Thanks again. I love these videos. My wife and I are expecting our new Lil Hobo later this year after a long long wait. These videos get me so excited I can hardly wait. I will be getting as intellisteer after seeing it in Slo-mo! Great idea.
Wow, new! That's great! Best of luck with your new Hobo! What part of the country are you in? I rank the Intellisteer as one of the best decisions I made when upgrading my boat. If you will be traveling long days on the river it makes it so much nicer to be able to have a front row seat with your wife out on the deck. Thanks for watching.
@@justkeepgoing We are in Utah. The Lil Hobo will be a lake boat, mostly Lake Powell. But Flaming Gorge, Mead and several other super awesome lakes will be on the list. I have a lot of modifications and additions planned for the new boat. I appreciate noticing the efforts and things that you have done to Slo-Mo. Solar, water maker, auto anchor winch, intellisteer are planned. Thanks again, I look forward to the next video. Did you do all the work on Slow-Mo?
@ThisLilHobo, man, that is a beautiful state! We've ridden all around the state on motorcycle but no time on the lakes. Looks like you're getting plenty of water out there just in time for your new boat. Yes, I put in an entire year refitting Slo-Mo. I even bought a TIG and learned to weld aluminum so I could make my own handrails, canopies, etc. I hadn't planned on having to do so much work, but the more I dug the more "things" I uncovered that needed attention. You'll not have to worry with that.
Thank you for taking the trouble to make such an interesting and enjoyable video. You cover all facts date, maps, distances, temperature. To me, from Ireland, a new waterway. What a wonderful country Americia is. I will now look forward to watching the other videos, when I am having my after lunch naps. Thanks again.
I have really enjoyed these first four episodes! I live near Lebanon and have canoed or visited many of the areas you've covered so far in these videos - I greatly appreciate your cinematography! I'm usually too busy paddling along, so it has been a real treat to see your arial videos and footage along the bluffs. You've definitely got me dreaming of my own Tennessee loop tour. And thanks for turning me onto the Engineers of the Twin Rivers book - I found a physical copy to add to my library for help dewaming about my own future trips. Thanks again, and I hope to see more of your trip when you find time to edit more video together.
"Hello Scott! Thanks for checking out the video! I wish I had read the Twin Rivers book before we went on the trip, but I didn't discover it until later when I was researching these old lock locations. Besides, the historical record of the entire waterway would have changed our perspective of the river while we traveled. Yeah, I've got to buckle down and get to work on the rest of these videos, or it's going to take me years to get them done. This summer has just been challenging, time-wise, for me to sit down and do it. I've got to get with it, though, as we are planning another, somewhat shorter cruise this September."
Thank you, Anton! I've got a lot more of the trip to get posted and I need to get to work on it. It's tough to keep my nose to the grind wheel during the summer months. Grandkids keep me hopping (and that's a good thing).
The city view in the evening had to be beautiful. Too bad people have to destroy things for quick money. Few people make drone footage interesting but you blend it with your vlogs where it really adds to the journey.
Lawrence, It was pretty at night, but noisy. I still prefer the remote and quite coves where you just hear owls, frogs, and the breeze. Thank you for the comment.
Hi Amy! That's some pretty country up there. Matter of fact, out little boat lived up on Laurel River Lake for 20 years before we got her. Thanks for stopping by!
@@justkeepgoing Your little house boat is the perfect set up. Laurel Lake is where we go. My husband has a small bass boat and fishes Laurel, the Hightop boat ramp is where we put in. My husband and I sure are enjoying your videos. We live out in the country on the Knox/Whitley line on the farm that has been in our family since 1876, I’m the 5th generation to live there, my son is the sixth generation.
Thank you, Amy! I'm a little behind on getting my videos out, but I'm working on them again, so I should have another one soon. There's still a lot of rivers to cover! We know your area well. We've ridden the backroads on our motorcycle many times in that area. A favorite route is up 25W, then Hwy 90, and finally Hwy 1595, back over to 92. We've ridden all over Eastern Kentucky.
You’re doing a great job! We have a 45’ destination yachts houseboat on center hill lake but I’d love to take a trip like this on it. Retiring in a couple of years.
Thank you, Barry! You've certainly got the vessel to do it with! That is one nice boat! If you could get it over onto the Cumberland you'd be set to go anywhere. Maybe move her over on Old Hickory and start from there. Something to think about over the next couple of years.
Just watched your Chattanooga episode. I grew up in Chattanooga and moved to Nashville when I was 21. I’ve lived in Nashville for 43 years as a professional trombone player. Going to retire when I turn 65. I’ve been lucky enough to travel extensively both in and outside of our country but feel so lucky to live in Tennessee. (I’m currently in Honolulu working but heading to Montana tomorrow to visit our grand daughters before heading to Tokyo for 10 days. I have many questions about how you’ve outfitted your boat. We love ours and center hill lake but a trip like this would be an incredible adventure. Thanks so much for these videos!
I'd love to see y'all do America's Great Loop in this boat. A couple of spots might be challenging, but I think she's up for it if you can find the time for a 6000 mile journey.
Hi Tammy! It would be a challenge on the ICW and in the Great Lakes for sure. With very little freeboard, it just takes about 2-3ft seas to come over the bow. I'm sure it has been done in this type of boat before. We have the time, but I don't think grandma can be away from the grandkids that long, LOL!
The boat is a 2003 8x31 ft Catamaran Cruiser. The model name is a Lil' Hobo Vagabond. You probably know by now if you saw episode 8, that I have a Yamaha 70 4 stroke on it. Originally, it came with a Nissan 90hp 2stroke.
Greg, I use my iphone, a DJI Osmo Action, and sometimes an old Sony a6000. I use a Lenovo laptop and Powerdirector 365 for video editing. The drone is a DJI mini 2.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Your feedback means a lot to me, and I'm thrilled to hear that you found everything flowed well. I'd rate myself as an intermediate beginner. Due to my old age hearing problems, audio is my biggest challenge.
On the Cumberland leg, it took us 9 days to cover the 330 miles. That's about 37 river miles per day and I would say that we traveled on average, about 8-9 hours per day. So, we averaged around 5mph most days. I'm not sure of top speed, maybe 13 mph at one point below a dam in strong current. On the upriver leg on the Tennesse, we were against the current. We covered those 620 miles in 20 days (one day we didn't move). So that would be about 32 miles per day. Again, we were usually on the water by 9am and at anchor (or marina) by 6pm. In the real world, the miles and time per day were highly variable. One day we traveled over 60 miles due to strong current, and on another, just 12. Our initial planning target was 25 miles per day because we had never done this before, and I allowed for way more contingencies than we experienced. Now I use around 30-35, depending on which way the current is going.
Hi Robert! In a perfect world, with our 40gallon tank and best cruise, it would be about 220 miles. Given wind, current, and operation outside of the economy mode, we set our range to 150 max. We use the Garmin Active Captain app(free app) to check the marinas. our chart plotter, being a Garmin, also contains the marina data and is synched with the app on my phone. There is also a web-based version at activecaptain.garmin.com/ Garmin isn't the only tool out there for planning though. It never was a problem to find fuel. If traveling at night or off season it might be a little more challenging. We also carried a 5-gal gas can as a backup, just in case we needed to head to shore in the dingy and walk to a gas station near the river to get fuel (never used it). Of course, we were on a major river system so your mileage may vary if you're planning to travel a more remote river. Still, with a little planning, it should be pretty easy.
Hey John! I've still got it, but I need to get with it. This summer has been a challenge for me getting editing time. I am working on more videos so please bear with me.
Hey Lee, I'm sad to report that I haven't done as much as I thought I would do. After a full day of cruising, doing the evening boat chores, and dinner, I was pretty content to just chill out on the deck and watch them jump.
"Thank you for your feedback! I appreciate your input about the music. I aim to create content that appeals to a wide audience, and I understand that music preferences can be subjective. I'll take your feedback into consideration for future videos. Music has to be one of the toughest things to do and being a rank novice at this, it helps to find what works and what doesn't. There are so many channels out there doing videos along this line of subject matter, I was trying to be "different". Thanks again for watching and sharing your thoughts!"
Yeah, sorry about the audio. I wish I would've had an external mic when we recorded these videos. I'm trying to figure out how to boost it without making the ambient noise worse. Thanks for letting me know.
Thanks again. I love these videos. My wife and I are expecting our new Lil Hobo later this year after a long long wait. These videos get me so excited I can hardly wait. I will be getting as intellisteer after seeing it in Slo-mo! Great idea.
Wow, new! That's great! Best of luck with your new Hobo! What part of the country are you in? I rank the Intellisteer as one of the best decisions I made when upgrading my boat. If you will be traveling long days on the river it makes it so much nicer to be able to have a front row seat with your wife out on the deck. Thanks for watching.
@@justkeepgoing We are in Utah. The Lil Hobo will be a lake boat, mostly Lake Powell. But Flaming Gorge, Mead and several other super awesome lakes will be on the list. I have a lot of modifications and additions planned for the new boat. I appreciate noticing the efforts and things that you have done to Slo-Mo. Solar, water maker, auto anchor winch, intellisteer are planned. Thanks again, I look forward to the next video. Did you do all the work on Slow-Mo?
@ThisLilHobo, man, that is a beautiful state! We've ridden all around the state on motorcycle but no time on the lakes. Looks like you're getting plenty of water out there just in time for your new boat.
Yes, I put in an entire year refitting Slo-Mo. I even bought a TIG and learned to weld aluminum so I could make my own handrails, canopies, etc. I hadn't planned on having to do so much work, but the more I dug the more "things" I uncovered that needed attention. You'll not have to worry with that.
I'm gonna go back and follow your trip from the beginning. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for taking the trouble to make such an interesting and enjoyable video. You cover all facts date, maps, distances, temperature. To me, from Ireland, a new waterway. What a wonderful country Americia is. I will now look forward to watching the other videos, when I am having my after lunch naps. Thanks again.
I have really enjoyed these first four episodes! I live near Lebanon and have canoed or visited many of the areas you've covered so far in these videos - I greatly appreciate your cinematography! I'm usually too busy paddling along, so it has been a real treat to see your arial videos and footage along the bluffs. You've definitely got me dreaming of my own Tennessee loop tour. And thanks for turning me onto the Engineers of the Twin Rivers book - I found a physical copy to add to my library for help dewaming about my own future trips. Thanks again, and I hope to see more of your trip when you find time to edit more video together.
"Hello Scott! Thanks for checking out the video! I wish I had read the Twin Rivers book before we went on the trip, but I didn't discover it until later when I was researching these old lock locations. Besides, the historical record of the entire waterway would have changed our perspective of the river while we traveled.
Yeah, I've got to buckle down and get to work on the rest of these videos, or it's going to take me years to get them done. This summer has just been challenging, time-wise, for me to sit down and do it. I've got to get with it, though, as we are planning another, somewhat shorter cruise this September."
These videos are super. I hope there are more adventures to come and wish you smooth sailing.
Thank you, Anton! I've got a lot more of the trip to get posted and I need to get to work on it. It's tough to keep my nose to the grind wheel during the summer months. Grandkids keep me hopping (and that's a good thing).
Loving the adventure so far this is very awesome. I just found y’all’s channel. Safe travels 👍✌️🛥
Thank you, we're glad you stopped by!
Beautiful video man. Thanks so much for sharing. I can't wait to do something like your adventure myself. Working towards it every day. Regards.
Thank you for watching Mark. Keep inspired!
The city view in the evening had to be beautiful. Too bad people have to destroy things for quick money. Few people make drone footage interesting but you blend it with your vlogs where it really adds to the journey.
Lawrence, It was pretty at night, but noisy. I still prefer the remote and quite coves where you just hear owls, frogs, and the breeze. Thank you for the comment.
You really make beautiful videos.
Thank you very much, Glenn! I try hard to make something interesting but it's a challenge. Thanks for watching!
We live on the Cumberland River below Barbourville, Kentucky. We have enjoyed these videos so much. One day we’d love to take an adventure like this.
Hi Amy! That's some pretty country up there. Matter of fact, out little boat lived up on Laurel River Lake for 20 years before we got her. Thanks for stopping by!
@@justkeepgoing Your little house boat is the perfect set up. Laurel Lake is where we go. My husband has a small bass boat and fishes Laurel, the Hightop boat ramp is where we put in. My husband and I sure are enjoying your videos. We live out in the country on the Knox/Whitley line on the farm that has been in our family since 1876, I’m the 5th generation to live there, my son is the sixth generation.
Thank you, Amy! I'm a little behind on getting my videos out, but I'm working on them again, so I should have another one soon. There's still a lot of rivers to cover!
We know your area well. We've ridden the backroads on our motorcycle many times in that area. A favorite route is up 25W, then Hwy 90, and finally Hwy 1595, back over to 92. We've ridden all over Eastern Kentucky.
I want to buy it when you you're done amazing
That might be awhile, Penny :)
You’re doing a great job! We have a 45’ destination yachts houseboat on center hill lake but I’d love to take a trip like this on it. Retiring in a couple of years.
Thank you, Barry! You've certainly got the vessel to do it with! That is one nice boat! If you could get it over onto the Cumberland you'd be set to go anywhere. Maybe move her over on Old Hickory and start from there.
Something to think about over the next couple of years.
Just watched your Chattanooga episode. I grew up in Chattanooga and moved to Nashville when I was 21. I’ve lived in Nashville for 43 years as a professional trombone player. Going to retire when I turn 65. I’ve been lucky enough to travel extensively both in and outside of our country but feel so lucky to live in Tennessee. (I’m currently in Honolulu working but heading to Montana tomorrow to visit our grand daughters before heading to Tokyo for 10 days. I have many questions about how you’ve outfitted your boat. We love ours and center hill lake but a trip like this would be an incredible adventure. Thanks so much for these videos!
I'd love to see y'all do America's Great Loop in this boat. A couple of spots might be challenging, but I think she's up for it if you can find the time for a 6000 mile journey.
Hi Tammy! It would be a challenge on the ICW and in the Great Lakes for sure. With very little freeboard, it just takes about 2-3ft seas to come over the bow. I'm sure it has been done in this type of boat before.
We have the time, but I don't think grandma can be away from the grandkids that long, LOL!
Thanks.
Thanks, Larry!
The maps at the beginning of the day helps.
Thanks for feedback on that! It seems to make it somewhat easier to follow along.
Great video I enjoyed it …. I was wondering the size of yall boat engine HP etc… you may have talked about that but I not heard Tks
The boat is a 2003 8x31 ft Catamaran Cruiser. The model name is a Lil' Hobo Vagabond. You probably know by now if you saw episode 8, that I have a Yamaha 70 4 stroke on it. Originally, it came with a Nissan 90hp 2stroke.
What camera do you use for most of your video? Do you edit on a laptop? Thanks
Greg, I use my iphone, a DJI Osmo Action, and sometimes an old Sony a6000. I use a Lenovo laptop and Powerdirector 365 for video editing. The drone is a DJI mini 2.
@@justkeepgoing I can tell your not a novice, everything flows so nice and the video and music and commentary are very nice,thanks
Thank you so much for your kind words! Your feedback means a lot to me, and I'm thrilled to hear that you found everything flowed well. I'd rate myself as an intermediate beginner. Due to my old age hearing problems, audio is my biggest challenge.
On each leg of your trip what is your top speed, and average speed? Or if known, how many hours of travel per day?
On the Cumberland leg, it took us 9 days to cover the 330 miles. That's about 37 river miles per day and I would say that we traveled on average, about 8-9 hours per day. So, we averaged around 5mph most days. I'm not sure of top speed, maybe 13 mph at one point below a dam in strong current.
On the upriver leg on the Tennesse, we were against the current. We covered those 620 miles in 20 days (one day we didn't move). So that would be about 32 miles per day. Again, we were usually on the water by 9am and at anchor (or marina) by 6pm. In the real world, the miles and time per day were highly variable. One day we traveled over 60 miles due to strong current, and on another, just 12. Our initial planning target was 25 miles per day because we had never done this before, and I allowed for way more contingencies than we experienced. Now I use around 30-35, depending on which way the current is going.
What’s the range on that boat? How did you do finding fuel and Marinas to fuel up along the way? We would love to take a trip like that
Hi Robert! In a perfect world, with our 40gallon tank and best cruise, it would be about 220 miles. Given wind, current, and operation outside of the economy mode, we set our range to 150 max. We use the Garmin Active Captain app(free app) to check the marinas. our chart plotter, being a Garmin, also contains the marina data and is synched with the app on my phone. There is also a web-based version at activecaptain.garmin.com/
Garmin isn't the only tool out there for planning though.
It never was a problem to find fuel. If traveling at night or off season it might be a little more challenging. We also carried a 5-gal gas can as a backup, just in case we needed to head to shore in the dingy and walk to a gas station near the river to get fuel (never used it). Of course, we were on a major river system so your mileage may vary if you're planning to travel a more remote river. Still, with a little planning, it should be pretty easy.
What are you finding to be your best cruise speed? I’m considering this boat for some light travel. Thanks!
no new videos? still got it?
Hey John! I've still got it, but I need to get with it. This summer has been a challenge for me getting editing time. I am working on more videos so please bear with me.
Have you done any fishing
Hey Lee, I'm sad to report that I haven't done as much as I thought I would do. After a full day of cruising, doing the evening boat chores, and dinner, I was pretty content to just chill out on the deck and watch them jump.
if it were not for the music the videos would be good
"Thank you for your feedback! I appreciate your input about the music. I aim to create content that appeals to a wide audience, and I understand that music preferences can be subjective. I'll take your feedback into consideration for future videos. Music has to be one of the toughest things to do and being a rank novice at this, it helps to find what works and what doesn't. There are so many channels out there doing videos along this line of subject matter, I was trying to be "different". Thanks again for watching and sharing your thoughts!"
I like your video but you need to speak up a little
Yeah, sorry about the audio. I wish I would've had an external mic when we recorded these videos. I'm trying to figure out how to boost it without making the ambient noise worse. Thanks for letting me know.