Exploring Sydney Harbour
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- Опубліковано 15 січ 2025
- In this video we head down the coast to explore Sydney Harbour in my steel trawler Renko. It is my first coastal cruise since fixing the boat up. We make the trip in convoy with my friend Bronek in his yacht Soleil. Still plenty of work to do on the boat, but it is nice be finally getting some use out of it. During this trip we visit Athol Bay, Farm Cove near the Opera House, go under the Sydney Harbour Bridge into Darling Harbour then up into Middle Harbour to spend the final night in Sugarloaf Bay before returning to the Hawkesbury River.
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Thumbs up for taking Dad out.
There is something about this guy. Down to earth, Sweet crippled black chicken, I really enjoy his videos,
Enjoyed that very much, thanks - at the end of the day trips like that are the reward for all the sweat and skinned knuckles.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. :)
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I visited Sydney 1968 they were still working on the opera house. Took a ferry ride to the zoo on the island, went under the iconic bridge. Was a great trip was r&r from Vietnam.
thank you for serving in Vietnam, I just mist it. I was born in 1953.
got on Ranger, but they wouldn't let us down there, got off the Ranger in 76 and they let it go down. what an opportunity
Loved the home welcome wagon of chickens .... Daffey knows a soft touch like Papa Stu.
Wow love the sound of those big diesel engines
When I used to use the radio I was in a habit of always logging off at a particular spot on the way home but when I changed to the app I would sometimes forget. One time I had my phone on silent and Marine Rescue and the cops were calling up my next of kin to check that I was back safely. I happened to bump into the boys at the ramp a couple of days later and rather sheepishly approached them an apologised. They laughed it off and said that it happens all the time. They do a great job keeping us safe on the water. Thanks for another excellent video.
They definitely do a great job. :)
@@DangarMarine Probably wouldn't be bad to do a video (perhaps collaborating with Marine Rescue) to reveal how the current state of tech arose and practical stuff boaties can do and avoid, so as to build habits that help people find their feet & manage risks appropriately. Could their app feature a warning that the expected end time is about to be exceeded, and pre-empt with "do you want to (auto-)extend?" prompt (perhaps using avg speed & distance to calculate a new, sensible ETA). Seems the tech does much more than leaving a note on the kitchen table about intentions for spontaneous activities on the water, as was the case a few decades ago.
The moon over my Renko, How beautiful is this and a full moon.....Like a tourist in your own town... at least you can thumb the sites.
So good to see you finally took her out
Im glad you got to take your dad on a cruise in the harbor... This Yank can't get enough of your back yard, here's hoping the engine problems are relatively straight forward and cheap!
@Jim Alley A rubber gasket for my engine was 100USD. It can get pricey for old engines.
@Jim Alley Yeah I know where Detroit is, it's where Henry Ford took over the manufacturing world. and where their drinking water is poisonous from illegal manufacturing waste...
@@cmmartti haha, I did use poetic license!
That HM bark Endeavour is a brilliant visit in the maritime museum.
4:39 'The Zoo' that's another way of describing Sydney...
During this period of restricted travel I really appreciate you taking us on your trip. I feel much better now.
You're welcome Tom, glad you feel better. :)
It made me feel good to see that boat being used finally.
I couldn't have resisted chucking a lure through that bust up, could've scored a few tuna or something else worthy of eating. Nice little cruise
Congratulations on a fun trip down with Sydney and thank you for the “tourist” shots of The Sydney Opera House.
Stu, my wife and I visited Sydney and walked the Circular Quay in December 2019. Hit the same spot you pictured in this video. We saw the fireworks and visited the Opera House. Great town, great people and great food. I always enjoy visiting Sydney...one of my favorite places in the world.
Glad you enjoyed your visit Roger. :)
You must be as proud as punch that you got made all this happen after so much hard work, good on you fella!
So sweet Dangar Stu to ride along on Renzo’s first official cruise! 👍👏🏻 What a great feeling for you. Ya even honored her with the new haircut! LOL 😂 Dangar Stu and Renko looking ship shape and in Bristol fashion! 👏🏻👍😀
Thanks so much!!
That Detroit is humming! Sounds good.
Sydney Opera house is now an older building but she is still absolutely beautiful. I remember the first time I saw the structure decades ago. It is now 2020 and she still has the "wow" factor. The architect(s) did a masterful job. Stu, thank you for these videos-you are an inspiration. I am now 60+ years old, still working full time, and I just enrolled in the local technical college's marine technology program (part time) to get some formal training. I'm positive that watching you do your magic and enjoying your journey from the other side of the Pacific, was the main underlying motivation for me to take the step and get some formal training for myself. Supporting your channel on Paetron is some of the BEST money I get to spend every month. Thank you for the encouragement, diversion, education and FUN you provide to your WORLDWIDE audience, which is especially helpful during this COVID-19 forced shutdown. Thank you! - Northbeach
The Opera House certainly is a very unqiue and timeless building. Thank you for supporting the channel! :)
Ah Skipper Stu well done!!!!!! Great series, and great to see some smiles which you've truly earnt the hard way! More please!
Thanks mate, will do!
New engine, don't forget to keep an eye on the oil... especially with that stuck ring.
Thanks for taking us along, nice trip. Cheers.
I do believe Daffy missed you - anyway, thank you for the lovely trip and spectacular sights. It must be great to go cruising after all your hard work on the boat
Thanks Alison, it was great to get out there. :)
,,great to be out cruising with you, thanks for the ride,,,good one, stay safe..
Awesome to see Renko underway, going for something other than maintenance! Congrats on the successful shake-down cruise.
Thanks Ted. :)
Haven’t seen your videos for awhile. Great to see the trawler nearing completion. She a fine cruiser and workboat by the looks of it. Very nice. I miss Australia. Used to spend time in Queensland along the long, long beaches of the coastline. Somewhere near a place called The Chocolate Hills, I believe. I could never figure out how everyone knew I was American just by looking at me. That was some beautiful country and amazing food.
Saaweeet. Good to see you have a usable vessel to enjoy after all the hard work. Now you can enjoy the boat while finishing off, which from memory was the plan.👏👍
Been waiting 2 years for this video. I hope to see a bunch more adventure vlogs with the boat!!
That is awesome! Must have felt great getting out in her after so long. Nice one Stu.
Thanks for the ride Stu. Looking forward to more "ADVENTURES WITH STU!" 😎
Love the sound of the diesel cruising and the waves against the hull. Great trip, thanks for taking us.
Loved the video Stu, My wife Helen and I spent a few days in Sydney a couple of years back and we just loved the place. The opera house and Darling harbour bought it all back. We have decided to visit again, hopefully soon. It's good to see you enjoying Renko after sharing some of your less joyous moments as the rebuild took it toll. You deserve some good time in it mate, you worked so hard, well done. Love the channel and good to see you seem to have recovered from your injuries. Looking forward to your next adventure.
Thanks Steve, glad to hear you enjoyed the trip. :)
Congrats on what must have been a proud little journey. Thanks for taking us along.
CONGRATS on your true first voyage
Renco is a beast! Sounds like a muni bus. Cant get away from Detriot. Great show
I was actually really hoping for this video! Thanks for taking us along. =)
Congrats Stu!!! Thanks for the great pics along the way. 👍🏻
Glad your trip went well. Enjoy and share this time as much as you can with your Dad, Dads don't get to stay around forever.
Please make cleaning up all the wiring one of the major items on the list. Having neat wiring is not just cosmetic. Chafing and flex breakage are two gremlins that will plague you if wires are not well secured in anything that moves. Labeling the ends of the wires will make troubleshooting and upgrades infinitely easier and time spent now will pay dividends in a year when you are NOT chasing electrical problems in the dark.
For sure, securing the wiring now is much easier than tracking down an unknown gremlin in the future.
@@DangarMarine I was thinking about your exposed wiring in the wheelhouse. There is a commercial product named Wiremold which is a surface mount conduit. It will hold the wires in place and give a more "finished" look. Myself, I'm a cheapskate, so instead of buying Wiremold I go to the second-hand store and get used curtain rods (c. 3/4" x 3/8")...they work quite well.
What a great spot. Im in the north east of the UK and yesterday spotted a pod of dolphins swimming past the house. I have lived here well over 15 years and they are the first dolphins I have seen. 👍👍
That's cool, great thing to see!
"Look astern before you turn." For real, I was on a trip in Sydney last October and was impressed and surprised at the volume and hustle of traffic along the port. Happened to see Radiance of the Seas and the James Craig tall ship making their way through as well! Great to see the sights again with Renko's help, keep up the good work Stu!
It sure can be a busy harbour some times. Was very quite while we were there due to Covid though.
So good to see you getting out to actually enjoy your boat, Stu! 🤓👍🍻
Hi Stu, been watching you from the UK for a couple of years now, glad you got out for a trip, and to have your dad meet up, must have been the icing on the cake.
Good to see the joy on your face..
Thanks for the tour Sydney harbour tour 👍🇬🇧
What a great thing to watch on Fathers Day👍🏻Excellent‼️👌🏻
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Some people laugh, but chickens are relaxing just to sit down and watch em.
All pets are awesome! Good for you.
Chickens are relaxing, but roosters are annoying as f*ck! I know from experience, I have both roaming free through my neighborhood...
Best of all is spring and summertime, though, when the mommy chooks come to my backyard with their chicks. So I guess those annoying loudmouthes are good for something, after all.
They are fun to watch. :)
@@remcovanvliet3018 Indeed, but the hens can be sweethearts if you raise them from chicks.
I prefer the sweet and sour variety !! MMMM
Thanks for diving us a tour of Sydney harbour. Happy memories of working on the refineries there. Kept hearing Reckless in me head 👍
Good song. :)
Dangar Marine so many years of wondering what a “circular key” was. Through you fellas must have weird door locks.
Greatly enjoyed the trip that you took us all on. And it was a good shakedown trip for Renko.
Great to see you out at sea after so much work. Must feel really good.
Congrats with Renko's "maiden voyage" Stu,and what a nice one it was.,Cheers..!!
Spring in Australia, here in the US this is the last week of summer, aka labor day weekend holiday.
What a nice trip, and a nice view of Sydney. Good to see that Renko performed so well. That is the crown to al your hard work. Keep it up Stu.
I've been watching this channel since about the day you bought Renko, and it is a long awaited pleasure to see you take your first cruise. Well done, looking forward to the next phase, ongoing repairs and upgrades, diving adventures, & whatever else you share.
Thanks Ike!
I enjoyed riding along. I just moved to the East coast of Virginia here in the States from Alabama, so
You have to appreciate the additional ballast (lead) you added to the bilge.
It’s great to hear that Detroit purring along. Renko is such a nice boat for coastal cruising.
Awesome, thanks for taking us along! Cheers.
It is truly great, after all the effort, time and money you have ploughed into this project to see you reaping the rewards of an easy shakedown cruise around Sydney harbour. What a great reward, thanks for sharing. May you have many hours and miles of safe happy cruising ahead of you, best regards Paul UK
Thanks Paul. :)
Stu: Glad you got to take her out and had an uneventful trip! Glad you got to see your dad too! Thank you for the vicarious thrill you gave all of us.
You Badass! You did it! Pops must be very proud of you. We are.
Thanks Sam!
I was only in Sydney for a couple weeks, but watching this made me miss it.
Enjoyed the cruise Renko did well,thanks for the trip.
Unlikely that you would have spotted a bloke at noakes giving you a wave, but if you did, that was me!
Missed that, but hi! :)
wow after all the work on the boat and first trip the motor sounds sweet and looking out the wheel house window takes me back to my days on the sea, well done and may Renko give you days and years of pleasure on the water
Thanks Paul. :)
Nice new over due summer quaff, you were getting a bit shaggy. A future project could be some flopper stoppers, they would make rough seas a bit more enjoyable on that tin can. Congrats on your first pleasure trip, after so much HARD work. Thanks for sharing.
Loved seeing Renko on the harbour. I managed to get my old runabout on the harbour once which was an awesome feeling cruising past and under those landmarks
For sure, plenty on runabouts cruising around the harbour on the weekends.
Congrats on the first offshore outing!
Really enjoyed your trip, thanks. Looking forward to some exploring with you.
Hey Dad... looking as wonderful as Stuart..... Fantastic.... always wanted to tour Sydney... last time there, I was a cadet in the Cal Maritime Academy ship the "Golden Bear"..In the early seventies. long ago.
Very cool!
Good to see your dad. I have not seen him since the SV Seeker Meetup. He was a nice bloke to have a conversation with. :)
Thanks mate, glad to hear you guys had a nice chat. :)
great to see Renko out and about, especially when I was previously only getting glimpses of her from the train when she was on the hard stand ... and know what you mean about being a tourist in you own backyard, have worked in the city (around Hyde park) for last 30 years and always feel like a tourist when i go down to see the coat hanger and OH as I never go down that end of town, cheers, Garry from the central coast
Great to see you get Renko out on the water after all your hard work - well done Stu.
It’s great to see you enjoying the fruits of your labour. It brought back memories of our week in Sydney last year where we were lucky enough to be given a boat tour of the harbour by our friend’s neighbour in his Chris Craft launch.
woohoo, today is the day, great to see Renko on the water making a passage.
That was a magic shot of the OH and bridge with Renco in the foreground.
Great video. Sidney harbor is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. looks like you had a great time and a good visit with your Dad. Thanks for memories. I wish I could visit again and have some Bugs.
Nice to see you underway, waiting for the same video from Tally Ho.
It's the ultimate reward after all the tough work you went through.
Most folks have no idea how much work goes into projects like this.
Thanks James. :)
Great to see you go somewhere for a change, nice accomplishment.
Ahhh the sea! Congrats Renko is in passage! Great video. Loved it!
Good for you! I have to admit when you reached the open ocean I got a bit nervous. I had to learn to sleep on one of those single mattresses for 8 years when I lived in really small cabin. when I moved to a house I bought the largest bed I could find, it fills the entire room! the Engine has to come out again! oh man! I was watching a video of a guy who removed his huge motor and installed and electric with 8 large batteries, it all fit in such a small space I was really impressed.
Yes, I too was a bit nervious on the way down to Sydney, much more relaxed on the way back home. :)
I love cruising videos, especially coastal cruises. I believe the best way to see a harbor is from the water. So thanks for this one!
Awesome to see all your work finally come together and you taking the boat on a trip!
Thanks Jeremy.
Great work stu. Proud of ya mate .
I believe if you know the dimensions you need , you can have a custom shape inner spring mattress made to your requirements if ya want to pay for it .
You have to get a new T-shirt made now , stu’it did’it ✔️
We were just a little excited to see Renko when we took the ferry to Dangar Island for lunch at the Bowling Club on Father's Day. Hoping to come and live there in a few months time.
Cracking good video! It was great to see Renko on the water doing what boats do best! Looking forward to more videos!!! Cheers from FL!!!
Watching your videos makes me realize how much I miss working on ships as an engineer and seeing the world by water. Calm seas, and smooth sailing to you mate!
Lovely view of endeavour. 😀😀
I really enjoyed seeing the fruits of your labor!!!
I hope you enjoy her for many years to come!!
Mate, so glad you can go on a trip like that and enjoy the boat. Well done 👍
Looked like a lovely time
You look genuinely well rested and happy! Nice to see, you've worked so hard to get to this point, enjoy it with all your heart now!
Thanks mate. :)
Great to see this thing out and moving.. well done.
Love your videos. You are a great teacher,you helped me repair my tilt and trim on my outboard motor. Mathis ,Texas
Thanks Danny.
Great video! Takes me back from when I was going in and out of Sydney to Balmain/White Bay container berths. One of the most beautiful harbours in the world IMO.
Thanks John, it is a beautiful harbour for sure.
Great video, nice to see Renco out at sea.
Great video , I really enjoyed seeing Sydney from the boat, Hope you have many hours
just cruising around such a beautiful part of the world 👍
Love your videos. Watched this one with a big smile on my face, almost as satisfying as being on my own project boat for her first proper voyage.
Thanks Darren. :)
Good on you for shake-down voyage. CHEERS
I could watch the cruising videos my hearts content buddy , so glad she's getting to the point of of making the rounds
Thanks Gabe. :)
Renko looks great!! Glad to see you enjoying the boat and not just working on it.