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We Won A $2M Boat At Auction
23 November 2025 · 43 min · 932K views · Loosdrecht
What this video covers
Nikki and Jason Wynn bought a 2023 Exploreyacht 50 named Yeti at auction — no survey, no sea trial, no engine start — for roughly half the vessel's stated value of approximately $2 million.25:31 The boat was built by a Swedish owner as a personal and demo vessel, delivered in summer 2023, then sat unused at a marina after the Ukraine war canceled boat shows and collapsed plans to sell additional hulls.6:36 Its thick-gauge aluminum hull, ice-rated bottom paint, cork decking, double-glazed reverse-raked windows, 1,600 watts of solar on ventilated rigid panels, and two wind turbines drew the Wynns toward high-latitude and Arctic exploration.2:21 A single Volvo Penta D6 340-horsepower engine with a claimed 3,000-nautical-mile range and fuel economy as low as one gallon per hour is the boat's primary appeal — and its main liability, since there is no backup propulsion.17:28 The Wynns are researching adding an electric get-home motor via a second shaft.19:16 First-day troubleshooting revealed a factory-installed drain plug left in the dishwasher outlet, an eight-hour fix.8:14 The practical lesson: buying an unused boat means every system gets its first real test with the new owner aboard.
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