Tour of Our Skookum! Nordhavn40

[@adventure002006]

That is one Skookum boat👏👍

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

🤣🤣 sure is! A tough one!

[@johnnycrash3270]

WOW 🤗Living the dream GOOD FOR YOU 🤩 I would be happy to have the little sail boat 21:57 stay safe 🙏 Happy Cruising good Fishing 👍

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you! We are making our way back to Kitimat. A long journey! Fishing along the way too! ⚓️🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺

[@cq7415]

Nice tour. Nice couple and nice yacht. Thanks for sharing.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you for watching us⚓️⚓️. We just wish we could retire and float away lol

[@cq7415]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 For sure, one day you will.

[@markadams7899]

Nordhavh, where the captain is concerned about the conditions but the boat is not! Awesome tour of your vessel, very nice layout along with your personal touch!! Living my dream !! Thank you both 👍

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Haha that’s a good one! The boat is never concerned or white knuckled LOL. But we are sometimes! Thanks so much for the compliments!

[@tni1116]

Living a dream, guys. Great boat and great video

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you! We enjoy it so much! It’s a lot of work but it’s worth all the fun

[@freddienh]

very nice! One of my favorite boats.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you!!!! We love it

[@carlasabyan6010]

What an amazing boat so impressed with the amount of storage and a little jealous of your washer dryer 😊lol very handy I can imagine

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Yeah! Lots of storage. More than we thought. We can’t believe all the storage on her. The Washer dryer is amazing when we need it. We have to be plugged into electrical or run our big generator to use it. It’s nice just hanging the clothes up after in the fresh air too

[@carlasabyan6010]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 I was going to ask how much power the washer dryer required. I'd like one in our fith wheel, though most places only have 30amp hook ups . We have a big built in gene and hook up for it but I don't want to buy one to find out it will be the only thing that could be running .

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Carla the washer uses little power, But the dryer we have to start our bigger generator to use that . Actually the 30 amps from the marina we plug into runs the combo just fine ! So I can’t see u having a problem of ur plugged into electrical.

[@carlasabyan6010]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 thank you good to know .😊

[@johnward9728]

what a great vessel you have

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you, it’s almost like a little apartment!

[@randydutcyvich2207]

Hello you good folks! I've been checking your chanel for a few weeks now and you have become one of my favorites. Keep doing the dreamski. Safe travels. From chilliwack. We lived in the charlottes for a year and know your in paradise

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hello! So glad you enjoy our channel, it’s a new hobby for us while we are out adventuring. Derek has been to the charlottes a few times but I’ve still never been! It’s my goal to take our boat there oneday !

[@Ulbre]

What an absolutely immaculate boat. Hard to believe it was built in 2004, just a bout everything looks new including the engine room. Kudo's to you and the previous owners. Absolutely love the swim/fishing platform extension. What a great addition :)

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Yes it’s been cared for a lot! The swim grid addition is amazing. We do so much back there. I can’t imagine not having it now! We love this boat. We are wintering some of it this weekend. But will still take it out! Just covering some of the windows and stuff 👏

[@johnisaacbermejo436]

Thank you for a splendid and thorough tour of your Nordhavn 40. Love Nordhavns, feels very homely and cozy while in the water.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Oh thank you! We go out on the boat all winter. We sleep on it. Have heaters running! Shovel snow off it , it is super cozy

[@stephenwelch4518]

Great tour of a beautiful boat and by the way thanks for the crab bait this weekend at MK bay and getting me going with putting my first trap in the water.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Awe no problem. It was nice meeting you. Hope u had fun on your boat out there ⚓️⚓️⚓️

[@annottobay]

Thanks for sharing. You guys have great personalities.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

👋. It’s a new hobby for us and we are just using my cell phone for now. 😂. We just wanted to share our adventures up North here where it rains and rains. We both still get a bit nervous recording and try to be real without editing stuff out too much. Just want to be our selves 😄

[@annottobay]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 You guys are doing a good job. Good luck. I think being real is excellent. Watching your videos, I am living vicariously through you guys right now.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

That’s so nice to hear! Made me smile today! 🙂. We look forward to making more ⛵️

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Man how did i miss this tour? Sheesh!! great episode thanks guys!

[@protonneutron9046]

Top side freezer! Brilliant

[@tmac709]

Beautiful boat. Thanks for the thorough tour.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Maybe we will do an engine tour next !

[@lesdaase9276]

Enjoy the relaxing style you guys have

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

We are always up to something on the boat ☺️, we have no stress as soon as we get out. It’s like all the worries fade away. We try not to think of work or stress or life. We love being free

[@morganhorse4545]

I am just loving your videos! Thanks for sharing your adventures and the layout of Skookum.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Awe thank u Nicola👋 Sometimes I watch our videos and I have to laugh because I notice funny things after LOL. But it’s too late to fix. Haha. One of my toques on the video looks so funny. All folded up hanging. LOL. We sure don’t dress up or rehearse for any of the clips 🤣

[@fulks19]

What an absolute beauty. I love everything about your setup.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks James! We love the boat. It’s tough on the outside but so nice inside 😊😊. Thanks for watching our videos. Jen 🐋

[@gabrielegregorio7801]

Genuine and very well done tour, thanks guys! Waiting to see your next adventures

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

We hope to have more adventures soon! We both get a month off work 🤩🤩🤩

[@MrJuzzy76]

A great tour guys, you are super lucky to have such an amazing boat to get away in.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Yes we feel very lucky! We worked very hard for her. Still working away. Haha. 😀😀😀

[@markvolker1145]

Good thinking using that wing engine for trolling! I've been drooling on Nordhavns and I've noticed a lot of the wing engines usually average about a hour per year. Run that thing a little bit every time you use the boat!

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hi Mark we have over 400hours on our wing engine. 4 years ago when we bought it it had 26 hours on it! Lol. We must troll a lot. But we do love fishing a lot it’s one of the fun things we do !

[@bud1412]

Good video, good job on he tour. In your intro, we’re those two huge things shrimp? Wow if so. I will be moving up. Love Nordhavn and the 40 or 43 would be my pick. I subbed and watched some of your other videos.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

In our intro those were JUMBO prawns we got in our trap! So delicious with garlic butter fried up. Yummmmmm. Those were pretty big. We love the Nordhavn too. So strong and built very good. Made for crossing huge oceans 😃

[@proberts683]

Awesome tour, very beautiful boat.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank u very much!

[@lucialeite3982]

Thats a beautiful boat the two of you have ...I could definetly live on that. Thanks for sharing Love the guest state room you guys really thought of everything when you purchased this beauty ....All the very best to you guys and all your adventures

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you so much!!

[@mansoornodjoumi5979]

Great tour, excellent after market additions and improvements, will certainly copy your model if I get a N40 😊

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

The swim grid is awesome, we love it. Adds so much more room for fishing, hanging out! We also paid someone to make us the Bimini, the blue cover over the back. That is so nice too since it rains so much in Kitimat!

[@ob1983]

Enjoyed the tour, very interesting. Cheers 🦈

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks ! 😊

[@kaspetto]

lovely boat. You two are very calming to watch together. I've been looking at nordhavns now for a couple years and i see the new n41. Something went drastically wrong! lol. You really can't compare the two boats. all the best on your adventures. I'm subbed and looking forward to your next vid. cheerz

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks you for the nice compliments! 😀. Yes the Newer Nordhavns are nice but don’t look as tough, they are more fancy looking. Ours looks like a strong, hefty Tuna Vessel hahaha. I’m hoping to get another video out soon! 🧝‍♀️ Jen

[@andrewkirkham2656]

Excellent vessel!! I've got a 44 foot research vessel and am currently converting her to something more like what you have 👍

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Yes it’s like a little cabin on the ocean! 👍 we love it

[@paulcleary3284]

Great tour !

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you!!

[@jimhanson7476]

Very nice, built for the water..

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

It’s like a little cabin floating with diff scenery I could live on this boat oneday! I’ll have to get rid of lots of junk at home

[@michaelbartyzal1306]

Nice boat!

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you!! We love it!

[@aah4587]

Nice

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank u!!

[@markvolker1145]

I like the compactness of the 40's but I think i like the 43' better since it allow room for a seat in the wheelhouse

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

In our wheel house we have a nice bench seat. We steer with a remote! We don’t use the wheel unless we dock or need to! So We relax and drink coffee while cruising. The 43 is beautiful and has a nicer midship master stateroom ☺️

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

We only use our room to sleep in so we don’t mind it being at the bow. It would be nice to have a few more feet on our boat for storage ! Lol

[@protonneutron9046]

Ya know, just for'ard of the Portuguese bridge on the decking you might want to put flexible PV panels. Towards center where you don't have to walk...

[@hendecourt]

Thanks for the tour! Derrick, what kind of licence do you need to sail this boat?

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

All you need is ur basic BC boating license that can be taken online We both don’t have a captains licence or anything, that is more of an intense longer course more for bigger ships, commercial boats, or fish guiding. Maybe oneday I’ll take that course just to have more knowledge .

[@SetsaWoW]

Awesome tour. Thanks! The 40 looks cozy though. When you were shopping, did you guys look at the larger versions? Budget aside, would you choose a larger boat for the two of you? A 50 or 55 perhaps? I think they come with stabilizers which is something I would want.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hello! Skookum has stabilizers which is super nice. We would want bigger but the expenses of maintaining a boat is huge, the insurance, moorage, maintenance of all the systems. If we had no budget, and we were ready to live on her full time, I think the Nordhavn56 motorsailor! $$$. That would be our Nordhavn dream lol. Then we could putt around for free in the winds. We would have to work for another 30 years for that dream haha

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Flemings are very nice boats!

[@elliowb2]

Thanks for a great tour of Skookum! I’m curious about how much fuel you burn at the optimal cruising speed. I’m assuming that is around 5 or 6 kts. I’m currently have a Crealock 34, which is a fantastic vessel and sails and motors like a dream. But it’s looking more like I may have to shift to something along the lines of Skookum if I expect to have my wife join me for some waterborne adventures. If we do go that route, the Nordhavn 40 looks pretty close to perfect for us.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

We really like cruising at 5-6 knots! We burn approximately 1-1.5 gallons per hour! It depends on the RPM 😌. Very affordable! If we wanted to go faster we would just end up burning more diesel but why rush when there is so much to see. Skookum has a huge lead keel so it’s so stable too, especially when we have the stabilizers down it’s so nice. We do laugh when we hit current that pushes us 9-10 knots because that feels so fast to us now haha

[@elliowb2]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 Thank you. Yes, that is very reasonable. I agree, no reason to rush. As a sailor, especially with a bluewater semi-full keel boat, rushing is not even an option. :) And no reason to burn more dinosaur squeezing than necessary.

[@wookyfeet1416]

Nice boat, seems like abit cramped, but what would i expect at this size. Just one dumb question: how do taller guests feel in the ship? looking around the speccs seems like i would be brushing the ceeling with my hair on a bad hairday (1.93m 6/4 tall)

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

For two people the 40’ is not cramped at all. Even with two guests is quite comfortable. Our son in law is 6/4 and he seems fine with the height. Maybe has to duck a bit when going down the stairs to the stateroom/ bathroom. One of our rooms has bunk beds and guests seem fine with it too. But as any boat owner knows we all get two foot itis! 🤣🤣🤣.

[@darploin5071]

It looks like with the nordhaven N 40 it has more interior volume than the new n41

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

It does seem that way doesn’t it. We have never been on one to compare.

[@protonneutron9046]

You guys in the B.C. V.C. area? Great boat, nice people. :)

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you! We are from Northern BC! Up in Kitimat😄😄

[@protonneutron9046]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 I thought so. Only geography like that is B.C./South East Alaska. Beautiful

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

It is so beautiful. The Great Bear Rainforest. So green and lush !

[@davidstrickler6570]

During the engine room portion of the tour do we hear water dripping? Or was that a sound effect?

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Yes you hear water dripping! It’s our stuffing around the shaft. It drips every four seconds. It lubricates the shaft so it doesn’t overheat 🤗.

[@waynebeck7801]

Can you explain how the stabilizers work

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

We have paravanes. Derek releases the two large arms using ropes on either side of the boat. The two stabilizing arms balance the boat, while chains are hooked up to two heavy metal plates called birds. It helps to keep the boat from rocking side to side. It’s hard to explain but we can try to do a video on this! ⚓️. Jen

[@waynebeck7801]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 A video would be great..thanks from Vancouver Island

[@lesdaase9276]

What other boats where you considering before getting the Nordhaven

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

We went to a boat show in Seattle, walked though a lot of boats. Selene and Ocean Alexander’s and Northwestern really intrigued us too. We really like the layout and reputation of the Nordhavn. Nordhavn was in our scope first and we were lucky to come across a good deal when we bought Skookum.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Before working at the Firehall Derek was a licensed mechanic at Ford so that really helps! He does all the mechanical stuff on the boat and troubleshoots through problems. It’s a gift because I just panic and try to read manuals lol. It seems there is always something to fix or something new we find. Like a cycle that keeps going over and over lol. Do you do boat trips up north on the meridian?

[@Yascin1965]

👍

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank youuuu 😀😀

[@goph999]

Where do Ranger do what he has to do?

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Ranger has been trained to go on the back swim deck! But he knows we take him to shore a lot and has learned just to hold it! But he’s so good and has adapted😀. No accidents ever inside the boat yet!

[@davekenna2796]

On your hf radio there is a few ham op that would more than willing to help you on it Va7hi enjoy your KZbin channel

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Oh that would be nice. I’ve tried turning the dial a thousand times and clicking on channels but I haven’t once heard a voice LOL. We are so lost with it. I’d be excited to hear something ! Thank u!

[@peterwaegener149]

would you tell me your annual running costs ?

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Moorage and Boat insurance is 10,000$ and that’s before we even leave the dock 😱

[@peterwaegener149]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 and fuel annually

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

About 10,000 per year with how we boat on weekends only and we both work mon-Friday 😉.

[@peterwaegener149]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 thanks for the info ill keep my eye out for you

[@nicholaspatton1742]

Sorry, who's Rod?

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Fishing rods 😊

[@adventure002006]

That not a boat, its a ship :-)

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Haha. Yes we love Skookum.

[@bobmihailov4616]

How does Jennifer keep her beautifulbteeth so white and perfect. Thanks Bob Mihailov, Prescott AZ

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hahah you made me blush lol As an adult I had Invisalign and that helped straighten them and fix my bite 😬 lol. And once a year I like my crest white strips heheh. Even though they make my teeth sensitive for a few days. Takes out my coffee and wine stains lol. ⚓️⚓️Jen

[@bobmihailov4616]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 thanks for info, red wine and coffee due my teeth in. I'll try the crest strip. Still have my teeth at 72, so I try hard to keep them! I'm sure u guys follow MV Freedom, quite the different lifestyles on you beautiful Nordhavns. Keep on vacuuming, I've got a long haired cat and we live fulltime in a Motorhome, know the drill! Have Fun Bob

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hahah. Well our boat has white carpet! Oneday I’d like to put a darker coloured carpet it. I’m always cleaning it lol. Ranger gets his paws washed a lot 🐾🐾🐾