ICW Boat trip - NY to Florida Ep.1 - Hudson River

[@jonathanosborne1596]

Just wanted a boat your size to retire and travel like you guys are doing cruising up and down the coast thank you for the beautiful videos God bless you guys on your travels and stay safe

[@pacificblue3955]

in my world, there is being out on the boats, SCUBA diving and music. then there's everything else.

[@missmarlene8893]

I’m from Newburgh/NewWindsor! I live 30 yrs now in Cape Coral! Thanks for memories

[@darmoklizard1729]

I was surprised there wasn't a quick shot of the Hudson/Athens lighthouse, but I loved the video. My old boating/stomping grounds!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Not in this video but on prior ones as we made local trips on the Hudson!

[@MichaelJamesTV97]

Hey there! I’m a new subscriber , just find your page researching the boating lifestyle & I absolutely love your channel! Binge watching all of your videos!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thank so much! We’re in the middle of a boat trip from NY to Florida and those will be published as we travel. Currently in NC. Thanks for watching!

[@crazypeople7942]

I love it, amazing contents. Years to go but I’m getting retirement vibes watching your videos. Keep it up guys!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thank you! It comes up quick! Keep saving!

[@willm6598]

every time you point out the logs in the river I can't stop laughing, I know exactly what you mean, I have hit quite a few myself in the Connecticut river lol!

[@ms.kayak7seas]

Hi and thanks, Adventures of Happy Ours for sharing. It's such a beautiful view of sunrise@0:04. Indeed, water airplanes are fun to watch, K7S and I saw them coming in Harbors in WA@3:02. Thanks for a nice tip..That stick works@6:19. One of my favorites@9:43. Great work and look forward to the next. 😎

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thank you Ms K7s!

[@MrAllegiant1]

I served at West Point. You're right, it never gets old. You passed South Dock in the video. Looks like the cadets training.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Yes I noticed those cadets training!

[@jamesschulz5518]

I found your videos by complete accident loved following the adventures . I boat on lake George , the Hudson and the jersey shore I love how u mix the mountains with the ocean . I’m going to Naples next week be safe thanks again for sharing your adventure

[@viperscratchoffs]

I love these kind of videos and watching your adventures,new supporter here have a great night 👻🙋

[@andrewdancer8520]

Hi both, greetings from Malvern UK. We were recommended to your channel by the algorithm onto ep.10/11 and watched through to 14. As you are able to see, we back tracked to ep.1 We are enjoying and hope to do the ICW with friends from Scituate who have done the transit to Florida already. Go well and may your tanks always be topped off!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks for following along and good luck with your journey!

[@azphilip1960]

Hello there!!! I subscribed to your channel, nice video!!! Interesting great journey to Florida. I am from N.Y. also. You just got a new subscriber. Thank you for sharing!!! Stay safe Captain!!!

[@arhzee3310]

New subscriber here. I used to boat on the Hudson. Beautiful River north of Stony Point. I now live in North Carolina, thanks for sharing your trip. Brings back alot of memories.

[@michaelhaase778]

Hey found your channel by accident..we just bought a home in Cape Coral in May 2022...we also are from N.Y. Poughkeepsie to be exact. Love your channel and the boat. I hope all goes well with the repairs after the hurricane. Stay safe my fellow N.Y. transplant.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Welcome to Florida! We purchased our cape house in January and just moved down full time in August when we arrived on the boat.

[@ksessa1010]

Beautiful Hudson River, thanks

[@delriv5238]

Great trip. Thanks for taking us a long.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks! More to come!

[@johnmaynard3445]

Found your page by accident. Was looking at hurricane recovery videos. Just started watching your trip from NY to Florida. I am now subscriber to your channel. Best wishes. Looks like boat escaped hurricane ok. Adventures of Happy Ours Reply

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks for following along!

[@cardio10101]

THX 4 SHARING! Hudson is notorious for floating trees. Ran into one at night yrs ago and it destroyed all 3 outdrives on a 50 Fountain "little Maria".

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Yikes! We hit a floating piling under the Verrazano bridge back in 1999. Bent both props and cracked drive housing.

[@cardio10101]

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs Break Out Another Thousand

[@Nobamaable]

Very nice views at that anchorage spot. I hope you didn't have a "My Cousin Vinnie" moment with a train coming through at 3 AM ; )

[@MerlinspopTBH]

In land planes, we call that a “touch and go”. Amphibian planes call it a “splash and dash.” 😂

[@Kayak7seas]

Shipboard workouts with Admiral Brigitt :D Happy sailing, it's got to be bittersweet leaving Shady Harbor, but I bet your looking forward to your new chapter.

[@OutOnTheReef]

Awesome cap 28 days more to go We will be watching 👀

[@azphilip1960]

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!! I just happened to find you on you tube. Your video just popped up and I subscribed immediately since I am a New Yorker, born and raised. 🙂👍

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks for subscribing! I’m born and raised NY’r

[@pw7030]

Thankyou for the spreadsheet...most interesting

[@runltdan]

Love your videos, watched this one twice👍👍. I apologize if I told yall this before….are you familiar with Great Harbor Cay in the Berry Island chain - Bahamas. Research it…it’s a little known diamond in the rough. Very doable in your boat. Worth the trip! Research the food issue there. 1-2 very small grocery stores. Many have food orders flown from Nassau-2X a wk. Live Every Day, Dan

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks Dan! We hope to make it to the Bahamas one day!

[@datsall4now]

Found your page by accident. Was looking at hurricane recovery videos. Just started watching your trip from NY to Florida. I am now subscriber to your channel. Best wishes on your recovery from Irma. I live north of Tampa but visit Ft Myers frequently

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@LeDeauville]

Well done... very inspiring

[@azphilip1960]

Great video!!! Great content!!! So interesting following you through this journey from NY to Florida by boat!!! You got a lifetime follower, subscriber here!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks for watching and following along on our adventures! Much more to come!

[@arhzee3310]

Used to fuel up at Panco all the time. Lowest price on fuel. We also used them for propane at home.

[@ohsuzanna3223]

My video stream of your journey… oh well. It’s all good in any order. 😎

[@bethhart294]

Trainer B with the workout tips! ♥️

[@chrissheehan2637]

Enjoying your narrative

[@supertruckerextraordinaire]

At the 2:00 mark that is a barge for unloading cement ships. I truck out of that plant(Lehigh in cementon). Love watching yachts and tugs go by on my break.

[@RussellBond13]

Hope you have a good trip. I know it’s work filming but would enjoy the anchoring process, the details make for an interesting video. Be safe.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Will do! Thanks.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Here is the anchoring video I promised! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3XSfXp3fplmrKc

[@robertsheldon5917]

Great stuff safe travels

[@bchalker]

Great video. Come on down to SoFla. The winters are awesome!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We’re here! Watch the rest of the videos!

[@K.J.Ray421]

I used to live in a house that was on a dead end road out in the country. The train tracks were 5 miles away so you could just hear it going through town. But 8 years ago we moved into the village and our house is less than 200 feet from the tracks. We get about 3-4 trains a day. At first I thought I was going to go crazy but now it barely wakes me up at midnight and again at 5am. I could easily listen to it all night if there was no horn. But we're also next to two crossings in a row, so they lay on the horn way too long.

[@speedball10169]

I live 5 minutes from Croton. That seaplane has been causing problems for emergency responders for a long time. People think the plane is crashing when they see it doing touch and go's.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Fun to watch.

[@billm5751]

He needs to notify the local 911 system when he’s doing it

[@speedball10169]

@@billm5751 Agreed

[@jgbaugh]

The general public is not educated about general aviation. That pilot is not doing anything wrong, just having fun.

[@runltdan]

Thanks!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Amazing! Thank you so much! Happy New Year!

[@donaldfuller5041]

Always wanted to do this starting from Lake Champlain.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We wanted to go up to Champlain before leaving NY but just never got the chance. LOTS of locks to get there!

[@Tnapvrvideo]

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this video. We are making a switch over from RV'ing to boating, and your video has certainly got us quite excited about the change over. May we ask about some of the costs associated with boating like this. What does it cost, on average, to stay at a marina for an evening? And, what does it cost to stay an extended period of time (a month or more either on a slip or on a mooring)? And, finally, what does it cost, on average, to store a boat over the winter if you were to return to a winter region like New England or the Great Lakes? Thanks! Safe Journeys!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

There are wide disparities among marina costs. Overnight transient stays range from $1/ ft to over $6/ft at high end marinas in cities. Mooring balls about i$10-25/night. Monthly stays at marinas also vary widely. $500/month is average. Winter storage about $1500-2000. These are costs I’ve experienced for a boat my size.

[@Tnapvrvideo]

Fantastic. Thank you! This helps a lot in our planning.

[@kallenavn2783]

Mikey and Enes took me here

[@007rockford]

honestly I was thinking the same... a journey like that could easily become boring with only two people.... specially when u just cant pull over at any random exit to take a break :(

[@chiphill4856]

If you think the tight corner near West Point is tricky, just wait until you get down into S.C.!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Been there done that! Keep on watching! Lol

[@no1luhrs]

My marina is across the river from Croton. Patsys bay marina My boat is a 37 Silverton convertible LIVING LARGE. Keep an eye out for me. Dink over and have a beer. Love the videos.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We used to be in Haverstraw marina. We’re now in Florida, so that beer will need a rain check! Lol. There is another KZbinr in your area- Brian from “The Sailing Project Artemis”. He’s in that bay also. youtube.com/@Sailing.Artemis

[@no1luhrs]

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs that's great. Enjoy sunny Florida. Thank you for the reply. I'm going to check out Brian's channel

[@chriskelly6559]

Less than 1.5 miles per gallon! Florida is an expensive distance away.

[@clivebrowne9888]

found your channel when you repaired your boat after Storm Ian. Started at Ep.1 to follow your Loop series. I was wondering if your spreadsheet for recording your journeys is available to see

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Send me your email and I’ll send a copy to you.

[@opticmanz]

Like your videos. Isn't 1.31 miles per gallon really low, especially at such low RPM?

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

For gas motors on a 35’ planing hull that’s typical at 7-8 knots.

[@jgross8572]

I’m considering buying the same boat you have.. does Meridian being out of business hinder your ability to find parts and maintain the boat?

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

I haven’t had any issues. Custom parts may be hard to find but that would usually only be for accident or storm damage. Most every system, door, switch, motor, gen all have parts available.

[@daviddavid5880]

I just want to know the final fuel bill. Other than that... I'm pretty jealous. This looks like s fun adventure.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We will certainly share all the details when done!

[@daviddavid5880]

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs Just out of curiosity: I was wondering if you'd read "Voyage of the Paper Canoe"? (The account of a guy that went from Quebec to the Gulf on canals, and what is now the ICW in 1874)

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

@daviddavid5880 no I haven’t. Must have been quite different back then.

[@MultiJosh1011]

I’m sorry but I think I missed it if you said it but how long of a trip is it from beginning to end?

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

This trip ended up taking 5 weeks for us. But we went slow and stopped for breaks a few times along the way.

[@jameswiles970]

Flying boat

[@scotthall3816]

😮

[@ronaldharmon9891]

YO Adrienne!😁

[@romanmaimo1468]

If I was you I would move to Florida permanently

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We are already here!

[@troyclayton1775]

You don't set two anchors?

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

When rafted up. we have several out. Now and stern to limit swing.

[@no1luhrs]

Never a good idea.... Best to always be bow into the wind. I never set multiple hooks unless in a raft up

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We were talking in a protected anchorage with the beach to our stern

[@carpediemwithLesli]

what make ship do you have? we have a Hatteras 40DC

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

2006 Meridian 341

[@Sailing.Artemis]

guy with the plane own the blacktop pland by the Bear Mt bridge

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

I was keeping an eye out for Artemis this past weekend around Haverstraw bay! Sorry we missed you!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Ah now I get what you were saying. He owns the blacktop plant. Lol

[@USAMOTORHOME]

Why did you choose a motor boat instead of a 40-foot catamaran? just ask cuss I need to decide which one to buy

[@no1luhrs]

Do you want to be a power boater? Or do you want to be a sail boater? Two different lifestyles

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Motor boating is more our style. Freedom to go where we want. Faster

[@stevewilley5185]

Water park.....lol

[@oneamericanpatriot108]

Awful lot of stuffing from such minor wake. Maybe invest in stabilizers?

[@2mootim]

You need to get a dead cat for your mike

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Need to figure out how to do that with an iPhone. Lol

[@robvanderveen3578]

If you have to check the dinghy after some wake, you have not stored it correctly…..

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

I check the oil every day too.

[@billykay4472]

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs The little things like checking the dinghy and the oil can eliminate big problems 😊

[@kenberan4875]

MOUNTAIN. CLIMBINGS 😂😂😂😂!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Lordlindef]

Nice old boat for traveling and living good life. Should get dome VW e-golf battery pack and 2 ore 4 solar panels and hybrid inverter. Then you never need to powering generator. And you have low cost power for normal home for about 1500 dollars And last for years. I have 1 battery. 1 hybrid inverter at 3kw in 24volt. And 4 solar panels as roof over flybridge. 1500 dollar maked me install this for maked my fully 'cabin' whit 230volt for 11kw. But never use that much. But it last 3 weeks whitout solar conekted. Whit conekted you all time have 230 ore 110 volt all over your boat budget

[@mftoast636]

9:23 found myself playing the game leg or hot dog

[@Vinnyfostertv]

You pass my house. Poughkeepsie

[@Lordlindef]

You drive ar gasoline ore diesel fuel???

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Gas

[@Lordlindef]

11:18 tight bend ??? Omg you had not come far in Europe 😂😂😂😂 Not tight at all before blue color at screen starts

[@Lordlindef]

Knot you normally drives in icw ???? 5 to 6 knots is normally speed all shud be in. Alsow rouls are most normally 5 to 6 knots. I did everyday driving 12 to 16 hour days. And gat from 6 to 5, and saved a tonn of fuel and bumping. Then you all get same speed as big thugs and comersiale ships speed. And you traveling same speed as all other. Ofcourse rules tells you some time 8 and 10. But see how many use that. 5 knots is the very best for boats from 25 to 75 foots boats. Like yours i garanty better fuel economy of traveling at 5 knots konstantly. Motors get a much better health. Try that for a day ore 3 and see how only from 6 to 5 knots makes your and engine life much better. And makes you more fuel to drive more at lovley canals❤❤❤