NORDHAVN 43 BOAT TOUR 2.0 | Welcome aboard our 400 sq. ft. liveaboard floating home! [MV FREEDOM]

[@athommen1]

Greetings from Europe and Happy Sunday to all of the MV Freedom followers out there! Thanks for this new video and simply for taking time to share all this with us.

[@alanbuckley7000]

one of the best features on your lovely boat is the stainless steel shelves in the engine room brilliant idea!

[@michaelhill7471]

I really enjoy you two and the two dogs. A very welcome video. Very entertaining. Thank you for not keeping us in limbo too long. That was sweet seeing Ms Martha nervous about Mom disappearing. MV Freedom looks MARVELOUS!

[@raymondford9240]

Just love how absolutely spotless your vessel is, especially the engine room.

[@WMCC240654]

You both take a lot of pride in the look and finish of your floating home , freedom looks amazing.👍

[@jimwoolley5532]

The cream upgrade is a fabulous improvement

[@neelyrichard72]

Another great video. Love the new ultra leather. Thanks for sharing .I look forward for your next video .

[@PeterRequa]

Nice clean boat and perfect size enough space for guests with 2nd head while still economical size - inspiring

[@jamesmicca]

A Clean Engine and Engine Compartment is a Happy Engine and Engine Compartment- 100% Agree

[@winky32174]

Unbelievable how much boat you have for a 43. Great video!!!

[@jameswatson6630]

We Like Ya!, We Love ya!, , We want more,, FREEDOM,, of Ya!!!...,,,Note, without you too, it would not be the same.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Didn’t realize how wonderfully laid out the 43 is. Lovely boat. Thanks for the tour guys!

[@markomarten]

I didn’t see any solar panels on the boat deck,you have virtually everything else you need by the look of it. Nice video.

[@johnpappe3289]

That engine room and both engines are clean enough to eat off of. It looks like you clean in the smallest areas with Q tips. +The whole boat is in great condition and everything is neat and tidy and very homey. You have a very nice home on the water with an ever-changing waterfront view that is priceless.

[@astsmith3018]

about bloody time!

[@davidzimmer2694]

I have no idea why you don't have 10 million subs. I'm a OG and this is the most professional, fun, beautifully crafted and presented channel on YT. The videography is amazing and the stories are fantastic. This is my "get away" to the waterways of the Northwest. Thank you for all you do and what you share with us. I appreciate it greatly. (you failed to show 007's smoke screen and retractable missile system LOL)

[@bjarnesolhaug6698]

Could definitely live aboard Freedom

[@roberttoodie275]

the engine room is not only clean, its spectacular

[@cpierce3277]

Best video yet , thank you both for the tour , loved it !❤

[@ennengb2010]

seems like theperfect size boat for a single or a couple with plenty of extra room for the occasional guests

[@GaryMartin-h6z]

Great tour of your beautiful vessel. Well done !! Safe travels 👍

[@robertskinner1799]

Your video editing has gotten so good over the years. Your pretty much ready to offer it as a paid service. Great job on the tour.

[@wekker090]

Great tour of a nice boat. love the channel keep it floating.

[@traitorhatergetarope3163]

You guys have done a great job keeping that boat clean and up to date. The upholstery recover made a huge difference in the boat... Sweet little floating home.. i would live in her no problem, would be a dream.

[@waltersistrunk4200]

I haven’t visited your channel for a while and finding this delightful, informative post was just great. I didn’t realize how much I had missed you guys. You are clearly successful as live-aboards and you make me jealous. What a great life you have. You have a beautiful boat as well.

[@michaellane1316]

I have seen many of the walk throughs of the larger Nordhavns. What is most appealing to the under 60 size would be or could be the home feel. One does not entertain enough to have so much wasted space on a larger craft. I was brought up in southeast Alaska where the ships were constructed more for working with larger aft deck spaces and under holds for cargo. Grand folks had a wooden double ender with a greys marine engine built in the 50's in Ketchikan at Mckay marine Ways, one of two, the same design. Gramps had a contract early on to make cargo and mail runs to the many local logging camps before the float planes came more abundant to the scene. This is definitely a way of life. The downsizing brings one more into focus with reality and decreases our carbon footprint considerably. You have a beautiful home. Thank you for inviting us in.

[@lostchild2003]

Really nice boat/home. Thanks for adding the part about the doggy matt. It was something that I always wondered about.

[@davidvivian596]

Thanks Guys for a really lovely video. Your Nordhavn must be one of the best afloat - particularly as she is 18 years old. She looks almost brand new! I know how difficult it is to maintain a boat which operates in a salt water environment so I guess you make a huge effort to keep her looking as spick and span as she does. Congratulations, and thank you for inviting us into your home.

[@SuzanneS2023]

Great video tour. Very nice well kept maintained, boat. You both make a great hard working couple look so easy. Great job well done you two.

[@mozartkeppler4522]

Love the ease in which you two interact. That is something that you might want to talk about; the psychological aspect of living aboard a boat. I can see that you have 'traveled' a long way in more ways than miles. Love the tour! My Bride and me live in the Caribbean and have pondered living aboard a boat. We have always adapted well to unanticipated changes. You two seem to fit together as Yin and Yang. Thank you for the inspiration. The only thing I would add to your lovely home is a guitar or uke. Your home is beautiful, and amazingly functional. You give a lot of us hope.

[@isaiah30v8]

Looks like a very cozy vessel with plenty of room. . The best part is the view. You're not looking at the same old back yard every day.

[@fernandogavaldon1456]

Beautiful boat, everything so clean and organized, your husband remind me of my father (may he rest in peace) he was militar and loved everything like in your boat clean, organized and in its place. Thanks for sharing

[@JuanGarcia-tg4od]

Love your home. You two make a great team. I love Shawn's technical knowledge and insight. But I think I like Elizabeth's charm more. Love you two.

[@hippiehillape]

Gentlemen, a lady that will surrender her shoe horde is a keeper

[@donnakawana]

Yes, I could most definitely live aboard a vessel such as Freedom.. it's beautiful. An the cream leather really brightened everything up so much.. ppl don't realize that storage on a boat is sometimes endless.. Thanks for sharing your lives with us grateful...✌🏼💗😊❣️

[@tammyvincent9417]

I wish y'all would get back regular videos. I think your channel is ready to take off and grow like crazy. You're already doing sponsored videos with over 50k and this could become big

[@DanielC__]

Those dogs are GREAT! Not only fabulous personalities but potty trained to boot. Just awesome

[@nicolasweber2805]

That was a thorough walk through - and you as a couple make it look so easy. But yes, I could definitely see my self +1 live onboard a Nordhavn 43.... Thank you for sharing and doing all this for the sailing hungry of us out here....

[@jennifercaceres632]

This vessel is immaculate!!! Absolutely beautiful...best engine room on a boat I have ever seen WOW

[@robertnichols4833]

MV Freedom is just the perfect size. Big enough to have a fully featured pilothouse with proper seated helm statiojn, plus the settee and watch berth, yet without the usual top heavy flybridge. IF I have the money....

[@frankcherry3810]

You can never have too much freeze/fridg. Its such a well thought out setup. I would prefer a 55’

[@jeb533]

That is a nice boat, they are well built. Thanks for showing

[@JCrook1028]

Fantastic tour, Thx! I can't wait til you guys start traveling, seen so many sailing channels, need a motoring channel!

[@bjarnesolhaug6698]

The new cream leather is absolutely fabulous

[@markleino8161]

Guys, Another wonderful video!! Thanks so much for sharing! Mark

[@chrisc395]

That boat is absolutely gorgeous! Undoubtedly made so because of having the co-captain onboard. No offense intended Shawn I just think that without her, it's a really nice boat with a dude and his two dogs onboard. RIP Sandy AKA "Boat Dog #1." Gone but never forgotten... Fair winds and following seas MV Freedom.

[@llarkin1974]

Thanks for sharing your digs with us!! Absolutely beautiful!! Love how your pups are "the kids"😍🐕 Cheers to endless adventures ahead!!⚓🛥🥳

[@svbodaciousliberty2884]

Beautiful yacht!

[@robnee3313]

I love these tours! I live vicariously through you two! Thanks

[@philipvandoorn6470]

All Nordhavn boats are fantastic long range mini-ships. Which ever one fits your budget, you won't be disappointed. Love your simple, no bs approach to producing your channel. Great job.

[@jamminman]

Thanks. Beautiful boat, beautiful home.

[@danlinehan8145]

Thanks for the tour. More importantly, it's nice to see you both again. Welcome back!

[@bhudd154]

I’m an old granny and my boating days are in the rear view mirror……we used to have a 34’ Pequod and did our cruising in Florida and the Bahamas…….if I could start over it would be with a Nordhavn……I love “Freedom” and the great care you take of her and I love your channel. Always look forward to seeing you guys and of course Sully and Martha. Thanks for the tour what a difference the new cushions make! Till next time❤️

[@richardreweti8671]

This is a beautifully maintained vessel and would be a great purchase if they ever sold it.

[@stevedavis7882]

Thanks so much for the excellent tour. I was thinking we would need a larger Nordhavn to travel on, but your tour has done a great job of showing a lot of us we can survive and thrive on a smaller Nordhavn.

[@jeffslaven]

Fabulous walk through! Thanks guys!

[@manxman5175]

enjoyed the tour, you have a lovely home,,

[@robertriva1313]

Compact but roomy at the same time, with no wasted space. Best walk through I've seen to date, it was very thorough. Beautiful yacht. Well thought and planned out perfectly. What is the maximum range with full tanks? Would love to know. Thankyou for sharing your home with us. Can't wait for the next video!❤😊

[@Rancidtimes]

Glad to see you both back.. Hopefully we will be seeing more of you more later down the line..? Hope you both are doing well..

[@wightwater5656]

Wonderful tour of a super well maintained, and organized boat. Thanks for the updated tour.

[@KurtQuad]

I would love to do this with my wife once we retire and the Nordhavn is the boat I've been loving the most. It just screams well built

[@chuckbecker4983]

You have maximized the potentialties of minimal opportunities! You are GREAT!

[@brianmiller6443]

Absolutely love the nordhavn 43. One of the safest and most economical ways to travel around the world. I think some people on here don't realize how safe that boat really is and that boats twice her size wouldn't be able to handle bad weather as well. Love your channel

[@mw8653]

Just found your channel so am binge watching late into the night when I can't sleep, love this tour of your Nordhavn trawler.

[@bjarnesolhaug6698]

Thanks for the Bespoke Post intro👍🏻

[@philipmorris4823]

18 year old boat that is spotless and almost like new. Great job guys!

[@guymanges3628]

Thank you two, Freedom is a beautiful boat, always enjoy... God bless...

[@бредлит]

Красивая! Лодка, тоже, хорошая.

[@linsen8890]

Freedom is a fantastic boat, and the upgrades you've done have made it so much better. I would love to be able to cruise around on a yacht like it. A little larger boat would be a little more comfortable, but it's really an awesome boat!

[@ronaldsimmons8346]

I think Freedom is the perfect size. Just right for two people. Beautiful vessel.

[@Robert-uh5yk]

Beautiful yacht!

[@cq7415]

I notice on the comments that you very seldom interact or reply to comments or questions. That is not the best thing to do if you really want to make your channel super huge. You are one of my favorite channels of many hundreds on KZbin and want the best for you. You are such a neat couple. I love how you are so clean and tidy! I have seen some yacht tours where they are a mess inside. I want to comment about how you heat your yacht. You just came from winter snow and ice in BC. I have seen other full time yachters say they use diesel heaters that are vented outside because they are safer than propane and can use diesel from your fuel tanks. They really work well. Many yachters are afraid of propane on their yachts due to explosions from leaks. Thanks.

[@DuncanGlendinning]

Great video - thanks for taking the time to make it!

[@houstontexas4658]

Wow, what a beautiful boat y'all have...so clean and immaculate!

[@paulstewart1626]

Very nice boat. Perfect size for 2 people. Even the dogs are the perfect size for the boat.

[@abdulkkhan5095]

Beautiful ! Fantastic !

[@JimHaskin]

What a great video! We had hoped to meet you at the Nordhavn FF! We are Dreamers and friends of Kevin and Allison, who say the nicest things about you! Happy New Year! Jim and Julie

[@jcuslidge]

Great tour, thanks. If you haven't already done this it would be great to see a video of you lifting the dinghy off the boat deck and launching it. And lifting it back up to the boat deck.

[@BikeBoatandTravel]

Awesome..... I wish I had done it at your ages. Good on ya!!!

[@donnicks8343]

Thank you for tour ,boat is immaculate . We had a 32 Sea ray in Chicago then moved to Florida keys for 27 years . If I would of seen your videos years ago I think I would of been happier with your type of boat ,more room and an easier more comfortable life style. Keep the videos coming .really enjoy watching the two of you on those trips . I live in northern now in the mountains .

[@ksc826]

Very good tour. I lived aboard a 45’ monohull sail boat for 3 years and then a 44’ m/v for 2. If you plan you can have every thing you need on board with you. Great life style. I miss it.

[@robhowen]

Excellent tour of a beautiful and well-maintained vessel, and lots of space for a 43. Here's to your continued journies.

[@nwbackcountry5327]

Great video. You two keep me laughing. Love the energy. May the tide be with you.

[@jilldaugherty6959]

We love Freedom and could live aboard a boat like yours. It’s beautiful and definitely helps to keep organized. Thanks for the tour. And we really like the new upholstery. 😍

[@robertlewisvideo]

Awesome tour and boat. Thanks for sharing your home. We just Love it.

[@richardsmith4187]

Absolutely loved the tour of Freedom and wow she is looking great ! Everything is clean and neatly arranged and the amount of storge is massive, I really like at the end when you show storage under the counter LOL I did have a question concerning the wing engine, how often do you exercise it and put a couple of hours on it. Thank you both for the great video and we look forward to further adventures !!

[@patrickabas1112]

Great boat tour, love the state of your 'home', just as I would have it. Spic and span! Keeping the engine room clean is a must have and besides what Shawn mentioned its also a safe hazard as old oil rags and deposits can catch fire and trigger a much bigger problem.

[@steveschmidt7744]

I could definitely live aboard a Nordhavn 43. Absolutely stunning, thanks for the tour. love your vids😀

[@jackmorgan1677]

Hope you're just as talented and skilled as Shawn is when it comes to maintenance and repairs. You need to be an engineer to run such a boat...

[@robertnichols4833]

Freedom is the most perfect Nordhavn layout I've ever seen. Love that there's no bulky topheavy flybridge.

[@robertnichols4833]

Also love that the pilothouse is just big enough to have a nice sitdown helm station and the settee below the watch berth. You've really fitted out Freedom just right with proper quality equipment and diligently ship shape setup for everything. Nice work all round! If my funds would allow I'd have as close as possible to the same boat for myself.

[@2011maxie]

Thank you once again….Reminds us of our years of boating….We miss it very much….Stay well!

[@FRRitter]

What a wonderful yacht...so well designed. Love the little pup upset you may have been leaving...when you crawled into the cupboard, ha. Thank you much for the wonderful tour - Nordhavn owes you guys, ha.

[@KenC-em8xi]

Your tour was very enjoyable, could Shawn go through the Wheelhouse/Bridge in more detail to include the range/capabilities of the electronics?

[@greathornedowl3644]

Thank you for the informative tour. Nice layout, nice homey touches

[@briankepner7569]

Well it has been a an age since I've seen one of your videos post! Good to see that you're still at it having fun and being a great couple. It's a great pleasure to watch. Best of the day to both of you

[@johnkroetch4559]

Great job on ALL the maint. it takes to keep Freedom in such fine shape. She looks like a new boat.

[@stevenlageson1868]

I’ve always been a fan of Nordhavn yachts. The 43 is the model I had thought would be in my price range and still be more that capable of doing all the explorer things. Love both of you. Keep up the good videos of your adventures.

[@windycurrent]

Hi Elizabeth and Shawn👋 First it's nice to see you posting a new video. I'm a fellow Seattle boater as well. Your new ultra leather choice is beautiful and really brightens up your interior. You do a wonderful job keeping your boat clean inside and out especially the engine room! I will attest that a clean boat and clean well organized boat is both safer and more enjoyable. Nothing sucks more than when you want to go somewhere and you can't because of improper maintenance. Would be nice sometime to chat and talk boat experiences.

[@luistoledo3276]

BEAUTIFUL

[@BoatingJourney]

Great tour! She always looks so pristine!

[@fulltimber]

To Shaun and Elizabeth, how long did it take to clean up all the mess before you filmed this video ?