ICW Boat Trip -NY to Florida ep25 - St. Lucie/Stuart

[@marneylukanc-hn5vq]

Oh wow! Thanks! Glad to see Bridget there. She makes you happy 🎉

[@habbanden3480]

Greatings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 nice clip sir 👍

[@johnschieffelin3226]

This leg focused on my home waters -- when you turned right off the ICW into the St. Lucie River, my place is straight ahead where the Indian River lagoon narrows into the ICW going south. Great boating area.

[@northlandacres]

Just binge watched almost all the ICW videos. I really dig the content. New subscriber from Minnesota!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Thanks for following along!

[@domenicspano4667]

I get it Captain, having just completed the icw from Reedville Va to Fort Pierce Fl (17 days 113 hours). my main focus, like you, was keeping the vessel safely on the straight and narrow. Working out would have been nice, like icing on the cake, but not number one priority. And yes, I can appreciate climbing those stairs 100 times. LOL.

[@scotthall3816]

Thank you both for the awesome view, also the wicked amount of helpful information 😁 about the ICW

[@marneylukanc-hn5vq]

1:09 we were just wondering how come Bridget didn’t accompany you on the whole trip? It was nice to see how relaxed and happy you became once she arrived.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Brigitt still had work and kids to contend with. Someone has to move the boat. 😂

[@JJP72095]

The admiral is definitely not watching the videos. I know hundreds of us saw you working out in many!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Maybe not working out but definitely working. Lol

[@ChrisCottingham]

Very nice! I enjoy your videos of the ICW transit. It is also great to see a couple that is happy together. Good Job.

[@michaelhensley4102]

Love your videos, thank you for the time and effort you have put into them.

[@drumlover1687]

Admiral Brigitt just worries about you getting your workouts in Captain because she loves you, and wants to keep you healthy for all your new adventures in the great state of Florida!

[@dpoulos3633]

True, but I don’t think it would’ve turned out the same way if he had asked her that question🤷‍♀️😅

[@BillSmithBSartist]

Another great one. Can’t wait to see you locking through. I’m an Erie Canal buff. ;)

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We have lots of locking videos! We were on the Erie canal. This video is the start of a series that took us through locks one through 7. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYTXh3R4nbB3p68

[@BillSmithBSartist]

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs I’ve already enjoyed them. :). I rented one of those canal boats for a week in 2005 and went to Sylvan Beach and back. Bow thruster failed on day two so it was fun laying that single screw inboard up against the lock walls. LOL. Years later I made this aerial vid of the Waterford flight. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jofEpmNsgLaXndU

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Nice! Just watched it. Great views. Nice to see the entire flight and surrounding falls from the air.

[@alstuckless8642]

Again Great video

[@Baba3756-n2o]

Great to see Joel and Sue again!

[@mickemike2148]

Only now, 25 episodes into this, I understand that you have the Ipad on course up! I got confused on many occasions, since you were heading south.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Always course up. lol

[@dtrain1476]

Awesome Video! I would have like to see you Dock the boat. Thanks for sharing!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

It’s tough to catch docking every time as I’m busy driving to film. Lol. Check out the Jacksonville and St Augustine episodes. I catch some of that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIXLf6qmpL2Znq8

[@kickinitwithkel]

Been following your journey from the beginning. Finally seeing some familiar waters. I’m from pompano beach FL but I’ve had my boat around ft.pierce and PSL before. Y’all would’ve loved peanut island another hour south of there 👍🏻

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We’ll be back that way when we head towards Miami and the keys another day!

[@davidsharpe426]

Very nice as always 😅

[@dundas45]

This has been a great insight into the IWC which is much different than I had thought, and I know the route you chose is not the only one but nonetheless it has been very interesting. We just did a VRBO in Cape Coral last February - March and had plans to return this winter but mother nature had other plans. I hope you get your home back in shape. Cape Coral is a lovely place and a little overlooked by many.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

We will rebound. It’s A great place

[@scotthall3816]

You both are wonderful 😊

[@bradsmith5998]

Takin your time is the only way to be !

[@ralphmilroy6460]

Thank you for this information. I share your dream, though I'm a year or two behind and we might root for rival sports teams. You present information in an analytical method, my guess is you were an engineer in a previous live? In the video, you reference running on a single engine, I can only assume for economy. Have you ran any numbers?

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

I wouldn’t call myself an engineer but had to be a good fault locator. Running single engine is not only for fuel economy but also less west and tear on the engines that are off. I only lost a couple mph at 7 knots when using a single engine but used nearly half the fuel. So definitely a strategy for slow long range cruising.

[@woodone2008]

What kind of boat do you have?

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

2006 Meridian 341

[@masewoods8337]

When you run on one engine for some hours, when you get the other fixed, do you run it alone for that amount of hours so they have the same hours? I never see boats for sale with 2 different hours on the engines?? Plus the bar name will be: The NYC Seahorse Saddle Ranch & Marina South - Roast beef with king crab sandwich specials! Seahorses rule!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

I alternate the engines to keep the hours even. They are both running fine at this point.

[@robertbennett6697]

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs How many engine hours did you put on for the whole trip?

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

About 217 hours running time total.

[@masewoods8337]

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs I am looking to semi-retire on a galeon 510 sky, if I can swing it. Please, how many hours is a lot a litte and medum for these penta engines?Thx.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Gas engines should easily get 1500 hours or more if properly maintained and cared for. By that time most external parts would have been replaced at least once(fuel pumps, manifolds, risers, hoses, etc. ). So if your engines have those old parts, expect to replace them along with regular wear and tear items like impellers etc.

[@barrywhite7237]

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[@benwintfeld2983]

Hello Tom, My name is Ben from New Jersey. I like to see how you doing after Hurricane Ian. I will mention that I actually have autism. Are you aware about people with autism? My fience family is around the Fort Myers area. Also a friend of mine who used to live in my hometown is in the Fort Myers area as well. Hope to see you in person.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Hi Ben, thanks for watching! I do know about autism. We’re doing pretty well now. Still have work to do but moving along. Did you watch the hurricane videos I posted? kzbin.info/aero/PLuI_46PEIPiXhdbcyeXC_GainzDgN7k58

[@benwintfeld2983]

I do Tom. Also I do have family on Staten Island actually.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Small world!

[@benwintfeld2983]

We should meet in person someday.

[@deanglicos4465]

Technically, the Okeechobee waterway is still the ICW.