You & Steve are absolute gems. Thank you for taking us along during your pro-jects and pro-cesses, and for showing Louie some love.

Nice job navigating the seas and the bureaucracies . You're a wonderful ambassador for Canada

...What an amazing experience ... and a beautiful boat !! .. ... Little Louie appeared to remember you ,, The love and kindness was SO accepted by Louie .. He will always remember his "Land Angels" ..

Geez Carpenter, lumberjack, mechanic, cook, videographer and Sailor all the while being easy on the peeper’s HOOYA Fair winds and following seas

Even in another country she is still a Fox ❤

I was in the US Navy and did 6 years sea duty, 10 years total. I miss being at sea. Watching this brought back fond memories of being on the open ocean. My first ship, the USS Towers DDG-9 was home ported in Yokosuka, Japan. Thank you for sharing this adventure with us. We celebrated Veterans day here in the US. Thank you to all my brothers and sisters for your service and welcome home.

When Louie gets to dog heaven he will encounter your other pets and celebrate having known you and Steve. Wishing you and Steve smooth sailing throughout your journey. Peace princess.

Bonjour Steve et Michelle. bienvenue en Taiwan. what a great vidéo. what a lovely vessel too. Steve must be on cloud nine and ten. your collective love of animals and care is worldwide. have a great next leg of your trip.

Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure .

Absolutely love that you took time to take such good care of Louie. Your hearts are always in the right place. 😍🇨🇦

You all are always so nice with your pets, unfortunately for our dog Zoey the veterinarian says she is dying after 13 years of her being with us. Just so hard for us. I wish you safe travels as you make your way home.

So glad you and Steve made it to Japan, @Michy! Great to see the stabilisation vanes in action. And so wholesome to see how good you were to that Taiwanese coast guard dog 🐕🥰

The Las Vegas casino music at the end, ala 1960s, is great. My dad was in the Canadian navy (WW2 ) and he said guys would be sick for 2 weeks on convoy crossings, but still had to do their jobs all under the stress of U boats, icebergs and hunger. Great video.

Glad to see you’re on your way back with the boat. I know you’ve both been chomping at the bite to get going. As always so nice of you to take care of Louie, but I wouldn’t expect anything less. Thanks for the update and have fun. Take care and be safe lady!

Louie is really cute nice behaved dog😂 add Steve is on the top of the world just like in the Titanic that's funny😂 thank you for the video it was nice to see that sunset sunrise it's pretty out in the ocean I guess I'll see you on the next one

I surely miss seeing you and the doggies in the woods. I hope you get back soon, Be careful!

You are the coolest person poor Louie stuck in that little dog house on that lead it's so nice you clean him you're a good person.

It was a pleasure to have you and Steve join me at breakfast! Quite an adventure that your on. It was good seeing you take care of Louie, I am sure he appreciated it. Have a safe journey.

Great to see that you are back on the boat!!! Steve looked really happy up at the bow ... I envy him that moment!!! The boat looks great after sitting out the cyclone season. I look forward to the new adventures!!! Fair weather and following seas my friends!!!

That dog was mess glad you took time out of your day to give him some love. Louie appreciated it, I’am sure. Have fun be safe, Steve is a lucky man to have such lovely wife beside him on his adventures.

Kewl boat. We need a tour please. Thanks for giving Loui attention. Not surprised you did though. THIS will be an adventure for sure. I'm exited. Safe travels!

So, the Pelagic and her crew are shipshape seaworthy! Great to hear, and great to go along for the cruise. 😊 I was sorta hoping you'd steal/buy Little Louie, so that he could spend the rest of his life unchained. Thanks for sharing your adventures! 😁

What a great adventure. Thanks for the ride! ❤❤

That Renaissance man is good to have around.... What a wonderful journey ahead. Keep the wind in your sails and keep your food down...lol Be well and stay safe.

You did a nice thing for that little dog you too I don't think I'll ever forget you and Steve

What a challenge to get ready and deal with all the crazy in another country. Those waves looked big. No fun with the sea sickness. Love the extra love and bath for the dog at the harbor. You both are amazing. Best of luck on the water.

I have been watching this channel for a while now. I love the variety of content, from building a cabin in a crazy location, to outdoor adventures, to hanging out with your very sweet pack of dogs, but the last thing that I would have expected to see was an old friend! I knew Dennis many many years ago when he was living in Ottawa, but we have not been in touch for quite a while. Please say hi from Ron in Ottawa next time you see him. Have fun in Japan! I am looking forward to seeing more adventures with DD462! Thanks for sharing all of these great videos Michelle!

“Dry as a popcorn fart” 🤣🤣🤣 I always get an eye roll from my acquaintances when I use that one!

The passive stabilizers on Pelagic are commonly known as "paravanes". The same system is also called "flopper stoppers" but that's only when the vessel is at anchor and you deploy them to lessen the roll. Hope this helps.

I spent a tour in Okinowa in 75/76 while in the Marine Corps

The love of animals that you two have causes me to relive experiences since my wife and I are the same way. You never know when another adventure with a four legged friend will come around and you just take every opportunity to give, and get, love.

what a beautiful boat.

Thanks again for another wonderful video thank you and Steve for taking us along on your journey. Take care have fun and be careful..

So nice of you to shower that pup with your love 😊. ❤️ if i had to be somebodys dog 🐕 i would Wana be yours ❤

Michy You are the salt of the earth !!!! Louie!!!! Thanks for taking us with you, Steve is awesome, I would feel secure on a voyage like that with him onboard.

Thank you so much for taking us along on your voyage. Thank goodness Steve is a thorough and responsible Captain and diligent with his maintenance, that fuel filter gave me a sharp intake of breath! Diesel bug….yikes! What you did for the seaside dog was delightful. Kind, sweet, generous and caring. You lovely people.

Oh , it is so much to know how it works about the ship. First repair than it goes on. Some important things to do before start in the ocean. You and Steve are a good team 🥰🤗

Steve looks so happy when he was riding the bow

Damn girl, you are (or maybe Steve is) living my dream. It looks like y’all have put together a fine vessel. We wish you fair winds and favorable seas. ❤

Hi Michelle, Japan is on my bucket list for places to go. I use a Dremel for minor gel coat repairs. 01:54 excellent consolidation, no voids 👌🏽. You and Steve are amazing when it comes to animals ❤. All the senior males from both sides dad, grandad etc were navy⚓👍🏽👍🏽. Engine rooms can be so crammed, glad you have adequate space to work in. Take care and bon voyage ⛵🎌

You both are Super Awesome people. And your fury family are wonderful to. Thankyou for sharing all that you do, And especially the boat trip has been great ,love it!! Thank you both ,be safe

Okinawa is beautiful. I took my son there on his 21st birthday trip. After 2 weeks all over the mainland islands, Tokyo, bullet trains etc, it was a relaxing time in a chauffeured Airbnb motorhome. ❤🇯🇵👍🇦🇺

As a Navy man, 20 years, I wish your journey "Fair Winds and Following Seas." Lots of Love to you and Steve. Simply a gem you are, with Louie. Such a sweet pupper.

Remember well watches at sea mine back in the mid 1970's on USS DuPont DD941. Lots of fond memories in the North Atlantic with NATO and lots in the Caribbean during the Castro issues. Looking back good times. Be safe and always be prepared for Mother Nature 🙏

Hi Michelle and Steve. Wishing both of you a safe and enjoyable journey. Great video. Stay safe and happy you two. G

Thank you for sharing your adventure, look forward to next video. I love that you both always help puppies. Sure the pup loved his bath and treats and new bed. Cheers, safe travels

Wishing you calm seas. Thank you for sharing.

Your video editing is next level . I don't feel like I'm going to have a seizure from watching a slide show . Gee -- I wonder where attention deficit disorder came from . I can't watch a rock video because I'll fall out of my chair . I nominate you for an award .

Steve, beautiful engine room...

Nice as always. For the oil, you may want to look into a peristaltic pump. You can pick one up (relatively) cheaply. I use one for oil, coolant and (small scale) fuel transfers. As with anything though, you get what you pay for. Fair winds, following seas,

That dog will definitely appreciate your care and compassion.

Was a lower decker myself 1980-2004 Hull tech.👍🌴🇨🇦

You two are amazing. I wish I knew someone like Steve. He’s an amazing dude and I bet he could teach me tons of things.

You are such a Beautiful and Wonderful soul, Thank you for giving so much love to that beautiful little boy Louie, he probably never had a bath. And the bedding. Wow. Love you for doing that. P.S. YOU SHOULD HAVE SNUCK HIM ON YOUR BOAT. HE WOULD BEEN BETTER OFF THE 2 OF YOU❤

Oscillating multi-tool is the thing you needed for the rudder indicator. Far more of a precise and versatile cutting tool than a jig saw, angle grinder or dremel. It can make square cuts unlike the angle grinder or dremel, but it can also do plunge cuts unlike the jigsaw.

It’s super common on a boat to have locations where you can’t get a tool(even a jig saw) into for cutting a simple hole. This is where a hacksaw blade is magic. Buy a high quality bimetal blade. Either wrap part of the blade with duct tape or make a handle out of wood. Use it on the pull stroke like a Japanese hand saw. Cuts thru composite like butter.

AMAZING! Good job everyone!... Awe...that dog part choked me up! sniff ......... safe passage everyone!

Another exhausting adventure! You were awesome to little Louie! Looks like he has some Sheba Inu in him.

Also growing up in 2 different houses. My father lived in the Florida Keys, and with many different boats. The most memorable boat was a 52 footer, her name was the WestWind. And she too had flooper-Stoppers plus a crows nest. And I also had to have the graveyard/3rd shift on WATCH. What really helped me way back when, when out at sea for a month and half was my Sony Walkman, yes I'm showing my age. But Music, fresh air and watch the Horizon. It works.!!! Oh yeah, plenty of Freshwater. Love you videos

Nice to see you on the voyage. You look very refreshed. Little Louie is a cutey. I bet you would live to take him home. Enjoy!

This is so exciting…a first hand view of this voyage that you and Steve are undertaking! Thank for sharing this part of your life with us.

Good luck you two !!Sending good wishes and safe trip from Vernon B.C. Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

Great to hear and see things are going good. Thank you and Steve for sharing this adventure, it’s really interesting and enjoyable to watch.👍 Stay safe and please keep posting!

Good to hear everything is going well, being on a boat. Hopefully there's plenty of dramimine pills. Well thank you Michy, be safe and God bless amen.

Hope for nice weather and smoother sailing!!

It was nice of you to look after little Louie. He's going to miss you guys.

Clearly, Louie enjoyed his bath. So nice of you to help him get clean

Enjoying your videos, thanks, stay safe. 🙋‍♂️🐈🐈

I hope you got to check out some of Okinawa, I spent 2 years there as a kid in the USAF, best time of my life, great people. Now that I'm an old fart it's on my bucket list to get back to see how much it has changed. It's fun watching your journey .and the challenges that you have encountered and overcome.

Hey Mich, Love these videos. I've been out on a 35' long fishing boat 5 or 6times in my life. I have always felt very much at home on the sea. The last time I was out fishing was 15 years ago. They day started off a little rainy with choppy seas. Everyone caught a fish or two. Later in the day it got very ruff. The bell in the wheel house was ringing up a storm. These bells are designed only to ring if the boat rolls so many degrees port or starboard. The ringing indicates the boat has roiled to dangerous degree, indicating the ship is in danger of foundering. That afternoon the bell was ringing like there was a celebration at the local Catholic Church. One our friends was leaning over the rails getting sick when the boat began to slide down the side of a large wave when the gunnel our friend leaning over smacked hard into an incoming way and he suddenly was going over the side. The waves were so large that other large boat that were fishing near by would disappear down in the trough and only reappear when they came out of the troughs and we would go down into the next trough. Must have been 15ft. swells. Anyway, my brother ran over to our friend who was going over the gunnel and grabbed him around the waist and saved his life. It was so rough that if the guy had gone overboard we would have lost sight of him in seconds. Anyway, I never got sick. I never felt afraid. I actually enjoyed the entire trip. It was that day I realized I must have been a sailor of the seven seas, in another life. The entire experience made me feel alive. Fair winds and calm seas Mich, Alan from NC

Thank you foe caring for lil Louie❤

spotless engine room woaw 😊

Stay safe ❤️🇬🇧

You are such great people doing that for Louie!! He probably feels so much better. And a nice fresh blanket to sleep on

Thanks for sharing this adventure, the logistics seem to go well this time around but the sea’s, not so much! I love how you gave the dog a bath and cleaned his house up, you have huge hearts and it’s evident! Be safe on your next journey forward! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

Glad you are now in Japanese waters. Should be a lot less chaotic than China or Taiwan, hopefully. Fair winds and Godspeed!

Breaks out tin whistle for Steve. 😂 Thank for sharing the beautiful scenery. Safe journey 👍

so glad you made it safely out of the Taiwan Straits to Japan... I've flown over that area twice a month for the last 15 years...the last 5 years have been crazy with the Chinese aggression toward Taiwan...had to deviate many times due to PRC fake invasions....you may have many challenges getting back to North America, but at least War wont be one of them

Steve certainly won the life lottery with this woman

What an adventure for sure ! Rough seas and I don’t do so well 🤢! I miss your cliff cabin build videos , those were pretty neat I really enjoyed watching you use your skills !

I have to say Michelle, I like the boat series. It's compelling and personal, it's good content for culture and nautical experiences. No worries - trees and mill will still be there. Cheers to you and Steve, nothing like his past experience we hope. ;) Fair winds and following seas...

Food that you made looked good …. I bet Louie felt better after the bath that you gave him

Y’all are so amazing, thank you for sharing your life experiences. Stay safe, healthy, free 👍🏼🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️love you guys 🙏

Awesome vid of a great adventure! Best of luck on your journey! Great crew!

Oh my goodness,this navigation in the sea is complicated! Y'all done good!

When heading to windward you can back wind the genny or main to calm the boat.Whether you use genny or main will depend on traveler length and how she balances. Can make those confused lumpy days when there’s not enough wind to sail smooth right out…. BTW glad to see Steve still navigating on paper and I know that dates me…….

First Steve & Dennis thanks for Serving and giving us Freedom when you were Serving our Country. Michy this is the First time see a Diesel Duck and hope to See all Sails out someday. There is a Guy Building on out of Plywood and Wood. Thanks and Peace Be With You All. Please show some Sushi 4 us Greg

Seems there is never a dull moment. Have fun, stay safe, you both look so very happy. ❤Wilber & Margaret-from the lower 48. 👴🏻🧑😁

I bet that was the best feeling leaving out of that port and Steve doing the Titanic scene Ha HA ! He cracked me up !

Hi Michelle and Steve, wonderful to see a video with you both in it. I see the love you have for each other is so good. Keep up the good work. Love your videos really appreciate your both , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia

flapper stopper thingys - if it keeps the boat stable, Fantastic ! (that was so sweet getting him a new doggy bed)

Just great to see that we share so many things. Can't wait until I'm back on my boat. Nice Duck btw. - nothing compares to a trawler 🙂

You guys were able to reunite w. Little Louie.! ..no middle paws thrown around from Little Louie, HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY he was. Recently found you, have some catching up to do. Steve is like a child at X-mas on his new boat. My apologies, "Captain" Steve, lol.

Fantastic Michy and Steve , safe travels for you and your crew 👍✨🌠

Kudos to you. I'm quite sure there are MANY moments that make it amazing for you and Steve. And it's clearly his passion. But other than some occasional beautiful sights....not one aspect of that looks even remotely inviting!! haha I guess that's why I'm not a sailor..

Applause applause a very enjoyable trip aboard your Diesel Duck , sorry your sea legs were a bit wobbly , old coast guardsman and many time boat owner here in the audience , night watches are when all the trouble happens kind ah like the night shift on the med surgery floor huh, you never fail to entertain us in a first class manner, being it hugging a tree, rescuing a neglected dog or sailing the china sea, your content and life adventures are well worth the watch, Good Stuff.

The boat is awesome. I like seeing places ive never been. I wish everyone could get over the seasickness. I just want to say that John Deere engine is a thing of beauty. I didn't even know they powered boats. Safe travels!

Nice work team Michy! I can't believe the work you folks have to go through for customs etc. Safe travels and can't wait for the next update.

Love the channel Michelle!❤ This may be one of your best videos yet - Great thrill ride and adventure! Safe travels for all of you! So so sweet you gave the dog a bath n blanket!

You are a pretty damn awesome person!!!