Long Weekend Getaway Ends - Heading Back Homeward
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- The last day of our Labour Day long weekend getaway and we depart the top side of Kirkfield Lift Lock, Lock #36 of Ontario, Canada's 240 mile/386 km long Trent Severn Waterway (maps.app.goo.g...) on a beautiful summer day.
For a look at all of the projects I've done (continue to do) on this beautiful Sea Ray Sundancer, as well as on our previous boats, have a look at nearly 100 projects in my 'How I Did It - Boat Repairs And Upgrades' playlist, here; • How I Did It - Boat Re...
Be sure to check out our 'Summer Cruise 2022' series, as we cruised for 5-1/2 weeks through much of Ontario, Canada's lovely 240 mile/386 km Trent Severn Waterway and even reaching the Rideau Canal for a few days! Full playlist can be found here; • Summer 2022 Cruise
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Filmed September, 2023.
Boat Specs;
- Model: 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Length (bow to transom): 37-6", LOA (with factory swim platform): 40'-1"
- Beam: 12'-7"
- Engines: 2 x 7.4 litre (454 Cubic Inch) Mercruiser Bluewater, Multi-Port fuel injection, gasoline,
raw water cooled, rated at 310 HP
- Transmissions: 2 x Borg Warner Velvet Drives, in Vee-Drive configuration
- Performance: Average cruising speed 22MPH on plane @ 3,200 RPM
- Dry Weight: 17,000 lbs
- Fully Loaded Weight: Boat + Fuel (1,664) + Water (580) + Gear (1,250 +/-) = 20,500 LBS
- Fuel Capacity: 275 U.S. gallons ~ 1,040 litres * Usable Capacity 261 US Gallons ~ 989 litres
- Freshwater Holding Tank Capacity: 70 US Gallons ~ 58.3 Imperial Gallons ~ 265 litres
- Poop Holding Tank Capacity: 40 US Gallons ~ 33.3 Imperial Gallons ~ 151 litres
- Draft: 32”
- Dead Rise: 20 degrees
- Generator: Westerbeke 7.2 Kw BCGTC @ 60 Hz, gasoline powered & carburated, 3,600 RPM continuous engine speed
- Dual reverse cycle heating/air conditioning units, 19,000 (total) BTU (12 + 7)
Looks like a perfect day to play on Lake Simcoe nice and flat. Good to see Anchor girl at the helm, my wife enjoyed her time immensely at the helm as well. Thank You
I can't say that Anchor Girl really enjoys time at the helm, as she only ever takes the wheel when I gotta hit the head while underway. She's asked me on more than one occasion if I find it boring driving the boat 😂 Of course, the answer is always a solid NO, as I love driving our boat! 😁
As always, I love all of your videos. Looks like a perfect day for cruising.
Great watching your videos Paul. I'll boat vicariously thru you this year...We winterized our boat in mid Aug before undergoing cancer treatments which have left me very fatigued....
Well, I'll have to do my best to keep you occupied then! 😁 Fair warning is that I'm gonna look a little depressed in my next video - just sad about the season ending - but after that one, I'll have some exciting news. Looking forward to new adventures and opportunities, so I hope you'll continue to follow along...
What a great trip! Looking forward to the 2024 season here on Lake Erie. I should be retired when it starts!
Retired?!?! That's awesome - and will leave you lots of time to make more videos 😜
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I have video but no time to edit it. Now you know why I need to retire!
You and me both!
Great channel I am learning a lot
Awesome, thank you! Be sure to check out my 'How I Did It' series.
We took the Friday off as well. Left the marina early Friday and spent three nights at anchor at Hotham island. It’s just a short 9 NM run but a favourite spot. Did a lot of travelling around with the dinghy and visited with friends. Nice weather and perfect end to the season. Now on the hard waiting for next season.
Cool. I wasn't familiar with that spot, so I checked Google Maps+ Navionics. If you read the comments on Navionics, there were multiple mentions of a couple, norm and Elaine, who have a cottage there and are quite friendly with all the boaters who anchor there. Have you had a chance to meet them yourselves?
BTW, I'm referring to the main anchorage on the north side of the island 🏝️
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo yea I know Norm and Elaine. They are amazing people and if you are ever in the area try to make 430 happy hour on their deck. Many great stories and awesome people.
@ampegor That's a great story. Happy to have found out about them.
Great episode Paul, and these lock cruises are interesting to me as we don't have to deal with these in my area. Very educational! Good stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe one day you'll get to go through some locks yourself to see what real boating is all about 😂🤣
🤣I do hope to one of these days!! LOL
@WiscoBoater Anything interesting on the new-to-you boat search, or is it too early in the game for that?
Nothing of real interest to anyone else...I'm just collecting thoughts and ideas in a spreadsheet matrix (I'm kinda nerdy with spreadsheets LOL) to make sure I shop for the right next boat. Will likely be March/April '24 before I make a purchase so I don't have extra storage fees this off-season...unless something perfect comes along.
Went out for the day on Labor Day, weather was hot (in Green Bay). Beautiful area up there, hope I make it up that far someday. Cheers!
It only gets better from here, but we didn't get a chance to travel beyond Kirkfield this season. Looking forward to farther journeys next season 😃
Boats up for the winter in heated storage in Charlevoix Michigan great summer always hard to end the season. 😢 Back May 20 2024 😊plans to go up into the north channel and Georgia Bay
Sorry to learn that you're already hauled for the off season - and surprised that you won't be launched until the end of May. Makes for a short boating season...
I’m off this Friday for a 3 night adventure down river. Our last trip for the season! We will be traveling with a couple more boats. Really looking forward to it.
Down what river, if I may ask?
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Tennessee River Chickamauga Lake
Looks like you had an amazing weekend. Not looking forward to the end of the boating season.
I'm never looking forward to the end of season, especially this year, but a last minute decision in our boating plans have definitely put a spring back in my step! Stay tuned to see what's coming up for the Boogaboo Crew. Very exciting 😁
Not on the Labour Day weekend but we got away back up to Swift Rapids the weekend after (video coming soon). Thanks for the synopsis on Kirkfield, the lock master there is a great guy. Our last rip through there in July he did an amazing job of organizing a line up of probably 10 boats 2 of which were pushing 55 feet and got us all through. Cheers
Excellent! I'll look forward to seeing that video 👍👍👍
Do you like the Sea Ray Sundancer series? Thinking about upgrading to a 1998 Sea Ray 270 Sundancer, single 7.4, your thoughts?
Clearly you're new to my channel, as your current boat is actually Sea Ray number SIX, with all but one being Sundancers. That'll probably speak for itself 😁
4:32 man a first timer riding that channel has got to be paranoid being this close to shore 🫣
That's nothing. Check out what it looks like just ahead of this spot. FF to roughly the 5:00 mark for some real fun passing a large cruiser 🤠
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@@BoatingWithBoogabooi can hear anchor girl freaking out while you casually say “close enough” 😀