UPDATE ON THE HILLBILLY - MIAMI BOAT SHOW & A LITTLE BIT OF JOST VAN DYKE!

[@RA-gk5zg]

Glad to see you working through this nightmare. I’ve been there at a much smaller scale. One important tip. Get the biggest dehumidifiers you can get and keep them running 24/7. Even if only the stern was submerged the entire boat is basically at 99% humidity. Your interior will smell of mold and mildew forever if you don’t get it as dry as possible, the sooner the better. Best of luck.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

We have done that! Thank you

[@jeffw5989]

If you’ve got dehumidifiers running nonstop it could create a problem with interior wood. I’m sure your dehumidifiers have humidistats, set it and monitor the humidity - don’t let it go too low. If you dry out the wood too much you’ll get cracks in finishes and separated joints from shrinkage.

[@johntyler3645]

Thanks for the update. Your positive attitude is infectious

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

My pleasure

[@kurtoheim6183]

Looking forward to your next update. Your experiences matter and are inspiring! Also thank you for being a kind and generous soul. We are looking forward to our first trip to the BVI.

[@michaelpatterson3239]

Met Alan today, such an outstanding person. Thanks for saying hi!

[@stevelichtensteiger3390]

I started watching your channel a few weeks ago, I have enjoyed it very much, thank you for your work. Keep calm and sailer on.

[@erickramer9291]

Your videos bring a smile to my face...... Eric

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thank uou

[@BellsRidesAboardSeaBoss]

So happy you are working through all of this to get her repaired. Enjoy the Ride

[@lukegolfer2261]

Always a positive addition to my day.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thanks

[@ctbjr1309]

Very happy to see things moving in the right direction. Even happier to see Mark teaching Leon how to make Painkillers!

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Awesome

[@JulieBoosJourneys]

Alan your videos are amazing and I have learned so much watching them. I know this is so hard for you because she is your baby but thank you for sharing these hard times with us as well. Life is full of ups and downs!!

[@Thebink21]

Best wishes to you on getting everything resolved as soon as possible! Look forward to more footage from the new and improved Hillbilly!

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

Great update mate - sounds like you’ve got some real professionals on the job.

[@SuperWagon]

Great meeting you again at the Miami Boat Show - Brad from Chicago

[@BlackSkyentertainment]

I wish we had come over to meet you, glad you are figuring things out. We live in USVI part of the year.

[@jamesarmstrong5651]

Glad to see you getting back into the spirit, this is just a life learning experience and one that will help you and others learn, thank you for sharing and hopefully helping others avoid similar issues

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Yes! Thank you!

[@guidedmeditation2396]

I would love to see a series of videos of the Wandering Hillbilly exploring the Exumas in the bahamas. It would be awesome and educational for when I get my own Aquilla 54 some day.

[@TimHarris-e1c]

I saw your boat down at nanny cay last week. That is a beautiful boat. I hope you are able to get it back on the water. Best of luck.

[@HOSTARMARINE]

Alan- It was so GREAT to met you in the Hull Shield booth at the Miami Show. I was the guy wearing my navy blue Hillbilly long sleeve tee shirt and was exhibiting at the show for our 38th year! I am amazed by your attitude through this ordeal and that you can still laugh! Keep it up Alan! Dwight

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thanks Dwight. It was great to meet you.

[@barneyrubble1754]

rock and roll dude. git er done. yabadaba doo. 🤙

[@BigSwede58]

Hello HB,I hope all is well and you got your Aquila straightened out.I hope this isn’t a minus for Me in your book,I don’t like your work show,but I really like your play show.Hopefully after this season is over and hopefully if your insurance company didn’t mess you over on the Hill Billy,we’ll get to see more of your”play “show! Take care !

[@tricyricky]

Great to hear the update. And to see someone drink like me. Ha Ha

[@scottmichaels12]

Just curious, but where did you hear and update? This video is over 3 months old and I haven't seen anything on Instagram. I've been waiting for and update but haven't seen anything in months.

[@texasrider5621]

I was thinking next time you grab a buoy when you get back up and run it maybe drop an anchor by 20 feet just in case it breaks loose again and goes into land the anchor grab hopefully just a thought Glad to hear everything‘s going forward

[@Nezzer57]

Great update, as per! Are Painlillers really 50:50 with Rum? Explains a lot! 😮😂

[@freedomwanderer91]

Great update man. Hopefully you'll be back on the ocean soon.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

I hope so too

[@jasonprather9367]

Ready for the next update, Alan.

[@lewisr7700]

I cant help but believe there is some legal reason he hasn’t updated us yet. Until now he has been nothing but open about the whole situation.

[@charley95sheridan44]

@@lewisr7700 Yep, sure has been awhile and curious what's going on with him.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Soon fellas…soon

[@mariodagenais6625]

I can’t wait to have fresh news but I know it’s not easy for you to talk about it !!!

[@BobWard-ph1ym]

Alan, just got back from 9 day in the BVI. Bareboat charted a 443 through MarineMax. They were great to deal with. This was the second time for my wife and I. We had two other couples with us and this was their first time. The one individual, Mike, is a big fan of your and has been researching the trip though your videos. Everything went well and we all had a great time. Mike quoted you a lot throughout the week, "This does't suck!!!!" Already looking forward the the next trip there. Bob

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

It never sucks!

[@scottmichaels12]

Oh man, making your own drink at Gertrude’s made me miss the original Ivan’s and his famous honor bar. At first I didn’t realize that the reason the employees were encouraging us to use more rum than mix was not to get us drunk, but because the mix itself is more costly to them than the rum. Unfortunately too many dishonorable folks kind of ruined that for us all. Looking forward to seeing the Hillbilly back on the water and meeting you in the BVI someday. Thanks for the update.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thank you

[@TVK830]

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

With tequila!

[@patmazzucca3926]

Alan look into shipping your boat back to Florida to be repaired shipping cost to the United States must be more cost effective than the BVI Something to investigate 🔎 best of luck wish you well

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Options are open

[@michaelcastellano7203]

Alan, how long to you think it will be before you are all fixed? End of the year?

[@nancycurtis3964]

The extent of the damage to Wandering Hillbilly is so painful to hear. You have been a great ambassador for Marine Max and Aquila, and it's great to know about their support, and service after the sale. Definitely not something that is universal. Love the White Bay footage.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thank you

[@MalloyUnfiltered]

#movingforward Yeh!

[@SailStillwater]

One of my favorite quotes. Fits well here. Don't worry about the negativity, stay positive and follow your dreams. Thank you for putting out the great videos! “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt

[@joeymartin8437]

Are you in the BVI now? We are down for a few days.

[@jeffmatte2617]

What salesperson did you use at Marinemax? Glad you are doing better.

[@bobbuilder5362]

Is there any feeling that just maybe the hull was a tad under glassed in critical areas ? Many boats get beached by accident but don't fail to the extent that the Aquila did.

[@anthonytelenta3053]

How did you come to the 54 vs the 70?

[@robhtwo]

So, not to be a party pooper, but your boat will be there for a while in the hurricane zone during hurricane season. Your boat insurance probably excludes coverage there during hurricane season. I hope this scenario has been discussed and something has been agreed upon to protect you and your masterpiece? You got this Alan!

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

This has been known all along. I kept it there last year during hurricane season. Thanks for watching

[@mrgustavoperez]

White bay one of the coolest spots on earth.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Indeed

[@govsquid]

Great to see you laughing and carrying on as God intended, Hillbilly. I'm sure your team has considered this, but at what point does it become cost-effective to ship the boat up to Florida to make parts delivery cheaper and easier?

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

All options are open

[@haywoodjablowme2972]

hey captain,, how about that salvage ,, how did you deal with that

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Can’t talk about that at the moment. Thanks for watching

[@RobWebster]

Two comments: A) You're a terribly messy bartender. But I'll bet it's worth the mess. B) In my mind's eye, as you were talking about the flooded engine rooms and shipping expenses and all that stuff that seems like it's going to take forever, I imagined what it's going to be like when you are setting out on your newly restored Wandering Hillbilly. It's going to be joyous. I can't wait to see it, and will be cheering you on.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

I can only dream at this point

[@jamesr254]

Just asking, I just don't know. Can't they just replace the bottom part of the boat? "Like how a car frame and body are two different pieces"? I'm just asking. Love your videos. Good luck to you.

[@JScott-pt6hm]

Good Luck on estimate.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thanks!

[@jimcooksey4150]

I hate to post something negative, after your spirits are being boosted back up after a devastating incident. I have heard on several KZbin videos, one being from a marine repair video, that once you have a flooded engine room, where there is a lot of your electrical is installed, that you will always have electrical problems. I hope that's not the case. Have they told you anything about how your boat will perform after repairs? Good luck. When you posted your accident video, I felt like I'd been gut punched. I can't even imagine how you felt. Good Luck.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thanks for your commebta

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Comments

[@jlabo1958]

insurance companies do not, under any circumstances want to spend any money, so good job getting your reports done on your boat because they are not going to spend any extra money when they don't have to

[@dexterm7466]

Bon soir

[@Richnoonan1]

It would be really smart business if that insurance company did the right thing for you. You have lot of boat insurance consumers...just like me, pulling for you and watching this saga closely. If your insurance company is smart they will treat you right. I hope you give them a great plug if they treat you right, and you rip them big time if they do not.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

This is my plan

[@blueskies8834]

This is an issue with Catamarans around the world whether sail or power. When they are grounded it results in Catastrophic damage.

[@Unitedflyier]

Would it be cheaper to ship your yacht to Florida? 🤷so glad you are more cheerful now.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

An option. Thanks for watching

[@toddcozart2796]

Looking for a new update!

[@Glofilter]

I can't wait until you get your baby fixed and running better than new so I can unload some of these great jokes that present themselves in your videos. "Here's the dingy, all secured...", begs a good comment, for example. Lol Just kidding! So glad you are feeling better! She will be better than new, you just wait. You know all the little bugs, and have the perfect opportunity to make her perfect now!

[@raymondvandijk7116]

My husband has sent you a message on facebook you may have not seen it yet ?

[@moonrider99]

The hull was punctured, I would not trust the boat anymore. And the electrical systems will probably never be back to normal, you will chase gremlins forever.

[@thewanderinghillbilly]

Thanks for your comments

[@ejdd3442]

700K, Million Dollars, whatever, you got away cheap, there are so many scenarios that could have played out in this story, to a novice boater this appears to be a benign beaching while in reality you have 25 tons of matter smashing into a beach and potentially rock not to mention the wave break itself. The fact that you are all around to share this story with no harm to anyone is cause for celebration.

[@SteveRedmon]

Man, Alan, momma and I are real life hillbillies from east TN but retired in Myrtle Beach, SC; (not to take anything away from your hillbilly claim) and wanted to say we love you, your energy and love of yachting, and live vicariously through you and your videos of the Caribbean boating we’d planned to do before the Marxist take over of our government drove interest rates sky high and inflation even higher. It broke our hearts to see your reaction to what could have happened if the scenarios had been a little different. As a retired LEO and 100% disabled Navy veteran of the Gulf War, I’m not only anal retentive about my ideas of “ship shape,” but was almost as distraught as you were seeing the real damage in dry dock as you must’ve been. Bless your kind heart, and we’re praying for you and the Hillbilly to be better than new (fiberglass repair has risen to new heights thanks to idiot hillbillies in Corvettes over the years), and assuming the parties at fault step up, you could walk away with almost as solid of a platform as you started with if not better, and we’re looking forward to many more years of your adventurous videos. God bless you brother, even if you’re part of the Hollywood cabal 😳😉😘