Must-Know Details Before Buying Sun Odyssey 349

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Homes, Boats & Travel by Jose Torres

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@markwiygul6356 Ай бұрын

The design of the bathroom and sail locker looks ingenious. It looks like a couple could be more comfortable on this boat than many 3 cabin 40 footers (just based on my youtube observations :-)

@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres Ай бұрын

Thank you watching. The 349 and 410 are two different designs. The 349 is good for coastal cruising for a couple. The 410 gives you longer cruising capability

@tonyoreilly7196 3 ай бұрын

Hi thank you for this series of videos, they are very helpful. I am looking at the swing keel 2 cabin performance version of this model for myself, my wife and my dog my question is, if I go hardtop with 4 solar panels running electric cooking, a watermaker and an additional fridge with racking in the store room with possibly an additional fuel tank added would it be possible to cruise full time on this small yacht? Thank you in advance, Tony.

@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres 3 ай бұрын

Everything is possible! 😀. Here are some things to consider. Having a Pet onboard will have its challenges depending on the size of your pet. If your pet has not been used to being in confined spaces for a long period of time. This is something you should consider. Adding the solar is a good option. That said, you also have to add enough battery capacity to store the energy. Do a spreadsheet of all the things you want to have on your boat and calculate the power consumption. Based on that, add another 20%, and this should give you a good idea of how much battery capacity you have to add. Also based on how many batteries, think about the weight impact on the boat and where to install them to keep things in balance. Going to an induction cooktop would definitely extend your cruising. It removes one fuel type to have to carry. Just make sure you also buy the proper cookware to use with it. You will be giving up the oven, unless you add a small convection oven that you can run through the inverter. Just food for thought. As far as watermaker is concern, I am more a fan or the portable Rainman units. They take less space, they are easy to use and maintain, and if for some reason they need service, you take them out to a service center for them to fix. Adding the extra refrigerator and an additional fuel tank, in addition to installing sufficient battery capacity is going to add a lot of weight into that storage room., which may change the balance of the boat. Something to think about. You may be able to get rid of the bench under the Nav station and find a refrigerator that would fit that space. The 349 is a nice coastal cruiser, but it is short on space. A large amount of the available storage space is located on the Port Aft Quarter of the boat, which means everything you add, all the wight will go there. I would advise you to do some research and estimate the additional weight you would be adding to the boat. Here are some examples: If you add AGM Batteries 12/105, they will weight about 66lbs each. A gallon of diesel weighs 7.1 lbs. Lastly, think of it in terms of time, Once you load the boat with the equipment, and you add your personal items, will it still be comfortable for you to go cruising? Does your cruising involves being at sea for more than 2 weeks at a time, or would you go port to port every 5 - 7 days? How will you handle waste (You have to store it until you can get to a place where you can off load it)? Hope the above gives you some food for thought to do you personal evaluation as to whether the 349 is right for you. Best of luck!

@tonyoreilly7196 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for that detailed lengthy reply and everything resonated with me I'm going to need a bigger boat, I think the 410.@@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres

@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres 3 ай бұрын

@@tonyoreilly7196 If want a new 410, we have a brand new 2024 Jeanneau 410 available for sale. We have been authorized to give a 10% discount on the list price. If you are interested in a used one, there are several 410s available for sale that I can send to you. Please let me know if you are interested.

@davidsimpson6372 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning headroom. So many reviews don't but for me at 6'4" it's important as I'm intending to live aboard a yacht.

@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. I am trying to do a series of videos where I talk about the boat from a practicality standpoint. If you have other things you would have like to see on this video, I would appreciate the suggestions.

@davidsimpson6372 2 ай бұрын

@@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres for me personally it's about whether I'd fit comfortably. Other than cabin, heads and saloon headroom it's size of the beds, legroom when on the toilet, legroom while sitting at the helm, cockpit legroom. It's a pain being so tall, most boats are designed for the average height, but that's increasing with each generation so I'd have thought boat designers would consider that.

@centralfloridaparamotor Ай бұрын

Nice boat ,is good for Bahamas? $

@HomesBoatsTravelbyJoseTorres Ай бұрын

For a couple I would say yes. You can store a couple of weeks of provisions and water for a Bahamas cruise. Between the storage area and the aft stateroom you can store your paddle boards, scuba gear, etc. You can also bring additional water and fuel in jerry jugs. The only challenge is going to be propane for the stove. It uses the small little tanks, so you will have to bring some additional tanks for cooking.