Difficult Mooring in the Bahamas! E196

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2023
  • Now that our engine has temporarily been fixed, we head to Walderick Wells to visit Boo Boo Hill. We grab a mooring ball at the north end of the park and it is now our favorite place to tie up in the Bahamas!

Komentáře • 59

  • @bradwhite6254
    @bradwhite6254 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Boat repair in exotic locations! Thanks again for sharing your adventure.

  • @louisperez111
    @louisperez111 Před 3 měsíci

    Man, I hate that you encounter problems, BUT man, I sure do learn from those episodes...
    Keep em coming guys, you rock!

  • @TheFalconJetDriver
    @TheFalconJetDriver Před 10 měsíci +2

    Ed that was a great solution to tying off to the mooring ball capture the ball from the stern!
    You are one smart bean counter!
    Sometimes the Back Door is the best to snag the mooring Ball! The song made me think of this approach.🤣🛫

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci +1

      We always grab them from the side on our boat since it is about 2 foot lower than the pulpit.

  • @TheFalconJetDriver
    @TheFalconJetDriver Před 10 měsíci +1

    The Folks in New Bern want you to be the over the road tech support for Hatteras yachts.🤣🛫

  • @javierbetancourt9388
    @javierbetancourt9388 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Best of luck

  • @Resort_Fans
    @Resort_Fans Před 10 měsíci +2

    Your videos keep getting better and betterer!!

  • @ericmitchell5350
    @ericmitchell5350 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Like that time lapse in the engine room ending….yacht life!

  • @lkeil84
    @lkeil84 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Funny about the Mooring balls. We stopped to ride out a storm at Treasure Cay at the more or less abandoned mooring balls there. The problem with those is there are no painters on them. This meant anchoring near, launching the Dinghy and putting on a painter. As other boats came and went, I was the concierge that would help each arrive and depart. Had lots of fun meeting all the other boaters that way. Just to note though that there is a lost left at Treasure Cay except those poor mooring balls. I did back down hard on it and those of there survived the gusting winds to just about 50 mph several times in a 3 day period.
    I was also trying to see our marker there on Booboo hill we left last year, but you did not get a full shot of all of them. We tried to go this year, but they were fresh out of mooring balls on that side of the Island. We shall certainly get back there there this next year though.

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci +1

      We have been using the same marker for four years. Every time we go we manage to find it again and put it back in it's original spot.

  • @KAP-71
    @KAP-71 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Glad you guys got it fixed!!

  • @michaelwilliamson6061
    @michaelwilliamson6061 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thanks, another great video!

  • @Patrick-nj3zn
    @Patrick-nj3zn Před 10 měsíci +4

    I loved the drone shots this week. My favorite videos are those with a mechanical issue to troubleshoot and solve, but it’s nice to see you have a more pleasant experience for once 😊

  • @dcallan812
    @dcallan812 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I bet it feels great to moving again 2x👍

  • @bradh7472
    @bradh7472 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Awesome job, so happy you guys got this worked out!! Keep on boating.....

  • @festerofest4374
    @festerofest4374 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is awesome.... Lyn clearly making an effort to make up for the last episode when there were zero Roger Outs. Yay -- it takes this from a good episode to a GREAT episode, especially with no mechanical problems encountered - Yay!
    Roger Outs featured @
    1:09
    5:24

  • @alyssonmanson8912
    @alyssonmanson8912 Před 10 měsíci +1

    cheers from missouri

  • @rikspector
    @rikspector Před 10 měsíci +1

    Ed and Lyn,
    You can get more results with a smile and cash than just
    a smile, eh?
    Boo Boo Hill,
    That is enough to make one wonder, why am I Yachting???
    Cheers,
    Rik Spector

  • @VirginiaDavis-un9nj
    @VirginiaDavis-un9nj Před 10 měsíci +1

    Hi from Texas love watching you guys learning so much about being on the sea and going to different destinations and I think it's neat bartering with others for fish. This looks so fun...but I know it's alot of work too.

  • @rideswithscissors
    @rideswithscissors Před 10 měsíci +2

    5:49 Oooh, a manchineel tree! Do not touch any part of the tree, or stand under one in the rain. Poison ivy is nothing compared to this plant. You can find them in the Florida Keys. Nobody ever told me about them. As far as I know I never encountered one.

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yep, we stayed far away.

    • @festerofest4374
      @festerofest4374 Před 10 měsíci +2

      I spent 10 days exploring around the Keys and got pretty good at identifying them. Some are tricky. The black, running "sores" are one of the best confirmations if everything else looks correct (bark color and texture, leaves, etc).

    • @rideswithscissors
      @rideswithscissors Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@festerofest4374 Although I was a longtime Floridian I spent more time in The Bahamas than the Keys. I wasn't yet keen about identifying plants. Unless they were edible.

  • @markgraves9429
    @markgraves9429 Před 5 měsíci

    Jack of all trades doesn't cover it. Just found your channel and doing some binge watching on a 7 degree day here in Tennessee.

  • @fedupdomer5654
    @fedupdomer5654 Před 10 měsíci +2

    thanks for showcasing the true nature of the bahamas! was wondering how much the shaft ran you. i would have bet you would have ordered two.... for the "just in case" on the other engine

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci +2

      About $85. And yes, we ordered a spare.

    • @fedupdomer5654
      @fedupdomer5654 Před 10 měsíci +1

      lol yeah i figured.... i saw only one come out of the box and was thinking you guys were such good preparers i was shocked i didnt see two in that shot! cheers @@tryingnottosink9107

  • @igotatan1
    @igotatan1 Před 8 měsíci

    Mooring IMO, is a privacy option, not that most need to be budget friendly, but marina cost can be frankly outrageous. I lived in a 29' express cruiser on the hook in Punta Gorda /Charlotte Harbor for 16 months, and it was no picnic, but no fees except gas for my dingy. I don't get sea-sick, and the rocking let me sleep great. I intend to buy another boat, but I'd like a house boat that is capable to handle some blue water waves as necessary... Source Blessings, and safe journeys.

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 8 měsíci

      We moor out occasionally. Sometimes in the Exumas. It is great for a good night's sleep, however, Lyn hates grabbing them.

  • @michaelmccollough9704
    @michaelmccollough9704 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Keep an eye out from the hurricane approaching that way.

    • @datamack
      @datamack Před 10 měsíci +2

      Think these are posted a few months after filming so they are nowhere near there now

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci +3

      We are in Philly!

  • @craigr2048
    @craigr2048 Před 10 měsíci +2

    It's awesome how candid you are about all the ups and the downs. I learn a lot. Just curious, is there any significance to Lyn saying "Roger Out" sometimes after Ed's commentary? Former military maybe?

    • @kenmay4468
      @kenmay4468 Před 10 měsíci +2

      you say that after Finnish talking on the radio. so it lets everyone know your thru talking so that they know they can speak next

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci +4

      Lyn started saying it a few years back to let me know she was going to stop recording. Eventually, I included it in a video and somehow it became our catch phrase.

    • @festerofest4374
      @festerofest4374 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@tryingnottosink9107 That's right! Roger-Out!!

  • @thelivingbranch
    @thelivingbranch Před 10 měsíci +3

    cheers from missouri - need to kiss neptunes belly now while drunk as a sailor cant legally get - one thousand three hundred miles south of dutch harbor alk - all is well for now and repairs made - deadly catch cast aways

  • @felineferious9633
    @felineferious9633 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Love your vids, wife and I just made that journey a little more than a year ago on our way to our place on Long Island. What artist and song is on your intro? Safe passages from Islander.

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci

      It is from Jessie Villa. We use a lot of her music on our channel.

  • @PatrickDwyer-iu5yx
    @PatrickDwyer-iu5yx Před měsícem

    What does your Hatt draft? And have you found that it prevents you from exploring all the places you want due to a bigger boat?
    Ours drafts 5.5 fully loaded, and I’m wondering if that will exclude us from a lot of the best anchorages in the Bahamas

  • @jimmerriman6920
    @jimmerriman6920 Před 10 měsíci

    So when does Neptune relieve the gifts? In other words, what time is the party starting? lol That sure is a bunch of wood collected by those gift givers!

  • @steveaustin4600
    @steveaustin4600 Před 10 měsíci

    why didnt you replace both shafts in both engines,if ones gone the other carnt be far off

    • @tryingnottosink9107
      @tryingnottosink9107  Před 10 měsíci

      I bought a spare in case that happens. I am vacationing in the Bahamas. I can change it at a later date.

  • @robertkutz
    @robertkutz Před 10 měsíci +2

    GREAT NEWS.