Prepare to be BLOWN AWAY!! - Jeanneau TH38 Catamaran Walkthrough

Space, efficiency, accommodation, and access. So if you guys have chartered a sailing catamaran before, say something like a Lagoon or an Excess, or even if you're following them on YouTube and you like the idea of owning a catamaran, well, in my opinion, for most of you, this, ladies and gents, is the cat you actually want to own. Ladies and gents, this is the Jeanneau TH38. I honestly think this is a catamaran that for those of you who are looking for all those points I just discussed and more, this could be the game changer for you. It is one of the best hulls on a mass production boat builder that I've driven in the ocean in a long time. Incredibly comfortable, incredibly forgiving, and you have all of these advantages. that I've just discussed. So we're gonna start at the back of the boat. I'm gonna go right throughout here and show you all the features. For those of you who wanna buy one of these and wanna come for a drive, we're doing that in the next video. I'll link to that at the end of this display. My name's Dan Jones. Welcome to Dan's Boat Life. And welcome to Miami, or almost Miami, the Haulover Inlet that way. I think we're almost at Miami. Anyway, it's a beautiful day. I do enjoy this time of year. So, At the back of the boat, this boat has actually been fitted with the V10 350hp. We do have the joystick available to us and I'll tell you right now, with the extra beam of a catamaran, joysticks are easier to use, holding station is easier to use and manoeuvring it. So if you are coming or have experience with one, it's actually a pleasurable experience. This platform out back allows us to back up on a dock should we need and we can still step off. However, underneath this platform here, we have a beautiful teak six-step ladder, and you've got the grab holds here. That actually folds away in the storage area just here. So that's what it's designed for. You don't have to board using this ladder, and we've literally using it for its intended function, getting off at the beach. So I want you to picture this. If you've got a big dog, or if you have any dog, and the dog needs to go for a pee, That's how you do it. You don't have to stuff around with all the other, you know, logistics involved with tenders and other operations. We can also nose this boat up onto the sand. There is an optional bow ladder as well. So if you want to do the full-on sandbar thing, I know that's really popular here, this boat would be great for it. There's just so many use cases I can see for it, and we'll try and cover all them today. So more happening out here at the transom. At the moment, I've got these seats in the extended dance party mode, okay? So when you need to have the dance floor in the middle, this is what these seats are specifically designed for. I have been to France. I've seen those guys on too many rosés. I'm sure that's what they intended in the design office. However, if you need to do a little bit of a close family get-together, you literally just pull them in. So they're on tracks. They're just sail tracks. And they will both meet in the middle or you can play around with them as you see fit. So if you just want to get this close and still have access to the water, or if you're at the dock, for example, and you need to get access to the dock, I would suggest this is the safest way to board someone because if you are alongside, favour the starboard side, particularly if they are older, they're going to be able to get on, hold on here and step on safely because it's going to be a little bit harder out back. Compared to this, if you're a little bit old. So... This is how much space you have when the seats are in the central position. We've got storage, or we've got equipment lazarets down here. I'm gonna show you them later in the video. But fuel in two tanks, being a catamaran, fuel in on starboard, fuel in on port, gauges at the dash. We have drop-down cleats right the way around the boat. And if you see these stainless steel mounting points here and also in the middle, they actually marry up. With these stainless steel rails here, so depending on how you're using the boat, you can actually move the rails out back, have them here, close off the middle or close off the side. So it's a bit of a safety thing, but I'm going to suggest or just tell you it's such a smooth riding safe hull. It feels like you're on a magic carpet. It feels like you're gliding across the ocean. You're not going to be thrown around, or your kids or your mum, you're not going to be thrown around like you would on a monohull. So the necessity for those always thinking ahead, occupying your mind, thinking for other people and whether they're going to be safe or not, it's less necessary. On a design like this, shore power in. You can see the wiring looms to the motors and as you probably see on the drone shots, they fully trim up and out of the water. So come on in here. Both of these tables are actually removable, so we can do mega dance party mode eating, eating mode wide or eating mode cute. Depending on how you want to set it up and we do have storage deep storage accessible from the back is probably the easiest place We have a a little hatch at the back to get a lot of things like fenders and lines underneath these seats I do like the upholstery on this one super comfy That's handy or literally for manipulating these seats But it also quite nice with a sort of upper back support and leg support there. So it's good for hanging about I also like this seat Cause it's kind of like one that you would have a little day nap on cause it's massive and it's social. So that's good. And communication all around is gonna be fun. And then heaps and heaps of space. Look at the beam. You can still put a boat like this in a dock at a marina. So a 45 foot slip will still accommodate a boat like this. So that's actually quite a key point, but If you factor in the space we have available to us here and now just load the boat up. with 12 or 15 of your best mates and people are going to be everywhere but with a design like this if you're doing the mega day boat thing you can be here cooking at the barbie which we have right here we've got a fridge we've got storage we've got a lovely sink we've got drink holders all dotted around we've got overhead lights so we can do evening uh party should we wish and then if we just are ordering food we can fold that over And set up whatever platters we've got from the fish and chip shop and put all the food here and then distribute it around the boat because wait till you get to the bow, it's really, really nice. So, fridge one, fridge two. This is potentially a drink station if you want to prep drinks and you're doing food on that side. And this is for a TV mount. I would be putting that TV away when you finish for the day because it is in a technically exposed area. However, we can still enclose this whole area with clears because we've got the zipper up top. I'm lazy, so I might not put that on all the time. I might just do the side clear, hence why I'm saying I'd get rid of the TV. So just you do you. Think about how the boat's going to operate for yourself. So, I'm gonna come back to the accommodation because I need to show you the bow, so I'm gonna leave that for now. But the helm is wonderful. It's ergonomic. We have enough wind and weather protection because this windscreen, it's full height. However, with this little door hatch above the central windscreen, you have Airflow's sucking in from there. You can choose to have airflow from here or you can lock it away depending on what part of the world you're in. And then you get a little bit of breeze in here, but actually it's not going in your face. It's more just nice connection with the ocean. So that's really nice. It's not a boat that you need to necessarily sit and stand when you're driving all the time because your line of sight on this boat is excellent. And I'll just explain what we've got at the dash. So the angle of the chart plotters is such that you're going to be able to see even if there is a little bit of glare because we've got a good amount of hard roof over us stopping the sun getting on the dash and it's dark colours. We've got two Garmin multifunctional Touch screens. And then this is the quick anchor windlass on the centre line. So that operates the anchor up and down. We can also do that from the bow. So that's a little place for that on the starboard side next to the anchor. And then this is the mercury panel. So that's the mercury engine diagnostics. Then we've got a lot of the boat switches, bilge pumps. We got navigation lights, windscreen wiper operation, lights operation, windscreen wiper wash. And because we have a genset on this boat, we also have air conditioning here and also on the navigator's side just over there. This wheel is adjustable, as is this seat, and we've got the flip-up bolster. But what you don't get on monohulls is all of this space just to the starboard side. So come across if you guys can't see there. All of this space just to the starboard side of the helm. As you can see, we've already put a couple of phones there. And because she's a cat... She doesn't actually rock around so much that things fall away. In saying that, I would still personally go to the 4x4 shop and get a suction-mounted phone holder so I could just put my phones there because I kind of like having them in one place. I've got the charging point right there. It seems logical. But yeah, there's heaps of space. Drink holders here, our spotlight operation. We have the joystick, but we don't need a bow thruster, and that's because the engine's so wide. And the joystick will allow us to do sky hook and it's gonna side slip very predictably. We'll demonstrate that in the next video if you're interested. Electronic throttles. You can do the single button engine start and stop, or you can do the key starts, up to you. And our safety's plugged in just here. And in terms of height, We have heaps. It's proper American size, so you've got heaps of beam, heaps of height, great line of sight forward if you want to be, or if you are a tall person. So anyway, let's focus on the navigator's side, on the port side. It's definitely a two-person seat. We've got a 12-volt USB-C and A just there, two more drink holders, and it's comfortable because we've got Footrest, it's again kind of, you can settle in the corner here, and just look how social this is. And look, point needs to be made, because we went over to that island over there today looking for spots. It was packed, people were playing their music, it wasn't exactly relaxing, and we literally just saw this island, and we're like, you know what? It's shallow, but we can get in there. We can trim the engines up. So we've come here. We are, apart from these kayakers, the only people here today. So that's one of the key things about having a catamaran because we don't have much draft. We can get in and access places that other people are not going to. And then this is awesome. I mean, look at the amount of space we've got up here. You could put potentially 10 people up here for an evening drinks. Sitting around and enjoying the space. It is awesome. And I'll tell you now on the way to the shoot this morning, we were running down in the ocean in considerable chop. It was confused seas. It was blow on this morning. And so there was, you know, a couple of feet of confused seas in multiple directions. This thing was ripping along at 27 miles an hour. I deliberately sat there and I was totally fine. I felt so safe. I was chatting to Wade. I was like, mate, if I had kids, I would actually let them sit up here, which is not something I would recommend you do on any boats, most like other boats on my channel, to be fair. And I was really blown away. I was impressed. So what else is going on here? Pay attention to the angles. Come in and have a look. This angle works nicely. You could just sleep here all day. This is a cracker. And we've got a couple of drink holders here. You can charge your phones. Stereo can be pumping. For some reason, This upholstery is not getting too hot. I don't know why, because technically it should. I guess the overhead shade is helping, but it might be something to do with the material, because normally they burn my feet on bum a little bit. This has got some storage underneath. We get access into the anchor locker underneath this side on the port, but we've got the... Anchor operation on starboard, just accessible in here, and then you also can release or tighten the clutch on the windlass, which is on the center line just here. You can see you've got the safety, and currently we're looking at the rode, but it is chain. It's a stainless steel anchor, which goes to chain and then to rode, just for weight. You don't need to have so much chain, Therefore, excess unnecessary weight. on a catamaran, because we do want to pay attention to that, hence why we get the efficiencies. Just pay attention, we've got a couple more cleats up here, so that might be useful for crossing your lines. However, if you're at the dock, we do have accessible cleats for your bow line on the side where you'd expect them to, and we have midship cleats as well. So that's what's going on there. Deep storage underneath both of these seats here. Even deeper storage under the centre line, just here. Just pay attention to what weight of the items you put in here that will also show you on the centre line, we have essentially, it's a bit of a wave breaker in the hull design. Not all catamarans have that. If it just goes to a flat surface in between the two hulls, and also if the bridge deck clearance isn't high enough, it might be quite slappy and noisy and uncomfortable, which this one is not. You'll see that in the next video. It's a really nice boat to drive. If you need a drink, You don't need to come back because we've got a drinks fridge right here, just where you need it. So that's the third fridge. Windscreen wiper. We just have the one windscreen wiper. I question whether you could justify two in saying that. We hardly had any spray up on the windscreen today, so maybe they've already thought of that. This is hatches for ventilation into the heads. Both heads have got separate showers. We're about to have a look at that, but you've got drink holders. So we've got two, four, six, eight drink holders. And then four more on the centre line. So we've got 12 in total up on the bow. So I'm going to show you the port side first. Come on down. You can snap it open like that so it doesn't close on your feet. Come down these four stairs. We have a microwave, and I think from memory that was just some shallow storage. You can put some glasses in there. But just come straight in, and I'm going to... Lie on the bed. So I've got these cushions. These are for upstairs to turn them into day beds. But how good is this space? How nice is this cabin? If you're coming from a Jeanneau product, you're going to be familiar with this interior, but I like the opposing colours. It's pleasant, it's functional, it's rounded surfaces up here. We've got good cross-flow ventilation, but we also have air conditioning and we have some storage. We have reading lights and storage in here, here, here. And the AC is actually pumping on you in that direction. Both people should be comfortable in bed with more storage. I actually also like this ledge that they've done here. So you can actually place items. Again, it's just not going to rock around as much as a monohull. So you can place items and with the minimal movement you do have, things are going to stay where you expect them to be. You can have privacy with this blind so you can block it out. You're not going to see in the daytime, but of an evening you might with the lights on. So you can pull that closed. But check this out. Actually, just pass me the camera away and I'll show everyone. This is absolutely awesome. I might have to jump in there and give you guys perspective in a second. Proper separate shower, really neat little vanity and the stone look benchtop is quite modern looking. I don't know what material that is, but it's quite nice. But you've got fresh air via the port. On port and the deck hatch just above. So you can circulate some air through there. Let me just stand in the shower because this is awesome. Because remember, we have this in both cabins. So this is a proper separate shower. You can actually sit down and shower if you want. You've got space behind there. The loo with holding tank, it's electric loo. You can put some soaps up on the ledges here. And then you've got storage there and hanging four towels and bits and pieces. I don't think that mirror opens. No, it doesn't. So that is how it is. We can get underneath the floors as you'd expect. on a lot of the Jeanneau products. If you've been on a Jeanneau sailing yacht, they make access pretty good in all the necessary areas. You've got to remember, this is originally a sailing yacht manufacturer, so they care about hydrodynamics, they care about weight and balance, and they also care about sensible use of small spaces, because that's what we all think about as sailors. We're like, where is this going to go? What double function can we put into this piece or that piece? And this cabin's cute. They are essentially mirror image. So without the cushions, you can just see, you could send some kids down here and they could just hang out in the air conditioning and totally enjoy this space. Or if you're just using it as a day boat function, one of these cabins could just be for your bags and all your gear. Because if you just have a look in here, we've basically got the same Finish with the shower and all it is, the vanity is on port as opposed to being on starboard because we're now on the starboard hull instead of the port, so. The only major difference is your day starts here. So all of these Jeanneau products have got their switches to be understandable in all languages. So they use symbols instead of English, but it is quite easy to understand. Like, what does that look like? A battery? Yeah, because it's the battery switch. So, and so on. The inverter and we've got the JL audio and that's the generator control just there. So it is pretty straightforward. You can get used to them. In this space on the port side, we have the microwave, but this one is an empty usable space for storage. We do have the courtesy lights on the floor. And then if we just close both of these spaces, we can get into the lazarette by opening up here and here, and then we can get into the lazarette. Okay, so this side, we've actually got all the electricals. You can get access back into the bilge, back aft. I'll just show you. So you can see the bilge pump, you can see the master vault, and behind our safety kit is more power distribution. And then fuel tanks and water tanks are gonna be forward of this location. And then if I just pull this one across, I'll just see if it's been locked in place. No, it hasn't. Okay, we can show you underneath this side. Boom, boom, that way. This is the genset. So she's a Fisher Panda, and I'll just grab the camera so you can get a better sight line. Essentially you do have a decent amount of space down here. I don't expect many of you guys are going to be servicing these boats yourself like perhaps a lot of the catamaran cruising sailors would. I'm not sure if this is, obviously you can if you've got the time and the inclination, but you can absolutely just get a marine mechanic down to look after this for you and it's not a lot A lot of work. The other thing is, outboard engines, not much to them. You can sort of, Be a little bit mean to outboard motors and they will still look after you and you can disappear on holidays for six months, trim the things out of the water and they're not going to just cost you money while you're away on holidays. That's one of the things I love about outboard engines because you can kind of just forget about them. You can't do that with complex inboard engine ... They are going to require continual maintenance and attention by your mechanic. Whereas a boat like this, potentially, depending where you are in the world, you could rack and stack it, get it out of the water in the off-season, if that's where you are, or just take it to your dock and trim it up like this, and it's going to be fine. So what do you think? Let's just go stand over here so you have a nice background. What does everyone think? Jump in the comments. Am I onto something? Is this a catamaran? Because of the efficiency, because of the no-nonsense aspect, I love sailing. Don't get me wrong. I feature, say, some of the excess catamarans on my channel already. But I feel with many sailing catamarans, I would want to be retired or I would want to be on holidays to go using a catamaran because... It essentially going from A to B takes you so much more time setting the boat up and packing it down also takes a fair amount of time whereas logistically and traveling at 27 mile an hour really comfortable cruise and a lot faster if you want on a boat like this gets you so many more places so just having fast fun days having really cool weekends or Having full-on cruising adventures, going to the Bahamas, cruising the Whitsundays, up to the Bay of Islands in New Zealand, you name it, it would all be possible on a boat like this. So how does it drive? That's going to be in the next video. What should we compare it to? That's also going to be in the next video. But if you are one of those people who's perhaps now understood what you want in your boat life and what you enjoy, tell me if this is the one for you. What do you reckon? See you in the next video, guys.