Oddly there is a lack of good everyman trawler videos on Yt. Excellent. Good camera work , solid instruction with some points of interests. Good Job. Thank you. I worked one summer at Dickerson marine while in High school 1972 I think. Rode my bicycle to the job. Trappe a special place.
Jon Rew : I worked for Dickerson in 1975. The workers I remember were Phil Todd, Preston, Buster, and the painter Barnes. Were they still doing wooden hulls when you were there?
@@seattleboatguy Hello, Yes mostly wood boats. I mowed grass, scraped boat bottoms, sanded/varnished allot of trim, assisted when they poured lead for a keel. We are learning the ropes of our Mainship 34 MK3 moored on the Monongahela in SW Pa. . We plan to wander waterways in a couple in a couple years when my sweety retires. Our summer cruise is to go South up the Mon to the Tygart. Good skills practice for us as we've been white wooter kayakers and lake club sailors on a Flying Scot. No sea nettles in these waters.
I enjoy your videos. One of my favorite places to stop on the Hudson is Kingston. you can tie up at the town docks right next to the Kingston town Square. I imagine you probably stayed a night in Waterford tied up to the wall. My home marina is right above the Waterford flight.
Enjoying your videos, especially New York and the Hudson River Valley. It's where I grew up. Just a side note.....Esopus is pronounced e-SOAP-us the Old Coastie
I new to your channel and really enjoy watching. My wife and I own a 43 foot Hatteras and hope to do the great loop however some of your videos can be confusing. The video about meeting/ overtaking, 1/ 2 whistle had me snickering. Of course I've spent the last 47 years working in the marine industry. I've been a river boat captain for many years and that gives me an unfair advantage but I still enjoy your videos. Keep up the good works while making our passion safer.
Larry Bouget : Thanks for the nice feedback. When you watch my videos, just remember that the advice I'm giving is coming from an unlicensed recreational boater. My advice is worth every penny you are paying for it! I hope you and the Hatteras can do the loop sometime when the world is not quite so crazy. Best of luck to you. Be safe.
You have two choices, either learn to maneuver in tight quarters ( wind and/ or current can increase risk) or carry lots of good insurance policies. Boat repairs don't come cheap or quick. 8-) There is a third choice getting more common each year. Carry lots of booze on board and never leave the dock. Party hardy mates.
Mark Powell : With my mast up, I need 20' 6" of vertical clearance. There seem to be many bridges with 20' clearance, and every time we get a bunch of rain, the actual vertical clearances drop below the published vertical clearances. All the locals are complaining about all the rain they have to deal with this season.
You can move that trawler sideways very easily. Port foward, starboard back, rudder to port, and the whole thing will walk absolutely sideways to the starboard. Oposite, and the whole thing will walk absolutely sideways to the port. I pull up and stop dead even with the space I'm trying to fit in between two boats, and simply walk sideways to the dock. Give it a try, and impress the hell out of everyone on the dock. Tell them Samantha taught you !!! (I'm on a 44' power cat with engines 17' apart, but your trawler will do the same thing, just play with the rudder angle to figure out what works best for your size/spacing)
Dirty Blond : I have tried it a couple times without success. Two different crew people also tried it without success. You will just have to give me lessons.
Oddly there is a lack of good everyman trawler videos on Yt. Excellent. Good camera work , solid instruction with some points of interests. Good Job. Thank you. I worked one summer at Dickerson marine while in High school 1972 I think. Rode my bicycle to the job. Trappe a special place.
Jon Rew : I worked for Dickerson in 1975. The workers I remember were Phil Todd, Preston, Buster, and the painter Barnes. Were they still doing wooden hulls when you were there?
@@seattleboatguy Hello, Yes mostly wood boats. I mowed grass, scraped boat bottoms, sanded/varnished allot of trim, assisted when they poured lead for a keel. We are learning the ropes of our Mainship 34 MK3 moored on the Monongahela in SW Pa. . We plan to wander waterways in a couple in a couple years when my sweety retires. Our summer cruise is to go South up the Mon to the Tygart. Good skills practice for us as we've been white wooter kayakers and lake club sailors on a Flying Scot. No sea nettles in these waters.
I enjoy your videos. One of my favorite places to stop on the Hudson is Kingston. you can tie up at the town docks right next to the Kingston town Square. I imagine you probably stayed a night in Waterford tied up to the wall. My home marina is right above the Waterford flight.
Familiar sights at the 8 minute mark. Looks like you anchored maybe in the hook, just south of Bethlehem and Albany. Very cool!!
Thank you for your videos
Nice one. Great explanations.
Enjoying your videos, especially New York and the Hudson River Valley. It's where I grew up. Just a side note.....Esopus is pronounced e-SOAP-us the Old Coastie
Thanks, John. I'm sure I butcher many of the local names on a regular basis.
I new to your channel and really enjoy watching. My wife and I own a 43 foot Hatteras and hope to do the great loop however some of your videos can be confusing. The video about meeting/ overtaking, 1/ 2 whistle had me snickering. Of course I've spent the last 47 years working in the marine industry. I've been a river boat captain for many years and that gives me an unfair advantage but I still enjoy your videos. Keep up the good works while making our passion safer.
Larry Bouget : Thanks for the nice feedback. When you watch my videos, just remember that the advice I'm giving is coming from an unlicensed recreational boater. My advice is worth every penny you are paying for it! I hope you and the Hatteras can do the loop sometime when the world is not quite so crazy. Best of luck to you. Be safe.
keep them vids coming, thanks.
You have two choices, either learn to maneuver in tight quarters ( wind and/ or current can increase risk) or carry lots of good insurance policies. Boat repairs don't come cheap or quick. 8-) There is a third choice getting more common each year. Carry lots of booze on board and never leave the dock. Party hardy mates.
I was wondering what was the bridge clearance that you were too high for
Mark Powell : With my mast up, I need 20' 6" of vertical clearance. There seem to be many bridges with 20' clearance, and every time we get a bunch of rain, the actual vertical clearances drop below the published vertical clearances. All the locals are complaining about all the rain they have to deal with this season.
You can move that trawler sideways very easily. Port foward, starboard back, rudder to port, and the whole thing will walk absolutely sideways to the starboard. Oposite, and the whole thing will walk absolutely sideways to the port.
I pull up and stop dead even with the space I'm trying to fit in between two boats, and simply walk sideways to the dock.
Give it a try, and impress the hell out of everyone on the dock. Tell them Samantha taught you !!!
(I'm on a 44' power cat with engines 17' apart, but your trawler will do the same thing, just play with the rudder angle to figure out what works best for your size/spacing)
Dirty Blond : I have tried it a couple times without success. Two different crew people also tried it without success. You will just have to give me lessons.