Is this the greatest interior refurb ever?

[Blueboatman]

Not just a pretty makeover!

That Pearson they bought needed quite significant floor stiffening wrt keel attachment work , which Uma did rather competently IMO .
Then there was the hull deck joint and factory toe rails to remove .

I think they haven’t had to rebuild the rudder /stock.
But , again in my opinion , they have built up a competent oceanvoyager from Good Foundations upwards and then continually tweaked the interior to give them more space that works for them.
Work/sail/film/edit/live aboard /4seasons/boat show appearances /hosting fans and electrically curious types ?

I have owned and rebuilt aPearson too ( and had a lot of fun both in thedoing AND in the sailing
I have nothing but respect for their professionalism and the way they are driving boating ideas forwards too !?

 

[dunedin]

What I dont understand is how they keep warm. Woodburner, I know, but having first hand knowledge of how quickly a cubic meter bag disappears in to mine, where do they get it from and where do they store it? Been in Portugal on mine for the last month. The 2kw fan heater was on every night!

Hot water is likely to be the biggest challenge with an electric boat off grid. Clearly in harbour it is hitch up the shore power for water and boat heating.

 

[lustyd]

In theory the wood stove could be used to heat some water while also heating the boat. Obviously questionable from an eco perspective, given that wood burners are worse than diesel for the environment!

 

[Kelpie]

In theory the wood stove could be used to heat some water while also heating the boat. Obviously questionable from an eco perspective, given that wood burners are worse than diesel for the environment!

That depends on what you are measuring.
Diesel takes unsustainable fossil fuels out of the ground and adds CO2 to the atmosphere. In a very high tech modern engine with particulate filtration this can be done relatively cleanly and efficiently, but you cannot escape the fact that it is carbon positive.
A small boat engine, or generator, is not that type of engine, and will produce worse emissions including particulates.

A wood burner is, over a long time period, carbon neutral, and does not deplete fossil fuel reserves. But they do not have the sophisticated clean burning technology of a modern diesel engine, so a whole street full of house pumping out smoke from their chimneys can produce a lot of particulates in a small area.
For Uma, way out there in Svalbard, I don't think there is too much to worry about and on balance burning wood is a better answer than firing up a marine diesel, especially if you just want heat.

 

[lustyd]

If carbon was the only issue then that simple explanation would be fine. It's not, methane is many times worse and is a by product of growing any new organic material*. I do agree that particulates aren't an issue for a boat in the wilderness, but the concentration is only an issue for humans nearby, if you're going for eco friendly then the human impact isn't a factor. Uma didn't go electric for eco purposes, of course, so it's kind of irrelevant ?

*seagrass, for instance, is a terrible polluter from a methane perspective since it degrades under the water.

 

[Kelpie]

And where does gathering driftwood to burn fit in... what does it release if left to decay naturally?

 

[lustyd]

That’s an interesting one as it probably is better burnt

 

[robmcg]

As an aside, I went on Uma when they were at the Southampton boat show a few years ago. They have done a good job on the boat and it certainly has rolled back the years on the original design. A good alternative view on how to layout a boat - albeit bespoke to their individual needs so not necessarily 'mass market' appeal.

 

[Beneteau381]

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In theory the wood stove could be used to heat some water while also heating the boat. Obviously questionable from an eco perspective, given that wood burners are worse than diesel for the environment!

t they have been offgrid in the last few episodes Ihave watched andthey are up north. Where are they gettingthe volumeof woodneeded and where are they storing it!

 

[Fr J Hackett]

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t they have been offgrid in the last few episodes Ihave watched andthey are up north. Where are they gettingthe volumeof woodneeded and where are they storing it!

The videos were made September early October perhaps even earlier by the looks of it not really cold yet it should get interesting in december to March when presumably they will go to Iceland or maybe back to mainland Norway. It will be really cold and dark then and they will want that stove on full time.

 

[steve yates]

Let's back up a little: The best refurb ever? A miracle of what they made of an old boat?

I enjoy watching their videos too, not for what they did with their boat's interior decor, but for the places they visit and what they are trying to do with new propulsion technology.

As far as the boat goes - essentially they stripped and fitted out an old hull & deck. So, what about it? Not that long ago that was rather a common thing, to buy a hull and finish it at home. Quite literally (tens of)thousands were completed that way. Nor did the yachting community organize a ticker tape parade for every boat launched, nor was every odd ball interior/layout heralded as the second coming. It would seem that contemporary expectations have been much reduced.
Now, a couple of newly trained architects design and build a floating version of a "contemporary" urban loft - quelle surprise? Philip Stark designed a rather stylishly useless interior for a French brand as well and I well remember when Dehler introduced a snow-blind, all white interior that likely would not survive first contact with it's human occupants, nor the first servicing of the Volvo diesel.
Trouble is, though I enjoy living in a "modern" environment myself, a lot of contemporary design becomes dated so quickly. What was so cutting edge last spring, is by the coming fall embarrassingly out. The moment you can buy that fancy "mini subway style" tile at the local discounter, and at a fraction of the price you once payed for it, you're essentially done.

Having a sink amidships is hardly revolutionary either; it simply makes sense if you rather not drown while on a port/starboard (tick appropriate) tack. I would have at least expected that much technical sense from not just one architect, but two, though professionally I have come to understand that that is not necessarily a given.

So, I hope you will all forgive me when I say that I couldn't care less, one way or another, about Uma's decor and while I appreciate a couple of my country men & women doing their thing and following their dreams, I'd rather not join the awkward love fest here. For those, most uncritically besotted, perhaps their wives and partners should be looking into staging some form of intervention.

I find their solutions and out of the box thinking absolutely refreshening. Sure loads of folk have fitted out bare hulls, but very few have done it so well or so cleverly. Forget the decor and colour scheme, that can be changed in a heart beat, look at the work space and living space in a 36 ft boat, where else has enough space to do yoga inside ! The tool storage is fabulous, the workspace when using the tools, the hefty susan idea is nowt short of genius to me, even the microwave! I would have laughed at that until they make the point of it just runs for a few minutes, and is a sure fired way of heating up precooked meals in rough weather, or hot drinks. The drainage in the sink, the extending fill tap, the movable bench and so much more.
I think they have been very clever AND very practical, there is nothing useless bout their refit/design whatsover.
I am neither uncritical, nor besotted. I am impressed! And this is from someone who does not beleive in spade rudders or awb's and lightwieght layup, and would rather have a full keel and skeghung/transom hung rudder. To many on here I am a dinosaur Most youtubers bore the pants off me, but this refit has impressed me enough to give their channel a go from scratch.

 

[lustyd]

The videos were made September early October perhaps even earlier by the looks of it not really cold yet it should get interesting in december to March when presumably they will go to Iceland or maybe back to mainland Norway. It will be really cold and dark then and they will want that stove on full time.

They've been in Iceland for a few months now, with a brief trip to Cowes for the TedX. The boat is on AIS so easy to track

 

[lustyd]

but they have been offgrid in the last few episodes Ihave watched andthey are up north. Where are they gettingthe volumeof woodneeded and where are they storing it!

I believe the answer is their huge cockpit lockers either side of the battery bank (which is under the cockpit floor).

 

[doug748]

The re-fit looks good to me but most folk have mixed uses for a boat which is why many production interiors follow the formula.

As a matter of interest, here is a early sighting of the lazy Susan idea on a Contessa 38 from the 1980's:




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[Fr J Hackett]

They've been in Iceland for a few months now, with a brief trip to Cowes for the TedX. The boat is on AIS so easy to track

Going off their latest released videos from Svalbard, if they are in Iceland I expect they are hooked up to shore power as they won't be getting much sunlight at the moment.

 

[robmcg]

To many on here I am a dinosaur

The AWB asteroid hasn't wiped us all out yet ?

 

[lustyd]

I expect they are hooked up to shore power

They're allowed to use shorepower, just like diesel users are allowed to refuel at a fuel pontoon

 

[Blueboatman]

Icelandic shore power is quite green, no?

 

[steve yates]

The re-fit looks good to me but most folk have mixed uses for a boat which is why many production interiors follow the formula.

As a matter of interest, here is a early sighting of the lazy Susan idea on a Contessa 38 from the 1980's:

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Doug that looks a bin below a round turntable idea?

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Seriously imoressed by the vision and skills of this young couple, and LOVE what they have done with their boat, in aesthetic and practical terms.

Interesting.

I think if you are a 24/7 live aboard, the internals are going to be very different to a weekend yachtsman . If you had a much larger boat you could possibly be a bit more traditional.

Boat windows have to be small , and traditionally woody interiors result in dark cabins or you have to have the lights on all the time, or search lockers with a torch in daylight. If I were a live aboard I would have much bigger windows and use storm boards for sailing.

The Centaur proved that you have got to sell the idea of boat to the wife and not dad. Hunter cleverly introduced the open plan cabin to improve on the idea. I would expect that this couple's ideas would go down well.

They seem to be a very capable couple and I'm sure they would change things if they don't work for them.