We Bought a 70ft ABANDONED YACHT

[@Anne6621]

the best part of unrealistic projects is when everyone says , waste of money , a waste of time , never ever ever going to get finished , you have no idea of what you are doing , the best best part is when you prove them all wrong , I know this from experience and I love proving people wrong ,, this boat project I will 100% guarantee you that you will look back on all the impossible tasks and the blood sweat and tears and they will be your fondest memory of the boat ,, when I was 21 back in 1974 I bought a 1968 57 foot Chris Craft and me being insanely picky undertook a 20 month crazy refit/remodel and I had that boat for 36 years and it was that 20 months of work and all the maintenance during the 36 years as my fondest memory , I envy the fun you will be having

[@sailingvicarius]

Your comment is absolutely on point! We have this (boat)vision and committed, so it'll happen! Refitting our current little boat was truly hellish due to some circumstances but indeed, such an extreme amount of reward from it, every time we go to it. Thanks for the elaborate comment and see you next vid!

[@robinm1211]

Djinn is so kind, letting you have a project like this!

[@sailingvicarius]

We're at 10 worms now!

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

What an amazing project and opportunity. Subbed to watch. Just the logistics and ingenuity of cutting the hull up to fit in a container is impressive. Good luck. Andy UK

[@sailingvicarius]

Thanks for the appreciation. Our challenge now is to make interesting content about these topics... Honestly more difficult than the puzzles and challenges of engineering!

[@MrFroglips69]

How remarkable. This old classic sailboat is brilliant, and so are you two. A very groovy episode.

[@sailingvicarius]

Thanks for that! Please don't get too attached to what the original design looks like ;-)

[@bobgranafei6809]

WOW1. what a project and what courage to undertake it. Good luck.

[@sailingvicarius]

:-D see you next video!

[@dianeaugust9522]

Djinn gets another worm. Thanks for sharing your journey. Can't wait to see what happens next!

[@sailingvicarius]

Now at 22 worms!!

[@fabian_q_social]

This build is going to be epic! Good luck! Looking forward to seeing her set sail.

[@sailingvicarius]

Yes!! See you next time!

[@Buoyant_Bear]

Djinn sent me, glad i checked this out, it's great!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 17!

[@til7545]

Wow, you got me hooked with that teaser!!!! I‘m in for the ride🥂

[@sailingvicarius]

Awesome, welcome to the channel. Episode 2 is in the making!

[@j.hoppli4657]

I agree!

[@thoughtuk]

Well done I am excited to see how it all comes together

[@sailingvicarius]

Great! See you next video then!

[@darrenleask6042]

It's going to be epic. Really lo9king forward to seeing how this project unfolds.

[@sailingvicarius]

It must be epic! This might just become our forever home :)

[@matthew-jy5jp]

A little fox told me to watch. You did and do a wonderful job. Happy new and many more to come.

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm counter: 11!

[@DjinnTheFennecFox]

Thank you so much!!

[@tereh2003]

WOW! This is going to be fun. Thanks for all the hard work & I am upgrading my computer monitor because I saw yours.

[@sailingvicarius]

Tip, check ebay USA for decomissioned hospital bed monitor-arms!

[@jmnimahelr]

Wow!!! What an undertaking!!! Sweet Djinn sent me. I'm so happy for your family. Have a wonderful New Year. Take care and I am so happy to see you fulfill your dream. See you next time!🎉🎉🎉

[@sailingvicarius]

And this makes 14 worms for Djinn!

[@reversingentropy]

Welcome, I think you will find cracking KZbin is harder than restoring the boat. Best of luck on both projects. Fair winds

[@sailingvicarius]

Hi! Nice to have you around as well! Thanks for your comment

[@rominachamberlain9158]

I loved seeing the paw passing the photos 😂😂😊 You guys are so awesome!!! I wish I could finish the rest of my life like you , on a camper or a boat tripping around the world helping animals 🙂❤️ It will pay off!! Is awesome to finally meet you both! Happy New Year for the three of you!! Much love and hugs your way!! 🦊🌻❤️😘

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 6!

[@Foxes_Forever]

You have organized the transport and storage of the boat very well. But now you need to prepare for where you can store the many worms for Djinn, which he will receive for the comments here 😁

[@sailingvicarius]

You've set the worm counter at 28 worms. Lord Djinn appreciates.

[@Foxes_Forever]

@sailingvicarius Djinn is certainly counting along impatiently. His stomach is already growling with appetite. 😃

[@sailingvicarius]

We'll make a special order of his favorite juicy type

[@joyadjacent4778]

Good luck on your project! With Djinny supervising you're in good hands :)

[@sailingvicarius]

And we're at 13 worms!!

[@thelastpirate]

What an amazing learning experience ahead. That's nuts you cut it up and shipped it in a container! We wish you the best of luck with the new project. Much love, & Happy New Year!

[@sailingvicarius]

It was really scary, but now we can move ahead!

[@wimclinckspoor5731]

What a project, I wish you all the luck and joy in the building and happy new year 🥳

[@sailingvicarius]

Thanks for the reply! Happy NY!

[@wimvanhee8022]

KZbin weet wat ik wil zien. Ik ben altijd geïnteresseerd om een uitdagend bootbouwproject te volgen. Veel succes en groeten uit Vlaanderen. Subscribed! En de beste wensen voor 2025.

[@sailingvicarius]

Welkom! Wat leuk, wij ook ja. Hopelijk gaan we de verwachtingen waar maken

[@Tjalie-j6i]

Ik had het niet gedaan, maar wel leuk om te zien dat een ander het toch aandurft 🫡🇳🇱 om zo'n ⛵️te bouwen 👍.

[@sailingvicarius]

It was such a tough call

[@Loek7]

Finally! Great story🎉

[@sailingvicarius]

Testarossa!

[@trinescape]

I take my hat off to you guys i will enjoy watching your journey wish you all the best cheers !!

[@sailingvicarius]

We won't disappoint! See you next video!

[@Morrisfactor]

Holy cow, you guys - what a project! I love wood boats, have built a 37 and 42 from scratch - but that boat is four times the volume of both of mine put together! It will keep you out of mischief for a long time, but it will be incredible when you have it finished. I am wishing you good speed on your building!

[@sailingvicarius]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Building not just one, but two boats from scratch already sounds like a lot of work to me. The way you describe the size of our project makes me a bit nervous about what to expect.

[@Morrisfactor]

@sailingvicarius Well, I've built other boats too but they were fiberglass which is not as much fun to work with. Be sure you understand that this is a MAMMOTH undertaking. My old boat building teacher told us that a boat's volume DOUBLES about every ten feet or so - a 70' is huge. My guess would be 25,000 manhours to finish this boat so have realistic expectations. You are both young and might be faster if you have a really complete work shop set up. I expect you will spend over a half million dollars just for materials, even if you do almost everything yourself. It is easy to get overwhelmed at the magnitude of it, so break it down into small chunks and just keep working chunk by chunk. On the good side, many things take about the same time to do no matter what size boat is being built - ie: installing a stove, propellor shaft, main engine, or shower - size hardly matters - the steps are the same and take about the same amount of time. The real hours accumulate with the sanding/glassing/bulkheads/stringers, etc. When I was younger I'd have loved to tackle a project like this, so I will follow and wish you the best!

[@sailingvicarius]

We are indeed very aware of how big a project this is. Hopefully starting with this hull shaped object as our foundation will speed up the work. We will deep dive into many engineering and project management/logistics puzzles and solutions and we've already made quite some decisions that we think and hope will contribute to overall feasibility. We don't intend to spend years building, that would be a nightmare. At the same time we will mostly DIY and only use paid labor for behemoth jobs like fairing/sanding. I'm sure you will absolutely enjoy this project and our approach!!

[@johnft8746]

What a boat, what a project… I wish you much luck and the money to finish and to finish it!!!

[@sailingvicarius]

We're going to need all of it! Haha

[@johnft8746]

For sure… why I said this… but I am a Yachtie too

[@sailingvicarius]

Hope to see you next video again!

[@jackminneboo7707]

Er is geen betere tijd om te beginnen met je leven om te gooien,dan het heden. Beste wensen, en alle geluk gewenst vanuit Spanje. Ja ook wij hebben ons leven omgegooid!

[@sailingvicarius]

Dank voor de aanmoediging! Tot de volgende video!

[@waltervanderboor]

Well you are in for something. 20 years ago I bought a 50ft that someone left in a marina for way too long. It took several years to get it to be a real home. Now its no longer in The Netherlands but in Indonesia. as Holland is way to cold. Its a lot of work. But very rewarding. 65-70 ft is in my opinion the ideal size. Some say 45 ft is very big. others say 60 is too large. But trust me at sea, no boat is big. Having space is a huge advantage. and the longer waterline gives speed and comfort.

[@sailingvicarius]

We fully agree, bigger=better because wave size is relative to your boat and slender+longer=higher hull speed! Oscillations also slow down the bigger the vessel gets. So we were super excited with this foundation of our project. And indeed restoring a boat is so much work, we really hope that building new with a head start like this will make the project more manageable for us, timewise.

[@markserbu]

Well done! Your production is on par with any reality TV show I have ever seen! Looking forward to seeing the progress on this HUGE project...SUBSCRIBED!

[@sailingvicarius]

That's especially nice to hear from a fellow YTer!

[@rvz3215]

I go to follow you for sure! Grtz. from the Netherlands. And a happy new year with the building.

[@sailingvicarius]

Dankjewel! See you next vid!

[@frednerk-hv8yc]

Wow that's a cool project! Wish you the best of luck ,it's going to be an awesome boat I'm sure : )

[@sailingvicarius]

Thanks for following along!

[@angelicagaldos]

Sweet gorgeous Djinn sent me. One of my cats has a crush on Djinn

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 19! Hah that's so cute. What does your cat do then?

[@angelicagaldos]

@sailingvicarius She's a Queen of anyone name Minnie and anything mini. Her name is Minnie. She's spoiled like her siblings and niece. Minnie wanted me to tell you guys that you are doing a pawesome job with Djinn.

[@tube4h]

Major challenges ahead, in all aspects 😀 will be fun & exciting to watch!! 😀💪 Succes met het project !! 🇳🇱

[@sailingvicarius]

Dankjewel, tot de volgende video!

[@LoveLife-SailingSYTossan]

Seems like a cool project good luck 🤞🏼 and a happy holidays 🎉

[@sailingvicarius]

Thanks, you too!

[@jessicaodom6711]

Djinn sent me to say "What a lovely yacht you have there" ❤

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm counter: 30!!!!

[@DjinnTheFennecFox]

30 is an acceptable start

[@scottsorby7966]

Im in for the journey,, you two seem crazy enough to pull this off in the same grand way Leo rebuilt Tally Ho Great luck to you from Scotland

[@sailingvicarius]

Welcome aboard and thanks for the kind words hehe

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

​@sailingvicarius The other channel to watch is RAN sailing with their build of a new boat in Sweden.

[@sailingvicarius]

Sorry for the late reply clive, we were a bit overwhelmed with the number of comments and YT doesn't inform of replies on existing ones. We know the RAN project, it's great!

[@ran2wild370]

🤣🤣🤣 Ok, looks like a promising thriller movie.

[@sailingvicarius]

See you next episode ;)

[@rolandwortelboer2693]

Wat een surprise om deze video te zien geweldig. Afgelopen zomer vroegen we ons steeds af of jullie nog de boot hadden. Het koffertje stond nog op de steiger. Van harte gefeliciteerd een gelukkig,2025 . Hartelijke groeten Roland en Machteld . Zie graag de vooruitgang ❤

[@sailingvicarius]

Wat leuk dat jullie ons volgen, en aankomend voorjaar gaat ie weer het water in is de bedoeling!

[@robbiem7106]

Another worm for Djinn. Can't wait to see your progress!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 9!

[@ralph6115]

Leuk! Ik ga jullie volgen!

[@sailingvicarius]

Tof, tot de volgende video!

[@markarmitage8376]

OK. Now I'm curious... My Friday night snacks await.

[@sailingvicarius]

Please don't get food poisoning, it'll be a while :-P

[@AshlynnTheFennec]

the wonderful and absolutely sweetest boi Djinn sent me, please have a Happy New Year, I cannot wait to see you guys on this boat and giving Djinn more wonderful memories with his hoomans. Your kind Overlord Djinn must have his nummy yummy worms!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 18! Kind Overlord he is indeed haha

[@AshlynnTheFennec]

@sailingvicarius he is going to be a happy boi

[@DC_DC_DC_DC]

​@@AshlynnTheFennecso many worms

[@ViniciusMiguel1988]

Looking forward for the next steps

[@sailingvicarius]

Likewise!!

[@luridcodex]

I'm gonna need video proof that Djinn gets those worms! (also that looks like one heck of a project, good luck to you!)

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 3!

[@DjinnTheFennecFox]

And I'm certain we need multiple takes for this video proof 🦊🐛

[@zerozoroark4631]

Worms for the fox!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 16!

[@haflinger0199]

One more worm for Djinn!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm counter is at 23 now!

[@vivianberk5298]

Sent by Djinn to see the big boat!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 1!

[@George89999]

Djinn sent me. 😉 Best wishes for your project!

[@sailingvicarius]

You've set the worm counter at 27!!

[@Niboros]

Djinn sent me too! 🐛♥🦊

[@sailingvicarius]

That makes 21 worms!

[@AntonDresemann]

Wow - congratulations. Let your Dream come true. Be proud on yourselves. Rgds and best wishes

[@sailingvicarius]

See you next video! Warm greetings

[@craigmartin8326]

I look forward following you.

[@sailingvicarius]

Awesome, welcome!

[@tonydownunder5703]

Ok you got me, I’m in, I’m waiting 👀 Don’t let me down 🤗🤗 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@sailingvicarius]

pinky promise

[@angelasommer6761]

Good Luke 😊❤

[@sailingvicarius]

Thanks 😁

[@Ron-ei5eh]

Geabonneerd! Volg MJ sailing , RAN, Tally Ho, etc.. mooi dat ik nu een paar Nederlands kan volgen

[@sailingvicarius]

Dankjewel, hopelijk dat we vergelijkbare entertainment gaan kunnen bieden!

[@CaliGamerMom79]

Sent by Djinn! That's a big boat!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 5!

[@markthomasson5077]

Crazy. 70’ is just ridiculous for a couple, unless you are wealthy enough to have someone build it for you. All they have is chopped up bits of a half complete hull. They will need totally new everything else. Mast sails rigging engine etc. All things that an established yard would get at a better price. This boat will cost twice as much as a production boat when finished. That said, innovative thinking to cut it up to fit in a container. And they will luck end up with something that completely suits them. (But aren’t they rookies who don’t yet know what they want?) Best wishes.

[@sailingvicarius]

The only downside we see with the size is keeping the bottom cleaned every week in the tropics... But we're brewing on an integrated solution or two for that because we are lazy as. And periodic antifouling. Although that's less of an issue when the biofilm is often removed. Thanks for your critiquing comment and we expect you to follow the project so we have a chance to show you how we'll make it work without breaking the bank! Happy NY!

[@markthomasson5077]

@ well good luck to you. If you follow the standard design for rig etc, I trust you have realistically costed the project. I suspect one main sheet winch will cost more than you paid for the hull!

[@sailingvicarius]

@@markthomasson5077 We probably won't have much new equipment on board for the reason you mentioned 😛But at the same time we already managed to source a lot of stuff in very good or as-new condition.

[@angela1984a]

@sailingvicarius There's an hand held electric hull cleaning device that seems to save time as well as making it a lot easier. It's like one of those rotary thingies that people use to polish cars. Sailing Zatara here on Y-tube has a ~58 ft cat that they have been using it on for a while, so it seems to be working fine…

[@sailingvicarius]

I think I've seen those! Nice for specific spots but there's no way on earth that we're going to do that work, weekly, by hand, especially not in murky waters. It'll be a cool engineering project!

[@ColinWetherelt]

Ok - I'm in!

[@sailingvicarius]

Welcome!

[@nigelleyland166]

Looking forward to future offerings, Happy New Year!

[@sailingvicarius]

Same to you!

[@ddocherty8807]

To all remarkable couple and good friends too a brave project and one we know you will complete ..tenacity+++++! We will see you in Thailand upon completion very best wishes from D & F

[@sailingvicarius]

Thank you so so much! For both your encouraging words and support. We are smiling from ear to ear. Can't wait until we get to go sailing together in Thailand. Wishing you 2 all the best, all the way from the rainy and cold Netherlands

[@ddocherty8807]

Dinner will be on us!!! !!!

[@markrabone6584]

Looking forward to this build - subscribed

[@sailingvicarius]

Sweet! See you later!

[@Jimfoxyboy]

Dropping by from your Djinn's channel, to see what the rest of the family is up to. I'm guessing this is why you've been mostly quiet? :) Quite the project you've got there, hopefully it doesn't cause too many headaches in the end and turns out as you hoped. Wish you all the best out there!

[@sailingvicarius]

Congratulations you broke the 20 worms threshold! XD

[@DjinnTheFennecFox]

Yeeeeeyyy! All the worms!

[@Jimfoxyboy]

@@DjinnTheFennecFox Heee, careful ya pace yourself eating all of them. ;)

[@thephantomspectator407]

I come on behalf of the Lord of Tiny Paws! I don't know anything about boats, and actually get a bit nervous around open water, but I will brave the murky deapths if it earns an extra plump, juicy worm for His Royal Fuzziness!😋💖🦊🐾🐛

[@sailingvicarius]

Djinn's worm counter is at 24! Thanks for joining us on the big wet thing

[@Liddellious]

Give Djinn all the worms! 🥺

[@sailingvicarius]

Your reply is worm number 26 :-)

[@nanoceramics2747]

From Canada with love and admiration. I have subscribed and I look forward to following your journey. Happy New Year and many more.

[@sailingvicarius]

Thank you and same to you! Interesting username??

[@keithdafox2257]

Fennecs gotta stick together!

[@sailingvicarius]

I'm gonna count this one as well; wormcounter: 29!

[@MarchTwentyfour-t8z]

Wow guys! What a fantastic find! Congrats on having the balls to go for it 🏆🥂 I'm subscribed and looking forward to this long term amazing journey. Cheers 🍻🍻

[@sailingvicarius]

Awesome, see you next video! PS. they were just BARELY large enough XD

[@tomasanzalone445]

A small fluffy guy sent me here!

[@sailingvicarius]

Hey Tomás! You set the worm counter on 25 XD

[@ForTheReels]

I HAVE to see this! Hell of a project!

[@sailingvicarius]

Aw yisss

[@NASA-AU.]

Looks good- Im in.🙂

[@sailingvicarius]

Awesome, thank you!

[@joannespoelstra8423]

Supermooie mensen, kan niet wachten meer te zien 😍

[@sailingvicarius]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[@Tjalie-j6i]

Wel naar de camera blijven kijken en niet naar de viewfinder hahaha 😂. Gelukkig Nieuwjaar🎆 2025 🎉 toegewenst 👍.

[@sailingvicarius]

Hahaha we hebben echt meteen een prompter gekocht na het zien van onze foutjes

[@daveevans4158]

best of luck and happy new year

[@sailingvicarius]

Happy new year to you too! See you next time!

[@paulmanuse2353]

Wow!!

[@sailingvicarius]

:D

[@lindacarlotti333]

Djinn sent me

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 15!

[@ericvr.8475]

Wat een project, krijg je de boot wel gekeurd? Zonder CE wordt een verzekering wel zeuren

[@sailingvicarius]

Goede vraag, komt goed! Leuk dat je ons volgt, tot de volgende!!

[@CigarRegal]

Djinn sent me, a giant stone head smoking a cigar, to tell you that he deserves another worm.

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 2!

[@TheShadowKing1988]

I came here at the request of a soft, fluffy, giant-earred fox puppy!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 8!

[@MistiMoan]

Where were you finding these boats. I'm looking for one currently 1:32

[@sailingvicarius]

We've spent hundreds of hours searching all over the internet, but it's mostly local marketplaces.

[@emmybelt]

Thanks to Djinn for sending us over!🎉

[@DjinnTheFennecFox]

WORMS!!

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 4!

[@DjinnTheFennecFox]

4:54 Less celebration next video, plz

[@sailingvicarius]

Disrupted your beauty nap, sorry

[@joeldelamirande5792]

Look at sailing zingaro if you want a oyster

[@sailingvicarius]

We're gonna go beyond Oysters now ;-) Stay tuned

[@embee1706]

So, maiden voyage when?!

[@sailingvicarius]

After the other one ;)

[@shokura]

Djinn sent me.

[@sailingvicarius]

Worm count: 7!

[@braddobson2060]

I have 1 question is you pet a dog

[@sailingvicarius]

Check him out on his own KZbin channel: "Djinn the Fennec Fox"

[@MrTallpoppy58]

Your pet ... what is it ?

[@sailingvicarius]

He is "Djinn the Fennec Fox". Check him out on youtube as well, he has his own channel

[@angela1984a]

So when finishing this… I'm guessing the designed water line won't really 'reward' a lot of weight savings… Or am I wrong?…

[@sailingvicarius]

Besides the resulting wetted surface area and such (due to the hull shape), thing is... weight / speed optimisation is so low on our priorities that we'll compromise heavily on it for the sake of other variables. We've got so much LWL and an epic propulsion program, in case we need to outrun something bad. We'll deep dive into these topics in future episodes. Be prepared for quite the amount of sailor's controversy! hehehe

[@emailmm100]

No need to upload for the sake of uploading. You do you...we'll wait.

[@sailingvicarius]

Awesome reply. This is one of the biggest things we are discussing and thinking about, strategizing.

[@MonkPetite]

I loved to subscribe to the worst sailing channel. It only can become better. Other channels only get worse😂 Laten we er voor gaan. Ben benieuwd waar jullie heen gaan mat al dat hout.

[@sailingvicarius]

Expectation management ;-) tot de volgende keer!

[@leonorehamer3025]

Do you have a pet Fenix fox?

[@sailingvicarius]

Yes indeed! You can find him on his own YT channel: Djinn the Fennec Fox

[@woocash2139]

Good luck! It will give Noah an inferiority complex!

[@sailingvicarius]

Thanks! It'll be a while before anything like that happens lol

[@deerfootnz]

🤦‍♀️

[@sailingvicarius]

Uh-oh!

[@sparker1001]

Love the title, 'worst sailing channel on youtube'

[@sailingvicarius]

Setting expectations where they need to be ;)

[@frankstocker5475]

Please prove me wrong. I'm having negative thoughts.

[@sailingvicarius]

We'll give it our best effort haha (or we're scr3wed...)