In this episode, Detailed Boat Tour of our C&C44 Liveaboard Cruising Yacht, we give you an in-depth look into the layout of our liveaboard cruising sailboat both above and below decks including rigging, engine, storage, tank capacity, and modifications.

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in this episode we take you on an

in-depth

boat tour of balachandra our cnc 44

sailboat

in detail both above and below decks

last time on sailing bellachandra we

snorkeled the antigua reef

visited jolly harbor snorkeled a

shipwreck in deep bay

and then sailed for barbuda if you're

new to the channel hi

i'm noelle and i'm dan and we're sailing

bella chandra

we've sailed all the way from nova

scotia canada to the caribbean

and we're sailing all around the

caribbean now and if you haven't

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when i first started sailing balachandra

i did a boat tour video

of our cnc 44 balachandra mainly showing

you the interior layout of the cabin

if you just click on this card here at

the top of the video it'll take you to

that boat tour

and you can have a general view of the

layout of the interior of balachandra

when i first bought her

in this week's video i wanted to bring

you guys a brand new boat tour

but an in-depth look into the systems

and the workings of belichandra i'll

show you our deck layout and i'll talk

about the design of the cnc44

the standing and running rigging as well

as the interior of the boat

and the engine and many of the

modifications that have been done to

this boat since its first manufacturing

i hope you guys enjoy this in-depth boat

tour of balachandra our cnc-44

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balachandra is a cnc-44 a masthead sloop

with a beam of 13 feet a spade rudder

and a winged keel

drawing six foot nine inches our length

at the water line is 36 feet and we are

powered by a 44 horsepower yanmar engine

initially the cnc 44 was designed as a

racer

which is why we have a tall 65 foot mast

balsa cord fiberglass construction a

large wheel in the cockpit

a navtec hydraulic boom bang and

backstay

and two additional running backstays for

further adjustment

while racing we also have very oversized

baronet four-speed winches for handling

large loads while in competition racing

she also has many of the sought-after

advances in sailing yachts of the 90s

like all lines leading up a comfortable

cockpit

saddle seats a luxury production yacht

interior contemporary for her time

and a swim ladder on the stern which was

later replaced by a sugar scoop in

modern yachts

since her construction balachandra has

been outfitted with a dodger

a bimini a solar arch solar panels

a wind generator an anchor windlass

raymarine cockpit

instruments autopilot as well as an

esbar

furnace a microwave and many of the

other typical accessories

found in cruising yachts of today

all of the cnc 44 shrouds terminate on

one half inch thick chain plate

that is bolted right into the

superstructure here at midships

our traveler is recessed within a groove

right here in the cockpit it is very

accessible

but it prevents us from ever having a

full cockpit enclosure as the traveler

needs to swing out both port and

starboard especially in a downwind

sale however with all lines let aft and

our traveler right here in the cockpit

we rarely have to leave the cockpit

while sailing

our saddle seat is just awesome and it's

a very comfortable perch for the pilot

while on a good lean out sailing

our cockpit has both port and starboard

lazarettes for quick storage

and our aft lazarettes are very deep and

act as an access point to all the

storage in our very long transom

which like in most production yachts can

act as a garage for a lot of the things

you don't want to keep in your living

space

our anchor locker was modified from the

original design

in order to hold an anchor windlass it

works very well for us

complete with a wash down pump we are

able to use when the anchor is badly

soiled

we have a zodiac six-man life raft

mounted

right here on the deck and we have a

large sturdy teak

outboard motor mount here on our transom

our engine access is one of the best

features we have below decks

we have nearly complete access to our

engine from every side

which is very helpful when doing an oil

change or changing filters

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balachandra has two cabin births each

with private

ensuite heads that include a shower and

a pump out drain

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although we typically sleep in the

queen-size bed in our spacious half

cabin

the v-berth is large with plenty of

headroom this centerpiece can be removed

revealing a step which can be used

converting the v-berth into two separate

seabirths

below this step you can find easy access

to our depth and speed transducers

our salon is also easily converted into

additional seabirths

balachandra has plenty of storage i

created this boat map so we could keep

track of where we stored our long-term

provisions and other things

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we carry a total of 120 liters or

30 gallons of water in three 40 liter or

10 gallon water tanks

two in the salon and one in the v-berth

our valve to switch between tanks

is located centrally here in the main

build compartment

and our diesel tank capacity is 150

liters

or 40 us gallons i replaced our old hot

water heater with a brand new hot water

heater before leaving nova scotia

here in our transom our cooling water

runs through this water tank

and heats the water when we run our

engine below our chart station seat

is our 2000 watt inverter which works in

conjunction with a heart interface

battery monitor power from our two solar

panels

wind generator and engine alternator are

charging our three lead acid batteries

and one agm starter battery almost

constantly

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located here at midships we alternate

two

10-pound propane tanks to fuel our gas

stove and oven in the galley

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balachandra also has two large

refrigeration compartments well

insulated

with a fridge compressor on one side and

a cold air spillover system

from one side to the other when on shore

power or on very good solar days we're

able to get this fridge quite cold

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sleep

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sleep

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so

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so that's the end of this video of our

in-depth bow tour of our cnc 44 ballet

chandra i hope you guys enjoyed

it and we'll see you next time thanks

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