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Wow, the fuel cost was staggering! I’ve been watching a lot of sailing videos and it shows the benefits of sail and wind, but still too much effort for me! Great trip and video! Thanks!

I get a kick out of the old salts talking smack about the waves. I grew up on the west coast of Vancouver island and spent lots of time in the open North Pacific. I’ve also been on the Great Lakes. You may scoff at the height, but it’s the frequency of the waves that get you. No troughs to maneuver in. If one kicks your keel sideways, you don’t have time to recover. An outboard helps, but the boats you old salts sail , you would be concerned.

Your not cut out for this, sell the boat and buy a RV. Keep the windows open, so your free of the stale air

I’m far from a boating expert as I just bought my first boat(hunter27) on erie last year. I wanted to anchor out a lot(I did- 20 nights!) so I went overkill with a 33lb spade anchor and 100’ of 3/8” chain. I felt and was VERY secure at anchor, even in heavier weather(20kn). I found my boat had a very similar yawing effect where it swings at anchor. It gets annoying fast when you JUST want the boat pointing into the wind and waves. How hard can it be? The yawing happens when there is an imbalance between the boats center of momentum? And the wind. I spent a couple hours researching one evening and the yawing effect can be pretty dangerous. The small constant movements can cause liquefaction of the sand or clay the anchor is dug into causing it to suddenly slip and drag free. Totally understandable. I felt pretty confident with my oversized, great resetting anchor and 75lb of chain so not a massive worry but i’d rather the boat not yaw. I set up a bridle from port and starboard cleats to hook the chain and that helped a little. Next year I will be trying out a riding sail- a small tablecloth sized sail to help the boat point into the wind better. You may want to look into the yawing yourself. Like I said, i’m still learning.

This the most boring video that I saw in my hole life!!!!

Very good video lots of good information thank you

I had no idea Lake Michigan looked so welcoming in January! 😆

Great wrap-up on a fun trip. On to the next adventure. Safe travels

I may expect some blow back on this, like I am crowing or Mr. Money Bags, but 7k isn't crazy for a 22+ day adventure. Enjoy the time we all have to explore by canoe, boat or raft. Get on water. Thanks for the vid and take care.

Small boat 🛥, big adventures. Keep it up 👍🏾.

A new boat?

St Ignace, not St Ignacio.

Yes!!!!! Thank you for the beautiful footage as well as the stats!!! Congrats on the new boat and look forward to more adventures in the water

Great trip. Under cover, is it a Ranger 31 twin ob?

Def something with multiple outboards under there. Small gas boat fuel numbers can be shocking. I have a 42' Carver aft cabin out of South Haven MI and with the twin Cummins I can get 3.25 MPG at 8.5-9MPH so if not hurring it can be fairly efficient for a boat. ERnjoyed your series you picked a very cool route and as many have said more camera work will make it far more interesting for a wider audience.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I live in Hessel and see lots of cruisers go in front of the house. Although I do lots of local boating I have never had the chance to do such a trip. Looking forward to upcoming videos

I quite enjoyed your videos. The narration was very informative. I didn't mind the "single view" at all. I hope to cruise my boat to some of those places over the next couple of years.

Great trip. I'll look forward to new adventures for sure!! Maybe next trip I'll see you in the Apostles. The new boat looks very nice. Cannot wait to see it!! Take care.

Fuel was a bit surprising. Then again, you have a bit of a lead foot. Had you "trawlered" along, the cost would 've been a fraction of that but the trip would have been three months long! Nice trip.

Thanks for sharing your journey..... interested in a RT27 myself so found the details beneficial

Those clouds looked ominous at the beginning of your great film, great little ship you have there too ! 👍🫡

Did you take any close up photos of your boat , or give any Specs about your boat , like year and model or fuel capacity , length and beam , horse power, gas or diesel ? Just curious .....

Glad to see you uploading new content and look forward to the crossing. Those of us in the North live for new boating videos while we wait for our next adventures to begin in 2025. Take care.

Thank you so much for this beautiful video!!!! Just when I was going through on the lake life withdrawal, you save the day!!! Love your channel

...and a nap... lol

The large house/boathouse at 1:24 on your right was owned by John Winn , one of the Four Winns of Four Winns boats

If you ever visit again, head south east through Lake Charlevoix down to Boyne Falls. Nice town. Nice to have another video from you!

Another video! Always great to see a video from you!

You desperately need some more cameras so you can add some variety. You really need to take a online course on video and editing if you want a successful channel.

Uh way to pump up the drama for nothing

How fast were you cruising? What size ranger tug?

Looks like 2-4'. It's important to remember that 1 in 1000 waves will be 1.5 times the forecasted wave heights. In this case, 6'. The forecast only states a sample of the highest 1/3 of the waves.

Great advice: if you’re slashing through a swell and water comes flying over the bow, it’s a good idea to have the hatches up front closed, or things could get wet!

What is your range on with the outboard with full 150 gallons?

Great boat and channel! Did you purchase new or used?

Left the marina the other day for a last ride of the season. It was pretty chilly and I was explaining to my passengers how much I’d love a tug-style boat for days like this. Incredibly, as soon as I hit open water, I saw two tugs, which are rare in my area. The desire was reinforced on the way back when the skies opened up and unfortunately I had stowed the canvas for the season. Keep the great videos coming!

You can buy portable air conditioners that work quite well. They’re rechargeable, but they are a little pricey, but you can move them around and put them wherever you like.

As a sailor, I thought this would be interesting. Why are you not taking waves at a 45 degree angle? I realize it isn't direct, but by "tacking" you are working with wind and waves. 12 volt fans are normal. AC only works at the dock. Why do 60 miles alone?

Good to have a laminated coast guard placard (Notebook?). Squeaks? Cannot tolerate them. I once had a civilian Hummer H1 and the supposed invincibility of the de facto military vehicle was abysmal. Yes, I know it is not a boat. However, being hyper-analytical (?) I would have my son drive around and actively seek out bumps so the squeaks would be more prominent. I would be lying upside down in the back armed (eared) with a stethoscope. Yep, I found and remedied them. I am surprised at a fine boat of that stature would have all that obnoxious “noise.” Oh, once slipped off my boat while trying to grab a wall-secured rope. I fell in between the boat the wall and we were at the front (exit) to lake spot which is turbulent. My 2 passengers were essentially inept, like me falling in, so I was on my own. I was lucky to find a rope while submerged as the boat had moved against the wall. Somehow I was able to push the away enough to surface. Luckily as a wee lad I was a lifeguard. I was able to climb out with a shattered ego, various cuts and bruises and the loss of: my phone, one boat shoe, and a stupid looking captain’s hat (Skipper on Gilligan’s Island). Rest of night: a bit wet but uneventful. Passengers remained inept. Note: They had not noticed I had fallen off the boat.

None of the Great Lakes are very forgiving.

I don’t care for waves between, say north of 2’ to even 3’ depending on the period….as you mentioned, it’s just not much fun. From time to time I think it is instructive to navigate the unpleasant water and can build some skill and tolerance. In our 170 Montauk, more than 3’ is just flat out disconcerting and we don’t do it. Yes, absolutely addicted to wind, wave and weather forecasts….

This brought back fond memories for me, I boated out of St. Joe and Saugatuck for 7 years in the late 70's and early 80's first in a 30' chriscraft and then in a 36' trojen. Seen many days of 5' - 6' footers and never minded it while out on the lake...BUT the scarry part was coming back into port!!! With the wind coming up from the south it didn't have far for the wind and waves to build BIG waves for you; its when it comes down from the NORTH 100 more miles that things get really hairy/scary!!! I wish your camera would have lasted and shown your entrance "DANCE" coming into the jettys' at the port. Now THAT would have been interesting to see. I then moved to Charleston, SC and bought a 45' Chris and NEVER was scared of wind or waves, they are longer on the ocean. Down there I had a NEW skill to learn and that was strong TIDES that this inland boater had never experienced before!!!!! We all learn. Good video, though.

No 6 ft seas. More like 2-3.

The forecast was wrong in northern Michigan? Never! lol I grew up northwest of Traverse City and the forecast was wrong about 60% of the time. Back then they only seemed to care about Traverse and they would conveniently forget Leland

$6.15 a gallon for fuel. 6:40

When I was younger, we left Tobemorey and our destination was Sarnia. The forecast was for 2 to 3 foot waves. One hour into the trip we saw 3 to 5 foot waves. Approximately two hours into the trip, the NWS called for a gale warning. My father sought to find another destination and by the time we reached Kincardin, we saw 8 to 10 foot waves on Lake Huron. We were in a 35 foot Chris Craft and I have never been so scared like I was on that day. My father contacted the Coast Guard and they said to him that they wanted us to check in every 15 minutes and provide our position. In those days we used a loran. The bottom line is that great lakes are some of the most scariest conditions any power boater can experience. I apologize if I spelled these wrong but it has been over 40 years since that day.

What is your speed

I saw nothing to be concerned with what so ever in these conditions. A little chop is nothing for anyone with any time on the water. Now of xourse if there was a storm and it got real...like 6+ foot waves that could have been interesting but i saw nothing even half way dangerous about the conditions in this video.

Thank you for taking us along. Looked like a rollercoaster ride for a little while. Ranger seems like a great boat, but a fiberglass hull vs an aluminum hull of a Northwest type of boat - think Duckworth, Kingfisher, Hewescraft, Wooldridge boats

You can see the front moving through and the squaw line! I wonder what the Barometer was showing?