Motor Yacht Cruising On The Okeechobee Waterway 

Rare to see someone doing all of the right things on small yacht. Thank you for sharing.

Very cool to see the respect to the ways of the water ways. Rules are not made to be broken, they help show respect for other boaters, respect to the people that make the cancels/lock and harbors work. Not to mention the people who live on the shore. It's good all around. Everyone knows what to expect so all can enjoy.

I feel like I just took a short vacation simply watching this. What a fun journey. Thanks.

I like how you go over radio use, most channels don't and it is helpful

wow lived n the Orange river years ago,brought back lots of memories of better times,caught lots of dinners at the trestle

Thanks for that, I do miss my boat life having sold mine back in 2010 after owning her for 15 years. Bought Lazy Days in 1995 and lived aboard for 2 years, moored on the River Thames under the flight path to Heathrow airport where I was working on a tunnel construction project. Now LD was not just any old boat built in 1930 as a family motor yacht in Castleford, Yorkshire in Larch planking on Oak frames with Teak decking. 30ft length 6ft something beam with a 3ft draft, Powered by twin Penta engines made before Volvo got involved. Over the next 10 years she made her way south and moored on the Thames. 1940 she was taken into Navy service and helped in the evacuation of British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk to larger craft off shore, After 3 days she sailed back to Blighty with some 85 souls onboard, bullet holes at the water line. She then went into floating mine patrol works on the Thames Estuary based a Chatham Dockyard but moored at Queensborough, where she still gets a free mooring. She is a member of the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships, they make a return to Dunkirk every 5 years sadly the 2020 one was cancelled due to covid. The Royal Navy and the Lifeboats escort the fleet of 50 or so boats taking part, it's a slow crossing as the fleet consisted of every type of boat there was. Inter years are celebrated at ports that took part in the evacuation. So keeping LD on the Thames I'm no stranger to locks, and in the last 3 summers I owned her she was kept in Holland, there are huge locks there and the freight traffic tie up with engines running so the wash is difficult to handle. A lot of the time I was single crewed so lines were made up for easy use, yachters would get mad if I didn't help them raft on me, but hey they would be 4 or 5 manned and still won't help!!!! Anyway enough about me, I'll start watching you vlogs and enjoy some time back on the water. Stay safe in these troubled times.

Thank You from Virginia , always enjoy your videos.

BRAVO Glad you two are back

Hello from New Zealand. We love your videos - we've done some of these trips ourselves when cruising in the USA. Enjoying your occasional cooking segment 😋

Good to see you guys back on the water. Wishing you fair winds and smooth sailing from Norway

Nice to see the crew has weathered the storm in fine fashion. Continued success at sea and have fun.

Nice Vid Gents. I have never boated in that area, so it was interesting to see the locks, etc.

Glad you're traveling again.

Thank you so much for an enjoyable day on OLOH!

we traveled thru those locks from West to East for the first time last year. Videos like this really helped plan for the locking procedure. Thanks guys

Great job guys

Glad to see ya'll back on the water. Missed seeing Jasper.

Thanks for the ride.

This is awesome!!! I will be following your adventures from now on

Great video, thanks for sharing.

Nice job on the video gents. Very professional with the music and all. Thanks!

Just saw your show for the first time, and we actually just did the same trip on a delivery on a Hat 70 and had a great time and a great learning experience! Great video, I like when ppl explain why things may not be working on a vessel and what to look for and what needed fixed or other! Thanks again, and safe passages! Capt Steve

This is a channel I did not know I needed in my life but I do. Great videos and I love Jasper.

I was fortunate enough to be able to camp at Ortona Lock a couple of years back and watch boats like yours pass through. Beautiful sight! Loved your video.

Finding your channel has made my day. Looking forward to catching up and looking forward. Dominic (and Alvin)

Hi Captain & Admiral . Love your vlogs . Boats are a huge passion of mine so being able to share in your adventures on board your beautiful yacht OLOH has been a joy to watch . Really like how you show your location & next destination via satellite . Much respect for your nautical knowledge, professionalism & courtesy you show to everyone . You are both an inspiration to me . God bless . ❤ Mark (Toronto)

This is quite a treat! It's hard to find videos showing actual yacht operations with the procedures you go through. I have subscribed to your channel. LT Jerry Lentz USCG (retired)

I have spent quite a bit of time watching most of your videos. I'm in Quebec, Canada and the weather here is slowly getting better and better. So watching your videos is the best remedy for me in this pandemic and it just makes me dream of being on my boat this summer in the 1000 Islands. I also must say that the quality of your videos and the overall joyfull attitude that you guys have makes it easy to get hooked and always looking forward for the next one. Enjoy life on your boat and it keep on sharing your voyages.

Just so relaxing to watch, wishing I could afford a boat.

Hello from the UK. Found you by chance and glad that I did, everything looks beautiful and totally different from the water and it's so clean, sadly clean waterways like that are a dream here in the UK. Great boat, and I like the way Jasper walks about watching everything intently with that "I am in charge" look. Stay safe guy's and thank's so much for taking us along with you.

Love living on boats and on the water all the time

yust discovered your adventurs on oloh and i wil never mis anything in the future of your adventures and voyages.

Glad to have found this channel!! I'm hooked! I had a little puckering action going on when you guys went under the bridge!! That was tight for sure!

It was nice to see you made a proper sécurité call 👍. Not a “security” call 😉. You run a tight ship & have great seamanship. A lot of boaters are still trying to find the brake pedal. Great channel!

love you guys.. you are to fricken fun! love the banter. great couple!

Really appreciate your wonderful videos. We are cruising the ICW for the first time and I watched your videos several time to prepare. We are currently at River Forest in LaBelle, where we will store the boat while we head home for Christmas. Very excited to hear OLOH was here as well! Thanks for helping us with our trip. Safe travels and happy holidays. Mike and Taylor on Discovery.

Just camped at Ortona last week, loved this video. It cleared up a lot of question about the locks... thanks

Can’t wait, I’ll be in Fort Myers next month. I own a vacation home there. Love your channel guys, great job !

You boys are fantastic. Me and my bf Enjoyed yet another few videos of yours. The great loop is on my bucket list in the next 10 years. ICW looks very fun.

Thanks for the ride captain!

I somehow missed your previous upload. Glad to see you guys back on board!

I've noticed those glasses are always full to the brim! Not a drop to spare...LOL Cheers.

Very professional team work you guys rock, I envy your style

thank you for your technical details. Knowing the hands on, nuts and boats of life on the waterway is of great interest. I look forward to more videos. (11 gal/hr? yikes....)

Just happened upon you guys. Great vids, beautiful boat, and love the legacy old trucker hats.

HELLO! It’s a cold Saturday morning here on Cape Cod but it’s great to be back on board OLOH.

I agree with you Captain about doing the right thing on the water now I grew up inSouthFlorida I bought my first boat before a car and I’ve owned 17 or 18 others over the years at certain times and in certain places it sometimes feels as though I’m all alone on that one at times yet I have to be the better person Best of luck to the rest of your voyages !

Totally enjoyed this video.

I've never had a dream really but I have realized lately that this is it. Hopefully when I retire in 20 years or so! Great video guys thank you!

It’s great to see Oloh and crew underway again!!! I love the boater etiquette tips that are sprinkled throughout each video. I learn something new each video. Thank you for letting us watch your adventures.

Enjoyed seeing that stretch of the Caloosahatchee. Cruised there some 50 years ago aboard the S.S. Corsica , a 30' Winslow sloop ,skippering the Sea Scout Ship. I remember our sailing into the Yacht Basin under sail (because our inboard wouldn't work), and maneuvering & docking with no dents or scrapes. I knew two of the Harbormasters there: Ed Hansen & Dave LaCroix. Good & knowledgeable seamen. Good memories.

My first time on your channel. Really enjoyed the info on lock procedure and the cruise. I hit like and subbed w/notification. Thanks for taking me along!

Thank you for the video I really enjoyed it. Always wanted to own a boat little late now I'm 70 years old.

Coffee on a chilly morning can make any boat chore better. But Friatas and bacon... I think I'd swab the decks, dress the lines and clean your lock bumpers for that fare.

I used to run around were your at with a Bass boat. I loved stopping for catfish dinners mainly on the west canals of the lake. Think your boat is to big to go there. Thanks for video.

Yea,you guys are the best when it comes to commentary and just normal conversation.🤠🏳‍🌈

Awesome video. Radio operation was on par as well.

My first time watching love it navigating the locks very educational Im IN NC Ive never done a Lock .

As I am getting ready to take longer trips you inspire me

Just found your channel and subscribed.Being a fellow boater I really enjoyed watching.

Nice trip,nice boat

That is a cool idea on the stickers.And,you guys are cool,I am now subscribed.

Did Stuart to ft Meyers on jetskis a couple years ago with a big group, what a day of riding.

Found your channel while checking out Ft. Myers. Love the content and scenery! You easily fit under that bridge. If it gets a little tight, just let some air out of the tires and you’ll be fine. My wife and I have subscribed and may see you on the water in the future! -Mike

Hello and welcome back to Fort Myers. Really enjoyed the trip down the Okeechobee. Switched from cruising to RV'ing a few years back and this kind of made me rethink that choice. Nice job with the boat and the video. Just subscribed. Will check out OLOH and Jasper on our next trip downtown.

Love your professionalism. I binge watched all of last year’s videos in one week. Safe travels and calm seas. When are you traveling through North Carolina again? Cheers, Todd

so glad to hear that you throttle down for passing traffic. Here in Pinellas County, that courtesy is becoming non-existent in today's world. New subscriber here....Cheers

Just found you all. This is the first video of yours I have seen. I guess I know what I am doing today. Be safe and have fun.

I have used the waterway many times and it has always been well worth it.

great video, my wife and I dream of this in our future

Beautiful boat

New subscriber loving it 🇬🇧🇬🇧

Use to have to make 28 locks up and dwn the mississippi draw bridges in chicago too

You could make a "fender-board" to hang between the fenders and the lock wall to prevent your fenders from contact and wear when you are in the locks. Use a pine or fir 2 x 10 with holes drilled through on the long dimension for the suspending line to prevent contact with the wall. Hang it outboard of the fenders.

Subscribed!

We have the same headsets, Man on the Move or more commonly known "Marriage Savers" wouldn't cruise without them! Especially in a trawler.

Careful in those locks, my grandfather lost his life in one at Lake Okeechobee years ago.

13:26 I’m a new subscriber, what a great video. The bridge clearance was close. Enjoy the Ride, Bell

I knew that was the latest Sir Winston. The original owner/Capt was on the 750 pax Celebration Belle (quad cities) one evening. Capt. Dan Keyes

You guys make a great couple

Great video! We were clenched up while you were going under that bridge. 😬

LOL, I worked on that bridge job in Moore Haven Florida for two years back around 97,98. Had an accident which dropped a few concrete beams in the water and shut down the waterway for a few days.

I can't imagine 46 deg. In Fla. I travel there often during winter months from home in TN. And mid sixties seems to be average and that has me comfortable in short sleeves and every Floridian dressed in their puffy coats, gloves and stocking hats.

11gph! Wow! I’m jealous....that’s the same as my 21 foot Yamaha.

Something to keep in mind is when a generator has been shut down for a length of time. The engine may start and run as it should but produce no voltage. The diodes in the exciter ring must have a small amount of DC voltage for the generator to begin producing AC voltage. It does not happen often but if one of the diodes is dead it can be troublesome to troubleshoot. But a quick fix/work around can be accomplished. A good generator man can show you how to zap it on line. Detroit’s I’m not sure in the pleasure craft domain. But in the commercial marine world those things have a distinct sound/hum. And if they are not leaking they are not running. Great engines that will last forever. I’ve always said they’ll make your engineroom light bulbs leak oil. I’m familiar with that area, used to cost 3 or 4 times a year. And still have many friends scattered around the lake and P B County. It’s sad to say that I’ve never even been out on the water there. I’ve traveled over 3000 miles of inland rivers and made probably about 40 different locks ranging from just a few feet rise or drop to one with almost 100’ rise or drop. So I find your video very interesting. Still not sure how I stumbled across it.

Beautiful scenery, along with essentially having the waterway all to yourselves gave the video more of an isolated feel insofar as showcasing the countryside, animals, etc. Speaking of animals, I noticed the horses at the 14:22 mark, and was curious if there are herds of wild horses that roam the area?

So the captain can simultaneously pilot the vessel and cook up a good breakfast! You are a true Renaissance man sir, I salute you!

We Used to have a Sail boat , And we had to go through a lock to get to the Open Ocean

Cheers!

Nice to hear a captain say they have some nerves going first time out, it’s because we know all the stuff that can go wrong.

Excellent

Lekker man lekker

My BB Chevy's in my 1967 race boat idle at 1100 rpms.

Great channel. How are you keeping moisture out of the cabins, particularly when in cooler temperatures.

This guy looks sooo familiar!!!

real close transit under da bridge......😊

Subscribed! We love your videos. Thank you, from Naples, Florida. Say hello to "First Dog" Jasper

Turkey bacon and free range eggs......sounds kind of healthy...I hope the coffee is at least caffeinated...lol

Hey captain nice video and beautiful boat. Caught my attention for sure as I sit here on a cold Friday morning in mid western indiana. Wishing like hell I was back in florida. Odd enough I grew up between here and around Tampa bay in dunedin. I had an uncle and aunt that spent half their year in Acadia and then bought a place right on the water on the lake however I've never had the chance. Would absolutely love to get back down and finally become a captain and boating repairs. Most of my experience however has been on my 40 year old no brand name single mast sailboat either alone or with whatever girl I could convince to be my first mate. I cant wait however to get my boys current ages 3 and 2 out on the water and get an appreciation for the oceans and waterways of florida. Right now I fear so much for the state mostly because of the current political leaders.

Nice vid and appreciate sharing operational boating knowledge for your neck of the woods. Does OLOH have any O-H-I-O lineage? Safe travels.