Jeanneau NC 895 - please start new subject specific threads

[Chris]

Thanks very much appreciated ill try and contact him via email and if that fails ill go with the door handle brilliant idea.

Question is why don't jeanneau do some thing about this obvious problem. First thing my partner said when we sat in the boat  "your knee is going to bash those switches" and it did

[dogbreath]

Mar 9, 2019 9:21:40 GMT Chris said:

Question is why don't jeanneau do some thing about this obvious problem. First thing my partner said when we sat in the boat  "your knee is going to bash those switches" and it did

Chris - Not only do your knees "bash" into those switches but they are also in a very awkward location to use. The switch guard solves the first but not the later. Unknown why Jeanneau picked this location. Congratulations on your NC 895.  Dogbreath

[CruisingCascadia]

Quick question for all the NC895 offshore owners out there. I have been informed on the facebook Jeanneau group that my twin Yamaha f200's are mounted at the wrong height. Ours are mounted second hole from the top. Does anybody know for sure if they should be mounted second or third hole from the top on the Offshore? I've only seen outboards mounted on boats at our dealer.

[kneedeep]

Hello urbanerosion,
Yours appear to be the 3rd hole from the top, mine are the second hole. I actually think mine could be higher so I would try them as mounted.
Has anyone experimented with a jack plate on a NC895, seems to me putting the engines farther back and raising them a bit woudl help the performance. As it is I trim my 3 bars up from full down once it is stable on plane, gives me slightly better speed for the same burn.

[kneedeep]

Urbanerosion,
If the last pic is yours, they mimic mine. like I said I actually think they could be higher.

[CruisingCascadia]

Ours are mounted 2rd hole from the top (last picture) The picture of the engines mounted 3nd hole from the top are from a nc895 with twin 175hp Yamaha. The service manager assured me that ours are mounted at the correct height. Thanks for the replies.

[lynnardm]

Mar 18, 2019 3:42:45 GMT CruisingCascadia said:

Quick question for all the NC895 offshore owners out there. I have been informed on the facebook Jeanneau group that my twin Yamaha f200's are mounted at the wrong height. Ours are mounted second hole from the top. Does anybody know for sure if they should be mounted second or third hole from the top on the Offshore? I've only seen outboards mounted on boats at our dealer.

We had some discussion on this subject under the "NC895 F300 prop".  But of course in the case of an F300 with an 895 we are talking about a single engine mounted centered on the hull.  For the single setup, Yamaha advised me the anti-ventilation plate should be either at or up to 1" below the keel (bottom of the boat) when the motor is trimmed level with the bottom of the boat.   In the case of my F300 the anti-ventilation plate is in line with the keel (with the trim setting is 2-3 trim control panel light bars up from full down).  This results in the anti-ventilation plate running a bit under the surface when going straight ahead and on plane.  Also of note, when going straight ahead on plane once I trim the motor up to 4-5 bars from full down I can start to get a bit of ventilation. And with the motor trimmed full down I can make a pretty hard turn on plane without ventilation.  So in my case I believe I have an optimal setup for engine mount height, which is having the anti-ventilation plate as high as possible but still in the water and without ventilation occurring during "normal" conditions.   I'd be curious as to what Yamaha advises for the height of the anti-ventilation plates when twins are installed.  Obviously twins present a different situation than a single as when turning the outboard engine propeller will come out of the water sooner than with a single.   

Capt'n Lynn

[CruisingCascadia]

Thanks Capt'n Lynn
Ben at Sundance says he confirmed the mounting was correct. I'll check the cavitation plates next time we're out.
Cascadia is back in the shop having the ais fixed, the leaky front hatch reseated, the shunt moved to a more accessible location, the inverter/charger cabling run through the shunt, and some other little issues looked at. Hopefully she won't be in there too much longer. We have our first overnight trip planned for April 13 weekend. I'm really looking forward to trying the Garmin G3 maps auto routing feature out with the autopilot.

[lynnardm]

Salon table load testing...

Today my grandson who weighs a bit over 30 lbs load tested the salon table. He put most of his weight on the edge of it. It failed. Fortunately he wasn’t hurt as the table crashed to the floor. All the screws pulled out of the wood where the upper metal housing section is screwed into the plywood table base that is below the upper table. . The
Screws look Like they could have been a bit longer. So be warned. After seeing this I wouldn’t trust the table around adults either. It would be easy for an unthinking adult to lean hard and put this much Weight on it. I’ll post the repair Once it’s done.

Capt’n Lynn

[MalcolmP]

Mar 31, 2019 2:50:24 GMT lynnardm said:

Salon table load testing...

Today my grandson who weighs a bit over 30 lbs load tested the salon table. He put most of his weight on the edge of it. It failed. Fortunately he wasn’t hurt as the table crashed to the floor. All the screws pulled out of the wood where the upper metal housing section is screwed into the plywood table base that is below the upper table. . The
Screws look Like they could have been a bit longer. So be warned. After seeing this I wouldn’t trust the table around adults either. It would be easy for an unthinking adult to lean hard and put this much Weight on it. I’ll post the repair Once it’s done.

Capt’n Lynn

I strengthened how the pedestal base screwed into the floor plywood several years ago using stainless inserts like these. www.theinsertcompany.com/steel_hex_drive_inserts_for_wood_headed.php

Have stood test of time well and simple to use.

[westboating]

Crew,

     So we took our first overnight cruise on the 895 and it was great.  The only challenge was the fwd cabin bed was way to stiff.  We're getting a 3" memory foam topper to solve that problem.  Other than that, no issues.  We cooked on the gas range and nothing caught on fire.  We had access to showers so no showers aboard, but I did notice the sink, which doubles as the shower head, is much more a sink spout and spray than a shower head.  Additionally there is no shower mounting bracket to hang the sink handle from.  Has anyone found an easy replacement that fits and can be both a shower an sink?

     Another fun discovery, you can get hot water to the swim step shower.  How you ask?  Water heater:ON (long enough to heat water), Water pump:ON (until system is fully pressurized), Water pump:OFF Swim shower:ON...and hot water comes out.  The same anomaly happens with the cold water at the galley sink.

Thanks,

Kris

[CruisingCascadia]

Hey Kris,
Glad to hear that you had a successful first overnighter. We are hoping that our schedule allows us to go out on our first 895 overnighter next weekend. As per the shower head, we bought a suction cup mount that looks like it is going to work great. (link below)

Moen Bath Safety Suction Shower Holder www.amazon.com/dp/B00961LOXG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YbSQCb145KE4E

[lynnardm]

Kris,

Great - you survived your first voyage! We were fortunate as for our first night on the boat as we were in Anacortes - it was a tough night. We found a great upholstery shop in town and they cut us a 3" pad the same day :') My sailing friend was looking at our 895. He is used to dealing with small places. He suggested that I could put up a shower curtain in the head to keep it from being a wet mess everywhere. And I think he is right. I found a curtain the right size and have purchased a bunch of those self-stick hooks from Home depot. I just need to prioritize a bit of time to install the hooks then can give it a try. Interesting info on the hot water. I'll give it a try. And I think we also need a shower head holder.  Or Perhaps we can just use the swim step :')

Capt'n Lynn

[Capt’n Ron]

Hi Kris, we had tried the 3” memory foam, and while it was better, we bit the bullet and invested in a custom mattress from a mattress company and it made a huge difference. Just got back from a weekend cruise and had the best night sleep on the boat yet. It’s not cheap, but then what’s a good night sleep worth!

[westboating]

Capt Ron,

     Just informed by the wife that the Amazon train is already left the station with 3" memory foam.  Where did you go to get the custom mattress?  Did you alter the shape to capitalize on additional bed area?  Did you completely remove the factory pad, and does your new set up allow you to easily lift the base of the bed to access the storage?  Lots of questions I know, but I was so excited by all the responses...ha..

Thanks

[westboating]

Apr 8, 2019 16:25:57 GMT lynnardm said:

Kris,

Great - you survived your first voyage! We were fortunate as for our first night on the boat as we were in Anacortes - it was a tough night. We found a great upholstery shop in town and they cut us a 3" pad the same day :') My sailing friend was looking at our 895. He is used to dealing with small places. He suggested that I could put up a shower curtain in the head to keep it from being a wet mess everywhere. And I think he is right. I found a curtain the right size and have purchased a bunch of those self-stick hooks from Home depot. I just need to prioritize a bit of time to install the hooks then can give it a try. Interesting info on the hot water. I'll give it a try. And I think we also need a shower head holder.  Or Perhaps we can just use the swim step :')

Capt'n Lynn

Capt L,

     We chartered a nice Ranger 29 from Ship Harbor yachts back in Aug '17 (almost perfect boat, if Jeanneau didn't make an 895, she did handle weather well too) and they had set up a shower rig just as you described.  It worked well.  They could have fitted it to the head a bit better, and you have to hang it out to dry (I was surprised how quickly it dried out in the cockpit).  We were in the marina in downtown Victoria, great location, but the showers required loonies and toonies.  With no Canadian coins we decided to shower aboard.

[westboating]

Apr 8, 2019 3:36:03 GMT CruisingCascadia said:

Hey Kris,
Glad to hear that you had a successful first overnighter. We are hoping that our schedule allows us to go out on our first 895 overnighter next weekend. As per the shower head, we bought a suction cup mount that looks like it is going to work great. (link below)

Moen Bath Safety Suction Shower Holder www.amazon.com/dp/B00961LOXG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YbSQCb145KE4E

Have you used the shower much?  When I turn on the sink, we have good pressure,but the water is more of a stream than a spray.  I don't think the flow is set up for showering.  It's way more like a sink flow.  Am I missing something such as a subtle way to change the outflow from bubbly smooth sink flow to wide high pressure shower flow?

Thanks

Kris

[westboating]

This is our head sink.  The pump works great and blasts from the swim step shower, but not so much in the head.  This is the faucet flow, not a shower.  Does anyone have something different?

Thank You,

www.23hq.com/westboating/photo/53520018/original

[dogbreath]

Apr 9, 2019 22:59:43 GMT westboating said:

This is our head sink.  The pump works great and blasts from the swim step shower, but not so much in the head.  This is the faucet flow, not a shower.  Does anyone have something different?

Hi Westboating. We have a 2017 NC 895. They were still made in Poland that year. We never used the shower in the head to date. However, the end of our faucet for the sink in the head is more round, and produces more of a spray, similar to the swim step shower. In addition, on the wall directly above the sink is a bracket to mount the faucet head on to take showers. The flow, I believe, would be adequate to take a shower while keeping water use low. Dogbreath

[westboating]

So, sounds like the dealer is looking into it and coming up with a plan to replace either the wand or the whole fixture.

[lynnardm]

Apr 9, 2019 17:28:03 GMT westboating said:

Apr 8, 2019 3:36:03 GMT CruisingCascadia said:

Hey Kris,
Glad to hear that you had a successful first overnighter. We are hoping that our schedule allows us to go out on our first 895 overnighter next weekend. As per the shower head, we bought a suction cup mount that looks like it is going to work great. (link below)

Moen Bath Safety Suction Shower Holder www.amazon.com/dp/B00961LOXG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YbSQCb145KE4E

Have you used the shower much?  When I turn on the sink, we have good pressure,but the water is more of a stream than a spray.  I don't think the flow is set up for showering.  It's way more like a sink flow.  Am I missing something such as a subtle way to change the outflow from bubbly smooth sink flow to wide high pressure shower flow?

Thanks

Kris

The water spray head and flow on our boat looks the same as your picture. The water is more of an aerated stream rather than a typical house shower spray. We haven’t used it yet for a shower but it might be better than a typical house spray pattern as it may have less water
Splashing out all over the place. The stick on spray head holder is a good idea but I’m going to see if I can find a smaller one.

Capt’n Lynn

[Capt’n Ron]

Apr 9, 2019 4:15:28 GMT westboating said:

Capt Ron,

     Just informed by the wife that the Amazon train is already left the station with 3" memory foam.  Where did you go to get the custom mattress?  Did you alter the shape to capitalize on additional bed area?  Did you completely remove the factory pad, and does your new set up allow you to easily lift the base of the bed to access the storage?  Lots of questions I know, but I was so excited by all the responses...ha..

Thanks

We had checked out a couple mattress companies at the boat show and ended up using one in Tacoma, but I’m not sure it’s there anymore. Since we have a 795 there wasn’t anymore space to capitalize on so it fits the entire area, and we have an insert piece at the corner just like the what came with the boat. The mattress is 7” thick with pillow-top, so no need for the old cushions. We did have a folding seam added so we can lift one side or the other to access storage, but you can’t tell the seam is there. 

My wife sleeps well and is happy, so I’m happy and well rested too! 

[lynnardm]

I have an NC895 owners manual if anyone needs one. It’s identified as 401441 RCD-2 Index B. It came with my boat, hull no 33, which is a 2019 model year. This manual is for an earlier boat but I don’t know how much earlier. Two main areas where it shows outdated info Is for the fuel system and the AC electrical panel. The newer
Manual I’ve received is identified 090-3178 RCD-2 Index A. It has updates including the issues I’ve mentioned above.

Capt’n Lynn

[CruisingCascadia]

How did you get the new manual Lynn? How much did it cost? Our fuse box doesn't match our manuals diagram either.

[lynnardm]

Apr 25, 2019 22:34:06 GMT CruisingCascadia said:

How did you get the new manual Lynn? How much did it cost? Our fuse box doesn't match our manuals diagram either.

Sundance got a new one for me no charge as the one that came with the boat wasn’t up to date. I didn’t check the accuracy of the fuse box diagram.