Ep 6 - Cool Beans on the Great Loop - Port St. Joe, FL to Cabbage Key, FL

[@terrywarburton6119]

Love the Belikin Beer shirt! Makes me want to go back to visit BELIZE!!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

UMMM... YES Please! We love Belize! We plan to go back soon, after our Loop! It's a favorite of ours! 🙂

[@beechvflyer]

Really enjoying your videos! My father was ex-navy and taught me a saying: "The sailor LEFT PORT with a RED face!" 😊

[@coolbeansloop2024]

We LOVE that saying! What a great way to remember! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@debbiejones3746]

Look forward to watching these each week!! Y'all keep being safe LKZB!!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks Debbie! We stated these for our friends and family so I am so glad you are watching and enjoying! 🤩

[@chrisperkins290]

Where their channel markers across Mobile bay? You guys are awesome!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks for the support, Chris! The channel markers are in the channels, north-south and also east-west, marked by day beacons!

[@davidplamondon1827]

I live north of Port St Joe in the corner of GA. That part of Florida is where I love to take time to travel around. Panama city to Carreabelle is what I call old Florida. Steinhatchie, Cedar Key area is beautiful. Love the way you explained the captains view, Port, and starboard.

[@coolbeansloop2024]

We really enjoyed our time in PSJ and would love to go back and stay for a while! I think that is what is so great about doing the Loop, we are getting to see parts of the US that we would never have normally seen on a road trip! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@freedomwanderer]

Tarpon Springs is awesome.

[@coolbeansloop2024]

It really IS awesome! We enjoyed it and hope to go back again someday!

[@jimyoung1734]

Excellent Spotify playlist BTW

[@coolbeansloop2024]

THANK YOU JIM! 🙂 We enjoy it very much!

[@thomasbranic]

I love the channel and your story, thank you for doing this. I would like to see more about your buddy boats and see if they have a channel also. Maybe interview them if they allow it. I would also like to see what you guys are eating and do a review of the restaurants you go to. When I am ready for my loop, I want to go to the best places to eat as I love food, and good beer. Keep up the great work!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks! We did an interview with our first buddy boat in Ep 4, have you watched that one yet? We do sometimes put our food in the videos, keep watching! We recommend highly these: Perdido Key Oyster House in Perdido Key, Sunbury Crab Co in Sunbury, GA and also Rusty Bellies in Tarpon Springs, FL! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@jasonivey969]

Great Video as usual!!! Cant wait till next Wednesday!!!!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks Jason! 🙂 Really appreciate the positive feedback!

[@David-Indy]

On your "next" loop, take a more leisurely time and stop by the smaller gulf towns, Steinhatchie, Cedar Key, Crystal River, Hudson, Port Richey, all old fishing towns, good food, great bars. This would have delayed you a good week, so plan on next time. Enjoying your posts. Be safe.

[@coolbeansloop2024]

That sounds like a great plan, David! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@markbuskens6070]

I’m really enjoying you two,keep it up and you’re going to get many views and comments. My whole family spent 3-15 to 3-19 in Weekie whatchee and had a great time,drove to Fernandez beach too.beautiful down there 450 miles in a car.

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks for the positive comments, we appreciate you watching! 🙂

[@davidmccarty6445]

Here's a tip for you,no white light at night,red so your helm's man doesn't go night blind

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@SteveTacker-mb4xk]

Steve & Mary here from Plano TX, we also have a 380 Sea Ray aft cabin at Grand Pappy on Texoma. We will be starting our loop later next year 2025. We love your videos and hope that you keep them coming. Is your homeport now Kemah? Guns UP!!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Hi Steve and Mary! Oh wow - we might see you on Texoma some day! Do you ever go to Pelican's Landing? If you are ever there, let us know and we can have a burger and talk about the Loop! We will keep the boat in Kemah but our heart is in North Texas! We will definitely keep the videos coming - we are doing this for our friends and family and anyone who is interested in our journey!!! We appreciate you watching, and GIG 'EM!!!!! 👍

[@JonAndrews-r9r]

Hey Chris, Jon Andrews here. Great progress on your trip and keeping us updated. On one of your future videos, can you explain why you maintain the slow speed during the crossing? Thanks and be safe!!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks for the question, Jon. We are working on a Q&A video that we will release a week from Wednesday, and will address your question. Thanks for watching!

[@ARAerial]

The sparrow was interesting, me thinks you need a parrot!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

We thinks you are incorrect! :-)

[@Electrickjet]

We really appreciate you guys sharing the adventure with us landlubbers! I'm curious how much effort the davit takes to raise your dinghy on Cool Beans?

[@coolbeansloop2024]

That is a GREAT question and we will address that in our Q&A episode 8!! Thanks so much for watching! 🙂

[@csranch2000]

Another great video. What was your fuel usage on the crossing? Stay safe and we will see you next week!

[@coolbeansloop2024]

That is a great question! We are going to address it in a Q&A in Episode 8! Thanks for watching and keep watching for our answer! 🙂

[@jennabach2766]

Hi! Do you use your headlight at night?? That darkness is so scary to me! Good job! (BTW I am watching from Arlington Heights, IL, a suburb of Chicago!)

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Hi Jenna! We used flashlights during the crossing and YES it was scary! Luckily we had great buddy boats so if anything were to happen we had help very close! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@peterinsyracuse7056]

Enjoying watching your trip, hope to do the same soon! It appears you don't have an autopilot on the boat. Was this a deliberate decision that you felt an autopilot was unneeded? Do you still feel the same after your gulf crossing?

[@coolbeansloop2024]

That is a great question! We have gotten several comments on our steering/auto pilot, and we are going to address it in a Q&A in Episode 8! Thanks for watching and keep watching for our answer! 🙂

[@scottzorno8414]

Are you using any kind of guide book for the ICW? I know that Quimby's has part of the ICW, so where are you getting suggestions & recommendations for stops? (especially anchorages)

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Hello! We are using a combination of Navionics, Waterway Guide, and several books on Looping! We try to use as many sources as we can manage, to ensure we have the best info! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@ARAerial]

Are the crab pots like a trotline or jug lines? What is the average depth for the Gulf Crossing?

[@jimyoung1734]

Crab pots are no connected to one another, the lines go to the bottom. There are typically 6-12ish in a line/row that are spaced fairly evenly apart. When we did the same crossing we were in normally around 30 feet of water depending.

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Those are great questions, and we will be answering them in a Q&A in Episode 8! Be sure to tune in!

[@MarcColby]

Gold Looper here. I notice you steering your boat all the time. No auto pilot or do you prefer to steer as you followed your flotilla?

[@coolbeansloop2024]

That is a great question! We have gotten several comments on our steering/auto pilot, and we are going to address it in a Q&A in Episode 8! Thanks for watching and keep watching for our answer! 🙂

[@patrickhynes6058]

I was about to make the same comment as I noticed the hand steering. Hard to do that for 24 hours.

[@David-Indy]

How long ago did this "adventure" first pop into your minds? And, after laughing off your original thought, did you seriously start believing you could do The Loop? Big time different journey on the east coast IWC. Safe travels.

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks for the great questions, I think we will address those next week in our Q&A episode! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@robpowell461]

Learn your terminology

[@coolbeansloop2024]

Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@robpowell461]

@@coolbeansloop2024 enjoy watching you.