OUR NEW TRAILERABLE TRIMARAN! | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 115

[@harrymurphey2634]

... a multi-huller here ... WELCOME to the world "flat boat sailing" ... and of Boat Speed, Boat Speed ... THEN BOAT SPEED !!! ...to sailing above +10 knts ... wait until the first time +15 knts ... then ... +20 knts ... the smile on your face will last for days !!!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks so much, so stoked to join the club!! 🤙

[@leebenson4874]

I feel for the builder. Yrs of work and then your health leaves you. Got to suck big time. I hope he can follow your blog and get some satisfaction from it like we do. Looks like a great boat that you build. Good job!!!!!

[@elysiumsailing]

Seeing that trailer gave me nightmares. When I bought my Hirondelle in North Carolina and dragged it back to Wisconsin I thought I had everything covered. I bought new tires already mounted on rims and changed them all out, brought my grease gun to grease up the bearings, checked all of the lights and all was going good until I hit Indianapolis, and that is where the wheels fell of, literally a wheel fell off. They had pulled the boat/trailer out with a skid steer because it had been sitting for years and all of the tires were flat. In this process I think they compromised the lugs, they all snapped off on one tire and the tire/rim went bye-bye. And of course this was on a Sunday and nothing was open, trying to even find a wrecker who didn't think were nuts for wanting the boat and trailer flatbed hauled somewhere where we could get the trailer repaired. Yikes, I hope it all goes well, I had the same problem with rubbing. Long distance boat hauling is not for the faint of heart.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Yikes! I had a similar experience towing a boat back from lake Cumberland in college. We got stranded in Knoxville late Sunday night. Only place open was a strip club. We went in for dinner then slept in the parking lot. 😂

[@sailingsvtriplet9109]

Hey Kirk and Lauren!!! I would love to help you in any way I can with your new F boat! I have owned the 2000 F28SC Triplet for 7 years and taken her to San Francisco to witness SailGP both times, (plan to again in May 2023), sailed the San Juan Islands in Washington several times, sailed Flathead Lake in Montana, and solo circumnavigated Vancouver Island last summer. I keep her on Detroit Lake Oregon through the summers and have a channel here called: Sailing S/V Triplet. You are in for the time of your lives when you learn to sail the gem you have purchased!!! I would thoroughly enjoy hearing from you!!! Triplet and I wish you well. Cheers, Pete Shirley

[@lancepearson62]

I have sailed a 21 or 23 ft stilletto cat which would in a puff of wind accelerate right out from under you if you did not pay attention but never a tri so your switch had me looking at videos of farrier 9's or corsair f31's. Holy cow, can they ever fly...and in the upper great lakes park right next to shore or on the beach with board up, etc. It looks like you can sail them one of two ways, conservatively and be relatively flat or sails all out and racing and then the darned things can go like heck...I watched one f31 racing against 200 other big boats in san fran bay and they took line honors for all boats they were so fast. Lots of lines all over the place but if you can get there in half the time over a monohull and have ease of access to shore pl;us trailer it, you guys may have found the magic interim bullet of a boat. Yours is gorgeous and really looks well made. Good luck with the obvious planning and task list you must be working on. Sails like Hell ought to be the name on this one, "Soul, Hell, We Are Flying!"

[@thomaswhaley4024]

Rusty leaf springs are not a problem. They are forged. Forge steel rusts slowly and can last decades with rust and no paint.

[@hoopaa6231]

Woohoo!!! You did it! That’s Awesome! Welcome to the Farrier/Corsair Club. Can’t wait to see you modify the aft cabin with seats. That how ours is. Looks like you have a V sheeting system for the main. That will be nice keeping the cockpit less cluttered. One tip, you can use vinyl braided tubing tight around the shank of the beam bolts to retain them in place. This way they don’t accidentally fall overboard when putting them in place. Have fun and congratulations. Aloha, Cullen Chong Corsiar F-31R “Delta Vee” Honolulu, Hawaii

[@searlearnold2867]

3 years looking, so much work in the 11th hour to make it work, but what a score !!!!! Nice boat, guys !!!

[@Ravenswingsailing]

oh yeah, you got the cedar boat! If you end up sailing her hard at some point, you will be much rewarded for this choice. The woodies are much stiffer and able to handle the pounding upwind. And if you do any mods that invade the hulls, it's like magic when the saw opens up the cedar aroma that's locked in there. That cockpit stuff should be no problem, and I assume by now you've already started hacking away. Standing by if you need a point of view on any of the work being planned (or executed). Congrats! - Ravenswing Greg

[@robertgeorge9909]

Congratulations and welcome to the multihull community. You will discover so much . If you want comments about cruising opportunities in remote areas of the Bahamas that only we skinny water sailors can get to let me know ,

[@bryanhutto8832]

First one!!!! First this has happened. Congratulations and look forward to more great videos. Your channel was the first one I ever binged and it led me to many other sailing channels.

[@R906-d9l]

u guys are a HOOT, love the JOY you are sharing in EVERY video, and in particular the idea you are not scared to experience boating which has so many elements........I, like so many ..look forward to the continuing video's.

[@chuckborghoff8443]

I thought watching you work on the Tartan was fun but this will be a great experience . A Trimaran makes a lot of sense. Best of luck to you . I’ll be watching.

[@MikeBanks2003]

I loved my trimaran--the sklightest breeze was enough to get us moving. Early morning breeze--we were a-cruisin' while others still snoozin' .

[@johnmooney9444]

I can appreciate your concern when your first boat was not within your sight. I felt like that with my first airplane. It was on skis, on Lake Hood (Anchorage, Alaska). The day after closing the deal I had to go on the road for 2 weeks. As a neophyte, rookie, whatever: my concerns were, did I tie it down correctly, will the ice screws hold, blah, blah, blah. It all worked out fine and I accumulated over 2,000 hours in that bush plane. The memory of those experiences still live with me at 72 years of age, including the concern "will she be OK while I'm gone." She and I did fine. Cheers

[@debbiecollins1154]

I am so so happy for you guy’s. Can’t wait to see how the boat turns out. Looking forward to next week. Also I think Rinata is the most beautiful baby. Her smile just lights everything up. Beautiful little girl.

[@ericcp8757]

After having fallen off the wagon following you during the pandemic, it's so exciting to find you again. You have been an absolute inspiration to me and my girlfriend Rachel and I really hope we can meet you one day. You are amazing storytellers and I'm so happy we'll get content from our GREAT lakes 💙 love from Ottawa

[@sailinglaysan4453]

Hahaha, using the spanners without removing the carboard labels... ;-) Those Farriers are just georgous, I have been looking for one for a few years before buying our current boat.

[@meestahwah]

So freakin' exciting!!! I worked for a dealership when I was younger that sold corsairs. They were so incredibly foreign to a mono hull guy like me but the speed, rotating mast, folding design, and trailerability made them so incredibly intriguing. I look forward to seeing the process of you making this one right for your family. Cheers to you from Seattle!!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Woohoo thanks for following along!

[@billroberts3864]

A big congratulations to you folks on the purchase of your 'dream boat'. You two are very capable repair/remodel people so it won't be long before you are living on your new boat sailing on many bodies of water.

[@PierreJasmin]

Good job finding your boat. I now own a F9AX, bought 2 years ago, wood core (Duracore) Having sailed monohulls for 50 years, the change to the tri was mind blowing. I don't regret the past, but had I known... the pure speed and and ease of handling of these fine boats brought back a passion I hadn't felt in a long time. You may already know this, but join the Farrier group on GroupsIO, you'll learn a lot of valuable info. Fair winds to the family ;-)

[@Michael-rz7ic]

I have been with your channel since the beginning. And yup, I don’t sail never have. But that’s why your journey is interesting, and fun to experience. Looking forward to some of your redesign, always amazed. Congrats on finally finding your boat.🎉

[@jeremybentley820]

Brilliant... well done - what a wonderful score. She looks fantastic. That is what you should call her 'Fantastic'....

[@ericinnis]

I see what you did with those crescent wrenches. That would have been my plan too! 😂

[@JheregJAB]

This is amazing. I've always found it uncanny how much your videos seem to follow the same ideas I have - when I was interested in getting a monohull living in Chicago you did exactly that. Now we're years later and I've been thinking a trailerable trimaran might be a better boat for my lifestyle, and here you are doing exactly that. The difference is you are doing what I, so far, have not been able to. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride so that I can live vicariously through you. Excited to see where your adventure goes next.

[@tommycheshire5508]

The main thing is you are back. You can sail a broom for all I care, you are back!

[@SailingSoulianis]

😂

[@Kevin-hj2mb]

Congrats. I'm having flashbacks of my drive from Pittsburgh, PA to Salem, MA in an Enterprise rented truck w 4 trailer tires in the bed to hopefully buy our Ericson 25 and get the tires mounted, all of the stuff crammed into the truck, and tow the boat 600 miles home.

[@scable-eq7bp]

Congrats on the new boat, the idea of being able to trailer your sailboat to a destination is so appealing, that's why we dropped $215,000 on our 2020 Corsair 880 Sport Trimaran. For us it's the perfect boat for lifestyle down here in the Florida Keys.

[@SailingSoulianis]

🤙

[@redneckhippy1454]

I use to have 28' corsair. Miss it

[@Lana_Warwick]

New Sub, you've saved me a lot of research time, just waiting for the covid market/economy to settle. Meanwhile I'll watch you make it your own. Cheers!

[@timvukman4734]

I'm so happy for you. I've always believed that patience is rewarded. It's hard to wait, but it is often the best decision. Can't wait to follow your adventures.

[@MikeSantis]

Do the job with the wrenches and then return them and get the money back. Nice :-) Congrats with your new boat!

[@artsmith103]

Congrats Soulianis! Remember how similar our stories are? I had watched a 26' water ballast trailerable sitting in a storage yard 10 miles from my house for a couple years that never moved. Finally left my name with yard owner asking to contact boat owner. Didn't hear anything for another year. Then they called offering to sell. We just about had details worked out and owner wife backed out to keep and move boat over 1,500 miles to their new location. A couple months later a better deal came up, same model, in Wisconsin and I drove over 1,000 miles to get it. Older owner couldn't manage it anymore. I can relate to Kirk's drive. And we both bought boats in WI ;-)

[@johanpren]

Absolutely love the "delete yatch world app" clip. Spot on!

[@enigmaticiconoclast]

Congratulations… onward to the next step in your plan! I'm impressed at your storytelling skills and apparently having to often shoot much of the video solo. Kirk, as you well know, you have two of the cutest women in your life; Lauren & Renata. Good luck with the new trimaran. You've got some good wood core experience that should serve you well. Wintering in the mid-west… where in Michigan/Wisconsin do you hang out? So this is your (next)stepping stone as a sailing family. In a few years, I'd still like to see you in a Dragonfly. Great KZbin channel; keep up the great work.

[@daveamies5031]

"Bob's your Uncle" or the Aussie version "Robert's your father's brother" (about the only time Aussies don't shorten something) Looking forward to seeing you fly a hull or 2, Renata has grown so quickly, so cute seeing her chatting to daddy over the phone 👍🏼

[@_pic_7571]

Congratulations!!!! Can't really tell at such a brief look but I think your leaf springs were fine . Looked like surface rust ,but I'll trust your judgement.

[@waynejenkins421]

Congratulations and welcome to the f-boat community from a fellow F31 owner! Can’t wait to read about your future adventures…especially if you make to the Bras d’Or lakes… one of my bucket list destinations.

[@jamesrocket8838]

I love you guys, this series aspires me to one day be able to buy a sailing boat and travel around the Bahamas and Jamaica. Keep making video, soon you’ll get to 100K Subs!!

[@JDPWALLACE]

I know you returned those wrenches after you tightened the ball. LOL!

[@hazzargooleypunch5805]

This video reminds me so much of the day I collected my Farrier and set off driving down the east coast of Australia. You will love it. Oh, and by the way, in some Commonwealth countries they say “Robert is your father’s brother.”

[@SailingSoulianis]

Love it!

[@billrobinson5301]

Congratulations! I've been watching and following since the beginning (I'm on the shores of Lake Erie). Looking forward to your journey ahead!

[@leifhendrickson6576]

Congratulations. Finally the new boat!!! You have been teasing for so long. Can’t wait to see how you make her your own. PLEASE weekly updates!!

[@johnravensbergen3324]

A completely different sailboat and experience. Thanks for taking us along, super interested to see how it works out!

[@michaellau5645]

Congratulations!!! Appreciate your sharing all you are learning and how you are making your choices. I'm so glad you found something suitable with a lot of hard work.

[@albertgomez7722]

What a great husband and a great dad! I can’t wait to see how this next adventure unfolds!

[@svechappe6075]

Congrats on finding your unicorn, excited for you guys! Good luck on your refit and maybe we'll see you buzzing by on Lake Charlevoix/Lake Michigan next summer.

[@rm-61366]

Glad you found a suitable boat. Foam cores can breakdown when water soaked. Best to try as much as possible to seal any penetrations.

[@ED3]

Congratulations. Happy for you. Can't wait to see the changes your planning.

[@stevenwarner7348]

You guys R soooo lucky. A really nice DIY build. The design looks great. Wow. I suppose now I'll have to look more closely for "the plans." Geeeze louise! Aaand I suppose Ill have to "Subscribe." Yet again. ~ designing my AMA's and now thinking about the "folding part." A NEW thought. Gack! Thanks for this. ON to the next video. Thank you. On and on and on and on. ✨🌟🌸👍🌸🌟✨. (from New Hampshire).

[@hollo500]

It looks like a floating spaceship!

[@dcallan812]

Bobs your uncle, Fanny's our aunt 👍👍Nice boat

[@steveconly4811]

Greetings from the wet side of the wet State. Congratulations you three!

[@stephenrrose]

This is so Amazing and Exciting!!!! Can't wait to see the renovations and upgrades! Congratulations !!!

[@breezinalong4831]

Congratulations!!! I love farriers designs. Having sold and raced them for several years was such a pleasure. They are wet so be prepared for that.

[@timdunn2387]

The beauty of a monohull is that headroom increases as the heel angle increases.

[@SailingSoulianis]

That’s making some lemonade right there!

[@gypsymanme]

Congratulations on finding your boat. Look forward to seeing you sailing here in Nova Scotia.

[@colinturner6628]

Congratulations, A fine purchase and will be an even finer sailing vessel. You will be more at ease having the boat out of the water whilst you make your modification and upgrades and at your house and at your own pace. Best of Luck now that your new dream has become a reality. All the Best from the UK

[@waynemckee9170]

You have got to cruise the North Channel, Manitoulin Island this summer. Start around Mackinaw Island and sail east! Number one cruising ground in the world…..fresh water is the key.

[@tomcraddock244]

Congratulations!! It’s great you found what you were looking for and at a great price !! Well done !! Fair winds ⛵️

[@rogerbosch]

I love your videos. You guys are awesome and also it reflects almost 100% my (sailing) journey. After start building an F9AX almost 20 years ago, I was needed to give that project up and sailed various cats and monos in the meantime. But since I'm also not a full time cruiser I always hated the time away from the boat and I started searching 2 years ago for a trailer tri. I've unfortunately not found a F9AX but a Corsair F31 and Im also super excited to bring her home during this summer. Good luck for you and keep up the great channel 👍

[@raythompson5920]

Congrats to you all, looking forward to you next series of adventures!!

[@macariobernal1914]

Congratulations!!!! Now to start making the boat more sea worthy.

[@steventrostle1825]

And AWAY you GO! Congratulations🤩

[@soggybottom3463]

Well done guys...Patience, research and smarts...the rewards are self evident xx. Great movie too, should have said that first maybe!! xx - thank you!!!

[@8wwwww879]

Exciting! Onwards to another adventure! Can't wait!

[@EssenceRare]

So excited too see what y'all make of this boat! Looks like a dream!

[@Superbobstar]

Cool boat guys. You really made it emotional for me when you said that boats spend most of their time alone.

[@SailingSoulianis]

It's hard not to get emotional about boats... Kirk and I were talking about this: how come we don't feel this much for any other type of vehicle or dwelling? Is it because a boat is both? Or because we take care of it, and it takes care of us, so it feels like neither an accessory or a place, but instead, a part of the family?

[@tuckerlannon4904]

@@SailingSoulianis Feeling strong emotions about our passions makes sense, car guys feel their cars, quants their models, there are even folks who tear up about their lawns. Kirk did a great job of capturing that passion. I felt sad thinking about all those lonely boats that never get sailed or loved.

[@OnTheFlipSide]

Congratulations guys!!! Super excited for the next episode. Good luck with your updates.

[@leesydneyharry7958]

So happy for the family! I’ve been along for the ride. I don’t know about you I’ve found many of those who built a boat end up with health issues. You’ve done well!

[@Kerry_CYWG]

I hope this Tri meets your expectations and satisfies the cruising itch.

[@ront8261]

Home Depot Tool rental; lol!!! Noticed you didn't take the two adjustable wrenches out of the packaging!! Good for you!!

[@darylcav6285]

Congratulations on finding your new boat, I’m looking forward to seeing it sail

[@ymvrr]

Great episode! Notice you were leaving the tags on all the tools...lol. And glad you got upgraded to a full-size truck for this first, solo, long haul--will be a less stressful experience with the larger towing capacity. The extra gas money will be well worth that.

[@SailingSoulianis]

The drive was easy peasy with that truck. Much better than the box truck we were going to use.

[@jameskurfis2221]

That's not a "wood core." That's a stip-built cold molded boat. See also, the book "The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Design and Construction." It looks like the marine plywood you were looking at wasn't fully sealed and glassed on all sides. If you're lucky, you can remove the affected plywood.

[@JamesHigham]

Best choice all round, aft cabin as you want it, looks like it’s coming together. Best wishes.

[@ericvanvlandren8987]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Oh my gosh, when I saw this video come up in my feed I was so excited I couldn’t sit still. I am so happy for you guys! Looks like a really nice boat that I know you will make into a GREAT boat! Now I can’t wait for the first sail. 😂👍⛵️

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you!

[@grantpeachey6908]

you guys are a blast the thing in life dream it it will come

[@SailingSoulianis]

I used to read a short short book everyday on my train ride into work called ‘It Works!’ Nowadays it’s called manifesting. But I do think there is some truth to it. -K

[@markbias1466]

Another fantastic episode. Boat is gonna be so fabulous, she's a beautiful tri... "Congratulations!"

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks so much!

[@CheersWarren]

Been waiting for this video for a while, so cool! Boat looks great for one that’s been sitting so long. Nothing like a long road trip to get boat home! Ha! Cheers Warren

[@lonniepee9804]

This is such GOOD news!!! Not only will you have funds leftover to cure all her ills and customize her in the manner that you wish, but you'll have all that fun in the process. CONGRATULATIONS. You've been blessed.

[@lonniepee9804]

If and when an emergancy occurs, please "toss" the little one(s) into the aft cabin... gently.😀

[@SailingSoulianis]

I knew someone was going to comment on that 😂 -L

[@2ShoesPhoto]

You guys really like your boat projects, but she looks amazing and I can't wait to see this process unfold, as you work toward sailing this amazing trimaran wherever you choose.

[@richardnwilson]

Just "toss the little ones into the aft cabin" haha!

[@terryhaisten6769]

So happy for y'all can't wait for the adventures to come

[@albertofourie3294]

A big congrats on your new sailboat! Wishing you wonderful and safe sailing adventures! Lauren, you're cute as hell! 😘

[@mastrake]

Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.

[@svgreatescapes]

Congratulations. Always exciting to get a new boat. You knew all about this when I met you in Annapolis and you didn’t say a thing. Hope you trailer that boat up to the wonderful southern New England waters this summer. May you have Fairwinds and following seas.

[@DrunkenSailor160]

Congratulations Kirk and Lauren! In hindsight, I wish I would have gone with the wider cabin on my F9R. Did you have to have over sized load banners and such for towing it home? Keep me in mind for any fiberglass work you want to do to her. I like your lower aft cabin idea!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks Mike! We certainly will. Had you gone with an X this would have likely been a different story! :D

[@DrunkenSailor160]

I can also say in hindsight that I’m glad I didn’t sell you my boat. It really gives me so much joy being on Eykis. I hope it will be the same for you guys on your new boat.

[@alanhortin9620]

happy days... congratulations!

[@reidnolan4456]

Can't wait to see the remodeling and upgrades videos .!

[@suern0000]

Yay!!! 🎉 Congratulations and all the best to you as you customize and make this beautiful trimaran your own! Wishing you many happy years of smooth sailing and amazing adventures together! 🥰⛵️

[@fafnorcal]

Happy to see you folks finally finding what you've been looking for. Lots of fun & safe sailing ahead.

[@lancepearson62]

If I saw correctly the outboard on the stern is a Honda 9.9 or larger four stroke. If so they should be able to tune it up for you and it will be a very reliable, well made, relatively low fuel sipping, outboard. When I had a 35' sailboat I had a very large tube 10' dinghy that I powered with a two stroke 8 hp evinrude but wanted a honda 9.9 four but they weighed too much to easily use from our sailboat. The 8 hp would push the planing inflatable to 20 mph. A 9.9 would have really flown so you should have enough power to get you anywhere. At the time I thought the Honda was a much better engine and if it is the 9.9 or higher hp they come with a min of a 6 amp alternator that can be substituted with a 12 amp alternator. Honda engines in my reading are very, very reliable. The sails traditional dacron sailcloth or something more exotic?

[@artsmith103]

I have a Honda 2hp 4stroke water cooled on 21ft 1,300 lb swing keel day sailor. Fantastic outboard. If sailors want to spend the money, can change the prop to high thrust so more hp at slower (hull) speed. Especially good for reverse! Typical recommendation for displacement monohauls is 2hp per 1,000 lbs.

[@lancepearson62]

@@artsmith103 I had a Santana 20 keel sailboat for a couple years with a 5 hp two stroke outboard posted on the motormount which came out on the back and it pushed that boat everywhere quite easily, sipped gas and worked great. Unless you have a planing hull you really don't need more than 15 hp for these slim hulled light boats. the 9.9 ought to be a perfect match to push it at 6 or 7 knots as long as you have gas.

[@artsmith103]

@@lancepearson62 Agreed, 9.9 is the factory equipped size for their tri. If anything, a little big but I suppose a tri has faster hull speed.

[@lancepearson62]

@@artsmith103 another aspect...it does not, did not on our citation 35 monohull take long to get really tired of listening to a yanmar diesel engine...

[@artsmith103]

@@lancepearson62 But that boat is 12,000 lbs and a 25hp hanging off the back would not be fun or much quieter. Diesel is safer than gasoline and the diesel weight below the cockpit is much better. Diesel also have better low speed power curve. Necessary evil I guess. I spent many years on an Ericson 36, pretty similar.

[@kevinfisher1345]

Congrats and it was thrilling to see the joy from you two. Except the video was way too short. I wanna see more of the excitement, the thrills, and of the boat ofc. I can not wait to see more, NOW! Lol. And I thought everyone knew the phrase 'Bob's your uncle'. Or at least every old timer. Hmm guess not.

[@kevinfisher1345]

@text_SailingSoulianis_ontelegm awesome but I doubt it will reach me in time for xmas. But hey I am game if it is free chipping.

[@robbinbaker5497]

I was at that Marina two nights bk fishing where you launched the boat..

[@sailingsjofagel]

Congratulations..!! How exciting..!! What a fabulous journey, and such a milestone. following with excitement.

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Finally your wait is over,I can only imagine your excitement. Best wishes always 🙂🎉

[@jefflenox9582]

Congratulations! Looking forward to following along on the new adventure!

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

Awesome. This is what I was waiting for.

[@rexyaw6473]

niceeeee good to hear! FEET WET!