Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1095 - TEST DRIVE through big waves in the ocean

[@MegaWebsters]

What a breath of fresh air! Finally someone showing this type of coastal cruiser in common sea states that aren't glass calm for the 'brochure shot' Meanwhile still discussing ride, handling at different speeds and orientation to sea state. This type of review has been missing on youtube. It would be great to see you do the same / comparisons with the Finnish boats (Sargo, Targa etc) and the Rodman range from Spain. Well done to the camera crew to achieve the results here.

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Thanks! I appreciate that. Yes I'm doing my best to test as many Finnish boats I can get my hands on. The camera crew is me haha. I just do everything myself with my drone and action cams for the test drives.

[@TrueFilter]

@@BoatLife_DansBoatLifesuperb stuff. How do you get the drone to track. Unbelievable it's a one man job.

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

@@TrueFilter Thanks I appreciate that. No tracking I turn all the sensors off and fly manual. I'm generally hiding below in the cabin or sitting on the dunny and I speak with the driver so I don't fly it into any waves. Been flying drone for years so pretty good at it these days.

[@ToTCaMbIu]

@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife I have always wondered what the setup is. Is the drone operator hiding in the cabin, or do you do the done shot later? Now I know! Now the question is, where is the drive hiding when you are driving? :))))

[@matafdo123]

This is a beauty of a boat

[@sailor123ize]

Got my 1095 2023 in May. It is great in smooth or flat waters as all test videos show, but not comfortable in choppy waters. For it's size it is totally under weight. Not the case for the Antares 11 that weights over 13,000 pounds. Still a nice boat for small body of waters. Went out Sunday, winds 10 - 15, bay waters 1 - 3ft. Anything over 15mph boat speed was uncomfortable.

[@jacktyler7599]

Another good one! Looking forward to the walk-thru...

[@fishtigua]

Thanks Dan. They sell a ship-load of Merry Fishers around here, perfect for our weather and sea states.

[@Steve-jq4st]

I have a 795 series 2.very impressed with the quality and design of the boat.

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Awesome!

[@jtermini20]

How does she handle in rougher seas? Im in Hawaii

[@cbot375]

Thats one sweet boat

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

This is a boat that will make a lot of people happy in my opinion.

[@romaniac22]

mate great video, very informative and to the point. Well done!

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Glad you liked it!

[@allpipetechnologies650]

Hi great video ......what was the little trick to knowing your engine alignment, you started to mention it then stopped. I have the 895 loving the boat but would love it more if I knew the trick ! Cheers Sam

[@53glowe]

Dan...at 22knots with its fuel capacity, what nm range could you expect?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

I can't recall the fuel capacity off the top of my head but if you rewatch the video and see where i'm calling out the fuel flow at 22kts (i recall it liking 23kts a bit better) and then google the fuel capacity you should be able to work it out. Just leave a 10-15% reserve

[@JamKick]

can you add air cond as an option?

[@jefforceone]

I can’t wait for you Dan to do a review of the Merry Fisher 1295. Apparently there are none available on the web. I hope you have a first it has a lot to offer compared to the 1095.

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Yes, this boat is on my list actually. It will likely be in Australia when I get a chance but that means we can take her out to sea and really test it. I see the whole Merry Fisher range continuing to take market share from other styles as they are a convenient family boat that you can sell second hand for a good price and they do what they say they will do.

[@joesola4195]

Want to buy this boat!! I am thinking that I don’t need the bow thruster if my 1095 has the joystick. What do you think?

[@sigurdwerdammen1494]

How long can you go on a full tank?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Take the fuel flow number I mention at cruise speed and divide it by the total fuel capacity but leave a 15% reserve and that should give you your estimate

[@nathannath5559]

Great video! Lots of people in the comments roasting the build of this boat. Can you give your professional opinion? Is it really that bad?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

It's all relative. Group Beneteau (Owner of Jeanneau) build boats for specific markets. So if they know that 95% of people use a particular boat in a certain way they will build it to suit. Yes you can find much better boats from Riviera to Palm Beach, Hinckley and many of the US Center Console builders. But they are considerably higher asking prices and potentially more boat than what the Jeanneau Merry Fisher buyer needs. If you're a family guy wanting to spend weekends with your wife and young kid with the odd offshore adventure then this is totally fine. Also if you are concious about re-sale because you plan on trading up to the higher quality dream boat of yours then this is actually the smartest choice because you can always sell a Merry Fisher due to their wide appeal. So are they the best build quality? - no. Do they meet the needs of their intended users? - I would argue yes they do. Hope that helps!

[@JohnBraman413]

can you get a stabilizer added or too small a boat?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Yes a Quick will fit

[@morri03]

Does look very blunt in the bow surely it must be a slammer in a decent head sea?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Through wind chop at speed inside the harbour she was quite impressive. When heading into it in the ocean yes she threw green water over the bow and onto the windscreen. I was driving to the conditions so didn't get too much slamming but yes if you overdid it you would slam while going into it. Thats the compromise if you're going to have so much accomodation however I feel this boat strikes the right balance for who she's appealing to and what she delivers in terms of capability.

[@Willgrf]

It looks like the 1095 would ride very well in choppy conditions and much better than the 895 hull. Not so bang and crash?

[@glenn65]

4 kids, you need 2 boats 🤣😂👏👏

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Haha yes!

[@hildablanco1591]

It needs a much larger propellers With a 375 hp xto yamaha 5'3 liters so it revs less and pushes more

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Would be interesting to test

[@jacktyler7599]

I always respect boat reviews that include running the boat, but most especially when sheltered water is left. Reminds me of a few of those reviews you did over in the English Channel, Dan. Good for you! At the cruising speed range, the boat seems to need about one MPG. Would you consider that a little high for a 6-7 ton boat of this type?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

You inspired me to take anothe out out in the ocean yesterday Jack. Read your somment when we were about to start filming and I figured what the heck, let's head offshore and switch on the cameras out there so stay tuned. Re fuel consumption I don't know what a gallon is so I really need to get over to the states and get my head around how you guys think but in general the motors will be working harder when i'm pushing the thing through those waves so I would always expect higher fuel flow in those conditions. However for an entire days filming on that Jeanneau we used 71L of petrol and that included a total of three trips offshore. To get the video, stills and audio for this we did that same run out to sea and back three times and then we did a whole bunch of inshore fast running so overall consumption in my opinion for a day of hard driving was acceptable.

[@jacktyler7599]

@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife Interesting; better fuel consumption that I was estimating. We Yanks do use the 'gallon' measurement a lot. Roughly, take your liter measurement and multiply by 4. Thanks for taking the suggestion; sure looked good!

[@keithhughes2104]

@@jacktyler7599 Careful when talking gallons, US gallon is about 3.85 ltrs BUT Imperial gallon (UK) is around 4.5 ltrs.

[@Ognir1962]

Jealous… looks like a beautiful day on the water!

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

We are getting some cracker days at the moment.

[@toivomyllyla8776]

Why didn't you show us how it ran against the waves?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Wind & waves were too big/strong that day for me to confidently fly the drone into the waves on this boat. The waves always look smaller on the camera for some reason but we were getting spray right over the boat going into it offshore. My strategy for getting the best out of the 1095 would be to run downwind/swell whenever possible in the ocean. Inshore into the chop she's fine and dry so not an issue there. I couldn't film that as we had 20+ kts of breeze so driving at 25kts the apparent wind for my Mavic 3 would be 45kts meaning she can't keep up with the boat. I need a faster drone...

[@robinellard]

I would have liked to see it run out of the heads as opposed to into the harbour. I have a Axopar 37 and run forward and back to Pittwater a bit so know this area and conditions pretty well. Choppy day in the harbour btw…

[@kirkwilliams4942]

Wonder if she has room for a Sea Keeper?

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Not a Sea Keeper but it can fit a Quick gyro

[@chrisgarner9802]

Thanks for putting these together and taking the boats off shore, seems like you've sea trialed all the boats I'm interested in and off shore performance is what matters most to me. Of the Sea Ray 320 (Ideally OB), Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1095, and Regal 33 XO, which in your opinion performed the best? Cheers mate.

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

No worries Chris, i'm happy to hear that as I try to take as many boats in the ocean as I can for you guys. The Sea Ray shines on flatter inshore conditions as she is full in the bow which gives you that awesome interior and bow area. In swell she would be wet and bumpy. Excellent build quality and highly regarded brand name in Australia. Regal was excellent. She was solid through the waves (I was in 2m+ swell) and I would even use the word 'outstanding' when you consider what that boat offers and how she looks after you. Merry Fisher is the dark horse and depending on budget may be the better choice. She doesn't have the build quality of the American boats but as an all rounder she does everything very, very well at a reasonable price. She's wet going into the waves but down swell she handles very confidently and at speed in normal wind chop she was really excellent. So if you have some exposed water and offshore runs you need to make it between the Regal and the Jeanneau in my opinion. Hope that helps.

[@chrisgarner9802]

@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife that helps a lot, thank you so much, keep up the good work! I think I'll just get a slightly used Regal 33 XO still under warranty :)

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

@@chrisgarner9802 No worries Chris. Every time I test a Regal they consistently impress me with quality. I've also sold them back in my salesman days over the previous 20 yrs and they stand the test of time very well. Enjoy!

[@felicytatomaszewska]

He said February middle of summer, is he crazy? 😂

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Yes February, when the sun is at its strongest! It was hot that day.

[@kirkwilliams4942]

Love the reviews but have such a hard time with the accent:-)It's all good, appreciate the review.

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

What accent..? lol

[@kirkwilliams4942]

@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife LOL... good times🙂

[@BrawndoQC]

Everyone has an accent, you included. English is not my first language and I understood everything.

[@kirkwilliams4942]

@@BrawndoQC So true.....

[@jdstan9650]

Should call it the Seasick Fisher...

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

lol… in those conditions for some people yes 😅…

[@pipolepaw]

Not big waves 😅

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

It's all relative i guess. For the average boater these are big waves for sure. Sure i've surfed down 5m and even 8m waves in the ocean before but that would not be the kind of conditions i take a production power boat out in so kinda irrelevant. That's why I show conditions like this which are absolutely bigger than what 90% of boaters would already experience and hopefully explains to them what the boat is capable of.

[@stevesocransky6341]

Big waves? Lol, great beginning boat, that’ll last 5 years while the corner cutting to reach the “bargain “ price point becomes evident Great way to discourage a prospective boat owner from stepping up to a proper boat that’s built to last!

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

What is a 'proper boat'? Yes the big mass market brands have a lifespan for sure but so does every boat. I think what we see happenning here is different boats being built for different market needs. I see a huge demand for all types of people buying into Jeanneau Merry Fishers and enjoying them for 1 - 3yrs before they upgrade into the next boat. Sure they could go find something that was built for the Southern Ocean but that would be 4 times more expensive and they would be too scared to park it at the marina half the time. Also the resale on the niche and expensive boats can be difficult as the used market is a lot smaller for them. I think if I was planning to keep a boat for 10 - 15yrs then yes I would go spend the bigger dollars and get the Rolls Royce quality but if it's a stepping stone onto the next boat then these make a huge amount of sense to me.

[@Papafuss]

@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife So what is, in your opinion, a Rolls, comparatively, in the 10-13 meter size range?

[@mitseraffej5812]

A friend has recently bought a smaller vessel from the same manufacturer. He’s not that happy with it although he’s putting on a brave face. Had it back to the agent several times for warranty claims.

[@stevesocransky6341]

Go ahead tell the people how great this boat is for land fill, along with all the other garbage that’s being sold today… rescue a proper used boat instead

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

I would actually like to see better boat recycling in place so this is something we need to be better organised with in Australia. Re rescuing old boats yes thats great, have done that myself 3 times. But that requires a LOT of time, effort and education to achieve. I think if you are new to the boat lifestyle then something like this Jeanneau will suit a lot of people, particularly if they have a family as the layout works so well.

[@opmacace523]

Not everyone is willing to put up for all the headaches an old boat might have

[@ukoutdoors3022]

I did that... rescue an old boat. Never again. If you can't afford an expensive boat, you REALLY can't afford a cheap one. Having said that, I ended up with a boat that I knew intimately. When you're 10 miles out in the Irish Sea at 3am you don't want to be thinking about where the previous owner has cut corners.

[@SuspectAccount]

Gross amounts of fossil fuels in use.

[@BoatLife_DansBoatLife]

Compared to....? If you have ever been on a plane you have used more fossil fuels than we did this day.