Great Loop Route # 212: Cape Coral, Florida to Fort Myers to Moore Haven, Florida | What Yacht To Do
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2022
- Welcome to What Yacht To Do, a Great Loop Documentary. Today, (April 4, 2022) Rev and Sam are moving on their Great Loop Route from Cape Coral, Florida at Cape Harbour Marina to ??? We did not reach our intended destination due to an electrical issue so we took a detour to Legacy Harbor Marina in Fort Myers. After four nights there, we took off again on April 8, 2022) and went to Moore Haven, Florida after going through 2 locks. It was quite a long day.
We are cruising around America's Great Loop for a second time 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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We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: www.whatyachttodo.com/our-gre...
We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: www.whatyachttodo.com/our-gre...
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Get our free Great Loop Journey Overview that breaks up this seasonal trip of a lifetime into an easily, do-able adventure. Sign up for this Overview and other free goodies and our newsletter on our home page at www.WhatYachtToDo.com Just Click on "Sign Me Up" We hope you enjoy our free UA-cam Videos. We videoed each time we moved the boat along both of our Loops. Welcome aboard the Here's To Us!
Still finding new things to add interest to your adventure. Always a plus to have a good mechanic.
Ain't that the truth!
Love the third party footage of the Here's To Us. Glad to see you enjoying FLA. :)
Thanks!
We used to always say about boating, "There 's always something!" In this case it's fascinating to see how one something can lead to a lot of somethings (to go wrong). Thanks for explaining it so well. Wonderful ride.
You are quite welcome. Great to have you onboard with us!
Congrat's! Capt. Sam and Admiral Rev for be back on the water again! Sorry about the Electrical problem. But it seem's when we let our Boat sit for any period of time some thing can come up. Glad you had a Good port to go to to get the repair needed. I just Launched our MV 5 day's ago and had a few thing's to repair myself from just sitting over the Winter. Safe Travel's! Capt. Mike. "Rita Mae 3 "
Ah yes, they don't like to sit!
I've said it before, Rev, your first mate skills have really developed. I am impressed. You two produce quality videos with good content. Thanks and Cheers
Oh, thanks so much! It's great to have you onboard!
I recently found your channel and enjoy it very much, especially the scenery. You do a nice job with these videos. They are easy to watch, even for a land lover.
Well thanks. It is great to have you onboard with us! 😎
Sounds like you we’re very fortunate to have a great mechanic!! Glad you got it sorted out.didn’t seem to have too much traffic and it looked like a wonderful trip !
Fair winds 🛥
Yes. We were very fortunate to have him!
Good stuff, Guys. I've adjusted my inverter/charger output as well.... ; )
Glad it was of some help. We look forward to seeing you this summer in the Bay!
Great video. Thanks for explaining your electrical issue. I'm sure that will help me down the road.
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I miss you guys! Loved the way you used the video to split the screen! Pretty cool! So sorry you had electrical problems right out of the gate. But now you will have it fixed indefinitely! I’m keeping up with ya’ll on Marine Tracker. Safe travels and hope to see you when you return for the car! Maybe?
Thanks Vicki. ♥️
Lucky you had some smart mechanics and ones that can relay the information to you. Missed the dingy on the back and guessed that you shipped it. Enjoyed the video and you can enjoy the weather, Texas is supposed to hit 100 today.
We sold the dinghy as we only used it 7 times in 211 trips! The boat still has the Freedom Lift installed and working.
great job enjoyed the video, once again.
Thanks 😎
Wow that first lock sure looked very narrow! Glad you have your electrical issue solved.
Thanks so much 😎
My Grandmother had a condo in Cape Coral and a house in Ft Meyers. I spent two summers boating that area, caught my first shark in the gulf.
Wow! A shark! 🦈 It is a great area for sure!
A fun trip. Thanks.
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I am jealous....Stuck here in Oregon but lived in Cape Coral many, many years.......goin back next year....always look forward to your videos :-)
Thanks so much 😎
Looks like a new uscgaux VE sticker.
Yes, in March of this year! 😎
@@WhatYachtToDo next time put on port side of cabin glass.
When you left from wintering what was the date? You 2 where in Erie Pa. July 4th.I would have liked to have met you had I known. Like your video's, It gives travel A different perspective. Thanks
The date of this video was April 4th and 8th. Sorry we missed you in Erie!
What a nice stretch of waterway. So wait, the cooling fins on the alternators drew in airborne oil mist and destroyed the alternators? Wow. I guess you have to expect the unexpected from time to time.
Yes, over time it happened!
Visited Roland Martin in April by land
Awesome 😎
Question I'm seeing an OU Tshirt I do believe my son went there ( loved it and is doing well ) I lived in Tulsa retired sold our home and am now full-time Rving with a 45 ft. coach .
Enjoy your vids when I get the chance . Safe travels .
Ah yes. Rev is an OU Alum! Boomer Sooner. Safe travels to you as well!
@@WhatYachtToDo congrats and safe travels to you folks as well
Enjoy watching gators
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Too bad you had electrical issues but lucky you were able to get it fixed. Would you recommend getting an old battery charger/inverter inspected by a professional? We bought a 1997 and I was curious about the charger and wondered what the life expectancy is. We are prepping the boat to start the loop possibly spring of next year and last thing we want are electrical issues. Mechanical I am okay at but electrical, I know enough to be dangerous as they say. Happy again for ya'll that the electrical was worked out and your on the way again. Be well and swift current wishes.
Yes, I would definitely get a qualified marine electrician to go through the boat. The electrical parts are critical to the boat's health and your happiness. In our product that went out today on www.GreatLoopAcademy.com (Great Loop Q&A: Living Aboard), I review how our system works with the inverter/charger and generator. It is really important that everyone onboard understands the operation at the circuit breaker panel.
It can blow at any seam. What can go wrong will go wrong and all those platitudes. Larger boats have a lot of complex systems, sometimes they sit for a while, but they sit in corrosive salt water, and of course a very damp environment. Owning a boat is just like owning the two MGs I had as a youngster. You are just waiting for something to break.
So true! Always something!
Question: what engines are on the Here's To Us? Our Carver 444 has TAMD63P-A. We were inspecting our alternators today to ensure we didn't have a similar issue brewing. But our ALTs seem to be at the front of our engine.
We have Cummins. We have complete video tours of the boat on our UA-cam channel. There's a playlist there for you to see also tour of the engine room. ua-cam.com/play/PLe4WfPid6GCXPHXWExxealM9tpe_fd0tP.html
I know you put the date in the description, but would it be possible if you could add the date to the video it’s self? 99% I watch UA-cam and your videos on my TV.
We will try to do that in the future!
OK, your coming out of winter season, what are your plans, are you completing aa loop, starting a new one? I'm certain that I missed something. Thanks
We will finish our second loop in a month or two!
So the cause was that older turbos that were getting close to rebuild were emitting air/exhaust with oil in it? And that oil spread around the engine room, and condensed under the bilge pumps and inside the alternator? And, was it 2 years later the alternators failed because of this? Sounds like leaking turbos are an issue that need more timely attention? Also, could a more ventilated engine room have helped... if there is such a thing?
Yes, you are correct. And besides the blowers, there is a system that takes blow by and recycles it into the crankcase keeping the fumes down. One is Walker AirSep and the other is EnviroVent If I keep the boat, I am going to look at having those installed.
How come y’all didn’t go down to the Keys?
We did the keys our first loop and wanted to experience the Okeechobee this loop. 😎
@@WhatYachtToDo I must have missed that video . I will look it up thanks .
What mechanic did you use in ft myers
Hi Mike, We used Roland from Accumar Marine Services. Great mechanic!
@@WhatYachtToDo thanks Sam!
Thanks so much for these videos. We are future loopers. We purchased our 43’ Mainship in March & we are getting to know our boat. Unfortunately is was in Fort Myers Beach for yearly service during hurricane Ian. We’ll be moving the boat through the Okeechobee waterway next week for repairs. Having never moved the boat through a lock I found this video very helpful! Wish us luck 😅
@knotelling_mainship
Thanks for following us! Best of luck on the journey. If you need assistance, Sam now offers training and delivery services. We wish you the best!
@@WhatYachtToDo Thank you! We’ll reach out if we need help.