Great Loop Route # 153: Put-in-Bay, Ohio to Curtice, Ohio | What Yacht To Do

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[@chefzilla5425]

Crazy is not the word I'd use. I worked at The Boardwalk and The Keys for a season in 2018. We served over 2000 people a day and thanks for bringing back my PTSD over the mayflys. Still can't believe how thick they can be.

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😂😂😂

[@maggiegardner9903]

Great content and knowledge !

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Thanks Maggie 😎

[@bubbasue317]

Nice, thanks for the review of Anchor Point Marina. I was just there a few days ago checking them out for next season.

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Great place and we are sure glad we stopped there!

[@TERMIN8TOR99]

You are very organized

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Thanks!

[@johnschieffelin3226]

Highly recommend stopping at a wonderful old YC in the Detroit River on an island off Gross point. Maybe the Detroit YC? Very grand but people are friendly, docks are nice, good food inside. Great place.

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Would have loved to experience that, but missed it!

[@diannesimms1684]

Waterspouts have popped up in that lake many times, and very quickly

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[@adamstobinski2780]

I remember taking trips from Put-In-Bay up the Detroit River to Lake Saint Clair and up the St. Clair River to Port Huron and Lake Huron. (I get it why you go across East almost to Toledo though.) Just be mindful if it's a stormy looking day / weather is comming in. I've had fun keeping eyes on a couple of waterspouts that popped up while on the way to the mouth of the Detroit River.

[@danieltrainer5080]

We have our 27 foot carver docked at meinike right down the channel from you .we go up every other weekend .we live 3 and a half hours south .love this place.

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Such a great area and people!

[@muffykmt]

Should have docked further down at Miller Marina near PIBYC Yacht Club. It's much more quiet, extremely clean and friendly. 3 minute walk to where you are docked now. If you belong to an affiliated yacht club, visit PIBYC right next to Miller. And yes, do take a golf cart and go all over the island. If you come back, stop at Kelleys Island instead of PIBYC. Much smaller, quieter, low-key. You can dock near the restaurants and activity, at Portside Marina, or at Seaway Marina which is East of Portside, very protected, VERY quiet. Fuel and a cafe (breakfast and lunch and good food). Great place, golf cart friendly. We dock, seasonally, at Seaway and ferry over from Marblehead when we need to go home etc. We're summer live aboards and have season passes on the Jet Express to get between PIB and KI.

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[@jgoods19]

Actually Mayflies are a good thing. They only survive and reproduce when the water is fairly clean. Back in the day, they would pile up in large piles around street light posts, when Lake Erie was very clean. They are also an important food source for fish and birds.

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Thanks. So interesting our ecosystem! 😊

[@diannesimms1684]

.. and they only live for 24 hours - short shelf life

[@rusdavies3831]

Great to find the laid back marinas, especially after the previous party place! .

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[@jasoncoleman8133]

Great channel and excellent videos documenting your Loop Adventures. My wife and I are heading out next spring from Florida to do the same trek! We're super excited, so thanks for sharing! My grandparents have done the trip as well. They would head out of Florida in April, and run up the east coast into Lake Erie. They never did the full loop, just up into Lake Erie, Michigan and Huron, then cruise back south along the east coast. I made the trip with them once. Such a wonderful experience. My wife and I are going to make the Loop in a Viking 44 dbl cabin. Which leads me to a couple questions. 1. What's your "air draft?" Our Viking is 15'1" to the top of the flybridge hardtop. I'm allowing an extra 18" for the radar dome, and tailgater satellite dish. That's really close to 17'. Is this enough clearance? 2. Our loaded draft is 4'6", I know under 5' is recommended, do you have issues with your Carver? Thank you again for sharing your adventures!

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[@byronstyron3893]

Glad ya had a smoother ride today. You guys making this trip look easy, thanks again for bringing us along. We are getting closer to finding our loop boat so maybe we can join ya'll for a section somewhere along the way. Be well and smooth water wishes you two.

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Thanks. Hope to see you out there! 😎

[@michaelrutledge7048]

They don't look as bad as the 'love bugs' here in FL. I spent my youth sailing, boating, and fishing on western Lake Erie (out of Toledo). Been to PIB many times. Catawba Island, too. Now a 40+ year resident of West Florida (South of Tampa). I'd like to take 2-3 years and do the Loop, but not in my current boat. Am actively looking for a suitable vessel. Enjoy your journey, as I enjoy your channel. BTW, Curtice is EAST of Toledo.

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Yes, I've seen those bugs in Florida. Hope to see you out there soon! Great to have you onboard with us! 😎

[@jimgavin1761]

I believe it's called a dockominium

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And that's another term 👍

[@jgoods19]

As an aside, Perry's Monument, there in the back ground is the smallest National Park in the National Park system. PIB is where Admiral Perry launched is attack on the British Fleet. It was after his successful sea battle he reported: "We have met the enemy and they are ours".

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So disappointed we could not go up the monument, but a beautiful sight.

[@mpgarr]

The Mayflies do make a mess of your boat and ashore as well. They can also be found on the Ohio River . Thankfully, they only last around a week or so at most. The Boardwalk can be crazy at times. It is a major rocking place.

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Fun place, flies aside!

[@12000Jetlag]

The may flies also known as Canadian Soldiers are only around for about two weeks. They are a sign of a healthy eco system. They come from the bottom of the lake and the walleye feast on them as they float to the top of the water. As for the noise, Miller's Marina on the opposite side of the Boardwalk is close enough to walk to town and they offer cart rental. The main bonus....it is quiet there.

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Good to know. Thanks for the information! 😎

[@LibertyTrawler]

Mooring balls are the way to go in PIB

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[@rogergiddy2634]

Canadian Covid rules change Aug 9 , so you'll be allowed into Canada

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We're moving on. Glad we did it the first Loop!

[@rusdavies3831]

With proof of Vaccination!

[@jeffjohnson2510]

MANY MANY Brain cells left at the Bay in my younger days(70's and 80's oh my) still have scars It's tame now compared to back then. OMG!!!!!!!!! How am I not dead?

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[@rickdamico7146]

Growing up in Cleveland, as a kid, we always called them Canadian Soldiers.

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[@jondoe820]

I used to be those loud music ppl back in my day 😂 now I’m a lot more relaxed

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[@johnschieffelin3226]

We had mayflies by the hundreds when we were docked in lake St. Clair. Awful.

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Nasty little devils! 😒

[@johnjcoxiii9401]

I really enjoy your videos mainly because of the technical content. That said, why do you need Shore Power every time you dock overnight?

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Thanks for the compliment! We need it for high power draws like air conditioning, hot water heater, cooking, etc. 😎

[@jomarkelly3932]

Boy Anchor Pointe Marina hasn’t changed much from when we docked there back in the 90’s for several seasons. It was a boat- a-minium back then also… we left because it was getting in bad repair, the manager was stealing the money and it went back to the main mortgage company! The poor people who bought docks, were kind of stuck…. Oh how I remember the may-flies! Usually bad foraweek or two

[@WhatYachtToDo]

Interesting. I think they are still struggling and Covid was a factor as well, but they are trying.

[@chuckg6039]

@@WhatYachtToDo My Dad purchased a new 37 Egg Harbor Sedan at Anchor Point in 1970. We docked there thru 1980. About 1976 my Dad bought a 40 foot Pacemaker. Many fond memories at Anchor Point. Back then the restaurant was called The Flying Bridge

[@sisaacs6071]

Good day Rev and Sam, glad to see you had better seas!! I am PONDERING in a mischievous way :: loud music in late night by neighbor hmmm maybe reveille followed by the National anthem in the early AM?? Just asking for a friend..... Safe travels 🙏 Scott

[@michiganengineer8621]

You're an evil, evil man. . . I love that idea, followed by "On The Road Again" as you leave your slip.

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Good idea! 🇺🇸😁

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😆😆

[@sisaacs6071]

@@michiganengineer8621 I just refused to grow up or old 🙊🙉🙈😂 I can see Rev and Sam on the now singing loud and proud " On the Loop again, going places we've never been" waving to the stunned, half awake partiers.... Maybe even a little " Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stone's

[@holgerlafrenz2895]

We call them fish Flys here in Michigan.

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[@jakejacobs7584]

They are tasty covered in chocolate.

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Mmmm good!

[@rickdamico7146]

I'm a US Air Force Vet and love your hat. Where can I buy one?

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Don't remember where I got it. Might look on Amazon? Thanks for serving! Sam

[@rickdamico7146]

@@WhatYachtToDo Thanks Sam!