Coastal Cruising - The adventure begins!

Time to go boating! We finally leave Dangar Island to head off on our big adventure living on our small steel trawler Renko. up to the Great Barrier Reef. Our first stop is Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club then onwards up to Broughton Island to go for a dive at Looking Glass.
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[@TR4zest]

The jazz band sendoff made me tear a little, truthfully. You have had so many months of slog with Renko, and now you are seeing the payoff: dolphins at your bow, wild seas ahead. I am very pleased for you, Stu and V.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Brian. I'm going to miss those crazy characters!

[@bennettmonumentco.4791]

Agreed, good for you Stu!

[@ApprenticeGM]

What an awesome intro - you've raised the bar now Stu!

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you like it!

[@liftmanleigh]

What a delightful send off from people who obviously appreciate all you do. Enjoy.

[@alexanderpeterduncan6975]

And suddenly after all the sweat and tears: Yes its worth it to buy an old steel boat!

[@DangarMarine]

Sure feels that way right now. :)

[@phrayzar]

Wow, what an epic intro. That must have been a ton of work.

[@flowtownfrowman]

Should be the intro for videos for a while

[@DangarMarine]

I did really appreciate the effort everyone put into it for me. :)

[@ianc4901]

That was a pretty epic episode all round ! So much going on in this one it deserves a second viewing, live music at the jetty with cool drone footage, a couple of dives and some electrical and plumbing work plus a sea life rescue thrown in for good measure ! It's all happening in this one !

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@warrenwalker9331]

The dog looked happy.

[@chrisgoodman6058]

The camera work from the drone was exceptional!

[@TheCaptScarlett]

17:23 "Pretty Satisfying" - another golden example of your understatement Stu. All the tears and scraped knuckles have been worth it - you deserve it fella

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. :)

[@TheTsvboy]

Good to see the locals celebrated your departure. Do you think they are hinting at something?

[@dennissytsma3561]

I realize you are pointing fun in good nature, but ouch!

[@kevgermany]

Of course they are. Send off like that means Enjoy the trip and look what there is to come back to.

[@garywi.9299]

If you get back home and find a sign that reads, For Sale By Neighbors, you might have a problem.

[@truckingmadeez8741]

Remind me of ace Ventura when he left the monks 😂

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Did you hear the "think he'll be back? Hope not" at the end of the song?

[@MrWilliam.Stewart]

Danger Stu never disappoints.

[@barbaralane9825]

First 4 minutes of this video are priceless.

[@DangarMarine]

I was a nice gift. :)

[@patrickb2171]

Such a fancy intro made it feel like “Renko the motion picture.” 🍻

[@DangarMarine]

LOL. Cheers!

[@hoyks1]

I want to move to Dangar Island. It looks like its pretty much a men's shed with boats, wildlife, fishing on the doorstep and a resident jazz band.

[@mitch_the_-itch]

Wait an hour till they are all drunk and fighting. Perhaps that was the old masculine version of the Land Down Under? The new version is where Men Glow and Women Plunder. Where beer used to flow and Women Chunder.

[@daan5918]

If we all just would abandon our apartments in the city and build communities like this

[@graham6229]

Not as simplistic as it looks

[@iantyler4045]

If I win Tatts.....

[@loganl7547]

@@daan5918 Not enough room for every human to leave high density dwellings and have the kind of space some of us get to enjoy by living remotely :(.

[@AlisonFort]

Underwater shots were just beautiful - thank you😀

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you like them!

[@afatninja]

them underwater shots were amazing

[@Stumpy_]

Been watching for a few years now and let me tell you, I'm so happy to see this, i can only imagine what you feel like, still work to do but a big congratulations Stu.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Ryan, it is great to finally be enjoying the work that has gone into this boat.

[@damienquinn]

That intro blew my mind! And then I saw little Eddie wagging his tail for you, and I almost had a little cry :) Grinning from ear to ear.

[@fulltimber]

Me too

[@DangarMarine]

You and me both!

[@2bitoperations]

WOW what a great intro! Great music, great cinematography, absolutely loved it!

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you liked it. :)

[@simontyrrell8866]

Dangar combo is FAB

[@philuresky2993]

possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen Stu, that intro!!!!!! congratulations to everyone involved ...

[@DangarMarine]

They did a great job on it, particularly given several plays are students learning instruments later in life.

[@MegaSkeet11]

The intro was amazing.

[@bloodyeyeful]

One of the top ten KZbin video openings ever!!!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks!

[@richardcranium5839]

@17:30 that moment of zen that makes it all worthwile............ pricelesss

[@DangarMarine]

Sure does. :

[@keithmcdonald2571]

It’s nice that you got to dive in something other than murky river water.

[@DangarMarine]

It was certainly a lot more fun!

[@Servant_of_Christ]

I bought an Albin Vega 27 today! Woohoo! I'm going to sail and fish until my fingers bleed! 😇

[@DangarMarine]

Have fun!

[@markweiss6222]

Best send off band Dangar island looks like a great neighbourhood to hang out island life is fun

[@raysboatingandadventure1277]

First of all this vessel is me. Metal, length and diesel! It's worth all the effort to now starting the best part, travel. Thanks for all the good effort. Enjoy. It's a long trip to the other side of the world, so I'll have to enjoy from here. Thanks again.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Ray, this trip is making all the work feel worthwhile.

[@lesb3481]

That million dollar feeling you have while you're standing on the deck of your boat underway, is the same one I hope to have in a week, when my boat comes off the hard and I put to sea in Mobile, AL headed towards the Dry Tortugas and then on to Key West, FL. Congratulations on finally embarking on a real journey!

[@rgj5832]

Good luck sir I am also in Mobile AL small world I guess. I can be found running the waters around dauphin island from time to time! Be safe and safe travels!

[@DangarMarine]

It is a great feeling. :)

[@DuckyFuzzer]

After watching this for so long it's amazing to see this boat in it's functional glory

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Patrick, it has been fun giving it a new lease on life. :)

[@bigunone]

So this is a Nautical Walk-about? Wild bird bites after you snagged it with a fishing line and then try to treat it like one of your domestic birds, priceless!

[@DangarMarine]

He or she clearly needs a lot more domestication!

[@rexmyers991]

How exciting to finally be underway. Incredible scenery. Thanks for sharing.

[@DangarMarine]

Our pleasure!

[@elstevobevo]

That was the best intro I’ve ever seen on KZbin.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks!

[@briannewhouser154]

It’s very cool to see you finally fulfilling your dream and enjoying what you’ve work hard for, and thank you for taking us along. Definitely looking forward to seeing many more videos like this. Great job Stu.

[@DangarMarine]

Thank you so much!!

[@sidvak9700]

What a sendoff! Great drone shot of it. Now pass me a beer through the screen and I'm there.

[@DangarMarine]

Wish I could!

[@tadamb1]

The intro was super cool. You have some really good friends.

[@DangarMarine]

I do, I'm very lucky. The trip will be great but I will miss everyone.

[@00honeybadger]

man those drone shots at the beginning and the music...great work!

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you liked it!!

[@MuscatZulu]

Best of luck with your travels Stu. That free feeling of being out on the ocean with only adventures on the horizon is priceless.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Steve. Thanks for playing in the intro and looking forward to seeing your progress on the ferry when I get back. :)

[@gregfletcher3358]

Having coffee at Soldiers Point marina, I couldn’t believe my eyes when you steamed up to the fuel wharf. Thanks for taking the time to say g’day. Have a safe journey.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Greg, great to meet you briefly!

[@TheDangerBuck]

Haha that end Clip of the bird having a go. So good

[@DangarMarine]

Can't say I didn't deserve it. ;)

[@RAL1966]

Nice cameo by former Sydney to Hobart winner Ichi Ban at 14:41

[@sillyoldbastard3280]

You've got good eyes! Matt As old yacht.

[@planbeeapiaries]

This video has it all. Glad to see all of your hard work paying off. Congrats Stu!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Yuri, I really appreciate your support in making all of this possible. :)

[@vtx2005retro]

Boy!! Reminds me of thr first voyage I took the second year of my boating experience. The best 5 days I had in forever.

[@DangarMarine]

It is such a great feeling to get out there on the big blue. :)

[@rexmyers991]

WOW - INCREDIBLE opening shot. Thanks, Stu!

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you liked it. :)

[@geraldtonjjeeper]

Great sendoff.....pretty slack with the fenders!

[@dmc2554]

Yeah!! My dad always drilled that into us all our lives...."Haul in the bumpers!! Coil those ropes!!......" Ship-Shape was a phrase we heard.....also, "A good crew can save a bad captain"

[@krashdown102]

Don’t think Renko would dent very easy

[@kristian5515]

Oh man - coolest friends, coolest start on a video ever, coolest start on an adventure - my god you must be pretty proud of nearly everything in that moment! Good luck!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks a ton!

[@davekimbler2308]

It’s not a job ..... it’s an adventure ! Enjoy it !

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Dave!

[@Hissmannen]

Looked like well deserved happines to me.

[@SoundzAlive1]

Stu, The Bird Whisperer.....

[@JBAutomotive794]

That intro was the best thing I've ever seen on KZbin.

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you liked it. :)

[@edac1078]

I'm so happy to see you out boating.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks. :)

[@johnnycop77]

A scale model of Renko for radio control would fly off the shelves. Stay safe Stuart.

[@DangarMarine]

I was just talking about that this morning. 😊

[@HoneyGlzedHam]

That intro! Good to see your neighbors love you as much as we do!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks! :)

[@gregeconomeier1476]

Awesome send off. At the end of the video I realized the send off tune from the dock musicians was your theme music for opening and closing your videos. Even more awesome.

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, they did a great version. :)

[@James_Innes]

Thanks I thought I recognised it from somewhere.

[@robmackoutnabout]

Best intro ever

[@markaoslo5653]

Nice live-band intro! (and send-off!)

[@LoveShackBBQ]

That intro/send off was epic! Glad to see she’s finally on her voyage. 👍

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you liked it!

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Does that music happen every time you start Renko up and steam around or were you just lucky... and so it begins

[@marinediesel]

Detroit diesel's are just that good whenever one starts live bands appear to praise the almighty

[@MrNrg19uk]

Should buy a little audio box and rig it up to his ignition 🤣😝

[@stevenr8606]

What little Damien knows of what the future holds for him. The plan is to have REINKO hauled out and placed next to BRUPEG so that the BILGE KEELS can be welded on. 👍🙂

[@DangarMarine]

Not every time, only on weekdays.

[@ionracer24]

That intro music was absolutely stellar!!!! As a musician myself, I know how hard timing is. Please use that on all future vids. Loved it!!!! 💞

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. Glad you liked it. 😊

[@ionracer24]

@@DangarMarine Welcm brother

[@mrgooba1124]

That intro was 🔥

[@johnmonkey1874]

I think Stu should have a band play every time he gets on and off his boat.

[@andrewbates3633]

“Looks like it is all happening now. Pretty satisfying” Good on you, mate.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Andrew. :)

[@billyhellboy6138]

Listen to the hard work of rebuilding that Detroit beautiful

[@DangarMarine]

The Detroit has been running very sweetly on this trip.

[@markaoslo5653]

17:27 - 👍👍👍 Right-on! You've earned it mate! Congrats! Cheers-

[@DangarMarine]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tx5brent]

I was not expecting that intro, that was brilliant! Great work to everyone. Would have been interesting to stay in time over the music that Detroit was making...

[@DangarMarine]

Next time!

[@Com2Bo]

One of yours best videos yet. Very nice.

[@DangarMarine]

Wow, thanks!

[@num1cheechwizard]

Life is short, do not waste it. Words I have lived by.

[@ThePaulv12]

I got a tear in my eye.

[@LouieBanan]

Legendary opening scene mate!

[@SteveN-hj6eg]

Waiting for the “Renko” album to come out...

[@mitch_the_-itch]

For the love of god please dont give youtubers any extra silly ideas.

[@pauliesspeedshop3578]

Bonus track: Raw Detroit 4-71 sounds :D

[@chiphill4856]

A new level! Fantastic! Music Intro FTW!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Chip!

[@pagegreer5081]

The dive shots were spectacular.

[@DangarMarine]

Water that clear makes such a huge difference. Can't wait to get out to the reef.

[@robpbandit]

Booom good timing stu, lunch break!

[@bobuncle8704]

That was quite the send off. Well produced. Good to see you at the round table the other day.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Bob. I enoyed the zoom chat!

[@hoeguy7862]

Very Musical Island!

[@DangarMarine]

It is. There is a huge number of amateur bands on the island given the size of the population.

[@katmanclancy]

Deadly intro Stu!

[@markolav70]

Love it Stuey !! That send off with all your legend muso mates was the best. I'm getting soft mate...was nearly tearing up i tells ya :) Safe travels my friend

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Mark. Sorry I didn't get a chance to catch up with everyone before heading off but we'll deifnitely do a meet up this spring. :)

[@colintate66]

Love the send off, some of that needs to appear in your future intro sequence. Glad you've finally reached the trip of a lifetime, looking forward to seeing how it goes.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. More soon!

[@kenwolf1056]

Good to see and hear that the Aussie musicians are almost as crazy as their US counterparts! 😀

[@davehill7484]

Glad to see you finally using the boat on your coastal cruising trip 👍👍looking forward to the next leg 🥃🥃

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks 👍

[@TechGorilla1987]

Is that Mrs. Stu on the boat with you? Is eddie back at the island? So many questions! I'm almost as excited as you!

[@MatthewBWebster]

I was going to say the same thing. A true Vicky sighting? I was beginning to wonder if she really existed!

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, she snuck in, but is camera shy. Eddie is Dave's dog, not mine.

[@TechGorilla1987]

@@DangarMarine I probably should be embarrassed for not knowing that Eddie wasn't yours. I can understand mum being camera shy. She should know that there are decent folks out here who would be interesting to know how she puts up with a bloke who welds in bare feet and complains about wearing shoes. My type of character. :D

[@MatthewBWebster]

@@DangarMarine Well, tell her we want to meet her!

[@joecucch8261]

That bird was just thanking you for almost drowning it.

[@rods907]

🤭😁😁🤭🤭😂😂😂😜

[@quarlow1215]

Lmao

[@timbroderick6250]

Shoulda’ brought along an attack chicken for self defense, LOL!

[@DangarMarine]

LOL. I deserved it. :)

[@joecucch8261]

@@DangarMarine LMFAO !!!

[@spiritcallsus]

It is great to see your culmination of so much work. I can appreciate the thrill to some degree when I bought my first boat after a lifetime of dreaming about it, left the port of purchase (Ventura) in southern California, just the wife and I with absolutely no first-hand experience not riding along with an experienced skipper. The wife and I, well into our 50's, headed out and home to the Columbia River ports where we grew up, with the only plan of getting there as best as we could. Anchored out most evenings tying up the first time (other than the fuel dock at the beginning) in Monterey, then the next night @ Pillar Point (Half Moon Bay) for more fuel. The next night into Morro Bay where I was boarded on the way in by the Coast Guard for inspection. On north early the next AM running through to where the weather started acting up off of Crescent City, and that night my wife got very worried and wanted to be on land, she even thought that I should call the Coast Guard. By then we were just off Port Orford and it was blowing SW so no protection there (I know that she had no concept of the dangers of rocks along that area, so she had no appreciation for my staying way outside). We motored on, though rough, it was a following sea, so no big problem, eventually pulling into Newport Oregon after 50 some hours of straight running. That was in the AM and when we went to eat some clam chowder I fell asleep eating with my face hitting the bowl, back to the boat for a much-needed rest, up and ready the next morning for the last leg into the Columbia River and Astoria where we were met by an old Nautical friend and a bottle champaign for a small celebration of success well earned. ...(I apologize for the length of this comment but at the old age of 81 now I love to reminisce sometimes). Not long after that we moved the boat on up the river and closer to home @ Kalama where we lived and I began a period of off and on fixing-up over the next many years until I was ready for the next great leg north to Alaska. When I left I was alone as my wife was on vacation in Europe. It was in the Spring so the river was running high and fast, getting me down to Astoria early where I waved and radioed my friend that had met me there years before with the "Bubbly" ... he was out on his Charter Fishing boat as I went by. When I got to the mouth (called the Grave Yard of the Pacific for all of the shipwrecks) I was really too early as the ebb was blasting into the swells coming in with Small-Craft Storm Warning in effect causing a very pronounced lump. There was a 70 foot commercial shrimper just ahead of me going out and I knew my boat was as seaworthy as his so I followed on taking a chance. (my boat was a 47 foot Skookum Motor-Sail hull set up for Salmon/Tuna Trolling). I quickly found that I was really too early but once committed there was no turning around under those conditions ... and I was determined to get on with my dream of Alaskan waters. ... Then finally across the bar there was nobody else out there, and it calmed just enough for me to go on auto-pilot and go below to pick up the groceries that had fallen out of the fridge when the door flew open. All of my eggs were spilled and most broken across the galley floor. While down there cleaning up I suddenly found myself completely and unexpectedly, getting sea-sick ... back topside I had to reconsider things because being alone and as rough as it was I did not look forward to being sick for the three days it usually takes to adjust. ... thoughts finally crossed my mind that I had so little first-hand experience that just maybe I was too old to learn what might come the "hard way" what with tides exceeding 20 foot and associated currents through and over countless rocks ... I turned around and headed back across the same bar now relatively calm with the tide slack ... tied up alongside my friend's boat where we and a couple of his friends spent the evening aboard mine, telling sea-stories over a few drinks ... before that evening ended we had decided I would sell my boat to my friend and I would move to the Rocky Mountains as my next-best "bucket-list" desire. Long story getting shorter, I was soon living deep in the woods just below the Canadian Border in Montana and my friend had changed the boat around and was living his dream of commercial trolling for salmon and tuna (that had originally been my dream also having fished aboard the family boat doing that as a younger teenager) ... about 20 years later we moved back to civilization so the wife could be closer to the grand-kids and around that time my friend coming back in from sea cut the Clatsop Spit (Graveyard bit) too close and broached in some sneaker breakers, blowing out the pilot house windows and severely flooding the boat. Most lessor constructed boats would have sunk under those circumstances but his did not and eventually lived on to fish another day ... with another owner and that finally being where all previous owners wanted to take her, in Alaska. ... so these days I watch the youtube sailing shows with fondness but with the realization that we all have the dreams and some get to live theirs for which I am glad and can now enjoy vicariously. I will be watching, stay safe!

[@DangarMarine]

Glad to hear you survived your ordeal and thanks for watching! )

[@MrJeep75]

That place is gorgeous

[@Jay-ln1co]

"A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion, but doesn't."

[@DangarMarine]

LOL

[@Dan_C604]

Wow Stu, what an amazing farewell from your friends! It was really emotional and sweet. Awesome trip!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Dan.

[@garyjowsey155]

Have a good trip,hope you got a good supply of plasters.nice when you add a steel door to the side also.

[@rudywoodcraft9553]

congrats! beautiful sunset there on that first leg of the cruise...and that water clarity was absolutely amazing

[@DangarMarine]

I was really impressed with the water clarity, such a nice change from the river.

[@Bakafish]

LOL, now that's an intro...

[@gilbert6803]

The lack of chicken footage was made up for by your sea bird catch to ensure you stayed on theme!

[@COYOTE5053]

CONGRATULATIONS 👏 Glad to see you guys enjoying the fruits of your labor.

[@stewtube1240]

That intro with the band was cool ! I Wasn't expecting that ! Great friends you have !

[@DangarMarine]

They are!

[@jamesbrown145]

From no real interests in boats and randomly searching Detroit diesels to this 3 years later...

[@pauliesspeedshop3578]

It's a slippery slope. Works Cited: *points at my new (old) boat*

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks for joining us James!

[@andrewthomason3857]

Me too, but I wasn’t even doing the random searching for Detroit diesels. Yet I somehow ended up hooked on this channel, and Bus Grease Monkey’s.

[@fachu2]

Hi Stu, think you missed a golden opportunity. "Great Northern is like sex in a canoe, f#ck1ng close to water". I love Broughton usually punch out from Port Stephens. Geez you had great ocean conditions.

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, that is one of my favourite weak beer jokes. :)

[@Cjnchef]

One hell of a send off!!

[@HyperionMV]

Congrats on the first proper cruise!

[@DangarMarine]

Thank you!!

[@bryandowdey1779]

Great video, beautiful scenery and dive footage. Makes me envious! Oh, and by the way, if anyone calls you arrogant because you are not continuously providing them with maintenance videos, they are off their rocker!. There's nothing arrogant about you Stu. It's great to have so many interesting videos about all types of marine work, journeys, dives etc. It is very much appreciated and thanks for spending so much time recording and editing the high standard videos you produce! Looking forward to the next ones.

[@waynesmith7410]

Up to Newcastle: Never let a chance go by

[@michaelpage7691]

Howrah...at long last. Have a safe trip.👍🏻😁🇦🇺

[@DangarMarine]

Yes! Thank you!

[@patrickwelsh286]

Lovely work Stu. Love the opening.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate!