Congratulations on owning a very fine example of one of the best, safest, most over-built blue water boats ever made. You made an excellent choice, though it is hard to get good windward performance in light airs. Ask me how I know ;) I feel compelled to mention, the Shannon 38, along with the 43, 50, 51, and 47/52 all had double headstays. Walt Schultz felt it was very important to have redundancy here, and I agree. It would not cost a lot to restore this original safety feature, and I highly recommend it. The other nice advantage to dual headstays is having two different sails at the ready. So you could have a storm sail or a large drifter hanked on the second stay and in it's sail bag ready to deploy. There's plenty of room for it on that massive bowsprit. We've had luck with such a setup. One more thing, I'm sure it's been replaced on your boat, but I've seen the bobstay snap on a 1979 Shannon 38, and it can be catastrophic in a big blow. It's a few hundred to replace, but like the dual headstay, well worth it. Again, congrats on such a wonderful boat!
Found myself back here again. Such a fabulous and detailed video. I’m looking at a 38 Ketch this weekend. I feel well equipped to know what to look out for thanks to you. Bon Voyage young man.
She is a real beauty, thank you for the guided tour I actually learned quite a bit ( being a land lubber) that other boat tours take for granted that you already know.
Thank you very much, and thank you for watching the video… This was one of my early videos, I’m hopefully getting a little better at narrating and working the camera
she is gorgeous!…and you keep her in ship shape…i love the shannon yachts..they scream of excellent design and quality… many people don’t place importance on things that i find glaring…simple things like ergonomics of settee area and seating …the backs are low enough to keep proper scale and open feel of the space , but also so much more comfortable at sea or anchor because you can stretch your arm across the top… the hardware on these are amazing !…ports , hatches, cleats, hinges, etc… i bought a vagabond 42, which is outstanding as well, but overkill for what i actually needed…i always regretted not getting the shannon 39 cutter … hope you’re enjoying all of her glory!….it is quite clear that you appreciate your very special yacht …cheers!
Having watched your sail from the Keys to Miami I became very curious about your boat. I have just watched the tour and I am not disappointed. She is immaculate. I love the wooden panelling, the galley area and the navigation area. Lots of room. The pilot berth is fascinating and so handy…no need to prepare it. Just hop on! The boat has a very fine shape (trying to use different words than lovely). I really liked the cam on the bow. It is giving me ideas for my Dehler 37 CWS. You must be a very proud owner. May you continue to enjoy great health and many hours of fun and adventure with her! ⛵️ (From Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland)
thank you so much, I hope one day to be in Ireland. If so, I would love to see your vessel. Thanks for your comments and for watching my video. I do love her. I put a lot of blood sweat and tears into her. Let’s stay in touch.
Possibly one though a sloop to be recovered and brought back to life, no care for years but still manageable if one can see the potential of this diamond in the rough. Owned by a friend of Bob that can no longer look after this beautiful boat that is located in the Canadian Gulf Islands and seen up close in the south side end of Degnen Bay, Gabriola Island, BC. It is too sad to see this Shannon 39’ slowly deteriorating.
Beautiful boat! Shannon was one my 3 or 4 favorites when I was shopping for our boat. I fell for a Southern Cross 39 though... were you off Wisteria Island there in KW? Looked familiar 😎
thank you for your question, I purchase the Primus silent x - it definitely has a noise to it however, for me, it is music to my ears because I know I’m generating electricity. It’s supposed to be a extremely quiet generator and it is. I’ve never had a complaint from anyone in the Anchorage. I don’t hear anything in the mast, it just sounds like a fan spinning really fast
Beautiful boat!!! Great walk around as well! I’m jealous!……A bit of constructive criticism though, you said uhh or umm about 386 times. It was very distracting from your otherwise great tour.
I ah liked the ah video and the fact that you um went over everything um in such great um detail. Ah, 38 ' seems like a perfect length. Um ,not to big nor um too small. Thank you for taking the um time to show it to us. Happy about sailing and um happy new year!
No no it’s not for sale, I am actually traveling on it right now. I’m in the Florida Keys in about to head to the Bahamas. I’ll put out another video in about a week or two.
Stunningly beautiful yacht, very well maintained in pristine condition. But jeez, what a terrible video, wind noise aside which is obviously not your fault. When you show a feature, point the camera at the object, please! For example (of many), the vents in the salon roof: "these are the vents" and they're not even visible on the video! Sorry to seem picky, but you've done your beautiful boat a big disservice. Better luck next time.
Thank you for watching my video and your comments… Yes, anybody can learn to sail. It just takes a little dedication and hard work. Everyone can do anything they set their mind to. 🙏🏼🥰
Yes typically a slower moving yacht. She got up to 10kn in the Gulf of Mexico during our passage sustained 8kn for a good 20 mins…we were flying (but that was during a northern blow down wind run
Wow now I have to go home and shine up my Shannon! Really she looks great. I have had mine for 2 years she sat for I think four years. So getting her back in shape. You have a beauty.
I hope you have low engine hours, because you are never going to use the sails. The wind is always going to be on the nose whenever you decide to pull up the hook.
@@MichaelMarko At this time of the year, the wind is coming out of the North, and if you want to get destination, 5 knots isn't going to cut it. I have put thousands of miles under various keels, and every time I had to use the Iron Genny,
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What a beautiful hull - I personally love the full keel and protected prop/rudder.
thabk you 🙏🏼
Beautiful! What are you asking?
@@anndamianos8203 I do not see any question, it appears to fall more under the realm of 'Comments'.
@@anndamianos8203 I’m not selling her at the moment, but money talks, lol
Congratulations on owning a very fine example of one of the best, safest, most over-built blue water boats ever made. You made an excellent choice, though it is hard to get good windward performance in light airs. Ask me how I know ;) I feel compelled to mention, the Shannon 38, along with the 43, 50, 51, and 47/52 all had double headstays. Walt Schultz felt it was very important to have redundancy here, and I agree. It would not cost a lot to restore this original safety feature, and I highly recommend it. The other nice advantage to dual headstays is having two different sails at the ready. So you could have a storm sail or a large drifter hanked on the second stay and in it's sail bag ready to deploy. There's plenty of room for it on that massive bowsprit. We've had luck with such a setup. One more thing, I'm sure it's been replaced on your boat, but I've seen the bobstay snap on a 1979 Shannon 38, and it can be catastrophic in a big blow. It's a few hundred to replace, but like the dual headstay, well worth it.
Again, congrats on such a wonderful boat!
thank you so much! I love her so much too. I’ve put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into her - all well worth it
Your boat is in incredible shape !!
Thank you 🙏🏼
She's a beauty. You should be very proud of her. Sail safe!!
Thank you 🙏🏼 🥰
Found myself back here again. Such a fabulous and detailed video. I’m looking at a 38 Ketch this weekend. I feel well equipped to know what to look out for thanks to you. Bon Voyage young man.
Thank you very much for your kind words. That really means a lot to me. Keep me posted and let me know what you decide on.
She is a real beauty, thank you for the guided tour I actually learned quite a bit ( being a land lubber) that other boat tours take for granted that you already know.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for your comment.
Thank you for replying, I really did enjoy it and am also now subscribed!
@@ferdinandheld5432 yay!! thank you thank you thank you for subscribing, tell your friends. I am new to CZcams.
What a lovely traditional boat !! And a great tour - thankyou. Alan, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
thank you very much
I am so pleased you got to Panama the show goes on great stuff Danny
She's a beautiful boat. Congratulations.
Thank you very much
What a beautiful boat! Thanks for the tour.
Thank you very much, and thank you for watching the video… This was one of my early videos, I’m hopefully getting a little better at narrating and working the camera
Congratulations.....
So nice to see a wonderful vessel.
Happy sailing mate and always fair winds...
Thank you 🙏🏼 ⛵️💨
Awesome video. So good. So on point. Thank you. I’m buying a 38 Ketch and feeling much better after this.
Beautiful boat, thanks for sharing
thank you 🙏🏼
Good show this a great boat full keel great wood work kick ass Yanmar
Thank you very much and thank you for watching
Great boat. Great job on the video thank you.
Thank you
Stunning boat! Kept in fantastic condition. Safe travels.
Thank you so much Lee! I appreciate your comment and support
she is gorgeous!…and you keep her in ship shape…i love the shannon yachts..they scream of excellent design and quality…
many people don’t place importance on things that i find glaring…simple things like ergonomics of settee area and seating …the backs are low enough to keep proper scale and open feel of the space , but also so much more comfortable at sea or anchor because you can stretch your arm across the top…
the hardware on these are amazing !…ports , hatches, cleats, hinges, etc…
i bought a vagabond 42, which is outstanding as well, but overkill for what i actually needed…i always regretted not getting the shannon 39 cutter …
hope you’re enjoying all of her glory!….it is quite clear that you appreciate your very special yacht …cheers!
Thank you so much for your feedback 🙏🏼❤️
Great video thanks for sharing 👍.
Looks great. You did a nice job getting her ready.
Thank you very much
Outstanding!😊 The best of the best.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Very nice looking and well maintained beauty.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Through the Panama Canal and off to Hawaii. This is a fantastic yacht!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Beautiful boat! Like this video
Thank you 🙏🏼
That’s a pretty nice boat . The wood looks nice, love looking at boats
Thank you 🙏🏼 I do too
Beautiful boat. Inside and out .🏴☠️
thank you very much 🙏🏼🥰
Beautiful!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Wow... she's in amazing condition!
Sweet, sweet setup. Including the pup (which was not introduced unlike Ursula). Soo jealous. I would pay to sail on her just for a short while.
Awe 🥰 her name is coco lol 😂
Having watched your sail from the Keys to Miami I became very curious about your boat. I have just watched the tour and I am not disappointed. She is immaculate. I love the wooden panelling, the galley area and the navigation area. Lots of room. The pilot berth is fascinating and so handy…no need to prepare it. Just hop on!
The boat has a very fine shape (trying to use different words than lovely). I really liked the cam on the bow. It is giving me ideas for my Dehler 37 CWS. You must be a very proud owner. May you continue to enjoy great health and many hours of fun and adventure with her! ⛵️
(From Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland)
thank you so much, I hope one day to be in Ireland. If so, I would love to see your vessel. Thanks for your comments and for watching my video. I do love her. I put a lot of blood sweat and tears into her. Let’s stay in touch.
@@sailingwithrobertandcoco happy to stay in touch and will watch your videos!
Possibly one though a sloop to be recovered and brought back to life, no care for years but still manageable if one can see the potential of this diamond in the rough. Owned by a friend of Bob that can no longer look after this beautiful boat that is located in the Canadian Gulf Islands and seen up close in the south side end of Degnen Bay, Gabriola Island, BC. It is too sad to see this Shannon 39’ slowly deteriorating.
Impressive sailboat with impeccable maintenance, congratulations. 👍#600
Thank you 🙏🏼
Wow Sailor 👍
🙏🏼🥰
Thank you for the boat tour. Your boat seems to be very seaworthy.
Thank you. Yes I feel very safe in her
Beautiful...if you lived in this at a dock how do you dump the waste
Hi Bruce, thank you for your question - it has a pump out port for dumping waste
Did you put on all the Navtronics? Spectacular!!!
Thank you ,appology accepted ,fair winds ,just love sea dogs..
wow sailor
🥰
Thank you for a stunning tour of your amazing boat.
Short question: What's your reason not attach the camera higher up, in the mast for example?
The reason I had was for overall maintenance, makes it easer to reach for me
What a magnificent boat and great tour. . I wondered if you would have your sea cocks open in the engine for raw water to the heat exchanger?
Thank you for your comment- yes I do keep the main seacock open for the heat exchanger to keep the engine cool - great question
Beautiful boat! Shannon was one my 3 or 4 favorites when I was shopping for our boat. I fell for a Southern Cross 39 though... were you off Wisteria Island there in KW? Looked familiar 😎
awesome boat too
Looks new! A recent refit I assume? Looks nice.
yes its taken a good 3 years to prepare
How noisy is the wind generator?? Does the noise travel down the mast??
thank you for your question, I purchase the Primus silent x - it definitely has a noise to it however, for me, it is music to my ears because I know I’m generating electricity. It’s supposed to be a extremely quiet generator and it is. I’ve never had a complaint from anyone in the Anchorage. I don’t hear anything in the mast, it just sounds like a fan spinning really fast
@@sailingwithrobertandcoco Cheers.
What is that "notch" in the keel around 1:43?
depth sonar
Beautiful boat!!! Great walk around as well! I’m jealous!……A bit of constructive criticism though, you said uhh or umm about 386 times. It was very distracting from your otherwise great tour.
thank you very much, I’ll definitely work on that 🙏🏼👌🏼🙌🏼
You have a beautiful boat. I'd definitely like to know more about her. How can I contact you?
Thank you 🙏🏼 feel free to follow me on IG - we can connect there: @therobertandrade
@@sailingwithrobertandcoco will do. Thank you
I ah liked the ah video and the fact that you um went over everything um in such great um detail. Ah, 38 ' seems like a perfect length. Um ,not to big nor um too small. Thank you for taking the um time to show it to us. Happy about sailing and um happy new year!
Thank you for your feedback
how about taking me out on a sail??
Absolutely, where are you located?
@@sailingwithrobertandcoco Morning I am in South Africa
I am looking for a Shannon 38
Oh yeah? You’ll love it!! Keep me posted
@@sailingwithrobertandcoco I will
You forget to introduce the doggie..
Oh no… I’m so sorry. Her name is Coco. She’s amazing. I love her so much.
So is it for sale????
No no it’s not for sale, I am actually traveling on it right now. I’m in the Florida Keys in about to head to the Bahamas. I’ll put out another video in about a week or two.
@@sailingwithrobertandcoco well heck lol good travels she’s a beauty let me know if you need a deck hand lol tc
@@mynextketchfrontier6351 absolutely, I can always use a deckhand
I think this guy just woke up or something.
My apologies I am so new at making video - hoping to improve
Please introduce us to the furbaby.
Her name is Coco, lol
Stunningly beautiful yacht, very well maintained in pristine condition.
But jeez, what a terrible video, wind noise aside which is obviously not your fault.
When you show a feature, point the camera at the object, please! For example (of many), the vents in the salon roof: "these are the vents" and they're not even visible on the video!
Sorry to seem picky, but you've done your beautiful boat a big disservice.
Better luck next time.
ok thank you for your feedback I’ll work on this 🙏🏼
Uhhh ummm uhhhh I guess anyone can sail
Thank you for watching my video and your comments… Yes, anybody can learn to sail. It just takes a little dedication and hard work. Everyone can do anything they set their mind to. 🙏🏼🥰
on boats the restroom is called the "head"...just so everyone knows...
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Yes 👍🏼
May I ask what you do for a living? Im guessing something remote..
Yes I work remotely from the boat - I work for Optum Behavioral Health - I work in the field of mental wellness
One of the slowest boat ever designed. Looks awesome but shamefully slow compare to any yacht that size.
Yes typically a slower moving yacht. She got up to 10kn in the Gulf of Mexico during our passage sustained 8kn for a good 20 mins…we were flying (but that was during a northern blow down wind run
If you looking for speed, a ugly brick catamaran should be considered 🤔.
If you have class and style.... well...
Wow now I have to go home and shine up my Shannon! Really she looks great. I have had mine for 2 years she sat for I think four years. So getting her back in shape. You have a beauty.
@@sailingyknot shine her up and meet me out here
Another arm chair sailor.
I hope you have low engine hours, because you are never going to use the sails. The wind is always going to be on the nose whenever you decide to pull up the hook.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Why is that? I don’t understand.
@@MichaelMarko At this time of the year, the wind is coming out of the North, and if you want to get destination, 5 knots isn't going to cut it. I have put thousands of miles under various keels, and every time I had to use the Iron Genny,