Please make a video about complete startup of the ship before sailing including navigation. I want to see buttons being pushed and motor start up and other preparations with explanations. I love all your videos

I have been watching your videos forever it seems, but today was the first time I noticed how competent and confident you guys are on the boat and water.You all have really grown from where one would ask the other if they thought they could do this and now just doing the boat repair and getting on with the day. You guys are awesome as always and look forward to each video. Happy cruising to you both till next time :)

I grew up on Puget Sound, and it is such fun to tag along on your cruises on one of the most gorgeous and varied bodies of water in the world.

Wow, you guys continue to get better videos every week. I watch on iPad and use smart phone to follow trip on google maps and other apps, and read about places you visit. Fort Flagler looks very much like Fort Stevens near Astoria, which still has several of the large disappearing guns. Beautiful sunset photo with Eliz, maybe you should frame that for hanging in cabin. I look forward to hearing about San Juan’s next week.

As you were wandering around Fort Flagler I got a distinct feeling of déjà vu and as I've not been within a thousand miles of that area I thought that's odd. Particularly around 13:04. Then An Officer and a Gentleman came to mind. Turns out the film crew were based in Port Townsend just across the water so it's not beyond the realms of possibility that some location shots were taken at the Fort...another mystery.

Another great Sunday installment! In addition to Fort Flagler and the other Triangle of Fire forts guarding the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, there was also Fort Whitman on Goat Island guarding the entrance through Deception Pass. The island has no road access. If you're ever in La Connor, take a dinghy ride, beach behind the log rafts and scramble up the unimproved trail to the bluff paralleling the channel. You'll find the fort as it was, abandoned in the 1940's.

For some reason, I listened critically to Elizabeth's soliloquy (after your opening) and find her speech, grammar and vocabulary to be well-spoken. Brava. Shawn is equally well-spoken ('Captain's Questions'). Bravo. [It is just my 'thing'.] Interesting background music selections, today also, which were well-matched to your video's vignettes. I enjoy your adventures and Shawn's boat-knowledge. JAL

007 does it all. So impressive with the maintenance abilities of this guy. Love his answer to the fouled anchor, "yeah, we've got tools, just cut it with the 90" LOL. Always awesome content and videography. Every time I launch my drone over water, my knees get week, and my palms sweat. I'm glad you guys have a grip on it because the video impact is over the top.

another very interesting adventure. thanks for taking me along. JDR

Been to Fort Flagler. It is one of three forts that protected the entrance to Admiralty Inlet.The artillery canons combined with the other two forts of Fort Worden and Fort Casey created a Triangle of Fire. This video was excellent!

Sure its already been mentioned, but - at the end of your chain rhode (in my opinion) there should be a line / rope rhode (painter) so if you need to ditch your anchor in hurry you can cut the painter. The line - rope - painter won't be used for holding just for a quick disconnect. Hasn't happened to me but a good friend had guests swimming off the back of the boat and they got swept up in current that carried them off FAST. They didn't have a tender down in the water or any way to rescue the guests except for moving the big boat. There would have been no fast way to cut the chain even if they had Milwaukee M12 and M18 tools ( which I love and have a ton on board including the vacuum seen in this video). They did have a safety rope / line / rhode / painter at the end of their chain and were able to free spool the chain quickly, then cut the safety painter with a multi tool that was on the hip of mate. All ended okay, they rescued the swimmers, and later recovered the anchor as the captain dropped a way point on the plotter / MFD

Another post addressed the “two Island” observation plus that sand spit is covered at high tide. That’s similar to Camino Island where you don’t understand how it could be an Island when you drive out to visit. Regarding “the hook” - at high tide I’m sure some folks have been surprised if they tried to shortcut the marked channel! And finally, I will second/third/fourth/etc the comments re the increased quality of your videos, your delivery, and the increased confidence reflected in the “dialog”. Thanks for the continued efforts to keep us all entertained. (We anchored in Mystery Bay in early Sept. I suspect many don’t realize how much of the water in the larger bay is somewhat “skinny”.)

Great video and really enjoy the Q and A at the end.

Mr. Sully getting some of that soft serve action...that's some good ol' doggo lovin'!

Thank you guys for Mystery island

Thank you! Really enjoy your channel.

Excellent video .....again. Thank you.

Answered many questions I had as well, great job.

I like Fort Flagler more than Fort Warden. Less crowds and more space..I wish you would have shown getting through the hook Shaun. That is a little strip I don't like but it always seems like I'm there at low tide. Great video. Headlock is great cause the store is walking distance.

Grew up on Whidbey. Enjoy exploring the PNW with you guys

I located Port Towsend on google maps and suddenly realized we have cruised past on three cruises to Alaska from Smith Cove Cruise Termimal and didn't realize that this is the entrance to Puget Sound. By then we were usually eating. Another wonderful video.

So, whats my tuition for my history lesson? 😆

You guys are good , best boat travel out there.

Great video. Also like the Q&A's

Great vid. Mystery Bay and park looked beautiful. I’d love to tour that fort.

Great video and views of my old stomping grounds...You make Sundays fun awaiting your next adventure in the PNW. For decades I've ventured out in these waters and will never see it all...enjoyed your views and safe passage to your next!

I was starting to feel bad for Sully until he got his ice cream cone. That was one happy dog!

Great show!!! Be safe out there !! Good morning MR. SULLY

interesting tour and cruise thank you for sharing

loved the content and great music choice.

Another good vid! Thanks for sharing. life is good~ And yes, Eliizabeth could easily be a model...

I love Marrowstone Island, It's a very peaceful place for a getaway. Thank you for the trip!

I love the line " so now that your smarter from watching the video". Who came up with that? Great vid as always. Sail on Sailor.🖒

Great video guys 🇬🇧

I had forgotten that fort Flagler was there! We went there for a church youth conference. It was fun and interesting. Thanks for bringing back a good memory. I will ask my question on Instagram!!

00:06 ~ LoLoL!!! (hAhAhA - NOT) 😁 Thanks for the fun and informative video. 👍

Such a great video

That is a pay attention entrance to Mystery Bay, strong currents also. Was behind you folks about a couple miles last Tuesday, thru Hale Pass,, Vessel Rogue. I turned right at Birch Bay, looks like you were heading to Blaine.. Maybe we will get a report on the oysters and ice cream there,in one of your upcoming vids.

Yay, awesome job with the video. We are proud of our little island, bay and harbor, and so happy you had such a great visit. Come back soon!

Beautiful place, hope to visit some day. Keep up the good content guys 👍

You guys are an inspiration to those of us who dream to do the same as y'all, thanks for sharing.....👍👍

A good video, I always enjoy...

Sean you must be in boat captain heaven, as a tinkerer myself I envy your chores, I especially liked how you used your mouse to set the auto pilot, how cool is that and you even have a giant boom to play with! You have so much to play with on your little ship and a supportive 1st mate and lets not forget boat dog.

Excellent video.

Thank You

OH Shawn!! FLIR makes Predictive Maintenance Hand Held’s (as do others) that are excellent for ship board logging and maintenance of all your rotating components, pumps, seals, manifold temps, cooling water temps etc... Add an IR Check List to your normal maintenance rounds allows you to predict when its time to refit, overall, replace, clean heat exchangers etc... Your an Engineer Dude! Surprised you don’t have that in your Boat Maintenance Quiver! (Hey Santa!!) OK... Next Put this on your list! The fortifications the Germans built prior to WWII are amazing and run along the entire east coast of Europe... (The Atlantic Wall) Great Nordhavn Adventures...The area around Normandy is spectacular and boating that area has many opportunities.... one of my unfulfilled dreams.... So much history there... you could literally spend months there and not get it all in... So put it on your list .... if I don’t make it there by boat I can just ride along with you’s guys! Enjoy you Mystery Cove jaunt! Best Always! Bill

Good vid ya'll.

Very appropriate music for the fort battery.

Beautiful area! I don’t see us ever getting our boat there, but maybe a charter someday!

I do feel smarter after watching your video! :) :) :)

Nice drone work!

Great channel and thanks for your efforts. A Fort Flagler (or Warden/Casey) vid and no mention of the Forts place in the "Triangle of Fire" story is like a Deception Pass vid and not a word of the currents.

I love that area, I play there often. A little bit of history for you about marrowstone island. Years ago Indian island was public land marrowston island was government land. When the government decided Indian island was better suited for the ammo depot they filled in the narrow sand spit to the south to allow public access to marrowstone. Enjoy your stay up north!!

Great video

M from Texas. Okay Team Freedom thanks for the twighlight zone adventure in history with one two punch on Q&A. The real mystery? Well I see both y'all in same room while boat is running and gotta wonder who's driving the boat? If this is autopilot i'm loving it. Seems I'm gettting smarter and loving the vanilla skies closing this [spoiler alert] mystery bay smugglers paradise adventure. Thanx Team Freedom!

Your a lucky man shawn

Gostei muito, bonito vídeo.

I've lived and worked in building just like those in my early days in the Army. Took a long time to get rid of most of them.

It is beautiful out there . Greetings from the Netherlands.

Woow! channel with my favourite boat and I almost missed it! Well I guess google recomendations can be helpfull here and there. :)

I have a couple of questions, 1 have you ever thought about getting a dash am, I would love to Watch a sped up view of what you see on a cruise. 2 how would you describe the engine noise throughout and in the loudest portion of the boat, can you watch tv, talk on the phone, whisper to each other? Thanks, love your channel!

Just south of where you were, on the west side of the Hood Canal , just a half mile north of the Hood Canal bridge there is an almost island called Hoods Head..... the rum runner smugglers hid at anchor in there at times. There is a great book called “ Rumrunner “.... about the life and adventures of Johnny Schnarr . No doubt Schnarr was in Mystery Bat at least once...

“Red sky at night, Sailor’s delight” “Red sky in morning, Sailor take warning”

Glad y'all were able to make it! Marrowstone and Indian are 2 different islands, but they were joined by a man-made isthmus. That isthmus is currently being dismantled as a bridge was recently built. Yep, the entrance is pretty sketch, the shallowest spot is about 12-15 meters west from the middle of the reverse "S" that the channel makes. Right about here ->S. Did you get to hear the evening bugles from the magazine? If not then you gotta come back!

Hi you two always look forward to your vids on Sunday ,however I am sure I am mistaken but when on the rib do you always wear a outboard killcord

Hayley loved the scene where the gutted carb were still moving (not really, she screamed) Also: do you miss having a faster boat?

I’ve been watching your videos and am intrigued by your drone shots underway… are you able to land your drone on the boat while moving or do you have to heave-to to recover the drone? It would be a good episode to feature your various drone operations (maybe you’ve done one and I just haven’t got there yet). Nicely done… love your cruising lifestyle.

VERY INTERESTING THANKS FOR SHARING =)

Enjoyed the video! When you got a hotdog and soft serve, I was wondering if you got anything for Mr. Sully. In the next scene Mr. Sully is licking your soft serve! Way to share!!!

I'm surprised they let you keep that drone footage. I'm on marrowstone and I am constantly hearing about guards shooting out in a RIB to intercept anyone who gets too close, and delete or destroy their photos. If you drive past Indian island there is a sign warning against droneflight. Marrowstone was an island 120 years ago, the isthmus is manmade. Indian was 100% a peninsula before they cut the channel.They actually just this year cut a channel between indian and marrowstone again as part of a salmon habitat restoration project. I've never seen a map of it, but geographically my understanding is that everything between the two islands constitutes Kilisut Harbor. Mystery bay is the little crescent to the east about halfway down (this I'm 100% sure of since I live adjacent to Mystery Bay state park) and then Scow Bay is at the far south end of Kilisut Harbor.

Dog... Fantastico con il gelato. 😂

Lekker man lekker

Great video! Are you using a drone for those eye-in-the-sky shots of your boat? Your narratives are really good and very informative too! You have the life! Curious, but what are your opinions of a Kady-Krogen of comparable size. I think both Nordhavn and Kady would be good choices, but I don't think the smaller Kady's offer a Portuguese bridge. I live outside of Los Angeles, Ca but have been to Seattle twice and both times it was hot and sunny! My friend still tries to convince me that it really does rain in Seattle! Yeah, sure! lol

Another great video. How do you remember where everything is stored, there seem to be so many cubby holes where stuff gets stashed.

I remember going to Indian Island many times back in my Navy days.

Lol... I feel smarter! Thank you. God video.

How extensive a tool kit do you keep? and what tools do you use most often? I found gear wrenches are extremely useful (on cars etc..) And also you two make a very complimentary couple, an easy love shows in the videos, and Mr Sully benefits from that.

My go to for removing a problem anchor is a small stick of dynamite.... then again now that I think.. that's my go to, for a few too many things !!!

You would cut the chain and lose Rocky? No... nice video! Your productions are getting amazing!

Re your anchor chain in the Q&A I always thought that the end of the chain had a rope section at the end this was if there was a problem you let out the last bit and cut it, hence the expression in the English language "The bitter end" as that is what it is called.

I would encourage reconsidering the FLIR camera. If you are not seeing the things you want (or don't want) when you're underway, is likely just a settings or or mounting issue. In limited visibly like fog, dark, forest fire smoke, there isn't a much better solution.

I think fort stevens is around there but you want to take mountain bikes there cause the trails are like 20 miles and crazy good

If you ever sail the ocean to bonnie Scotland i would love to see your yaught, i have just dicovered your channel and love your adventures so far🎃.

Been enjoying some of your videos. I grew up on the south end of Whidbey, have you done any stops/videos there?

in the pnw north of vancouver theres alot of crap in the water rocks that the charts dont pick up logs thats why people have steel boats in ak. how will you navigate the waterways to seward or anchorage.

Hi and happy Sunday! Why did you moor so far from Fort Flagler? Love your weekly vlogs!

Mr Sully gets a nice treat for being a Handsome Guy!

If you ever do cut it attach a line and bouy to it so you can GPS it and do a recovery the anchor i mean

You guys didn’t even mention that “An Officer and A Gentleman” was filmed there and the scenes running around the Fort! One of my favorite films! Of course I’m a military brat, vet and a pilot so....lol

Freedom water!!

Hi, Thank you for a great channel and good information. I am looking at buying a boat and also like many other people are not sure about going with sails or motor power. You might have answered this question in one of your previous episodes, which I have not seen. What is your average diesel consumption/hour on a offshore cruise in such a large vessel?

Love this channel! Why do you choose 6,5knots speeds? Not sure if it has anything to do with the displacement hull vs planning. We will usually floor it to 30knots with similar fuel economy as at 6, but it’s a planning hull. Went from Olympia to Friday harbor in half a day that wau

It seems that you use your water maker a lot. Have you thought of replacing your pre-filters with a small swimming pool sand filter? Maintenance and cost is very minimal.

I grew up enjoying the entire area from Forks to Seattle, and the only reason the Olympic Peninsula and surrounding areas are not the most popular the world over is the weather, and the history and breathtaking architecture Europe offers by contrast. The summer months and sites on the Olympic Peninsula are as exciting and they are breathtaking.

Your sweater looks so cozy. Where did you get it?

Mr Sully does eat ice cream. Stan

Hey guys, great videos! Is your watermaker solely for potable water, and do you source your shower and head water separately? What volume/rate can one expect from your purification setup?

Have you ever anchored out off camma beach?

Sweet

was wondering how long the pre, filter lasts between changes in time vs gallons for a live aboard couple? Roughly ....