Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field and Doc Fords Visit
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- čas přidán 26. 10. 2023
- Taking our 341 Meridian from Cape Coral Florida to Fort Myers Beach Mooring field at Matanzas pass bay. We also try to visit Doc Fords restaurant, get caught in a storm that has us change plans, watch a coast guard boat boarding a speed boat and even catch the Key West Express on its way to paradise. Oh, and we can’t forget the Pirate Ship!
I truly wish I'd lived my life differently so I could do what you're doing. Safe boating and thank you.
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Another great video Bridge and Tom. have watched many of your videos helping out a cold Michigander surviving the dull winter. hard to believe you only use your cellphone for these great videos thank so much alk in Michigan
Cell phones take pretty good video. Lol
Good to see the city start to come back to life
Just. An fyi ALWAYS ALWAYS USE TWO LINES THROUGH THE SHACKLE ON THE BALL. Each line back to each cleat Redundancy. Great work🤙🤙
So awesome,😊you both got a great attitude and vibes about your trip it so i toxicating ,
Great video. Lovely to see how it is in Florida
Another great video Tommy.. whenever I watch your videos I feel like I’m right there on the boat with you. Some people try to showcase their boat but you devote your time to the area that you’re exploring for the day. Even though I’m down here in Florida with you, this is exactly the type of channel I would watch if I was stuck in an office in the winter up north, wishing I was down in Florida! I have never used a mooring ball before. I’ll have to try that one night. Last time we just anchored out near the railroad trestle in Boca Grande and we had no issue, but I was up all night long thinking we were going to be drifting.
Thank you! Do you have an Anchor alarm app? It allows me to sleep well at night while at anchor.
@@AdventuresofHappyOurs i’ve never heard of it before but I can download it. I know that there’s a setting on the Garman that hooked in with the radar but I was too paranoid about floating into traffic and hitting a bridge to really get to know all the intricacies and capabilities at the time.
I use Anchor Pro. I let it run all night while I sleep. Alarm will wake you up if the boat moves out of the predetermined area. It’s nice to just check the phone if I wake up rather than have to go up top to see gps.
🎉always enjoy say hi to matey Greg from Boston thanks
Nice boat. Hope this helps, but I found with the morning balls sometimes it’s easier to catch it off the swim platform and walk the line up to the bow to tie off. They look light but are way too heavy to be picking out of the water.
I considered that but worry about fouling prop with mooring lines. Also with the dinghy out back it’s sort of in the way.
great idea sounds much easier to do it that way thanks
Big rain storm. Great video pet matey for me he's a good boy
Thank you for showing our neighborhood out by Bowditch..yes we love Free 😂😜
A nice weekend getaway. When it rains in FL and the south in general, it rains hard. We seldom get rain that hard in WA. FL certainly has lots of great restaurants on the waterfront. Good food and nice views.
Good to see you visit FMB! Our home away from home for 32 years! Try docking at Moss Marina and stroll downtown, shops, maybe a dozen eateries within walking distance opened up.
We also prefer the hook but with all the wind this summer around Block Island Sound we grabbed a ball a few nights. Gotta say I get a really good nights sleep on a mooring.😂
Very nice.Enjoy!
I envy you!
I had our boat pulled up for the winter last week.
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I figured you would be at the Ft. Lauderdale boat show buying a bigger boat.
I wanted to go but wouldn’t be for a larger boat! Not yet at least!
The real reason for Mooring Balls is to protect sea grass, which is endangered in this area. Boat anchors and length of chain spin constantly with the current and it damages sea grass and sea life it touches
Mooring systems only make contact with the sea floor in ONE solitary location which is smaller than a water bottle.
It is true mooring balls protect sea grass and coral reefs, however I have not heard of or seen any sea grass in this area. Sea grass is very difficult to anchor in, and this area was always known as an excellent anchorage for holding. A more realistic reason is the city wanted the revenue and it helps keep derelict boats away.
Nice update. I shared you CZcams on Matazas Pass CZcams channel.
I never got a good nights sleep on the hook, a little better on a mooring ball. Quick note gulf star is a fully automated marina kinda like a soda machine that’s how they move the boats in/out pretty cool thanks for the video
Use an anchor alarm app. And yes I spoke to the dockhand about the automated boat storage there. Very cool!
Done it all we’ve dragged 5 big boats all rafted on a few hooks in the middle of the night many times , just never got used to sleeping on the hook.
Will you go to Bahamas or key west this winter
Possibly. Brigitt needs to take lots of time off for that. Lol
great video im from miami i always follow you can i ask you something i have a maxum 3700 scr with the same 7.4l mpi what is your fuel consumtion on your boat mine weight 21000 lbs
About 36gph total at 18-20mph. That’s on the twin 6.2 mercruisers we have.
Do you worry about hidden debris in/around that area?
I haven’t come across anything. I’m skeptical of the old mooring field however. Not sure what sank over there.
Isn’t the area you just visited spelled Matanzas not MaNtanzas? That is it has just one “n” so it’s pronounced Mah-tan-zis?
Ha! You are correct! I never noticed!
What do you guys do when matey has to go to the head and your not that close to land ???
Matey is great. He lasts for hours if he has to. He never has an accident. We tried to get him to go on a pad but he won’t have it.
We bring him to shore on the dinghy
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Here it is! czcams.com/video/DQPdcn1npF8/video.htmlsi=jItF8-kFvU1h7FqX
Long way to go for skin cancer and a Slurpy.
Worth it! Lol