Life is Like Sailing - Restored 1985 C&C 41 Tour - Part 1

[@tWoforgamenot1]

beautiful boat . very nice

[@lifeislikesailing]

It sure is!

[@cawfeedawg]

Beautiful C&C... You can tell he loves his boat. Thanks for sharing Alfy.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Cawfee Dawg It sure was! And yes Bill sure did! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@JonDavidCroel]

That is a magnificent boat! You can tell he put a lot of care into the restoration!

[@lifeislikesailing]

It sure is a great boat!!

[@sadfacts7751]

Such a wonderful resto!)

[@tWoforgamenot1]

beautiful boat !!!

[@stephencruse6525]

beautiful boat. my grandparents has one named brilliant.

[@coffeefish]

Very very nice!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+coffeefish Bill sure did an amazing job on the refit!

[@tWoforgamenot1]

nice story !!!!

[@collingtech1]

just awesome the boat is prestine , awesome, details and good taste

[@lifeislikesailing]

+design of modern life It sure is a nice boat!

[@Jean-Pierre-Villard]

Perfect, just perfect !

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Jean Pierre Glad you liked it!! :)

[@bluejeans8001]

Awesome refit. He is brilliant. Great stuff. Tanks a bunch

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Bill Gosnell It sure was a great refit! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!

[@АлександрБолбат-ы1у]

The idea with wine glasses is awesome. And great boat in general.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Александр Болбат Yes I sure liked the way those glasses snapped in! It was a great for for sure as well!!

[@theadventuresofseanomad8690]

Great naming story and great restoration job

[@lifeislikesailing]

He sure did an amazing refit!!

[@AdventuresofanoldSeadog]

Nice video. Always good to see how others Fit out their boats

[@lifeislikesailing]

+barryperrins Glad you liked the video!! Bill sure did a great job with the refit!

[@ByteMeDammit]

Nice boat & very nice wiring. My dream is to have a nice little home like this to maintain & sail.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+ByteMeDammit Sure is a nice boat and I wish I could end up with one half as nice! :)

[@cncbilly4000]

It is a major amount of work to maintain a vessel to this standard. A true labour of love.

[@myjavadogs]

What a beauty!! Love the name story! It's incredible!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+John Coffey It sure is a beautiful boat and I also loved the story of how she got her name! :)

[@jamesciotti6490]

Really well thought out and functional...Nice!!!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+James Ciotti It sure was!

[@Two-aboard-tuuli]

I chartered a boat that had the same aft cabin layout with the narrow door that they removed on this one here. And I think that was an awesome decision. Climbing through that door was a real pain :) Nicely opened up space here!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Two aboard Tuuli Yes that wall would have made it all feel a little more closed in for sure! I really like the open feeling with it gone!

[@graemeoliver744]

Gorgeous refit.

[@lifeislikesailing]

It sure is! :)

[@tWoforgamenot1]

lets look again :)

[@regnarv1]

I love that you are doing 60fps video

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Regnar v1 Thanks! I am glad the 60 fps in noticeable! :)

[@enerzise3161]

This video is a great example of what I have been telling my wife about when we look at various sailboats. That if we settle on a boat, if there are things she or I may not like much, when the refit comes we can fix the sailboats shortcomings. I would also like to say about his galley, while it goes very well with the rest of the boat, somehow it has a hint of Japanese looking Galley and the dining area sort of reminds me of a French Fine Dining Restaurant. Maybe that is not what they were going for, but I am just pointing that it goes well together. It is far from looking like many sailboats that... you know look like most of them came out of the same cookie cutter. On a side note, I would also like to point out how good the video shows the wonderful wood tones and at the same time the whites are bright and vibrant. Sometimes it is hard to get the whites to look proper and at the same time the reds, blues, greens and wood tones to look correct too.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+enerZise Yes there usually has to be a little compromise and it can be a long search for the right boat. Now that you mention the styles in Bill's boat I can see that now and I agree that it sure all went well together! Thanks for the comments about the video quality! Nice to heart that it looks good. :)

[@SVELFARO]

Real nice job on that C&C, never been on one but that one looks very comfortable and warm with the diesel stove

[@lifeislikesailing]

+elfaroproductions It sure was a nice C&C and very warm with the stove on...Bill had to turn it off because it was too warm! lol

[@SVELFARO]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC I was thinking of installing something similar in my Motor home for those cold nights down here in Mexico ha ha ha.... you know it can plummet right down to 10 C 50 F like tonight, brrrrrrok I know no sympathy.

[@lifeislikesailing]

***** I'm not feeling too sorry for you at the moment! haha

[@billbye1432]

beautifully functional re-fit!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+bill bye Yes, one of the nicest refits I have ever seen!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Bad Sailboat Yes, older boats sometimes can turn out amazing with a good refit. :)

[@michaelfishbach]

I used to think we has the nicest C&C 41 in the country ... You Sir may have outdone me !

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Michael Fishbach Bill sure does have a nice C&C!

[@billbye1432]

love that electrical panel; wish i knew more about its solor and wind power!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+bill bye Yes it sure was nice!!! Not sure if there was wind and solar? I will ask Bill. :)

[@thedoctorandhim]

Lovely work. How about a shout out for the cabinet maker.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Ross Heaton I'll have to let Bill do that in one of his videos! :)

[@mikeob2631]

Very nice!! Bet your thinking of upgrade now though....

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Mike Ob Always thinking of upgrades! LOL

[@tWoforgamenot1]

sure is big .

[@cyclingwithkiwi3956]

i like it

[@lifeislikesailing]

+alan mckinnon Yes it was very nice!

[@LynxSwe]

Large but folding steering wheels are nice !

[@lifeislikesailing]

I bet they are!

[@harryknickerbocker9889]

I just bought a C&C 41 and I have a question for you. I'm still finding out where everything is and I noticed that the batteries are under the cabin sole? Is there any easy way to get to them. If not I'll have to unscrew twenty or so screws and lift up a section of the sole. Thanks Harry I love the boat....

[@cncbilly4000]

My 4 house batteries are behind the companionway stairs in front of the engine and one starting battery in the starboard locker. Congrats on your purchase. Cheers

[@offplanetevent]

very nice . you have door choices, why not wheel choices.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+offplanetevent yes it sure was nice! I guess wheel choices would be good if you had space to store an extra wheel. :)

[@harryknickerbocker9889]

And while I'm at it, why is there no access to the engine through the panel just behind the steps leading into the cabin? Did you cut out a section of this panel to get to the engine? Or did someone forget to do something?

[@cncbilly4000]

The main engine access is through the starboard locker.

[@gareatouai]

neat

[@lifeislikesailing]

+gareatouai it sure was! :)

[@SeanMcChannel]

Very nice boat. Neat electrical install, but the exposed AC wires behind the panel without a rear cover is deadly and dumb. Please install a cover over the AC section of the panel --- like $30 to save your life.

[@bird1142]

It's hard for me to say the boat is 30 years old it looks like it came right from the factory.☺

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Zay TheVlogger Yes it sure looked amazing and new! :)

[@Razorfish]

Or 90 bottles of beer. Really nice work.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Good point! lol

[@tWoforgamenot1]

never nice