Solo ICW Boat Trip - NY to Florida ep 14 Southport NC to Myrtle Beach 

That pepper jelly goes great with some cream cheese and a ritz

Living that dream looks like.

Yeah again. Loved Osprey Marina!!! GREAT Staff! Floating docks, great fuel price, Nice goodie bag, great laundry room, food here during the day, restaurants deliver here!

I love the “rainy day from the helm” videos. Looks so cozy in there!

I grew up on the Chesapeake, then moved to NJ, Ughhhh can't wait to get Out of this dump! I miss having a boat SO much....I gotta get back near the open water.

I've lived on the ICW around MB for over 10 years. Fun places all over.

Thanks for posting. Well done!

the southport area is one of my fav spots in the country

Great series of videos. I'm a boater from Norway and love to see how American boaters spend your days at sea... Here 5-7 feet is impossible with rocks and bedrock everywhere, I hold my breath when you sail in shallow waters😂

Just finding your channel! Thank you for all the information and details! We are in the planning stages and your channel is so helpful and informative!

After watching most of your videos every night, I might have to change my retirement plans someday and boat from upstate ny to Marco island. Great videos

I have enjoyed watching your video all the way down I was in the army and sailed the ice in army landing craft 138 feet it's about 30 years but I've sailed the whole trip alway down to west palm beach mostly on the icw thank you

That stretch of river where you're talking about the trees growing right up to the edge...it is not salt water or brackish...pure fresh blackwater. All those creeks off the main channel were Socastee Creek, which ended not far past the north side of the bridge. Brackish starts down near Bucksport on king tides. That stretch of river from the Socastee swing bridge to Osprey was my old fishing grounds. I'd set bush hooks in the trees for channel and flathead catfish. Funny story about Osprey...it was a pond back (before the channel was cut and one (big) time fine was paid to the Corps of Engineers) in the day and my grandma caught the largest bass of her life out of there...the hook pulled out as she was landing it and her sister stepped on it to land it.

Great marine. Seems very quiet and piece full.

Yo...don't you know 'close' only counts with horse shoes and grenades [the 'first' I was pretty good at and the 'second' I got scary lucky with...still gives the cold sweats at times when thinking about those moments]. Brian gave me a good 'hint' your first solo day would go just fine! And GREAT you met up with a good friend and tumbled a few Screwball's. Safe travels Captain - be well! Cheers...

This is a great run, done it several times. Calabash, NC has some great pull up restaurants, shout out Oyster Rock! Barefoot landing, NMB has great eating... Greg Norman for the win there.. plus many others at both spots.. and the Anchor Cafe at Grand Dunes MB is pretty decent! Great job Captain navigating the weather! 🙂 The best secret is ... oooo... nah.. msg me for that place lol

Beautiful marina. Reminds me of Pirate's Cove in Cincinnati off The Ohio River.

Certainly a courageous solo trip. Glad you made it in one piece. I can’t imagine that trip solo. Very few bathroom trips I suspect.

Just subbed ya.... From commie NJ but now in NC.... I winter over in C.C. n Pine Island.be careful with the tides n don't believe your chart plotter.... be well.

It would have been great if gave the ICW MM numbers on each change of scene or so often. Thanks, Great Videos and documentry.

Half way cap. Congrats and wen you arrive home im sure you will not use your boat for at least 2 months, i know the feeling 🤣👍🏝🛥

Armchair analysis on the trees living in the water. I think in brackish water, the salt and fresh water tend to create layers with "fresher" water sticking to the bottom and salt at the top...perhaps that's why they are living. I'm happy to be corrected! :)

# 4:12 Danger Danger. Before entering the rock pile, call for ANY TUG TRAFFIC. There IS NO ROOM TO PASS. Study chart closely.

Enjoyed the video, glad you squeaked in before closing time. Hope prop OK. Is your boat log something you created or a software program you bought?

Why did your lady have to leave the boat? She's an Intercal part of your video I enjoyed seeing the interaction you guys had.

Ty

I was wondering do you have a Ham radio on board, I monitor 27.425 lsb most of the time and it would be nice to hear from another murine vessel, I talk to Rick off his boat on the Ohio river and Scotty down in FL. sometimes too. 030 Gary Sparky is my call sign on 11 meters and KI5UHA is my call sign on 10 meters.

I have a mount for my Gopro that goes on a Shurhold pole and I can drop it in the water and take a look at all the running gear without have to go in the water....

I have a question that may seem silly but- what method do you use to schedule slips. Things change and ya may want to stop early. Is it all on line?…I’m sure you schedule some ahead but what about the last minute overnight stops.

Have you thought about using torsion propellers to see if that increases your performance? (EDIT: toroidal prop)

Did I see your boat in someone’s back yard?

Nice! How was the Peach Jalapeño Preserves?

I laugh every time you refer to yourself as a transient. It's like you think of yourself as a hobo with a boat!

Any regrets about doing this trip overall?

# 9:26 bucksport marina is just ahead.

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That power cable for the Ipad that you have routed behind the compass will not help in your navigation.

You have done the majority of this trip at 8knts, is that to conserve on fuel? Why not faster?

Are there major disadvantages to traveling along the coast vs the ICW?

How much of your trip do you use your auto pilot?

Did you ever figure out your prop/rpm issue?

Will u be going by fort Sumter.?

30 hundred rpm? 🤣 3000 rpm lol. I guess works either way

# 8:46 plenty of gators.

How big is your vessel?

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Whats so unike whit this normally marina ????

Just another how not to do it

who is this US... its only you !!!