Contessa 32 Refit Update and Owner Interview (Project Lottie Ep 21)

[@drdecco1]

Yes, I’d say WE are all interested in looking at the overall costs/figures…… terrific episode👍💪

[@goodq]

Yes please 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@damianhind7330]

No, you DON't want to know! :D Boat = Break Out Another Thousand...

[@SuperDiagnostic]

Top notch.... well done to both of you 👍

[@jfr03hl1ch]

uuuh a laquered bulkhead… anyway… I refit a boat from 1975 since a few years now. Its a big part of my hobby and for me it's the same fun as the sailing itself. Thanks for the videos and please keep up the great work! It's really helpful to see how (and why) certain things are done by a professional shipwright. And thanks Jamie answering all that questions - those are great insights!

[@markarmitage8376]

Gents.... very interesting Q&A and the refit thus far has been most enjoyable viewing.

[@user-pt3xk9tk4i]

You deserve way more subscribers/viewers! I don’t own a yacht or know how to sail, but dreams are free and your channel is great watching!

[@tomsutton4081]

Well done great video, also one if the best channels and explained so well , keep going.

[@thestardusterchronicles5462]

I have owned my contessa since 2018. I think what is special for me is the "row away factor" she is the prettiest thing! Then you have the sailing ability, seaworthyness etc. If you don't have a contessa, you might not know that feeling. Similarly with the electric conversion questions. So I took out my yanmar 2gm20, sold it and put in a 8 KW lynch motor electric. All diy and my reasons eere varied Simplicity being the first Sailability also....i have lost about 75 kgs of weight. The green issue? Well if you are still using lead acid batteries, that alone is probably more unsustainable over a decade than my lifepo4s....lifepo4s are not the same as lion! But like the row away factor, it's only when you have the electric that you realise the benefits. Yes range is low, although my fuel tank will refill.... but my goodness! Chugging down the river without chugging, instant power if you fluff a tack (heaven forbid!) Coming back up the river and the batteries have recharged whilst sailing. Loving having a contessa loving that it's electric 😊

[@jonunya3128]

she's going to be beautiful when done, nice boat Jamie!

[@goodq]

Absolutely a gem of a channel. Wealth of knowledge and littered with invaluable tips and tricks.

[@RefitandSail]

😊 thanks

[@stephenwatson7176]

you have answered a ton of questions. I truly believe that it is important to save older boats from the Knackers yard and landfill.. Thanks for the encouragement,

[@Ajojets]

Fantastic video, it was good to have some of the questions I would have asked answered.

[@From_Refugee_To_Yacht_Owner]

The boat is looking great.

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks. Getting there…

[@From_Refugee_To_Yacht_Owner]

@@RefitandSailI’m In the process of refitting mine while sailing too. An Ohlson 38. And by the way I love your channel.

[@churchofthegreenflipflop2436]

Fantastic video. Really enjoyable and great that you answered my question :-0). And some other great questions. Would be great if Jamie was willing to do a detailed cost breakdown when it is all finished. That would be informative and helpful. Maybe another Q&A type video would be cool? Definitely one of the best sailing refit channels :-)

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks for the question, all the best.

[@charlesapettit]

Great video, 👏👏👏👍

[@kbbarton1]

The hull looks absolutely fantastic.

[@andrewdee4214]

Loving this Bromance guys 😍⛵️😃⛵️😍

[@DarylSaunders737]

Love the channel, great work.👍

[@RefitandSail]

Glad you enjoy it! Cheers for the comment

[@philipritson8821]

Do you feel safe? On a Contessa 32! Look up Fastnet Race 1979. These boats set the "Gold Standard" for safety in the late 70s and early 80s.

[@hedleyjackson5131]

Great video guys really interesting thank you Jamie for telling us your story.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi guys, I just admire people like Jamie that is prepared to restore a yacht back to life again as we can see all the renovations that you have done on her. She is come up so beautiful. Just keep up the good work. Love your videos can’t wait to see splashdown. Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 from the big island 🏝️

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks very much 👍

[@andymarshall2201]

Great video, well done Jamie, you were obviously a little nervous but came across really well. George is an amazing ship right. Attention to detail at its best.

[@gordonmatheson9965]

Looking forward to the first sail after the refit. Great insight from Jamie thanks.

[@RefitandSail]

Not as much as I am!

[@roxyknight4909]

Jamie seem so young to be this cool ... getting beautiful classic boat , and getting it a heavy duty refit ... living the dream .... totally jealous, and so very very cool ❤

[@ianrees3231]

excellent

[@andymarshall2201]

I would like to know the final cost, it will help me work out what I may need to spend in the future. Thanks again.

[@GrahamG12]

Outstanding guys…fair play Jamie just going for something you truly want..I’d love to know figures for everything as watching George and all the other contessa enthusiasts (Coric) here on KZbin makes me what to jump on the band wagon as Iv just sold my Sadler 25 and looking to upgrade and being in Ireland there are very few co32 and i know if George is doing the work it top class so who knows we might need some help from George too.

[@brudweger]

That hull looks fantastic!

[@jimg4247]

Beautiful job , could you tell me the paint you are using on the inside of the hull and on the battery box please?

[@boatMatthias]

I assume he uses white flow coat which he used throughout the other parts of the lower areas of the inside.

[@jcharlesbayliss]

Hey Jamie you are a very lucky young man to have such a lovely boat and such a talented boat builder. Owning a contessa is my dream also, I have my eye on an old knackered one, I'd love to know how much a refit with George would cost !

[@Lesquite]

Great channel. I have a couple of questions for George: The off white/grey gel coat you used on the deck, do you have a RAL code or was it matched specially? Also where did you source the replacement windows please? Lottie looking great!

[@RefitandSail]

The gelcoat is custom colour matched. I get the windows made for me but also supply them to owners that want to fit themselves. Email me if interested.

[@knickebien1966]

I always liked Contessa 26s and 32s, however, I could not do a refit like SBB did and no one in my country could either.

[@pironiero]

Are there any c32s with those toerails removed? Wonder what it'll look like, but can't seem to find anything

[@RefitandSail]

Not seen one like that.

[@StanleyFranklin-fw5wb]

How did charge (?

[@pmnfernando]

fully agree on the electric position. do i think electric might be the future? i do. are we there yet? no. like it was said maybe in 15 years when the energy density in batteries and quick charging (from whatever source) are WAY cheaper and established, then yes. not to mention the green side...electric is not that green. ive spent more than i would like to admit to rebuild my yanmar 2GM20 but i know that, if i maintain it properly i have 30 years more to enjoy on that engine. Still, comparing the spares bought to the price point for an actual electric (the batteries is where the money is actually), is incomparably less. about getting a bigger boat: "find the smaller boat you can fit into, not the biggest you can afford". people have a tough time getting this one. it usually takes buying a big boat and then realising the amount of money involved. to each its own, for sure there were ppl on the way saying: you dont need that big a boat......

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks for the comment, I think we are in agreement.

[@goodq]

Another vote for a Q&A with costs and figures

[@superformOG]

why do people in the UK not consider the faster Albin Ballad?

[@RefitandSail]

Is it faster? Not sure it is, the ballad is a slightly smaller boat I think but still very capable. I’d need to compare ratings to see which is deemed faster.

[@phillycheesetake]

I also wouldn't convert Lottie to electric, but not for anything related to range anxiety or lost capability, I just think electric motors offer the most in outboard form and converting a Contessa 32 to an outboard would be a crime. I've been on a boat which had twin 416 chainplates protruding abaft for which the owner had fabricated brackets for an outboard and half-ladder. Originally only installing one for a series drogue, but disliking how it made the stern asymmetrical he installed a matching one. If I would convert to electric that's how I'd do it, because with the attachments stowed the polished chainplates didn't spoil the lines or views of the stern, they looked as if they belonged. There needs to be more benefit than some self-satisfaction of "going green" for me. Like eliminating a bunch of thru-hulls and seacocks, removing maintenance items, reducing ongoing cost of ownership, reducing fuel aboard, that sort of thing. Not some intangible and arguably illusory benefit which in the scheme of things is irrelevant. To cut a long comment short; I think Jamie made the right decision!

[@RefitandSail]

I agree!

[@superformOG]

also be careful, refitting boats can be addictive, now that mine is 95% done (took 4 years) im actually looking for another project boat to sink my teeth into

[@superformOG]

For the engine, there are also people who don't sail with an auxiliary engine, if you are doing a lot of ocean sailing no engine or electric would be fine

[@RefitandSail]

There are but it’s rare, but it’s very true that you can’t cross oceans in a sailboat purely under engine (if so why own a sailboat) but what you often want or need to do is use the engine to get though areas with little wind when on passage. So coming back across the Atlantic last year I would run my engine slow ahead to get me through areas of no wind so that I could pick the breeze on the next weather system. Sure I could have bobbed around going nowhere for days but the ability not push though makes a huge difference to passage times and while we all enjoy sailing we also want to get there.

[@pauls064]

What was total project time?

[@RefitandSail]

Can’t tell you that until it’s done…. Still going!

[@pauls064]

@@RefitandSailhow,about time up to this point? 😀

[@RefitandSail]

@@pauls064 I’d have to do a lot of adding up on the job sheets. 😬

[@pauls064]

I was wondering more about the rough time box... 6 months? @@RefitandSail

[@RefitandSail]

@@pauls064 I have had the boat with me for a year, started on it in sept 22 BUT I had at least 4 months off it working on other projects last winter and I have also fitted in other smaller jobs outside of it. My best guess is 7 months so far. The project has moved on quite a bit since this video and not everything done is done on camera, quite a bit just gets done in the background.

[@DarylSaunders737]

Renewable energy is the new gold rush for the rich and elite investers. And if they really want to affect climate change then they would invest in Reforestation and desertification. But there is no profit in that.

[@boatMatthias]

Anyone can invest into renewable energy, not just elite - super rich people. Reforestation does not get you places and indeed exactly for that reason airlines want you to omit your carbon footprint and these companies plant trees. However, some of them just buy a forest and promise protection, which in my opinion is disappointing.

[@DarylSaunders737]

@@boatMatthias Renewable energy doesn't get you anywhere either.... The batteries do. And who is invested in the batteries.🤔

[@carolinesallings4281]

*Promosm*

[@superformOG]

not sure why anyone would pay 300k for a boat without a shower and is slow af

[@RefitandSail]

If it’s what you want then it’s what you want.