to Cleocat, you can tell from they way she keeps looking at you guys during filming @9:11

[@sailingavocet]

Let’s be honest, the whole boat is cleo’s

[@user-uw4ch8qr5e]

Excellent tour. Very professional presentation.

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you so muxh

[@annafraley5388]

W O W . . . !!! 😱 We have watched ALL Of those projects (that you’ve videotape) and have been amazed at Chris and your work..✅ But to finally see them all put together in One Video is fantastic.!! Love seeing Cleo, we have Many dumped off stray cats 🐈‍⬛ living in our front yard and finally have a cat that is a Double for Cleo… her name is Bear 🐻… And last of all, we are glad to see that you have Finally put Avocet 🆙 for “S A I L”…. 😁👍👏🥳

[@sailingavocet]

Hehehe! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@KenWallaceFilms]

I admit that I was very confused because (from the video title) I thought you were selling Avocet. Well, confused and a bit excited since I am boat shopping. Beautiful boat and tour. Looking forward to your continued adventures, and perhaps one day crossing paths in an anchorage somewhere in the world!

[@sailingavocet]

It’s an April fools day joke :) thanks for watching the video!

[@punkpclfarejtv]

The Cheoy Lee 41 is a great blue water sailing yacht for experienced yachtsmen looking for a yacht that is both luxurious and fun to sail. With elegant design, outstanding performance and spacious interior, Cheoy Lee 41 is the perfect yacht for long cruises at sea.

[@sailingavocet]

Agreed

[@matsbhydbmsvuy]

The Cheoy Lee 41 is a comfortable and luxurious sailing yacht, perfect for day trips and weekend cruising. It is a great choice for those looking for a yacht that is easy to operate and maintain.

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers to that!

[@tomcraddock244]

Young lady you sure know your boat ! great tour of a great boat !! Fair winds⛵️

[@sailingavocet]

Inside and out 💖 cheers!

[@rockylockhart7301]

Nice tour, beautiful boat. We just purchased a gulfstar 42ft our refit is a year away but love some of the ideas you have..

[@sailingavocet]

Congratulations!

[@danateel]

Avocet is a beautiful boat.

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you so much!

[@timlamarre8680]

An excellent overview. You have worked so hard on your boat and it looks beautiful, Fine workmanship on many details--but the dodger project was complicated yet came out so well. I just hope your next boat requires less renovation. Thank you for posting.

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks Tim! Avocet may be for SAIL but she’s not for Sale 😉 keeping her for the long haul.

[@shreksswamp9001]

Great boat tour Marissa. I've been wanting to see the ins and outs of this beautiful boat for some time. Well done! And Chris, man, you are so good with your hands. I guess now you are over all the hassles with the engine and the boat is back together, it is so nice to sit back and revel at your handy work. You should be proud of your achievements, because they are what most men strive for. Beautiful work Mate! Also Marissa, thank you for all the hard work on the videos too. You add the pizzas to them. Oh, and I guess seeing all the other young KZbin sailing couples are expanding their crew numbers, I guess the question is, when are you guys going to bring on board a permanent new (mini) crew member?

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you so much for the kind words!! As for adding extra crew: we have a while before that happens :)

[@jnwood8611]

This is a very pretty example. Well done, on what I'm sure was a long project.

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers!

[@jamesertle7692]

Great April fools joke "for SAIL" Love it!

[@sailingavocet]

😉😉😉

[@CowboyStag]

Well that was just like every other sailboat tour.

[@sailingavocet]

Cool story bro

[@qtlana]

Awesome tour of a beautiful boat! Please tell me more about the projector box? 🤩

[@sailingavocet]

How about we show you in person 🥰

[@Ramenscooter]

Stackpac adds quite a bit of windage. Don’t need a storm sail. 😉

[@sailingavocet]

Never had an issue with it and have been in some pretty nasty 💩. Would rather keep our sails in good shape than worry about a little windage 🤷🏻‍♀️

[ Beautiful ]. Love from Greece🏛⚓ 🐬🐟🔱

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers

[@DowneastThunderCreations]

👍👍👍

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks for watching :)

[@CTChipmunk]

you got me. April fools! lmao.

[@sailingavocet]

😜

[@GhileMear250]

My hometown is Aptos too! :)

[@sailingavocet]

No way!! Do you still live there?

[@GhileMear250]

@@sailingavocet No. I live in the San Lorenzo Valley now, but I went to grades 6-12 there then lived there for another 12 years while going to college and working. One of my jobs is still in Aptos though.

[@sailingavocet]

nice! I was born and raised there. My parents still live there and I visit when we are back in california :) such a small world!

[@GhileMear250]

@@sailingavocet Cool! We have probably crossed paths at some point over the past couple of decades. You're right about the small world comment. I actually sought out your KZbin channel after reading your article in Moss Motors magazine. If I remember right you fixed up an MGB, I think. I inherited a 1960 MGA that my parents bought in the early 1970's.

[@sailingavocet]

@@GhileMear250 No way! We have received so much traffic from that article, which was unexpected and truly wonderful. I look forward to writing more! Yes, we have a 1963 MGB.

[@SailingSVTattoo]

So many clever mods! I love it. Where is she located currently?

[@sailingavocet]

Currently in mainland Mexico :)

[@benlindner5285]

OH Marissa you had me going there. Wait you were in Mexico how come you are SELLING the boat there? Not nice to trick your viewers! Haha love the boat, you guys did an amazing job on it! Ben S/V DAWN

[@sailingavocet]

hehe! April fools! Cheers guys

[@gatecrasher1970]

amazing tour with an amazing woman by far a great boat, by the way some of the links in your website have 404 errors just letting you know

[@sailingavocet]

Interesting 🤔 which links? The ones inside a blog post?

[@gatecrasher1970]

@@sailingavocet yeah think so one picture of you click on it says error not found

[@svgitana2499]

Hello guys You guys did a great job on the overall refit of your sailboat! Clearly runs in the family!! I’m looking at you Prism!! 😅 Why are you guys selling her? Are you guys buying a different sailboat?

[@sailingavocet]

You MUST read the blog post linked in the description for those details 😉 hope you’re doing well!

[@svgitana2499]

@@sailingavocet Darned!! I’m in the middle of re-caulking the cockpit, sliding hatch and turtle hatch, you know how much fun that is…..guess it’ll give me an excuse to take a break and drink a cold…water!! 🤙🏻

[@mohammadrayanbinelias9518]

kessel brought me here

[@sailingavocet]

Awww 🥰

[@shaigill1]

How do you fit 300' of chain in there... And get it to not jam when lifting the hook?

[@sailingavocet]

We modified the inside a bit so it doesn’t clump up - we’ve never had it jam.

[@ronreis3739]

hello, can you show the name of the aluminum refinishing product you used on the mast? tnx

[@sailingavocet]

Hey there, it’s called Nyalic

[@nocontestsailing66]

Asking price? I quickly read through all the work done and spes of the boat.

[@sailingavocet]

For sail, not sale :) it was an April fools joke

[@JerberBerber]

gotta link for the OF?

[@sailingavocet]

members.svavocet.com

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂@@sailingavocet

[@danknox9986]

Happy April Fool’s Day!

[@poche660]

Looks so wonderful doesn't it? It's not. Extremely complex variety of systems and details. Things break all the time. Nothing is square. Access is always limited by tight spaces, you have to move something to get to something all the time. Maddening. It will all eventually drive you bonkers. Can't shower inside because of moisture and mildew. Constant corrosion from salt air. It just goes on and on.

[@sailingavocet]

I bet you’re fun at parties. It’s not that complex if you have a brain. Access is not always limited, and you definitely do not need to move something to get to something “all the time”. We shower inside all the time, and have never had an issue with moisture or mildew because it’s properly ventilated. What a strange, negative comment. Have fun being the stick in the mud you angry, angry man.

[@ErikOrdway1984]

Amused by the title.

[@sailingavocet]

Glad someone is!

[@annafraley5388]

@@sailingavocetme too, but hid it at the Bottom of our post…!! 😎

[@pauldent7067]

its a comfotable cruiser unfortunaly built by slave labour to low a low standard , a good liveabord wirh issues.IMO

[@sailingavocet]

Interesting comment… They are not built to a low standard, in fact many (like ours) are overbuilt and many are built to Lloyds standards. Cheoy Lee started as a family business, and many of the boats had host families that oversaw the completion of each vessel which is why many have dragons carved into the forepeak. Here’s some more history: www.cheoyleeassociation.com/WebMisc/LLoyds.htm

[@JOHNALOOPONE]

Had to stop when you said Bacons. You do not know them well.

[@sailingavocet]

Bacon Sails in Annapolis?