We learned a lesson during this trip! STAY in the boating channels when you don't know the water... To see the boat tour of the marina, click here • Boat Yard Tour
You can't blame that on the bananas, the blame goes to the captain's inability to follow instructions. Thanks for the video , I'm sure it will help a lot of people
I gotta say. Many people would be ashamed and would not put this on YT. It shows how big of a man you are by showing others to not make the same mistakes you did. In so doing, you showed the kindness of the folks on the water.
This is a fascinating series. I moved to Florida last year and the waterways, canals, dams, and locks have fascinated me. I have been watching this series backwards working my way back from the end of your trip. You guys are knowledgeable and very easy going. Thanks for providing this adventure.
Glad yall are ok Marty! and yes that is THE Roland Martin that had his own fishing TV show and fished with the bass masters. That is his marina, I have been there before but it was years ago.
I'm a boater from Georgian Bay in Canada. It's renowned for shoals. The first thing we get taught is, if you don't know the water, stay in the channel. There are alot of ships and boats at the bottom of that bay. So now my rule to myself anywhere is if there's a channel marked, it's usually there for a reason. Use it.
Marty, Watching you going down the narrow channel at the end of your trip and seeing the warning buoy, it reminded me that we would say when hitting the rocks, we were just 're-pitching the props'! Again, great video. Hope you get a new prop soon and can complete the trip with no more problems.
I crossed the entire Okeechobee waterway single handed (locks and everything) from Fort Myers to Stuart when ferrying my recent purchased sailboat from Clearwater to Cocoa, and caught a storm while crossing the lake. I could see areas after Clewiston where grass was visible on top, and the channel narrowed down sharply. My boat drafts 4.5' and I was fortunate I didn't hit anything. I had both charts and chartplotter, and in areas there were discrepancies between by depth sounder and the charts. I heed to advise from a friend familiar with the lake to stay in the channel, and don't go around markers. What an experience! Like being in some isolated part of the world. I hope to cross it again westbound in a near future, hopefully with a crew. The locks walls, were no fun on my elbows.
WOW after reading many of the comments below I am very thankful that I chose my hobby in Aviation rather than boating! I never knew there could be so many grumpy old men just looking for a chance to jump on someone else. Nothing was gained by the sourpuss "boaters", (their Piss-Poor attitude keeps me from calling them "Professional Yachtsmen") who felt this was their moment in life to dump all of their own failings in life all over these two men. None of the vomiting that was seen in the comments was valuable. In aviation when a mistake happens the outcomes are NOT pretty. However, when a newbie pilot makes a simple mistake and lives to fly another day the rest of us do not vomit all over him/her. We know that could have been any of us and we all encourage additional training and check-rides to improve a persons skill set. But just like boating, you learn something new with every flight / cruise!! Thank you for your videos as it helps a non-mariner like me to enjoy learning about another dynamic way of life on this earth. Keep enjoying your boating adventures but most importantly continue to get additional training and learn from each adventure (good/bad) ! Life is too short to listen to grumpy old men with piss-poor attitudes whose wife and children left them years ago due to their attitudes and actions!!
+Doc Tim 1. How do you know the people in these comments are old, or grumpy? 2. Dude. At least half of all people in aviation are jerks. Luckily, most of them end up going to American Airlines (hence all the headlines and scandals involving the people there). 3. Besides, at least in boating, you won't find the flight-attendant-sexism problem you hear of so much these days.
Since I am SURE this came up at some point during this fiasco...I have to ask: Where were your charts, your DEPTH FINDER and nautical sense to not short-cut channel marker buoys? (I'm not going to ask about those missing fenders at 14:30, when you were tied off getting fuel on that pier...as the water slowly brushed you into that wood with your 'super-armor' fiberglass boat...).
"Leaving the channel was a discussion that we had just had......" 😂 Marina repair shops love people like this! Any knowledgeable boat pilot knows the safest way to get across a body of water is to stay in the marked navigation channel, especially if not in a shallow draft boat.
Rhys Ozipko Because it's in salt water has nothing to do with a dirty bottom. Not keeping it clean is the problem and effects how the boat moves through the water.
yeah dude that boat needs to be drydocked for repair and get cleaned up. that, or just sink the miserable thing. you shouldn't take a boat out in that condition. these guys should be ashamed to have this on video. it makes me cringe to think that they are putting the video out there while thinking that they are serious or respectable boaters. just look at the worn out carver plate, it's one of the first things you see in the video. clean that boat up and paint/polish the whole thing, all the way down to every last badge, rivet and screw... then get a proper electricity generation system and a refrigerator...
If you go out of Lake O. through Chaloosahatchee River to Fort Myers you will pass my house. My house is right on the Chaloosahatchee. You are always welcome to dock in my backyard sometime. Have enough seawall for your boat. Need to meet up sometime. If you don't get my way then sometime will head north to visit "Zoffingers". Glad your boat is ok and not damaged worse! Those channel markers can be tricky especially where two different channels meet! My little liveboard sailboat is a swing keel so can run skinny if I need, but it even makes me nervous at times. : )
Marty is a fun guy to be around...simple as that. Plus, I come from a small town and offering help is what we do. Had pleasure of hanging out with Marty during filming iCAST 2016 and 2017. He never ceases to amaze me with his creativity and talent. The guy can do anything he sets his mind to. I like to surround myself with inspirational people. I also am currently refurbishing a project boat and would love to see his boat and get his creative/artistic inputs.
Not smart. In a boat that size you really need to stay inside the markers. Years ago me and a buddy were proceeding north on Lake Norman in his pontoon boat, which would run all of 15 mph flat out. We're traversing a part of the lake where the channel passes between two peninsulas, a narrow choke point. We're on the right-hand side of the channel, just inside the marker. Some young studly idiot comes up behind us in a big go-fast boat. There's oncoming traffic on the left side of the channel so Mr. Impatient decides to pass us on the right, just outside the marker. Any fool can see the brown (shallow) water out there, so we start waving at the guy to warn him. Freakin' genius flips us off, and about three seconds later runs aground.
@@gsp49, I don't. A neighbor and good friend was killed on a pontoon boat by this kind of stupidity...she was just out with friends, and the idiot ran them into the shore. Left two kids behind. I doubt they find it funny either.
It seems that people are regularly trying to prove that they are smarter than anyone else. Anyone planning a trip across the lake should know the dangers there. Could have turned out much worse!
OK, you know the part where it dawned on you to go look into the bilge to see if you were taking on water? That's the FIRST thing you do. BEFORE you drop anchor, BEFORE you try to restart the engines, BEFORE you talk about how dumb you were....see if there's a freaking HOLE in the boat!!! For the love of Pete..........
haters....as long as you can cross the state from or to fort myers and make it in one piece, an adventure you will always remember. All you guys out there hating is just so sad.
Hey man this guy is not a hater for pointing out the obvious - you look to see if your boat is sinking -First- then move on to other things. That's not being a hater. He was trying to help these people, you asshole
Ive been a fan of your channel for a little while now. It was cool to watch this video, mainly you guys going down the Caloosahatchee River being as how I live in Labelle. The wife and I own a resturaunt here. I know that river well. Theres some pretty good Bass fishing and nice Catfish in that small canal that runs back to the Yachting Center you stayed at. Keep up the great vids and if you come through the river again, give a heads up. I'd like to be on the water with the kids to say hello. They like your channel too. 👍
There’s always a fool who hits the rocks. I lived in the Virgin Islands I saw it at least once a week. The look on your face with the bananas it’s priceless. That is some funny shit under the circumstances. My brother is a yacht captain out of Fort Lauderdale and he ran a huge yacht off the channel going to the Bahamas. Good thing for insurance.
Hi man. Im ur new subscriber now. I was happy and enjoy for every ur every single video and idea that ur brain created haha. Congrats dude. Get respect from me Zammy from Malaysia.
Marty I’ve been watching you from the beginning and I love you videos, I’m in the coast guard and used to service the aids to navigation in lake O, as you already know you have to stay in the channel we take surveys and put those things aids to best mark the water. On a side note I can’t believe he got in the water lol all that algae you saw was probably green algae which is found in lake O a lot and it’s been found to have flesh eating bacteria it kills birds and fish all year round which is why they’ve been trying to stop the lake dumps, well glad to see the damage want too bad lol
Globe's Mine there is a route that takes you across the lake through the center of it and there are aids to navigation that mark that route. It’s called the Lake Okeechobee waterway route 1 it goes from port mayaca to clewiston Florida. That being said make sure you check your most up to date chart and the local notice to Mariners for any new hazards or changes.
We didn't make the lock at Moorehead before 4.30....skeeters bout carried us off! I woke up during the night being jostled around. It was two mosquitos toting me out... One told the other to be quiet or the big ones would take me away from them! made the trip from South Florida twice...Ft Lauderdale to Pensacola. Great trip!
Oh my Gosh that was awesome...Facebook knows all...lmao. Just mellow and enjoy the put put ride. the time lapse video showed the pretty clouds dancing around in the ski
In Alaska if I’m in waters I’m not familiar with I always have at least two sets of eyes on the water, depth finder and radar. Glad you guys are okay. P.S Check for water FIRST don’t shut things down unless you know your shafts or props hit.
i’ll give both of you guys a ton of credit for keeping calm after running aground i will als agree that you and the boat did get off realatively easy considering you are right as far as being lucky on the rudders usually they are gone and even on production boats they are a pain in the ass to find the correct replacements because often the builder just pulls out of a large stool of mixed units the lat one i replaced i ha to cast a existing one and have someone pour a brand new one BTW that was a SeaRay glad you guys didn’t get hurt too i’m surprised your props were moving you as well as thy did
Bayliner boats are good boats especially for the money. It's the small Bayliner boats that are more year dependent on the quality of the fiberglass layups...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠ps. I distain boat bigots
Marty, I was taught 'red right returning'. Not sure that it applies here, but it seems that you should have kept the red marker on your right until you passed it. Fortunatly, you were going fairly slow. Cruising at 2700 rpm would have been a lot worse. Tnanks for taking us along. Great video.
Hey, rocks always find my boat no matter what I do, its a part of the boating journey..... It is always nice to watch your adventures on the water, kayaks or boats. Keep them coming please !
There are two navigation routes across the Lake. You should have followed the main route, right on the line. I've crossed numerous times in a 42' Sportfisherman, heading to west coast.
Max depth for that lake is 12' but with the locks open it says average depth of 8'10". Leaving the channel, seeing the red buoy and clearly those rocks should have been marked on the plotter these guys were high of just not paying attention.
I like the vid, but... The rocks and depths are clearly marked on Chart 11428. The depths in the immediate area are 2-10', not "13' all around", and red marker "12" is right at the edge of a narrow gap in - get this - "Rocky Reef". No way in hades would anyone with a clue cut that corner... Glad they lucked out and damage was minimal! charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/11428.shtml
Lester Hersh As a professional captain,I will reiterate that advice.Always stay in the chanel unless you are absolutely sure,what’s outside of it.They don’t randomly place those markers in the water.They are where they are for a reason.I grew up boating on the waters around Savannah,ga.I knew which markers,I could cut,and which markers you hadto take seriously
Btw, did you new that lwater in this lake was totally poluted year before? I just found video about it. I would not go inthere expept maybe in full diving gear. Also, someone already wrote this, nautical charts are a must guys.
We were sailing northward in my brother’s 37 ft. Sailboat on Lake Huron. My brother Mike wanted to stay within sight of land, so we were sailing about five miles offshore along the east shore of lake Huron. We were doing about seven knots. My brother John saw a lighthouse ahead, so he went below to see where we were. We found out what the lighthouse was for as we ran aground on to a rare shallow area of the Lake Huron. It was Kettle Point Reef that the lighthouse was warning us of. As soon as we hit, I threw the helm over and steered back the way we had come. We thought we were clear of the reef, and headed back north, when we hit bottom again! We ended sailing way off shore, to avoid any other shallow areas.
Unsecured lines, hoses and power cables hung outside of stern railing and strewn on foredeck? A wrapped prop earlier in the day may have saved you from the rocks.
Your chart and your chart plotter along with your depth finder all showed there was no problem all along the course you carefully plotted so that you could go at planing speeds through an area you knew nothing about - outside of the marked channel. Oh my! I also note as others have that you have never had loose rope blow off the boat and get caught in the props. A good captain (and you are the Captain) is one where your passengers disembark at the end of the trip with comments like "that was a pretty calm day on the water and everything seemed to go pretty well".
That whole area is kind of a dream...warm weather to wear t-shirts and shorts, sun...cool inland waterways...I don't know but I'd be a noob on the water and learn as I go also...
Did you keep the coordinates you were at when you found those rocks?? Lots of boaters complain about these but no one has given good description of location
Two years ago I had my 40' Ocean SS docked in New York Harbor. One morning we're on our way to the Hudson Canyon when I hit a submerged object about 15 miles offshore. I was cruising around 30kts when all of the sudden... BANG! I look down at the tachs and the port motor is stalled while the starboard engine is pinned. I quickly mash the throttles to idle and hit the air shutoff valves and the whole boat is vibrating like crazy. Realizing pretty quickly that I must've hit something, I run down to the cockpit and open the engine room door, worried I ripped a shaft out. Thankfully that didn't happen, but whatever I hit it was enough to stall one engine and knock the other out of gear. The mechanic figures it was probably a submerged piling, I promptly had him install crash pumps after that.
i was fishing on the banks of the cape fear near the mouth of the atlantic when i seen a boston whaler running full speed ahead inside a marker at low tide, they hit a sand bar dead stop causing the capt, who had hands on throttle, to push both engines to full speed, blowing sand/water mix 30 feet in the air, the people on board were silent and out of site for at least 5 minutes, which i assumed they used to recover partially from their injuries enough to gain a little composure, at which point im guessing they were re-evaluating their decision to go fishing that day.
POC! I destroyed a prop and mangled the other doing the exact same thing. Took my buddies advice, he'd been boating there his entire life. No problem he assured me. After an enjoyable 2K trip back in. He asked,"did I remember to tell you I go through 2 or 3 props a season?" Thanks Jim. *#*$%*^ *&%$#.
Glade y'all ok and made the trip and are safe...But man I don't know if it is always that messy but for future reference if u make another video show me your boat all cleaned I'd say it would be nice one cleaned up...
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You can't blame that on the bananas, the blame goes to the captain's inability to follow instructions. Thanks for the video , I'm sure it will help a lot of people
I gotta say. Many people would be ashamed and would not put this on YT. It shows how big of a man you are by showing others to not make the same mistakes you did. In so doing, you showed the kindness of the folks on the water.
It shows what ass holes they are. Unsafe to be around!
This is a fascinating series. I moved to Florida last year and the waterways, canals, dams, and locks have fascinated me. I have been watching this series backwards working my way back from the end of your trip. You guys are knowledgeable and very easy going. Thanks for providing this adventure.
Interesting video, even in a bass boat I've learned to STAY IN THE CHANNEL.
I've flown a small helicopter down to Key West twice. There are boat skid marks everywhere on the seafloor.
Glad yall are ok Marty! and yes that is THE Roland Martin that had his own fishing TV show and fished with the bass masters. That is his marina, I have been there before but it was years ago.
Bad day, could have been worse. At least no body got hurt, other than pride. Live and learn. Great videos Marty.
I'm a boater from Georgian Bay in Canada. It's renowned for shoals. The first thing we get taught is, if you don't know the water, stay in the channel. There are alot of ships and boats at the bottom of that bay. So now my rule to myself anywhere is if there's a channel marked, it's usually there for a reason. Use it.
Marty,
Watching you going down the narrow channel at the end of your trip and seeing the warning buoy, it reminded me that we would say when hitting the rocks, we were just 're-pitching the props'!
Again, great video. Hope you get a new prop soon and can complete the trip with no more problems.
Oh man I’ve been waiting for part 3 can’t wait for part 4 🙏🏽🙌🏽😫 sorry about the rocks man that sucks
firward scaing son woud deect it
Great video! Enjoyed all of them. Hope to see more from you guys!
Another great video of an EPIC adventure. Adventure on Marty...great stuff!
i love the longer adventures like this from time to time!
All things considering, just a bent prop, on a lake, is lucky. Thank you for sharing this experience.
I'm betting there's more damage than the prop. That was quite a bend for a brass screw of that size.
I crossed the entire Okeechobee waterway single handed (locks and everything) from Fort Myers to Stuart when ferrying my recent purchased sailboat from Clearwater to Cocoa, and caught a storm while crossing the lake. I could see areas after Clewiston where grass was visible on top, and the channel narrowed down sharply. My boat drafts 4.5' and I was fortunate I didn't hit anything. I had both charts and chartplotter, and in areas there were discrepancies between by depth sounder and the charts. I heed to advise from a friend familiar with the lake to stay in the channel, and don't go around markers. What an experience! Like being in some isolated part of the world. I hope to cross it again westbound in a near future, hopefully with a crew. The locks walls, were no fun on my elbows.
WOW after reading many of the comments below I am very thankful that I chose my hobby in Aviation rather than boating! I never knew there could be so many grumpy old men just looking for a chance to jump on someone else. Nothing was gained by the sourpuss "boaters", (their Piss-Poor attitude keeps me from calling them "Professional Yachtsmen") who felt this was their moment in life to dump all of their own failings in life all over these two men. None of the vomiting that was seen in the comments was valuable. In aviation when a mistake happens the outcomes are NOT pretty. However, when a newbie pilot makes a simple mistake and lives to fly another day the rest of us do not vomit all over him/her. We know that could have been any of us and we all encourage additional training and check-rides to improve a persons skill set. But just like boating, you learn something new with every flight / cruise!! Thank you for your videos as it helps a non-mariner like me to enjoy learning about another dynamic way of life on this earth. Keep enjoying your boating adventures but most importantly continue to get additional training and learn from each adventure (good/bad) ! Life is too short to listen to grumpy old men with piss-poor attitudes whose wife and children left them years ago due to their attitudes and actions!!
Bravo Doc~! Very much agree.
Relax Francis, many of the mistakes in this video are akin to forgetting to put fuel in the plane or deploy the landing gear prior to touchdown.
boating disaster 50% survival.
aviation disaster negative zero survival. thats the fact!
Doc Tim - if you make a mistake like this in aviation you won’t have to listen to anyone criticize you. Unless you are extremely lucky.
+Doc Tim 1. How do you know the people in these comments are old, or grumpy?
2. Dude. At least half of all people in aviation are jerks. Luckily, most of them end up going to American Airlines (hence all the headlines and scandals involving the people there).
3. Besides, at least in boating, you won't find the flight-attendant-sexism problem you hear of so much these days.
I totally cracked up with the look on your face after pointing at the bananas.... Great Video...
Love the Banana reverence, made me crack up. Took me a few to realize what you were getting at.
Since I am SURE this came up at some point during this fiasco...I have to ask: Where were your charts, your DEPTH FINDER and nautical sense to not short-cut channel marker buoys? (I'm not going to ask about those missing fenders at 14:30, when you were tied off getting fuel on that pier...as the water slowly brushed you into that wood with your 'super-armor' fiberglass boat...).
That dramatic reconstruction though... hahah great job!
I'm glad You had no worse trouble after grounding. Important lesson for Your mate.
Marty, I look forward to your videos! Thank you!
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ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO. GOOD JOB ZOFF. THANKS.... KILLER MEAL.
this is my fav channel on youtube. he's awesome
"Leaving the channel was a discussion that we had just had......" 😂 Marina repair shops love people like this! Any knowledgeable boat pilot knows the safest way to get across a body of water is to stay in the marked navigation channel, especially if not in a shallow draft boat.
The condition of this boat drives me insane as a boater... loose ropes, messes everywhere, bottom was filthy... 😳😳😳😳
its in salt water the bottom is going to be dirty
You go insane too easily.'
This is just a pleasure\fishing boat.
why if something went wrong, you wouldn't have felt a thing
Rhys Ozipko
Because it's in salt water has nothing to do with a dirty bottom. Not keeping it clean is the problem and effects how the boat moves through the water.
yeah dude that boat needs to be drydocked for repair and get cleaned up. that, or just sink the miserable thing. you shouldn't take a boat out in that condition. these guys should be ashamed to have this on video. it makes me cringe to think that they are putting the video out there while thinking that they are serious or respectable boaters. just look at the worn out carver plate, it's one of the first things you see in the video. clean that boat up and paint/polish the whole thing, all the way down to every last badge, rivet and screw... then get a proper electricity generation system and a refrigerator...
Yep, me to in the rim canal just south of More Haven. Limpted to River Forest YB. That is my boat with blue hull in background when they pull in.
Always look forward to your videos Marty!
Been watching you forever love the vids I'm a fan
If you go out of Lake O. through Chaloosahatchee River to Fort Myers you will pass my house. My house is right on the Chaloosahatchee. You are always welcome to dock in my backyard sometime. Have enough seawall for your boat. Need to meet up sometime. If you don't get my way then sometime will head north to visit "Zoffingers". Glad your boat is ok and not damaged worse! Those channel markers can be tricky especially where two different channels meet! My little liveboard sailboat is a swing keel so can run skinny if I need, but it even makes me nervous at times. : )
KayakDIY that is sooo kind of you
Marty is a fun guy to be around...simple as that. Plus, I come from a small town and offering help is what we do. Had pleasure of hanging out with Marty during filming iCAST 2016 and 2017. He never ceases to amaze me with his creativity and talent. The guy can do anything he sets his mind to. I like to surround myself with inspirational people. I also am currently refurbishing a project boat and would love to see his boat and get his creative/artistic inputs.
Another great video! Can't wait to see another Quick Business Update. Also, how about some bass fishing videos?
This is the first time I have seen your vids. It was very entertaining. Glad it was a safe trip. I learned a lot.
always looking forward to new videos, he gives off a nice relaxing vive to fishing.
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Marty always got great videos you're right about the chaos on boats coming from Slidell Louisiana
Miss ur fishing vids man I was always looking forward to it cuz ur vids are awesome zoofinger
I'm sure every captain on this page has had a WTF moment. Thanks for the post. Lessons to be learned or reminded of.
Not smart. In a boat that size you really need to stay inside the markers.
Years ago me and a buddy were proceeding north on Lake Norman in his pontoon boat, which would run all of 15 mph flat out. We're traversing a part of the lake where the channel passes between two peninsulas, a narrow choke point. We're on the right-hand side of the channel, just inside the marker. Some young studly idiot comes up behind us in a big go-fast boat. There's oncoming traffic on the left side of the channel so Mr. Impatient decides to pass us on the right, just outside the marker. Any fool can see the brown (shallow) water out there, so we start waving at the guy to warn him. Freakin' genius flips us off, and about three seconds later runs aground.
I love it when they do that and their boat stops but the occupants keep going and splash.
karma
@@gsp49, I don't. A neighbor and good friend was killed on a pontoon boat by this kind of stupidity...she was just out with friends, and the idiot ran them into the shore. Left two kids behind. I doubt they find it funny either.
I sure wish you ran past him and said "TOLD YOU SO"
James Workman Come down here and boat and you will!!!!
Great video and interesting footage. The thunderstorm at the end looked amazing
I really enjoyed your adventure
Thanks for the video 👍🏻
Checking for water should have been the fist thing you did
Those channel markers are there for a reason
What reason?
Erik Larson to always follow the rules of the water. Your life or someone else's could depend on it
It seems that people are regularly trying to prove that they are smarter than anyone else. Anyone planning a trip across the lake should know the dangers there. Could have turned out much worse!
Yes they r, and the reason for that is on TH-cam
Red, right, return lol
Wonderful educational piece on how to plan a passage poorly. Hope you learned sometin’ these last two years boy! God Speed!
Nice adventure....THANKS for the ride.
OK, you know the part where it dawned on you to go look into the bilge to see if you were taking on water? That's the FIRST thing you do. BEFORE you drop anchor, BEFORE you try to restart the engines, BEFORE you talk about how dumb you were....see if there's a freaking HOLE in the boat!!! For the love of Pete..........
haters....as long as you can cross the state from or to fort myers and make it in one piece, an adventure you will always remember.
All you guys out there hating is just so sad.
james carter.......i agree
Hey man this guy is not a hater for pointing out the obvious - you look to see if your boat is sinking -First- then move on to other things. That's not being a hater. He was trying to help these people, you asshole
CAPT. DUMB AN HIS 1ST MATE...DUMMER...
Meh, the bilge pump would have come on if it had a hole. I have gotten holes for various reasons. You know right away without pulling the hatch
This is the coolest series you have made yet!!! Thanks Marty!
Really enjoyed this...thank you#
Ive been a fan of your channel for a little while now. It was cool to watch this video, mainly you guys going down the Caloosahatchee River being as how I live in Labelle. The wife and I own a resturaunt here.
I know that river well. Theres some pretty good Bass fishing and nice Catfish in that small canal that runs back to the Yachting Center you stayed at.
Keep up the great vids and if you come through the river again, give a heads up. I'd like to be on the water with the kids to say hello. They like your channel too. 👍
There’s always a fool who hits the rocks. I lived in the Virgin Islands I saw it at least once a week.
The look on your face with the bananas it’s priceless. That is some funny shit under the circumstances.
My brother is a yacht captain out of Fort Lauderdale and he ran a huge yacht off the channel going to the Bahamas. Good thing for insurance.
No rocks or locks gonna keep you from havin' a 'Good Time'! 😁👍
Hi man. Im ur new subscriber now. I was happy and enjoy for every ur every single video and idea that ur brain created haha. Congrats dude. Get respect from me Zammy from Malaysia.
I keep expecting to run into you every time I kayak since we are in the same area. We did cockroach bay yesterday. Great video!
I love this video series. you gotta do more trips .. add some fishing in there
John Perkins Jr. I agree - would love to see some fishing too!
Marty I’ve been watching you from the beginning and I love you videos, I’m in the coast guard and used to service the aids to navigation in lake O, as you already know you have to stay in the channel we take surveys and put those things aids to best mark the water. On a side note I can’t believe he got in the water lol all that algae you saw was probably green algae which is found in lake O a lot and it’s been found to have flesh eating bacteria it kills birds and fish all year round which is why they’ve been trying to stop the lake dumps, well glad to see the damage want too bad lol
Globe's Mine there is a route that takes you across the lake through the center of it and there are aids to navigation that mark that route. It’s called the Lake Okeechobee waterway route 1 it goes from port mayaca to clewiston Florida. That being said make sure you check your most up to date chart and the local notice to Mariners for any new hazards or changes.
We didn't make the lock at Moorehead before 4.30....skeeters bout carried us off! I woke up during the night being jostled around. It was two mosquitos toting me out... One told the other to be quiet or the big ones would take me away from them! made the trip from South Florida twice...Ft Lauderdale to Pensacola. Great trip!
Oh my Gosh that was awesome...Facebook knows all...lmao. Just mellow and enjoy the put put ride. the time lapse video showed the pretty clouds dancing around in the ski
I honestly would love a trip like this. I would volunteer to keep someone company just to take this trip across the ocean lake.
In Alaska if I’m in waters I’m not familiar with I always have at least two sets of eyes on the water, depth finder and radar. Glad you guys are okay.
P.S
Check for water FIRST don’t shut things down unless you know your shafts or props hit.
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i’ll give both of you guys a ton of credit for keeping calm after running aground i will als agree that you and the boat did get off realatively easy considering you are right as far as being lucky on the rudders usually they are gone and even on production boats they are a pain in the ass to find the correct replacements because often the builder just pulls out of a large stool of mixed units the lat one i replaced i ha to cast a existing one and have someone pour a brand new one BTW that was a SeaRay glad you guys didn’t get hurt too i’m surprised your props were moving you as well as thy did
Love the channel marty! I just bought my first big boat A 32ft bayliner its like a dream come true
Bayliner boats are good boats especially for the money. It's the small Bayliner boats that are more year dependent on the quality of the fiberglass layups...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠ps. I distain boat bigots
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Why are you the chillest dude ever
yung squa I agree
from difficulties in life hes learned to chill out unlike others that get bitter and angry
Not his boat and screws.
maybe he blazes up on a regular basis? (pot)
chart uncharted waters...drunken fools and people that have no reason to be on the water run aground
Cautionary understatement of the day: "Might have dented your propeller a little bit..."
Great video....thanks!
Marty,
I was taught 'red right returning'. Not sure that it applies here, but it seems that you should have kept the red marker on your right until you passed it. Fortunatly, you were going fairly slow. Cruising at 2700 rpm would have been a lot worse.
Tnanks for taking us along. Great video.
Marty your banana reference was apeeling
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What about bananas on da banana boat?
He really slipped that one in there!!
@@CoalMinePvpFest it's considered bad luck to bring bananas onto a fishing boat. Kyle made a pun of Marty referencing the superstition.
Hey, rocks always find my boat no matter what I do, its a part of the boating journey.....
It is always nice to watch your adventures on the water, kayaks or boats.
Keep them coming please !
That was fun to watch thanks for the ride
Excellent video and voiceover. Very interesting too. Always wanted to do this trip on our boat.
Leaves channel, blames bananas😂😂
bananas are a death sentence on a boat
I guess navigation charts are not part of your options?
be safe next time man 👍🏼 wacthing from kuwait 😀
good video , Thanks Marty
There are two navigation routes across the Lake. You should have followed the main route, right on the line. I've crossed numerous times in a 42' Sportfisherman, heading to west coast.
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With that size boat you never leave the channel if you do not know the waters . Or if you do not have a chart for the srea
Max depth for that lake is 12' but with the locks open it says average depth of 8'10". Leaving the channel, seeing the red buoy and clearly those rocks should have been marked on the plotter these guys were high of just not paying attention.
I like the vid, but... The rocks and depths are clearly marked on Chart 11428. The depths in the immediate area are 2-10', not "13' all around", and red marker "12" is right at the edge of a narrow gap in - get this - "Rocky Reef". No way in hades would anyone with a clue cut that corner... Glad they lucked out and damage was minimal!
charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/11428.shtml
Lester Hersh As a professional captain,I will reiterate that advice.Always stay in the chanel unless you are absolutely sure,what’s outside of it.They don’t randomly place those markers in the water.They are where they are for a reason.I grew up boating on the waters around Savannah,ga.I knew which markers,I could cut,and which markers you hadto take seriously
So awesome ! Thanks Marty ..
"If you've got tequila,there's still hope".I honk that's a Jimmy Buffet quote,or it ought to be. Thank you for the video
When a fish in the lake swam into a concrete wall, he said, "Dam!".
I've been reading all these comments and then I found this gem! Can't believe you haven't had more reply on this one. Thumbs up.
Haha.
Your voice is very soothing
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Btw, did you new that lwater in this lake was totally poluted year before? I just found video about it. I would not go inthere expept maybe in full diving gear. Also, someone already wrote this, nautical charts are a must guys.
We were sailing northward in my brother’s 37 ft. Sailboat on Lake Huron. My brother Mike wanted to stay within sight of land, so we were sailing about five miles offshore along the east shore of lake Huron. We were doing about seven knots. My brother John saw a lighthouse ahead, so he went below to see where we were. We found out what the lighthouse was for as we ran aground on to a rare shallow area of the Lake Huron. It was Kettle Point Reef that the lighthouse was warning us of.
As soon as we hit, I threw the helm over and steered back the way we had come. We thought we were clear of the reef, and headed back north, when we hit bottom again! We ended sailing way off shore, to avoid any other shallow areas.
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That boat needs a lot of work. Personally, I don’t think I would attempt a trip on it without a major refit.
buy new boat
Unsecured lines, hoses and power cables hung outside of stern railing and strewn on foredeck? A wrapped prop earlier in the day may have saved you from the rocks.
Your chart and your chart plotter along with your depth finder all showed there was no problem all along the course you carefully plotted so that you could go at planing speeds through an area you knew nothing about - outside of the marked channel. Oh my! I also note as others have that you have never had loose rope blow off the boat and get caught in the props. A good captain (and you are the Captain) is one where your passengers disembark at the end of the trip with comments like "that was a pretty calm day on the water and everything seemed to go pretty well".
That whole area is kind of a dream...warm weather to wear t-shirts and shorts, sun...cool inland waterways...I don't know but I'd be a noob on the water and learn as I go also...
Did you keep the coordinates you were at when you found those rocks?? Lots of boaters complain about these but no one has given good description of location
Why?? That's why there is a red marker, go on the wrong side of the marker you hit shit. Can't fix stupid boaters.
Two years ago I had my 40' Ocean SS docked in New York Harbor. One morning we're on our way to the Hudson Canyon when I hit a submerged object about 15 miles offshore. I was cruising around 30kts when all of the sudden... BANG! I look down at the tachs and the port motor is stalled while the starboard engine is pinned. I quickly mash the throttles to idle and hit the air shutoff valves and the whole boat is vibrating like crazy. Realizing pretty quickly that I must've hit something, I run down to the cockpit and open the engine room door, worried I ripped a shaft out. Thankfully that didn't happen, but whatever I hit it was enough to stall one engine and knock the other out of gear. The mechanic figures it was probably a submerged piling, I promptly had him install crash pumps after that.
thats a mermaid.😂
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Big channel locks and a mini sledge hammer do wonders on bent props :)Just have to hammer it out gently...Nice job on the video!!
Have more great adventures your the best can you explain in a video how to rig lines up fast please it would b helpful thanks man
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Ya that thing is a mess
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That boat is a rust bucket
Hes a idiot
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My mast is 54 feet
We get thru it no issue
Guys definition of a Googan
i was fishing on the banks of the cape fear near the mouth of the atlantic when i seen a boston whaler running full speed ahead inside a marker at low tide, they hit a sand bar dead stop causing the capt, who had hands on throttle, to push both engines to full speed, blowing sand/water mix 30 feet in the air, the people on board were silent and out of site for at least 5 minutes, which i assumed they used to recover partially from their injuries enough to gain a little composure, at which point im guessing they were re-evaluating their decision to go fishing that day.
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POC! I destroyed a prop and mangled the other doing the exact same thing. Took my buddies advice, he'd been boating there his entire life. No problem he assured me. After an enjoyable 2K trip back in. He asked,"did I remember to tell you I go through 2 or 3 props a season?" Thanks Jim. *#*$%*^ *&%$#.
Marty you are a great narrator.
good times wasnt having too many good times this episode lol
I really enjoyed them NOT putting bumpers out to protect their pristine boat from damage when docking... 😨😆🤔
They're called "fenders."
Glade y'all ok and made the trip and are safe...But man I don't know if it is always that messy but for future reference if u make another video show me your boat all cleaned I'd say it would be nice one cleaned up...
I love your vids Marty
That boat is a MESS!!!! A disaster in so many ways waiting to happen....
I was gonna say that lake is super shallow
Yes.. it is "Roland Martin's marina"... The Martins live around in Clewiston. Great video, Marty... throw the bananas out ON LAND!
I love sweet Captain Sam at Roland Martin's!