Winter Storage for Your Boat, Part 3 | What Was Actually Done | What Yacht To Do

Welcome to What Yacht To Do, a Great Loop Documentary. Sam outlines our list of things that were actually done while our boat was in winter storage.
We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard!
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[@byronstyron3893]

Sound advice as always Capt. Sam. Being prepared and having all systems up to snuff is always important. Those pesky animals are a little harder to plan for 🙂 Boat looks great after all the buffing. I know you have to miss her. Be well and best wishes you two.

[@WhatYachtToDo]

Thanks Byron. Happy New Year 🎊

[@bnghjtyu767]

Excellent video. I would like to see other Loopers give information like this a lot can be learned by other people's experience. And yes batteries can be mysterious I've dealt with them all my life as a mechanic, some of them seem to have a mind of their own and defy laws physics.

[@WhatYachtToDo]

We learned a lot during our two plus loops and Rev was very diligent in videoing all of our trips! We did 272 trips in all, so stay tuned for the rest of them. As well as about 100 other videos on various aspects of the loop! It has been a pleasure sharing them! It is great to have you on board and have a prosperous and Happy New Year 😎🎊

[@jetlag4754]

It appears you are sitting in Sandusky Ohio when you did this video. I can see Cedar Point Amusement Park in the background.

[@WhatYachtToDo]

Very observant! Happy New Year 🎊

[@jetlag4754]

I cruised thru Sandusky Bay when you were there but I never spotted your boat. Happy New Year to you and Rev.@@WhatYachtToDo

[@sisaacs6071]

Capt Sam the muskrat sniper😂 thank you for another informative and educational video Safe Travels, Happy New Year🎉 Scott from the Northwoods of Wisconsin

[@WhatYachtToDo]

Hi Scott! All the best to you and yours an a Happy New Year 🎊😎

[@BobEstler]

Hi Sam, Good information. Thanks for sharing.

[@WhatYachtToDo]

You are quite welcome! Happy New Year 🎊😎

[@BobEstler]

@@WhatYachtToDo Happy new year to you and Rev. Are you two still looking at new boats or keeping what you have for now?

[@michiganengineer8621]

That 8D battery boiling over would also be venting hydrogen gas. Could make for a big 💥 BOOM! if something was to spark. With a slightly older inboard like yours, I'd be looking at replacing the battery banks with LiFePO4 (or at least AGM sealed) ASAP! Unfortunately I think the yards most familiar/comfortable with that sort of conversion are going to be on the southern end of the Loop.

[@WhatYachtToDo]

Yes, we were very fortunate! Happy New Year!

[@randolphh8005]

Can’t use lithium for starting, so will need both lead and lithium, which is quite doable, but also very complex. Honestly a power boat on the loop is making electricity frequently, so lithium is not as interesting, especially if you have some solar for the days at anchor. Solar is a DIY for anyone with minimal technical skills.

[@skipper260]

Nice video Sam. Very informative and on point. So in 2024 you and Rev will spend your time on the Great Lakes? Have a good time!

[@WhatYachtToDo]

Hi, thanks for the compliment and so sorry for the delayed response. We started on a third Loop, but stopped for winter storage and Sandusky Ohio in September of 2023, but we have many offers from people to buy our boat, so we did so. So I am now out doing training sessions on people's boats and loving doing that. More information at: greatloopacademy.com/training-and-delivery/ Be sure to sign up for our newsletter at www.WhatYachtToDo.com for tips, tricks, and techniques about the loop as well as some free boating goodies 😎

[@skipper260]

@WhatYachtToDo Thank you for responding, Sam. So you are going to sell your boat? You are starting a new adventure, but I wonder? Is it hard to give up the boat? Take care of Rev and yourself in your next chapter on the water!