Ep:28 The Great Loop on a Shanty Boat | "I should of been a sportsman" | Time out of Mind 

Spending a day on the water, admiring all the beauty surrounding you, and no cell service to disturb those moments! Brenton, you and Wavey are truly living the dream! Another outstanding episode! Safe travels to you and your first mate!

Brenton. I can't tell you how much we enjoy your posts. We are looking forward to learning how you traverse the Gulf. Best wishes

"Just be nice and let people love ya!" Good advice for all dogs and humans 😂

What a trip. I am so jealous.Getting old sucks. Great vid.

I haven't saw you fishing any. I'd have to do some fishing 🎣❤

I totally get your "Shanty Boat" analogy. I am 72, in great health but live out west with little water. I used to follow that whole British Narrow boat thing. I almost moved there to live it for a while, but your channel has given me a reason to look nearer to home. You hit on the tax thing. Narrow boating is taxed to death! Tax to own the boat. Tax to use the canal system. Fee's at every marina. Higher fuel costs. The need for heating 9 months per year. Most of which you don't need to do. I am watching current videos as well as catching up on past ones. Keep on at it, the channel is great!

Born and raised on the Tombigbee. The family settled just north of where the Coffeeville Damn is now back in the late 1560's. They were some the first settlers of Alabama. Oh, the history I could tell you. Great video, kinda made me homesick!

Great video Brenton & Wavey! Michigan: "Come for the Adventure, Stay because your car won't start" I laughed out loud. (So true, although I lived in VT) Which is why traveling south is so much fun, especially under one's own power. Hope your burger dinner was GREAT! Be well

That stove is cute! Thats what Id expect to pay for a wood stove for my house. I guess its who you know? Interesting. Nothing like wood heat!!

Thanks for another ride down the river, You're one of those, a really true giver. The hours of toil we see is your love, Probably guided by love from above. Thanks. Brenton!! And TREATS!!

I really like the fact that you show a bit of familiar scenery. Your and Waynes adventures are what got me into shantyboats. Seeing this reminds me why im building my own. Anyway thanks for taking us all with you man. Be safe!

Great adventure. Thanks for letting us tag along. S/V Cork ⛵ Texas 🇺🇸 🐕

Thoroughly enjoyed this adventure, thanks for taking us along,

Beautiful country there. The odds have to be up there for 2 Upper Midwest boaters to run across each other on a desolate Tom Bigbee, post New Years Day! As always Brenton, you and Wavey stay safe and thanks for sharing your voyage with everyone!

I see Waveys turned on the portable “ Chick Magnet “ feature . Another great episode. Good waters , new characters, great lock interactions . Excellent camping spots. Catching blue crab out of the ocean is on my bucket list. Save your chicken bones and catch a few for me With your fishing rod and net . Make a good segment perhaps. I’m 2 weeks out from Severed Quadriceps tendon surgery . Slipped wet heel on bathroom floor getting out of shower. Hopefully 100 percent when you get up this way.

Another great video 🎉

Living the dream. Thank you for all the great stories and videos of your days out on the loop. Maybe one day I will get a chance to do the same.

Beautiful country and good vid Brent

Such a cool adventure I’m hooked And inspired

I'm really enjoying your content. Thanks so much for sharing!!

Fantastic!! You're traveling in style!!

Really enjoyed the video thanks for sharing.

WOW what an adventure awesome !!!

Great historic images and thoughts of our heritage! Thanks.

Awesome

Thanks for another awsome ride with you . keep doing the video s. Much appreciated❤

You and Wayne are the 2 original modern adventurers.

Thanks again.

You are such an inspiration I love your calm demeanor I’m enjoying this pleasant trip 3:45

Beautiful scenery! Good to run into people like Daniel!

Another good one, always wanted to spend some time in this area on the water, thanks a lot.

Everything is coming thru great!!

Thanks buddy another great day on the way of life makin memories making friends

Wow. River dear. I would have never thought

so happy to see you n Wavey and your beagle barge adventures ,,,God bless you both always May God always keep you safe *

Planning a trip with our kids from Columbus MS to Mobile AL. Loved watching this section of the river! Thank you for sharing

Look so peaceful. And at the beginning of the video when you're talking about all the sportsman out that way, I suddenly had a banjo tune from the movie Deliverance pop into my head...lol

Great video! Loving this adventure you are on! So glad we found this channel!

I really appreciate your compliments of the south and southern traditions of hunting and fishing it means a lot. I grew up that way and never harvested anything I was not going to eat out of respect for wildlife.

Another great video of the great loop and other boaters with a little town in it thanks. I'm still looking for something I can do this in.

I hear you. My home state of Louisiana used to have "Sportsman's Paradise" on the licence plates.

Reference your new wood stove: burning driftwood is an idea. A couple of things to watch for are (1) living things in or on the wood. Some of those things you may not want aboard the boat. And (2) don’t burn driftwood wood from a salt water source. Salt will be in the wood, and will rust out your new stove in a year. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

I remember you from years ago with the 25 foot Ranger? That was such a cool boat. Best wishes.

enjoyed the cruise and running into some of the other stories thatare going river. All ki ds of people and all kinds of stories.

I was born in Demopolis! 😀👍 Thanks for the video.

Groovy episode.

We're loving all these videos of yours and Wavey's adventures on the Great Loop! We were wondering about your electrical system setup. Did you do a video that covers in detail your electrical system and how you have integrated motor alternator, 120v electrical charger, solar panels (how many watts each), monitors, controllers, sizes, voltages, amperage, etc.? Now that you have had months of experience with your setup and worked out the kinks, we'd also like to hear about what you like, what you don't like and what you'd change in your system. Wishing fair weather and safe anchorages for you. Bev

You got me with the title.

Well I just discovered your channel and enjoyed the ride. I spent 15 years locking at the McAlpine locks in Louisville KY before retiring in 2016. Sure seen my share of shantys during that time. And wished it was me floating down river. Also had plans on doing it after retirement but the wife and grandkids blew that out of the water. But I still have my dreams and who knows it might happen someday but till then I'll sit on my ridge and watch the wildlife. Hey safe sailing and you have a new follower.

Enjoyed 2 of your short videos this morning. We stopped at same park dock on Caloosa.. R enroute east a few yrs ago Would be great to meet u when coming thru SC. We are near Myrtle Bch.

First time here. The beagle and the boat pulled me in. And the dear crossing the water was absolutely a wonderful surprise. Thanks for the spectacular video!

No cel service = great scenery

Beautiful country down in Alabama

Greetings Brenton and wavey. I always enjoy the nighttime runs too. even with the occasional bouncing off a red or a green buoy from time to time. Nice that you met some probable lifelong friends on this section of the river. you guys have me thinking about getting a outboard and a 28 or 29 foot semi displacement hull boat. Cruiser type with a galley and all the amenities. up here in the Northeast you probably know larger boats have IO’s or inboard. seems like a outboard is much more efficient and easier to work on. see you soon

Yep. I’m just a little jealous bud!! Looks like a blast!!

Did the music from the movie "Deliverance" start going through your head at any point on this adventure?

When you mentioned that the sailboat was tied double. It reminded me of sailing on Lake of the Woods, Ontario/Minnesota, for race week, back in the 90's, the race was called off for lack/no wind. We tied three monohulls and one medium sized cat abreast, we ended up turning up the music, danced on the Cat's trampoline, and everyone broke out the refreshments, as we motored down the channel, to the nights anchorage, using the largest mono's engine. Blew the carbon out of the engine. Best wishes from Northern Canada.

Hello Brenton...How is the Cajun life going?? You have certainly shown us so much off of the beaten path..Keep up the good work! Safe travels...

I can’t believe that guy is from Marinette or Lisa’s boats from there that’s where I’m going to move. Crazy crazy cool

"We'll give it a shot". Man, I perked up then!

Once again a great video! I do hope that when you come up through the Intracoastal waterway in NC that you give some advance notice so that we can fire up the pontoon and come out to see you. Either Edenton or Hertford off of the Albemarle sound and if nothing else Elizabeth city.

Great video and I have been waiting for this one my granddaughter watched with me and I kept pointing out I have fished there and that spot and you have fished here and there I must have missed the phone booth and that stretch between rattlesnake bend and demopolis I have run at night about as many times in the light. As always enjoyed the video and commentary safe travels .

Did a lot of my fishing dinners at mayflower inn

You’re going to love that lil stove, Brenton. I have the base model in my cargo trailer and that thing rocks! My only regret is that I didn’t get the glass door, maybe I’ll have to buy another 😊

Just found you. Fun stuff. I will be watching your past stuff on this trip. About 4 years ago I bought and motored a 28ft sailboat across Florida on the Okeechobee Waterway from Cape Coral to the Intercoastal Waterway then north to Jacksonville. Took about 6 weeks with breakdowns and weather delays, but I was in no hurry. I really enjoyed the trip in a Sovereign 28 CC in spite of en-route repairs. The locks were a lot smaller but easily done single handed. It was a great trip through the heart of the Everglades and up the Atlantic coast of Florida on the ICW.

I never ever tie off to a bollard. If it sticks when going up or down it is a very bad situation. Man you are really moving up is the world of freebies. Sail on.

I live in NW Indiana. Work as a firefighter but moonlighted as fire/security at a steel mill in Burns Harbor . I've been on the decks of the Stewart Court and the Burns Harbor while they were off loading. My parents have a place in Counce TN. Fished the Tombigbee and Tennessee river from Goat Island to Joe Wheeler dam. I never considered taking a boat from Pickwick (5miles away from mom n dads)up to Lake Michigan. I'll retire soon so that sounds pretty damn appealing to me. Spring in TN comes much sooner than to Chicagoland. I miss it Thanks for videos. Gives me something to watch at the firehouse.

Hi guys, you and Wavey. You will be much happier with your light if you can move it forward and maybe down so it doesn't shine on your front deck. That motor bike reflecting destroys your night vision and you couldn't see a big snag right in front of you with that the light shining on ithe front deck.. If you can't move it forward then move it back farther on the overhead so the edge of your roof will shade the front deck. You may learn that running at night is very comfortable. Usually less wind and choppy water. Very peaceful. If you use the light sparingly you'll find that you can see much without the light on. One caveat, don't run in bright moonlight. The shadows get very black and can hide all sorts of dangerous obstacles. Cloudy moonlight is much easier and the gray shadows are easier to see in to. A movable spotlight is nice but the light that you have can do much.

Looks nice lots to explore over there im on west coast i have small wood stove in my sailboat and put my dutch oven on top to hold heat with sand in it but all so cook in it pot pies and bake potatos and stuff works great wood is messy and sometimes has bugs but ya

Reference “fires are the old TV” at 17:10: Yes. People will sit and stare at: campfires , clouds, and moving water. Somewhere in our long ago past, that was a profitable or useful thing to do. Today it is calming and relaxing. God bless the quiet activity. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

Hope that Beaver has reflectors!! :-)

I look forward to these videos...such an antidote to the notnilc 😏 im sticking with you. Safe travels 👍🙂

1st viewer! I found your channel in 2024 and one of my favorites. I live close to the dock you stopped at above Bay Springs dam. Would have liked to have met you and Wavy. My daughter has a beagle and loves to walk him there. She lives near the White City bridge on the intercoastal waterway. Nice dock there and a safe place to spend the night!

Brenton hey buddy! Enjoy your adventures and videos so much! You should hit up deer meat for dinner in Jupiter while you are in Florida! I bet he would be willing to take you on some sort of adventure! If not him then his brother Bluegabe also! Would be epic

Great adventure Brenton when we came through that area a few years ago there were six deer crossing the river. In two weeks, my wife and myself will be trailering our 2020 Corsair 880 Sport trimaran to the mouth of the Tennessee River to commute/sail back to Key Largo, Florida. This boat has a retractable carbon fiber mast so getting under bridges shouldn't be a problem. Fully extended the mast is 39'4". If we have to motor, which I'm sure we will do well, the little 9.9 horsepower engine at 60% power will push us along at 7.4 knots and burn very little fuel.

Now we’re talking just starting to watch I was gonna start watching some more videos of Hewewcrafts..

Good shot of the chemtrails

Man what happened with the beer and burgers withe Dennis??? Dont leave us hanging!!

Hi 👋 Brenton and Wavey 😊

This looks really fun need two ppl so u can drink some beers lol

I'm sorry I grew up in Louisiana.It's the Sportsmans paradise

Have you ever detailed how you handle trash and toilet processes, without gray and black tanks.?

In this world now the people are afraid of their own shadow. Tally ho my man!!!!

That shot of the beaver reminded me that my chainsaw is lying on the garage floor in pieces...:-)

When I saw the beaver, I thought I wonder if you see deer swimming.

do you think the flat bottom or earlier twin hull pushes easier with smaller motors.👍👍

Enjoyable and informative as always. Glad to see you didn't have to clap the crew in irons. Must be on account of the nice treats you are feeding her.

When you’re near Hudson, red Wing, pool 4 of the Mississippi, I’d be happy to buy you a beer and visit.

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Yessir!

Nice stove ya got their. The wife and I were building out a 40 ft long Bluebird All American school bus until we abandoned the project. We were interested in stoves like that at one point. Now we have the 20 year old Wallace diesel heater and a Mr Buddy heater as a back up. We had a very very cold night on the Dory last year when the Wallace wouldn't ignite. We still had our fun though. I think I realized this morning one of the things I really enjoy about your channel and it's your comment section. Everyone here is very nice and seem adventure/family oriented. Also you don't take a lot of crap which kinda cleans up the place a bit. 😂 Anyhoo I think it's espresso time my friend. Top of the morning to ya! ☕😁

Beautiful !!! My wife an I took 8 weeks on our boat and did part of the Great loop marina hopping and enjoying life. What’s your cruising speed ? And watch out for those barges.

You need 3 of those Led lights. We always ran doubles, but since you got one in the middle, I say addb2 more.

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I would like to be an old school sportswoman just so I would have an excuse to be out in nature.🌷

I swear I saw a video of Wayne’s stove (twin) on your boat..oh man you are showing it now sure you won’t believe me

I knew when I saw those chemtrails at the start of the video it would be raining the next day.

Love watching your adventures. Have you calculated your fuel usage over the course of the trip?

Have you thought about doing the Lewis and Clark trip up the Missouri from Pennsylvania?

I thought that guy with the sailboats was going to make a diy catamaran.