Ultimate Comfort + World Sailing 48' Catamaran (FULL Inside & Outside Tour)

Every boat is a compromise, no one boat is perfect. But IF you have the money, THIS is the absolute dream to live on, and sail around the world! Welcome to S/V Monoceros! A 2008 48' Fountaine Pajot. After several years of living, sailing, and working on this gorgeous catamaran. It's no great leap to say that would easily sell for $500,000! Though I don't think they're interested in selling anytime soon.
Now half a million dollars might seem like a lot. But when you consider what it can do. And the current housing market..... I think this boat is worth that hefty price tag..... Though I certainly won't be affording one anytime soon!
Stay tuned after the tour for an in-depth interview with the owners John & Tina, then a Q&A, and finally, a scored review of their incredible catamaran sailboat/home on the water.
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How this happened:
I first met the owners John & Tina whiling exploring with my Highfield 310 dinghied into the well protected bay they were anchored in less than a week before filming this tour. They immediately embodied the cruiser style welcome that I've come to know and love about the sailing community. Welcoming me onboard, and showing me around their magnificent catamaran.
I made the incorrect assumption that they bought the boat like this. But as the days went by and I got to know them more and more. It's crystal clear that their combined handwork and dedication is the reason this boat is the way it is now. John handles the major repairs & upgrades. While Tina works endlessly to keep the boat spotless(like eat of ANY floor spotless). They're a dynamic duo complimenting each other very well as they slowly make their way circumnavigating and sailing around the world.
00:00 Intro & Boat Stats
01:55 The Bow
03:58 Mast & Topdeck
05:07 Solar Panels
06:13 Foredeck
07:10 Cockpit
08:30 Swim Platform/Back Deck
11:40 Helm Station
21:07 Engine Rooms/Compartments
30:30 Solon/Living Room/Galley/Kitchen Area
37:40 Portside Cabins
40:53 Sea Berth/Freezer & Washing Machine
42:24 Portside Aft Cabin
45:22 Starboard Side Garage/Mancave
48:45 Starboard Aft Owner Cabin/Room
54:00 Owners Interview With John & Tina
1:08:20 Final Score Of the Boat
1:14:53 Outro
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Hello & welcome! I'm Daniel aka "Adventureman Dan." I've been living on the edge, from one adventure to another for the past nine years. Stating in Central California with my first GoPro, through SoCal, Baja, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Alaska and throughout the whole USA. But for the past five years on my sailboat "Adventureborne" I'm open to unlimited possibilities of where I can go, and what I can do!
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[@andersonautomotive]

Thanks Dan! It was great to meet you, and great to have you over for movie night and the tour.

[@dansiwek3593]

You're living the dream brother, nice boat and thanks for letting us have a peak at your boat and life! Fair winds. :)

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Cheers buddy, you both are absolutely great! I really enjoyed out time, and that movie night was rad! Hope to see you both again soon.

[@jeffreydelgado1079]

Really nice boat guys. We’re looking at buying a Salina that is coming on the market soon. I’m really interested in the structural issues you had, what they were and how you dealt with them. Anything you can share? Extending the keels and re-shaping the rudders was interesting. I also like the lower supports for the solar arch. Hope to see you out there on your circumnavigation!

[@sodobson]

maybe the nicest/cleanest/most organized boat i've seen on KZbin. Amazing.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thanks! 👍

[@lauraburkey5755]

That's my brother and sister-in-law! We enjoyed a week in Bimini on that awesome boat!❤⛵❤

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Wow nice

[@PotNanny]

Nevermind the boat, these two are so organized that I would love having them fix my life. The boat is really nice too :D

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Haha I don't think that's what they do. :)

[@andersonautomotive]

By these two, you mean my wife.

[@triplefoam]

Thank you Dan... especially to John and Tina for sharing their boat and thoughts with this community!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

You bet!

[@scottkrebs586]

I believe the "skylights" embedded in the mirrors are to illuminate the user's face, think shaving or putting on makeup. I may be wrong, but it seems to make sense.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Yes.

[@TheWaterbouy88]

Great boat tours and wonderful conversations

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Useless_Knowledge07]

Dan, you are an excellent interviewer. Tina and John flowed along effortlessly. Awesome!!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it! They are great!

[@Evergreen085]

I've gotta get my wife to sell the farm and begin our new life on the water. What an amazing life. Looks like paradise

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Look into swapping a farm for a boat. I'm sure if you put it out there enough. someone would take you up on it.

[@user-pe6hh4rp6c]

Fabulous boat❤ Thanks Dan & owners for showing us your home

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wholegrain1844]

Best tour, I truly enjoyed watching this!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@admir_]

Great episode! Thanks for inspiration to you and to your guests!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Cheers!

[@alastairs3727]

Awesome boat and awesome couple !! Life goals is to get a catamaran like you guys have ❤

[@Who.is.Clinton]

Loved this video, thanks guys!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dansiwek3593]

Sick boat Dan and what a great job you did giving us the full tour, good job man, I'm a big fan of your channel and think you're doing great work.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks! More to come.

[@cutereboot]

What a fun couple! They are so organized!! Very very impressive!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

They are!

[@TheRiseofSuperman]

Great episode Dan.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Cheers!

[@Resignandreset]

Keep it up! Loved the video

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Mordalo]

Sail drives post 2013 are pretty solid. Like everything else, you have to keep up the maintenance.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Good to know!

[@dlcarbonneau3750]

Great tour, good laughs too.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you liked it.

[@Sekou-yr2rr]

That boat is awesome. Clean af!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

I love it!

[@greatdane975]

Great vidio Dan.... you do a fantastic job with thoughtful questions and informative responses. I'm a fan... Kimbo

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevinmcgann1372]

Great video! love that boat. Excellent work!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thank you very much!

[@tayeblondon]

absolutely great video plenty of every thing , very lively and full of infos, thank you for sharing

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Owner's versions are always the best.

[@tubokuper3557]

Feliz Navidad from Costa Rica. Keep up the Fantastic journey. Pura Vida.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Cheers!

[@johnboy3216]

Great people and content!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thanks!

[@brianison72]

Great review of this beautiful catamaran.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@aliliftsweights1]

Great video !

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Cheers!

[@biswajitc383]

Interesting video; watch every episode of Delos. Love them so great seeing their daughter growing with in a boat!!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you like them!

[@writtenwordpro]

Excellent video Dan! Very informative and I agree it is a GREAT boat and I am partial to catamarans! I am a NEW viewer and just subscribed and look forward to future videos...

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Welcome aboard!

[@cleattle]

This boat is dope!

[@captvaghunter]

Gotta go to work, damnit this is an interesting boat ...at least these days you don't miss a show and you can go back to it later 😂

[@Adventureman_Dan]

The future is good. :)

[@KirkThomson]

Great video and walk through of their FP. I really enjoyed the interview, what a great couple.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@IanCrouse]

I'm still here. Between a yacht and a catamaran, it isn't easy. I know. I'm getting a fleet of catamarans. Well, a fleet of 2.

[@capnjak69]

LOVED My Seawater Pro

[@kevinhenson942]

Beautiful boat

[@Adventureman_Dan]

It sure is!

[@SpartyTime]

I'm a cruiser and I love laying out in the sun. But no one has every accused me of being normal. 😂

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Haha, true that!

[@GOTHAM21]

During the day, turn the bathroom light off, and the daylight will laminate the room when the door is closed.

[@captvaghunter]

I think it's kinda funny that they said they watched delos from beginning to end as if starting a family was the death of the channel 😂 thanks for sharing huubs channel,ive been hitting that like a hillbilly wife !!!!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you've found Huub. :)

[@MichaelCGrumley1]

Fantastic.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you think so!

[@ericstanke3291]

About price point, I'd say 8/10 because it's a helluva lot of boat for the money.

[@michaelblocki2926]

Just a thought on vallue I don't think you can compare mono hulls with cats half a million is a lot but I think you should compare that to say a lagoon or a lepard looking at them a 4 might be a better assessment just a thought loved your vlog all the best in your future

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Right on, thanks!

[@toddpeterson5904]

Great video! What boats would you think are close to 10/10 for sailability, particularly if you wanted to sail in the rough north Atlantic as much as the Caribbean?

[@damoncarlos2796]

Delos is definitely my favorite as well…

[@Adventureman_Dan]

They are great!

[@dustinwitkiewicz8257]

Gdday mate I just realised how fast your camera catches new focus and adjust shutter speed, aperature and ISO when you got to the heart of the boat (23:30). Could you tell me what body and lense do you use? Love your content. After working in australia heading through pacific to spearfish and kitesurf just like you. Cheers!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

I use a GoPro 10..... yeah I'm not super technical. :)

[@Moist_yet_Crispy]

Cool video. It's crazy to keep hearing people say you have to supplement minerals and what not from drinking RO water. That isn't true in the slightest. Vitamins and minerals are only at slight trace amounts in your water unless you have well water and we get the vast majority from the food we eat. It's a crazy notion.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Great point!

[@dwight_klaus2981]

That was a fun review! Please do more of these Dan! I'm shopping for the "perfect 10" cat, right from the factory. 😳 I would love to know more about how much effort/expense went into adding all the upgrades to this boat. What would they do differently if they did it all over again? With so many hybrid/solar cats hitting the market, what is their opinion of these? I realize they are substantially higher in initial cost - I wonder how long it is before the fuel savings make up for it. Any way we could get an estimate/breakdown of their annual boat operating costs? How much should I be budgeting? What does it cost to insure a $500K boat? Thanks Dan - you are an excellent youtube host!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

I hope you find it!

[@andersonautomotive]

Hi Dwight. The upgrades cost us about $60k, and there are a few things Dan didn't touch on such as folding props and new spinnaker. Most of the labor for the upgrades was provided by me, so if you're paying someone plan on at least double that. There are no upgrades I regret, and the only thing I would do differently is to not hire out the install of the freezer and washer. I had to redo the whole job anyway so there was no point in paying them. The big upgrades were done before we left Florida and I'm not counting them as part of our annual budget. Our annual budget is $60k, and we spend roughly half of that on maintenance. I DIY almost everything because the quality of work with contractors always irritates me. I don't want to pay for terrible work. If you don't DIY, it's going to be a lot more expensive. The age old question of how much does it cost to sail full time is easily answered with another question. How much do you have? It costs exactly that much. Insurance is terrible, especially for US citizens on US flagged boats. When we bought the boat insurance was expensive, but until we were full time the boat lived in Florida where hurricanes could be a problem. After taking the boat out of the hurricane zone, our insurance went up even more. So we dropped to liability only. It's cheap, and also great motivation to take great care to not put the boat in harms way. Our German friends with the same boat pay only slightly more for full coverage than we pay for liability. I'm not a huge fan of hybrid propulsion systems. Fuel is one of our lowest expenses at about $600 a year. It's not even enough fuel to make the climate people upset. Hybrid systems cost a lot and are an unproven system. When you're at a small island hundreds of miles from parts or a technician who can troubleshoot the system, you need reliability. If I were new boat shopping I would insist on Nani engines. It's a Kubota engine with no electronics. Hope this helps.

[@dwight_klaus2981]

@@andersonautomotive Thank you for your response and good advice John! Much appreciated. I tend to do all my own maintenance also, for the same reasons you listed.

[@IanCrouse]

I'm debating a purchase. There are so many differences between a catamaran and a yacht.

[@fusifase20]

26:26 Look at that clouds, looks like dolphin 😂

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Super cool clouds ⛅️ 😎

[@NeoAndersonReloaded]

Nice river boat

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Yes!

[@JibeTalking]

Great video Dan. Where did they get their Oxygen Tanks from? I have been trying to get some as part of my medical kit.

[@andersonautomotive]

I got them in the US. My Dr hooked me up with a prescription, along with all the meds for our offshore med kit.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad he answered, great people. :)

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

Insurance? Advice/recommendations on shorts? Best location for a life raft but not visible to rec crew

[@davidwooten4002]

Hello Dan, I saw your video on the 48 foot catamaran pugeau at $500,000. Just wanted to ask what your take is on the brand Silent yachts going back to 2016 and moving forward and also a question do you believe a solar powered catamaran should have Gyro sea keeper. Second question, would you find that it is a good investment for a solar powered camera with a diesel generator back up? You’re very intelligent and I think you should do a tour of a solar powered catamaran. I want to be out on the water, but I don’t want to have a sale catamaran I’d be better on a power or solar power catamaran, what would you think that the residual value would be after five years on a solar power catamaran percentages to share?

[@glenrobinson916]

Wow, wonderful to see, but it hurts. Way beyond my price range.

[@samaeri]

Nice. Think I'll get some financing tomorrow

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Get a good loan! 😀

[@arealace77]

is there a video i can watch of an in depth discussion between a multihull and a monohull from people who have sailed both?

[@Adventureman_Dan]

I'll film one soon.

[@WranglerAddicts]

It's a shave light. It's not a common feature

[@RussellD11]

The water maker water, does it qualities equal that of Distilled water?

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Not quite but it is safe to drink!

[@skrbosmrdic2003]

i watched whole video from start to finish,i need to ask you a question….with budget up to 900,000$ most durable boat with luxury stuff like this one which one you would recommend for sailing around Caribbean and with minimal requirements for maintenance so that is robust m…..Please give your Opinion!!!!!

[@RussellD11]

No such thing as "minimum maintenance" on a Boat.. They are money pits...Expect about 10-20 % of the purchase price every year in maintenance... In the real world...

[@andersonautomotive]

The best build quality you'll get in a cruiser/ luxury cat is probably Privilege. But, you'll pay for it. A Privilege will be much more expensive vs a similar length cat made for the charter market. You'll get a lot less boat for the money, but it will be a really nice boat. Low maintenance? Good luck with that.

[@terryhill4272]

Great video,I think you were U fair with the price score, obviously it is very expensive, but like you said if you had the money you would buy one, which should make your score higher. A score of 2, sounds like the boat is a rip off.

[@andersonautomotive]

I think his scale is a little different than most. It's "how many people out of ten who are looking for a cruising boat could buy this boat?" Vs value for the money.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

The scale I made is a little different than most. It's "how many people out of ten who are looking for a cruising boat could buy this boat?" Vs value for the money. :)

[@kqschwarz]

Great video, but I completely disagree with the price point score. Have you looked at the price of 50 foot luxury catamarans lately? I think the $500K price point is a steal when it is around a third of what a new one would cost. That said, $500K is WAY too much for me also, but that does not mean it is over-priced. I do not believe it is fair to use the logic "can anyone buy this boat" when determining if the price is too high. Heck, I could not afford a jet airplane at $10M, but that does not mean it is over priced. Not everyone can buy a jet airplane or a very large luxury catamaran, but that does not mean they are over priced. In this case they got a 50 foot luxury catamaran for about 1/3 the price of new and the boat had essentially never been sailed. I would say that justifies and price grade of 10, not 2.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thanks for your comment!

[@tedperis2221]

Well, they take $400,000 ?

[@ZZZer00]

If i keep pirating nmovies for my PLEX server will be able to afford this boat too?

[@SerdarFreimoser]

How much does it cost to own such a boat? Buying + running cost would be super interesting

[@Adventureman_Dan]

A lot

[@andersonautomotive]

The same as it costs to run any boat. All of it. Just look in your bank account, that's how much it costs. It doesn't matter if your budget is $10k a year or $200k. All of it. Now that you understand that what it costs is highly variable depending on how much you have to spend, we have an annual budget of $60k, and half of that goes to maintenance.

[@thedropbearschannel6645]

Is this gonna be your new boat, Dan?

[@andersonautomotive]

Nope. 😄

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Part of me wishes so, but I don't think it's in my future. :)

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Hahaha

[@wjorris]

Hey buddy, those weird cutouts in the mirror are just like the lights that you buy for your make up mirror if you wanna tweeze your eyebrows and you’re looking in the mirror, you need light to reflect back into your face to see everything even like popping a zit!!! if you were a make up artist or a woman, you would know, but the fact that you keep bringing it up like it’s so weird??? it’s not weird it’s called a light without turning on electricity to refect light into your face ‘ very smart, and ingenious “😍to pluck your eyebrows, or brush your teeth or anything!😂😂😂

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thanks!

[@jeremyperkins1437]

You could actually build your own cat to the same quality.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

That would be cool!

[@willsta21]

Oh wow, oh wow, wow, ooohhhhh wow!!!! 😡 😤

[@apheriousblack]

OCD, quit interrupting!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

No.

[@ingemar_von_zweigbergk]

more solar panels all over the top surface of the boat

[@craigbrown2978]

hi there,great channel,because its not full of bull s,,,t ,,id rather be on a boat like yours personally,,you will do more nautical miles on her than having a bigger yacht, where it can all go pair shaped real quick with d..k head crew on board ,,i lived on my yacht in a marina for 2,5 years which i got the berth for free due to the contract i had with the owner of the marina ,,anyway i used to do 1500 nms a year and worked 7 days a week on call ,,,my yacht was a 25 ft Sonata trailer sailer ,,but at the end of the day all the larger boats did far less nms due to trying to get suitable crew ,,so in a nutshell K.I.S keep it simple ,,,yeah get a new headsail and maybe a genicka ,,u have great power supply water and a knew dingy,,wat else do you need ,,,owning a 60 ft tri like riley is so scary ,,i bet they wont keep it for that long is my guess ,,yet you will still be sailing ,,,so yeah go for it big is not always the best as you know ,cheers

[@2tipsy4you86]

I’m no sailor and just now getting introduced to the sailing world but he said at the beginning this boat was a sloop and from my understanding it doesn’t take a big crew to work a single mast, 1 to 2 people max, not to mention the various electric wenches this boat has. Maybe I’m misunderstanding

[@Adventureman_Dan]

All great points Craig. Thanks buddy.

[@gregdamario5808]

Hatches are smart and necessary for ingress and egress, BUT dorades are better for airflow without scooping up spray or rain into the interior. Boats with out dorades are STUPID!

[@moltitrader]

A 20 minute video turned 60 + minute. Over advertising too. Need some negative. There's always a negative about anything.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

True there are always pros and cons!

[@michaelrobinson8915]

Does cannabis calm sea sickness for some sailors...m

[@jaysage976]

It’s not generating electricity from the bottom.😂

[@Adventureman_Dan]

That one does.

[@pialill70]

Dan - you need to let the people you interview talk to the end. You interubt too often when they are trying to explain their experiences and message- not ok as you have great sceneries & people around that we would like to know more about them 🙏 No offense but please stop with this ✋ Cheers

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thank you for the advice. But I'm doing what I need to. There was four hours of conversation between takes. If I uploaded that, I'd get comments about how it's too long. If I move things along, I get comments like yours........

[@hottunes007]

LOL why make a great looking boat and then put a pop up tent on top ?

[@Adventureman_Dan]

That is a bow cover for shade and rain protection

[@Waterverf51]

Great tour, but you love your own voice. 🥴

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Glad you enjoyed the tour!

[@kscipkkkk]

Without any doubt I would rather have a cat. Sell the house, cars, kids and get the real deal.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

It's the dream!

[@zackworrell535]

Pure comfort, terrible quality. For $750K they could have bought a much nicer monohull that would hold greater value, easier to sail, and much safer and less expensive to maintain.

[@vvm101]

No normal person can afford that toy ! And them billionaires prefer to have captains

[@andersonautomotive]

Normal people afford these boats all the time. I am an auto mechanic.

[@IanCrouse]

Im a male chef looking for a female boatswoMan.

[@leudast1215]

Bull$hit that thing is going to sail across the middle of the Atlantic or pacific safely. "sail anywhere" my a$$. That's a coast hugger condo with a sail.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Thanks for that Mr. Keyboard Warrior. :)

[@1961ejvm]

God!,you r so un respectable

[@Adventureman_Dan]

*Disrespectful

[@Meerlu]

Is your audience mostly toddlers? Why do you speak like you are hosting Sesame Street?

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Comments like this really help my page grow even faster because of the way the algorithm works. So thank you for being one of my followers. :)

[@laurence9695]

Well, your market is obviously not sailors. Headsails, gurlers, type of sails...😢

[@1961ejvm]

Obviously you don’t know much,just to bs,so why r you more respectful and let the captain talk and not interrupt him and let us learn please and thank you

[@Adventureman_Dan]

There's always that one person in my video comments. :)

[@steve69465]

I mean, he’s not wrong… let the guy answer the question you asked.

[@laurence9695]

He must not be à sailor. No comments on the rigging, on the head sails, furlers. Just... useless.

[@whileysea]

Never a Cat or such a big boat. We go into the Appocalyoso, the ENDTIMES, times were there is no more security or safety. The fabric of lawfull society fell world wide, especially under Biden. With a Cat, you will ALWAYS be a prospect for Criminals! Besides the immense cost for everything. I made the experience over 40 years of Sailing are, that mostly Cat owners do not know how to anchor. I move when one approaches. You cannot talk to them as well, as they look down to you, if you go over by dinghy, asking them to move as they dropped the Anchor 10 feet beside you. I rather have all under control alone, being not suspect to Criminals and can afford my boat. So, nice People for sure, but I never go to such Boats, because there is nothing we are in common.

[@gtxoiltastebad]

500k lol fuk no ... i wouldn't pay 80k

[@Thepublicpersuit330]

Where is a girl like you where I’m at 🥲

[@thecorrean2411]

Uh my house gains value over time that boat loses value. It isn’t an investment stop trying to make it sound like it is. Having said that I will be buying a sailboat to sail around the world before I retire. I just have to convince my wife and or find another one.

[@Adventureman_Dan]

When you buy a sailboat, whatever you do, don't talk about it like it's an investment. :)

[@laurence9695]

Lots of single women love to sail.

[@plutobottles8561]

Only issue is its not a monohull!