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S2E26-SEASON 2 FINALE
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- The episode that explains it all and gets us BACK IN THE WATER! It is a busy last month for us on the hard as we wrap up the repairs to Andromeda. All the parts and pieces need to come together just right to get us back in the water and back on the Loop! There is a lot to go through. Thank you for taking the time to enjoy this long edit and season 2 finale!
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CONGRATS to you both for being HARD CORE BOATERS in the face of such a catastrophe! You are both an inspiration to all boaters! It is also very good to see you both happy and smiling again, NOW ON WITH YOUR ADVENTURE!
YES!!! We are ready!!!! lol Thank you so much for watching :)
Making it happen......Only way anything truly gets done!!
So happy to see you make your dream happen! 😊🍻
Thanks AB! See ya soon! :)
I could feel your emotion through the screen. I am so happy for you both that you are able to continue. Congratulations and hopefully smooth seas ahead.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you :)
I have followed you from day 1 and have happy tears in my eyes for what you have been through and for the joy of your future trips. Thank you for sharing and giving the rest of us hope for our futures.
Awww, Thank you so much Paul! We appreciate you! :)
So good to see you underway again. May you have pleasant seas and favorable winds and tides.
I can’t even ….. glad you are out of Orange Beach and headed back to Michigander.Where you belong lol 😎
Thank you Mark! On our way! Many miles to cover and many adventures ahead! :)
Much love guys so nice to meet you today. Safe travels!!!
Hey Simon! Great meeting you too! Thanks! :)
I began watching your videos a few weeks ago. I live in Mobile and also Orange Beach. I just want to say your coverage and comments about Orange Beach were great. I appreciate the coverage you gave. Fair winds and following seas. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Thank you so much for joining us! We really did love the area! We met so many great people!
It is great to hear you repaired the Sea Ray. I kept thinking about you the past 2 weeks hoping to see your next video. I was happy to hear the boat is back on the Loop. Looking forward to seeing your future progress. We are in Kenosha Harbor and plan on leaving on our loop September 2025. Keep the great videos coming.
Thanks Tony! Best of luck planning for and getting under way on your loop! Thank you for the comment and for following along!
I am glad you are back looping. Be safe on the rest of the journey. Make sure and post the meals yall are cooking on board, I need something to look forward too.
Thank you so much! I wish I had more to share on our meals. We either grill, eat what we call " snacky dinners" or eat out. longer travel days have led to more dining out. But I will try and post more cooked meals for sure :) Thank you for watching!
This video is amazing. What a professional job- we watched it twice. Orange Beach is our favorite and we are glad you found good people and got quality work. You need to come back for a visit.❤️
Wow! Thank you so much! We appreciate your support! We will definitely be back to Orange Beach. We met so many great people!
So happy for the great news concerning your boat.!!! God is good!!! So glad that all worked out and you are back out there on the water! Come back and see us here in Alabama. Tom in Dothan, Alabama
Thank you so much Tom! We will definitely be back! So many nice people here! Thank you for watching :)
Had thought about doing the Loop when I retire in a few years. Your experience is making me think twice... Glad things are coming together for you.
Please don't let this discourage you. It is definitely a possibility that can happen at any time, but the trip has been AMAZING! The people you meet are incredible, and the challenges are all worth it! We have learned SO much! Thank you for watching! Stay tuned, it gets better :)
The wag of a loyal lab's tail is always reassuring when things aren't coming together as smoothly as hoped. Congratulations on resuming your journey! I'm looking forward to following y'all down to the Bahamas! P.S., I gotta a set of Tamas I'll let go of in case Kathleen wants to keep up her chops on the drums while underway 😉
Thank you Dr. John! :) Us drummers got to stick together lol! Our sun pad on the bow has the side rails.....I have thought i could mount something hahaha :) Thank you for being awesome!
@@cruisingandromeda Sounds like the Tamas would take up too much deck space. But I'm guessing an electronic drum kit would work really well! And who know's you may be able to team up with a guitar player or two and maybe a local steel drum artist to welcome a sunset! Jimmy Buffett style of course!
Congratulations!!!! It was a long and hard 100+ days but it was very educational and you have taught so many the meaning of resilience and patience!!! The cooler weather and holidays in there help with the delay some but I am happy you are back in and on the loop. Looking forward to the next video for the restart!!!
Thank you! Thanks for the great comment! Your kind words mean a lot to us. Thanks!
Glad all worked out for you all, safe travels!!
Thank you Tom! :)
I don’t know how you did it with such optimism. I think I would have scratched the project…. Congrats
Thank you Donald! There were days for sure that we really wondered if that was our fate. Being present every day at the boat yard really helped. Thank you for watching! We appreciate it! :)
Me and the wife love you guys. We are doing our loop planning now and just soaking it all in for when we go.
Aww, Thank you!! All the planning and crazy is SO worth it! This trip has been life changing in all the right ways! Hope to see you out here! :)
I just want to congratulate you on getting Andromeda repaired and back in the water! It's been a difficult 3 months or so, and it's wonderful to see you get back underway. ❤
Thank you Aaron! Now on to the FUN stuff!! :) Thank you for watching!
Wow! A long journey, but staying in one place. I can't imagine the emotional roller-coaster you have been on the past 100+ days. It shows your individual strengths as well as a rock solid marriage. God bless and safe travels. I look forward to more videos.
Thank you David! Beautiful comment. We really appreciate you following along and thank you for the well wishes! All the best to you!
🎉 congratulations this video was fabulous. Enjoyed all of the work. You guys have put into it and I’m so happy that you’re back on the loop. I know it gets quite frustrating when things aren’t going as quickly as you needed to, but look at Andromeda. She’s just beautiful again looking forward to the next videos, have fun. Enjoy. Fred
Thank you Fred! We really appreciate the nice words about the videos, it keeps us motivated an inspired. Thanks for following along!
Hey Guys
Woo hoo from Andy and I. We were watching this episode together in amazement of all the work you all had to do. Thank god you were there to step in as project manager, and thank god for the craftsman and for the dream team.
Enjoy the Ride
Bell❤
Thank you guys!! It was quite the ordeal. So glad we got to meet up! :)
Happy that you were able to get Andromeda repaired and can continue your loop. Last summer my liveaboard dragged anchor in a storm and grounded. It suffered relatively minor damage and was on the hard for 30 days- they were 30 very long, anxiety-ridden days. My wife and I know exactly how you feel when “the other woman” finally relaunches after suffering through the trauma of damage and repair. Safe travels!
Thanks Jim...It is no fun being on the hard and not knowing. Glad your situation worked out too! Thanks for following along!
so good to see your on the water😊
Thank you Scott! Thanks for watching! :)
Fantastic update. What a trial y’all been thru! A toast to the the crew of Andromeda, “May your departures equal your landfalls.” Thoroughly enjoyed the season and this finale. My goodness the storytelling and editing are so dang good. Can’t wait for the next chapter.
Wow, Thank you Mark! We appreciate your support more than you know! Thank you :)
I was getting choked up with excitement and anticipation and relief - it’s impossible to not experience all of the raw emotion right along with you. I’ll bet you were holding your breath when she splashed, hoping against hope to not see any water coming in anywhere…and then I suspect it was really scary to push the throttles forward and run up the RPMs the first time. If you ever write an article to chronicle the experience of dealing with massive repairs, a good title might be “101 Days on The Hard”. Ugh. BTW, sixty-two minutes of footage and only about 50 seconds of it featured Ollie, but I’ll cut you some slack since there were really important things to film. He sure looks anxious and perplexed - hope he’s back in the rhythm of boat life by now. 🥰🐾⚓️
Thank you Kari! So many emotions, and nervous was definitely one of the biggest! I love the Ollie breakdown! As you know, dogs feed off our emotions....he was a little more unsettled than usual at first. But came around pretty quickly! Thank you so much for riding this roller-coaster with us! We appreciate you! :)
We were camping at Gulf Shores State Park in late April and I almost went over to the boat yard hoping I wouldn’t see the Andromeda there meaning you had moved on. So happy to hear that you’re underway finally. We love Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, I just hope you were able to enjoy some of your time there stressful as it was. Safe travels from here moving forward.
Thank you John! We were so lucky to be "stuck" in Orange Beach! We will be back for sure! Thank you for watching:)
Congrats on getting Andromeda back in the water. Your story of.dealing with all the adversity and remaining positive most of the time is inspiring and makes dealing with much smaller issues easier. Look.forward to.seeing your progress on the Loop !
Thank you! We really appreciate the kind words! Best to you!
Just found your channel and watched all of the repair segments. It was amazing that everybody came back to complete the sea trial, but not surprising. The kindness and grace which you have expressed while facing adversity is observed by others. It was certainly clear to me. They all wanted to help you because of how you treated them. You guys are a great couple. Kindness and grace begets kindness and grace. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Love you guys!
Wow! Thank you so much for such a kind, thoughtful comment! It means so much more to us than we can say. We really appreciate your support! :)
Congratulations. Kathy and Bob you are both incredible people with tremendous strength. Happy you are back on the loop.
Thanks Mark! That is very kind of you! We really appreciate that and thank you for following along! :)
Nice job, seems like after you hired a surveyor, things started happening! Great info, that I will retain! I plan on making the Loop in about 13 years, still need to buy a boat!
We absolutely saw a huge difference once we had our own surveyor! We had no idea we needed one. We learned a lot from this adventure. Happy Loop planning! :)
You folks are truly awsome ! Glad all is well, wishing yall a safe journey 😊 hope you enjoyed my part of the world 😊
Alabama was great! It will always have a special place in our hearts. We met some great new friends there and we will be back! Thank you! :)
Congrats!! May the Adventure continue
Thank you!!
Amazing adventure!
Thank you so much for joining us! :)
Wow. Just Wow. One heck of a journey. We couldn’t be happier for you two. Congratulations! Fair winds and following seas.
Thank you so much Bill! We appreciate your support more than you know! :)
What a story. I was actually checking your channel this weekend expecting a video and this one did not disappoint. So glad for you and I can't wait for future videos!!!
Thanks Brian. That really means a lot to us. We appreciate it very much! Thanks!! :)
yea baby time for some miles
Yes!!! Here we go! Thanks for following along!
Congrats and thank you for keeping us in the "loop" as progress was made. I'm so glad you hung in all the way! Now back to enjoying your well deserved trip! Look forward to new videos!
Thank you Victor! We are so happy you are here! Thank you for watching and supporting us! :)
Yeah !!! Alive Again !!! Sweet !!! Smiling Faces !!! Most of all a Happy Puppy !!!
Thanks Gary!! :) Thanks for following along with us! All the best to you!
Bravooo! You can't imagine how excited I am to see your boat in the water. Just to see your happy faces is worth it. I hope that in the next chapters everything positive is reflected.
Thank you Jose! We appreciate your support and kindness so much! We are happy you are with us for the best parts to come! :)
I've actually enjoyed and learned from the repair! Luv the Paris Landing tshirt. I live about 400 yards north of the Paris Landing State Park boat ramp. So cool seeing you guys made a stop here. Wish I had known your itinerary. I would have liked to meet you guys.
Thanks Derrick! That sounds like an incredible place to live! That area is so beautiful and so many boating opportunities! We loved Paris Landing one of our favorite stops. Thanks for the great comment! :)
Awesome!! Best of luck ahead.
Thank you so much! We will take all the luck we can get lol :) Thank you for watching
First let me say CONGRATULATIONS!
It seems that management and it's missaproating effort and ever increasing tape and loops to jump thru often create thier own mess. Its left to the men and women who's boots are on the ground to fix it. Good on you to emphasize this truth.
I'm truly happy for you guys!
Thank you so much David! This was absolutely the case! If we would have went back to Michigan, I can't imagine how long it would have taken..... Thank you for your kindness :)
BTW! Your channel is my favorite looper channel. You guys are great people and I feel your pain. Will keep watching your progress
Wow! Thank you very much! That is awesome! We are grateful for the nice comment and thank you for watching! :)
Congratulations 👍👍. So glad you all were able to save her . Beautiful Boat.
Thank you Alan! We are relieved as well. Thank you for your support! :)
I just finished watching your latest video and I have to say that I am almost as excited as you were on your re-launch until I saw the ending smiles both of you had on your faces. It is hard for me to believe that it has been over 100 days since you have been on the hard. Just my opinion but I only ask that you do not rush the rest of the loop as this is usually a one-time cruise and I'm sure you would not want any regrets of things and places you might have missed. Anyway, congratulations on the re-launch and Godspeed on the rest of your trip. God Bless
Thank you so much! We appreciate your support. There is so much to see, it is overwhelming at times, but we are really enjoying this trip of a lifetime! Thank you for coming along with us! :)
It's awesome that you are in good shape and back to boating again! It's nice to see something good and positive! Safe travels and navigating the water's ahead!
Thanks Skipper! We appreciate the well wishes!
Congratulations on getting your beautiful boat back in the water and on track. God speed to the Bahamas hope you have fair winds and following seas.
Thank you John! We appreciate you! :) Thank you for watching!
Congratulations!!! You persevered and did it! May the sailing ahead be very very smooth. You have many followers rooting for you.
Thank you! We appreciate that. Very grateful for the comment. And thanks for following along! :)
i am sure this wasn't enjoyable for you but I can only take so many dolphins playing in a bow wake, Great content congrats guys
Hahaha! Thank you so much Steve! We appreciate your support! :)
So, so glad for you guys.....nicest people... I've been that kid on the back seat of the car.... " are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet " it was a good feeling to see you back in the water. Whoop, whoop. 🍾🍾🍻🍻🍻🍻👏👏👏👏🫶💙
Hahaha! I love it! Thank you for cheering us on! Cheers to brighter days ahead! :)
Glad y’all were finally able to splash. And glad Saunders finally got the ball rolling to take care of y’all. Please keep the videos coming. Great channel and enjoy watching the journey of Andromeda.
Thank you so much for your support! Now we can get to the fun stuff! :) We appreciate you!
A whole new meaning for “Andromeda Strain”
Ha! Yes! I wish I had thought of that....Thanks for the watching and the great comment! :)
I was waiting for this video and I am soo happy that Andromeda is on the water and going again!!! Love you guys!! I hope I get to meet you when you get to the Hudson River in Kingston, NY!!
Thank you!! We hope so too!
Glad to see it finally over. I've been waiting for this episode. You really have done an excellent job in portraying the dark side of what could happen on the loop,can't wait to continue to watch your journey.
Thank you so much Marc! Now on to the FUN stuff!!!! :) Thank you for joining us on this journey!
!00 plus days in Alabama. Congrats on becoming honorary citizens of the Great State of Alabama. This also means you guys are officially ALABAMA football fans, Roll Tide Roll. I'm now convinced that y'all didn't hit a tree stump. I think y'all hit a sunken U-boat from WWII. It's well documented that there were U-boats in the Gulf. Apparently, at least one went up river. God bless you guys. Such patience and optimism. Two questions: 1. When are you doing another Loop? 2. Do you have the name of Ollie's breeder? That's one heck-of-a dog........
Great comment BigBama! Thank you! We do feel like honorary citizens. Love it there! I did shout a few Roll Tides during my time there, with our new friends....but we are from Michigan, so.....well anyway...
I have never heard about the U Boats, and now I am obsessed with finding out more. I think we may have found the one that went up river! haha!
1)Great question and we talk about another loop or future boating plans daily. You never know where the winds will take us.
2)Dumaw Creek Pups, Pentwater Michigan, ask for Nikki Adams
Thanks for the great comment and for following along with us BigBama! Best to you! :)
I'm sure that you two will have a lot of anxiety when you finally leave to the open ocean. I know I would after the damage that was done.
We did for sure! It was almost like starting over in some ways. Building our confidence back up, but it was all worth it :) Thank you for watching!
Well done! Back in the water always feels good and in your case I would imagine relief and pride as well. While your adventure to the yard was a true setback, how much more comfortable and familiar with your boat do you feel? I'd imagine also more confident in overcoming obstacles that lie ahead too! Happy to see you underway again!
Thank you! This trip has been all about learning, and being at the boatyard throughout this whole process has definitely been a crash course, let alone the insurance hoops lol. Thank you so much for your support! We appreciate it :)
I am so happy for you guys, it’s just wonderful that you are up and running again. I hope the rest of your adventure goes smoothly. At some point, I would love to hear more about the final engine alignment and how it was done. Also, how this long delay altered your plans because it sounds like you may be getting a late start northward on the loop especially if you plan to take the Trent-Saverne canal through Canada. Good luck on your trip going forward, look forward in sharing your new adventures. 👍
Thank you! I am a little unsure "exactly" how an engine alignment is done also...it may make a good episode! I did enjoy watching the pros do the alignment, very impressive. Upcoming episodes we will explain our plans to make up some time! Stay tuned! Thank you for commenting! :)
All I can say is CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you so much Matt! :)
Awesome. Glad to see you're back on the water. Safe travels.
Thank you very much Mike! :)
Finally some great news. Gotta love the metal scrapping too. I've found some pretty cool stuff at the scrap yard, and left with as much as I went there with! You have to go to a yard with a retail tax license or whatever so they can legally sell junk to the public. I didn't hear you mention getting a flat tire so that's good. :)😅 I sure hope your sea trial goes smooth with no weird vibrations or leaks.
Thank you! A flat tire may have just pushed us over the edge lol. Thank you for watching and coming along with us :)
What a way to start my week! I’m very happy for you!
Thank you Todd! We both appreciate it so much :)
Nice to hear an update,been watching for a video post to see how andromeda was coming along
Thank you so much! We appreciate your support! :)
She is back where she belongs.PS.Its not about the set backs,It’s about the come backs.
Great comment! Words to live by! Thanks Garry!
Surprised you didn't coat your shafts and props glad shes done!!!!
That's a great point! And something I still wonder about. We saw all the large sport fishing boats do it...it was actually the techs and yard guys who said its not worth it. Especially with us returning to fresh water. I don't know much about the prop speed coating.
Great job you guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!! :)
Congratulations!
Thanks James!! :)
Hope you're on your way when you posted this video. I should have thought of it sooner, but a trip to Beach Bum Outdoors would have helped with your trip. Three UA-cam fishing channels started it. Beach Bum, Bearded Brad and Brant Peacher. All good guys, and if they knew your predicament one of them may have taken you fishing to help easy the stay. And Peacher does real estate. Sorry, just didn't think about it.
Thanks John! That would have been awesome! Maybe we will get back down that way and check em out! Thanks! :)
Congrats you guys!
Thank you Mike! :)
Congrats
Thank you!! :)
Love your videos.
Thank you so much! We really appreciate that!! :)
Congrats on getting back on the water! What are the Zincs for?
This is from BoatUS:
Zinc anodes are placed on hulls, propeller shafts, rudders, trim tabs, outboard engines, stern drives, and in the cooling system of most inboard engines to protect their metal parts from galvanic corrosion.
Very interesting video. You mention the product 5200 a few times, is that the same as sikaflex. I've heard other boat channels use this product and I assume it's like a marine grade of silicone. Do I understand that correctly?
Great question! 5200 is a 3M brand of marine adhesive. Sikaflex is a similar product, but made by sika. We are not sure which one is better, we just always used 3M. Thank you :)
Did you forget the windshield wiper?
Hello Stanley! We were able to fix the windshield wiper with a retainer clip inside the motor. It ended up not being an electrical problem. Thank you :)
Wasnt that a boat coming in from the star board at 56:13?
Hello Stanely, around 56:13 we were passing the municipal boat lanch in Orange Beach. It looked like someone may have been launching a boat. Thank you for joining us :)
Can I ask how much this job cost? We talking 125k or more?
You are in the correct ballpark.
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I know you have gone thru alot. I'm sorry you had to go thru that. But, I hope that will end running in the dark in the rivers where they are loaded with trash. Open waters away from river outlets are very dangerous. Good luck on the rest of your trip.🧜♂️❤🫠🇺🇸
Thanks Gary! We appreciate the kind words and well wishes!
Wow! So much work there! Y'all are very patient and we're so glad we saw it come together for you!!❤🛥👍
Thank you so much! So much damage in a split second of boating! It was definitely eye opening. So happy we crossed paths. Hope to see you guys further north! Safe travels :)