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FULL Sailboat Tour [Affordable 38ft Self Sufficient Reliable Ocean Sailing Monohull 2025]
May 25, 2025 · 22 min · 495K views
What this video covers
Adventureborne is a 1984 Beneteau-Ideale 38-foot sloop-rigged monohull featuring a fin keel, skeg-hung rudder, and a 52-foot aluminum mast.0:08 The vessel is equipped with a 45-pound Vulcan anchor, 125 feet of 5/16-inch stainless steel chain, and a custom-built swim platform.0:22 Power systems include a self-built lithium battery bank, a 3,000-watt inverter, and MPPT solar charge controllers.11:16 The interior layout includes a V-berth, an aft cabin, a gimbaling two-burner propane stove, and a reverse osmosis watermaker.11:31 The boat carries a Highfield 310 hypalon rigid-hull inflatable dinghy powered by a 15-horsepower two-stroke Yamaha outboard.9:14 The owner has logged nearly 10,000 nautical miles, utilizing the vessel for solo passages and island hopping throughout the Caribbean, including stops in St. Martin and Grenada.1:05 The boat is currently listed for sale as the owner transitions to a modular amphibious vehicle project.20:40
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