Boat Life, Fun With Problems (EP 69)

Join us as we share the reality of the ups and downs of boat life on a sailing catamaran in the Bahamas. It's fun, and also it's fun with problems, some are little and others are big.
In this episode:
We deal with another throttle control issue and some bits and pieces while exploring the George Town Bahamas area with our new cruising friends.
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Holly and Stephane are formerly from the San Francisco Bay Area but have a home in Tahoe. Our 'someday' plan was to sell our belongings, buy a boat, and, with reckless abandon, sail away to visit distant lands, which we did starting in 2020.
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[@kcsunnyone]

Oh I love you both being so tan! Oh my goodness - that clear blue water and sugar sand is dreamy. Being t-boned previously made you very alert to the hazards of other sailors, which is a good thing. So good to see another video from AWEN this Sunday morning. I voted for the electric but having a motor that Holly can start by herself is critical. Cheers, guys! Your videos make me so happy to watch. Thank you for sharing these :)

[@SailingAWEN]

Thank you so much for watching! We love your comments 💐

[@dand.6065]

Can’t wait to do this! The water looks like a pool! Gonna have to get a blue light !

[@hpw99]

You definitely made the right decision on the two-stroke outboard, simple and virtually indestructible. I moved to a 20 horse 4-stroke with electric start but I've still got my 15 2-stroke as a backup.

[@mckenziesonthemove807]

I had many fuses that were underrated for the items onboard ! Easy solve though 👍

[@Cheers_Warren]

2stroke is so much lighter, simpler. More reliable , easier to fix , way less electronics etc etc etc

[@gordonroylambert]

😅Yamaha’s…have had an outboard for 20 years, no issues….quality and reliability are just the best.

[@user-ku9wf3si5c]

Rotten luck with the yacht adrift understandably anxious,interesting with the throttle problem Zatara are fitting new Yanmars at the moment and they are having cable controls less to go wrong. Fabulous video lovely beaches❤

[@edemerick1889]

2-stroke all the way. Less maintenance and better all-around

[@mckenziesonthemove807]

I got the save 3D tender as u with the same motor but 20 hp and it’s perfect 👍 maybe not available though there I guess

[@robertdowdall1068]

Brilliant

[@waltervanderboor]

We have Yamaha enduro two stroke 40 electric and it’s great except for it’s noisy. From a reliability perspective Yamaha is the way to go. Our next one will ll be Yamaha 4 stroke, definitely not electric. Weight is also a huge thing. Honda and tohatsu are great machines also except for parts availability in more remote areas. The new mercury are fantastic as long as they are new.. “met kuren” In Dutch means “with trouble” although parts are widely available. Just my five cents Zatara has been using Honda but ditching it now.

[@MK-gr9qz]

Really nice👌, thanks for sharing❤️

[@justinstevenson5807]

Wow! That water is stunning!

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi guys, wow I thought there was something strange about you both don’t eat meat that’s a bit crazy when you’re living on the ocean with all those beautiful fish around you. Yum Yum

[@CraigOverend]

Get a small electric trolling motor and you can say your dinghy is a hybrid. :)

[@catlanticsail]

Tohatsu 20 hp 4 stroke efi Lightest and most reliable 93 lbs Great fuel economy Plane the dinghy with 5 people

[@alexfuller818]

I recently bought a Tohatsu 2 stroke 18 hp. There was no 20hp. The choice was 15hp, 18hp or 25hp.

[@jmullen4658]

I hope some people went to help him??? That will prevent damage to the whole anchorage, and just the neighborly thing to do in any situation.

[@MotionDigitalPicture]

So we have a bit of a cliffhanger this week. I hope that issue with the shifty shifter gets resolved soon.

[@SailingAWEN]

We do too, thanks for watching!

[@marc4322]

Two stroke much better in many ways ! For those about environmental issue , just wish that Taylor Swift travel less with is private jet! 😊

[@Papaondas]

Disadvantages of two stroke engines 2-stroke engines do not last as long as four stroke engines; there is no lubrication system in a 2-stroke engine so parts wear out a lot faster. 2-stroke oil is expensive 2-stroke engines use more fuel. 2-stroke engines are far more less environment friendly 2-stroke engines are smelly 2-stroke engines are noisy

[@laurapitre5797]

Good luck wearing out a Yamaha 15hp 2 stroke! Our first one was 21 years old and still running great when we replaced it with a new Enduro version. A 2 stroke can be fixed anywhere in the world and that's worth more than the perceived downsides.

[@tomwolf9420]

Thank god the emotion called ‚jealousy‘ is not in my genes. Otherwise I would’ve drooled over that beach😊

[@user-ev4jt3om3r]

2-stroke all the way. Best electric out there has a one hour motor run time - max.

[@trevorgent14]

Not sure your outboard problem needed fixing yet and might have waited til sxm and bought manual/electric start version but understand that defies old school conventional wisdom, however convenience would be material benefit in your situation? Time will tell I guess.

[@trevorgent14]

Plus most electrics can still pull start these days. Vaguely remember Yami 2 stroke 9hp could boost to 15hp as it was the same engine?

[@SailingAWEN]

Ya, this wasn’t a problem. It was trying to think ahead realizing we didn’t have enough umph for strong current or more than two people. We realized this in the Bahamas but thinking ahead to later. The 2 stroke you can get here very easily.

[@georgeb3008]

2stroke

[@jimmieweigel1271]

I'm with you the 15 horsepower 2 stroke Yamaha I've always had better results from the 2 stroke Yamaha than any other motor

[@codegame027]

I would not get an electric as your ONLY propulsion. A 4-stroke will always get better fuel efficiency. Maybe upwards of 2x efficiency by volume. 2-strokes are lighter for a give HP rating and less internal mechanicals. It is true, 2-stoke is easier on maintenance but efi 4-strokes are really getting VERY good nowadays. They all have their place. I would personally chose a 9.9hp or 15hp EFI 4-stroke. The 2-stroke will do better being stored as a spare compared to a 4-stroke... generally. After purchasing the 2-stroke I would use the 4-stroke as your primary and have the 2-stroke as a backup.

[@SailingAWEN]

Thanks, we got 15hp 2 stroke, we don't really want to carry two engines...we are trying to keep weight off the boat, lol.

[@codegame027]

@@SailingAWEN as far as spares, get a recoil, a sparkplug, and maybe a carb rebuild kit.

[@sarakennedy2288]

always love your uploads!

[@SailingAWEN]

Thank you!

[@scottkircher2262]

Yamaha 15 definitely,way better for parts around the world and lighter