I Almost Sunk My Boat - Escaped a Tsunami in my Truck Camper! Would You Live on This Sailboat? Yacht

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Hello my friend, I had to take a break and head down to the coast because I have been frozen in the snow for weeks! I'm just defrosting and trying to fix my boat which is basically ruined right now. I almost sank my boat and it needs a lot of work before it's running again.
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[@Joseph-bg5er]

I learned a lot about sailing on my friend’s 34 ft. boat, but I also knew about the maintenance he did. As I told him regularly, my goal in life is to always have a friend who owns a boat.

[@antonboludo8886]

Makes sense, lol.

[@Primus54]

There’s a lot to enjoy about your adventures, Sprite, but above all is never having a clue what will be next from you! 😉 Keep living your intentional life and sharing it with us. Trailing winds and calm seas, Skipper. 👍👍👍

[@robertfortier9098]

There should be a large screw on the side of the engine halfway down to the water line, use a large screwdriver and loosen, while holding the engine and it will release the hydraulic pressure and the engine will drop down. I see this info is a little late!! Lol

[@thenaturalhealthconnection3433]

Ooops and I bet someone didn't read the owners manual :)

[@bxb590]

Yhep, it be there !

[@rtarr12c]

I was taking to the screen also. She’s learning.

[@robertjacobsfishing]

Hi Hanna. You don't need to replace the bilge pump. You can get an automatic switch that is quite a bit cheaper which will make your existing bilge pump automatic. I know Rule makes one.

[@DrHannahStraight]

thank you! I'm gonna look for one of these!

[@johnnywishbone932]

Her hair is always perfect. Such a Gem. 💎 ❤️

[@Mr25thfret]

I was thinking, "she should definitely do a workout video", then I thought, "her lifestyle is the workout~". You look amazing.

[@earthishome1866]

Exactly

[@TFShaw]

It would be a dream to live on that sailboat. I was really into sailing for decades and my last sailboat was a smaller cabin boat, a Hunter 22 which I loved, but unfortunately life's responsibilities took over. I still miss it so much. Enjoy!

[@Mbarr10]

For your sunflower drawing- a bright, blue sunny sky with green grass by a house or a farm. Good start on the drawing though… by our sunflower. 🌻

[@grayeagleswolves]

Hi Hannah love the smile and excitement you have no matter the adventure I do agree though you do need a bilge pump for the boar as well as extra parts to keep in stock fuses wires etc if it makes you happy and keeps you laughing and smiling do it

[@ArunSudama-ur2cd]

I like the sunflower. A blue sky feels appropriate for a sunflower.

[@insatiable_mind]

I’ve heard that a boat is a hole in in the water where you throw your money. You have to love them to own one.. A friend has one that that he and his wife love. It’s definitely a lot of fun, but he’s spent more time working on it than enjoying it. If he hasn’t yet spent more money fixing it then it cost to buy it he will soon with his upgrade plans. You’ve inspired me! Not to buy a boat, I have enough projects already 😂 but to get some art supplies. I haven’t drawn or painted in a while.

[@GoEagles1028]

Never realized just how much work goes into living the sailing life, but you can't beat that view. Being around water is so calming.

[@philbrown8056]

The 2 happiest days of a boaters life. The day you buy your boat and the day you sell it lol. Enjoy the ride..

[@CplSkiUSMC]

The best place to ride out a tsunami is at sea. The shore is the absolute worst place to be during a tsunami. Your diagnostic/repair skills are very good! I'm very impressed!!

[@michaeldoherty2289]

The Baba 30 is a beautiful classic. Strong classic lines and very strong and safe. They have sailed all over the world. She looks like she's been well cared for. Congratulations.

[@ogamawab]

this has to be the greatest video on all of youtube...

[@nyevegas4015]

I saw the IG story and could not click over fast enough. 🤙

[@stanpeade6674]

Hi Hannah, great video. I can't give you any boating tips, but I think your sunflower masterpiece should have a bright sky background! Can we see any more of your artwork paintings? Glad you escaped the Tsunami ok.

[@timg6930]

Bob Ross and Hannah Straight. The two people whose voices just completely take my stress away.

[@Stoney_Snark]

I woke up this morning and thought I needed coffee to wake up. Just seeing you perks me right up, and your videos are always fun. Stay safe Hannah!

[@user-maxim_79]

That's creepy

[@arturaspaulauskas945]

Labas! Grazuole miela tave matyti! Aciu uz patarimus bandysiu susitvarkyti! Aciu grazuole kad pasidalinote! Tikrai dizainas katerio patraukliai atrodo! Tavo stilius labai patiko aciu grazuole! 🤗🔥😘❤️💃🌹🌹🌹😉👍👍👍

[@DAS-Videos]

I would prefer wind power. It's free, and probably fun being active moving the sails to capture the wind.

[@gumbomudderx7503]

I think I prefer power boats, but I’ve always been interested in having a sailboat and doing an ocean crossing some day. I doubt that ever happens but I think it would be so neat to live on a sailboat and travel internationally with it.

[@salnichols94805]

I live on a Baltic37. It’s gone on vacation up and down the CA coast, and Hawaii. Prepare yourself to spend metric shit tons of money. Passages are fun, they’re also hard on gear.

[@drenergysaverbyecoenergyso9400]

Don’t give up on the boat !!

[@Desire123ification]

Cool video Hanna with some great advice! Can't wait for the next adventure. ☀⛵🚙🌲🙂

[@dawgjones2489]

A beautiful blue sky with clouds

[@DAS-Videos]

Salt water is so corrosive. You're right about the location of that kill switch. It gets wet too easy there.

[@robertkerby2581]

Great Adventure! Well done, Hannah!

[@russelltrumble245]

You know how to live. No wonder I enjoy watching. 💓🤗

[@butcherknife59knife46]

Power in the sails is the way to go! Looking hot as ever but no hot springs! Around Bend Oregon out!

[@stevanskeels9549]

I had a 19’ Mariner on Lake Champlain. It was a lot of fun. Mostly sailed across from Burlington to the NY side and back.

[@Big824John]

Hello Hannah. A standard multimeter won't show the battery condition. On a multimeter, you can still have a weak battery and still show a 12 volt reading, because it doesn't test "under load." You should pick up a battery tester for the type of battery you have. This kind of tester will test the battery "under load" and tell you if it's bad or not.

[@tomm2812]

Hannah, consider a small solar panel to keep your dingy battery charged so that the bilge pump works. Oh hey, looking good. Best

[@101scorpions]

Yippee! A follow up video on your boat! My preference is a either a small yacht or catamaran between 40'-55'. We all know it takes constant work and the money to fix unexpected things, but I consider that part of the fun and challenge. I'd still keep a condo on land just in case. Just food for thought... Your next purchase need to be a small turboprop airplane. :) Great adventures.

[@raystaugustfla31]

Great start to the morning! Appreciate your content.....

[@JC-tq8gm]

Great video. I was stationed in San Diego when I was in the navy and sailed under that bridge so many times heading out to sea and coming back from sea. We actually did get a tsunami warning once in Hawaii while we were there for a port visit. Like you, nothing came of it, but it broke up the boredom for a bit. lol

[@RB-wl7ct]

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

[@MichaelAntus]

Thanks again for sharing your adventurous journey through Life. Last time you were shoveling snow, so was I. In fact I've had to move snow almost every other day since your last excellent video. And it's snowing again now...

[@scrpion669]

I met a guy once that told me the second happiest day of his life was the day he bought a boat.I asked him what the happiest day of his life was.he said "the best day of my life was when I sold the boat."

[@Outrageousconduct]

Only if you let it sit unattended for for periods of time

[@MiteshDamania]

It's best to rent them

[@savagefromtheraq]

Recently got a 2017 sea ray l650 fly. Let me tell you it definitely is in my top 3 lmao. We love taking it out on the lake and hopefully can get it down to Florida in the near future, it’s a blast being out on the water for days or weeks at a time, so peaceful. The amount of female attention you gain is a great bonus as well.

[@mercurials54]

You got all the cool toys Hannah!

[@shawncoates8219]

I was told when I bought my boat, the two best days of boat ownership: the day you buy it and the day you sell it. I found that to be true.

[@DonnieWhyte]

You are amazing Hannah! 😁 Love your channel 😃

[@donharsh5469]

Awesome Dr. Looks like you are having a lot of fun 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍⛵😄👌😎❤️ be safe out there too AWESOME VIDEO

[@shawntaylor817]

Lived on our 43 ft Hunter sailboat for 4 years, The best ever.

[@JamesBond-vg6wz]

Hi hannah.Glad u made it out of the snow safely 😀 Lazy day sailing and beautiful sunsets is my life everyday..🏝⛵🍹Cheers and have a great day

[@DrHannahStraight]

A beautiful life you have!! Thinking I need a warmer change for a bit=)

[@davidmartin1051]

Sailing is a blast. Try to get a nice fiberglass craft. Wooden boats are beautiful but require a lot of maintenance. Great video. Have fun 🤩

[@scottleininger2404]

One my favorite times as a kid was when my dad had a sail boat and spending time on it and sleeping on it. So Fun.

[@chrisrea7347]

Love your yacht and its look and interior woodwork!! So much more kinesthetic than plastic white!! Hannah you are simply gorgeous!!!! and what a great life you have between being camping in the mountains and then at sea on your lovely boat! Take care KiwiChris. PS We are relatively close to Tonga and NZ had NO Tsunami warming!!!! A few boaties are very unhappy as one harbour suffered damage.

[@neoncatfish4038]

The younger person inside me would say hell yeah I can live on this!! But in reality there's no way I could! I wish I had the adventure that you have at your age! Keep it up!

[@davidboehringer5750]

Dr. Hanna "hope you're having a wonderful day." Me "I am now." :)

[@westyw.4235]

Yes, without a doubt!

[@SanDiegoCaliforniaUSA]

🤔 You should look into coffee made from Dandelion root. If you're still in County of San Diego you should head out to Jacumba Hot Springs, Campo, Borrego Springs and explore for some hot springs and mines out in that area.

[@mrwest5552]

Good to see that you survived the 2022 Sooonami !

[@bcgrittner8076]

The Tsunami from the Tonga volcano seemed minimal in your area. Up in Santa Cruz a number of boats were damaged and the harbor parking lot was flooded. Back in 1964 the great Alaska earthquake caused our house in La Mesa (east of San Diego) to vibrate. Two days later (Easter) we went out to Coronado. The beach near the Hotel del Coronado has an obvious high water line. The people in the hotel must have been concerned. I’ve had a healthy respect for Tsunami’s ever since, even though I’m now in Minnesota.

[@raymonddimuzio3339]

Doc I applaud how you take on any challenge and do a lot of your own work! BTW, I think the "closet" was actually the "Rope Locker"!

[@TimHayward]

And the little bed was a sea berth. And the desk was a nav station.

[@CM-pr5pg]

I really enjoy seeing your videos. Not only are incredibly beautiful and very smart, but you are also entertaining!

[@kingtrumpet123]

from one extreme to the other, from the snow to the Carribean , awesomeness

[@RollingRigTraction]

I would expect there would be a manual override to the tilt for the outboard. Maybe you should look into a Porta-Bote. It's an ideal dinghy and extremely easy to take down and stow on a larger craft.

[@paulliles7971]

Hanna moving kill switch good idea. Also try putting a waterproof seal between hull andseat. Also there should be above waterline hydraulic that willmotor to d.rop

[@markpaul4343]

Dear Dr. Straight. The Yamaha outboard on the dingy has tilt hydraulic rams that have bleed screws. Those screws can be loosened and the engine lowered manually. You would need to rig a catch basin to recover any hydraulic fluid if you need to use that method in the future. I would guess most of the electrical connections are oxidized from water exposure. The battery switch and fuse buss will all need to be rinsed in fresh water, dried out, and cleaned up with some 250-400 grit wet or dry sandpaper. I'm in N. San Diego County and owned boats since I was 13 yr.s old. Been diving San Diego Waters since 1973. If you ever need any info or help while in San Diego, please don't hesitate to ask.

[@GustavoRodriguez-pd9jx]

Hope you enjoyed your stay at beautiful sunny San Diego my home town, me and my wife like your adventures so we are trying the camping life style on our 5th wheel. Thank you for your videos keep them coming.

[@jamiesworkshop3198]

Your boat is really nice!! I love all the woodwork and fine details.

[@KenshinPhoenix]

I love your sales advert 😂😂

[@andrewrichey7374]

Bright in blue skies.

[@russell1265]

I enjoy coffee on a chilly day a huge lake not far from me Lake Pleasant in Phoenix weathers is fine year around 😎

[@allanmcelroy9840]

Loved watching you using the drill-because that is improvising when you are truly "stuck"!..."if you are out in the middle of nowhere and only have yourself and a handfull of items....whadya gunna do???" Edit: seeing how green/corroded that kill-switch was, was painfull..my sympathies

[@KenSerpico5450]

As the saying goes, the happiest times of a boat owner, is when he buys it and when he sells it.

[@luouns]

What a nice pouch Hanna 😋

[@carlsummers6105]

Happy Sunday Hannah. It is always such a pleasure seeing you dear. I'm glad your boats didn't receive any real damage that would be costly to repair. Up here on the island we had a tsunami watch warning last week but nothing came of it. I'm glad you were able to thaw out after being in the cold for the past couple weeks. I've never tried a sailboat but would love living on the water full time. Stay safe and warm. Love watching you always. ❤ 😍🥰

[@synseer8484]

Just opened my eyes "goodmornin" Coffee on an inflatable yacht? Yes please!

[@MrEdved76]

Be safe out there!

[@richardgooding498]

I seen the sailboat and thought you have a motor vessel I was thinking. I'm on the fence with sailboat or power boat. Great video Hannah.

[@hgj2019]

Definition of “boat” - a hole in the water into which one throws money. Let me also state another very obvious point. Please don’t think me “creepy”, but you are blessed with incredible natural beauty. The world is a prettier place because of folks like you. ☺️

[@2bikemikesguitartopics145]

There it is, Bikini day. Definitely a good idea to re-engineer that switch problem. I have a buddy who lives on 40 ft sailboat year-round in Toronto Canada. Installed a special heating system for the winters. If you're planning on selling the boat then the name doesn't matter too much but if you don't that oughta be called Hannah

[@genechronister7085]

Another great vid! Have fun!

[@davidaven355]

Most guys ocean voyage carry a small can of bitumen to fill in all cracks and seams…portholes and hatches. Using it especially during hurricanes. It became like a bottle with a weatherproof cork in it. We did have to open one hatch a crack every two hours or so to renew the oxygen supply. Yuen bituminous the hatch closed again.

[@mrhsjh9669]

Love your enthusiasm. Always seem positive no matter. Have fun.

[@stephenmaher2265]

Doc I knew you’re smart but I’m impressed with the technical skills!!!🎈

[@nbenicewicz]

@Dr. Hannah Straight Good Sunday morning to you Angel. Living on a boat looks pretty awesome but it's very expensive I'm sure. If I ever wanted to get into it I'd love to have one of those solar powered Silent Yachts though. Complete fantasy at this point I'll admit. Good to see you again.

[@sentientechnologyworldwide]

WOW! Just WOW!

[@jimmydnada7735]

Well I guess I should have watched your whole video before I committed to a comment. Glad you found the problem there’s still an open invitation to come down to the USVI‘s and bring some of that rain with you my tanks are almost dry!!!

[@jeanmandar3721]

Bonjour de France hannah et le plaisir de regarder vos vidéos sa me permet de voyager et j'adore votre pic up que je trouve impeccable merci

[@royranna6081]

Very beautiful boat 🚢

[@NealStandley]

Hello 👋👋 Dr. Hannah Straight, just now getting home from work "retail", always nice to see a new video from you today ❤️❤️, I enjoy your adventure's and look forward to your next one's, glad to see your having fun on your Yacht ⛵⛵

[@thomasnodoubt4761]

You warmed up the - 20 degree temperature here at my cabin with that first 5 minutes !!! Always my best to you , as you're the best !!!!

[@0HARE]

That’s a beautiful, very capable sailboat. You should get it. Go For It

[@josephfuhrmaneck5850]

You have some good adventure.that what life is all. About 😊👍

[@saltydog888]

No fractured voice is fantastic 😃

[@troyblakely4077]

That hand siphon pump will flow water intself once you get it primed. Pump it intill you get water flow and then pull the handle all the way back and it should continue to flow. At least that's how mine works that I have for my boat.

[@henrycarlson7514]

interesting , Thank You. Happy New Year.

[@bburr59]

Coffee and the Dr. Great way to start my morning. 👍

[@netsurfers9357]

I was thinking "after pumping the water out, some baking soda and then dry out the inside with an old towel, then place a rubber seal around the panel board so that water doesn't get in even if it rains, should do the trick! I left my 4x4 truck for a couple of weeks in the winter time in the Mid-West when I moved and the battery was nearly dead when I came back, jumped it with a handheld jump starter to rejuvenate the fluids in the batter and was ready to go again! Seems as though batteries gain impurities over time and changing the fluids helps to reduce those impurities once again from reading online. Can imagine a boat sitting all winter what the battery would be like! Love your videos, you are awesome for who you are!... Take care!

[@DrHannahStraight]

Funny thing this video was so long ago and I JUST RECENTLY got this boat running agin lol what an effort

[@netsurfers9357]

@@DrHannahStraight What I love about you is, you really know how to enjoy life even when you have pitfalls!... Not to mention your beautiful personality! I need to get out more often and follow your lead!... (smiles)

[@chosenwon5618]

I’m having a wonderful day now I’ve seen you!!! 🔥😍

[@EJChezz]

Beautiful person, great channel.... Remember the more things you have, the more things you have to take care of.... Safe travels.

[@noah786]

Beautiful sailboat. I’ve bean totally binging on sailing videos lately and definitely see sailing in my future. Safe travels.

[@dubyacwh7978]

Thank you very much for sharing your videos they are really awesome and just watching and listening to you is great I swear that you could probably read the phone book aloud and I would love it 😍

[@AaronRobertson]

When we lived on a boat in Dana Point I bought a $12 tripod off amazon and put it in the middle of my dinghy to ensure the rain wouldn't pool on the cover. I also tied a line from bow to stern that went around the top of the tripod to basically make a tent over the dinghy, it never failed. I highly recommend it.

[@anthonycatillo1870]

Love the boat. Cozzey and cuddly.

[@bobhamilton298]

If you are traveling by boat, a sailboat makes lots more sense. Even under power, their diesel sips fuel. And fuel costs are never going to be cheap. What's cool is using Mother Nature to move the boat. Weather is not always cooperative, but pretty awesome when it is. I have a 30 footer and hope to sail into my 80's. Knock on wood :-)

[@tx1hawkins357]

Robert is correct. All outboards have a release valve to lower engine. And after you relocate the electrical junction box, buy a can of Corrosion X-HD or Boeshield T-9 and spray on the switch and cable junction block. Do not use WD-40 as it’s really made to displace water on contacts. Thus the WaterDisplace (WD). You can also rig up a tent pole flex system to maintain your cover and prevent it from sagging and pooling water.