Love the transparency! Very informative...what's more work...maintaining the boat or doing the videos...do you have a preference or are they so different from each other? Thanks.
fans landlocked in missouri - learning from the crew and glad it's not my $$$$$$ - love drinking while watching for party time - deadly catch cast aways my favorite shows and the old sailing guy christian - if i had $$$ i would go sailing - more wind less motor and gas - i would love to live on a boat but only a dream - thank you
last couple of years - we like boat shows - deadly catch fans = big rogue waves = break downs - but you party they dont so cheers from missouri my fav crew of cast aways like gilligan @@tryingnottosink9107
It doesn't matter if you had a $150 million yacht, had a professional editing crew and only did exactly what "viewers wanted", there's always going to be trolls. The fact of the matter is, these "trolls" are usually just depressed people who are purely jealous that they don't have what you have and direct that sad reality onto you. Keep doing exactly what you're doing. Your fans love you for exactly how you are. Also, I think I speak for 99% of people when I say your editing quality doesn't mean anything. It doesn't matter if you just filmed on your phone and uploaded the videos from there. We all enjoy watching you guys exploring, being happy together and sharing your ups and downs (in boating) to us all.
Ed, Lyn, listen up. My wife and I are about to take the plunge onto a 53' power boat. Naturally, we've been watching a lot of YT for information. There are literally hundreds of channels on sail boats but in a good few months of searching, we've found four channels focussed on power boats. Your channel has proven INVALUABLE to us. There are sooo many nuances to power boating simply not covered by young in their bikinis posing next to their code zero. Thank you so much for your efforts and don't you dare stop! 😂 Love you guys! Over out!
I’ve always done YT premium so I don’t see ads. I’ve always wondered how that impacts the revenue you make from premium users watching your videos compared to others that are forced to watch ads.
I’ve got to second this comment. I follow a few other boating channels, and not being critical of them, but I like how you guys show the real side of boating, the good: friendships made and shared, adventures and ports of call; the bad: maintenance issues, expenses, being so close together for extended periods (marital relations!); and the ugly: well, just weather mostly. Cudos to you both! Boat purchased, one more year full time on dry ground, then we’ll catch you somewhere between Northwest Florida, the islands and New England for dock tails. Best wishes.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Most likely I’ll be up in the pnw, just waiting for our place to sell, sold everything else. Retire to the BC coastline and the inside passage
Ed, Very good show and a lesson to all who would try vlogging. I think the reason Lynn's bad day video drew so much attention from viewers asking you not to quit is simple, Your both genuine, you make videos, showing yourselves in real situations good and bad. You present a type of boating that many of us wouldn't be able to do, but you aren't snobs. It feels good to be with you on your adventures, I love the fact that at 81 I can sit in front of the computer and feel young and adventurous again! Cheers, Rik Spector
Thank you Ed for this educational & eye opening video. We have a much better understanding on how & why you two are making UA-cam videos. I was surprised on the 10 hours that you spend editing on each Sunday morning video. Best of all, we are so happy that you guys will continue traveling the high seas & making entertaining videos.
We are avid viewers of your channel and our advice to you is don’t change anything!! One of the best things is the videos are not scripted so we get the real deal so to speak. Thanks for all you do!!!!
Always great to hear of your adventures and misadventures! Love the honesty about the trials and tribulations! It's been a dream of mine to be in your shoes and if I don't get to do it, I lived vicariously through you.
You guys have been an inspiration for Lisa and I for several years as we prepped for the Loop starting in Nashville. Im also on an older model boat and when I see you making improvements and making your way through everyday cruising it encourages me to appreciate what we have, keep upgrading but in smart ways, work on the boat myself but bring in help when needed, and to have fun at the end of the day. That IS why we are doing this! I sure hope we see you all in Florida this winter. I owe you a bottle from my home state of TN. Our videos started as a way to show our kids where we were and what we were doing. Im still just figuring it out. They mostly chronicle the rivers Cumberland, Tennessee, Tombigbee and Ohio. We are so looking forward to joining y’all on the blue water in a month or so! Thanks to you and Lynn, we know it’s possible.
Been following y'all for 2 years or so. Great look into what is involved in producing a great channel. You're the only motor yacht channel I watch regularly. I watch several of the top 10 sailing catamaran channels. I love your content and watching weekly videos. Shortly after I started watching, I went back over most of your videos back to the Carver days. Your personalities come thru and it's obvious you share the good and beautiful places you cruise to as well as the problems and how you solve them so those like me can cruise vicariously with you. Thanks for all the work and time so we can enjoy your Hatteras on the seas. Fair winds and following seas in the future.
you make money documenting your memories and your hobby, so to speak. you do a great job. maybe go to bermuda so we can see what that's like :) you do a great job on this channel.
Always heard how much time it takes to produce a video from other channels. Makes the ability to watch them humbling. I plan on doing great loop when I retire, so that's normally what I watch, but love watching your videos. Thanks for the time you put in to make them
Very glad to hear you aren’t quitting the videos! Cruising Sea Venture did and we miss their videos. Love this video, as I’m about to create videos from my trip from FL to CT in our ‘79 Hatteras 43DC (the little sister to Triton 😂).
The emotional struggles and the conflict are what makes it real. Conflict is entertainment. The emotional struggles are reality. Both are heartfelt. Capture those moments
What a fabulous summary!!! I am older and not affluent , with that being said, each and every video that you two produce is an opportunity for me to learn.... Thank you so much for making us a small part of your family and adventures...... oh and when are you going to introduce us to Mr Roger Out, 😂😂.... Thank you from the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Scott and FuzzyNugget the traveling cat... Roger Out where are you???,
Thanks for sharing valuable information. I've viewed most of your videos and love following your travel adventures. Also admire your mechanical ability, perseverance and patience with the break downs along the way...expected with an older boat. The equipment list provided in this video is very helpful, especially the clue on DaVinci Resolve editing software. Your open and humble approach is always appreciated.
I'm originally from the suburbs of Philly .I lived Montgomery township and would always love to go down to Penns landing as a kid watching all the boat when I was about 20 I worked on tall ships and tugboat. I loved all boats for over 50 plus years.
Love the videos and delighted that you are continuing to produce content. As a boater I learn a lot from your channel and also is good to view in the winter months while longing for the boating season to come round. Keep it going, we appreciate it.
Thanks Ed, this was very informative and honest as usual from you. I didn't realize UA-cam paid that much.. so I can only imagine what Derek from Vise grip garage gets paid by UA-cam with his huge viewership. Personally, I love the videos the both of you make, and appreciate all the work and time it takes to produce each of these videos for us. They're more than good enough for UA-cam. So keep up the great work. Cheers! 🥂🍸🍹
Thank you for sharing - really enjoy watching your videos and, the be honest, the fact that you seem to understand that good enough is the enemy of perfect results in videos that, to me, have a much more personal feel - and that makes it work. I know you guys had a tough boating year this year (I've been fighting some boat problems too, but mostly dockside), but I hope that you will be able to put the bad behind and continue to adventure and share. Thanks again, I really appreciate what you do and how you are doing it!
thanks for the info!! We decided to make the jump and start a channel as well. So far it has been mostly mainetnance videos but soon hope to branch out and make if more of a life style video since we live in the boating paradise of Fort Lauderdale. Hope to see you guys on the water!!
Thank you for the info, I’m looking to upgrade my camera. I currently am using GoPros- 2 of the 7’s and one GoPro 8 with media attachment. I like them but want to up my game without spending a fortune. Lynn is quite the videographer and you do great putting it all together.
Just came across your channel. I love the man cave with the bar and safe. We just started a channel on boating in Florida. In the future we will get a sailboat or catamaran. Thank you for all of the information you have provided. It is very helpful. We consider the videos we make as "fancy home videos". We enjoy making them and sharing with others.
Your channel seems to me a great way to creatively and productively document a life wheel spent. And just enough time spent on filming/editing to remain a hobby instead of a job. It's just about right as is.
Ed and Lyn.........keep on doing what you're doing... As a long time "rag bagger" I find your trials and tribulations very similar to my experiences in the great PNW while racing.
Love your content. Sitting here binge watching your videos. Should be sleeping. I have a small Sea Ray (330 Sundancer) on an inland lake but my retirement goal is the loop on perhaps a little bit larger aft cabin sea Ray. I absolutely love your classic Hatteras. I always picture the Kennedy’s sitting off Martha’s Vineyard. Well anyway this has gotten long winded. Thank you. Keep it coming.
Recently discovered your channel, and it's definitely THE best boating channel out there. Keep doing what you're doing, exactly the way you're doin' it, and we'll keep watching. You're living my dream 😂
You are such a natural. How do you use your DJI microphones … do you plug the receiver into your multiple cameras or record it directly into the transmitter and download and synch? Is it relatively easy both ways?
Thanks for putting the effort in. I love the channel. We are more on FB then youtube but the work is the same. I do believe you are missing a large $$ stream that could be available. Reach out if you want some insights
interesting and good video. It was interesting to hear your numbers. I only have a tenth of your viewers, and get a tenth of your annual income from UA-cam.
I have been following your channel for a while now. I OHNESTLY look forward to seeing a new video on Sunday! I don't know if I am that lame or yun's video's are that good 😂 ( Let's sat the video's are Great). Bet yun's can't tell the area of Pa I am from. Keep the video's coming, Lynn just remember sometimes we all need to vent and we all question ourselves! The strongest Keep pushing and it does get BETTER ! Ed love the way you explain things and make everyone feel as if we are a part of the boat's family!
I have been following you guys from the beginning, THANK YOU! My wife is from Philly and she enjoys the accent. I like that you 2 do this not for the money. I'm retired and born and raised in mid-town Manhattan and would sell everything in a NY minute, but unfortunately my wife doesn't share my desire, so I live thru you 2. While boating is not cheap or for the faint of heart divorce is far more costly. thanks to you for giving me hours of fun>
Yep, I enjoy your videos too. I've learned a lot, and it's opened my mind to possible opportunities. I'm glad everyone gave you positive feedback to your videos and efforts. Your channel is heart felt and real. BTW, nice bar in the background! I know you must be a great bartender as well! And while I enjoy watching your videos, I sure don't want you sending more than 15 hours a week making videos. I'd like you to try to get a little more efficient, meaning not having to put in 15 hours a week; AND spend at least as much time as you can enjoying you boat, each other, and your friends! Cuz' just isn't enough!$20 buck an hour for all your hard work isn't enough! But I sure hope you don't stop boating and making videos!
Good break down of what goes into your channel. I hope your advertisers don’t have me on the “affluent list.” I couldn’t afford a dingy right now. That’s why I’m watching you guys. 😂
I've been watching since the beginning..........I restored a Grand banks 36 and getting ready to go out the Erie canal, moored at Buffalo NY getting boat ready...on our way to Florida
Excellent breakdown. I have a fledgling channel that has 8 videos up. The learning curve is steep but rewarding. I have to check out the editing software you use.
GREAT video. Long time viewer. Thanks for sharing how it's done. You are great too listen to. Keep it up for all that agree with the content. Plus I just love how real you two are. Steve rhome tx
Thanks for the info, yeah I imagine some peoples criticisms can be harsh or even judgmental but I like the fact you seem to be learning as you go. Thanks for the entertainment aboard as well of ashore.
I understand at your income levels the YT video time vs ROI is pretty bad, but as others have stated, we are grateful and greatly appreciate your videos.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. We sure do think that the videos you produce are very good with nice content that people want to watch, it certainly does for us.
I want to ask a question and I already know this will sound as stupid as the day is long, but here it goes.. What is patreon members? Do you have to pay to be one? How do you pay ? I do not pay pal etc.
Patreon is a web site that allows viewers to give money to their favorite creators (Video, Music, Art, etc.) Typically someone would pay $5-$50 per month, but it is up to the individual. We have a Patreon account and we steer our Patrons to a private Facebook Page. We do this because Patreon is kind of a pain in the neck to post our videos. If you are interested: www.patreon.com/tryingnottosink
Great video. I’ll bet you opened a lot of eyes as to what it takes to put out one of your videos. We think you do a great job and really enjoy your content. Thanks for sharing.
What I love about your channel is the fact your boating in a place that's in realistic reach of the average boater. Who might have a little extra cash 😅😁
@@tryingnottosink9107 I’ll sign up as a patron. I had lived in society hill towers. Used to walk down and see your boat tied up. Thought it looked great…so I got one😎🏴☠️
First thing to say is I am a fan of your channel and have been from the get go. I admire your openness in disclosing your youtube earnings, in your case @ $15000 a year from youtube alone. But no youtuber ever discloses how much they earn via Patreon, I wonder why that is. Will you be the first to tell us by way of full disclosure or at least explain why you will not? I will continue watching and subscribing either way. Kindest regards to you both.
We do not push for Patreon and do not have very many, as compared to other channels. Therefore, the money we collect is not significant. However, judging by the amount of Patreons I see other channels have, it probably adds up to more then they get from You Tube. I assume, viewers think that we are not hurting for money and do not sign up as readily as they do for other channels. This may be true, but we see our Patreons as more of "super fans" and less as a source of income. We set up a special Facebook Page just for Patreons and we welcome all to visit us on the boat or meet up for drinks, etc.
Thanks for the reply, I truly appreciate the time and effort you both put in to give your viewers enjoyment every week. It's been a pleasure to follow your journey and I have learned a lot along the way. 👍❤
That was very interesting to see what goes into making your videos. More equipment and time invested than I might have guessed. The Roger Out at the end was the perfect way to wrap the episode!!! ROGER-OUT!!
@@tryingnottosink9107 I totally did. I was getting sad.... like the TV show Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.... when it ends. But no -- that solid closing Roger Out... yay!
I watch two boating channels regularly, this one and the Tula one. Both channels do about the same thing, but Tula is mostly sailing. I do not fit into the main demographic group of either channel. Broke! I love the contrast in lifestyle between the channels. I spent several months at a time sailing on a 36' yawl, and lived on a 50' wooden trawler built in '46 in Maine. The trawler was a lot of work! So I can relate to everything that goes on in the videos. Except for all the fancy navigation electronics. On the trawler we had a radio direction finder, a compass, a peloris, binoculars, charts, the Eldridge, a divider, parallel rule, and a pencil. No pelorus on the sailboat. I don't see the ads because I use an adblocker. The main reason I don't like ads is that I have never bought something because of an advertisement on the internet. Never ever. Sorry to the UA-cam creators. The ads never tell me when Albertson's has bone-in ribeye on sale, but there are lots of ads for things I searched for on the internet and already bought! Another boat-related channel I like is Sampson Boat Company and the restoration of the old sailboat. And I followed Dangar Marine because he was repairing a GM 471 engine, the same engine I worshiped and toiled over for five tears. These channels bring back so many good memories. Even the spats. I put Captain Peter on the deck once. I abandoned Gold Star in Boston, and again in Coco Beach. I stormed off the boat several times in Palm Beach. I went off on my sailing captain, he sent me to haul up the mainsail and I went up without the winch handle, and he blamed it on me being a pothead. I hadn't brought any with me as we were going to The Bahamas, and I was probably on edge from withdrawal. I called him a Nazi. Not my finest moment. He was captured by the Nazis on the Maginot Line and performed slave labor in the factories until he escaped. Twice! Then he was imprisoned for being a Nazi sympathizer, but was released. I tearfully apologized. But I absolutely risked my life several times to save the day, and we have loved each other unto death. Robert (French pron.) is long gone, Peter and I keep in touch. Anybody looking for a crew member? Haha!
I don't get the chance to watch many boating channels. Most free time is spent editing ours. However, Lyn does, and likes Tula very much. Thanks for joining us. Cheers!
Fantastic video! But, surprisingly, you left out a HUGE source of potential net income.......TAXES! Or, in this case, eligible tax deductions. Since your channel generates taxable income, aren't certain expenses deductible? Aren't you allowed to depreciate your boat? Can't you deduct certain boat expenses, such as fuel and maintenance? You should also be able to deduct the cost of your camera gear. How about "entertainment" expenses? This information could greatly benefit those thinking about starting a UA-cam channel and should be explained by an expert, such as yourself. Keep up the great work. I appreciate the effort you and Lynn bring to the community.
I typically do not discuss taxes on our channel because I do not want anyone to misconstrue and think I am giving tax advice, which I would never do without knowing a person's entire situation. So this is not advice, just information. The IRS wants to know how much of a business's assets or expenses are for personal use, and will limit losses based on that information. For example, if you own a vacation property that you rent out, if you use that rental for more than 10% of time it is available to rent for personal use, you can only write off expenses up to the amount of income earned. Otherwise people would purchase million dollar beach front property, rent it out for a week and write off 100s of thousands of dollars in depreciation and expenses. It is much the same for someone who makes money off owning a boat. Now it is different if the boat is entirely for business, such as a charter business or fishing boat.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Thank you, Ed. Very nice summary of things to consider. While everyone's tax situation is different, and a chat with a CPA is essential, I only raised the topic for consideration. Cheers.
Ed, That was a great summary of what it takes from both of you to produce these wonderful videos. We love the both of you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
Thanks for all you guys do! Your efforts are very much appreciated!
Our pleasure!
What great advice!! Thanks for sharing this!!
You are so welcome!
Love the transparency! Very informative...what's more work...maintaining the boat or doing the videos...do you have a preference or are they so different from each other? Thanks.
Definitely maintaining the boat. Harder work. But if you add it all up, I spend much more time editing than I do on boat maintenance.
fans landlocked in missouri - learning from the crew and glad it's not my $$$$$$ - love drinking while watching for party time - deadly catch cast aways my favorite shows and the old sailing guy christian - if i had $$$ i would go sailing - more wind less motor and gas - i would love to live on a boat but only a dream - thank you
Thanks for joining us!
last couple of years - we like boat shows - deadly catch fans = big rogue waves = break downs - but you party they dont so cheers from missouri my fav crew of cast aways like gilligan @@tryingnottosink9107
It doesn't matter if you had a $150 million yacht, had a professional editing crew and only did exactly what "viewers wanted", there's always going to be trolls. The fact of the matter is, these "trolls" are usually just depressed people who are purely jealous that they don't have what you have and direct that sad reality onto you.
Keep doing exactly what you're doing. Your fans love you for exactly how you are. Also, I think I speak for 99% of people when I say your editing quality doesn't mean anything. It doesn't matter if you just filmed on your phone and uploaded the videos from there. We all enjoy watching you guys exploring, being happy together and sharing your ups and downs (in boating) to us all.
We love you guys. Thanks for taking us along on the journey. Appreciate the content, education and fun shared over the years.
Dittos!!!!
Thanks for joining us!
Ed, Lyn, listen up. My wife and I are about to take the plunge onto a 53' power boat. Naturally, we've been watching a lot of YT for information. There are literally hundreds of channels on sail boats but in a good few months of searching, we've found four channels focussed on power boats. Your channel has proven INVALUABLE to us. There are sooo many nuances to power boating simply not covered by young in their bikinis posing next to their code zero. Thank you so much for your efforts and don't you dare stop! 😂 Love you guys! Over out!
Thanks. We are glad you found the videos helpful/ Best wishes on your new boat. Buy our Hatteras was one of the best decisions we ever made.
I’ve always done YT premium so I don’t see ads. I’ve always wondered how that impacts the revenue you make from premium users watching your videos compared to others that are forced to watch ads.
Been following you two for a bit now, I like how you guys show it all, the good the bad and ugly. Especially the boat maintenance and repair.
I’ve got to second this comment. I follow a few other boating channels, and not being critical of them, but I like how you guys show the real side of boating, the good: friendships made and shared, adventures and ports of call; the bad: maintenance issues, expenses, being so close together for extended periods (marital relations!); and the ugly: well, just weather mostly. Cudos to you both! Boat purchased, one more year full time on dry ground, then we’ll catch you somewhere between Northwest Florida, the islands and New England for dock tails. Best wishes.
Thanks, we try to keep it real!
See you on the water!
@@tryingnottosink9107 Most likely I’ll be up in the pnw, just waiting for our place to sell, sold everything else. Retire to the BC coastline and the inside passage
Good stuff, the pure honesty of your channel is what keeps me coming back for more. Keep up the great work. Thank you.
Thanks, will do!
Ed,
Very good show and a lesson to all who would try vlogging.
I think the reason Lynn's bad day video drew so much attention from viewers
asking you not to quit is simple,
Your both genuine, you make videos, showing yourselves in real situations good and bad.
You present a type of boating that many of us wouldn't be able to do,
but you aren't snobs.
It feels good to be with you on your adventures, I love the fact
that at 81 I can sit in front of the computer and feel young
and adventurous again!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Thanks Rik, that means a lot to us!
Thank you Ed for this educational & eye opening video. We have a much better understanding on how & why you two are making UA-cam videos. I was surprised on the 10 hours that you spend editing on each Sunday morning video. Best of all, we are so happy that you guys will continue traveling the high seas & making entertaining videos.
Our pleasure! CHeers!
Chase......what a cool name
Awesome video. You are very down to earth. This world needs more nice people like you. I guess we can include your wife to. 😊😊😊
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Thank you for all the work you put into your videos.
My pleasure!
We are avid viewers of your channel and our advice to you is don’t change anything!! One of the best things is the videos are not scripted so we get the real deal so to speak. Thanks for all you do!!!!
Wow, thank you! And thanks for watching!
You guys are the only non sailing channel I watch. That's how much I enjoy you guys.
Thanks. I won't tell anybody! 😁
Searching pornhub now😂😂😂
Always great to hear of your adventures and misadventures! Love the honesty about the trials and tribulations! It's been a dream of mine to be in your shoes and if I don't get to do it, I lived vicariously through you.
Our pleasure!
You guys have been an inspiration for Lisa and I for several years as we prepped for the Loop starting in Nashville. Im also on an older model boat and when I see you making improvements and making your way through everyday cruising it encourages me to appreciate what we have, keep upgrading but in smart ways, work on the boat myself but bring in help when needed, and to have fun at the end of the day. That IS why we are doing this! I sure hope we see you all in Florida this winter. I owe you a bottle from my home state of TN. Our videos started as a way to show our kids where we were and what we were doing. Im still just figuring it out. They mostly chronicle the rivers Cumberland, Tennessee, Tombigbee and Ohio. We are so looking forward to joining y’all on the blue water in a month or so! Thanks to you and Lynn, we know it’s possible.
Thanks for joining us. We are glad you like the videos. See you on the water!
Nice videos by the way!
Been following y'all for 2 years or so. Great look into what is involved in producing a great channel. You're the only motor yacht channel I watch regularly. I watch several of the top 10 sailing catamaran channels. I love your content and watching weekly videos. Shortly after I started watching, I went back over most of your videos back to the Carver days. Your personalities come thru and it's obvious you share the good and beautiful places you cruise to as well as the problems and how you solve them so those like me can cruise vicariously with you. Thanks for all the work and time so we can enjoy your Hatteras on the seas. Fair winds and following seas in the future.
Thanks for following out adventure. We are glad you enjoy the videos. We try to keep them real.
you make money documenting your memories and your hobby, so to speak. you do a great job. maybe go to bermuda so we can see what that's like :) you do a great job on this channel.
Thanks. We actually do not have the range to make it to Bermuda.
Always heard how much time it takes to produce a video from other channels. Makes the ability to watch them humbling. I plan on doing great loop when I retire, so that's normally what I watch, but love watching your videos. Thanks for the time you put in to make them
Very glad to hear you aren’t quitting the videos! Cruising Sea Venture did and we miss their videos. Love this video, as I’m about to create videos from my trip from FL to CT in our ‘79 Hatteras 43DC (the little sister to Triton 😂).
Glad you liked it. More to come!
The emotional struggles and the conflict are what makes it real. Conflict is entertainment. The emotional struggles are reality. Both are heartfelt. Capture those moments
Absolutely excellent video, love all of your stuff. I'm hooked like a starving catfish. I'm binge watching all weekend.
Thank you for the vedio. It was great!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a fabulous summary!!! I am older and not affluent , with that being said, each and every video that you two produce is an opportunity for me to learn....
Thank you so much for making us a small part of your family and adventures...... oh and when are you going to introduce us to Mr Roger Out, 😂😂....
Thank you from the Northwoods of Wisconsin,
Scott and FuzzyNugget the traveling cat...
Roger Out where are you???,
Our pleasure! Cheers from Philly!
@tryingnottosink9107 Philly??? Omg Go Packers Go 🤣😂
Thank you for all the great Information. Keep doing what you are doing and we will keep watching.
Thanks. Will do!
Thanks for sharing valuable information. I've viewed most of your videos and love following your travel adventures. Also admire your mechanical ability, perseverance and patience with the break downs along the way...expected with an older boat. The equipment list provided in this video is very helpful, especially the clue on DaVinci Resolve editing software. Your open and humble approach is always appreciated.
Awesome, thank you! I like Divinci more and more as I get used to it.
Perfekt ❤
I had watched you guys from the beginning. You had done a wonderful job .Thank you for sharing all you do .
Thank you so much!
I'm originally from the suburbs of Philly .I lived Montgomery township and would always love to go down to Penns landing as a kid watching all the boat when I was about 20 I worked on tall ships and tugboat. I loved all boats for over 50 plus years.
THANK YOU FOR GHEAT VIDEOS.
Glad you like them!
You guys inspire more and more people everyday! Please keep doing what you are doing! :)
Thank you! Will do!
😀
Love the videos and delighted that you are continuing to produce content. As a boater I learn a lot from your channel and also is good to view in the winter months while longing for the boating season to come round. Keep it going, we appreciate it.
Thanks, will do!
Thanks Ed, this was very informative and honest as usual from you. I didn't realize UA-cam paid that much.. so I can only imagine what Derek from Vise grip garage gets paid by UA-cam with his huge viewership.
Personally, I love the videos the both of you make, and appreciate all the work and time it takes to produce each of these videos for us. They're more than good enough for UA-cam. So keep up the great work. Cheers! 🥂🍸🍹
Thanks. Glad you liked the video. Some channels do make a lot from You Tube. Cheers!
Thanks Ed, for filling us in on the behind the scenes. We have been watching for years and enjoy every episode.
Thanks for joining us on the journey!
Thank you for sharing - really enjoy watching your videos and, the be honest, the fact that you seem to understand that good enough is the enemy of perfect results in videos that, to me, have a much more personal feel - and that makes it work. I know you guys had a tough boating year this year (I've been fighting some boat problems too, but mostly dockside), but I hope that you will be able to put the bad behind and continue to adventure and share. Thanks again, I really appreciate what you do and how you are doing it!
Thanks. We appreciate that. We plan to keep plugging along.
GOSH
Nope. Fuel averages around $14k per year.
thanks for the info!! We decided to make the jump and start a channel as well. So far it has been mostly mainetnance videos but soon hope to branch out and make if more of a life style video since we live in the boating paradise of Fort Lauderdale. Hope to see you guys on the water!!
Best wishes! See you on the water!
Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you for the info, I’m looking to upgrade my camera. I currently am using GoPros- 2 of the 7’s and one GoPro 8 with media attachment. I like them but want to up my game without spending a fortune. Lynn is quite the videographer and you do great putting it all together.
Glad it was helpful!
Just came across your channel. I love the man cave with the bar and safe. We just started a channel on boating in Florida. In the future we will get a sailboat or catamaran. Thank you for all of the information you have provided. It is very helpful. We consider the videos we make as "fancy home videos". We enjoy making them and sharing with others.
Thanks. And thanks for watching!
A new channel perhaps? "Trying Not To Sink. After Dark..."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If Lyn would only let me!
Your channel seems to me a great way to creatively and productively document a life wheel spent. And just enough time spent on filming/editing to remain a hobby instead of a job. It's just about right as is.
Thanks. That is how we see it as well.
Ed and Lyn.........keep on doing what you're doing... As a long time "rag bagger" I find your trials and tribulations very similar to my experiences in the great PNW while racing.
Thanks, will do!
I think you guys do a GREAT job at this.
As to the trolls....grow up and get a life.
Victoria,BC
Thanks. We appreciate it!
Awesome stuff! I graded it a triple EEE! That stands for educational, entertaining and enjoyable!!!
Great! Thanks!
We are trying, getting to 1k has been tough. Boats n Hoes n Mo…we are prepping for beginning America’s Great Loop next fall.
I'm doing my part for you. Liking and commenting. You've got a great channel.
It took us a while to get to 1000 as well. Then one day, a video took off. I believe it was a budget video.
Keep on doing what you are doing!!
It's working.
Stay well. Stay happy. Peace.
Will do!
Love your content. Sitting here binge watching your videos. Should be sleeping. I have a small Sea Ray (330 Sundancer) on an inland lake but my retirement goal is the loop on perhaps a little bit larger aft cabin sea Ray. I absolutely love your classic Hatteras. I always picture the Kennedy’s sitting off Martha’s Vineyard. Well anyway this has gotten long winded. Thank you. Keep it coming.
Glad you like them! We love our Hatteras. We will be off on another trip in May!
Recently discovered your channel, and it's definitely THE best boating channel out there. Keep doing what you're doing, exactly the way you're doin' it, and we'll keep watching. You're living my dream 😂
Welcome aboard! Thanks for joining us!
You are such a natural. How do you use your DJI microphones … do you plug the receiver into your multiple cameras or record it directly into the transmitter and download and synch? Is it relatively easy both ways?
We almost always have it plugged into the main camera. That way I do not need to worry about syncing it up.
Thanks for putting the effort in. I love the channel. We are more on FB then youtube but the work is the same. I do believe you are missing a large $$ stream that could be available. Reach out if you want some insights
Thanks for watching! Sure, we are always looking for more income streams!
Thanks for sharing your your boating experiences, and especially your openness on your process in making your videos!
Our pleasure!
interesting and good video. It was interesting to hear your numbers. I only have a tenth of your viewers, and get a tenth of your annual income from UA-cam.
We are glad you found the video helpful. Cheers!
I noticed that continuous improvement ...coincides with more enjoyment for me...good stuff
Yes it does!
I have been following your channel for a while now. I OHNESTLY look forward to seeing a new video on Sunday! I don't know if I am that lame or yun's video's are that good 😂 ( Let's sat the video's are Great). Bet yun's can't tell the area of Pa I am from. Keep the video's coming, Lynn just remember sometimes we all need to vent and we all question ourselves! The strongest Keep pushing and it does get BETTER ! Ed love the way you explain things and make everyone feel as if we are a part of the boat's family!
Yo, thanks for watching! We plan to keep pushing!
I have been following you guys from the beginning, THANK YOU! My wife is from Philly and she enjoys the accent. I like that you 2 do this not for the money. I'm retired and born and raised in mid-town Manhattan and would sell everything in a NY minute, but unfortunately my wife doesn't share my desire, so I live thru you 2. While boating is not cheap or for the faint of heart divorce is far more costly. thanks to you for giving me hours of fun>
What accent!? 😁 Thanks for watching!
Yep, I enjoy your videos too. I've learned a lot, and it's opened my mind to possible opportunities. I'm glad everyone gave you positive feedback to your videos and efforts. Your channel is heart felt and real. BTW, nice bar in the background! I know you must be a great bartender as well! And while I enjoy watching your videos, I sure don't want you sending more than 15 hours a week making videos. I'd like you to try to get a little more efficient, meaning not having to put in 15 hours a week; AND spend at least as much time as you can enjoying you boat, each other, and your friends! Cuz' just isn't enough!$20 buck an hour for all your hard work isn't enough! But I sure hope you don't stop boating and making videos!
Thanks. We appreciate that!
Good break down of what goes into your channel. I hope your advertisers don’t have me on the “affluent list.” I couldn’t afford a dingy right now. That’s why I’m watching you guys. 😂
Thanks!
Thank you Ed! I really appreciate your candor and transparency. I have always enjoyed your channel and insights. Thanks again!!
Thank you very much!
Do you select non-skippable adds or skippable adds for monetization?
I let You Tube decide which type of ads. I allow both.
I've been watching since the beginning..........I restored a Grand banks 36 and getting ready to go out the Erie canal, moored at Buffalo NY getting boat ready...on our way to Florida
That is awesome! See you on the water!
Ed - let’s talk about something important - Bourbon!! What’s your go to? What are some of your favs and what’s on the shelf? Thanks
Cheers
My go to is Buffalo Trace. Hard to get recently so I have been drinking a lot of Angels Envy and Old Forester. Blantons has been hard to get as well.
Excellent breakdown. I have a fledgling channel that has 8 videos up. The learning curve is steep but rewarding. I have to check out the editing software you use.
Glad it was helpful! We would definitely do it all again. Good luck!
Congratulations on the 200th video! This one has great information. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do!
Ed and Lin, thank you for all the hard work your videos are amazing. I owe you 2 a drink at Schaefer's Canal House. I live down the street 🍹😉
Sounds great!
GREAT video. Long time viewer. Thanks for sharing how it's done. You are great too listen to. Keep it up for all that agree with the content. Plus I just love how real you two are. Steve rhome tx
Much appreciated!
You forgot what you make off of Patreon…….That is a big part of the equation for monetary success…..That’s was a informative
We do not push for PAtreons, so the money is not very significant. Some channels make more on Patreon then they do on You Tube. Not us.
Thank you both for sharing. I look forward to watching your videos every weekend.
Our pleasure!
Bravo, I love what you and Lynn do and the courage you both have…videos are awsome, entertaining and informative
Thank you so much!
I have been watching your videos for several years.
They are very enjoyable. and, I love your content.
Happy to hear that!
Thanks for the info, yeah I imagine some peoples criticisms can be harsh or even judgmental but I like the fact you seem to be learning as you go. Thanks for the entertainment aboard as well of ashore.
Fortunately, we have very few negative comments on our channel. Less than 1%.
I understand at your income levels the YT video time vs ROI is pretty bad, but as others have stated, we are grateful and greatly appreciate your videos.
Thanks for joining us!
Thanks, Ed, for the update and How-To. We Love you guys and are working toward being out there with you in a year or 2.
Our pleasure!
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. We sure do think that the videos you produce are very good with nice content that people want to watch, it certainly does for us.
Thank you!
Are you two ever going to explore New England especially Maine?
Probably some day. For now, the boat is staged in Florida, so we will be down south for at least a couple years.
I want to ask a question and I already know this will sound as stupid as the day is long, but here it goes..
What is patreon members? Do you have to pay to be one? How do you pay ? I do not pay pal etc.
Patreon is a web site that allows viewers to give money to their favorite creators (Video, Music, Art, etc.) Typically someone would pay $5-$50 per month, but it is up to the individual. We have a Patreon account and we steer our Patrons to a private Facebook Page. We do this because Patreon is kind of a pain in the neck to post our videos. If you are interested: www.patreon.com/tryingnottosink
We really enjoyed the video Ed & Lyn!
Like the new man cave studio vib!
You'll have to visit and experience the man cave in person!
Great video. I’ll bet you opened a lot of eyes as to what it takes to put out one of your videos. We think you do a great job and really enjoy your content. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I always figured Lynn was the camera guru because of her experience, good job Lynn
Thank you!
I love your videos! They look terrific to me, keep doing what you do!
Thank you so much!
Great video I really enjoy watching your videos
Glad you like them!
Have been on board since the beginning! Please, keep em coming.. gets better every video.
Will do! Thanks for sticking with us!
You left out the real reason. You can can write off your boating expenses since you're running it as a youtube business.
I wish! The IRS has limitations on those types of deductions.
I've never seen a bad visualy or content vidio. Doing a fine job.
Thanks!
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Very good job. Keep up the good work let's get trying not to sink to 50k
That would be nice. It seems to take forever to get there!
What I love about your channel is the fact your boating in a place that's in realistic reach of the average boater. Who might have a little extra cash 😅😁
Thanks. That is what we think as well.
Nice job, thanks for being open to sharing the process.
You bet
Ed, nice summary, I have a 60 ft 96 Hatteras, CPMY, and particularly like your videos, especially your repair adventures.
Thanks. We are glad you enjoy the videos!
@@tryingnottosink9107 I’ll sign up as a patron. I had lived in society hill towers. Used to walk down and see your boat tied up. Thought it looked great…so I got one😎🏴☠️
No polarizer? Might be helpful for scenics.
We have them but usually forget to put them on.
First thing to say is I am a fan of your channel and have been from the get go.
I admire your openness in disclosing your youtube earnings, in your case @ $15000 a year from youtube alone.
But no youtuber ever discloses how much they earn via Patreon, I wonder why that is.
Will you be the first to tell us by way of full disclosure or at least explain why you will not?
I will continue watching and subscribing either way.
Kindest regards to you both.
We do not push for Patreon and do not have very many, as compared to other channels. Therefore, the money we collect is not significant. However, judging by the amount of Patreons I see other channels have, it probably adds up to more then they get from You Tube. I assume, viewers think that we are not hurting for money and do not sign up as readily as they do for other channels. This may be true, but we see our Patreons as more of "super fans" and less as a source of income. We set up a special Facebook Page just for Patreons and we welcome all to visit us on the boat or meet up for drinks, etc.
Thanks for the reply, I truly appreciate the time and effort you both put in to give your viewers enjoyment every week. It's been a pleasure to follow your journey and I have learned a lot along the way. 👍❤
That was very interesting to see what goes into making your videos. More equipment and time invested than I might have guessed.
The Roger Out at the end was the perfect way to wrap the episode!!!
ROGER-OUT!!
Bet you almost thought I forgot!
@@tryingnottosink9107 I totally did. I was getting sad.... like the TV show Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.... when it ends. But no -- that solid closing Roger Out... yay!
great vid thanks, hope to see you guys at the boat show!
We'll be there!
I watch two boating channels regularly, this one and the Tula one. Both channels do about the same thing, but Tula is mostly sailing. I do not fit into the main demographic group of either channel. Broke!
I love the contrast in lifestyle between the channels. I spent several months at a time sailing on a 36' yawl, and lived on a 50' wooden trawler built in '46 in Maine. The trawler was a lot of work! So I can relate to everything that goes on in the videos. Except for all the fancy navigation electronics. On the trawler we had a radio direction finder, a compass, a peloris, binoculars, charts, the Eldridge, a divider, parallel rule, and a pencil. No pelorus on the sailboat.
I don't see the ads because I use an adblocker. The main reason I don't like ads is that I have never bought something because of an advertisement on the internet. Never ever. Sorry to the UA-cam creators. The ads never tell me when Albertson's has bone-in ribeye on sale, but there are lots of ads for things I searched for on the internet and already bought!
Another boat-related channel I like is Sampson Boat Company and the restoration of the old sailboat. And I followed Dangar Marine because he was repairing a GM 471 engine, the same engine I worshiped and toiled over for five tears.
These channels bring back so many good memories. Even the spats. I put Captain Peter on the deck once. I abandoned Gold Star in Boston, and again in Coco Beach. I stormed off the boat several times in Palm Beach. I went off on my sailing captain, he sent me to haul up the mainsail and I went up without the winch handle, and he blamed it on me being a pothead. I hadn't brought any with me as we were going to The Bahamas, and I was probably on edge from withdrawal. I called him a Nazi. Not my finest moment. He was captured by the Nazis on the Maginot Line and performed slave labor in the factories until he escaped. Twice! Then he was imprisoned for being a Nazi sympathizer, but was released. I tearfully apologized. But I absolutely risked my life several times to save the day, and we have loved each other unto death. Robert (French pron.) is long gone, Peter and I keep in touch.
Anybody looking for a crew member? Haha!
I don't get the chance to watch many boating channels. Most free time is spent editing ours. However, Lyn does, and likes Tula very much. Thanks for joining us. Cheers!
Fantastic video! But, surprisingly, you left out a HUGE source of potential net income.......TAXES! Or, in this case, eligible tax deductions. Since your channel generates taxable income, aren't certain expenses deductible? Aren't you allowed to depreciate your boat? Can't you deduct certain boat expenses, such as fuel and maintenance? You should also be able to deduct the cost of your camera gear. How about "entertainment" expenses? This information could greatly benefit those thinking about starting a UA-cam channel and should be explained by an expert, such as yourself. Keep up the great work. I appreciate the effort you and Lynn bring to the community.
I typically do not discuss taxes on our channel because I do not want anyone to misconstrue and think I am giving tax advice, which I would never do without knowing a person's entire situation. So this is not advice, just information. The IRS wants to know how much of a business's assets or expenses are for personal use, and will limit losses based on that information. For example, if you own a vacation property that you rent out, if you use that rental for more than 10% of time it is available to rent for personal use, you can only write off expenses up to the amount of income earned. Otherwise people would purchase million dollar beach front property, rent it out for a week and write off 100s of thousands of dollars in depreciation and expenses. It is much the same for someone who makes money off owning a boat. Now it is different if the boat is entirely for business, such as a charter business or fishing boat.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Thank you, Ed. Very nice summary of things to consider. While everyone's tax situation is different, and a chat with a CPA is essential, I only raised the topic for consideration. Cheers.