Cruising the South Carolina ICW E53

[@firemanmfd229]

I am so glad I found your channel. I am about 10 years from retirement and my wife and I are thinking of taking up the boating/yachting lifestyle and eventually working our way to your size vessel. The more I see, the more I love the idea. Keep the vids coming as you are creating new sea dwellers as you post!!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks. We are glad you enjoy the videos. We will be posting many more.

[@erinboatguy]

Great video.....love your Hatteras 58. I wanted to buy one down in Los Angeles harbor 15 years ago. Currently single Dad with 2 great boat kids on our 1966 wood Stephens motor yacht 61 footer and having a blast in the California Delta but can't wait to one day cruise all the great places in your videos. Thanks for sharing your adventures !

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks. We are glad you liked the video. One of these days we will get through the Panama Canal and visit the west coast.

[@triple7ranch365]

Beautiful yacht , Exactly what I have been looking for on the west coast.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We are very happy with her!

[@coyoteredneck9835]

U both are an inspiring couple to me. The boats on your channel are very gorgeous, and I love the adventures that you partake in as a couple are mesmerizing. Keep it up and cruise further. Austin

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks. We are glad you enjoy the videos!

[@rickjobs638]

Never had any ideal I wanted a yacht, Since I started following you guys, Yes I want one. Thanks for the video.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We never realized it either, until a few years ago. Now it is hard to imagine not having one! :-)

[@boondocker71]

You guys are doing a good job, in my opinion you are an "up and coming" youtuber! Keep up the good work and more subscribers will come. I like how you explain the area's you're visiting to boaters that might visit the area and what to expect like bridge opening times and things to look for at particular marinas. Thank you for your videos.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks. We are glad you find the videos helpful. We are planning to step up our game for future videos. We recently purchased a camera. Everything you have seen so far, accept the Annapolis Boat Show, was filmed on a smart phone.

[@Doug_E_Dee]

@@tryingnottosink9107 That's awesome! It would be cool if you set up the new camera to show the action pulling into the marina, docking and the challanges with wind and tide; the stuff we don't get to see now because Lyn is busy with dock lines.

[@DriveSafeDon]

Nice to see an update. Hope to see you back down in FL next season. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We have plenty more to come, as soon as I get them edited.

[@CyberDocUSA]

That outdoor festival @ 10:40 looked/sounded really nice. Awesome video with my morning coffee, Captain Ed! Thumb's up. :-)

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks. We are glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Deerwood1985]

Beautiful places, love your videos.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We are glad you enjoy the videos!

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

Myrtle Beach is a nice place to visit. My daughter and family live near Charlotte and like spending time down there. Snow birds that migrated south. Happy sailing.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We like Myrtle Beach as well. We always stop for a day or two when we pass.

[@76unclefester]

Steel away 80 year old man lives on her . He built her along with some of my family all steel . Very unique man .

[@tryingnottosink9107]

It is a beautiful, and unique boat. We admire her every time we pass by.

[@bobkd5fjd823]

Enjoyed seeing my home, Charleston, once again. Hopefully y’all ate at the restaurant there at the marina. Every time we come into town my Aunt always wanted to go there to eat. And it was very very good. Parking was a chore though. Nice to see the Battery and Rainbow Row and the old Slave Market again as well. Charleston is a beautiful and historic city.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We have another video from last year where we visited the restaurant you are talking about, as well as the slave market. We always enjoy our stay in Charleston!

[@waynerobbins4861]

Ahoy Capt. Ed and 1st Mate Lyn, I came across your you tube adventures recently and enjoy your commentary on a host of boating issues for MY's. I'm from New Jersey just across the river from ya'll and home port in Charleston, SC with a Carver 405. Wish I knew you had been in Charleston , I'm across the Ashley River by California Dreaming. You are correct about the current in the low country and the Ashley can really move. Would have liked to have shown you the spots downtown ..... Safe travels

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks. We are glad you enjoy the videos. If you find yourself in Philly we should meet up. We will likely stop in Charleston again this coming season. Perhaps we will see you there.

[@waynerobbins4861]

Will do. Heading to the low country now from the NE. I will stay in touch.

[@nashguy207]

The last two times we went to Charleston we stayed at the side you went to this time at the Vendue Inn we always got a room over looking the bay beautiful view from the room and bed in the morning.Thanks again for sharing the thrip I'M really enjoying this series of videos. I enjoyed hearing the Alabama music I knew ED King pretty well the original guitarist for Alabama and wrote the song sweet home Alabama he is an account of mine he passed away a couple of months ago I'M still working for his wife. You should put a link to your patron page in the description area of your videos I think I was in the first 2 or 3 patrons you had wasn't I???

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We always enjoy staying in Charleston. Skynrd? I occasionally mention our Patreon Page but a link is a good idea. What is your Patreon name?

[@nashguy207]

I just mentions lynyrd skynyrd because of the music playing. Bob Kernodle

[@emeryviazanko6585]

Nice cruise on the South Carolina ICW. Cdr Emery Viazanko Naples Power Squadron America's Boating Club, U.S. Power Squadron, D/22

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks!

[@bob_atwestmi_fl_us7812]

I love it, got a good laugh "stopped by the fountain of youth, unfortunately it did not work"

[@tryingnottosink9107]

I think it is her secret lover!

[@bob_atwestmi_fl_us7812]

Well I can be trusted with secrets , but you better watch those people I tell 😊 .

[@10bbremer]

Sorry we missed you in Charleston. We currently have La Vagabonde anchored here while they are having their baby, back in Australia. I always make myself available to visiting You Tube boaters for land transportation or any other thing you need help with. Georgetown is a cool little town, too.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Yes, I heard La Vagabonde was anchored there. We passed through back in June. I am just really late in getting my editing done.

[@hotrodhog2170]

Thanks for the new video guys! Always interesting to see where you take breaks. Question, Why do you have to always turn the wheel back and forth so much? Could it be low on hydraulic fluid or is the steering just that loose? Does it get better the faster you go?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We are glad you liked the video. Many people have asked that question. I do not know the answer. The fluid and pressure is fine. However, one full rotation of the wheel is 10 degrees at the lower helm but only 5 degrees at the upper helm.

[@hotrodhog2170]

@@tryingnottosink9107 That is strange for it to be like that, but I guess you get some cardio when you pilot from the upper helm Lol.

[@petermac9303]

Hi Captain Ed. Really enjoying following your progress. One thing puzzles me. When you are at the helm you are constantly working hard at the steering. Lots of movement in both directions, to what appears to be little effect. I don’t have experience on a boat as large as yours, the largest I have had is about 30ft, but even at very slow rpm, it didn’t take that amount of play with the steering to keep a straight course. Is it just that you can’t leave it alone or is it really difficult to keep a boat of that size on course without constant adjustment?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Lyn tends to film me going into inlets with following seas, which I have difficulty with sometimes. Also, the wheel at the upper helm takes twice the turn to move the rudder. If I am at the lower helm the movement is much less.

[@petermac9303]

Trying Not To Sink Thanks for the response, that’s really interesting. A bit puzzling why the upper helm should have less sensitivity. I assume that’s deliberate, but can’t think why.

[@bobmcdonald8668]

Ahoy Captain Ed and first mate Lyn, I don't even own a boat but enjoy watching your adventures anyway. Thanks for the videos! Just one question for Capt. Ed. I noticed that during the time you are shown at the helm and under way you are constantly turning and looking to the rear of the boat. I actually counted the number of times because I have nothing better to do. So, while you were on camera and talking you looked to the rear a whopping 23 times! This is during a total of 10 minutes and 41 seconds of talking. Now why, I asked myself would this be? Were you being followed by a huge white shark and you were trying to determine whether you were gonna need a bigger boat? Did you sneak out of the last marina without paying and were looking to see if they were coming after you? I prefer to guess it's just because you are a good captain and are being super cautious about your surroundings in all directions.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

That's funny! I do not really remember, but I do know I was only going at idle speed and it is a busy marina. There was probably traffic behind me that I was monitoring until I went up to cruising speed.

[@mardy2630]

Don't be an idiot! They were obviously trying to out run pirates. It's the ONLY logical conclusion.

[@brnmcc01]

I enjoyed this video until the end... where it says "we hit something". I was thinking, oh no, not again? Ok this is foreign to a landlubber like me, but how can you hit something in the ocean... I'd be thinking, ok I don't see anyone around, time for some wide open throttle, full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes! Something like a slightly submerged log maybe??

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We believe we hit a large rock while leaving the Little River inlet in S.C. We will show the details in the next video.

[@upholdthelaws8900]

Simple man 😉👍

[@timharrison9060]

who is the Roger Out that Lyn keeps talking to? (just kiddin') be safe... Tim and Cat

[@tryingnottosink9107]

I think it is her secret lover, and she is just used to saying it every time I come home from work early!

[@ShawnSmith-xf1sw]

Ed, my wife wants to get me that white shirt with the string, she likes it, can you supply me the maker?brand Thanks :)

[@ShawnSmith-xf1sw]

Thanks Ed! I'll pass this along to the Mrs. We love your Vids by the way!

[@lgriestra]

Why don't you take advantage of the Gulf Stream more often?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

So far, we were never going far enough in one trip to warrant going that far outside. However, next year we are considering the Bahamas, and then taking the Gulf Stream on the way back home.

[@stateniland]

Off the wheel Capt. Film the little lady (in a bikini) at the helm.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Too cold - next season!

[@nickgillon2625]

Such a wide expanse of water yet the constant turning of the helm has me totally mystified.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

I do not remember but there must have been a reason. I know I was just going idle speed.

[@ronsutterfield8430]

I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE HEDING TO KEY WEST?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We have been back for months!