From 20 Years Abandoned to Ocean Ready - Boat Tour

[@andrewmortimer3317]

I’ve watched since the beginning when you were in a van spending all your time cleaning and repairing your vessel. The hard work you and your wife put in really shows in the beauty of the vessel as she is now.

[@gsaunds100]

Beautiful. The contrast from the early days is stunning. Good work - enjoy.

[@littlejohnny47]

Glad to see your interior finishes are clean but not overdone with tons of dark wood. A very light, airy, and modern style below decks that really works well. Great idea of using zip closure netting instead of doors for the hanging lockers! Great transformation!

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Milk, coffee, beer, emergency water, more beer and wine-all the essentials for a crossing. You and Niamh have done a fantastic job of rebuilding Zora. Time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Take care, fair winds and smooth seas to you.

[@williamhoskins2300]

and get more beer

[@SailingYachtZora]

We ran out of Fanta first 😂

[@larrimos]

An incredible transformation and a testament to the man who saw the potential in a derelict boat and worked his ass off to bring a dream into reality. Enjoy it brother, you certainly earned it.

[@SailingYachtZora]

Thanks man, its been a journey for sure...

[@clayfarnet970]

I was following you for years and poof…now you’re back with a finished boat. Glad to see you prevailed. You are in the 3% club. Enjoy ever minute…and drop us a few videos now and then. 👍👍👍

[@roberttowler1783]

It looks great, what a freaking journey from the old boat, to the shell, to this amazing. Congrats.

[@medicmcauley6729]

She's beautiful, great work

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Gee you’ve finished the woodwork of nice it looks fantastic we’ll done to you both

[@raymondburrows5227]

Brilliant well done

[@haywood12]

that's a big transformation, well done! I lost track of you when you were still on the hard. Good to see you made it

[@almath9987]

WOW major work boat looks awesome 👌 come so far from where she was 🎩 off for all the hard work 👏 had a dream, and worked hard to make happen. Enjoy the fruits of your labor 👏👍💪⛵️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@nigelmorgan3449]

The wife worked hard on the cleaning and painting you both did a fantastic job on the boat from when you first got it to now guys enjoy you tripping

[@piratasaderiva]

A real ocean cruising yacht tour. Thanks for sharing

[@SailingYachtZora]

Thanks guys, miss you both very much

[@patrickfalter4487]

Sweet boat thanks for sharing

[@patrickwentz8413]

Wow! Your yacht looks so much smaller now that it is completely fitted out but it does look amazing as well! You should be so proud that you are living your dream. Can't wait to see the crossing video. Cheers! Pat

[@SailingYachtZora]

Shes only a baby next to other cruising.boats

[@TheWoolShopOnline]

looking fantastic,

[@SailHub]

This boat is built to take on the world for sure! Btw, where’s your hair gone? Sunburn!😮

[@mitch8226]

I've followed you since your previous boat project ,van living, great progress ,and congrats bon voyage

[@SailingYachtZora]

Awesome, thank you

[@rowanking2738]

Quick thought on canned food labels - sometimes they can have cockroach eggs waiting to hatch or can disintergrate when wet. I like to remove labels and mark contents on cans with marker pen.

[@SailingYachtZora]

Thanks. The cockroaches only like to eat the glue in the labels. The real problem is cardboard.

[@wadeshore]

Nicely done

[@TheRealGraylocke]

Looks awesome!

[@meandmissy1970]

Great job. Looks beautiful 👏👍👋

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

mate what a job

[@pearse500]

Looking good...Jeez your hair grew quick between the head and the saloon 🙂

[@SailingYachtZora]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 not fast enough as far as Niamh was concerned

[@vxnova1]

Well done

[@derkhawkins2575]

You have accomplished a lot. Well done.

[@medickaisu]

so happy to see the interior of your boat. You have done a wonderful job. Now to enjoy it!

[@SailingYachtZora]

A few things to finish as always!

[@medickaisu]

@@SailingYachtZora That will never end. But those are wants and you have beautifully addressed the needs.

[@rhavrane]

Bonjour, Your video made me hungry 😁 More seriously, how long will your crossing take according to your experience ? Amicalement, Raphaël

[@SailingYachtZora]

It took us 21 days to cover 2800 miles

[@stokesy23life]

Banana's 😲🫣😲🫣😲!!!!!!!!!! Oh noooo....

[@PitStopCrew]

she looks a beauty. Can I ask what spray insulation you used? :-)

[@SailingYachtZora]

It was just closed cell spray foam, they use it in houses too

[@piercet]

I miss the impeller on the old engine though!

[@SailingYachtZora]

Which impeller? They are both in pretty much the same place (old v new)

[@piercet]

@@SailingYachtZora the old crusty petrified water pump impeller heh.

[@SailingYachtZora]

@@piercet lol

[@phillycheesetake]

I noticed in a sailing video of yours that you have a twin-sheeted main, how do you find that system compared to a traveller?

[@SailingYachtZora]

A traveller is easier, especially if it takes the sheet out of the cockpit. But this was a simple solution for me, and works well to control the boom

[@mozismobile]

I hope all the tins are labelled so that when they get wet you're not playing the tin-opening lottery

[@mozismobile]

Also, amazing to see her all fitted out and running, I remember where you were bumbling around in a mostly-gutted shell looking a bit struck by how much there was to do.

[@SailingYachtZora]

I still bumble around looking struck to be honest 😂

[@SailingYachtZora]

And we do write on the top of each can 🥰

[@philgray1023]

There is nothing wrong with peaches and mayonnaise. Listen the voice of experience.

[@johnbrightman282]

your life jackets need to be more at hand for emergencies please as flares also.

[@FindingCloud]

WHO IS STEVE

[@philgray1023]

I didn't notice the rum. You can't be serious about this.

[@SailingYachtZora]

We were running low, that's why we sailed to the carribean

[@dunneryak]

beer = liquids....calories ......life...

[@Anglosaxon69]

Great job, very clean, functional and pretty you can look forward to years of Bluewater sailing👍

[@deeryker]

Very good,,,, We had a group watch of this ,,Angie 1,,,Urszula and Angie 2 agree with me,,,,there is not enough beer wine and spirits. Increase your stock tenfold,,then you are ready for anything. Your hair came ,,,Angie 1 was quick to point that out. Ju sayin is all

[@deeryker]

Insert back after your har. Where are you guys,,,I am not finding new vids on da tube..There was a mention of you last last Autumn,,a fella Peter Lawless said he was on his way to meet ya in the Bahamas. It did not happen,,he got to the Yellow birds ,came back to Eire on a jet,,,went back to the birds and now he is on his way, sailing back to Eire. He is a very very very very old hippy guy,,not as old as me,,,but,,,methinks his hippydom is holding him back....Hippydom and pasta,,too much of both.. Where are yiz,,,is das boat holding up?/? I would like to buy yiz dinner.