The Journey, Part 1 - Toronto to Montreal - FULL EPISODE (S2:E6)
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2024
- 02:09 - The Ontario Provincial Police Marine Unit explains the different types of flares
06:05 - Departing Toronto in a 30-year old "pocket cruiser"
07:40 - Losing, and retrieving, a fender
09:35 - Transitting the Murray Canal
14:00 - Picton to Rockport in the Thousand Islands
17:00 - Brockville, Ontario to Valleyfield, Quebec via the St. Lawrence Seaway locks
To prove that you don't need a million dollars to make incredible memories on the water, Steve buys a $20,000 "starter boat" - a 1994 Monterey 265 SEL - which is representative of what someone new to boating might get.
He then takes it on an epic 750-nautical mile journey from Toronto to Montreal to New York City. This is the first stretch....
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@16:25 The fenders have attachment loop at both ends. You could have tied a light retrieval cord (tether line) to the lower end leading back up and onboard for easily pulling your fenders up and into the boat.
As someone who works in the automotive industry, one tip I suggest is not to touch the glass with your bare fingers. Use gloves next time, oil transfer from your fingers onto the glass can cause hot spots and blow them out! Nice video!
St Clair is my old patrol stomping waters with the Cdn Cst Grd S&R. Then I worked out of Rockport.
I just did this exact trip last in a 28 foot boat that’s from 2004. We had one engine issue along the way, but other than that there was no problems. Exited to watch part 2!
Great minds think alike! What an adventure!
The Sarge was right the first time.
The second signal is to occur within 15 seconds (not 45 as the officer incorrectly recorded in the video.)
There are 6 cartridges on the cartridge belt so these constitute 3 signals (3x2=6)
I have my cottage like 5 minute walk from Picton Habour -- so awesome to see it pop up!
What a beauty spot!
And here i thought my little kayak And the French river was something...Love the videos !
Nah fam, kayaking on french river is OG level shit
If you're floating you're boating! Thanks for watching :)
Funnily I went from Cobourg to Quebec City by sailboat this summer. My first experience as a sailor and the first boat for the captain. The 25 year old,35 foot boat was a little neglected but we managed to bring it to his destination. With a speed of 7 knots it was a long odyssey.
Oh wow, what a journey! 7 knots isn't bad for sail but she's a long way at that speed for sure.
@@WaterWaysTV We only use the smoking, stalling, overheating diesel engine. We remove the engine cover for better cooling and turn the glow plugs on when it begins to run rough.
@6:40 This is a light, mounted high so it is more visible from a distance owing to the curvature of the earth; it is not really a light house per se (where you can enter at the base, go up stairs to the top to service the lamp and polish the Fresnel lens that concentrates the beam for visibility further out to sea (lake)
Hehe, picture starting with a little johnboat, like a sundolphin 12. building a small foam and fiberglass "cuddy cabin" onto the front of it. 6-7' long. adding on solar panels, a little solar generator. windows with small fans... a rear mini bimini top, and taking that out on boating trips... up and down the smaller rivers and lakes.
Some people KEEP out-of-date pyrotechnics onboard for use in an emergency additionally to their in-date distress signals. To be ‘legal’ the devices need to be under 4 years from date of manufacture. But expired flares can still function if you elect to safely store supplemental signals. But not indefinitely as there is no shelf life standard beyond 4 years.
There is now an approved electric flashing distress beacon light for night time use. Not all beacons are approved, just one particular model.
Love the travel, love the meteorologist humor. I live in Montreal (Lasalle) in an apartment. No room for a nice boat.
So I live my adventures through people like you. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching! You've got a lovely town there with lots of water you can visit from land too. In the meantime, we'll keep the adventures coming your way :)
@@mrc10001 Haha, no. Just that Montreal's waters (such as the Lachine Canal) don't require a boat ownership to explore and enjoy.
Ahoy Matey! This was fun to watch. 👌
Thanks!! 👊
Interesting to see how you can go from one major city to another by boat. I’m guessing your boat has all the amenities of a small apartment like a bed, kitchen and bathroom with a shower…..
Exactly. This wasn't outfitted with the latest and greatest but it's somewhere between camping and hotel stays and you have all your stuff with you. Not to mention, most cities have sought-after waterfronts where hotels are at a premium but the slip fees are a fraction of the cost.
Thanks for watching!
Would be nice if the OPP officer made mention of disposing of expired flares! It's almost impossible to get rid of them once they've expired!
Good point. We discussed that off-camera but because flare disposal options and dates (i.e. CanBoat - formerly Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons - has their flare disposal days but the change dates/locations year-to-year)
Thanks for watching!
Just did my small vessel operator proficiency from Transport Canada and the instructor who was x-opp dive team told us to keep the expired flare for extras.
our local Volunteer FD takes them and uses them for burn barrel training, check with your locals
@@lbcmotors9316 Great idea! Thanks :)
And stop pointing the flares at each other during descriptions! 2:35
Kingston a great stop, with Portsmouth Olympic harbor with a ton of facilities located mid town, confederation basin down town, Kingston Marina on the other side of the causeway up the great cat river, and then on the other ide of the great cat river, cfb kingston has its own marina.
small city of about 100k with no less then 4 marina's + private docks.
Absolutely agree! We're hoping to do a whole episode on Kingston in our new Water Ways: Ontario show.
@@WaterWaysTV Then cover... CORK. head down to Portsmouth Olympic to the CORK office... Candian Olympic Regada Kingston and international sail. held almost all summer long with 100's of sailboats coming in from around the world for races... off shore, laser, opti, cats, and more classes.
@8:00 if that had been a huMan Overboard instead of a lost fender, the operator would not have passed the standard for recovering a person in the water.
great trip!
Were you the guy on PBTV?
The very same!! By that I mean the same Steve Bull, not Gridley or Blaicher or Spencer or Rankine.... ;)
Great video! Would you mind sharing your fuel cost for the trip?
Don't have the total fuel costs handy but they would be misleading anyways. I was running it harder and longer than you generally would for a vacation as I had shooting obligations in between which gave some detours to the route.
750-nautical miles (1400km) total distance, so if you go slow you can do it sipping fuel. Hammer down and you're filling up every (other) day.
Was about $1500-2000 total probably??
Brockville!💙 My home👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Beauty spot!
Thanks for information
Thanks for watching!
i'd love to do this, but i'd prefer to do it in a slightly larger cruiser. if you could only modify an c-dorry 22 to have a head and darkwter tank, cuz the portapoty it has isn't ontario legal.
Good call. Few people know that about those legalities!
@@WaterWaysTV yep, and in most cases its ignored, until your spotted dumping a portapoty overboard... then your hit with a fine higher then most boats.
fines start at what, 1000 and go to 100k depending on how much was dumped.
look into getting a better gopro. this video felt very very low res for a 2024 video. almost hard to watch. other than that great video
Some was GoPro Hero10 and some was Insta360 X2. Latest and greatest does make a difference, though. Always looking to upgrade the gear.
Thanks for watching!
@@WaterWaysTV you should check the settings on the gopro. you might be filming on lower settings and accidentally upscaling in your video editing software. or you're adding grain/vinette which is lowering the perceived quality
heading the way your going, are you green to port or starboard in channels?
Flow is outbound from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence River, so green is generally to starboard.
How much did it cost for gas ?
Don't have the total fuel costs handy but they would be misleading anyways. I was running it harder and longer than you generally would for a vacation as I had shooting obligations in between which gave some detours to the route.
750-nautical miles (1400km) total distance, so if you go slow you can do it sipping fuel. Hammer down and you're filling up every (other) day.
Was about $1500-2000 total probably??
nothing on electronic flares?
Not in this episode. Doing some shoots with them though - a great alternative
AT LEAST YOU DONT HAVE FIGHT WITH THE DISGUSTING 401 TRAFFICS ALL THE WAY TO MONTREAL LOL
Boat journeys always win :)
Expired flairs are not useless, they still work...
same with expired condoms
Not necessarily, they expire for a reason
@@drumswest5035 yes, and that reason is to sell you some more... There's a sucker born every minute...
Even if true, the law states they must not be expired so you face an expensive fine if you go that route. Hence a benefit of LED flares
@@WaterWaysTV alter the date...
Led flairs sound like more e-waste.
vallet field
Part 2 is now online: ua-cam.com/video/2MoZQO1Y0yM/v-deo.html
BUDDY YOU STILL DONT HAVE A SPOTE ON A REGULAR MORNING CANADIAN TV CHANNLE
We air the season once on Global TV and then it goes on Sportsman Channel Canada (runs twice) and now they're on UA-cam. 39-out-of-52 weeks ain't bad! ;) Thanks for watching!
Botom end gear oil ! !
That opp officer needs to retake his firearm safety course.
wow, change one bulb and your boat is ready to go anywhere. Obviously I hope you had someone go over the engine, oils, outdrive, bilge, blower cuz obviously you didn't and not have a clue either
Nah, just the one lightbulb and blindly out into the wild blue yonder!
(Actual answer, of course we did but the detailed survey and mechanical inspections weren't particularly thrilling TV content)
Thanks for watching!
@8:00 if that had been a huMan Overboard instead of a lost fender, the operator would not have passed the standard for recovering a person in the water.