DOUBLE TROUBLE ON OUR AQUILA 54 - (and a bunch of FUN too!)
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- We spend a week in Georgia fixing up the boat and run into Double Trouble on our way to St Simons! Enjoy and Subscribe.
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Removing that dining table from the Salon is such a great idea and makes for an awesome entertainment area. If guests want to eat make them go to the outside table and eat where you can hose everything off. That or go to the sky bridge.
I've heard it said that "Owning a yacht is like being a mechanic in exotic locations". Great video and great attitudes all around working thru the problems! I was grinning ear to ear watching you guys enjoy your new yacht, dreaming of the day when I can be doing the same. Can't wait for the next video and the next adventure!
I'm sure that one day you can own what you dream about! I dreamed for 5 years or more about this moment and it is finally here. Thanks for watching and and thanks for commenting. Yes, I'm a mechanic in many exotic locations!!!
No wake and a smooth ride on that tender.
First time on your Chanel and very nice adventure and family video. Life is good and profitable time to come with that very nice boat.
Loving your crushing videos. Watching them from St. Augustine hoping for the day we can follow in your wake!
Hope to see you soon!
Love me some Crab Shack! Been there many times.
Aquila 54, Um Sonho, parabéns 👏
Great video. I commend your mechanical prowess figuring out and dealing with various breakdowns. Enjoying sharing the passage.
Have you looked into Ceramic tint for the Flybridge enclosure windows. You can get it in clear or tinted, it will stop a lot of heat from entering through the windows. I put it on my sliding door on my boat and it helped keep it a lot cooler.
I have only been a subscriber for 24 hours and I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Great production, fun places, beautiful scenery, great clarity on videos and you are well spoken and can hold an Audience. Well done. I’m actually Binge Watching. 🤣 Signed: Missouri Hillbilly transplanted in Manhattan for the past 25 years. 8 years Seattle and San Francisco before that but I still I’m a Hillbilly at Heart.
This is an amazing comment. Thank you soooo much. Take the plunge and go!
Nice to see everyone happy, healthy and loving life. You inspire me, thank you
omg...thank you so much for saying that i inspire you....means the world to me. and thank you for watching!
@@thewanderinghillbilly Always watching and learning, you inspire many I know, having the courage to change, grow and share is wonderful. I am 63 and semi retired in La Jolla but one day want a yacht to cruise around and inspire others as well. Thank you for leading the way!
We love watching your videos and your wonderful attitude and sense of humor. Thank you for sharing your family and experiences with everyone.
Awe thanks for watching and commenting! Means so much...
OMG Allen! Your videos always hit home. Please keep showing the realities of boat ownership. So many channels only show the sundowners and not the downers! It’s what makes your videos real! Great stuff and I so want to be you. Hope to meet up with you and your amazing family on the water some day. And thanks so much for the “Younger Next Year” endorsement. Such a great book brother from a different mother. I want to be you when I grow up! Lol. Enjoy and keep those great, relatable, videos coming! Stay safe and stay healthy!
Paul & Linda
S/V The Friendly Confines
Welcome to our neck of the woods. Sarah and I grew up on Saint Simons Island and returned here in 2017 when I retired from United Airlines. I wish we'd known you were stopping by. We'd have loved to show you some of our favorite spots on the Island. Thanks for showcasing Jekyll, too. If we could get half the tourists on Saint Simons to visit Jekyll in the summer, that would be great. Great video.
Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! We may coming down there again in October. My mother loves ST SIMON'S and she's 87! Might be the last time we can get her down there. I'll let you know.
@@thewanderinghillbilly please do. We’re taking SeaDream II from Palm Beach to Lisbon next April and would love to hear more about your TA experiences with SeaDream.
ya'll had me giggling at the end of your video ... I'll be tuned it for your adventures ... ya'll are truly having a ball ... safe travels and stay well ...
I am so lucky, I get to call Savannah home!
You are lucky!!!! Wonderful home. Thanks for watching
@@thewanderinghillbilly great channel. We’re going to try and meet up with you in the BVIs sometime between the 9-18. Hopefully it works out
Just remember, you can't out-train a bad diet. Those snacks are packed with saturated fats and processed carbs and the grog is carbs and sugar. Unfortunately you can get fit and eat and drink bad at the same time 😎
Seriously great videos so natural, I look forward to following your adventures on the new boat,\.
thanks and thanks for watching!
You do such a great job with your videos. Love watching.
Thank you so much! thanks for watching!
My wife and I are cruising now, it’s nice to see someone show all the stuff that happens and you have to deal with. Great stuff keep it real! Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for watching! Hopefully we will meet soon!
My Grandfather use to always say.... Life is everything you don't plan, your living your best life!
Yes we are....and thanks for watching!
BTW, we have the same dishes on our boat! Coincidence? I think not! LOL. Watched your video again and I have to admit, I am jealous of the that engine room space. That's amazing. We were on a Leopard 45 a few years back and there was not nearly the room you have. Looking forward to more adventures and you need to take your sister-in-law with you more often. Funny lady. Enjoy what hard work has brought you. Can't wait to see what's in store for the Wandering Hillbilly crew.
thanks so much for watching!
Folks. Come on up to beautiful Charleston SC! Wonderful harbor and amazing town to wander. Full of history and charm.
We will be up there in late August! Thanks for watching!!!
Got a chance to eat at The Crab Shack a looooong time ago and have been dying to get back there ever since. Thanks for the new boost of inspiration!!!
I don't always watch you tube, but when I do, I watch the Wandering Hillbilly!!
Fellow Elm Mott elementary graduate here, btw.
Kenny!!!! Didn't you hate playing Sax in band??? I sure did. LOL. Let me know when you come back to the Crab Shack. Let's break some legs together. Hope you're well friend! CADETS!
@@thewanderinghillbilly hahaha...I don't think either one of us hated us playing the sax as much as Mr. Pierce hated us playing the sax!!!
Would love to break some legs with you guys. Will holla when we get that way.
Lol you guys are funny enjoy your adventure
Just watched this while moored in Manchioneel Bay, Cooper Island. Great video Al and family 👍
OMG this makes me so happy!!!! I wanna be with you! Literally one of my favorite places on earth. Please enjoy and thanks for watching!
I’m glad the UA-cam algorithm recommended your channel! Enjoy the content and your message about making a lifestyle change. It’s inspired me to make my own change today. Hopefully it lasts for more than a day! Looking forward to your next video, but in the meantime I’ll work my way from your 1st vids to date. Also, really glad you put dates on your videos. Makes the content more interesting when you realize when things occurred. Thank you!
Could you record when you lower and raise the dinghy from the platform? Love to see how the crane mechanism works.
Absolutely...on my list of to do's!
good job on the repairs!!!
thanks! and thanks for watching!
Surprised Aquila doesn't double clamp their hoses.
Really enjoy the videos. I hate waiting so long for the next one!! I have gotten a lot of great ideas. We are headed to to JVD in November for a week to check it out. I hope to get a group together next year to rent one or two boats to go to all the BVI for my retirement trip. 30 years of military service. Keep th3 videos coming!!
first...thanks for your service!! I hate waiting that long too! just been very busy around here. I hope you have an amazing November at JVD. It's a magical place. thanks for watching!
Alan, I am so impressed at your skills on the boat issues.
One of your best heart felt vids ever. Keep Wandering!
I recommend you keep an eye out for Tacky Jack's when doing the ICW through Alabama. And if you venture there, please be our guests in quaint Fairhope on the Mobile Bay eastern shore.
Thanks for showing the pros and cons of owning a yacht! I have been looking at the Aquila yachts and hope to own one in the coming years. But it seems like a lot of work and to be an ever ready handyman to tackle all the technical problems that may arise.
You’re lucky you found out without frying the engine.
Watched a few of your videos and really enjoy them. How long from when u ordered your aquila till delivery?
You should be blowing the hot air down because your problem is u don’t have enough return air which will condition your air
Only thing I've known from Elm Mott were the NoZe. Keep wandering. Some day we're going to get around to chartering.
Omg! So when did you go to Baylor?!?
@@thewanderinghillbilly '88 grad :)
That’s great. I went to Howard Payne but was born and raised in Elm Mott! Can you believe it? Thanks for watching
I love the 54. I’ll be on a 44 in January in the BVI thru MarineMax vacations so I’ll have to watch your BVI videos. One thing - can you out a washer/dryer in the 54? What other options did you choose. I noted the pilot house configuration. Enjoy- I am jealous.
Never mind - saw the earlier videos.
Gary B
I am selling my engineering /design company and will be buying a 54 Aquila or larger 60 powered cat. It looks like i may need one of my past employees as quest for the first few months. thanks for your enlightening videos.
Did Dockmate get the boat configured for lateral movement? I'm really curious how that issue was solved, if it has been solved???
interesting question..this is what I've figured out. let's say i wanna crab to starboard and I'm close to the dock. I simply turn the knob left...meaning Starboard forward and Port reverse. Turning the boat Counter. I simultaneously push the knob straight to the right enabling the Bow thruster to engage. Not a FULL crab to Starboard...but very effective. It's worked pretty well for me so far. thanks for watching!
@@thewanderinghillbilly Thanks! Glad you got that figured out. I'd love to see the maneuver in one of your vids.
Lack of double clamps?
No doubt the technician removed the hose and clamp for easier access and forgot to tighten the clamp. Do yourself a favor and do your own oil changes. Oh, and the technician should be given two weeks off without pay.
Hah...agree. Have scheduled the next change with video in hand...we will all learn together, how to change the oil on a volvo penta engine! thanks for watching.
double clamps should be the norm on important hoses.....do it
yeah...now I know...thanks for watching.
I’m really disappointed to see all issues you’re having with that new Aquila.
It's actually not that bad. Most of these issues are man made...simply because of not knowing the product we're dealing with. Remember, it's new construction. The first ones through the wall get the bloodiest! I LOVE this yacht. And it will be a treasure for our family for a long time.
I wonder if putting Rain X on the windshield would help with that issue?
Already did that. Does an admirable job…but not entirely. Thanks for watching!!
Window wipers works unexpected bad(((
Not synchronized and remain big uncleaned zone...
Why???
Where was their engineers???
May be some other engineering not good?
😢
We are looking for a slip for our 54 in Savannah ... where did you find one?
That’s been a challenge. We finally settled in at Hinckley. Very few places can fit this width of a boat and you don’t wanna be around shallow muddy water. Creates a lot of issues with intake.
Why you double clamp.
Copy! doubling up...thanks for watching!
A lot of money for a clumsy engine install. Make you think twice about the brand, not even for renting. From yatch owner hands to expensive mechanic hands, full of scratches and dirty nails! But having fun!!!
thanks for watching