FREEDOM on the 4th of July in Roche Harbor, WA! PLUS, it's Mr. Sully's b-day! [MV FREEDOM SEATTLE]

[@papa.mike01]

I just love MV Freedom! You always give something to warm my heart on a Sunday. Thanks you guys.

[@richardsmith4187]

Beautiful scenery around the harbor. When Shawn was standing outside and had the beautiful red/orange sky it reminded me of an old saying. Red sky at night a sailors delight, red sky in the morning sailors take warning and sure enough the rain and thunder. Great fireworks and Happy Birthday Mr. Sully !! They both looked so cute with the birthday hats !

[@edquier40]

@ 10:34 WOW, Just plain WOW! nice videography! Extra ration of rum for the camera operator! HB Mr. Sully, big hugs to Miss Martha, I am just loving her! She smiles.

[@edwardhartman8575]

Evert dentist in the world must satisfy themselves every time you smile!

[@MIDTOWNE1]

1st he hated DINO and now not only is he putting DINO up we now have multiple DINOS for different occasions. FANTASTIC

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Cool seaplane landing!! Happy birthday Mr. Sully! 🎂Great episode! 👍👍

[@mikecoffelt341]

Loved Sully's birthday party. Laughed so hard. Happy birthday Sully

[@2011maxie]

Always enjoy you guys bringing people along on your travels and day to day life aboard. We were not blessed with children so our fur babies enjoyed our boating over 47 years of marriage and 51 years together. Loved the seeing Sully’s BD Party. Happy Fourth of year Dino is the bomb. Thank you again for taking us along!!!!

[@peterdodge6563]

Belated “Happy Birthday !” to Sully. Loved the video too.

[@gbsailing9436]

Happy Birthday Mr. Sully!!! 🎂🎂🎂🥃🥂🥂🎉🎊🎇🪄

[@chandramoulikrishnamurthy3272]

Happy birthday, Mr. Sully! 💐🎊🎂

[@glocken3365]

Happy belated birthday Mr Sully from Ontario Canada cheers mate🎁

[@supertorqued72]

Awesome to see all the patriotism, people gather to celebrate this great country. We usually spend the 4th on our boat here on the Columbia, but after seeing this we may have to join the chaotic fun and head to Roche Harbor next year.

[@Jim-nq9cv]

Good to see you guys posting again you do it well , Happy birthday sully from Queensland Australia

[@randybourdon2791]

Happy birthday to mr.Sully and a hug for miss Martha! The birthday hats were a riot!

[@G14-Classified]

Hey Mr. Sully happy late birthday 🥳 Here’s to living your best life for many more years to come!

[@michaelch5060]

Happy Birthday Sully! Thanks for sharing.

[@Linusgump]

Clear gas is gasoline without ethanol. I’m surprised they sell ethanol gas since it’s not safe for water use since the ethanol will bond with the water and is inseparable if there is a spill, and will kill fish. The gasoline can be absorbed with a spill pad or boom, but not the ethanol.

[@socomon69]

totally worth the extra cost. ethanol is garbage.

[@jgriff3218]

It is better to.use in a outboard motors because ethanol deteriorates rubber hoses. Most of the older motors have fuel hoses that are not ethanol friendly that leads to plugged carborator or leaking hoses. In Michigan most gas stations near a lake sell Rec 90 which the same. In the fall put it in your take before storage to prevent water build up. Ethanol absorbs water.

[@derjaeger3321]

The Pacific Northwest …. great boating and magnificient scenery and RAIN. You folks essentially live in a temperate rainforest zone. But with that comes the magnificent lush flora. I enjoy you videos, and even my wife, who does not share my yen to be on the water, watches. I noticed two of my favorite boat brands cruise by Freedom. I love Ocean Alexanders and it it tough to find a more eye catching boat than that blue Belize. Calm seas to the crew of MV Freedom and may the wind be at your back.

[@athommen1]

Happy Sunday All! Love the hull of MV Freedom on the ''intro slide'' of today's video! Take it easy and stay safe not mater where all of you are.

[@randyshipley1792]

Good to see the 4th In Roach Harbour again, Thank you! All my years I spent the 4th in the islands, could pretty much count on every other year on the 4th it would rain. But was still always fun!

[@madpete6438]

Elizabeth doing the doughnut eating would be worth "GOLD"..... Chuckling already!

[@deanaschneider476]

Happy Birthday Sully🐶

[@James-seafan]

Happy birthday mr sully excellent video

[@m2pozad]

Elizabeth doubles-down on Shawn's Dino resentment... We should have a couple's counseling video on this. lol!

[@markdschedler]

Loved it. You know how to tell a story. Wish I was there.

[@cameronm2203]

I would rather celebrate a dog's birthday than a wedding anniversary, nuf said !

[@RoadhogRNA]

Great Vid and Happy Birthday Mr. Sully.

[@neelyrichard72]

As always another great video. And I love the new Dino. Shawn was a great sportsmen with Dino this year :)

[@nhstuff6658]

Great video, guys. Happy Birthday, Sully! You're a well-seasoned sailor, Sully (I advise you don't try that five times fast). I have a brother in the Friday Harbor marina, so loved seeing some of your visit there. A special place, that SJI. Cheers, guys. Sunny skies.

[@kellyperkins4702]

Clear gas is non-ethanol. Most outboard engines require it (if you don't want to void your warranty.)

[@Sorensenoutdoors]

You are correct

[@mikelauer8592]

Enjoy that sunny disposition…

[@briancook6386]

Love the new Dino! Happy birthday Sully🎈

[@eprohoda]

you made gorgeous masterpeice-

[@albinorhino6]

It’s hilarious how Dino has become part of the crew lol.

[@billjones261]

Good advise for anchor setting, so many boaters drop their anchors thinking its good enough but then the weather changes and tides and they find things have let loose.

[@lookingforbluewater6162]

Happy birthday Mr. Sully!!🥰❤️🎊🎊🎊

[@jamesarmstrong5651]

Happy birthday mr Sully, happy 4th….

[@michaelrhodes6033]

Loved it. Thanks.

[@237lawrence]

The problem I have with anchoring in the SJIs is where to drop the anchor in relation to the other boats (It's easy when your first or uncrowded). When you consider scope and swing, once I back off and set the anchor I am often closer than I like.

[@tammyfetzner5792]

Happy B-day Mr. Sully!! FYI we give our dogs a 3mg melatonin an hour before fireworks or thunderstorms, and it works very well!

[@maryschaefer5023]

Happy Birthday Sully. So happy you found these 2 great people to be with in your life!!

[@humbledsparrows4687]

Enjoy your videos, living a MV sailors life through you both. We are homesteaders an 24 acres in East Texas, always wanted a SV to keep on the Gulf of Mexico, but its hard tobleave the homestead. We do have a question about the float planes, how do you know where they are landing and taking off so that you keep out of their way? Do they use the marine radio to let boaters know? Thank you and Happy Birthday Sully.

[@mvfreedom]

They’re lowest in the pecking order so they have to go around boats. Kinda crazy but they’re quite skilled!

[@humbledsparrows4687]

@@mvfreedom thank you

[@mikelauer8592]

@@mvfreedom that’s “creepily”correct. We operate in 3D with a bird’s eye view so landing is not as bad as one might think. Taking off has challenges, especially around the less predictable PWC (jetskis). Overall it’s wonderful to experience.

[@123turby]

Oh for the love of…dog or god in my book anyway. Happy B Day Mr Sully and a huge for Martha. Thanks for bringing us along on a special day. Have a great summer.

[@BoatingJourney]

How fun that you and Dennis rafted up!! Miss all of my UM customers!! Tell him hi!!

[@mvfreedom]

Will do!

[@anthonyhaynes4818]

Naval anchorage regulations is minimum 6 to 1

[@SeekerKnight]

Happy Birthday Sully

[@kamelsr]

Great shot of Maggie landing. If you are from the Puget Sound area you know who Maggie is.

[@westonbadke5434]

Happy Birthday Mr Sully. 🎉🎉

[@angelakrisinger2246]

Fun to see you guys out on the water during colors. Next time you should swing by the SYC outstation on Henry Island and say hi to a bunch of your followers!

[@guymanges3628]

Happy birthday Sully...

[@DadKarn]

Wish I was able to post a video of my pupper watching your video while wagging her tail at your pups.

[@heidamath6794]

I love people who love dogs!!!!!

[@cameronm2203]

me too !

[@curtissorg4687]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr Sully!!!!!!

[@roberttorres809]

Happy belated birthday Sully….

[@alisavas9526]

Happy belated birthday Mr. Sully! 🎂 It's official. Shawn and inflatable giant ornaments don't mix, just like fire and gun powder haha 😆 Donat eating contest for kids? Come on! Only in the USA! Great episode giving insight into different traditions and cultures. The sceneries are beautiful as always

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Our best wishes happy birthday 🙏,we are fully enjoyed wonderful video and very useful detailed information congratulations 👌👌👌.excellent photography and editing also 👍

[@Dalife]

Luv the Glasses

[@edwardearl1]

awesome video. miss Roche Harbor a lot.

[@JohnVHLife]

Awesome

[@bud1412]

Happy birthday Sulley, my little Chow thinks you are a hot stud, she’s 11 years old and is the apple of our eye.

[@UnknownCoatings]

clear gas is ethanol free

[@dandersonjr]

Looks like a beautiful area but with the amount of clouds and rain you receive I would think it would be depressing after awhile.

[@jgdwick4067]

HAPPYBIRTHDAY

[@billdillard885]

Welp I remember a many 4th in Portland… was always a wild guess as to the weather and as you stated summer usually started post 4th of July. Great Vid you’s guys! Quite a collection of water craft!!

[@peterasacker5948]

Great video

[@jamesfrommanitoba.1992]

Most definitely puppy abuse for making those beautiful 4 legged deckhands wear hats. Lmao.

[@ChadThomasOconnor]

Happy Birthday Sully!!!!

[@AWCreations262]

Happy Birthday Sully.

[@wesleymonske8103]

Shawn , I have a new joke for you. What's worse than ants in your pants? Uncles ! Ha Ha Ha

[@johnnelson5997]

Happy Birthday Little Dude, Tear It Up!

[@ricknicholson5894]

Think you need a first of July tradition to honour your Canadian cousins, our Canada day. So I tried to think of something cheap and easy to do on your boat. So on the first of July serve Canadian maple syrup with pancakes or french toast as a salute to your northern neighbours. And a good excuse to purchase maple syrup.

[@michae8jackson378]

So many celebrations on Freedom. Ya'll's 20th, Sully's 7-9th....congratulations!🥂🥂🥂🥂 I meant to ask. So I love the aircraft portions as a pilot. But I don't have my float license. Are there portions of the bay that are bouyed off for them? or anything? Just wondered. I've trained pilots that fly float aircraft but never flown them myself. Thanks

[@mvfreedom]

No they have to just figure it out according to where boats are.

[@michae8jackson378]

@@mvfreedom dang so in theory might not be able to land there if there are a lot of boats. Wow

[@mikelauer8592]

@@michae8jackson378 in theory, but in reality it’s not so bad. And some of the most enjoyed flying I’ve ever done.

[@michae8jackson378]

@@mikelauer8592 I wish I had gotten my float license. 🤔🤔

[@scottpiette]

I need to get a yacht!!!!!

[@bacondad6960]

You guys are killing me! Every time I watch your videos, it makes me want to live on a boat in the Puget Sound fulltime. Love your videos! I watched your West Port video right before we went there last October and it definitely helped. I'm going to Astoria in a couple weeks and I'm going to re-watch that one before we go. Great job!!!

[@mvfreedom]

Gotta check out the Goonies house!!!

[@bacondad6960]

@@mvfreedom we will. That is most of the reason we are going! Plus be good to see the ocean again in Seaside and Cannon Beach!

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

Happiest of BDay's Mr Sully!

[@tburggraaf5880]

I did the conversion but here in Belgium its $8,24 a gallon of diesel (lowest price) €2,0170 a ltr HAPPY BIRTH DAY MR Sully baked a cake for you

[@Bingwadc]

Nice. I was in Seattle (lake Union) last July on M/Y Bella after a 5 week trip from Florida. I believe it was the hottest week in Seattle history. It was 108 the day before I flew home...

[@kennethtape3362]

Happy Birthday buddy 🐶😃

[@kenlane5011]

Awesome experience 🚢🚢❤❤👍👍🎉🎉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🏁🏁🏁

[@machtrebel2317]

Dear captains ... a question that interests me very much. Does your Nordhavn actually have stabilizers?

[@mvfreedom]

Yes, active fin stabilization

[@scottpiette]

Great times to you!!!

[@DerickClack]

Love love your show. I however was wondering why you attach your anchor bridle below the water. I keep it just above the water so I can see how it's attached and nothing grows on my bridle line.

[@paulcunningham2859]

Does old fuel present a problem?

[@mvfreedom]

It can if moisture builds up in the tank. Best to use boats to avoid that issue!

[@paulcunningham2859]

@@mvfreedom that's my question on use of the boat. If you fill the tanks once a year do you have any fuel issues? Do you use additives to keep the fuel clean etc?

[@LocknessRides]

I love how Shawn is like grrrrrr over Dino but puts him up anyway! Anyways new subscriber here but I’ve watched a few of your newer videos and now I’m watching the older videos! Love the boat and love the videos!

[@kenharty6016]

Beer and pasta for breakfast this guy knows how to eat like a man. Lol my kinda breakfast too

[@marcorodriguez4959]

Feliz cumpleaños Señor Sully

[@valhalla3595]

SEA VENTURE another boat blog, bought fuel in bulk, 700 gallons for $279 gal in Port Angeles last week on there way to Mexico.

[@mvfreedom]

That was filmed a long time ago, they left for California last year.

[@valhalla3595]

@@mvfreedomAfter moving aboard and Cruising Alaska for the past year. M/V Sea Venture of Everett a 50' Cheoy Lee owned by Jim and Rosy arrived in San Fransisco August 2, 2022 after a 4 1/2 day passage from Washington accompanied by Nordhaven M/V St. Claire. In the past M/V Sea Venture on a world cruize with boat and Mfg. owner aboard passed thru the NW after an Alaska cruise.a few years ago (pre-covid) They actually replaced that M/V Sea Venture with a newer boat part way thru the world cruise.

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

[@dennisgliebe184]

My wife loves your sunglasses. She would like to know what brand those are. Thanks

[@mvfreedom]

Big ones are Givenchy and black are Salvatore Ferragamo…both from Nordstrom Rack 👍

[@Greggspies]

That works out at 95p a ltr in the UK now it's £1.90

[@HillbillyDeluxeSportfishing]

Clear Gas is E0.

[@TrogART]

A Demo for all occasion's, Dino Rules!

[@alg54]

I would have thrown out the dog pee grass when he said it's for a yard :)

[@windycurrent]

Roche Harbor is just beautiful! Great editing as well. I need to learn how to video edit. I am always jealous that you get to spend as much time there and in the San Juans as you do. Just a curious question here. What would you say has been the largest yacht the two of you have seen in Roche Harbor on the 4th of July?

[@mvfreedom]

Probably 130ft

[@petesheppard1709]

Ignorant land-lubber question: Is anchor chain 'road' (sp?) the same as 'scope'?

[@mvfreedom]

No the rode is the chain or line itself, the scope is “defined as a ratio of the length of an anchor rode from the bit to the anchor shackle and the depth of the water under the the bow of the boat measured from deck height.”

[@petesheppard1709]

Thanks!

[@2Equipment]

Who does your drone shots?

[@mvfreedom]

Shawn!

[@joanmccarty6445]

Your videos are perfect for a Seattle /PNW transplant retired to Honaunau. Come visit our bay please.

[@shawnalexander8009]

Clear gas is ethfnol free gas

[@captainron3494]

Funny yall say hot really its hot ok today Its 98 but it's 109 heat index with 100% humidity.... oooo by the way we want see 70s again until September 20th or so