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Full SAILBOAT TOUR [Baba 40, Bluewater, Deep Draft, Around the World Ocean Sailing Monohull]
25 January 2026 · 21 min · 13K views
What this video covers
A 1983 Baba 40 named Hornblower, designed by Robert Perry and built by Ta Shing Shipyards in Taiwan, gets a full deck-to-bilge walkthrough.▶ 0:05 The boat displaces nearly 29,000 pounds, carries a long keel and cutter rig, and measures just under 40 feet.▶ 0:14 Owners Tim and Shannon rebuilt her from severe disrepair, replacing teak handrails with stainless steel, refinishing all interior woodwork, and fabricating a hard-top dodger from parts cannibalised from 10–15 other boats.▶ 4:36 Ground tackle includes an 88-pound Rocna and a 55-pound Delta as the working anchor, on 150 feet of 3/8-inch chain run through a Lighthouse 1502 windlass.▶ 2:05 The single powered winch in the cockpit also handles dinghy lifting.▶ 7:44 Below, a drop-top refrigerator with a flush cutting-board surface draws praise as one of the best galley setups covered.▶ 9:46 Electrical systems centre on a Victron MultiPlus inverter-charger and MPPT charge controllers, with lithium batteries and DC-to-DC converter stowed in the aft cabin used as a dedicated gear garage.▶ 12:17 The 45-hp Yanmar diesel is clean enough to eat off.▶ 18:41 The V-berth is oriented with heads forward rather than aft, improving ease of entry.▶ 17:02 Fans throughout replace air conditioning entirely.
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