Sailboat shopping Ep2 the jeanneau 349

Sailboat shopping Ep2 the jeanneau 349
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[@jbbreese]

I love love love this boat

[@ericsmith2974]

This one is a no brainer for me. Great boat and functional layout. We found for two people a 35 footer is as big as we want. Anything bigger becomes too much work for day sails or coastal work. We hated our 40 footer for short hops and day sails but it was a great harbor queen. Or favorite boat was a 34’ on deck wooden ketch. I hate swing keels but shoal keel makes sense.

[@DCGULL01]

Well, I genuinely love the 'garage' for tons of reasons: H20 maker, Honda 2KV generator, toys & food storage, Code 0 & the list goes on. I, too, really prefer an L shaped gally & don't mind using the stairs as my butt holder (sometimes snugger is better?). If airflow/light is good, I do like the large aft cabin, but airflow is critical to happiness. The 'space' as shown in marketing videos is so difficult to assess. They use ultra high def, blow up the image & use ever so slightly curved lens to increase the edge to edge visual area. I was shocked at how small the current Dufour 44 is inside- I felt like a giant- and that's 44" LOA!

[@999TopG]

I love your choice. I think you exactly right🔥🫡

[@RickMentore]

The graphics are cool! I relish your matter-of fact delivery!

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Thank you :) appreciate you watching

[@thomastaylor6991]

Nice boat .

[@sethclair9507]

Thanks for all the great tips and knowledge

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment

[@mikefetterman6782]

In my opinion, the best of the "plastic fantastics" for a solo or couple. The garage and large shower, and new O-ring fittings for the rigging, simplifying things, yeah, she is sweet. Unless you "Require" a lot of room.

[@tamethewilderness5107]

I love mine. Easy to sail. Plenty of room for a solo guy or couple if she is not too needy. Lol. With a few ad ons it would be perfect. I’m still making short day sails from the marina but Solar, inverter, and water maker would be a must ad first.

[@sailorstu]

Looks like a nice vessel to me. I like how people say things like I need at least a 50' boat, however as you basically pointed out you may have more living space in a well laid out 35' boat than most 50' boats. As for me, I like a shorter boat when it comes to docking and mooring. the sub 30' boats where I live never have any problems finding protected shelter, whereas the 50+ boats often do.

[@Ethaara]

I only can repeat myself. This sailboat is the golden pick for me. We chartered sun odyssey 349 a few times, this was the first ever charter with my new license and with my GF who was a complete newbie to sailing and we could handle it with ease. Truth to be told, we are both small (me 170cm my GF is 159cm) so we did not have a problem with its size. We have chartered many boats in the 32-42 ft range from various shipyards (Bavaria, Dufour, Beneteau) since, but we still prefer this model. If I could get a 2 cabin version with lazy jack, I would sell my home in an instant to buy it. This combination is nearly non-existent on the market, or at least I have never seen one for sale in Europe. Yes, if we could afford the sun odyssey 410 with 1 head so we get the full-size V-berth, I would pick that over the 349, but with the criteria mentioned, I can not think of a better pick. But keep in mind, we only used these vessels for a few weeks at a time maximum and talked with the charter operators over a beer about what they think about it, and most of them were really happy with the running costs of these ships. I saw many of these boats in charter fleets (3 cabins and in-mast), even today, and this is for a good reason I think.

[@Ethaara]

One other thing to add to this conversation is that me and my girlfriend are really used to "small size" living and small spaces. We live together in a 30sqm studio and we do not have an issue with it. So we do not have the "standard" requirements when it comes to living spaces. We both agree that when we have the money we would like to get something similar in size since it would fit our needs perfectly and we do not need a bigger vessel, even tho we would like to transfer our whole life to the boat.

[@David_Moon007]

Will it be too small for me? I am 190cm tall.

[@michynature]

Could you single hand it?

[@Ethaara]

@@michynature all the charters had autopilot, so the answer is that I could 1.5 hand it.

[@Ethaara]

@@David_Moon007 I suggest to try it out, I am a hobbit from the shire so I can not really tell.

[@stanleybest8833]

Plenty big enough. The twists to ownership are special land and long sail aspects. You're under 12 foot beam, so trailering is not oversized. Note that the 34.9 has a stainless bathroom sink. You wash a lot of things there and a plastic sink is peeee yewww. How do you want your batteries. Batteries in parallel is an immediate F. Where will you mount your solar panels? What is foolish? That extra bowsprit to tangle fools who routinely brush you. You might even get charged for the length. I like a hanking jib. Less barbell weight aloft. Less to break. Don't go anywhere without an extra 12 volt chest freezer and it means your boat fridge can be 1 temperature and not so cold. I won't have a boat without a CB radio.

[@randalladdison537]

Too small for me..i would rather consider 38 to 42 foot range as long as i can get less than 6 foot draft and intercoastal capable to escape hurricanes.

[@lukehayvaz9194]

Perfect for short term but too small for long term.

[@sambassil7825]

Perfect, I think it’s maybe better if price is a little better too. Negotiation skills is needed

[@ambassadorlight3146]

Not too small for single. Add a companion and it's too small. What about diesel engine and fuel capacity? Solar? Air conditioning? Navigation? Auto and all the electronics radar sonar, etc. Pirates? To me it is a nice boat for day sailing.

[@michynature]

In answer to your question, too small for a couple. Happy house, happy spouse is a saying I like better because things work both ways and on a boat especially you have to be a team! I like the Oceania better.

[@trevormaillard7770]

Two cabins and a separate shower. L shaped galley🎉. Time to put som money on this one😮

[@SV-DEDICATED]

Hate the linear galley. Wouldn't consider one.

[@louisfbrooks]

For a full time live aboard this looks a little small. If only they made this layout with the 38's removable bulkheads. It would be perfect for me sailing the Florida Gulf coast and maybe the occasional trip to the Bahamas.

[@francisdrelling4060]

I love your videos. This is a great vessel but are you going to want longer? Fir long term living I would select a little longer boat.

[@swimcat2333]

No backstay, main sail is going to be laying on the spreader going downwind . I am concerned about the raked back spreaders--- don't like. I like wing on wing for downwind. These boats the rake may not be enough to worry

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Great boat but to small.

[@michaelbaker691]

It looks like a great boat but with the potential of having 2 people living aboard full time I think it may be a bit small. I think the 38 would be a better option.

[@wyorunner7235]

Its not the size of the boat its the motion of the ocean.... Does that addage apply here? lol

[@dusanmandrapa6060]

The size i ok.

[@francisdrelling4060]

I think this is a good vessel and it will meet your needs but suspect you really want longer. However, an extra 3'-4' isn't really going to make that much differences perhaps this is good. The real Q us are you willing to go a little shorter than you want.

[@bgauthi1]

For me the B&R rig is no bueno. I don't want the limited sailing angles off the wind and added wear on the main sail from chafe against the spreaders. I'm not worried that the rig is weak and will fail on this boat any more than I would be on a Hunter with the same rig. I just hate the idea of being limited to broad reaches and not being able to take advantage of a nearly strait shot sailing a full run. Why sail the extra difference? Agai that is just my opinion. If I wanted sailing angles like that I would get a cat. Not a fan of the linear galley either. The boat is great for a day sailor or weekender but I would not choose this boat to live on personally. It is definitely not large enough for a couple. I wouldn't even consider it.

[@bgauthi1]

@ABC gang I don't have a heart so I don't have to worry about a place for it. :)

[@kennethjones4482]

Absolutely agree, the B&R makes this dead on arrival. Everything else about the boat looks great. Give it standard rigging and it would be a winner.

[@rodneyp9590]

I think you inflated the market on these things. They should pay you. My 21 is big enough for my needs. When I finally upgrade and move in 35 is enough boat. I’m not Magellan, I’m more gilligan

[@USJFKSWGA]

What's the name of the song at the intro

[@lilianadomenech296]

I think it's too small for a liveaboard couple. Your videos are super helpful. Thnx for your expertise.

[@pr1tch1]

Moby porcelain

[@fire8storm]

I was thinking that this would be perfect until you said "girlfriend". Don't do it!.... I'm joking. I think you could pull this off.

[@ChasingLatitudes]

😂😂