I'm amazed you drove right by the Connecticut River, and missed out on exploring Old saybrook, Essex and further up River is Gillette Castle... And lots of History.. Plus there's tons of places on the far Eastern and Northern shores of Long Island... You would have loved Montauk, lots of great bars
This is a great video for me to show my wife we are from NJ. . This is what we are going to do with our boat we have a 40' Jersey sportfish with twin Cat Diesels plenty of room for us to take a trip for a couple weeks. I'll go back and watch all your video's. I did see you guys bought a bigger boat they both are beautiful boats ! I really Enjoy watching your video's thanks ! Enjoy Stay safe !!!
Unequivocally, understood your point, I’m watching your show, it is great. I wish I could do the same thing. I am living in Australia, but in the dream to one day have a boat like that and go around the world, hopefully my wish will come through one day, if I am still alive-😊
Hey Ed! Chris here. I've seen your videos about your 65 Hatteras. I'm considering purchasing a 2004 Carver 460 Voyager for Coastal Cruising on the East Coast and maybe to Bahamas or Bermuda. I've been to Bermuda several times on 40' sail boats. But I've been trying to research the Carvers regarding suitability for this type of use. All I seem to find online is haters saying they aren't great construction and they wouldn't trust taking them offshore. I haven't really seen any discussion of people who have used Carvers for coastal offshore cruising until seeing that you and Lyn bought the Carver 355 back in 2014 and have done a bit of coastal cruising from Philly to New England. I'd really love your honest, no BS opinion on whether I'd be foolish to considering using a 2004 Carver 460 Voyager for the type of cruising you and Lyn and done due to supposed "poor construction" and "thin hull" of Carvers. By the way, I graduated from Coast Guard Academy in New London. As Captain of the Offshore Sailing Team, we spent many summers racing out of Newport, RI! Loved seeing your videos
Put it this way, my cousin just purchased a Carver 390 and I have told him should should take it to the Bahamas some day. The Carvers are fine boats. I have been on quite a few and I have never met a Captain who was disappointed. Some of the guys who criticize Carvers seem to be the type that go out 150 miles to the Canyon in 8 foot waves to catch tuna. It is not designed for that. It is designed to be a fun pleasure cruiser for families. I would not hesitate to take it to the Keys and Bahamas. I would be careful to watch the weather for crossing, and try to avoid anything higher than 3 foot waves. We have been in 5-6 foot waves in our Carver and it is not fun. The boat will handle a lot more than the Captain. I would do some coastal cruising to get to know the boat well, then consider crossing to Bahamas. We have hit worse conditions in the Chesapeake than we have in most of our travels and the Chesapeake is full of Carvers.
Foud you guys a while back and have watched a couple so far but today commenced from the start. I really enjoyed these first 7 episodes. So good to see that pat of the world and I would love to come and do the same trip, as part of the great loop would be perfect. Hailing from Mandurah, Australia
@@tryingnottosink9107 Ah such a shame. Well you can always change boats if that grabs your attention enough or maybe just did the loop anyway and get the boat lifted round that bit by truck. I knew there were reasonably low air drafts but this is the first time I've seen a number. Thanks for the info. Keep on... trucking?
As much as I liked your series in your Carver and then the Hatteras. I can't believe the Carver was so bad in 3 foot waves. I could see 6 to 8 feet in a following sea would be a pain but doable. 3 ft. No. Your Hatteras has stabilizers. You should not have had such issues in small bouncy swells. If you want to challenge a rough trip, try a 6 to 8 foot chop in the Great Lakes and that's just a pain but dangerous. You don't get swells up here. You get short waves that can give you a 12 foot peak out of no-where and that's in small lake Ontario. I moved my 32 footer from CT to Upstate NY. You should post on your channel the importance of taking a Coast Guard or Power Squadron course. I was like you guys and jumped into a large boat with no experience. The best thing I did was take and pass the local CC Course. Just FYI for new people that would like to get into this life style. I recommend it because of the peace and lack of pressure for most of the time. Also the course will lower your insurance payments. LOL
Keep in mind it was our first year ever with a boat. What seemed tough for us is probably much easier for more the experienced. We have taken boating safety courses but plan to keep the education going!
I was kind of surprised and disappointed. Had you gone just a little further up the Thames, you would have come across the United States Coast Guard Academy and a bit further up would have been the U.S. Navy Submarine base in Groton, where ALL submariners go to train before going to the boats. Electric Boat is still the primary contractor for all submarines in the U.S., although they now work in conjunction with Newport News Shipbuilding, in Virginia.
@@tryingnottosink9107 on the other hand, you have a boat, the wherewithal to own it, and you're having fun. Who am I but some guy on UA-cam? Thank you for great videos of stuff I can only dream of doing.
Somehow I missed your comment. Sorry for the late reply. We plan to go up that way again next spring. We rarely see other 58s. We are glad you enjoy the videos!
New London, CT. Home of the United States Coast Guard Academy. And just across the Thames River, the world famous Mystic Seaport and all you saw was a "nice little town" with some nice restaurants and bars. Disappointing, to say the least. the Old Coastie.
What can I say, we only had a day to spend, so we spent it walking the town, going to restaurants and meeting locals. Perhaps next time we will dive deeper.
Trying Not To Sink I'd like to look at it. I've called yacht world and the broker to no prevail. Is their anyway u can contact me or I can contact you privately
I am amazed you are so excited about 350 years of history that we as Persian sometime don't even think about our own history, which is the cradle of civilisation goes back 5 to 6000 years
Everything is relative I suppose. Our country is young enough that we can still visit the houses of our country's founders, eat at the same restaurants and drink at the same bars. There was also a popular, historical television show on at the time, which featured that town.
Awesome vedio
Nice trip. Enjoyed the adventure.
Thanks 👍
I'm amazed you drove right by the Connecticut River, and missed out on exploring Old saybrook, Essex and further up River is Gillette Castle... And lots of History..
Plus there's tons of places on the far Eastern and Northern shores of Long Island... You would have loved Montauk, lots of great bars
I could tell you liked the Grand Banks next to you
This is a great video for me to show my wife we are from NJ. . This is what we are going to do with our boat we have a 40' Jersey sportfish with twin Cat Diesels plenty of room for us to take a trip for a couple weeks. I'll go back and watch all your video's. I did see you guys bought a bigger boat they both are beautiful boats ! I really Enjoy watching your video's thanks ! Enjoy Stay safe !!!
We are happy you enjoy the videos!
Unequivocally, understood your point, I’m watching your show, it is great. I wish I could do the same thing. I am living in Australia, but in the dream to one day have a boat like that and go around the world, hopefully my wish will come through one day, if I am still alive-😊
Hey Ed! Chris here. I've seen your videos about your 65 Hatteras. I'm considering purchasing a 2004 Carver 460 Voyager for Coastal Cruising on the East Coast and maybe to Bahamas or Bermuda. I've been to Bermuda several times on 40' sail boats. But I've been trying to research the Carvers regarding suitability for this type of use. All I seem to find online is haters saying they aren't great construction and they wouldn't trust taking them offshore. I haven't really seen any discussion of people who have used Carvers for coastal offshore cruising until seeing that you and Lyn bought the Carver 355 back in 2014 and have done a bit of coastal cruising from Philly to New England. I'd really love your honest, no BS opinion on whether I'd be foolish to considering using a 2004 Carver 460 Voyager for the type of cruising you and Lyn and done due to supposed "poor construction" and "thin hull" of Carvers.
By the way, I graduated from Coast Guard Academy in New London. As Captain of the Offshore Sailing Team, we spent many summers racing out of Newport, RI! Loved seeing your videos
Put it this way, my cousin just purchased a Carver 390 and I have told him should should take it to the Bahamas some day. The Carvers are fine boats. I have been on quite a few and I have never met a Captain who was disappointed. Some of the guys who criticize Carvers seem to be the type that go out 150 miles to the Canyon in 8 foot waves to catch tuna. It is not designed for that. It is designed to be a fun pleasure cruiser for families. I would not hesitate to take it to the Keys and Bahamas. I would be careful to watch the weather for crossing, and try to avoid anything higher than 3 foot waves. We have been in 5-6 foot waves in our Carver and it is not fun. The boat will handle a lot more than the Captain. I would do some coastal cruising to get to know the boat well, then consider crossing to Bahamas. We have hit worse conditions in the Chesapeake than we have in most of our travels and the Chesapeake is full of Carvers.
Foud you guys a while back and have watched a couple so far but today commenced from the start. I really enjoyed these first 7 episodes. So good to see that pat of the world and I would love to come and do the same trip, as part of the great loop would be perfect. Hailing from Mandurah, Australia
Thanks. We are glad you enjoy the videos. The Great Loop would be fun. Unfortunately, our boat is to tall for a 19 foot bridge in Chicago.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Ah such a shame. Well you can always change boats if that grabs your attention enough or maybe just did the loop anyway and get the boat lifted round that bit by truck. I knew there were reasonably low air drafts but this is the first time I've seen a number. Thanks for the info. Keep on... trucking?
As much as I liked your series in your Carver and then the Hatteras. I can't believe the Carver was so bad in 3 foot waves. I could see 6 to 8 feet in a following sea would be a pain but doable. 3 ft. No.
Your Hatteras has stabilizers. You should not have had such issues in small bouncy swells. If you want to challenge a rough trip, try a 6 to 8 foot chop in the Great Lakes and that's just a pain but dangerous.
You don't get swells up here. You get short waves that can give you a 12 foot peak out of no-where and that's in small lake Ontario.
I moved my 32 footer from CT to Upstate NY. You should post on your channel the importance of taking a Coast Guard or Power Squadron course. I was like you guys and jumped into a large boat with no experience. The best thing I did was take and pass the local CC Course.
Just FYI for new people that would like to get into this life style. I recommend it because of the peace and lack of pressure for most of the time.
Also the course will lower your insurance payments.
LOL
Keep in mind it was our first year ever with a boat. What seemed tough for us is probably much easier for more the experienced. We have taken boating safety courses but plan to keep the education going!
I was kind of surprised and disappointed. Had you gone just a little further up the Thames, you would have come across the United States Coast Guard Academy and a bit further up would have been the U.S. Navy Submarine base in Groton, where ALL submariners go to train before going to the boats.
Electric Boat is still the primary contractor for all submarines in the U.S., although they now work in conjunction with Newport News Shipbuilding, in Virginia.
I know. Next time we are there we plan to explore more.
@@tryingnottosink9107 on the other hand, you have a boat, the wherewithal to own it, and you're having fun. Who am I but some guy on UA-cam?
Thank you for great videos of stuff I can only dream of doing.
I enjoy your videos. We also own a 58 ft Hatt. If/when you come back up through Long Island sound check out Mystic, Old Saybrook and Essex.
Somehow I missed your comment. Sorry for the late reply. We plan to go up that way again next spring. We rarely see other 58s. We are glad you enjoy the videos!
New London, CT. Home of the United States Coast Guard Academy. And just across the Thames River, the world famous Mystic Seaport and all you saw was a "nice little town" with some nice restaurants and bars. Disappointing, to say the least.
the Old Coastie.
What can I say, we only had a day to spend, so we spent it walking the town, going to restaurants and meeting locals. Perhaps next time we will dive deeper.
Trying Not To Sink is your Carver still for sale
Yes it is.
Trying Not To Sink I'd like to look at it. I've called yacht world and the broker to no prevail. Is their anyway u can contact me or I can contact you privately
Yes. My broker is useless. PM on our facebook page and I will give you my cell.
I am amazed you are so excited about 350 years of history that we as Persian sometime don't even think about our own history, which is the cradle of civilisation goes back 5 to 6000 years
Everything is relative I suppose. Our country is young enough that we can still visit the houses of our country's founders, eat at the same restaurants and drink at the same bars. There was also a popular, historical television show on at the time, which featured that town.