followtheboat

hi folks I came her to tell you a story about my dad from his experience in ww2. he was on a mine sweeper for 2 years after the war going through the pacific theater clearing mines from navigation lanes though all the islands in the pacific.        On shore leave they ported in a Japanese city of Tokyo. my dad and his buddies rented a pick up truck from a Japanese guy for the price of 4 Hershey chocolate bars for the whole weekend . it was set to run on coal gas . but you started it with gasoline then switched to gas after building a fire in a tank set into the bed of the pick up truck. everyone fit in the truck so nobody had to walk. they toured around the countryside taking cool pictures with a black and white brownie box camera my grandmother sent to my dad. Someone had to sit in the truck bed to keep feeding the fire to produce the gas the truck ran on.my dad and his buddies drove to Nagasaki to see the damage from the atomic bomb. dad took 2 rolls of film their. those pictures my mom sold years later for 38,000 dollars !!! they are in the holocaust museum in new York city on display for all to see. wow they are incredible pictures. but that pick up truck story was way cool . that could be used again to run pumps or generators burning anything that will produce gas from fuel not completely burned up to make the gas. Use that on those islands and burn coconut shells  or plastic bottles from waste to make power or water on those remote islands. like a gasifier wood stove except use plastic as fuel .love you guys stuff , I'm Scott and I was gone for a while working on my boat. things are coming along great. I got into a tiff with a neighbor that couldn't have a temporary shelter in his yard to store his junk but I was allowed to keep my boat on the hard in my back yard and have permission in writing from the city here. Lately things have cooled off and I'm sanding the topside everywhere for later paint. I got the engine out but only sitting on the cabin floor on a thick piece of plywood so now I am repairing 4 HULL TABS THAT GOT WRECKED FROM PLACING THE BOAT JACKS ON THE HULL AREA WITH NO INSIDE HULL bulk head tabs  for added strength.opps cap lock stuck sorry. continued good luck to you 2 love birds. Scottie from Wisconsin usa

PS  Sent you a drink or two.

Hello Jamie & Liz from the states, I have been following you and others in hopes of being best prepared for my retirement and sailing the world.  One of the things that I have not seen from any of the vlogs is banking. How do you Bank being a world yachtiee?  How do you pay for things on shore and off?   Could you do a vlog about this subject?Thank you for all you doMark

Very much enjoying your channel thank you.  I would like to know you opinion on buying a boat, do you think it would be better in Europe or Thailand.

Hi! I love following your channel! I'm curious to know what the catchy song is that you use to start and end each episode...I love it, it gets in my head everytime

Hi Liz & Jamie, Been following you for several months now and slowly winding our way through the back catalogue! You have helped keep the dream alive through another UK winter! A quick question for you - we are about to depart the UK (in nine weeks) in our boat, heading South to the Med initially, intending to cruise for the next few years. We've sorted the boat and most of our kit, but just wondering, is there any one thing you wish you'd taken more of when you were under way? Tools, or maintenance related? Cable ties? Nuts/bolts? Any one thing that you wished you'd had, or had more of? Fair winds, J&K

Hey guys great channel, but the order of your videos and the sailing log playlist are killing me. Ive struggled through and caught up on all old videos but for new viewers may i make these suggestions. 1. Correct the order of sailing log playlist (currently its in newest to oldest, should be the opposite so you can watch sequentially from start to finish) 2. Add the episode number to the video title so you can easily go through from the videos tab (not playlist), it will also help with the automatic up next video (in order). otherwise it all gets out of order and you miss episodes and have to go back and forward etc, makes it hard watching Other then the navigating i've really enjoyed watching both the series, the rebuild and your sailing logs and look forward to watching the future ones! great work with channel! happy sailing

You guys are one of my FAVORITE sailing vlogs. I look forward to your videos. Keep up the GREAT work !!! Be safe.

Follow The Boat is one of the better video logs on youtube.com. Why? Because of your dialog. I was preparing for a five year cruise 45 years ago, but the trip fell apart. At that time I read over 100 books written by cruisers. Some of them were pretty good, to me the best books had a good story-line. I just stumbled on the many cruising videos on youtube. For the most part I'm disappointed. The videos are either of poor quality, or pretty good quality, but most lack dialog to tie things together. I'm very happy for those who cruise and see such beautiful scenery, but frankly I can see a lot of the same thing on Google Earth. It is the story that makes a difference. The fact that you talk about the ugly side of cruising is great (hauling water on board, fixing the fresh water system, etc.). Keep up the good work. John

Merry Christmas

lovely adventure wishing you guys all happiness ans being well and of course MERRY X-MAS :) can i ask how old are you guys ? thx

This not actually a question, just a comment for your extras: knife video: By the way, Rapala/Marttiini is Finnish brand (from my home country Finland)! They make lures and some other fishing gear. http://www.normark.fi/tuotteet/rapala-rapala-kalastajanpihti-ss-22cm-martiini-filetti-15cm-tuppi Thanks for very interesting videos. Been watching them through. I specially enjoyed those refit episodes, more technical videos please (not that i wish technical problems for you, but they interest me) I made my own YT-channel for our boat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3dOAyvUI6AIslyubag2ywA

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After completing your refit, you mentioned there would be a subsequent video or discussion talking about the costs. As someone considering modifications to our boat, getting your insider perspective on costs where you did the work versus her in the US is of interest.  Did I miss that video or did you change your mind about sharing that information?

I love your swim platform, how far outside of the boat does it extend,vs inside of the boat?  And do you have any other supports or is it just the stainless tubing?

Watching the Videos from the beginning,, The Refit looks Fantastic ! ! That was a Ton of work. Can you give a guesstimate of how much ? I can understand if you do not want to say Thanks

Have you considered setting your videos as a playlist so I can be lazy and watch them all with one click?  Enjoying the vids! 

PLAN B. I am not that good at this but looking at other websites like; http://www.yachtcharterthailand.com/index.htm Going around Malaysia and into the Gulf Of Thailand would mean you could end up in the sailing season at Koh Samui in June. Koh Samui Regatta, 20 MAY TO 27 MAY 2017. CHAWENG BEACHKOH SAMUI. Then follow the seasons around the Gulf to Koh Chang (I love Koh Chang and its Islands).. ◾Ko Samui (Jun to Sept) and its islands. ◾Pattaya (Year round) and its islands. ◾Ko Chang (Nov to May) and its islands. Thailands weather, well you know all that! https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Travel-g293915-s208/Thailand:Weather.And.When.To.Go.html I sail a CAT for a week four times a year in Koh Samui and Koh Chang and the weather is generally Hot and comfortable for Thailand. Like Phuket and Langkawi there can be periods of "no wind". As far as your PLAN A, well you would know best? I surly have no idea yet about Indonesia?

guys How do you manage the visa situation in Thailand? How long can you stay in Thai waters before doing a visa run to Malaysia.

Use were spell check 😂