Nice video, thanks for sharing. Interesting to hear about the pluses and minuses of Dometic A/A units. Surprising their user interface was not planned well. Your one-day run from Baltimore to Cape May shows how wonderful it is to be able to run at 30 knots -- it would have taken two very long days for a 10-knot boat. A comparison of your 38-foot Regal to a 39-foot Back Cove 390 would be informative.
Hey John! Thanks so much for the support and watching the channel. Yep I agree regarding Dometic, but it is also nice to see a company step up when they know they don't have things right. Reference the comparison of the 38XO and the Back Cove 390, well the Back Cover is a significantly larger boat, looking at their specs the Back Cove is almost 4 feel longer than the 38XO which is a lot. But my overall impression of the Back Cove is one of form over function, keeping with the downeastern type boat. There seems to be a lot of sacrifices for the design over the creature comforts. In Regals case they seems to put function.... well they seem to prioritize function. I would recommend watching my 38XO walkthrough .. and I think you will see what I mean: czcams.com/video/his63yEYEWo/video.html
My 2018 Regal HVAC system has failed twice in the last two years. My 2000 Doral Cruiser HVAC system never had a problem during the 15 years I owned it. With HVAC boat tech availability in increasing short supply, reliability and service is critical for the boating community!
Since Regal does not make AC systems, it is probably just a coincidence and since there is a two year difference between your Regal and Doral the systems could have been upgraded. Every year AC manufactures are coming out with newer and newer systems, that are more efficient. The systems we have in our boat was the first 5 Dometic installed on boats, so hence the issues. That said they are the best running AC units I have dealt with ever........ this includes our duel 12 ton chiller systems on Bravo.
There was an 18 year difference between my Doral and 2018 Regal. Certainly Regal outsourced many systems to other companies. My point is, as you experienced in your video, the newer Dometic HVAC systems, are not particularly reliable. If you were to review the Regal 28 Express FB group the HVAC system has been very problematic. With all of the new technology, modern boat HVAC systems should be reliable. My boating experience is since 1999. You deserve much credit for bringing this problem to the boating public. Please consider that many/most cruisers cannot afford to purchase large new boat like you. I am enjoying your videos. Thanks and safe boating!
@@bobcathey8903 Thanks again Bob for your great comments and supporting the channel. It was interesting to hear that only 5 Regal boats received the new AC system..... so far, we really love this system because of how quiet it is and powerful. Time will tell!!
Thanks so much Todd for the support and your comments. We actually did break the trip down into two episodes.. second one will launch in a couple of weeks. The first videos we went non-stop from Baltimore to Cape May in 3 hours, so not really a lot to cover!
I am a new viewer to your channel and I'm really enjoying it. I must say I love your boat and have so enjoyed the journey to your getting it. For me the addition of your precious pups is the main draw. They are precious. Please, if your don't mind; could you please tell me the breed of your precious baby's and their names. Thank you so much, from a very grateful 77 yr old great grandma.
Thanks so much for watching the channel and your support! Charlotte and Charley are both Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and are eight years old! Charlotte is actually eight months older than Charley and they are not from the same breeder. We had two Cavaliers prior to Charlotte and Charley. Their names were Maverick and Goose, we got Charlotte when Maverick was 10 years old and Goose was 6. Goose passed away at the age of 9 and Maverick was 13. We decided to adopt Charley from a rescue group as he was only 4 years old, the same age as Charlotte. We wanted her to have a brother as we knew she was hurting from losing her big brother Goose and knew Mavericks time to cross the rainbow bridge was near too.
Thank you so much. Your baby's are precious and I can tell they are a perfect match for each other. They seem to be very happy with their lifestyle. Looking forward to seeing more of Charley and Charlotte in your upcoming videos. Safe travels and fair water ahead to you. 🧓
my rule is 10 failures and then sell/trade out of the brand... been through 4 boats (regal, formula, pursuit, etc). All these luxury cruisers are just not great build quality. Or poor component selection/quality.
Thanks so much for your comments and your support of the channel. I don't have any hard and fast rule as a lot of these issues are component issues. Having owned very large vessels like Bravo, I can attest to the fact they all have the same issues... just more expensive to fix.. and more of them.
Dogs do not make decent pets on a boat. My experience is that their barking and mess seem to ruin the peaceful boating experience for most cruisers. In my particular experience, I resigned from my boating squadron for this very reason. Too bad some cruisers can make other cruisers cruise so miserable. Otherwise, your videos are interesting. As an owner of two smaller Regal cruisers, your ability to switch to several different boats in a short amount of time is unique! Have fun!
Wow Bob.. not sure where to go with this one. We got into boating so we could take out puppies with us, and as more and more people do the exact same thing I guess your boating destinations will become very small. At our home port literally every boat has a dog. We have never had any bad experiences with other boaters with our dogs nor have we had with other peoples pets, in fact we have had marinas call us and ask us when we were coming back with the puppies because they miss them.
Sir, I'm an aviation buff. Would be very interested to know what your background in aviation is. If I may ask, are your businesses in the aviation industry? Enjoying your videos. Safe travels.
Thanks so much for your comments.. correct, we maintained our speed, the 38XO runs best at 30 knots, below that you start to squat which would have started to significantly decrease my forward visibility and decrease my maneuverability. In addition having hit logs (submerged) in the 38XO before, it is best to hit them running as they will bounce off the bottom of the keel toward the stern rather than taking them blunt force on with the bow. Thanks again for the comments and the support watching the channel.
Thanks so much for your comments and your support watching the channel! From Baltimore (Inner Harbor) to Cape May took about 3 hours at 34 knots which is our cruising speed.
@@flyinjeeper90 Yep.. it makes a lot of difference hence why we decided to go with the 38XO, we love the speed. Where on our 100 footer destinations were measured in days and you had to really watch out for a weather window, the speed really helps. It was 3 hours 33 minutes to be exact. We ran between 33 and 38 knots. Thanks again for all of the support and watching the channel
That is correct… I usually run between 34 and 37, and we get .6/NM per Gallon. If I slow down to 28-30 I get .7/.8/NM per Gallon. Thanks again for all of the support and watching the channel
@@ross6343 We are at 4500 to 4700.. but yes all outboards will have similar burn rates depending on what they are pushing.... some less.. some more. Looking at the Regal 50SAV with triple Marc 600's they are at .5NM/G running in the low 30's.
The dedication and the statement about "flowers for the guys" made me tear up a little.
Hey Justin.. yep.. it is tough to go by there every time we run the boat. Thanks so much for the comments and the support of the channel!
Nice video, thanks for sharing. Interesting to hear about the pluses and minuses of Dometic A/A units. Surprising their user interface was not planned well. Your one-day run from Baltimore to Cape May shows how wonderful it is to be able to run at 30 knots -- it would have taken two very long days for a 10-knot boat. A comparison of your 38-foot Regal to a 39-foot Back Cove 390 would be informative.
Hey John! Thanks so much for the support and watching the channel. Yep I agree regarding Dometic, but it is also nice to see a company step up when they know they don't have things right. Reference the comparison of the 38XO and the Back Cove 390, well the Back Cover is a significantly larger boat, looking at their specs the Back Cove is almost 4 feel longer than the 38XO which is a lot. But my overall impression of the Back Cove is one of form over function, keeping with the downeastern type boat. There seems to be a lot of sacrifices for the design over the creature comforts. In Regals case they seems to put function.... well they seem to prioritize function. I would recommend watching my 38XO walkthrough .. and I think you will see what I mean: czcams.com/video/his63yEYEWo/video.html
Great informative video!
Thanks so much Saul for the support and the comment!
My 2018 Regal HVAC system has failed twice in the last two years. My 2000 Doral Cruiser HVAC system never had a problem during the 15 years I owned it. With HVAC boat tech availability in increasing short supply, reliability and service is critical for the boating community!
Since Regal does not make AC systems, it is probably just a coincidence and since there is a two year difference between your Regal and Doral the systems could have been upgraded. Every year AC manufactures are coming out with newer and newer systems, that are more efficient. The systems we have in our boat was the first 5 Dometic installed on boats, so hence the issues. That said they are the best running AC units I have dealt with ever........ this includes our duel 12 ton chiller systems on Bravo.
There was an 18 year difference between my Doral and 2018 Regal. Certainly Regal outsourced many systems to other companies. My point is, as you experienced in your video, the newer Dometic HVAC systems, are not particularly reliable. If you were to review the Regal 28 Express FB group the HVAC system has been very problematic. With all of the new technology, modern boat HVAC systems should be reliable. My boating experience is since 1999. You deserve much credit for bringing this problem to the boating public. Please consider that many/most cruisers cannot afford to purchase large new boat like you. I am enjoying your videos. Thanks and safe boating!
@@bobcathey8903 Thanks again Bob for your great comments and supporting the channel. It was interesting to hear that only 5 Regal boats received the new AC system..... so far, we really love this system because of how quiet it is and powerful. Time will tell!!
Love the videos, you could have broken this one up into 2 videos first leg second leg... would love to watch them more often! Livin' the Dream!
Thanks so much Todd for the support and your comments. We actually did break the trip down into two episodes.. second one will launch in a couple of weeks. The first videos we went non-stop from Baltimore to Cape May in 3 hours, so not really a lot to cover!
I am a new viewer to your channel and I'm really enjoying it. I must say I love your boat and have so enjoyed the journey to your getting it. For me the addition of your precious pups is the main draw. They are precious. Please, if your don't mind; could you please tell me the breed of your precious baby's and their names. Thank you so much, from a very grateful 77 yr old great grandma.
Thanks so much for watching the channel and your support! Charlotte and Charley are both Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and are eight years old! Charlotte is actually eight months older than Charley and they are not from the same breeder. We had two Cavaliers prior to Charlotte and Charley. Their names were Maverick and Goose, we got Charlotte when Maverick was 10 years old and Goose was 6. Goose passed away at the age of 9 and Maverick was 13. We decided to adopt Charley from a rescue group as he was only 4 years old, the same age as Charlotte. We wanted her to have a brother as we knew she was hurting from losing her big brother Goose and knew Mavericks time to cross the rainbow bridge was near too.
Thank you so much. Your baby's are precious and I can tell they are a perfect match for each other. They seem to be very happy with their lifestyle. Looking forward to seeing more of Charley and Charlotte in your upcoming videos. Safe travels and fair water ahead to you. 🧓
my rule is 10 failures and then sell/trade out of the brand... been through 4 boats (regal, formula, pursuit, etc). All these luxury cruisers are just not great build quality. Or poor component selection/quality.
Thanks so much for your comments and your support of the channel. I don't have any hard and fast rule as a lot of these issues are component issues. Having owned very large vessels like Bravo, I can attest to the fact they all have the same issues... just more expensive to fix.. and more of them.
Dogs do not make decent pets on a boat. My experience is that their barking and mess seem to ruin the peaceful boating experience for most cruisers. In my particular experience, I resigned from my boating squadron for this very reason. Too bad some cruisers can make other cruisers cruise so miserable. Otherwise, your videos are interesting. As an owner of two smaller Regal cruisers, your ability to switch to several different boats in a short amount of time is unique! Have fun!
Wow Bob.. not sure where to go with this one. We got into boating so we could take out puppies with us, and as more and more people do the exact same thing I guess your boating destinations will become very small. At our home port literally every boat has a dog. We have never had any bad experiences with other boaters with our dogs nor have we had with other peoples pets, in fact we have had marinas call us and ask us when we were coming back with the puppies because they miss them.
Sir,
I'm an aviation buff. Would be very interested to know what your background in aviation is.
If I may ask, are your businesses in the aviation industry? Enjoying your videos. Safe travels.
Thanks so much for the comments and the support watching the channel. We are in the acquisition/sales business and I am also a professional pilot.
@@From100to26 Thank you for the reply. Have a great week.
"I have never seen so much logs in the water ".
Continues with 30 knots ......
Thanks so much for your comments.. correct, we maintained our speed, the 38XO runs best at 30 knots, below that you start to squat which would have started to significantly decrease my forward visibility and decrease my maneuverability. In addition having hit logs (submerged) in the 38XO before, it is best to hit them running as they will bounce off the bottom of the keel toward the stern rather than taking them blunt force on with the bow. Thanks again for the comments and the support watching the channel.
@@From100to26 Thank you for explaining and succes with the trip.
@@zonzeven Thanks so much and again thanks so much for watching the channel... it really means a lot to us.
Weres the 26 foo t er?
Gone! As we said in the video.. we had her for 3 weeks 🤭. Thanks so much for watching the cannel and the support!
How long did it take you to go to Cape may from the patapsco? One day?
Thanks so much for your comments and your support watching the channel! From Baltimore (Inner Harbor) to Cape May took about 3 hours at 34 knots which is our cruising speed.
@From100to26 Thanks! I'm in the patapsco as well, and I would have never thought I cold get to cape may that fast!! Though I am about 10kts slower.
@@flyinjeeper90 Yep.. it makes a lot of difference hence why we decided to go with the 38XO, we love the speed. Where on our 100 footer destinations were measured in days and you had to really watch out for a weather window, the speed really helps. It was 3 hours 33 minutes to be exact. We ran between 33 and 38 knots. Thanks again for all of the support and watching the channel
I've read in other comments that y'all run at between 30 to 38 knots. What is your fuel burn rate at that pace? Thanks. Cheers...
That is correct… I usually run between 34 and 37, and we get .6/NM per Gallon. If I slow down to 28-30 I get .7/.8/NM per Gallon. Thanks again for all of the support and watching the channel
@@From100to26 Is that burn rate across all three outboards or just per outboard? Thanks.
@@ross6343 Yep.. that is total fuel burn. Not including the generator which is diesel and only burns about .3 GPH if I remember.
@@From100to26 That's pretty much on par with the burn rate of Mercury Verado 600's. What RPM range on those 300's are you running at?
@@ross6343 We are at 4500 to 4700.. but yes all outboards will have similar burn rates depending on what they are pushing.... some less.. some more. Looking at the Regal 50SAV with triple Marc 600's they are at .5NM/G running in the low 30's.