WTF...there are SHIPWRECKS everywhere in this bay! Plus, weekly Q&A with the Captain [MV FREEDOM]

[@jandenapoli4477]

Good luck on your captains license exam . Made me smile seeing this episode. I take my exam a week from today!!! It's a lot of info, but fun! Let us know how you do. When will you be taking your exam?

[@jonathanbrooks917]

Have a lot of respect for Shawn for the way he takes care of things! 👍

[@kevinsgarage]

The Derelicts of Dockton. If you are on Facebook, check out some of the Puget sound boating groups. There is one person who owns quite a few sunk/derelict boats around the sound.

[@Sheebalicious]

We all know who he is!!

[@cpwatching5647]

Nice Video. Shawn looked as agile as a gazelle putting that cover on the dinghy :). Nice fast forward. I'm glad to see your interest and effort taking the captains course. Good for you! Take care.

[@douglaswagner311]

Very cinematic episode ...excellent filming, editing, music and story telling ...Mr Sully is always the Star ⭐️

[@h2rover476]

I'm pretty sure you are among the only people living aboard full time through the PNW winter *and* spending so much time away from the marina. Thanks to you both for taking one for the team, and showing us what it's like out there! Don't blame you for hustling back to Shilshole.

[@jonrau5988]

Just in case you haven't heard, in the Pacific Northwest, 2 consecutive days of rain, is known as a weekend.

[@guscarlson7021]

Great clamming in Quartermaster Harbor. Been there, done that. Love your channel, recently discovered. PNW resident since '74. Ski boats, Jet skis. Single engine, land, former private pilot, love it here.

[@overtheclouds9]

So proud of you learning navigation and currents.

[@pilotdane]

Reminds me of a winter trip to Amsterdam where I counted and photographed their sinking boats. I didn't start out with that goal but there were so many it was hard to not start counting them. --- Thank you for another wonderful video.

[@motech7168]

All the best on your Captains License!!

[@tracydoriot7595]

Hi Guys! Just a shout out from Washougal WA. I am in the process of buying a Bayliner 3888 MY ( Don't hate me, I know it isn't a Nordhaven! But I've loved them for 30 years!). I plan to spend some time likely in a year or two in the San Juan's during the summers. Your stories and experiences are invaluable as well as entertaining. Not one criticism of anything you guys are doing. You are living the dream most of us simply can't pull off. Any crap you get from the glass half full crowd is simply jealousy. Just keep living your best life. Thank you for taking the time for sharing your adventures. I know there is lots of monkey motion around continually producing content. PS Elizabeth, congratulations on winning the Dino battle!

[@mvfreedom]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoy our vids!

[@petercurtis-brown2789]

Best of luck with your captain's Certification. We have a Captain in our extended family who is soon to be a west Coast Pilot.

[@jimbaker8624]

Glad that MV Freedom is floating. Thank you again for a fun video.

[@richardsmith4187]

Elizabeth You gave the Buc's the good luck and they won it !! Hope you, Shawn and Mr. Sully are staying warm and dry. Here in Tampa its presently 78, hardly a winter LOL Have a great day !!

[@fernandoteves4130]

There is elephant cementery , whale , pet and human cementeries , boat cenentery makes sense. Elizabeth if you get tired of sailing , you have a very future in7 singing 😊 Its the 14th of February here , so HAPPY VALENTINES TO YOU three. 😍😍😍

[@James-seafan]

excellent video thank you for sharing

[@alisavas9526]

Sunday afternoon (in the UK). I finally finished all the chores and sat down with a cuppa to watch the new episode! Priceless: )

[@llarkin1974]

Ooooo!!! That sunshine in your video made me down right giddy!!! 🌞🌞🌞🌞 Now those places you shot are under a bunch of snow.... Summertime can't come soon enough!!! Great video as always guys!

[@scottskelton8204]

Looking forward to the video with your recent snow!

[@guymanges3628]

Thank you guys for the dead boat tour...

[@jamesmulhern6733]

You were away awhile , rain misable weather . At least you were able to get on land and walk around. Alot of wrecks nd hazard to all boaters. The state needs to go in and remove them . I always enjoy seeing where you cruise to and how you keep all imformed of the different places you visit. Keep crusing thnak you both.

[@neelyrichard72]

Another great job. I hate waiting a week to see what you guys are doing. LOL. See ya next week :)

[@gratefulot360]

Wonderful video. Great story telling.

[@davidbutler5114]

Mag grills are awesome. Either stone cold or a massive ball of flaming death. They bring a whole new meaning to adventure boating.

[@andreagustin4913]

Hope you two faired through this winter storm ok.

[@stuartvarvel27]

Great video guys and really enjoy seeing what US has to offer 🇬🇧

[@garthjones3747]

those 5 days were sunny on my side of the border when I looked across the straight it was all cloudy be brave spring is on its way G

[@7WetDawg3]

Excellent drone shots!

[@Scruffers2011]

What do you need a captain license for? It's a privately owned vessel not engaged in commercial trade, you can legally operate it without a captain license.

[@smokedoliver1]

Sometimes for insurance reasons.

[@mvfreedom]

It’s something I’ve thought about for a long time but never thought I needed. But now getting closer to longer range cruising I think it’s worth it. Plus, with both of us being licensed Captains we’ll have more job prospects once we travel, maybe even charter captains someday.

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Those trails are much improved in the 8 years since I last visited

[@wanttoplae]

OMG...was he barefoot in the dinghy!? He’s nuts🤪

[@guscarlson7021]

I love dogs and yours are adorable.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

When stuck aboard and exercise options are limited, my Admiral likes to use her elliptical on board. It stores easily even on our 34' M/Y. You can get a glimpse of her in action with it on our 2020 Memorial Day video which 'm unable to directly post here.

[@mvfreedom]

Would love to see an elliptical machine that folds up nicely for a 34’ boat!

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

@@mvfreedom maybe an Amazon link will work here.. it’s a Stamina In option Eliptical. www.amazon.com/dp/B000VICRO8/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_FCQZS64P8K1S29E4B86S?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Stamina InMotion Elliptical.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

@@mvfreedom eliptical in action in the first minute of vid... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYG8qaWgdrymg7M

[@Big.Ron1]

With all the wrecks around the cove it is a good thing Sully was there to keep you safe. Haw far in advance of the snow storm is this? Have a good day and be safe.

[@mvfreedom]

This was two weeks ago, so sad to think of how snow covered things are now 😞

[@Sirena_Edonismo]

Thanks for the tip on the Noflex. Just ordered some. 👍

[@mvfreedom]

Good stuff!

[@dbuster44]

I live on Maury island at gold beach. This video was very interesting.

[@TheFreerslug]

It’s likely a licensed salvage operators area. They did not Wreck there. They were retrieved elsewhere for salvage.

[@glfor1]

Suggestion on digester - give Happy Camper a try. Highly effective and used by many techy RV'ers. We have used since beginning of our RV journey this last year and very pleased.

[@bradbusch9585]

How and where did you sign up for the captain course and if you don’t mind how much did it cost? Nice job guys cheers

[@mvfreedom]

I’m taking it through usmaritime.us and highly recommend it. I’ll do a full review once I’m all done 👍

[@malekodesouza7255]

NoFlex. Good stuff. We use it too.

[@msweaver2]

Midwinter cruising-you never know what you'll find. The weather may be cold and dark but Mr. Sully keeps it light. Who knew he was a Chelsea Fan? As to derelicts, a marina upstream of us went out of business 15 years ago. The owner disappeared and the authorities have been unable to locate them and hence, no one can agree who is responsible for the clean up. During the recent storms, a 60-foot chunk of it complete with shrubbery and large rusty nails, drifted downstream and wedged itself between our boat and the shore. We radioed a local guy with small boat who came and towed it over to the opposite mudbank and parked it on the flats. I hope we don't see it again but there's more where that came from. Thanks for another great episode, guys!

[@kj3rd2657]

Love your beautiful EYES! They make my day!

[@RandomSpaceChicken]

What is DNR short for? 🤔 Mentioned @10:06

[@capt.stubing5604]

Department of Natural Resources

[@tinab6683]

Do you have room to workout on your boat and, if you had a gym mat, could you do HIIT, jumping, etc?

[@mvfreedom]

A yoga mat fits in the salon but that’s about it. We have a fun foldable trampoline that we bust out on nice days and lots of resistance bands. Maybe we’ll do a video on that sort of stuff in Spring 👍

[@mwrcrft]

Nice video, I recently watched the new Nordhavn 41 video and was wondering what you folks thought of the change to two engines rather than the main and wing like you have now, Thanks Be Safe

[@mvfreedom]

That is an interesting change, maybe a good one for maintenance purposes since you don’t have to switch between different engines.

[@jwm4436]

5 days of 🌧, not too bad actually. This is the PNW after all. :/ Good vid, folks. Thanks for sharing. Life is good~

[@johnmaslen]

Nice video and love the drone shots. You could offer some of that footage to the tourist board :-> Also a really nice touch having the Q&A. Really useful boat owner stuff for all sizes of craft.

[@darbovision2672]

I can't believe you guys don't have a few hundred thousand subs.

[@graemewoodruff9988]

Thanks for that, really sad to see those wrecks, could they be stripped of none flammable gear and burnt? Great Q&A.

[@KKM_108]

Love this channel, what happened when your boat got broken into, hope all is well...

[@mvfreedom]

Do you mean when Bernie broke in? 😉

[@KKM_108]

@@mvfreedom glad all is well, safe travels, enjoy the content immensely. Great job team freedom🙌

[@stevecrane1125]

Not telling you guys how to run your ship.Shawn has probably forgotten more stuff about boating than I'll ever know.That being said,it would be a good idea for him to notify you when he's off the boat in your dingy scrubbing the hull just in case he were to slip/fall in the water/hit his head or anything else.Love you guys.Keep up with the great videos.

[@christopherpeterson1400]

Quartermaster harbor is great, is the dock repaired yet ???

[@jeffsimpson7290]

I had heard through their parks dept last year that it was under repair. Love that spot and eager for the finger piers to come back.

[@bohnjailey]

I used to love quartermaster harbor! in the 90's and the mid aughts, we would take our whaler from 3 tree point and jump off the dockton pier and bathroom roof. bummer to see its current condition.

[@larrym55]

What type of wood is on the interior of your boat ? Teak usually turns gray but yours is reddish, mine is the same and I can't figure out how to repair sun and water damage from time.

[@mvfreedom]

It’s varnished teak and we have the same issues.

[@johndeveaux7670]

Jeepers: what time in the morning do you two get up. KZbin says you posted this vid an hour ago which would be 5:30 in your region. Keeners.

[@mvfreedom]

We schedule them for 5am!

[@elizabethsmith2948]

That dog dresses better than most people i know

[@craigrice5054]

LOL grumpy after only five days , Best of luck man best of luck LOL

[@don4476]

Shawn is a hard worker.

[@tmonster1498]

What is your ideal cruising speed? I’m sure there’s a sweet spot for fuel consumption/speed? Do you ever open it up all the way to clean it out?

[@mvfreedom]

7 knots at around 1800 rpm is ideal, and yes, we open up to about 2400 every 8 hours of running (ish) which gets us to about 8.5-9 knots.

[@markduncan6690]

Hello crew of Freedom!😀😄😁

[@Colinpark]

last time I looked, our Derelict Vessel Registry had 370 vessels on it for the coast of BC. The reason they remain is that there are so many and limited budgets to deal with them.

[@forrestnelson4429]

practice those charts and navigation every chance you get, test them in real world scenarios. While you still travel in view of the coast its perfect, you cannot afford to be wrong outside the view of land. The last thing you need is electrical or mechanical problem a few hundred miles from shore and no plan.

[@rhinoromper]

How were the jelly fish in Quarter Master? Born and raised on Vashon.

[@mvfreedom]

We didn’t see any, but we really didn’t spend a lot of time admiring the water like we would on drier days!

[@rhinoromper]

@@mvfreedom We stayed there for a night over the summer and all of our sea strainers got fowled with jellys. See the attached video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4vJc4dtl52qfJo

[@TedKidd]

I suspect the parallel rulers are much easier than the roller rulers...

[@anthonymiller8989]

Tony & Susan here, we like the hat

[@robertbates2987]

although I don't KNOW the answer, I think people abandon their boats there(on Vashon). I bet there has been a sinking boat or two there for over 40 years. the first time (in the 70's) my dad and I boated around there he got worried at first and tried to contact someone and then we realized almost none of the boats looked cared for. over the years I've pasted by that anchorage many times (I'm sick of waiting in that ferry line lol). I can't say I've ever seen any activity around any of those boats, It must happen sometimes, but you wouldn't know it by me

[@acadenajr64]

dude!!! clean the grill!!!!! lol

[@diannesapp5984]

Try 27 straight days of rain! Got to experience that one time no fun, stink after awhile.😂. William

[@warbirdflyer46]

I was wondering if you had considered ceramic coating the exterior painted surfaces down to the waterline. The way it protects cars by repelling water and dirt is it possible it could reduce the cleaning maintenance? I realize the harsh environment the boat exists in would reduce the life expectancy of the product, but it might reduce your work load for a few years or before you head to the east coast.

[@davidvoller726]

I think that place needs to be named Bad Luck Bay... Oh, 5 days of rain beats 2 weeks of consecutive days of 0 to -25 (not including wind chill). Come on back to WI!

[@damiendeffieux2029]

Have you met Captain Jack Sparrow at Shipwreck Cove? ☠️

[@mvfreedom]

No who and where is that? Is this place called Shipwreck Cove?

[@damiendeffieux2029]

Reference to Pirates of the Caribbean with Johnny Depp.... don’t tell me you don’t know!

[@msweaver2]

@@damiendeffieux2029 Arrrgh...I senses a good theme fer' next Hallowe'en's episode.

[@damiendeffieux2029]

Michael, you are already thinking of Halloween?!? 😳

[@msweaver2]

@@damiendeffieux2029 Arrgh- dat, an' September 19 (International Talk Like a Pirate Day)!

[@AndyC2_]

I’m from the UK so apologies if this is a cra cra question When taking your hikes, do you need to be aware of anything like wolves, bears, or mountain lions ? Many thanks

[@thatchh1]

There are no dangerous animals on the islands in the Seattle and San Juan area. Other than a bald eagle possibly swooping in to grab a small dog (unlikely), it's quite safe. Canada and inland passage to Alaska are a whole different story.

[@mvfreedom]

Yeah on these islands there’s nothing really to worry about, but on remote parts of the Olympic Peninsula or on Vancouver Island there’s a lot more to worry about (cougars, bears...)

[@dbuster44]

@@mvfreedom I will say living on Vashon. We did have a cougar on the island that DNR trapped last year. How it go here is up for debate. We also seem to have numerous coyotes.

[@TedKidd]

6:17 he's reminded of his lost buddy...

[@elizabethsmith2948]

Sean a man of few words

[@toma5153]

Hmm. Thankfully he has 'Lizabeth. They're most complementary. She can make sure he doesn't forget the plot, whatever form it may take.

[@TraumaSurvivorCynthia]

Great video!!💦 Thank you for the tour of the boat graveyard!!😁 #davesandersstepdaughter

[@lymanbeach24]

I’ve lived most of my life in the south end of Seattle, when god said he would never let it gain for 40 days and 40 nights Seattle was excluded in that contract. I like the way the Nordoff boats, but if money were of no problem, a Flemings 65 footer would be on my radar scope, there are many reasons for that decision, right of the top of the list would be the amount of redundancy of all the operating systems on board, and it having 2 main engines, i know what the cost of living is in King county, and it’s one of the reasons I don’t live any where near there, so it makes good sense to live on a boat if you can get a place to dock for a $1000 bucks a month, any higher then a small apartment would make better sense, thanks for reading Lyman from Moses lake, Washington

[@sylwanop.8836]

Shipwreck bay 😬

[@earnestmetz9834]

Do you guys ever get frustrated by the limited speed possible with the Nordhavn? They seem like great boats, but other brands would give similar distance cruising performance but the option of higher speed when desired.

[@mvfreedom]

No, we don’t mind 7 knots and find that the time flies by while cruising. When we get stuck at 5 knots or less, then things feel a little different 😉

[@Scruffers2011]

What other boats in that size range have a similar range but higher speed?

[@marksanderson5135]

Fleming 55 is a bit bigger, but same sort of range at 7 knots, but tops out at 19 knots I believe. Not sure of the range or ocean going of a Krogen express, but similar I think

[@Scruffers2011]

@@marksanderson5135 yup I can see an advantage to having the option of higher speed at times, to get out of the way of weather for example, or to be somewhere on schedule. Other than that, I think higher speeds also have higher risks in Puget Sound with all of the deadheads (partially submerged logs), and other floating debri.

[@earnestmetz9834]

@@marksanderson5135 I was thinking Fleming 55 also. I realize there probably isn't anything in the 43 foot range that has the ocean crossing capability of the Nordhavn, but the idea of being so speed limited under any condition seems a big compromise. Too bad Fleming doesn't make a 45!

[@kj3rd2657]

If it's so cold out side, then how come Shawn doesn't wear shoes? His feets don't get cold?

[@mvfreedom]

He’s “special!”

[@dahveed284]

Mr. Sully has seen other KZbin videos where its warm and sunny and he wonder's why you aren't boating there. Do you have MV Freedom foul weather swag? Good to know about the grills. Nothing is as disappointing as not being able to cook your food on your expensive grill.

[@mvfreedom]

Not yet but we probably should.

[@dahveed284]

@@mvfreedom Any foul weather gear approved by sailors (yachties? What are trawler people called? Trawlies?) those in the PNW is gonna be good.

[@erico6114]

Shawn ties his lines and takes care of his on-deck sh**. So to have a surprise t-rex out there and lights, he's within his rights to be miffed about same. It's for the safety of his family. Love your YT guys.

[@tonycoleman7231]

Where is the adopited Dog ?

[@James-seafan]

we see miss martha in videos from early 2022

[@patrickcollins218]

Elizabeth, which online course are you taking. I have been meaning to do this for rears and have been putting it off.

[@earnestmetz9834]

Ditto. What course are you taking?

[@mvfreedom]

I’m taking the course through US Maritime usmaritime.us

[@rx7dude2006]

You have to realize the cost to remove sunken vessels which can range from 8k to over 100k!Who exactly pays for this in the end the Shore or Harbor funds.The penalties for vessel owners is to little and the budget for the Vessel Turn In Program is to little.

[@quackula9190]

We have a sunken boat next to Annapolis pier in Port Orchard.

[@simoncouch1523]

Where is your dream place to sail and explore in the world? Regards Simon from Australia 🇦🇺

[@radenurban1136]

It was really difficult n hard to find someone who are willing to take a risk n brave... Facing with a many things...Long journey n never ask for return it will take many years from time to time as a sailor...how many people can participate maybe just a few...map of sea is too big n deep...there a life outhere..... god of the sea are in charge...

[@calono]

What happens when everyone has a video camera

[@glennlacewell5766]

Where's boat dog#1 Sandy?

[@James-seafan]

sadly sandy passed in late 2019

[@openroad72]

😄😄😄 another good episode guys. Big like from UK

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker

[@edquier40]

True Virgins Make Dull Company...

[@ksc826]

Another great video, thanks. Y’all are a lot like I was back in my boating days. I considered time at the dock as time wasted. Enough about that. Elizabeth, if you haven’t taken the captains course yet, may I suggest you consider taking a captains course at a local Sea School (or by another name) I did and enjoyed the course and learned a lot. But the best thing was that they gave us all the questions that would be on the test, and of course the answers. Important because at that time there were several questions that you had to mark one of the wrong answers to get credit for the question. Others had no correct answers and they would accept only one of the incorrect answers. Thanks to the school, I scored 100 on the exam. Take care and STAY SAFE.

[@mnbsay9548]

Hello guy’s Was there a Nordhaven film festival this year, if so did you guy’s participate? Be well and stay safe.

[@mvfreedom]

No there wasn’t, not sure when the next one will be.

[@rogerwalraven5579]

Haven’t seen you using your headsets, lately. Is there a reason?

[@mvfreedom]

No haven’t had a reason to.

[@patrickcollins218]

Years

[@sharkster63]

Looks like Elizabeth found the right size glasses to cover those big eyes.😆😅🤣😂(sorry,couldn't resist lol)

[@markpowell1031]

The solution to not have a shipwreck is stay off a ship

[@tartanphoto]

Those dead boats are not shipwrecks, they are most likely derelicts left there to die.