Karma (Aug. 30-Sept. 17 vacation, 7 of 8) Rideau Canal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ย. 2024
- I took my time driving the boat back home after almost 3 weeks via the beautiful Rideau canal, Ontario, Canada. This is the last day of that vacation.
Well, almost: I’m keeping a part for another video.
Never a dull moment but then again, I’m blessed with never getting bored.
Credit to Paul @BoatingWithBoogaboo for inspiring me once again into the boating world, and sending me the challenge of using the two thrusters less to up my game. It worked: I did.
I think Pauls no thruster challenge has taken you to a new level. Good to see you embracing it.
Yep, listening to wise and experienced people has only brought me good things in life and, sure enough, I wasn’t disappointed. Paul also inspired me into the boating world… I’m eternally grateful for it as I needed it, and I’m giving back when I have the opportunity and for others’ benefit. Great observation!
Thanks for sharing your adventures Frank! Your correct karma is always a B_______. Thats when I always have to laugh at myself
My pleasure Dave! And you’re so right about karma… there’s this fragile balance between expressing bravado and tempting faith: maybe it’s in the delivery :) To your point… it can be fun either way! Cheers to that philosophy.
Another great video Frank! Since I put my boat into storage we have had some beautiful weather here in Ohio. My canvas is almost done so watch for that video!
Hey thanks! Murphy’s law weather wise. Very much looking forward to your canvas video: as you know I’m considering a new one too so I’ll watch it with scrutiny. Can’t wait to see it.
Best part was watching 'One of the most marvelous, beautiful docking in Ontario' 👌As soon as you she heard it, Anchor Girl immediately said 'He sounds like you!' 🤣Great series and we're looking forward to more of your adventures. Be sure to study my TSW & Georgian Bay playlists to get ready fro your grand voyage next season!
Hahaha! Sounds like there’s unity in part from an inclination towards perfectionism: I used to be called Mr.P (for perfect), I’ve scaled that down in recent years but it is still detectable as Anchor Girl has noticed :) I have one more video on this last series including docking backwards alone with one hand, ohhh yesss, right!? I’ll be watching your Trent Severn Waterway and Georgian Bay series for the 2nd time soon, with a pencil and paper in hand this time around: I remember it being epic and insightful, and it’s for our 25th (quarter of a century) wedding anniversary. We spent our honeymoon on our 1994, 2255 Sierra Sunbridge Bayliner on the Rideau back then… only fitting that we’ll travel a bit further this time around, oh, and on a Sea Ray Sundancer :)) Thanks in advance for the videos, and for the comments!!
@@TheRetiredBoater 25 years?? These days, that is quite an achievement so here's an early congratulations to both of you!
Next Spring, Anchor Girl and I will be celebrating our 43rd (!!!) wedding anniversary & 47 years since we first started dating! Can you believe she's stuck with me and my foolishness for nearly half a century? 😁
Thank you, I appreciate that and you’re leading the way again, marriage longevity wise this time… I suppose that’s my next challenge? :)) My jaw dropped (so did my wife’s) to “47 years together”, you’ll have to tell us your secret some day. 4 years together then got married? We were 4 months together before we got married, just saying, LOLOL. I’m calculated yet leaps of faith follow me and so far so good. I laughed out loud at “…stuck with me and my foolishness” as I can imagine the scenes, maybe like your carving of the white plastic davits to accommodate the underside of the dinghy, which was so cool if you ask me (that scene made me repair my boat’s BBQ), and I relate as just today my wife said: “and I married that guy!” I’m eccentric at times. We have the marriage longevity key my friend but I don’t know what it is! That could be part of the charm. I’m sure it’s not because of the Sea Ray. DOH!!!
Hi Frank, are you thinking of doing the Trent Severn. I also single hand a Sea Ray 340?⚓️🙂🙋♂️
Hey! Yes, I’m in the planning stages of doing the Trent Severn in 2025 along with the Georgian Bay… Part of the travel with my wife when she’s on vacation. How about you? You single handedly drive a Sea Ray 340 too? How do you find that’s like for docking and in the locks? Do you have thrusters?
@ Hi Frank, first of all, thank you for the wonderful videos you are making. I think I have now seen most of them. It is not only the videography, but also the format you are using to present the storyline, I find to be excellent learning and entertaining at the same time. I can’t wait for your 2025 videos. I was single handing a 30 foot Bayliner with twin I/O engines, on and off, for 8 years without trusters. Because you can direct the propeller angles, together with utilizing prop-walk and prop-wash, it was fairly easy. Now I just bought a 2000 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer, and I am outfitting it with brand-new, Sideshift bow & stern trusters, Axiom+ chart plotter, EV-150 auto pilot, Quantum radar, and a new VHF radio. This in preparation for next summer. I am highly interested in doing the Trent Severn single handed, so I can’t wait to see your videos next summer. Take care, see you on the water.
Great feedback, I read your comment attentively. Similarly to you, I had a Bayliner 22 feet for 12 years but a single prop. Congrats on your new amazing purchase of that 340 Dancer :)) That made me smile. Amazing upgrades too and of course i noticed that it included bow and stern thrusters… if it’s your first time using thrusters, I predict you’ll have a similar impression about them as I did: A game changer no less. And yes, Trent-Severn adventures and videos are just around the corner… I’d like that, see you on the water and take care!!
@ Hi Frank, yes, the trusters are my ‘ just in case ‘, but I will mainly use the shifters, and hope to achieve the same perfection level as you have achieved. Please let me know when you have some new videos out, and when you have some news about your Trent Severn adventure? When you do the Trent Severn I guess you have to come down the Rideau to Kingston first. Would you have a concern with the new fixed LaSalle Causeway bridge, to get out to Lake Ontario? Take care…