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[@kj3rd2657]

It's amazing watching your videos in my vr headset. But I like to see more of you to driving the boat then walking on land. This is one main reason why I watch your videos thanks.

[@Mauve222M]

I’m living vicariously through you right now

[@chriscarney204]

Whoever is doing the flying is doing an impressive job.

[@MyBoatLife]

Agree! Drone following dinghy was well done. #boatvideogoals 😊

[@scottskelton8204]

Great, as always! Wouldn't be Sunday without an MV Freedom video.

[@ricksuchecki]

I agree!! Port Ludlow is one of my most favorite places to cruise to. S/V Aeolus

[@joelwitte2242]

My weekly dose of Elizabeth's amazing eyes

[@KandiSueTheBlue]

9 weeks is impressive. Lots of people have diet coke addictions so you're doing well. Love your humour, eye rolls🔄👀🔄, camera work and stories. Great video as always you guys.🌬⚓😎🇦🇺🐾

[@msweaver2]

And the Oscar for best dog in a supporting role goes to...Mr. Sully!

[@Big.Ron1]

What beautiful country. Thank you!

[@cpwatching5647]

Nice video! Well done, we realize these videos do not make themselves. We also enjoy the bays less traveled. We were driving this morning discussing how we enjoy the quite boating in the Apostle Islands WI where we slip. Here is a quote you two may enjoy. My my wife said it and it is perfect. "Listen to the Silence" . When this happens it always reminds us why we boat. We enjoy your channel. Take care. Borrow this quote as needed. More people should do this.

[@56Spookdog]

Love waking up to glassy water and tooling around in it. Nice drone work.

[@rx7dude2006]

Gig Harbor my home!Been here for over 40 years, love it.You guys should come back and get as burger at the Gourmet Burger shop!

[@jamesmulhern6733]

Love the scenic views, Exploring as you both do always shows the very best spot. Living aboard the boat suits you both. Keep crusing and enjoy every anchorage you travel to. Keep them coming , thank you for sharing

[@guymanges3628]

When you leave the back door open , do you get seals ? That mic was like Mrs. Wiggins on the Carol Bernett show. Thank you guys always

[@bertoverweel6588]

We don't eat the donut but drink a red wine every day at 4 pm , our King did that on his birthday , make a toast at four . Greetings from the Netherlands .

[@waynemcphail7825]

You two are just magic!

[@rhinoromper]

We spent a couple of nights in Port Ludlow last summer, were the sealions there? The wife and I were watching a movie and got distracted by noises off the stern, walked out and these two big sea lions were hunting all the fish that were attracted to our stern lights. It was really cool to watch.

[@mvfreedom]

No but how cool!

[@rj521]

Live on the other side of the mountains now, but use to spend a lot of time in the inner harbor of Vashon Island. Pretty well protected. Easy to run over to the Tides Tavern in Gig Harbor from there. Quiet, but does have homes all along the shore

[@317vikki]

New to your channel and I really enjoy it. John and I bought our first motor yacht last year. It's called a Marinette . We do love being on the water. We are on the East Coast at Lake Erie. The water gets pretty choppy here lol. The Coke habit I once had was replaced with Tea, Yes I'm weak but i'm also ok with that LOL

[@sheilahaats9612]

Yes Elizabeth- my husband and I are both totally addicted to Diet Coke! I really enjoyed today’s hike. Beautiful scenery 😊

[@scottwebb7415]

Love your video, I have a houseboat on a small lake in southern Illinois. Your adventures really makes our outings pretty lam. It is winter here and I am still looking forward to getting out on the lake. You guys are great, keep it up.

[@jgriff3218]

At 1:55 look like something surfaced near the boat. Or just a buoy. Wonderful anchorage.

[@mvfreedom]

Not sure but there was a very small mooring ball submerged nearby.

[@kellyward1478]

Hi MV! I have wonderful memories of visiting Port Ludlow (by boat) with my dad in the 60’s when they were putting in the resort, golf course,

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

good on you, Elizabeth!!!! Well done... it feels so MUCH better to cut out soda. New Year, New Donut!

[@darbovision2672]

I'm glad you put the diet choke back. On the other hand the Planters lightly salted mixed nuts are outstanding!

[@mvfreedom]

Yes, life’s about choices right?!?

[@2ShoesPhoto]

Hilarious, Port Ludlow is right up the road from me. I'm down in Port Gamble. Sluys Bakery in Poulsbo are the best in WA state.

[@thomaswolters8042]

Good Morning! Thanks, love the boat work vids, more please! Beautiful country we live in.

[@classicraceruk1337]

Peaceful is always better than the madness of city and towns. This place looks wonderful and restful.

[@MyBoatLife]

We agree!! 👍

[@jonlang1026]

Saw you floating out there. Wanted to motor out to say hi but was too lazy to ready the dinghy. We moved from living aboard at Shilshole to Port Ludlow a couple of years ago and never looked back. Kind of cool to see our boat in your video. Maybe we will see you here again sometime.

[@mvfreedom]

How cool, too bad we missed each other. We kept saying how awesome it would be to live in that marina 👍

[@jonlang1026]

@@mvfreedom Will watch for you again. Cheers.

[@RoyCHaven]

I loved your opening expression at the beginning of the video! I cut out diet Coke for iced tea. Try it. Coffee in the morning and decaf occasionally in the evening. Great video as usual! Came back to edit my comment: laughed out loud to see Elizabeth's expression again. Too funny.

[@BoatingJourney]

Too funny. We've stayed at the resort once and was bored to death. But good to know that it's an awesome anchorage spot. I love Matts Matts bay - reminds us of Port Madison. we'll have to check it out!

[@mvfreedom]

Ha, when we first visited we also wondered what on earth you’d do if you stayed at the Inn!

[@jeffsimpson7290]

Thanks for another great Sunday morning MV Freedom video. My wife switched to Pellegrino when she gave up diet coke. I think for her it was more about the bubbles. We'll have to consider Port Ludlow after seeing it from your eyes. Have a great week.

[@mvfreedom]

I’ve been assisted greatly by Spindrift sparkling soda when I get the Diet Coke urge, but Pellegrino is good to have on hand too 👍

[@Adventuregirl96]

New subscriber here and I really enjoy watching your boating adventures. My fiancé is from the area and we just found out we are going to be moving to Seattle in July so looking forward to seeing more of his family and enjoying the area.

[@jacksalisbury5218]

You guys are the BEST!

[@MyBoatLife]

Wow that water is amazingly calm!! A little peaceful, calm solitude sounds perfect right now ✌️💙

[@stuartvarvel27]

Great vlog guys and always looking towards the next one 🇬🇧

[@richardsmith4187]

Good afternoon Elizabeth & Shawn, Port Ludlow really does look peaceful and serene ! The waterfall was very nice and the drone footage was superb as usual. The weather looked really nice and glad you were able to hit the trails. Here in central Florida it's 77 degrees today, but we have had cooler temps at night. I surely hope one day you might consider relocating to Florida ( east or west coast ) as there are so many places to explore, plus the Bahama's chain. Enjoy your Sunday and take care of each other !!

[@mvfreedom]

Florida is likely where our final “home” base will be 👍

[@richardsmith4187]

@@mvfreedom That's Awesome, you will absolutely love it ! AND no state income tax LOL

[@thatchh1]

@@mvfreedom you know the highest mountain in FL is an overpass, right? I would hate to give up the scenery of the NW. Make it a winter getaway, maybe.

[@jamesbaker2585]

Another interesting video. Thank you.

[@darrylmcleman6456]

I too have a small Honda outboard.This is my first winter with it and have noticed condensation forming in the crankcase oil.I installed new thermostat and problem seems corrected.They do want a little warm-up time especially in winter.Cheers from Vancouver Island.

[@rsyferd]

When is your next haul out? I'd love to see an episode or two that cover the technical side of a haul inspection.

[@mvfreedom]

Possibly early summer but we might push it to late summer.

[@swamprobin3291]

Another great video guys. They do have water on the fuel dock, but I suppose by the time you weigh anchor it's just as easy to head back to Shilshole. I keep hoping they will turn the quarry at the entrance to Mats Mats bay in to a (marine) park; maybe some day.

[@kj3rd2657]

Love watching your big beautiful brown EYE'S!

[@briankepner7569]

I always hope that one of these days that you'll pick up a single crab pot and just throw it off the back of the boat wherever you are to see what you get just for the fun of it. I personally am into fishing and couldn't stand not to be fishing out there but I understand if you're not fishermen You're going to head north it would make sense to me that you'd want to be able to fish and crab to help with the food supply as you head up the inner passage

[@mvfreedom]

This summer we’ll have to bust out the crabbing gear!

[@overtheclouds9]

The waterfall is super nice 👍🏻

[@suunto61]

When you went wide eyed in the opening clip I just lost it. Excellent. Edit... Diet Pepsi. And you repeated the wide eyes at the end. LOL.

[@williambeyer5095]

As always great video and narration, but i have to ask, why could you not get water at the fuel dock five minutes away?

[@mvfreedom]

We could but after a week we decided on a new port 😉

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Hope to meet up with you this summer in the San Juans. S/V Sandra Marie

[@michaeldowns4236]

Loved the drone footage of you guys in the dinghy . Who was operating it ? Didn't look like either of you had the controller .

[@mvfreedom]

Shawn does a good job of hiding his tricks 😉

[@sunshine_and_flowers]

Drawing a blank on the donut shop name. I recall a good one in Capitol Hill.

[@mvfreedom]

We went to Sluy’s in Poulsbo! Are you thinking of Mighty-O Donuts?

[@sunshine_and_flowers]

@@mvfreedom Top Pot!

[@mvfreedom]

@@sunshine_and_flowers ahh yes, we used to live across the street from one. Not good!

[@kjderuwe]

Enjoy your videos! What drone do you fly?

[@mvfreedom]

We fly both a DJI Mavic Air 2 and Mavic Mini.

[@rodneyross5282]

Great attitude. You only live once. We are only here for a micro millisecond in the scheme of things. Live it for the moment for sure.

[@gordongadbois1179]

My aunt lived in Port Ludlow and they liked the fact it got half the rain of Seattle due to the rain shade of the Olympic Mountain range. Did they have any live aboard slips in their marina? Elizabeth you know he can see the face you made at him, right. We have VooDoo doughnuts south of you, are they up there?

[@mvfreedom]

We’ve been to Voodoo Donuts in Portland and loved it, but sadly it’s not up here.

[@anthonymiller8989]

Tony & Susan here, Three weeks today no sugar for us.

[@mvfreedom]

Wow that’s impressive, keep it up!!!

[@jwm4436]

Good vid guys. I’m sure learning a lot about the ports of call in the Seattle area. I’m thinking it’s a bit more ‘exotic’ arriving by boat rather than car but, still interesting. My sister has your addition, Elizabeth. She’ll buy the larger 16 oz screw cap bottle and hit it thru-out the day. Good for you taking a break. We probably don’t exercise our will power as much as we should. Addictions come in all shapes and sizes and most aren’t great for us. Doesn’t mean you can’t have one on special occasions, right? 😉 Thanks for sharing. Life is good~

[@Re5ist_ance]

I don't have a diet coke addition .. I can quit any time I choose .. I just choose not to (said as I take a sip) .. lol 🤣😂

[@darrellyoung9586]

Well, it is a year and a half since you made the Port Ludlow trip that I just watched. I was there about 6 months ago to look at the green and white tug in your video, the "Island Ranger", that was for sale. Port Ludlow is a nice quiet harbor. My guess is that you went to Poulsbo on Liberty Bay to get donuts at that bakery in town.

[@openroad72]

Love to watching your weekly episodes... Big like from ☔️ UK

[@markgoldman623]

Ok let's give it up for the best doughnuts...

[@RIP911sc72]

Great video as always Sean and Elizabeth. A great app for finding trailers and knowing exactly where you are is AllTrails. You likely already have it but if not, give it a try.

[@mvfreedom]

Never heard of it so thanks!

[@johnalmgren2183]

Best donuts? Sluys Poulsbo or the dock at Roche Harbor

[@jimrogers9253]

thanks guys for sharing another adventure. any plans to get to the great lakes? know of a super place for you to drop anchor in east grand traverse bay. godspeed. JDR

[@mvfreedom]

No, we cruised Lake Michigan for 9 seasons with no plans to go back!

[@mikehoskin9816]

Nice job on your videos guys!

[@escenthi]

cool. thanks for the views, especially mats-mats bay. i was there some 40 years ago.

[@Colinpark]

The Red one on the shore, you might have water in your tender fuel lines? Foam in the creek is natural byproduct of organics decaying. Lots of tannins in the water. Yes but you have new black water hoses and donuts!

[@zinkgarry]

Hey guys. Love your videos. But I was wondering, have you ever considered some content featuring regular day to day operations? Like how to pick a good spot to anchor, how to tie up the boat in a slip, daily checks before starting the engine...etc?

[@mvfreedom]

Yes, we get asked that a ton so stay tuned.

[@James-seafan]

awesome video

[@hawkeye8712]

Wow when I saw that your dinghy didn't want to start I thought to myself, wow your going to need a dinghy to get out of your dinghy ha haha have a great one guys.

[@NickYourHomeLoanFriendKrehnke]

Sluy's in Poulsbo. I have shoved that exact snack in my face many times lol

[@mvfreedom]

Viking cups!

[@backthebadge4009]

Elizabeth...good for you for breaking the Diet Coke habit. I too was addicted to it. I found if you crave something other than water, squeeze lemons, limes, and grapefruit juice into a containers and store in the fridge. Pour a little bit of the flavor you want into a plastic bottle of water every once in a while...shake, and drink. I find that just putting a little flavor into the water makes the craving for Diet Coke go away. Cutting sugar out of your diet will also help as well...I have never been healthier, since cutting that stuff out of my life....My donut addiction is still work in progress.....I give my self a donut every six months, and I actually put it on a calendar...someday I hope to resolve that addiction permanently...:-)

[@justin805]

You guys rock

[@jeremykamel9655]

If you don’t have it. You guys might consider a fuel water separator for your outboard. I had one for my last outboard. It made such a huge difference. They are fine for both mixed and straight gasoline.

[@JohnDallaire]

Hi guys catching up on your vids! Loving them. I about gave up on the live aboard dream until coming across your videos. On this video you mention putting your water maker out of service. So why not just get water at the marina close by?

[@D30N64]

Somthing I do not understand. When I tried to like this 10 times, I saw 15 thumbs down🤔 (This is so stupid!) Your video's are great and you really present your trips in an awsome way! Very realistic! Thanks for doing this. It shows us places that we never heard of on our side of the world. Keep it up!

[@JJP72095]

I see you carry a gas can, I’m hesitant to do so for my dinghy, where do you store the gas?

[@mvfreedom]

We keep the extra gas can on the upper boat deck when we’re on the dinghy and then store it on the dinghy when it’s loaded up.

[@kronie19]

Happy New Year! Where did you get the music for this video? I found it very sonically pleasing..

[@mvfreedom]

It’s from Epidemic Sound, link in the description 👍

[@perrykahler3073]

Enjoy your videos. Thanks for the time and effort you put into each one and for sharing them with everyone. Question for you.....I don't remember seeing you cleaning a sea strainer on the boat. I know you have a dry stack set up on the main engine. Does your generator utilize the same cooling system for its needs or have you just omitted the wonderful task of cleaning a sea strainer from your videos?

[@jimhanson7476]

Enjoyed

[@tmbouman]

7:52 If only the big boat was that easy!

[@jonathanbrooks917]

Nice video you guy’s!!!

[@stoneygreek]

how often do you guys use your kayaks and how hard is it to get them in and out of the water?

[@BoatingJourney]

Great question - we wondering the same.

[@mvfreedom]

We only use them in the summer but sadly we only used them maybe twice last summer. Only Shawn can get them down from the racks but he claims they’re not too difficult. We’ll have to use them more in 2021!

[@JohnE-55]

I'm with you on 'Eat the doughnuts', you can always take a half-hearted run after that to (mentally) get rid of them...

[@fernandoteves4130]

Beautiful , serene place

[@kumamaster]

Saw Shawn with a Nordhavn mask, I want one! I’ll have to hit up Devin here in Anacortes. We’ve been Nordhavn Dreamers, pretty much since it was first started. We know we’ll never actually get one, so our second dream has been an Airstream - Yahoo! We actually just bought a 27ft Airstream yesterday, new adventures coming soon! Then a little later, we see you with a Flamingo mask, which is an (unofficial) Airstream logo/mascot! Now we need one of those too! I do have a Nordhavn hat, license plate frame (on our Ford F-250 tow vehicle), and a Nordhavn welcome mat for our Airstream too.

[@mvfreedom]

My mask is made by a great artist at our marina. Check her out: www.sketchesbythesea.com/collections/masks/products/flamingos-watermelons-cotton-mask

[@MIDTOWNE1]

What do you do if there's a fumble during the dingy key handoff? Do jump in the water to quickly recover them water no matter or do you count it as a loss?

[@thatchh1]

Most people have floats on their dinghy key.

[@MIDTOWNE1]

Oh ok thanks.

[@ccswede]

You should have gone ahead and finished the old saying. First a boat then an RV next a Rest home before the ultimate funeral home. Love the scenery. Keep enjoying with your youthful spirit. Glad you saved the calories from that Diet Coke to enjoy the donut guilt free.

[@stoneygreek]

About the Poo hose. How often does the blackwater hoses have to be changed and is it a nightmare?

[@BoatingJourney]

We're curious too. We almost had to replace ours last year, but found out it simply needed a new inline vent. What a gross job!

[@westonbadke5434]

Whichever home is pink for Elizabeth!

[@boatrvme8478]

Get both...I have RV and Yacht...when I get tired of land I go to water and so on so forth:)

[@mvfreedom]

That sounds great, only problem is then we’d have to be tied to land finding a place to keep the RV.

[@boatrvme8478]

@@mvfreedom many storage facilities for Rvs :) cheaper than storing boat in most places.

[@ChasingSunsets]

Hey, great content and love the boat. Gives me hope that I could upgrade our Merry Fisher 695 to something bigger and more comfortable someday. We are on boat #4 so I can just image that it will not be our last one. Thanks for sharing. Yvan from the shores of New Brunswick Canada.

[@RF-ci7ng]

Been on a similar journey, had a MF795 for 4 years. Put 850 hours on her before changing to a bigger boat. Great fun and plenty of exploring and periods away (used to stay away for a week at a time and whilst a little cramped it was a blast).

[@ChasingSunsets]

@@RF-ci7ng The MF are fun and amazing boats and our 695 does the trick for the majority of our daily outings, but like everyone one else, we got "footelitess" and want bigger for longer trips.

[@davecms]

Great job on the diet cola. My addiction is Diet Mountain Dew. Like you, I have been diet soda free (and caffeine free) for about 8 weeks.

[@AndiCakes]

I would swim to that donut! 🍩 😋

[@richardbrock6687]

Elizabeth I also was addicted to Diet Coke for several years. When I stop about 10 years ago I was drinking a 2 liter Bottle a day. How it didn't rot my stomach out I don't know. I recently drank a can of diet coke and I loved it but I know myself so back to Water. Stay strong.

[@davidvoller726]

Did I see Shawn wipe that lovely cream on his face from the donut on a napkin...? Dude, longer tongue! I’d lick that off a grocery cart handle even during COVID-19. 😳

[@Xtremekreations]

you mentioned in matsmatsbay to anchor you need to get permission from the property owners. if you or the average boater float in there or somewhere similar and drop anchor how are you supposed to know those rules or who or a # to contact? i would imagine its not like marina where you can call on the vhf?

[@mvfreedom]

Exactly, most people probably don’t. We only learned this while researching after the fact, so I guess you’d either get lucky or get kicked out.

[@dennislowe8504]

Good Morning, you guys feature Sandy in the intro. But we never see her on the boat. Is she ok?

[@mvfreedom]

She passed away Dec 2019 at nearly 14 years old but we don’t want to take her out of the intro because she’s always with us in many ways. Even when we eventually update the intro, she’ll still be in it somehow 🐶

[@dennislowe8504]

@@mvfreedom I am so sorry for your loss. Dogs are part of the family and are so loved. Again my condolences.😔

[@donnagiles5116]

I’m addicted to Mt Dew. I quiet for three years. Now I’m trying also to stop. I had a month under by belt. Now I need to do it again. I would to know where that awesome donut shop is for my hubby

[@mvfreedom]

It’s Sluy’s in Poulsbo! And I also quit the cola for about a year and fell of the wagon this summer which makes it feel even worse. Oh well, baby steps 👍

[@davidgraham5184]

How do you do the aerial photos

[@mvfreedom]

We use a drone, this video was shot on our DJI Mavic Air 2 👍

[@TheTravelingKnife]

I spy a Trident Refit Facility Bangor, WA t-shirt in the Q&A. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mvfreedom]

Good eye!

[@SquireJethro]

Do you think with the colder weather you have some water in the gas (condensation) for the tender? Perhaps some Seafoam might be in order.

[@NunnBetterTaxResolution]

Port Ludlow is a great place!!