GTFOplan #51: Owner's First Hand Review of a Balance 482

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IN THIS VIDEO:
We've finally moved aboard and wanted to share our beautiful boat with everyone by giving you a walk through of our 3 cabin owner's version of a Balance 482 catamaran. See the options we chose and why, and much, much more!

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ABOUT OUR CATAMARAN:
We love our new Balance 482 - it's a perfect size for a cruising couple to handle and is a great "balance" of performance and comfort. One of our favorite features is the excellent ventilation since we mostly live as "hookers" (aka at anchor) where the boat automatically turns into the wind so we stay cool and we don't need to battle mold. We also have starlink for easy off-grid life. Our 2400 watt solar panel array also means we rarely need to run an engine to charge our batteries.

ABOUT US:
We saved for a our future boat, Sold Everything that we owned, Shipped the rest in a container to Cape Town, South Africa, flew to Cape Town, South Africa airport, to explore South Africa including an amazing safari, touring around Cape Town, move onto a Balance 482 Catamaran, then sailed to St Helena, Ascension Island, Fernando de Naronha, Brazil, Martinique, Sint Maarten (Dutch and French), St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Inagua, Crooked Island, Long Island, George Town, Staniel Cay, Eleuthera, Anegada, Bahamas, Cape Canaveral, St. Augustine Florida, USA, Matthews Virigina, Zimmerman's marine for a haul out, and more!

Ann easily brought Dennis into sailing and he loved the GTFOplan of retiring early and sailing the world. After many years of saving, living on one income but earning two incomes, and cutting back on everything possible, they saved enough to buy a Balance 482.

Follow them as they get real about boat life and all the hassles of buying a new boat because we all know N.E.W. means Not Everything Works.

Kisses,
Dennis & Ann

Twitter: @GTFOplan
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Thanks for the very in depth report!!! Be well.

steve
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This is a beautiful boat! Really happy for you guys! You can tell that you really did your research 😊

glennmeder
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Thanks for the walk thru, nice looking boat! Just curious, how much weight did you save by not having a generator? Might want to think about moving your Jerry cans if your using the porthole over your head board. Once they get a little warmer they will expand, or if you have a sloppy fill... nobody likes fumes. 🤢Fair winds...

bobf
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Well done A and D! Loved every second of this. Did you edit and release while on passage? Hopefully Schatze has her sea legs by now.

stellarj
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Hello, we met you in Dover.So happy you are settled in.

chifpxr
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Hi Guys, thanks for putting these video's online. I wast just wondering : can you move the mast camera to face forward or backward ? And can you zoon with it ? Wishing you great adventures !

bobgilis
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Love it! Congrats guys and can’t wait to see her in person 🎉. Hurry up and get to the Caribbean!

kirkb
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Hi Ann and Dennis, I'm a big fan. I have a friend that I will be running his 482 (hull #5) it looks identical to Phil's #4 except the spars are not painted black) number 4 "In Balance" .Is they're a way I can PM you guys?

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