Eleuthera By Boat - Cruising the Bahamas! E191

We leave Spanish Wells and head down to Eleuthera. We find a great Anchorage, next to Lenny Kravitz's property, however, our generator breaks down and we have to find a marina. We find a fantastic, family owned marina at the Cape of Eleuthera.

[@mxc2272]

killer drone shots kids!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks!

[@rideswithscissors]

I miss the Bahamas!

[@alyssonmanson8912]

CHEERS - missouri sending positive vibes

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Cheers!

[@bigtime37ja]

Another excellent video, beautiful attitudes and scenery. There is always something that breaks, but you take it in stride. Thanks for taking us along.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tmonster2247]

LOVE THE BAHAMAS…Hello from Hamptons NY

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Cheers!

[@bradh7472]

The Bahamas are just spectacular and so close to the USA. We have been there a number of times and its just hard to beat!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We love the Bahamas as well. So much more to explore!

[@fedupdomer5654]

been all over the carribean in my life and there is a tangible magic to the bahamas. something spiritual , that you feel you are a guest of nature. it is letting you enjoy it and you feel honored

[@doncritzer2798]

The sky is always just beautiful

[@tryingnottosink9107]

It is!

[@johnschieffelin3226]

Nice video. Your anchorage looked sublime. I think the Cape Eleuthera marina and a huge swath of surrounding property may be owned by the DeVos family, founders of Amway.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Could be. Perhaps the people who said they were owners are part of that family.

[@carlrhodes9040]

We're currently in the BVI'S, watching one of your fellow utubers with his brand new Cat that's here. Swear he's had as many issues with his new boat as you have with your classic. B. O. A. T. (bring on another thousand $) glad you take it in stride, 👍.

[@festerofest4374]

And I've also heard it as "Break out another thousand" too.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We hear that a lot. Some people think we only have problems because our boat is old. In reality, all boats have problems, and ours more so because of how many miles we put on it every year. Fortunately, I can do a lot of the repairs myself.

[@carlrhodes9040]

Yup, we also own an older vessel and you're way ahead of the game by being able to effect most of your own repairs. Vintage Hatteras's are outstanding, seaworthy vessels. If you own a boat, not "if" but "when" something will break. Loved the MaGyver like fuel pump fix, ingenious! Be safe!

[@jeffmurphy9987]

Eleuthera is my favorite place I’ve ever been. My Uncle was Married there a couple decades ago approximately 60 friends and family were there with us. At that time it was not a tourist destination it was rare to see anything other than locals. Another trip when I was there a hurricane was coming met a Gentleman that owned The Duck Inn JJ could tell I was concerned about the bad weather coming our way and said the Inn is built of stone and could withstand most anything. He said come stay with me you’ll be safe. The owner cooked steak and seafood opened up his bar and we rode out the bad weather together. What great people on this island well worth the trip. I’ve heard one of the cruise ship companies bought part of the island not sure how much that will change the atmosphere.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Nice story. Yes, Disney bought part of the island. Close to Cape Eleuthera. There is a lot of construction going on, but it is a tiny part of the island.

[@WendyNikitisLacheiou]

The color of the water is fucking amazing. Engineer Craig, Cheers to you mate! Give that man a cookie! Roger out.🥰🥰

[@tryingnottosink9107]

He saved the day!

[@jeff1508]

Wonderful!!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Glad you think so!

[@richardowens9061]

You guys have wonderful music in your videos! You should cite the song titles and artists in your video descriptions.

[@bradh7472]

Good to see you! Love watching and seeing your adventures.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

More to come!

[@fedupdomer5654]

"everything was perfect until this happened" - cruising summed up in a few words LOL

[@jamesmp75]

Another Gorgeous video you guys! Great music!!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks so much!

[@festerofest4374]

When the episode opened and I saw you had MORE mechanical issues I couldn't believe it! After finally getting the fuel problems sorted, and now more trouble -- arghhh!! And the good, assertive DUAL Roger Out @ 9:16 did not go unnoticed! Dual Roger Out's are just super... MORE than twice as good as a single, really! Yay!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

It was one thing after another on this trip. Fortunately, they were all inexpensive repairs.

[@lgriestra]

Beautiful. What a paradise.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

It really is!

[@yachtnut5201]

I hope one day I have enough money to do what you guys do because I know it’s not cheap. Love your videos.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorid548]

I guess Lenny didn’t come out of his house and ask are you gonna go my way and I bet he really wanted to know - hehe.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

The girls would have loved that!

[@randyhenderson2377]

hello. Randy and Susan here. we are new fans. we found your channel, and we have been power watching your videos every night ever since. it's funny we found your channel right before we took our boat to the bahamas for a nice cruise. anyway, we were wondering how you show your boat's route on the map? BTW, we live on the Banana River in merrit Island, and we look forward to seeing you at anchorage someday. thank you for the great content.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Hi. Sorry for the late reply. We use a program called "Route Generator." Hope to see you around Merritt some time. We'll be back in a month or so.

[@paul4365]

Ed, how much of this season's unexpected repairs do you chalk up to leaving the boat unattended for so long in Titusville this year vice taking it north where you could run it a bit more at the end of the season and beginning of the season before jumping off to the islands? I think your decision to keep the boat in T'ville over the winter was a wise decision, so much less wear and tear on the boat, not to mention the $$ saved in fuel. Perhaps a little more local sea trial time when you come south after tax season to get the bugs out before pushing off shore?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Just the algae. We always have a bit of an algae problem, even when we left from Philly, but it usually just required me to change the racor filters after about 500 miles. This year it appeared to be worse. We used algaecide before closing down the boat for the winter but apparently not enough. The bad fuel pump was an indirect result of the algae (me blowing air through it). The only other thing might have been the stuck transmission shifter needing to be lubricated.

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

Hope you went to the school there

[@davidparker7873]

We are looking for our next boat, a larger boat. I never see anything large in these videos. Looking at something with a 6.5 draft. Too big??

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We tend to be a smaller boat in the Bahamas. Lots of mega yachts around. 6.5 draft is fine. Most of the sail boats are around that. Draft is not an issue anywhere we go. The ICW is a different story.

[@crowdfundcrew]

Can you do another costs video at the end of the season. I’m still hoping to get some boat and at least cruise the Bahamas if I can’t afford to cruise the world. Donate for a Dream

[@tryingnottosink9107]

I probably will, since I skipped it last year, in favor of the vacation home video.

[@doncritzer2798]

Should be able to find someone to rebuild that water pump, need a bearing press?.....get both done or buy an extra rebuild kit for when other one goes out ha ha ha

[@tryingnottosink9107]

It only costs $85 so we bought two.

[@Patrick-nj3zn]

Trying to avoid trespassing on Lenny Kravitz’s land? I heard the song start in my head “American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let me be Don't come a hangin' around my door I don't want to see your face no more I got more important things to do Than spend my time growin' old with you Now woman, I said stay away American woman, listen what I say”

[@tryingnottosink9107]

I should have played that song during the video!

[@michaelglazer6846]

What are the marina rates per foot in Bahama

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Around $3 per foot.

[@edwardhawrylak2777]

What are Best mths to travel to cruise Bahamas ?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

We have only traveled there in May and June, so we don't know about other months. But we do know to stay the hell out during the peak of hurricane season (Aug-Oct).

[@searay7277]

As a boater with over fifty years of experience, I would say It appears your boat has reached the end of its useful life and it's time to get rid of it or go through a costly refit. Every episode is about repairs.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

As a boater with over 20,000 miles under my belt, I can tell you that even new boats have repairs, and usually more costly. Total cost of repairs this year was less than $1000. A spent more repairing my brand new car. The reason many episodes are about repairs is because that is what many of our viewers want to see.

[@searay7277]

​@@tryingnottosink9107Miles are meaningless, it's not the miles. It's the number of years the boat has been exposed to a salt water environment.