Hurricane Ian - Damaged Boat Triage

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Our 341 Meridian Sport Bridge, Happy Ours was just returned to the water after a month long stay in a neighbors yard where it blew ashore in the 150mph winds of Hurricane Ian in Cape Coral Florida. Thanks to the work of TowBoat US and the rigging and crane crews, she was returned to the water and miraculously did not sink. In this episode, follow along as we
survey the damages of this boat salvage and try to fire up the engines for the first time since the hurricane.
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27 сен 2024

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@drumlover1687 Год назад

Thats remarkable that she came thru that devastating storm without any major issues! Especially all the electronics.

@ronaldsimmons8346 Год назад

Amazing that she didn't suffer more damage, Great news,

@comeandtravel1 Год назад

Bro, you dodged a bunch of bullets! OMG! Good job!

@candicecassel1110 Год назад

Wow…she’s a tough girl👍👍👍. So glad she survived. Ian was brutal!!

@MikeWallace61 Год назад

Watching that crane work was nerve wracking! Glad the boat and y’all survived the storm.

@billflorio4720 Год назад

So happy for you! Remarkable that the damage is so minimal. Hope you are back to enjoying her soon!!!

@thesassynae Год назад

Wow that’s incredible how there isn’t too much damage! You have a great boat! I’ve been watching your series!

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

Thanks for following along on our crazy adventures!

@josephmythen3844 Год назад

Awesome! So glad your boat came out pretty much unscathed! What an experience ..very happy for you Sir.

@bradwinkle9907 Год назад

I just stumbled across your channel last month and really enjoyed watching your trips. I just found this video and was incredibly shocked to see this mishap. So sorry to see you had to go through all this. Still praying for Florida!

@jameslovelace8958 Год назад

Absolutely Wonderful

@zimmzttocs Год назад

Unbelievable.... Good for you!

@lewpratt3811 Год назад

Phewww, having the mains start must be a huge relief.

@jb-il3vh Год назад

moy surprised about the electronics... I am amazed limited structural/cosmetic damage. I mean floated across the way and sat in front of a lanai

@BoatingJourney Год назад

That is so amazing that she doesn't have any issues. That's a testament to Meridian too! Love that brand. I (Ally) used to market Meridians and I had a ton of Meridian swag when I was in Seattle. I wish I could have sent you some.

@100pyatt Год назад

You have such a beautiful boat !! I'd love to have something like that one day and do the coastal cruising!! 😃✌🏼

@garyjones6914 Год назад

Sorry to see this video. I saw this first then I have seen your trip down. I was shocked to see your Boat Name.

@MegaBait1616 Год назад

Nice Hudson River boat.......

@karenjenner6052 Год назад

So happy to see this! Great news!

@dahveed284 Год назад

It's amazing it wasn't damaged more.

@ngml320 Год назад

Thats fantastic glad it worked out.

@carsnboats5901 Год назад

Awesome that everything still works as well as it does. How do you/they explain such minimal damage to props/shafts/rudders after so much punishment during the storm; scraping over walls and pilings and then sitting on the lawn like that?? I know you're looking forward to cruising around again but be careful of sunken boats and submerged debris and shifted channel markers etc!! Keep up the good work and videos.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

I’ll mark it up to slowly settling in the soft muddy grass after the tides went out. The boat also has a keep and tunnel drive that partially protects the running gear.

@carsnboats5901 Год назад

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs Ahhh- I think tunnels and keels are helpful. I dont have them. I have a similar age Egg Harbor 37, so I was interested to see some of your equipment is similar to mine- PSS shaft seals and NorthStar electronics. I'm still using my NorthStar 9000- simple and reliable but I also use the Navionics App. I think the Navionics on phone is really good. I saw your video where you went by that (because it was closer to actual navaids) and not the New Garmin. Very interesting.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

Thanks for following along! I had to change out my north star gps as it wouldn’t power up. Replacing the autopilot is on the wish list.

@shadesofgold24 Год назад

Probably got super lucky and HO broke free during the highest portion of the surge, winds pushed it against the neighbors house, and kept it there as the tides dropped, so it never touched anything other than water and soft soggy ground. Thankfully!

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

And took out 2 fences and a dock with a lift.

@Sailing.Artemis Год назад

So happy for you

@MadLudwig Год назад

You should short haul it and put a run out gauge on both shafts. Pull both props and have them reconditioned too. Its almost guaranteed that you have some damage. Not worth the risk to the transmissions, shaft seals and cutlass bearings to ignore a close inspection.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

That’s the plan. I’m had to do work anyway but will need to wait for mechanics availability

@Glidescube Год назад

I think you blew an opportunity for Halloween. You could have placed seven mannequins dressed like the Gilligan's Island cast around the boat.

@AdventuresonTour Год назад

I've got the same genny in my Monterey.. dead battery or weak/ dirty ground wire will make it sound like that everytime.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

Hydro lock. More on that in next video!

@Pyle81 Год назад

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs If thats all the damage you suffered, And some minor bumps and bruises. Then you must be living right. Because it sure the hell could have been SIGNIFICANTLY worse thats for sure.

@lisaloy2011 Год назад

Do you have a tight cover up of the instrument panel. It looks like alot of expensive stuff up there to not get wet. Maybe a tarp, till you buy a new cover for the top covering your instrument panel. Unless you have one.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

I have a cover. It partially blew off during the storm.

@greghuber9773 Год назад

What is your boat specs ? Been watching your videos ! Make , length and power train ? Thanks !

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

36’ overall 12,9” beam. Twin 6.2 Mercruiser gas inboards.

@inovahightechltd Год назад

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@stevegroves4764 Год назад

Help us understand why you just left the boat and didn’t do anything to protect it from the hurricane

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

I did a lot to protect it from the hurricane. Extra lines, fenders, took all canvass down, put out bow and stern anchors in addition to all the extra lines. There is only so much you can do to prepare and no one expected a direct hit of nearly cat5 hurricane with unprecedented storm surge never before seen in this area.

@ChadReynoldsGarage Год назад

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs Was leaving in the boat not an option? Or did you just not expect it to hit you since the projections had it going further north? It's so awesome that it doesn't have any major damage.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

It was projected to go further north and never in history has the storm surge reached that level in Cape Coral.

@Pyle81 Год назад

Steve, You APPARENTLY didn't watch his video that showed what he did to try and keep the boat safe during this hurricane. Apparently you've never been threw a storm of this magnitude. Because NO matter what you do, There's a risk that it won't work. Ask the ppl that had there boats out of the water and in dry storage. And part of the building collapsed that they where stored in. But I'm sure you'll have some smart ass answers, Because you obviously know it all.

@leanneadams2549 Год назад

What about your neighbors yard ???

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

It’s been in better shape

@Pyle81 Год назад

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs By next spring (April), You'll never be able to tell where the boat was sitting.

@69judge27 Год назад

You haven't learned anything yet. "Lessons" 😎🎸 #LESSONSRUSH 😎🎸 "GOLD COBRA 😎🎸 #GOLDCOBRALIMPB8ZKIT 😎🎸

@sharond7512 Год назад

I'm sure the engines were music to your ears, sounded awesome. A big step forward for you. 👏👍

@michaeldemaio3601 Год назад

Amazing recovery. It is truly a miracle 😊

@IamJunius Год назад

Glad to see the piece of slate survived!

@floridaexplorer7905 Год назад

Nice! It was hard seeing the boat just sitting there and I can only imagine what y'all have been through. Glad the boat in in such good condition considering what she has been through.

@davecramer9725 Год назад

I will bet that recovery wasn't cheap

@davesarn Год назад

God bless you guys. What a miracle! I have the same exact boat! I would have thought your running gear would have been shot. Very happy for you!

@joeybayer4460 Год назад

I am curious, did you have a towboat membership, if so, did they charge you to remove it from the neighbor's yard?

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

Membership and liability insurance through boatus

@Pyle81 Год назад

@@AdventuresofHappyOurs So what was your out of pocket expense for this recovery?? Because what ever it was, it beat the guys that said it was a total lose.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

Out of pocket was zero.

@captraykelly Год назад

Glad you got it back in the water and engines started. Good luck.

@billsm126 Год назад

Congrats! They don't make them like the use to. How much standing water did you find in the engine compartment when you found her?

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

Immediately after the storm there was zero water in the bilge. Any water that got in was after she was aground from rainwater.

@outlawten5750 Год назад

I'd be surprised if the shafts or props aren't out of balance

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

I’d agree. Now that would be a miracle!

@pvalentin214 Год назад

So happy for you

@waytoson Год назад

What a beautiful sound... Thank goodness...

@LindsayLola_ Год назад

Such a beautiful boat -- glad it survived the storm!

@josephmythen3844 Год назад

I watched your vessel being lifted out of your neighbors yard (VERY IMPRESSIVE JOB !) this morning and being familiar with large boats and moving them , I know what a huge relief it is to see the slings come off and to have it in the water....works on the nerves one might say.

@mikenelson1387 Год назад

Awesome, that hurricane Ian boat wash sure was a pain in the bottom.

@dougaranda6187 Год назад

You won’t really know if you have any bent prop blades until you get underway and get the revs up. Don’t see how you couldn’t have one of two tweaked a little with the weight of the boat sitting on them.

@AdventuresofHappyOurs Год назад

For sure!

@MrJerobona Год назад

WoW! You got very lucky!

@cardio10101 Год назад

AMAZINGLY LUCKY

@paulbrancov7037 Год назад

So awesome!!!

@EdEdelenbos Год назад

Good living. Good for you!!!

@ross6343 Год назад

Spit and polish time...fortunately! All things considered, 'Happy Ours' seems to have made for a happy Captain. Here's hoping you don't make unwanted submerged discoveries on your first time out. Cheers...