Huge thank you to everyone who shared kind thoughts in the comments on older videos. You guys have really pushed me to be my best self, and I'm ready to give back the same positivity. Let's go on some adventures together!
Glad to see you back Cullen. Driving your boat is easier than you think because it has twin engines. All you need is a little practice every so often and you will get the hang of it in no time. You got this man
Glad to see you are back. I have been keeping an eye out for your return. I know it is very upsetting to have your life turned upside down like that. As for the future- you are more than a boat, or a boat guy. We like you for being the person you are, not what you own or where you live. Keep the videos coming and your real friends will stick with you.
Hey Cullen. I was wondering what you’ve been up to. Really glad to see you found a new home for the Chris Craft, if not for yourself (technically). About that, here’s an idea. What if you found a private vacation residence with a dock where the owner might be interested in having someone on the property to keep an eye on things, but not in the house? You might be surprised by how many vacation property owners worry about leaving their property unoccupied 11 months out of the year. Might be an option for you. Anyway, I’m looking forward to seeing more of your vids even if they’re about cars and not necessarily your boat. Most boats eventually do get sorted out with the right owner, but no worries, something will eventually break! lol In the meantime, keep up with your excellent attitude and positive outlook, many others would have given up and cried in their own soup. You’re living the Dream for all of us!
As long as he doesn't stay there more than 7 days consecutively, he isn't legally considered a live aboard. All he's gotta do is stay with a friend, get a motel room, etc. But you do have a good idea. If there's someone out there with a private slip, that would roooooooooock. He's a great dude, and I'm sure someone out there will help him out. We just need to share the shit out of his videos, and maybe the right person will see 'em😁😁
Sorry that you had to lose that great location, phenomenal view and comradely of your first place. Look forward to seeing what your future brings. Good luck!
The clip of the last look around the old dock - that hair, those glasses - such a 'glamor shots' look! ;-) one day you will look back at that clip and smile! ;-)
You need to get comfortable running your boat, brother. Crew is nice but there will always be those days where you just have to do it yourself. Get a friend to stand by “just in case” and then practice practice practice.
Glad to see you're back!!! Keep the faith brother ..... I would invite you to stay at my dock BUT my lake is land locked in the NORTHWOODS OF WISCONSIN and she gets a bit nipply in the winter time.... Hang tough stay focused I have faith this is only a mole hill not an impassable mountain.... Safe travels 🙏 Scott
Impressed that you have such a good relation ship with the former dock master and his girl-friend. I am sad that you have lost your community, hopefully you will find a new one.
Cullen glad you found a slip. I wish more live aboard space was available. In the San Francisco Bay Area in California, majority of harbors only allow 10% of liveaboards. There is like a minimum of 2-3 year waiting list. We have a severe affordable housing shortage in California. This problem can be solved so easy. Majority of boats sit empty in our harbors. They could be occupied by a stroke of a pen with law changes. I’m a Realtor by trade and this situation could be resolved so easily. Time to write our Legislators to push for change.
Thanks for the new video. You've had a tough time this year with a hurricane, engine repairs, and getting kicked out of your marina. When I was at Mayport, a very long time ago, I dreamed of getting a small cruiser and living on it while I worked in the Navy. That didn't happen. I remember there were many small marinas along the ICW around Atlantic Beach, and there were docks at the small town beside the Mayport navy base. Glad you're back and looking forward to seeing your work.
I really enjoy your channel. I like how you set your mind to be determined to live on a boat and you made that happen!! I myself miss the ocean terribly, I moved to Utah from Miami in 1981. Also, I have worked for/with BMW for thirty five years and if you ever have any questions about your car, please feel free to ask me. John at BMW of Murray
Nice to see you bouncing back Cullen - good luck with what must be an ongoing background search for a better mooring. When we bought our boat we were told seven times in the same conversation that we couldn't live aboard. We had a friend's address a couple of blocks away, so it all turned out ok for 7 or eight brilliant years. Like you at the time, we knew every day was gold. Good luck going forward mate. Subbed.
Glad to hear you made it to a new place even if it isn’t everything you need! Hopefully some new slips open up soon in the marinas you want, I’m sure the competition to get a slip up there is tough! We still gotta get together one day too!
This finding a dock so sucks. The struggle is real. I literally just got a job at the dock that pays nothing so i could get my foot in the door & get a dock. If i had the money i would open a dock.
I am really depressed by the live aboard marina situation. I was looking to relocate to Jacksonville and was hoping to buy a boat and move aboard. Keep us all posted.
Cullen, I was wondering about you. Missing your videos of course. What some guys do , is sleep in an R.V. adjacent to your harbor or slip to get around the live aboard options. In our harbor, as long as you are not sleeping on your boat for more than 48 hours, they can’t call it a live aboard. Check the law in your state.
sorry to hear your boat news. Really hope things get better and you enjoy the boat. Wondering why its not safe to take the boat out yourself? sorry, but won't be watching car videos, but will definitely tune back for more of your boat life. All the best. Worse things happen at sea. Bill. Scotland.
Boat videos will be scattered in as often as possible. Because the boat is so big, it takes 10 to 15 Seconds to move from the controls to the cockpit to handle lines. If any emergency happens while docking, 15 seconds is way too long to react to the situation.
glad to hear from you, I have stayed at your old dock for last three Christmas parades and was there for this new years I met many of your neighbors great people! it's probably the reason I kept going back,so sad what happened and sorry we didn't meet! but I like seeing your videos glad your at a new temporary safe place! I think you should find a boat owner you like and ask for them to help you go out a few times you will get the hang of it!
Hi Cullen, sorry for the choppy waters you are sailing across. losing the marina was bad news on your last video I watched. I don't know how far you can travel or want to travel but I live on my boat in Titusville and I think they have a slip open. I'm not 100 but you could call maybe? I know Jax is like two hours away and I am sure with your job you probably can not do it but I thought Id throw it out there. I'm at Westland Marina and next door allows LA's too. Titusville municipal marina. They also have a mooring field. Anyway, good luck bud hope you find smoother waters ;)
Glad your channel will continue but sad boats will no longer be the focus. I’ll be staying for awhile to see how things go but must admit car projects are not my thing. At any rate I wish you nothing but happiness and success in your future projects.
Good to see you back mate. Its also good to see you are bearing up despite the crapfest that flew your way. Let's hope something more permanent turns up soon.
I used a van to sleep in at night, then spent my days on my yacht. I had a solar panel on the van so I could have electric and had a fan to keep cool at night.
Hey man, love the content always. Your General maintenance videos are great as well. Hope all goes well. Btw can you share your resources on where you learned how pull the cam and heads apart on your 454s.
A lot of it was just trial and error. If there's a nut or bolt, it's probably meant to come off somehow! Lol There were some specific references for setting valve lash and distributer timing. I linked to those in the description of one of the videos. Other than that, some quick googling when i hit dead ends usually helped. Old forum posts can be super useful.
Bro, since you've been sharing your adventures with us, we've all considered you our friend. We're gonna watch whatever videos you post. I'm personally looking forward to seeing some automotive stuff, and as always, I'll be here to offer any good advise that I can give, as ive been wrenching on cars since I was 12. I'm currently building an engine for a buddy of mine for his truck, and will soon be building a new 500hp engine for my 74 Lincoln MK4. So I'll be looking forward to seeing you get greasy!😂
That would be cool lol I'm probably gonna start with the easy ones. If i can spare the cash, I'll try to get hands on an STI Its childish, but I really want a couple turbos and an intercooler!
Just learn how to drive that boat by yourself. Hire someone to teach you. Take a course. Something. Anything. Hang in there and have faith, you will find a place .
Sir as long as you one set of hands it's easy. I've only taken my twin of yours out 10 times so far. I have to go between pilings and do a 180 in the canal with a 60 footer on other side. Only with 55 feet of clearance between us. Mine is 42 foot end to end. You can do it.
You're right. My fear is the 7+ seconds it takes to get from handling lines in the aft cockpit to the controls on the upper helm in an emergency. A lot can happen in an emergency situation.
wondering why I didnt see you anymore I was looking for one hour in my 500 subscriptions .. idnt remember the name of your channel.. just found this... I think you made a wrong move and should keep talking about boats... people like to hear you and see you, even telling a story...go to visit some other boats or talk about new boats... people like nick have millions of subs just filming a boat... but I wish you all the best,, from Spain
It seems difficult to find a good place to dock and live aboard. I've observed that marinas seem to have a lot of meth/crack heads living at them, especially the staff.
To bad about no boat videos. That why many of us are even here. I suspected once you got the work done, then finally we would get to see numerous videos of boat cruises in your area....?? But, you said you’reZ headed a new direction? To bad all of us boaters who were watching, since we watched through all the work, but now don’t have the “pay-off”.cruises to watch....
I am familiar with the area. You seem like you are limiting yourself to JAX. Is that because of work? I have a boat up at Amelia Island. There are some options up there. Also St Augustine is a great boaters place. I have been considering relocating there. As far as "liveaboard" goes. I would never tell a marina I was living aboard, like forever. Yeah your living aboard, but your a cruiser, your just stopping for a month and then when your month is up you pay for another month. By then they know your not all the things they worry about with "liveaboards"
Great advice... I can sometimes be too honest people, and that doesn't always play out in my favor. Yes, I have to srick around for work. Hopefully that won't always be the case.
@@CullenCraft what is your tolerable commute time? You work downtown or north or southside? I do know a few folks that have lived aboard down that way. Hows your budget? Money can solve issues sometimes. I am finding that to be an issue dock space is getting ridiculous.
Had a buddy who stayed at ortega landing. He loved it but was $$$. JAX does have some off the beaten path sketchy places if you poke around. Have you been over to seafarers on the trout river? I looked at that a few years ago, assuming it is still there it was cheap and local, a bit open, wood docks. There are other places I have never looked into, you ever go to the dames bridge bar? Not sure it is still there, they used to have docks and what looked like boats with people on them I doubt moved much. Other then that I have stayed at a couple marinas near beach blvd bridge, JAX beach, could be something there.
Checked out a few small marinas on the trout river... Not really my style. And still surprisingly expensive around 500ish. Ortega landing is like a country club... And comes with a bill to match. Last time I asked, they wanted 900+ a month for my 38 footer
@@CullenCraft $500 is cheap for dock space for 38ft. That type pricing is all going away as far as I can tell. Yeah, 900+ a month is where things are headed for a large boat. The only positive is it is still not more then the average apartment, and it is much cooler being on your boat in a decent marina then a crappy apartment.
If you really want to go back to living on your boat, you need to research the ordinance(s) that govern live-aboards in the city of your choice. Find out what it will take to change those rules, regulations, ordinance(s) that have put you and other live-aboards in a most uncomfortable spot. It may take a petition with a certain number of signer-supporters or who want to live the live-aboard lifestyle in your City to restore the ordinance(s) that allow live-aboards. Or it could take a position in elected office (City Council) in your city of choice. It is your civil liberties that are being chipped away from you. Don't let it continue. Take action. You and your boat deserve better. Circulate a position. Run for office. Don't let the bozos who took that civil liberty away from you continue to do so.
Great points. Unfortunately, its not the government making these rules, its the private companies that own the marinas. Its more profitable and less work to disallow liveaboards and just be a storage spot for million dollars yachts. I still have the right live on my boat, but marinas still have the right to not like it.
I responded to your comment on that video, but RU-vid doesn't always give notifications for comments. Basically it starved for gas. More info on the other comment.
Be careful when u go out I woke up to two dead batteries on my boat and I was way back in a cove if it wasn't for my Is cousin bringing me new batteries I dont know what I would have done I guess I better get a generator lol
To tear it down to make luxury apartments. They succeeded in the tearing down part - but ran out of money and decided not to build the apartments. So effectively, they tore it down for no reason.
