HAULING THE BOAT

[@tordek1265]

Nothing like a sailboat maintenance montage with badass music. Actually pretty sick. Also diggin' Ed's Borderlands-style intro.

[@johnw3638]

Wes & Kate, Great story. Lots of new sailors can learn a lot from you. Thank You! Best of luck to both of you. Keep the Videos coming.

[@ElliottParkinson]

Watching this felt like exactly what happened on my boat during my first few journeys. Specifically the overheating, clogged raw water cooling and then finally the impeller going and having to get rescued. Glad to see you got it all resolved in the end.

[@1990FamilyReunion]

"New flag line... bangs alot." Love it!! Know it, and Love it!

[@deeman77777]

Hey Wes, started to watch from the beginning and felt compelled to finally comment on what a great job your doing on the videos and the boat projects. I really admire your mindful approach to life like when the guy approaches you while on your tube rowing out to your new boat. You could have said "what a jerk" but you said "I would have done the same thing". Anyhow, keep it up brother!

[@MrTatts64]

Excellent stuff. Got the VHF sorted and way more besides. Well done mate. Coming along beautifully!

[@denverdavid6224]

I recently found your channel. I began doing searches for cool Bahamas boat destinations like "Thunderball Grotto" or "Cruising Abacos". There was always a "Wicked Salty" video that matched. I started watching more, and then began to appreciate watching your journey and watching you learn along the way. (You knew quite a bit before... lol) I started from the beginning. Best of luck and believe in what you're doing. It works. Oh, and stay grounded - part of the awesomeness of these video are you two and your personalities. You're both "good people". Thanks for sharing.

[@WickedSalty]

Thanks David!

[@jimwish]

So good to see you sailing Parity. I knew the man who owned it. He would be so pleased to see you are enjoying it. Wishing you fair winds and following seas.

[@toddossman201]

Wes and Kate, I just found your first few videos and am totally jealous. Scituate is a great harbor to sail from,we have family between the harbor and first cliff. Best of luck further south.

[@biker-dog-poppy]

ahhhh ,the joys of boating!! .....fair winds and happy adventures to you :)

[@sailingsolar]

Keep a close eye on your coolant level and fresh water temperature going forward. Going that low is not normal, there could a tiny leak somewhere yet on your radar.

[@Aolen75]

Boats looking great,good luck guys!

[@irishmickoo]

Have enjoyed all your videos, and look forward to the next ones. All the best, Mick

[@kateristrobel2022]

Loved the video, good luck with the boat.

[@foolishbehavior9705]

WOW! Awesome equipment upgrade. Wish I had funds to do the same. You two rock!

[@chuckdilmore2040]

I salute your valor, for chasing life! Keep us posted! Chuck | S/V Alyeska | Pacific NW

[@garlisk]

Liked cause Kan Jam. Also, because this entire series is epic and inspiring. Looking forward to watching the rest of your vids!

[@MikeBenson241]

If you affix a wooden horn on each spreader about a foot from mast, you can hook your flag halyard so it is not close to the mast to slap.

[@GeoN0JRJ]

Nice nicce nice! Great job!!!!

[@WickedSalty]

Thanks! Hope all is going well with your cruising plans/actions

[@MrAlMcN]

Love the videos ! Keep them coming for us future Skippers ! Hope to meet one day. As for the hull cleaning, what the heck kinda moving bugs were they ?

[@thall0790]

Looks like you got it!

[@LEE-wj3sz]

Will you guys be cruising down the ICW when you reach Georgia? If so, you'll go right in front of our home.

[@WickedSalty]

We will! Leaving Parity at St. Simon Island for the night then continuing onward!

[@Deutschtown]

Turn your stove off from the tank at night rather than the burner. It bleeds the lines.

[@IandiBoats]

Nice refit. Looks like you're about to go cruising. How much for your radar combo, did you look at B&G? The boats looking good keep up the good work :-)

[@BergfinkenBertil]

I´ve been watching many sailing-channels on youtube! You guys are the best! Keeps me entertained! I´m afraid I cant support your Patreon campaign.. I´m myself saving up for a sailboat! Good Luck with your next trip, Looking forward to it!

[@ronaldjohnson2056]

hope for good weather for you an clear sailing, where are you two headed for the winter?

[@WickedSalty]

Thank you, we are headed south! Check out our facebook page at facebook.com/wickedsalty for a more up to date status of our location and stay tuned for more videos of the journey.

[@DoeShow]

What were the hull creatures?

[@prflyer68]

Ok, so when do you guys head to Puerto Rico and then the BVI's? Fair winds!

[@powerelectronicsguyl36]

Wes and Kate, don’t know which one is doing the editing but you just sent me to techno-nerd heaven by filming a few seconds of pre-launch engine access tasks, oil level, raw water flow checklisting, etc!!! Your audio is much better this time -- got a mic windscreen on? Now that you have electrical toys installed, you will need to more carefully watch what goes into and what comes out of your batteries. Ed may be cool but you paid him for some labor you are smart enough to do yourself. I can help you learn electrical stuff if desired. Hurry up and sail south where I’m docked before you need to buy hydronic cabin heaters. Take care of each other, train "shark-dog" how to doggie-paddle to the swim ladder, and keep the great vids coming!

[@westonlilly5098]

I'm the one who does the video/artsy stuff and on responding to people on the youtube channel, Kate does most of the Facebook. I'm glad you like what you are seeing! Ed is a legend. He gave me his personal spare steering wheel(a larger one) from his house at no costs and loaned me all his charts! I'm going to be doing most of the future work on the boat myself from now on. And we are hurrying, we're in NJ!

[@sailingsolar]

We can see you guys have been very busy, to say the least. As a Bon Voyage to you two. I have a tip for you that I had learned through my sailing adventures. If you haven't yet, you will go aground in shallow waters. How you calibrate your depth sounder is critical. I chose a time at low tide or rising tide and going dead slow, very gently. I drifted into a shallow spot so I came to a gentle stop and touched the bottom. At that moment I set the "keel offset" to -1 ft. them reversed into deeper waters. After that I maintained the practice to never go above idle in forward, if my depth was below 1.0 ft. The biggest sin you can make when going aground is to do so with any amount of headway on. If you do, you will ride up onto the shallow and that greatly increase the effort required to reverse off if possible. I see you have an advantage I never had. That being a GPS chart plotter in cockpit with the ability to constantly know your position transposed on a chart. I suggest you still do the offset as described. In practice as soon as you see your depth reading go to .9 or below you should be forewarned to pay more attention and slow down to dead slow. I'm excited for you both and all the fun and experiences that lay ahead. Best wishes.

[@WickedSalty]

Thanks for the good word sailingsolar. I would like to regret to inform you that we had just went aground here in NJ! Stay tuned for our us going aground video to come. I'll be sure to check the exact depth I feel us go aground if it happens again so I can write it down and set it after. You know what they say, "You haven't been around, until you've gone aground." Cheers

[@RobinLull]

Wicked Salty doh!

[@fillg]

I just started watching your videos from the beginning and it seems that what a friend told me a long time ago may be true. He said "A boat is just a hole in the water that you throw money into." :) I hope that turns out to be an over-exaggeration for you guys. I'm loving your videos so far.

[@WickedSalty]

fillg It's buoyant, usually the money we put into it floats!

[@minimegamovies]

Wicked Salty B.reak O.ut A.nother T.housand

[@jasonthompson3205]

I will soon be retiring from the military and my goal is to purchase a sailboat live on it and have epic adventures... My main concern however is what you are having done in this video. I am worried it going to cost an exuberant amount of money... How much did it cost you guys and how long did it take them to get it finished

[@Deutschtown]

Practice using your emergency tiller before heading offshore.

[@MrkStphn91]

are they crabs at 1:58 i wonder how they got up on the hull when there bottom dwellers

[@WickedSalty]

I think it's another kind of species leeching onto the bottom boat. Ive seen them before smaller these were big. There are probably some sitting right under me right now! haha

[@rickt1866]

i'm a few in and i'm not feeling like this is going to go well?

[@noylddot]

How much did you spend on the refit there?

[@The_Dirty_Rotten_Vipers]

hey dude how much did all that run you? I just bought a hunter 30

[@ElimGarak_DS9]

At 2:33 did Ed say "Allegheny River" ??

[@WickedSalty]

neverusedutube Alligator with a pretty typical local accent. We reach it in the "Day in the Life on the ICW" video and I do my impression of that moment, ha. cheers!

[@professormoptop]

Is that the garmin 700?

[@peter2679]

How much did all that work cost?

[@platcrab4890]

No way you guys play cam jam? My family got addicted to that, so much fun but like no one knows how to play when i bring it up with other people

[@toothlessguy2544]

inspired the shit outta me man, im coming

[@psweezy1223]

Who was that rapping @ 6:11 ? Kids got some talent

[@powerelectronicsguyl36]

Oops, forgot to ask. Please rattle off the Garmin accessories that were installed/coupled to the GMR24 radar. Thanks.

[@neleabels]

Bad experiences are the only experiences from which you can learn.

[@ericdavies8808]

interesting following your problems and situations. May I suggest you start numbering your posts to make it easier to follow the trail.

[@maxgelman8604]

I am afraid to know how that work cost.

[@WickedSalty]

Talk about nearly doubling total costs. But very well worth what we put into it. We're under way now and I am still new and going through a lot of firsts. Knowing when the wind is climbing steadily, having the computer charts, and seeing depth all in front of your face while behind the helm is essential without auto steering or wind vane with little time to plan trips and dealing with unexpected stops when the seas get rough.

[@maxgelman8604]

Yeah, there is nothing worse than having boat work done at a marina. The work is usually crazy expensive and usually done improperly, but I think the radar and chart plotter upgrades were a smart move. Also, hope you have a good VHF radio with a high output antenna. I have been looking at those Ericson 30+ and I think those are really well designed boats.

[@mynhardtsaayman1]

As a new subscriber I like your vids, but fekking hell you went to college only to work in a restaurant? is this whole US tertiary education not a waste of time and money? what is your thoughts ?

[@billyfair2623]

Less Wes....more Lola.