Our Favorite Anchorage - Living Aboard our Powerboat in the Exumas | Ep.76
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ม.ค. 2021
- In this episode, we have a spearfishing extravaganza at one of our favorite anchorages in the Bahamas. Shel also talks about why he likes navigating so much.
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We are a travel couple, looking for a non-mainstream life of living aboard a boat and cruising in the Caribbean/Bahamas in Winter, and the Great Lakes in Summer. Working when we can to fill the cruising kitty. We have sold everything we own, and we now own a cruising yacht. We have chosen to do this voyaging in a powerboat/motor vessel, instead of the popular sailing route.
Our mission is to help inspire people to live their dreams earlier in life, instead of waiting until retirement. So often retirement dreams are dashed by health issues or other unforeseen later life circumstances. If you have a dream, then dream, plan, and do it now. We hope to make you smile, and spark the yearning in your heart for fulfilling your dreams.
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Whew! Nothing beats grouper fingers in my book. Bet they were good.
So glad I found your channel. You’re both so darn charming. Makes watching your videos enjoyable.
Miss you guys!! Keep watching your old videos😉
Even though this video was shot quite a while ago, it’s great to see the sun and the water so nice and toasty warm !
Ditto!
Hi guys, hope your vessel is being cared for. On the hard is very detrimental on all systems. Always enjoy my memories through your adventures. Hope you are all safe and well
Thanks! Yes, the boat is being very well taken care of. We do realize that sitting is not good. We are trying to get back down asap.
Still the best underwater cinematography out there! Happy New Year from Ottawa
Thanks so much! You too!
5 more years and I will be bahamas bound, hope to see you then.
Nice Sunday morning wake up . Thanks for sharing.
Good morning Tom! Thanks for watching.
Great job! Keep up the good work.
You probably know Julian Goodyear. I ran into him last weekend at Little Bay Islands of Newfoundland.
Wise Thoughts!!!! Great Job!!!!!!
Thank you Jack!
We are going to be in bahamas next winter. From quebec . Can t wait. Love to follow your video🥰
Thanks for watching! All the best in your trip preparations. See you on the water.
Amazing video as usual...love it. Emily and I are watching it, she likes it.
great video guys, I too love maps and have a GIS background. It has so many applications these days. Cheers from Newfoundland.
Another great adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Those close up shots of the swimming schools of fish reminds me of my favorite movie, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Awesome.
Hahaha! Great movie!
Arnt Lion Fish poisonous? What a gorgeous place!!!
Georgous vedio
Great adventure and great vid
Glad you enjoyed it. We appreciate you watching Doug.
Great episode guys!
Thanks!
Yalls videos are awesome. Editing is on point
Thanks so much!! ❤😊
Great video. All the best from St. John’s, Canada.
Thanks Ron! Glad you enjoyed it.
Happy New Year from the Rock guys!
Same to you Peter!
Great video guys hope to see y'all in my trip to the Bahamas within the next year or so
Thanks! We hope so as well.
I would like to see some more instructional videos on anchoring and approaching docks with a boat your size. I have used smaller boats since the 70's up to 23 foot but getting towards 50 foot is a different story.
You guys look peaceful. "What day is it?" I was tempted to curse but... I caught myself smiling while watching your vlog. Keep being in love and make good videos. Have a nice one.
😊 thank you Yann.
Just a Tiny Little Favor to Ask.
Keep making Videos for another 20 Years.
20 Years!? Can't promise 20, but we will do it as long as we can. Cheers friend.
Enjoyed the video. Mapping GIS is what I do. Also fly large drones. Need to give us an update on Shell's health. You guys about ready to embark on another season? We are currently getting ready to begin boat searching. Daughter is about out of college. Looking into the Bayliner 4788. Hopefully a good one will have our name on it. Take care.
Love Eluethera!
Us too! Stay tuned. 😎
Love your videos! Hope you get to go back soon.
I hope so too!
Great video. Enjoy the channel. How long have you’ve been boating for? Cheers
What a cool island!! Wondering, were there any bugs or sand fleas? Awesome video!!
None that we remember. If we were out just after the sun goes down and there is no wind then the no-see-ums will come out.
when you down their if closes to Porter Rico ,, did you hear about real hard going party island they call Gilligan's island ..?
Love the Exumas ...also sent you guys an email while back....sorry not a lot on the song
A continued thanks for checking on that song. We have never heard back from them in a long time either. Cheers Jeff.
Loved the video. Grouper is my favorite fish Red Snapper is my 2nd favorite. I love Lobster I was so dissapointed when I had my wife try it for the first time and didn't like it. Stay Safe. Stay Healthy. God Bless!
Thanks! Yes Grouper is one of my favs as well. Cheers friend.
Oh man, blackened Grouper sandwich! Love Love Love it!
i am in the GIS profession. great field
It is, for sure.
What does the horn in the anchorage signify? You guys are inspirational and I wish you a happy 2021!
Thanks Thomas. That is so nice. It is a daily tradition in the Bahamas, at sunset, we will blow into a conch horn (made from a local conch shell) to mark the end of another wonderful day.
All the best in 2021!
That is so funny that you asked that. I was reading your comment, when the horn went off in the video!
Lekker man lekkker
Hadn’t finished video yet,and noticed Sheldon taking stills. When are we to see a Searching for C-shells photograph e-book ?Maybe C-Shells from the Bahamas !
Not a bad idea! One we have talked about before. 👍
please show crossing heading to Long Island ,, like see what up for by myself
Love your channel for...
1. Introducing me to the band Wild: Here We Go....my new theme song! Seriously meaningful,
2. I watched an update during the china virus when you were in Canada, and you were not sure about your return to the boat. I have been enjoying the updates from video footage last year, do you see a light at the end of the covid tunnel to return to the boat and resume your adventures? Just curious and yes, still following.
3. The Bahamas escape was right on target with what I would have done. Well done and do what is best for you!
4. Trying to convince my girlfriend to follow me to Florida and the Bahamas and do a similar adventure in a power boat. Any suggestions?
Thanks! Yes we love that song. We had to give it up because we were getting too many copyright claims with thier new distributor, even though WILD gave us permission. We hope someday to be able to use it again.
We are just waiting for the pandemic trends to go down and the vaccines take effect before we make the jump.
What is your girlfriends apprehension? I'm sure Cyndi wouldn't of been keen if we hadn't already had 20 years boating in the Great Lakes and she was sure she wanted to do this.
Great video, hope to finally get down there in 2021.
Video standards have improved noticeably - you guys may have to start charging more.
Thanks Bob! Haha maybe...
Took the words right out of my mouth about enjoying the challenges of navigating.
My wife not so much.😜
Do you set your depth sounder to read total depth or water under the boat or water under transducer??
Our sounder is set to water under the transducer.
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What are you guys up too currently? Love your videos!!
Waiting to get back to the boat. Don't want to travel in the height of the pandemic. Hopefully it dies down soon.
I didn’t even know fish had fingers.
LOL
Wondering if you guys could do a “how to import a boat “ video.
We just added it to the list. Thanks.
Love all your videos! So exciting and refreshing! I'm presently looking at a 44 Tolly like yours and would like your opinion on fuel consumption. It has Caterpillar 3208TA and I'm a sailor so would probably cruise the boat at 8 knots. What's your estimate for gallons per hour at that speed? Thanks Dan Engstrom Seattle here
Thanks Dan! So nice of you to say. You should find the answers to your questions in this video, th-cam.com/video/QpNBt0L9ww0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much, I did watch the video and then watched it again. I have a certain level of comfort knowing that your boat burns about 3.11 gallons per hour for the 44 Tollycraft. The boat I am looking to buy has the same exact engines as yours. As a sailboat sailor I am not used to burning more than one gallon an hour for my 40 foot Jeanneau. Considering all the real estate that is in a 44 foot motor boat that is acceptable. Thanks
Discussing navigating the islands gave me the impression it is simply the 1000 islands on steroids. Although with a lot warmer water. The 1000 islands seem to have been a good training area for you.
The 1000 islands were good stepping stone for sure, but the Bahamas can be a bit more tricky. Remember the Bahamas, and the Exumas in particular have wide open ocean (Bank/Sound) on either side of the island chains. Weather can cause havoc. In the 1000 Islands, the worst of weather can be accommodated. Plus add in the tides, currents through the cuts, coral heads, and hardly no navigation bouys whatsoever, and it can be intimating the first time through.
Love your channel! We also own a 1991 Tollycraft 44 CPMY and hope to one day get to the Bahamas. I’m curious about the duration of the trip from Florida to the Bahamas and from the Bahamas back to Florida? What is your cruising speed/RPM and fuel burn?
Good question Carl! What engines do you have in your Tolly? This video should answer your questions, th-cam.com/video/QpNBt0L9ww0/w-d-xo.html
@@SearchingforCShels , we have 6V53 TI Detroit Diesels. I know you have Cats but I suspect our fuel burn is similar.
I hear that the Detroits are harder on fuel than the Cats in this boat. Not sure it would be enough to worry about.
I'm sorry, I read your original question wrong. I thought it said from Canada to the Bahamas, not Florida to the Bahamas. It isn't long. We travel at 8 knots and we do it in 7 hours or so, if we are going from Lake Worth to West End. IF we are going from Lauderdale to Bimini it's more like 5 or 6 hours. We have lunch in Bimini sometimes after leaving FL.
@@SearchingforCShels perfect! Thank you.
Fellow Canadian’s here...🇨🇦
Going to give spearfishing a go, when we go to the Bahamas next month. Any advice on equipment?
A Paralizer tip for Lionfish
Anything barbed for lobster, but it may be best to use a Tail Snare. This way if they are too small or egg bearing you can let them go.
The best thing I've purchased, that you won't see in the videos yet, is a Slip Tip. This has been a game changer for me.
If you are in Florida, go to Florida Freedivers. They will set you up well.
Cheers guys, have fun!
@@SearchingforCShels Thanks for the advice. Our home port, away from home port, is in Fort Pierce. Florida Freedivers it is!
Hello...I just ordered the same davit system you have. How do you like it? Any tricks or modifications I should plan for? Have you thought about adding a 12volt winch? My wife and I have been following you for 3 yrs. we finally bought a 380 Tiara open a year ago. We have a 11 ft zodiac with a 25 hpr to hand on the davit. Maybe we will see you on the ICW or Bahamas some day. Our boats name is Sea Dawg.
Hi Sea Dawg! We like the davit. Our only complaint is that it rides low on our swimplatform, we have to keep it low because of the helm. Sometimes a following sea can pick it up and drop it on the chains. Doesn't happen often. Yes, I think we will be adding a winch this season. Good luck with the boat. Let us know how you like the davit. See you on the water!
For what it's worth, i had my Garmin rep tell me never have your Garmin powered up when starting your engines. Power surge can damage i guess.??
Hmmm, never heard that before. Thanks for the tip.
How much fuel do you carry?
400 Gal
Where are you guys right now
We are in Canada, waiting an opportunity to safely travel to our boat in Florida.
careful with that lion fish !!!
lol
Sorry guys, not a fan of the fishing. Reef fish species are generally on the decline as a result of over and indiscriminate fishing. Unfortunately this effects the whole reef ecosystem. Most of the fish caught by free diving are of a larger size which are usually females who of course are the breeders and being a reef fish once they're gone , well there aren't any left. Sometimes too much of a good thing ends up being a bad thing. The motto should be the least foot print on the environment as possible. Not saying you guys are plundering or ravaging the reef fish population but just think people should understand that there needs to be a balance. By the way I do like my fishing but I'm a catch, kiss and release kind of guy.
We appreciate your passion here Ralf. I (Shel) was 100% vegan before a few years ago, when I added fish back into my diet. I only eat what I catch, which is far and few between. I don't eat farmed fish or fish from commercial fisheries unless it is small and local fishery supporting locals livelihood in the Bahamas.
We understand balance, and will consider what you are saying. We wouldn't need much push to go back to 100% vegan, but at this point feel our impact is so minimal, and our impressions of the reefs we fish seem pretty healthy. One of the joys of living as we do in remote islands in the Bahamas is we have access to plenty of free fresh seafood. We will continue to weigh your concerns, and I'm sure Cyndi and I will be talking about our impacts in the future as we have done many times in the past. Cheers Ralf.
Great dialogue guys. I share both of your perspectives and live the same. Enjoy and be well. Cheers,