MV Do It Now: Elizabeth City to Coinjock, NC

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After making a dismal error -- as I reported in my Great Loop Blog -- I found myself in Camden, NC (near Elizabeth City) needing to get down into the Virginia Cut to continue my travels north. After waiting four days for wind on Albemarle Sound to clear, I finally made my escape. This video is a conglomerate of clips I recorded during that trip using video from two GoPro cameras. Yes, I know it's a little long; I promise to make them shorter in the future.
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27 мар 2024

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Комментарии : 20

@MikeWallace61 3 дня назад

Enjoying your travels Maria. Beautiful vessel. Fair winds and following seas!

@MariaLanger 3 дня назад

Thanks so much! 😊

@Shane_Little 13 дней назад

So glad I found your channel! That boat is my dream! No one really shows the Ranger like you are so thank you for this! My goal is to have an R-29 CB or an R-31 CB within 5yrs. I have a plan and I’m working hard. Now I need to find patience! Thank you and stay safe! 🙏

@MariaLanger 10 дней назад

Working toward a plan is the best way. You can get some decent deals on used Ranger Tugs. The older models have the side door which would make solo ops easier. The newer ones have other nice features though; you really need to look at a bunch and see what features are best for you. I hope to see you one day out on the water!

@Shane_Little 10 дней назад

@@MariaLanger Couldn’t agree more! I do love that side door a lot. I’ll definitely be letting someone else eat the depreciation. Your boat is perfect. I LOVE the skylights above the helm area. Wish the R31 had those!

@jasonkopp5182 3 месяца назад

Great content and camera setup. Really appreciate seeing how it looks to come into a dock from captain’s perspective. Extremely useful to get a sense of how approach angle should look.

@MariaLanger 3 месяца назад

Thank you! I'll keep trying to share new stuff.

@WestMauiBrad 3 месяца назад

Maria, As a former pilot (aircraft) I have always enjoyed your cherry drying videos! I've just discovered your Great Loop Videos. They are wonderful! I've always been interested in the Great Loop and the boats people use for it. Ranger Tugs are great. Watched a few videos on them and find them very interesting. It's great to see practical videos like yours. Best of luck and keep up the great work! Safe travels.

@MariaLanger 3 месяца назад

I honestly believe the R29 (which I have) and the R31, which is the next larger model, are the absolute best loop boats for one or two people. Bigger boats are harder to handle, cost more to fuel, can't do the faster speeds when you want to, and can't get into shallow water or tight spaces. I'm hoping to share a lot more videos in the weeks to come. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

@johnhoffman830 3 месяца назад

It was a fun, educational, entertaining, and even peaceful video. Bravo!

@MariaLanger 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it! I'm hoping to put out another one soon.

@samm0110 3 месяца назад

Great fun, thanks for taking us along for the ride!! Mid Atlantic Christian University (aka MACU) docks are so convenient for access to shops & restaurants. Also, they're usually full. A stern in Rosborough just fits into their tiniest slip so I can usually get in and catch a break from weather or too many days on the water. Curtains help with stern-in privacy. [EDIT: PS, sorry about the Dismal lock snafu..]

@MariaLanger 3 месяца назад

Unfortunately, my boat did not come with rear curtains. I do have two snap-on covers that'll close up the back windows. In a pinch, I could use them. But I do like to look out.

@PollardGeorge 3 месяца назад

Thank you for bringing us along. This is one of the best Great Loop trip videos I've seen, mostly because you just show what you're doing and talk to us like we're there. I really felt like I was riding along with you, except I didn't get seasick in the chop.

@MariaLanger 3 месяца назад

Thanks very much! That's the kind of motivation I need to keep making these. I'll see what I can put together from my trip to Chesapeake the following day.

@nathanward3055 Месяц назад

Have you been in good enough weather to vlog from the command bridge?

@MariaLanger 27 дней назад

It's funny you should ask. The main problem with recording from the command bridge is the wind sound making my voice difficult to hear. I have a wireless microphone that I hooked up to my GoPro -- I bought it years ago for my helicopter video channel -- and I discovered earlier this week that it sends out a signal that makes my chartplotters unable to get a GPS signal! So I'm still trying to come up with a workaround for that. But yes, the weather was great last weekend and earlier this week; I did a lot of driving from the command bridge. Unfortunately, I can't drive from up there while going through locks because I can't reach the lock lines from the command bridge. I'm up in Lake Champlain now and will be dealing with locks as I come back down to the Erie Canal and then more of them in the Erie Canal in the coming weeks.

@randyadams958 3 месяца назад

Annapolis-based R27 here. Thanks for taking us along. No trim tab use? BTW your AGL pennant is up-side-down, or so it looks.

@MariaLanger 3 месяца назад

It was a pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to comment! I need more Trim Tab training or at least experimentation in water with no wind or current. I think that with the proper use I can "fix" my veer to port problem. As for my AGLCA burgee, I'm not a member so I fly it upside down on purpose. And there's a LONG story there.

@UrjunkMygold Месяц назад

I’ve got an R25 OB and the port side lean is quite noticeable and quite an effect on my little boat. All you need is a little experimenting when your moving in a big open area like that sound. Giving a little starboard bow down will counteract that port lean. Don’t know if your R29 tabs have the LED indicators (my R25 does not) so just go by feel. When you get back into a slow speed area where it doesn’t affect you as much you can pick the trim tab back up to reduce a little bit of drag. Just found your channel. Great vids. Great helm view instruction as you’re on your journey. Thanks for posting! 👍🏼😎