Lost the same trim piece in the Bahamas on my 500 sedan bridge. “ the most dangerous thing on a boat is a schedule” thanks for the video brings back memories of the NE for us
Great job on the trip thanks for sharing and what a beautiful family! Vacationed in Martha's Vineyard from 1969-1978 with family. Fantastic childhood memories I had to take my family too once I got married and had children! Cheers!
Martha’s is one of our favorite places. Some of our visits there are captured on the channel, but it’s the place we’ve probably been to the most over the years. Hope you get out there again. Thanks for watching, Tom. Slainte!
Ladies were looking lovely in the wedding attire, but a pounding ride home, with the window failure this was a true RUclips adventure. I didn't notice anyone seasick, so that was a plus, the Admiral runs a tight ship. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Good to hear from you James. The ride home took a lot out of the crew, but nobody got sick. I’m glad we didn’t brave the 10’ waves in the open ocean. Perhaps the boat could take it but this was about all the excitement we could handle! Slainte!
That’s a good idea but this was more than a resealing problem. There was a mechanical failure of the port light where the internal screws rusted and broke. Definitely something I will look for in the future, but for this boat, I just finished changing all 4 of them with new ones. Thanks for watching!
Gorgeous boat! Looking for a boat of your size (approx 50 ft). Never driven a V drive, what has been your experience with the V-drives? I'm debating whether I should go with PODs or V
Hey, thanks for watching. The V drives and shafts are great. Simple and reliable. From what I understand, pods are great for maneuvering and a bit more efficient but are way more complex. I have heard good things about the Volvo IPS, but not so good things about the Zeus Pods. My broker told me “you have to hate money” to own a boat with those. Very hard to find service techs to work on them. I’m sure you will find other owners who love them, but I would do a lot of homework before committing if I were you. Good luck with your search!
Good Call, running inside A good Captain weathers the storm he can’t avoid and avoids the storm he cannot weather. Funny how video never captures how rough the water is. Glad you made it to home port.
Thanks Kevin. You are right about the pictures not doing justice to the seas. They feel an awful a lot bigger than they look when the boat is dropping out from under you! Thanks for watching, Slainte!
Curious on a big trip like this what was your routine for engine maintenance ? Pre trip and on the way with engines racors etc . Besides a window failure -- did u have any other to dos? Pretty impressive trip!
@@thebourgeoiswilsonfamily2410 Ahoy there! For routine maintenance I definitely check the oil before any longer runs and give a general inspection for anything leaking. When we get the boat ready in the spring, I do a more complete maintenance routine, including fuel filters, zincs, etc. but while we’re on the go, basically just keeping an eye on things. We did have a bit more carnage from that trip, but they were minor things. The air-conditioning in the salon stopped working, but that turned out to be a loose wire that was shaken loose by the seas, we also had a loose battery connection that was giving me some problems. All in all I think we came through pretty well. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. Slainte!
Taking risks on a boat , I ask why? Shoulda left it in nantucket took a plane home returned when you had a good weather window . I have a 50 ft Hatteras sport fisherman , I have 0 desire to be out in seas that challenge the boat , bad enough when you get caught out in it offshore , but to leave in it ,why?
Hi Mark. I think I would agree if the waves in the sound were ~10’ like they were offshore that day. You will note that we didn’t even attempt that part. The sound was running about 5’ that day, and we were running with it most of the way. While I thought that would be adventurous for the crew, I did not see that as unsafe or a challenge to the boat. Clearly we did sustain some damage, but i think the boat performed very well overall. Appreciate your thoughts. It’s the right question to ask yourself.
Stay safe , beautiful family ,look forward to watching in future . I know the north east well , just moved now to fl keys If you come down to lower keys look us up@@thevesselslainte
48 is still Sea Ray's best boat ever built - handles like a dream, and handles the rough stuff amazingly well. I'm surprised it was the forward head window that popped though, so many 48's lost a salon window in the slop - was a pretty well-known issue.
@@sooliman77 We love the boat, and do not regret the purchase, but definitely paying much closer attention to all of the windows now. Thanks for the heads-up, Slainte!
Looks like a cookie cuttah stinkpot. Jeez, a port failed! Imagine that! Cookie cuttah stinkpots are not built to take much punishment, why don’t you get a real boat, like a Hinckley Sou’wes 52, she’ll take whatevah you can throw at ‘er.
Scomo, we cut our teeth on sailboats for >20 years, sailed to lots of places in the northeast US (including Nantucket) and had some unforgettable adventures! There are times when I miss it, but these days I am quite happy to tickle the throttles instead of grinding the winches! I will stick with my stinkpot and patch her up as needed! Thanks for watching, Slainte!
@@thevesselslainte Nothing personal, not meant to be an insult, but if I was to buy a powerboat, it would be a lobstah yacht not standard cookie cuttah bleach bottle. You mentioned 5 ft following seas in Buzzards Bay that caught your attention. I raced on BB for 40 yeahs usually in the afternoon hurricane with squayah breaking seas of 6-7 smashing into them to the winwid mahk then broad reaching back to the finish at 10 knots. Wouldn’t want to be in a clorox bottle in those conditions. A lobstah yacht could take it though.
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Lost the same trim piece in the Bahamas on my 500 sedan bridge. “ the most dangerous thing on a boat is a schedule” thanks for the video brings back memories of the NE for us
Hope you are still enjoying that boat! Thanks for watching and have a great season, Slainte!
Glad you made it safely. Remarkable positive attitude in the face of adversity. Another great video!
Thanks for being a die-hard fan! Slainte!
Great job on the trip thanks for sharing and what a beautiful family! Vacationed in Martha's Vineyard from 1969-1978 with family. Fantastic childhood memories I had to take my family too once I got married and had children! Cheers!
Martha’s is one of our favorite places. Some of our visits there are captured on the channel, but it’s the place we’ve probably been to the most over the years. Hope you get out there again. Thanks for watching, Tom. Slainte!
Thanks captain
Lived for 22 years on Nantucket
Your video brought a lot of joy and great memories
Great job
Thanks Mohamed, that’s big, coming from a local, Slainte!
Ladies were looking lovely in the wedding attire, but a pounding ride home, with the window failure this was a true RUclips adventure. I didn't notice anyone seasick, so that was a plus, the Admiral runs a tight ship. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Good to hear from you James. The ride home took a lot out of the crew, but nobody got sick. I’m glad we didn’t brave the 10’ waves in the open ocean. Perhaps the boat could take it but this was about all the excitement we could handle! Slainte!
Booting with Bogaboo reseals all of the windows the 1st day when he buys SR’s.
That’s a good idea but this was more than a resealing problem. There was a mechanical failure of the port light where the internal screws rusted and broke. Definitely something I will look for in the future, but for this boat, I just finished changing all 4 of them with new ones.
Thanks for watching!
Gorgeous boat! Looking for a boat of your size (approx 50 ft). Never driven a V drive, what has been your experience with the V-drives? I'm debating whether I should go with PODs or V
Hey, thanks for watching. The V drives and shafts are great. Simple and reliable. From what I understand, pods are great for maneuvering and a bit more efficient but are way more complex. I have heard good things about the Volvo IPS, but not so good things about the Zeus Pods. My broker told me “you have to hate money” to own a boat with those. Very hard to find service techs to work on them. I’m sure you will find other owners who love them, but I would do a lot of homework before committing if I were you. Good luck with your search!
Ah, the joys of boating! ...something always breaks!
Well done captain
👏👏👏👏👏
Nice job on the video!! Never have a schedule unless you have a keel over 9' :)
grew up on the "islands"
Beautiful video. Beautiful boat and family. I’m from Massachusetts, Irish and spent summers on Cape Cod. Congratulations!
Thank you for the nice comment, Christian! Hope you get out on the water this summer. Slainte!
Luv the music
Good Call, running inside
A good Captain weathers the storm he can’t avoid and avoids the storm he cannot weather.
Funny how video never captures how rough the water is. Glad you made it to home port.
Thanks Kevin. You are right about the pictures not doing justice to the seas. They feel an awful a lot bigger than they look when the boat is dropping out from under you! Thanks for watching, Slainte!
Curious on a big trip like this what was your routine for engine maintenance ? Pre trip and on the way with engines racors etc . Besides a window failure -- did u have any other to dos? Pretty impressive trip!
@@thebourgeoiswilsonfamily2410 Ahoy there! For routine maintenance I definitely check the oil before any longer runs and give a general inspection for anything leaking. When we get the boat ready in the spring, I do a more complete maintenance routine, including fuel filters, zincs, etc. but while we’re on the go, basically just keeping an eye on things.
We did have a bit more carnage from that trip, but they were minor things. The air-conditioning in the salon stopped working, but that turned out to be a loose wire that was shaken loose by the seas, we also had a loose battery connection that was giving me some problems. All in all I think we came through pretty well. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. Slainte!
Hey you were at Marshall Point Light in Port Clyde I saw it
Yeah, really great spot the someone recommended. Best part about cruising is discovering hidden gems like that!
@thevesselslainte yep, next time Vinalhaven you want a peaceful place even at Brown's Head Light..
@@JohnBaxter-kn5zf Thanks John, will make note of that! Slainte!
Can’t have a schedule when boating.
I keep re-proving that one!
Well, you handled it like a pro. Great video.
Taking risks on a boat , I ask why? Shoulda left it in nantucket took a plane home returned when you had a good weather window . I have a 50 ft Hatteras sport fisherman , I have 0 desire to be out in seas that challenge the boat , bad enough when you get caught out in it offshore , but to leave in it ,why?
Hi Mark. I think I would agree if the waves in the sound were ~10’ like they were offshore that day. You will note that we didn’t even attempt that part. The sound was running about 5’ that day, and we were running with it most of the way. While I thought that would be adventurous for the crew, I did not see that as unsafe or a challenge to the boat. Clearly we did sustain some damage, but i think the boat performed very well overall. Appreciate your thoughts. It’s the right question to ask yourself.
Stay safe , beautiful family ,look forward to watching in future . I know the north east well , just moved now to fl keys If you come down to lower keys look us up@@thevesselslainte
It’s a shame that Searay failed…the 48 was their best model…
Agree about the 48, we love it, but boats break. There is always something to fix, as I’m sure you know. Thanks for watching, Slainte!
Still building smaller boats .
@@martinsbriglio8948 all under 40
48 is still Sea Ray's best boat ever built - handles like a dream, and handles the rough stuff amazingly well. I'm surprised it was the forward head window that popped though, so many 48's lost a salon window in the slop - was a pretty well-known issue.
@@sooliman77 We love the boat, and do not regret the purchase, but definitely paying much closer attention to all of the windows now. Thanks for the heads-up, Slainte!
30knots, 6 foot seas in an older sea ray... hmmm. not greatest decision making.
Looks like a cookie cuttah stinkpot. Jeez, a port failed! Imagine that! Cookie cuttah stinkpots are not built to take much punishment, why don’t you get a real boat, like a Hinckley Sou’wes 52, she’ll take whatevah you can throw at ‘er.
Scomo, we cut our teeth on sailboats for >20 years, sailed to lots of places in the northeast US (including Nantucket) and had some unforgettable adventures! There are times when I miss it, but these days I am quite happy to tickle the throttles instead of grinding the winches! I will stick with my stinkpot and patch her up as needed! Thanks for watching, Slainte!
@@thevesselslainte Nothing personal, not meant to be an insult, but if I was to buy a powerboat, it would be a lobstah yacht not standard cookie cuttah bleach bottle. You mentioned 5 ft following seas in Buzzards Bay that caught your attention. I raced on BB for 40 yeahs usually in the afternoon hurricane with squayah breaking seas of 6-7 smashing into them to the winwid mahk then broad reaching back to the finish at 10 knots. Wouldn’t want to be in a clorox bottle in those conditions. A lobstah yacht could take it though.