Giving Away My Boat?! What's the future of Sailing Doodles?
September 21, 2025 · 42 min · 69K views
What this video covers
Bobby, host of the Sailing Doodles channel, plans to raffle his 1989 CT56, Naughty Dogs, through a third-party service to avoid the legal and financial risks of managing a private giveaway.▶ 3:27 He expects the boat to be worth between $170,000 and $200,000.▶ 0:29 He is transitioning to a new Island Spirit 525 catamaran, which he expects to take delivery of by the end of the year.▶ 0:59 His planned itinerary for the new vessel begins in Thailand, followed by travel through Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Komodo Islands.▶ 11:01 He intends to ship the boat from the Seychelles to the Mediterranean in the spring of 2027 to avoid transiting the Red Sea.▶ 11:45 Regarding navigation gear, he advises that a depth sounder is essential for coastal cruising, while radar is a secondary convenience primarily useful for tracking thunderstorm cells.▶ 14:08 He notes that engine synchronization on twin-engine boats functions by matching RPMs to eliminate the oscillating "wah-wah" sound caused by misaligned engine wave patterns.▶ 15:55
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