SCOTLAND'S BEST KEPT SECRET!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 141)

[@robertcolvin3182]

Watching this about a year after you posted it. We spent about 10 days driving through the highlands of Scotland in the year before COVID and a more beautiful and pastoral place I've never seen. Your videos of Scotland bring back wonderful memories of our time there and give us a reason to go back. Thank you for sharing.

[@peterb4620]

Thanks for another top class production😊

[@phillipbrown8988]

Our boat “Harmony” was moored here in Loch Aline for about 25 years close to where you came ashore with your dinghy. Fabulous place for exploring the west coast.

[@MrMichaelcurran]

Again you make your travels in some of the most beautiful places seem touchable to those of us not there. Your efforts are amazing and most appreciated.

[@fromyonderpeaks]

Wonderful photography, story line and music. A real pleasure to watch. You bring us joy.

[@davidc6510]

Beautiful Scotland. Thanks for sharing!

[@duncan.5228]

Loved your video. Always 1st class. The sheep are not friendly. They have very little human contact. Autumn is amazing, a blaze of colour.

[@jsorbieus]

Great job, every episode is better than the last

[@stuipooey1]

Really enjoy your channel, the style of your videos is excellent and so relaxing to watch. Keep up the good work and thanks for showing off our beautiful country.

[@squidskunk]

BEST SAILING CHANEL ON KZbin!!

[@sstem2169]

I just love your Georgie-centric videos! OMGosh, I thought I was going to die from cuteness overload when you pulled back the blanket to see Georgie peeking out at us!!! Matt is SO handy. I'm not sure there's anything he can't fix on your boat. I really appreciate his DIY how-to's. It was a shame that the audio was bad on that portion, but I am glad you included it nonetheless! What a beautiful area you were in. Every week when I watch your episodes I am jealous of your lifestyle, and hope one day to be following in your footsteps!!! :-D

[@mattjohnson6716]

Thanks for the kind words. We really appreciate the morale boost of this post :) -Matt

[@derekwilkinson7939]

Another great video, Scotland really is beautiful.

[@allmomomosthomebus3895]

Your Scotland stops have put it on our list now! Between the Caledonian canal and the Isle of Skye and this latest stop I'm shocked with how beautiful Scotland is. Never really realized that before.

[@paulsautocm]

Really love the countryside. What a great experience and glad you got he heater repaired.

[@johnmccormick175]

Beautiful countryside and a great video..thanks for sharing!

[@sporqfoon5989]

SO JELLY!

[@r.g.bronson1866]

So, so good! By far the most entertaining sailing channel out there. Keep up the fabulous work you two...you deserve all your views and many more. See you Friday. ;)

[@svsunshine8854]

Love this one! And so glad you found Lochaline! One of our favourite places in Sound of Mull. We love the Anchorage in Ardtornish Bay, just outside Lochaline, around from the castle ruins you were walking towards. Such a fabulous area 😊 Looking forward to your new adventure ❤️⛵️

[@almartin6227]

So cool!

[@kz4506]

Fantastic guys well done , beauty full place thanks

[@klouism1]

⛵ Great video. So picturesque. Wishing you safe sailing.

[@petergroves9343]

Awesome scenery, thank you for sharing this, I know where I'm headed in the summer ⛵⛵🍺🍺

[@lindsaygiles9874]

Why don,t more people click the thumbs up button, that was quality vid I click even for effort put in buy channel , cheers

[@captainblacktoe1328]

Another fantastic video and as always great music selections.

[@03332431]

Good job some beutifull landscapes loved it keep it up you two

[@jimblack5596]

Beautiful!

[@erndtnorthmichigan628]

Matt, I have been researching diesel heaters, not for my Sabre 30 but for a teardrop trailer to make winter camping more comfortable. What I have learned is that you can get carbon build-up while running the heater at low to medium temperature settings. A recommendation was to run the heater on high temp for a few minutes to burn off the carbon after each use. Most people only run their heater for 8 hours or so. If you are running yours for days while at anchor, you may need to run it on high for a few minutes every 8 hours. I enjoy your travels and looking forward to the big news. From Holland, MI.

[@mattjohnson6716]

We've been pretty good at running it on high for 30 minutes every few days just to keep the carbon build-up down. But based on it's performance before, and then it's rapidly forming issue when it was stressed, I think it was mostly caused by me flooding it when switching feed tanks... and a bit of the exhaust back flowing into the heater. I did pull it apart a few weeks later and had none of the wet sludge that I did this round. Or maybe I put it back together so perfectly that it cured all problems :) Matt

[@roadie3124]

@@mattjohnson6716 " Or maybe I put it back together so perfectly that it cured all problems :) " Of course. What else could it be? 😜

[@jasongriffin7087]

Very cool drone shots

[@handaferguson]

Great Job!!! Thank You.... :-)

[@michelkooiman3835]

Love you Guy's

[@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak]

Stunning filming, you are very talented. Would love to be there now. Looking forward to your news ya big teasers 😃

[@crowy350]

Such great footage you guys, and very refreshing to explore somewhere other than the Bahamas with you.

[@tomas5376]

Makes me want to visit! Thanks👍✌️😊🙏🏼⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️

[@Cap513]

I love all of the stone walls & buildings. The drone footage was just Spectacular guys!! Cheers from Cincinnati Oh

[@rantmaker6427]

Hope you have got a co2 detector fitted on the boat.

[@MJSailing]

Yes, we had one already and purchased a brand new one once we got to the next town. 😉

[@jeffscherer1078]

Well done!

[@STANDREW2]

You picked the best time to visit, no Midges in the cooler months. They are a "Nightmare!" during the summer months.

[@MJSailing]

Funny thing is, we also sailed Scotland in June and never ran into them! But we also never got over 60 degrees (F) either, haha.

[@MaShcode]

Fortresses were quarried to use the base stone for the tower footings. Essentially cleaving the tower whole from the quarry. Also for stability the wall width narrows as it rises. If walls are 10ft thick, the footing will often be double that and tapered as it rises. Dry wall masonry 101.

[@srqlisa7881]

I think it obviouse what the suprise will be on friday, you due date is soon yes. Congratulations and you look beautiful. : ) peace

[@mysurlytrucker7510]

Hi i have anchored there its beautiful. Its loch ( AL ) then (in) so like lochaline .free Scotland.

[@anthonymiller4550]

Tony & Susan here, you seam to be having much audio issues, RODE is the mic we use and so fare 0 issues. Unless they are getting water damaged then not sure what to do.

[@MJSailing]

It's not the microphone itself we'd been having issues with, but the 3.5 mm jack on our primary camera. We've since replaced the camera, using the same Shure external microphone, but we still have about 3 more episodes of bad audio to put up with. 🤷‍♀️

[@KristyMcClellan]

Your drone footage is awesome!

[@georgiaairborne2364]

Oh Cliff hanger.. haha love it...

[@MJSailing]

Luckily you're not left hanging for too long!!

[@scottsmith8546]

Nice video folks. Scotland looks a lot like Michigan...except for the castles.

[@mattjohnson6716]

We've been saying that for a lot of the lower parts of UK and Ireland.... it looks like home :) -Matt

[@yorukkizigeziyor]

Very beautiful 😃😍👍

[@bkackman]

Gorgeous still water shots!! Loved the stone walled road! Better get that heat figured out. If Georgie mutinies, all is lost! Gorgeous photography! Well, poop!

[@fritzk9118]

That was a poopy ending ..... Hahahahaha. I crack me up. Good job peeps.

[@kyrmarks]

FYI. The freedom to roam, or "everyman's right", is the general public's right to access certain public or privately owned land, lakes, and rivers for recreation and exercise. The right is sometimes called the right of public access to the wilderness or the "right to roam". In Scotland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Czech Republic and Switzerland, the freedom to roam takes the form of general public rights which are sometimes codified in law. The access is ancient in parts of Northern Europe and has been regarded as sufficiently basic that it was not formalised in law until modern times. However, the right usually does not include any substantial economic exploitation, such as hunting or logging, or disruptive activities, such as making fires and driving offroad vehicles.

[@bird718]

georgie took that bark very well and was just a little cautious

[@MJSailing]

We may have been more surprised by it than she was!!

[@gwoiler]

Nice to know... You were able to clean the combustion chamber! I wondered about that. Been following all this time you been heating with it... Seems to be holding up well. Thanks.

[@mattjohnson6716]

It's been a great heater. And since I'm pretty sure I'm the cause of the soot build-up, I still recommend it. -Matt

[@jdudb]

Beautiful place! I believe in Scotland there is a right to roam where ever. I am sure there must be some exclusions but, as I say, there is a right to roam, so you could have walked to the castle.

[@MJSailing]

You're absolutely right, there is! Sadly we weren't positive if that was the case during our visit, so we erred on the side of caution. It's too bad though, we would have loved to get all the way down there!

[@hootsmangreen]

@@MJSailing The only exceptions are peoples private gardens, schools, and business property. Different in England though, not sure what the rules are there.

[@andybrands1883]

@@MJSailingYeah guys no laws of trespass in Scotland as long as you are not causing damage to the land or being a nuisance which is open to interpretation,you are free to roam anywhere, funny one at our golf club where everyone is free to wander anywhere they like but as soon as they stand on a tee or green they can be shot at though only by the Club Captain of the time, so you may have to watch out how you interpret some of them!!!! xxx

[@Cnemo58]

I Love your videos and this ladt onde is no exception. Friday News hhuummmm, let me guess.. is there a child on the way ??? 😉😉😉❤

[@allynonderdonk7577]

The soot will also build up if there is a dip in the middle of the exhaust. What happens is acidic moisture builds in the bend. This restricts the airflow and the heater soots up. I have one myself and found that out. If the exhaust bends down you need to have some way of draining the moisture build up. In an RV or van the exhaust always goes down so the moisture runs out. If you have ever been behind a car in winter and there is just water pouring out the exhaust this is the same thing. If soot builds in a pool of water that is bad. I will give you a link to a helpful ebay store that can help you beef up the install. They have special marine exhausts and other attachments. Also run it up to high before shutting it down and at intervals to clean the combustion chamber. Also keeping a small tank that you can switch to full of kerosene on the unit does the same thing for burn offs and helps clean the unit. Oh Georgie is so much fun for a cat, a grass eating machine! Look at the other products in their store not just this item: www.ebay.com/itm/Eberspacher-Exhaust-adapter-Bend-24mm-90-251226894500/332150273154?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D2524501ce110491eba5754bbf3ace73c%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D163662030593%26itm%3D332150273154%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A4cfc36c7-63d6-11ea-a226-74dbd18094ff%7Cparentrq%3Acb450df21700a4b7b6f2f2c9ffdcc4e0%7Ciid%3A1

[@mattjohnson6716]

There is definitely a dip in our exhaust run. I must say that I really think the cause is me playing with the settings when we first got the heater installed. Right after this I reset the controller back to the factory settings and all has been well since then. It's what I get for playing around with something I wasn't familiar with :) -Matt

[@TheFyffejill]

I think I recognize that "house/keep". I think it was featured in one of those make-over programs. A lady from Australia bought it and re-habbed it to the tune of millions and then decided as her mother was ill she should sell it and go home to Australia. It was the shape and colour that makes me think it is the same place. Scotland Heritage Board made her paint it a "historic" colour.

[@jaredjohnson8553]

Ha! We moved to Switzerland when our kids were 4 and 6 and took an early visit in the winter to a mountain town. Looked around for a place to picnic and finally found a little cutout at the side of the road to set our blanket down. 10 minutes in we realized we were in the local dog pooping spot. Poop EVERYWHERE! We were more careful after that.... :-D

[@craiglange4852]

Was that one of HMS's cruising or checking out Elements?

[@edsondantas7179]

Casal lindo com uma linda rainha com os lindos olhos maravilos gosto muito deste excelente comadante e está linda modelo

[@weregoingthere]

A new crew member on the way from that sparkle in both your eyes. Congrats and how ironic you end this video surrounded in poop. LOL

[@MJSailing]

You mean Georgie doesn't provide us with enough of that anyway? 😜

[@stevebumstead9840]

Hi guys. Love your videos! Do you have plans to go to The Isle of Man?

[@EclipxeP75]

Go to Helensburgh it’s a nice place and got a local marina and cove

[@PEI_Guy]

So you are going to keep us in suspence until Friday. That could lead to wild spéculation, catamaran? New sponcer? BABY? Who knows?

[@bubbagail7450]

Teaser at the start, great video in the middle and ending in sheep s#IT. How more creative can you be?

[@MJSailing]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😀

[@deanej1]

Echoing below, with perhaps a more regional voice, many public footpaths go right through farms in the UK. I tend to use ordnance survey maps (available on your phone and in paper form) to follow the paths. (I have used maps.me too, but as an open source technology it is less, legally, reliable, shall we say. Also, ordnance survey are more detailed.) Such paths can often not be clear and may not look like paths, This is because if you can discourage users for long enough you (20 years, I think) the right of way can be ‘lost by disuse’.

[@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak]

Hi guys! Its Friday. .just saying 😁😁😁

[@estrelladelmar6466]

Do you ever wish you had a wood/ solids heater?

[@mattjohnson6716]

Not really. I'd have a wood heater if we used the boat on the occasional weekends, but diesel heaters are just so much more convenient for liveaboards. It doesn't offer the romance or ambiance of wood, but with diesel we never have to think about finding fuel, thought to storage (it just goes in the tank) and nobody has to get up in the night to put another log on- the thermostat regulates itself. We haven't had this issue in the past few months since this was filmed (once I went back to the factory settings). Matt

[@simonjones7785]

Looking at the parts I saw it looks to be a copy of an erbaspacher type truck heater

[@dragonfly8080808]

With just a bit of good weather I knew you'd like the West coast of Scotland. Beautiful countryside, not over developed few towns, marinas. I'm so glad you're enjoying the home of my ancestors. It's only sheep poo they only eat grass so one could consider it organic manure, doesn't smell nice and healthy for the Roses. Treat yourselves and go stay in a castle, they're stepped in history and clan culture. Find one out of the way and it might hit your budget, just saying. Thanks for sharing

[@karlfair]

Nice episode. Matt, does your heater have an air inlet adjustment? It looks like it running rich. The burners I've worked on had a adjustable orifice to control the mixture.

[@mattjohnson6716]

You can adjust both the fuel flow and air flow with these units. I couldn't tell if it's been running rich for awhile (the exhaust is perfect) or if it was a new problem caused by me switching diesel feed tanks. When I switched tanks, I had an air leak that I was trying to track down for a few hours. I knew I had flooded the burner, but it was getting dark and I didn't want to pull it apart then, so just fired it up and hoped it would either clean itself or at least keep us warm through the night. -Matt

[@karlfair]

@@mattjohnson6716 The high level of soot you removed looks like a long term buildup. Maybe double check the settings with the manual or brake it down while you're plugged in to dock power and see if soot is building up. Good luck and stay warm.

[@leewalker7153]

Use Dawn dish soap on the pants it will pull the grease stain out!!

[@williamdykes2750]

22:00...just like Washington DC.

[@SteifWood]

Who is Per Rymark (3:08)??? Before heating with any kind of dinosaur-soup became illegal in the oil nation of Norway, I used kerosene. When the pot clogged (an indeed it did) I disconnected and bagged the whole huupla, and went outdoors (garage), ie a looong way away from the house, to clean. I have no idea how you managed to do the same ON the boat without soothing everything.

[@MJSailing]

Per Rymark is one of our Patrons. It's a benefit we offer in some of our levels, having your name hidden in an episode. There's also two more in here. 😊

[@BPratto]

Yeah Georgie got out and about. Can't wait for the news, the sun is trying to come out her in Ohio too. Fair winds.

[@markstumpf9391]

Matt, Is there a recommended maintenance for those heaters? Been looking at installing them.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Think twice. They are noisy. I could not sleep with it cycling on and off. And that was one of the "good ones". Not the copy version.

[@mattjohnson6716]

We were told to just run it on high once a month to keep it clean. When I got it I fiddled with the settings... the Facebook group has a few settings they recommend that are different from the factory, but there is no consensus as to which one of those recommendations to use.... so we tried one and it seems that I chose poorly :) -Matt

[@rorytennes8576]

So the inside floor of that castle is 14'×23' because the walls are 10' thick.

[@johnreuteman2724]

So if the walls are 10 ft thick then wouldn't the minimum size of the building need to be 20 ft vs. 14. Maybe it's a Scottish math issue?

[@nobody46820]

🙂👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MrRourk]

Sea cat does not like dogs. What the kitties favorite toy?

[@liamirelander4221]

Always wear good jeans it's how u get good work clothes

[@mattjohnson6716]

And I'm pretty sure I've seen sooty jeans being sold in high end clothing stores -Matt

[@BillB23]

The sheep poop is why you see sheep farmers wearing wellies.

[@hwntwww]

Scotland has a right to roam and the UK has things called rights of way, which allow walkers to transit private land along designated pathways. UK maps will show these (Ordnance Survey maps)

[@mattjohnson6716]

That's such a great program. While we knew Norway had those rules, we had no idea the UK did too. -Matt

[@Neilhuny]

fyi Lochaline is pronounced "Loch Alan". Weird, huh? I worked there in forestry... 41 years ago!

[@MJSailing]

It's funny, we also started asking around and heard it so many different ways!

[@Neilhuny]

Fair enough, or Fairy Nuff. I must admit I half expected various people to say "No, no: it's pronounced this way ... " yadder yadder yadder. I really don't think it matters as long as the person you are talking to can figure out what you are talking about. The internet sometimes seems to have been created to cause pointless arguments.

[@stuipooey1]

@@MJSailingdont worry you gave it your best shot. It's hard for us Scots too, most of the Gaelic names are next to impossible🤣 and outside of the Western Isles very few people speak it.

[@carlesinseattle7660]

11:22 Georgie marks Scotland 😂

[@phillipbrown8988]

Pronounced “Loch Al ( as in Alan) in. The “e” is silent.

[@garystaniforth850]

The gates are closed just to keep the animals in as long as there is no sign stating private then just make sure you close the gate after you have gone through and yes the country side is full of poo but it's good poo if there is such a thing lol

[@toddzientko5786]

Bun in the oven?

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

New boat?

[@robertadamsmetaldetecting6324]

Same thought

[@silasmarner7586]

That's my bet!!!

[@brickleberry7829]

@22:00 There is poop everywhere....But this area is the shit.

[@chrisboulet7024]

Spray wd40 on the grease. It should wash out of the jeans. 🤓

[@MikeBanks2003]

Cold? Poor man's triple glazing is bubble wrap over the port lights--stuck temporarily using double-sided sticky tape--and rubber matting stuck with contact neoprene cement over the alloy hulls--

[@MikeBanks2003]

That amount of carbon in a stove means incomplete combustion. Too much fuel or a restricted air supply or blocked flue.

[@maryetdave]

At 4:13 theres a rabbit, just pause the video

[@Div3r]

I hope you get back to Scotland sometime if you do this may be of interest regarding "the right to roam" www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/ I can understand being cautious when you're a visitor to a country, but essentially if it's open countryside in Scotland you can wander to your heart's content. Basic rules leave it as you found it and if near sheep/stock keep dogs on a lead not sure about cats lol. I have been to Lochaline many times on Sub Aqua diving trips but I have never seen it from the perspective that you showed so thank you for that.

[@mattjohnson6716]

That's such a great "right" to have for us walkers. Not the case in the US, and it's made us fearful of going on private property unless we know ahead of time that we can (Norway). -Matt

[@simonjones7785]

visit wales its even prettier

[@johnrode7109]

She’s pregnant oh god channel over aahh

[@MJSailing]

😂😂. Stay tuned, we think you'll be surprised!

[@toddzientko5786]

@@MJSailing Matt's pregnant? Wow!