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Ok. The dogs swimming and running on the beach in excitement of seeing one another .. I’m OFFICIALLY in love with both of those dogs man !
Some people sure are touchy, I didn't hear anything about politics 🙄. Thank you for...
Exactly
Thanks to everyone who brought us $6 gas.
Thought I would read the comments, what a surprise. The people spiral when you bring up red and blue and you didn't even bring it up per se. It's sad that people can't have an opinion if it varies from yours. Grow up people, politics is meant to divide the country. Agree to disagree, put your big boy pants on and have a good day.
Absolutely, just like religion, wether you believe it or not this is not the forum for it. Elizebeth was just doing a video and with no ill intent. Like you said, grow up folks.
@@darrylb4048 there was intent. The name is Trump island on the charts. She wouldn't use the real name. What was that about? It is a unique name. It was named well before 2016. Faking the name is submitting to the mob and disrespectful to people that don't share that view. It's TRUMP ISLAND. Big deal.
Thanks for keeping boat life real with the mix of projects and "fun" activities.
i made your video!!! when you are dropping anchor i just set my main and was heading to james island. i was wondering when i passed the nordhavn on the south side of spencer spit "i wonder if that was Freedom"! it sure was - sorry to see you leave, but look forward to you other adventures
Semco is a great choice for a natural looking teak surface. I did the same thing on both the hand and toe rail on my 53 Defever. Turns a slick surface into a rail that you can actually grab when wet! Just be sure to recoat before it wears away.
As a professional pilot…monitor…monitor…monitor….trust but verify all the systems and navigation equipment at all times. Boating like aviation is very unforgiving to the inattentive operator….
Awesome video guys. I love watching your channel. Keep up the great work!
The kids were really good on the boards, especially Martha! Nice!
Another fun video. I enjoy living the boat life vicariously through you two.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Never, ever, ever allow your autopilot to make pre-programmed turns for you. If you want to use it to navigate to a point, fine. Just set your point well enough ahead of your intended turn that you can either hand steer through the turn or punch in the turn yourself at the appropriate time. Allowing your autopilot to decide it's safe to initiate a turn, especially in restricted waters, is a recipe for disaster, as you experienced. I caught my crew doing that once on a Chesapeake Bay trip and, trust me, they'll never do it again! Props to you for "fessing up." Experience is the best teacher. Someone else's experience is usually less expensive!
Fun adventures for sure when you get ashore at new anchorages. Hope to see you in Kodiak when you pass through? We're moving back in 2 weeks and it could not have been a more timely move. As for your upcoming passage to Alaska...safe travels youse two!
I love your light hearted narration. Really enjoy the frank boat advice as well. You really are a funny couple! Enjoy the videos. All the best from Australia.
I concur with light hearted, I just wish we could get the camera off UN-indearing animal shots and other peoples weddings and making totally stupid out of character remarks.
Another fun video! Teak sealant was definitely the right choice if you're not a wood maintenance fan!
Great video !
i really dont get why wood is still being used on modern boat exterior since there are so many good looking synthetic alternatives....
you guys have figured out why my business has been so busy. i paint faux teak on yachts. the look of real teak and no maintenance. most yacht companies at least here on the east coast have ditched all the real wood on the exteriors but everyone still wants the look.
Great vid!!!
Another excellent video. Keeping it real maintenance combined with leisure
I hope you head for Alaska before you leave the northwest. We took the plunge this year. We are 2/3 of the way through our 3 month trip exploring Southeast Alaska. It's not as daunting as you might think. It is worth going at least once if not more.
I have seen that some newest Nordhavn Yachts are using a teak wood imitation instead of the real teak because it does not require any maintenance and still looks great, but it is even more expensive than real teak. Using a sealant instead of varnish is probably a good idea to make it easier to maintain in the future, good job!
All good ideas, but I use two coats of Cetol Marine Gloss finish over a first coat (on bear teak) of Cetol Natural Teak finish. Really brings out the beauty of the wood like no other method, and holds up (no flaking or bleaching) for years with no sanding between coats or when refinishing! Heart warming teak rails and next-to-no maintenance!
Synthetic teak. It’s more common now as competition in the space grows. Both for flooring/decking and accents or trim.
I've boated through that section of current! At the right point in the tidal cycle it can generate a decent whirlpool gyre.
I get the undertone to the island name and region. Glad you guys are level headed 👍🏼
Martha has no fear!
Thank you for sharing
Great information
I think it's extremely sad that we live in a time where we can't say the name of a former president in fear of getting backlash. Great video, guys 👍
Exactly. We have our own version of the taliban.
@@barryholiday8998 lots of them in that part of the country. Seattle is full of them.
He should be written off the history books for the disgusting individual he is. Nobody should put him on a pedestal as a three-time marriage loser who has to hire pornstars to get his rocks off. He's a disgusting ignorant dick and I live in a conservative state... Indiana... Ask our ex governor Mike pence what he thinks about him. Lol. He's got no backbone but it's clear where he stands lately...
Lots of fragile people in the PNW. They’re easily triggered.
Funny, because I was wondering when everyone was going to figure out we’re all on a sinking ship. Let’s Go Brandon.
Thank you for encouraging us to make another trip to Spencer Spit. Our one night anchored there was uncomfortable, but we'll give it another chance!
One time I anchored there it was a rough night. Too open for my tastes…
Maybe I missed an episode, why is this your last Memorial Day in the northwest?
We’re leaving this area soon for new horizons. Stay tuned…
I’m from Texas and visit Lopez each year to escape the heat in Texas. FYI politics don’t mesh 🤔but love the area and like following you guys
So happy you didn’t hit those rocks! Enjoy your videos! When do you guys plan on heading to ports beyond WA? Where will you go first?
I enjoyed the video. Great to see work and fun in the same video. Stay safe and have fun.
We recently did a video that included the teak… and we have a whole lot more than you! We have found the SEMCO seeps in the rain, and I think we will be doing it more often than previously thought. nevertheless it looks much nicer than our old bare wood, and I would never varnish. Have thought about Epoxy, which a lot of boats are now doing. Zarpe 62 32 just did it.
Martha swimming was so funny!! Dana and I were hysterical. She did a great job!!
Really good video this week 👍
You'll definitely have to give an update on the wood product you used!
Ditto on the wood. I even sanded the varnish off my teak flag post and just stain it every year or so.. no chipping, flaking or sanding ever needed now. Did I hear your leaving PNW? You guys coming East? Panama Canal? That would be a trip!
I love your puppies! You are such a worrying mama.
I used to use Watco Teak Oil. It looks natural and is super easy to maintain. You can scrub out the teak once in a while with Ajax or another organic cleanser and then just reapply the oil. The teak will last forever and look good.
Y’all rock! 😎😎😎
nice views goodjob on the woodwork excellent video
Another fun video... Oh and a little work.
OMG!!! I know what you mean about the varnish. Right now, my bow sprit, toe boards, and cockpit rail are all varnished. I have been staring at it for weeks now waiting for the rain to stop in portland so I can get that boat project done. I hate wood on a boat!!!!
Loves you guys too but man you have great dogs. so well behaved and adventuresome too!!!!!! Still misses Sandy
We miss her more everyday!
I agree with the no wood on the exterior...my sail boat had a sadistic designer that decided a wooden toe rail would be a good idea.
for teak we used to use Sikkens Cetol M. It can be cleaned and then new apps blend in with no need to remove all of the old stuff. Bare wood takes about 4 - 6 coats. More than that and it starts to seal and then crack.
I switched from varnish (epiphanes) on the cap rails to Awlwood Clear Gloss.. wonderful. went from 2 year varnish cycles to .. not sure, because it's still standing tall!
I agree there are alternatives to natural teak that are low maintenance and better overall.
haha nice work keep polishing the dog! lol, love your video's thanks
Great fun video and well narrated! For the first time I've noticed you had a dry exhaust... no salty water on the secondary circuit, just a heat exchanger below the water line I guess. When you first started the channel I commented on the amazing condition of your boat and it seems to get better every time I watch! Love the dogs, great fun and well done with the paddle boards, I've yet to buy one, any recommendations?
Ha! My GB42 is the exact opposite. It has varnished teak all over the boat, inside and out. I feel your pain, but love my bright wood.
Should you ever go from Florida to the Bahamas you will experience a current of more than 5 knots in the Gulf Stream heading north. Should your boat only be making about 7-8 knots, your autopilot following a course will turn further and further south to try to maintain no cross track error until it is pointing due south against the current. As a result, your distance made good will go to zero and you never get to the Bahamas. Instead of following a route, you need to calculate the northerly set you will incur during the crossing using average boat and average Gulf Stream current speed.
Great seeing our old stomping grounds!! Love Spencer Spit!
Should have the rail rebuilt with King Starboard. Never have to re-finish again. Can have it textured anyway you want it and formed any style. Can even get it in colors and could do something in gray or lighter color or even black if you want. I use it for a number of projects and works great. Worth a look anyway.
"Driving the magenta line" is actually a fairly common mistake many people make. Its common for people using auto pilot tied to their plotter, to just watch the progress on the course line, and not the water around them. To combat that potentially disastrous scenario (I ran aground once because of it) I am constantly checking and marking my location on paper charts using nav aids. Its the main reason paper charts are always next to me at the helm of ANY boat I am steering. Especially when using a plotter!. Glad you are sharp and aware, and did not hole that beautiful vessel!
Wood work is intense and time consuming. Just think if you had a wooden boat! Maybe you already watch “Travels With Geordi” but if not check it out. Peter Knowles is a master craftsman and he has done amazing work on his 1953 Monk Tri-Cabin Cruiser. Love your channel and thank for taking us along on your journey. Very much enjoy it!
classic, you gotta love those dogs. don't you.Another great video.
I don't think I've ever seen Spencer Spit with so few boats just off the beach. Paradise!
Weather has sucked.
We just bought a new boat last year and my only requirement that I would not budge on was no exterior wood. Have you thought about replacing the back railing with something synthetic? There are some really nice options out there.
Starboard.
Put good masking tape on the fiberglass before sealing or varnishing.
Plasteak is wonderful and quite reasonably priced. They made coachroof grabrails from a pattern I suppled.
That was great.
That's it? my boat has lots of teak trim. The flat surfaces fare the worst. Get yourselves a Bahco scraper and you'll be down to bare wood in no time. Seal it well, and lay on 5-7 coats of varnish. I like Interlux Schooner or Epiphanes. Some make fabric covers for the winter and seem to do OK.
Why not use an electric sander?
I prefer by far CPES on wood. It penetrates wood, seals and u don't need to remove it like varnish for maintenance. It doesn't give that glossy finish, true, but it is very easy on maintenance.
You could replace the wood and the ladder steps on the stern and the ladder steps with starboard.
They make starboard in a gove grey color which would look great.
Agree that it is better to avoid wood, but if you have it, it sure looks nice varnished. My son makes a living refinishing teak on boats and says that if you gave your rails a light sanding and a coat of varnish every year, you would go five or six years between major refinishing. For the serious refinish, hire someone to do it. Rails like yours can be done while the boat is in the water and aren't that expensive to get done because you are not paying for skilled labor.
Have you thought of replacing the wood with something like UltraDeck (foam rubber)?
How come you guys don’t put up an anchor ball? Is that only for certain size ships at anchor?
Man, thank God you guys averted that rock. Is that due to a tracking issue and if so, what can you guys do? Buy a different auto pilot system? Also, I miss that boat captain Q&A segment…
I don’t know anything about boats but I am a pilot and an aircraft owner, when my autopilot « makes a programmed turn, » it follows a signal (in this case gps), any deviation to the programmed « path », caused by the wind or current, will be followed by an appropriate « correction » from the autopilot. The reaction time from the autopilot (any and all autopilots will react more or less with the same lag), will result in a deviation from that path. He reacted much faster than any autopilot ever could. Good job!
So I have been seeing people varnish their wood and than put a clear coat of epoxy over that- have you considered looking into that method?
Ha ha pup on the bow of paddleboard ..come on, let's gooo!
Certainly, not a bad place to do some work on the boat. The sandwich looked good! Safe travels!
The marine trader 44 I had was full of teak it took 3 months to do it
Just watched "Chris & Sarah" (yt) who are full-time travelers in a Mercedes conversion van. The vid was about their StarLink install.
Bote SUP's are great.....Check out getting a Boost Surfing Fin
Seeing all the work and money you guys invest in your boat is enough to shatter my fantasy of ever buying one.
Are you all leaving the PNW? Where ya headed? I wish you both luck wherever your next adventure takes you.
Was wondering why you wouldn’t just use a heavy duty polyurethane to seal the teak rail? Polyurethane is almost indestructible when applied to woods. Just wondering. Thanks.
Christ my boat has teak decks a little extra work but wouldn’t have it any other way ,,try Cetol
Hey folks you should have taped off the edges of the hand rail before you re-varnished.
Apply two coats then wait a half an hour to let the coating set, then pull off the tape.
It will save you a lot grief and frustration in the process.
Also work out of a 1 gal pail/can with an inch of varnish in the can , use a 2 inch pure bristle brush, let it hang in water over night if you need, it will keep soft and usable the next day.
I am a professional boat painter.
Heat guns wont lift the old varnish off on harden old marine spar varnish
Trump Island was up for sale some time ago, nice retreat and about 30ac if I remember correctly
Burned down last year or two.
You are holding your paddle board paddle backwards. Counterintuitive but the v shape should point forward. Hope the Starlink is treating you well!
Have you thought any more about getting a larger Nordhavn??
-And so you flounder, drifting ever near the rocks... Dan Fogelberg
Where are you moving?
A few episodes ago you showed us how to cook a steak and now I get to learn how they are made!? It’s too much! Oh and I cruised on my parents sailboat for a few years and it was covered in teak. Your video triggered me and I can smell the burning teak the way that a vibrating sander makes my hands itch and feel the blisters from the heat gun. Dragon is Teakless, cept the purdy parts inside
Daly's Seafin Teak oil should work fine--readily available, inexpensive and a Seattle based product-----Mikey, in Belfair
Love the Lopez music
Yes, another great video! Thank you👍❣️
Senior Frump did build out hotels and a brothel in the PNW back in prospector days. Might be a connection to him. But I’m sure there’s a history of the island we can look up.
We never allow the auto pilot to follow a route. I manually plot out entire route in Navionics reviewing all pinch points.
I know your plans are to head south, any (disclosed) timeline?
Nordhavn makes those railings in epoxy, and since you only have a few feet of it, maybe epoxy is the answer!? 😉
Shawn you tackled that teak stripping and made it look great again in short order, with the expert assistance of Elizabeth ! Your walk was nice and the scenery is beautiful. Have a great weekend and enjoy
best to epoxy it.
That water looks way too cold to risk tumbling off a paddle board, it would be the motor boat for me
Yeah, but did you see how shallow it gets there? Whatcha gonna do with an tender that grounds way off the beach, let alone having to pull up the outboard and pole you way closer? I admire that they have this option and are young enough to pull it off!
Shawn/Elisabeth, I've followed you for awhile. I'm visiting in the PNW, Mukilteo and if your in port today I'd love to stop and just say hello and meet you.
Have't returned to Spenser Spit in a long time due to the flies. Did I see you at Echo Bay Tuesday and Wednesday?
Just splice a piece of wood into the chip and sand it flush with the rail use wood glue.
Eternal vigilance is the price of safety.
Can't wait to see where Freedom takes you all on your next adventure! Fingers crossed for the Caribbean!!! We'll miss you up here and your visits to Gig Harbor, but please take us all somewhere SUNNY! Mv_ twobysea