From Bliss to Blunder: The Surprises of Boat Life - EP96

[@whome146]

Both engines have been running the life of the boat. When one needs rebuilding that’s telling you the other needs rebuilding as well. Dont wait till it breaks or it will be more expensive.

[@TheShipsLogg]

Oh, Man!! I know that feeling! Anyone who has been boating for a while does. Glad that it was not something serious!!

[@tammydemis7851]

“BOAT” Bust Out Another Thousand! Been there, done that. Welcome back!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks. Should be BOATT. Break Out Another Ten Thousand... or Tens of Thousands

[@ericlemay686]

Boat… there’s always something… 🤣 so true but we all enjoy it so much ! Glad to see you back and looking forward to this new season !! Stay safe !

[@SearchingforCShels]

Yes! Thank you!

[@garysmith6510]

So glad to see you guys back underway. Safe travels. Island Paws. Bimini 2022

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Island Paws! Hope to see you out there.

[@paulmesser7848]

Pleased to see that you're back, and I hope that repairs are limited to maintenance. I'm looking forward to more of your explorations, and thanks for the real experiences.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Paul.

[@alg54]

Best kind of engine troubles. Easy fix.

[@SearchingforCShels]

True!

[@AquaCultured]

Wahoo!!! What a feeling!

[@SearchingforCShels]

💃

[@khoatran9482]

Oh man, sorry I missed this, glad you guys are back!

[@nedwphillips2126]

Oh man was feeling your pain... but to see that you got it (con)figured out lol Woohoo happy days...

[@BellsRidesAboardSeaBoss]

I love being on the hook

[@SearchingforCShels]

It is the best isn't it.

[@johnschieffelin3226]

Loved the British Columbia photos -- it is so spectacular in that region. We did an Alaskan cruise last summer and loved every minute of it. Glad you were able to figure out the engine issue! BTW you went right by my house on the way to Peck's Lake -- I overlook the ICW right at the junction of the St. Lucie Inlet and Indian River Lagoon. Another very calm anchorage nearby is Kitching Cove at the north end of the St. Lucie River near the old Club Med site. About 5' of water everywhere. Another place to anchor is off Sailfish Pt -- but you have to be careful about water depth. Congrats on new engine.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks for the anchorage suggestions. We will try them out. 😎👍

[@johnbuschman8815]

Great to see you guys back ,missed watching your videos. Good luck and stay safe.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks 👍

[@eliestavrou]

We miss you guys. Looking forward to more content

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks!

[@roydora]

Glad you got it fixed 😁

[@haroldconnell2973]

Glad you are back!

[@utube999ify]

Great to seemyou back on the boat. BC looked amazing as well.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks. Yes, BC is very special.

[@filmrunt]

A new season? Glad you guys are back.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks!

[@captainjackkay3132]

34 years as Yacht Captain, taught always be prepared always surprised, wish safe cruises for you guys . Remember you are living the real dream.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks!

[@nashguy207]

Good to see you again. The only bad thing about the caterpillar engines parts and rebuilds are expensive. But they are great engines. Looking forward to the new season!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks. Yes, what you say seems to be true about the CATs.

[@ronkern6129]

It's great to see you guys back on the water.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Ron!

[@thadeusmoor3535]

Glad to see you got the motor problem sorted out. One of our requirements for when we get our boat is that it has Cummins 8.3 L they are easier to work on Uber to work on and they can be rebuilt in the boat hopefully your caterpillars Stay Together

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks 👍

[@grahambda]

Hi Guys, great videos, we have been following your adventures with great interest. We are prepping our new (to us) DeFever 44 for Bahamas cruising. Currently on the hard in the Tampa area doing a bunch of upgrade/repair projects (138 of them and counting!). One thing your vid's has emphasized is the need to have lots of spares on board - "if it can go wrong it will go wrong". Hope to see you out there at some point.

[@larnaca11]

Good to see you have your engine all sorted now.. still rebuilding both of mine, we keep finding more things to refurb. Now one of the turbos, so doing both.. it never ends! I too have exactly what you expirenced, left a fuel shutoff valve closed, once the panic passed by and common sense kicks in you get it figured out

[@SearchingforCShels]

It truly never ends. Good luck with the continued rebuild.

[@luly2323]

You both still work , you clearly did not sell everything. You said in the episode about rebuilding you engine…..that you still work!

[@SearchingforCShels]

We did sell everything. We have never said we didn’t work. I’m not sure the point you are making. We even have episodes about the cost of boating where we talk about working remotely.

[@alstuckless8642]

welcome back guys. keep the videos coming

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Al! Merry Christmas to you and Kim.

[@michaelbean4686]

Glad to are back. I have missed your channel. You are living the dream but keeping it real by not deleting the nightmares. I love the photography/videography. You all have progressed a lot from the very beginning. Wishing you Happy Holidays and smooth waters and awesome sunsets.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thank you so much! That is very kind on you to say Michael. Happy Holidays to you as well. Cheers!

[@rl8992]

Wow, great footage. Welcome back!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks!

[@chasing2852]

Welcome back you guys! In the grans scheme of things, a summer in BC and now “between problems” and aboard again, life is looking pretty good. If y-u come to e Abacos, drop us a note so we can “splice the mainbrace”. We are on the final day of our passage from the C&D canal and will be in Marsh Harbour just after 2pm today. Cheers Jim & Cavell

[@SearchingforCShels]

Hi Guys! We will give you a shout should we end up in the Abacos this year. Safe travels. Cheers!

[@alstuckless8642]

Enjoy your winter guys . all the way from Glovertown nl

[@robertlewisvideo]

It is Wonderful to see You both back. We have missed you.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thank you! 🙏

[@henriaube2278]

So nice to see both sides behaving and making power again! Glad to see you back on the water, and hope the rest of the shakedown is uneventful. Staying close to George the cat whisperer is wise.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks my friend. 🙏

[@helmsman3838]

Well this is cool Congratulations. Enjoying your content

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks so much

[@gailzuskin1152]

Hooray! Welcome back. Hoping Seaquel crosses paths with you this winter. Gail & Eddie

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Gail & Eddie. See you on the water!

[@Adogsmate4267]

Out and about, that's the name of our old steadcraft, she's a good old boat. Lovely pictures and beautiful places dudes, god there's nothing like the ocean.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Barry. We agree, nothing like the sea.

[@Jannm]

The beauty of BC brings tears to the eyes! We are so glad to see you back on the boat though with 2 engines and fun times ahead😎

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks! BC and the PNW really are something.

[@johnjcoxiii9401]

So glad to see you boyh bacl and looking so great. Can't wait for the adventures to continue!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thank you!!

[@billmead5052]

You two are "make lemonade out of life's lemons" people!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Bill. We try. 😀

[@th-zd4oj]

Great vid like your comments so true

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thank you.

[@research1747]

Nice to see you guys ! We are glad to see you are up and running - well !!! Stay Safe and Healthy !!!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks!

[@projecttrawler]

I feel your pain, we had a mechanic do some work for us and accidentally shut of a fuel valve we didn't even know existed.. what an ordeal. Glad y'all found it quickly! Good to see y'all back out here on the water! Excited for the coming videos.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks! Yes, I'm sure there are also things we don't know exists yet. lol

[@CaptainJack-Marshall]

Great video!! Thanks for the update on what is happening. A little time away sure does make you want to get back to the boat! HAVE FUN!!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks! You got that right!

[@charlesfinerd6171]

Welcome back, missed you guys. Looking forward to your upcoming adventures.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks so much!

[@dougwelch8890]

Great to see you back on the boat. Hope it all goes well.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks 👍

[@JT-sz7xc]

Welcome back guys, I’ve missed your videos. Glad to see your boat is running good, looking forward to seeing your new adventures.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks JT 👍 Hoping for a great season. All the best to you.

[@itbrat1]

Great to see you are back and well. Look forward to more great videos. Cheers from NZ

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thank you kindly!

[@allanstraughan1393]

I have such empathy for you guys. It’s always something. Sounds like good news this time.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Allan. Yes, always something. 😀 Cheers!

[@kenburkimsher1356]

Great to see you back on-board C-Shel! In 21 days, we’ll also be returning to Florida to get back on-board! We feel ya! ❤

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks! Have a safe trip back to the boat and a wonderful season aboard. Cheers!

[@xylol412]

So glad to see you back in action. Missed you two!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thank you Mark!

[@williamwhaley7842]

Good to see you guys are back!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks!

[@luly2323]

I like your videos!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thank you.

[@jrp616]

Good to see you back out there. I spent many nights anchored in Peck Lake on my way to and from the W Palm Beach inlet, sailing to/from the Bahamas. I enjoy your videos

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks! Peck Lake was really nice. That was our first time there. We've passed it many many times in the past but never stopped.

[@johnburleigh3402]

So glad it is something that was so simple to resolve. Some stress, but some relief to get it resolved on the water! Great job you guys! m/v he'e nalu

[@SearchingforCShels]

Yes! Thank you!

[@mikej7831]

Hi Cindi & Sheldon Glad to see you back and hopefully just the typical maintenance now for the boat and nice cruising. See you guys in January....safe travels and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of adventures 😊

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks Mike! Same to you. See you soon.

[@snocrazee]

Cheers you two! B&T. Freezing here....

[@SearchingforCShels]

Enjoy the cold! Cheers!

[@Sirena_Edonismo]

Hey Guys, glad to see you back out on the water. I hope this is the year that C-Shels and Edonismo actually cross paths. Hope all is well.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Yes, hopefully!

[@steveprice4779]

Glad you got up to BC. I live in Spokane Washington and it's only 100 miles to BC. Also my boat is in Seattle and we can be up to BC in no time...Spectacular part of the world for sure. Happy Holidays from the Crew on Priceless ❄️🎄❄️☃️❄️🎄

[@SearchingforCShels]

Same to you. Cheers!

[@markhutchins9371]

Good to see y’all back! We’re on anchor up in Ft Pierce. Nice spot. Plenty to do! We will be here till first of year. Come on up.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Hi Guys! How long are you staying there? Are you waiting for a crossing?

[@markhutchins9371]

We will be here till the first of the year. Doing a little more work, have parts coming next week. Just found a new one, freshwater pump leaking on new generator. Have a spare, gonna check warranty before I use spare. There is a marine liquidation store here that is as big as a Walmart, almost. Huge! Go by dink and short Uber. Oh and anchorage is straight across from Harbortown/Safeharbor marina. Nice anchorage, sand bottom. No wake zone! I looked it up, 26mi from you. Be good break in trip. And yes, waiting on a weather window. Doesn’t look to promising anytime soon.

[@James2RTX]

Once again, Y'all are so REFRESHING!

[@SearchingforCShels]

🙏

[@deonm641120]

Ok...to make sure she is 100%....cross the atlantic and come and Visit us in Cape Town?

[@SearchingforCShels]

lol, sure, why not! 😆 All joking aside, would love to visit your part of the world. Cheers!

[@2thelight]

There is a Tollycraft for sale up here in Ohio that I was thinking of looking at, it's a 96" 45 ft cockpit MY, it looks similar to yours? twin cat 3208's, looks pretty nice.

[@lkeil84]

Great to see you two out on the water again. This is great reminder in getting me going. I am just finishing the reassembly of my engines after removing everything, cleaning, pressure testing, painting and all new fluids, filters, hoses, including new exhaust manifolds. Let's hope they both start right up. Now on to finishing the isinglass, more solar, polishing and bottom paint. Putting her back in the water on Jan 10, and depending on if everything is finished, leaving shortly after from Charleston. When do you suppose you will be heading heading offshore?

[@SearchingforCShels]

Hey Bryan! Nice to hear from you. I'm sure they will start up better than ever. We have to definitive plans. We think we are going to leave shortly for a trip to the Keys for Christmas, then back to Stuart in the New Year. At some point we will head to the Bahamas, maybe March.

[@darrello]

I love you guys.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Love you guys too!

[@dwdtube1111]

Great tribute to BC! Beautifully done. Glad you enjoyed it here. So, when are you coming up with C-Shel? Happy to see you on the water again. Fair winds & calm seas!

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks. We probably won't bring this boat up there, but we did look at a nice 44 Defever up there that would do just fine. 😀

[@petermerrick5644]

Glad to see ya back!! 😁 I am anchor shopping,wanted to know what anchor you are using or recommendations? Thanks!!🤔

[@SearchingforCShels]

We have a Rocna Vulcan, love it. www.amazon.com/dp/B01EJANC3I?tag=onamzsearchin-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=B01EJANC3I&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1A9HEJE0FBA1O&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin

[@thatchh1]

Almost everyone who was doing the Seattle to Alaska trip this summer had a Rocna. Ours worked great!

[@floridatabdigger3104]

On the hook with nothing to do...that's the dream.

[@SearchingforCShels]

It sure is.

[@baselinecom]

So glad to hear all is well now, S&C. How was the mechanical expertise and experience at this marina compared to others? (Thoroughly enjoying your programs BTW) J&L Cheque Magnet.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Thanks J&L. Glad you are watching. The crew and the contractors at River Forest are second to none on the entire east coast. We are fully confident in the work done by our mechanic and the machine shop for our rebuild.

[@smokendt]

What did the overhaul cost you guys? Keep up the good content.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Sorry for the late reply. We will be releasing a video soon of the cost of the rebuild. Stay tuned.

[@luly2323]

Posting videos on you tube is working …..so you both still work very hard ,nor did you sell everything…..please be fair and honest and do not be like all media!

[@SearchingforCShels]

We do a lot more than posting videos to KZbin as work. We have full time careers that we do remotely. KZbin videos are peanuts compared to that.

[@luly2323]

You can simply say we work only on you tube ……..if that’s the case!

[@SearchingforCShels]

We work full time careers. If we relied on KZbin income we would starve.

[@SProz69]

You never rebuild just one engine. We are waiting for our new engines before heading back to the Bahamas

[@SearchingforCShels]

Why never rebuild just one engine? We couldn't afford to rebuild the one let alone two when the other one may go a few more thousand hours or more. Two new engines will be really nice. Will the engines be in for this winter season in the Bahamas?

[@SProz69]

@@SearchingforCShels I get it, but as you know, nothing worse than breaking down when you are deep in the islands. My wife and I love your channel and live a similar lifestyle, but we just don’t publicize it. Our engines have been delayed and delayed, Ian didn’t help. Hopefully we will be back on the water by March.

[@thatchh1]

I rebuilt one engine on my previous boat 7 years ago. The other one is still ticking for the next owner.

[@terrypedersen7]

I have no experience in diesel boat engines or boating of this nature in general but someday hope to so I am following along. However we have owned hundreds of diesel engines in construction equipment and heavy trucks and we never rebuild an engine for the sake of doing so even if we are reliant on the piece. One engine might need to rebuilt at less than 10,000 hrs due to a failure while several others exactly the same might reach 18-20,000 hrs. My other experience is in aircraft engines and yes one follows strict rules on hours between major overhaul for good reason. A boat is maybe somewhere in between but not likely catastrophic if a failure occurs. I can see rebuilding a high time engine that is no doubt on borrowed time but otherwise it seems like a waste of resources. Out of curiosity roughly how many hours does one expect out of an engine under these conditions? Happy to see you back enjoying the seas!

[@SProz69]

Here is the thing guys… on boats that are in saltwater, the engines, generator and engine room take a beating from the salt air, engine hours x3. So when something happens to one engine that requires a major disruptive event, like a rebuild, it’s the perfect opportunity to replace, repair and re-paint a whole bunch of other stuff. Remember this is a yacht not construction equipment, you have to tear half the salon apart just to get the engines out. Yes it’s expensive, welcome to the world of diesel boats. But, it’s way more expensive to have major engine problems when you are down Island. You pay now or pay way more later. Cruising is an amazing experience and a lifestyle I wouldn’t trade for anything, but it’s expensive. Oh and btw, never have major work done on the east coast of Fl if you can avoid it, the yards are a third more expensive minimum, it’s worth the fuel expense to haul out on the gulf coast.

[@Toby_the_Glen]

Sea trials, sea trials, sea trials?

[@grady6845]

How many hours before the rebuild & are they 3208’s?

[@SearchingforCShels]

Yes they are 3208 TA 375hp engines. The rebuilt one had 3000 hours

[@lorneserpa5888]

Why can't you back up with one engine? My sail boat had one. It has prop walk, but still works if you get a knot in motion.

[@SearchingforCShels]

We are in very close quarters, not much width to the fairway until is shallows up bad. Not to mention the dinghy dock right in front of our dock. Your larger rudders may help as well. We have no bow thruster and there is a small current in the marina as well. If I lost the bow, there would be no bringing her back. Too risky. I've backed her into our slip twice in the Bahamas last season with one engine, when we made our attempts to cross back to FL and turned around because of sea conditions. That was in Bimini Cove Marina and had lots of room to manoeuvre.

[@thatchh1]

@@SearchingforCShels I wondered about that big cloud in the water when you put it in gear near the dock. Muck from being shallow I assume.

[@luly2323]

Per star stats……you make > 5,500 per year from videos alone.

[@SearchingforCShels]

Not even close.

[@waynefitzpatrick4295]

P R O M O S M

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

I understand your low self esteem and lack of confidence when the “P” word is used………Hope you are feeling well…

[@SearchingforCShels]

Feeling very well thank you. 🙏 Cheers!

[@anguslafeyette6891]

Embarrassing that you cannot drive your boat on one motor. For as long as you’ve been at it. No reason for a tow boat jeez. Secondly, turn your fuel on. Done

[@Anne6621]

so nice to see Carrie and Big back on the boat and having fun , just curious did you give thought to having both rebuilt to keep them equal

[@SearchingforCShels]

Rebuilding the other engine isn’t really done unless you are uber rich. There could be thousands of hours left in that engine yet.

[@MiturBinEsderty]

Love these guys but they let COVID beat them. Letting that boat sit was detrimental. I kept traveling I bought a year of travel health insurance it was 179 a month. These two are great. They should have 100k subs at least.