The tracking feature for Patreons is totally awesome. Its not just tracking of their location. But it has great captains logs with awesome stories. They are currently stuck in the Maldives waiting for paperwork with plenty of drama. Hopefully able to continue cruising today or tomorrow. ❤️The honesty of Ben & Ashley. Its not a sanitized of over dramatized KZfaq channel they are the real deal.

Do not get down! I can say at least personally, you provide a pick me up once a week. I still intend to follow in your footsteps (minus more kids) once my kids get through school. Anything mechanical is going to have issues. You are making it happen and overall making progress.

The surprise on Ashleys face when Ben said: "different boat more kids" 1:15 LOL

So happy you guys crossed a milestone with finally departing Thailand!!

You guys really do inspire me... I'm struggling.. since our home burnt down 2 years ago it's been hard. I follow your journey for a while. It's because your honest an I dig that in a channel.. I miss sailing life...! Til then I will follow your beautiful family...! Thanks for sharing your lives with us... Ashley I feel ya babe .. It's hard it just is sometimes...your an amazing woman an mother...You both are wonderful parents an ppl!!Fare winds an following sea's guy's ✌🏼💗😊❣️

You have one of the finest, most reliable Diesel engines ever built as near to bullet proof. I have retired w/ over 60 yrs turning wrenches w/ most of that time working on Diesel engines of many different makes. I am 77 yrs. old and watch you often since I found you on U-Tube. May I suggest that you set up a vented jury can with a supply line and proper fittings to get fuel from the bottom of the can to the primary filter after removing and sealing the supply line from the main tank. Don't forget to get another line called a return line for unused fuel to return to the jury can. This line is usually located after the injectors. This will depend on the system your engine has. You will be looking for a second line from your main fuel tank. Not rocket science. This will give you piece of mind when in a bind. Those engines love clean fuel and mostly that is all they need. Another thing if you have not done this yet would be to install what is known as a Racor filter ahead of your primary filter. These are a top-of-the-line filter and catch a lot of water and crap. You guys have a lot of grit and I hope you can continue your life journey for many years to come. My wife and I have been married for 53 years and you four have seen more of the world in your young lives then we have in all of ours. My mind loves your adventures undertaking and makes me wish I could be with you when a problem arises. That life is not a piece of cake and some times survival from a thunder storm helps to bond a relationship. I got long winded again, may God keep you all safe and healthy.

Great to see you guys back at sea ⛵ It looks like you're getting back in the swing of things and the kids are adjusting just fine. They are both adorable! ❤️

@5:40 This means "come here", not "get away".

Good days and bad… we all got ‘em. My bad day today was getting ready to relocate an office from Missouri to Kansas. My good day… I’ll still be working, but in Kansas… and watching your videos.

I couldn't care where you are just keep on keeping on, your bright side is adorable, the bad days I escape from to come see your happy days. Goodjob.

Brilllllliant Nahoa 👍 thank you for not being normal!! Such positive vibes!! Night before my longest passage

Hells yea! ONWARD!!! Best sailing channel ever. You guys rock. The most inspirational, most honest, most cool.

You guys! You are the most true! Life is not always a paradice but you are closer to it then most of us, because you dare!

Once you get to the Maldives, suggest you do some scuba diving. One day, I went out and sat in the sand, on the bottom of the sea. (At about 70-80 foot deep, near a reef.) Leaned back and looked up. The view of the fish life was astonishing, wonderful. Then, 5 or so giant manta rays swam and danced above me. Swooping and swirling and diving close by, curious. Absolutely magical.

Love the "Stages of Boat Ownership" that you two played out.

Thank ya'all so much for sharing your adventures. I am always looking forward to your videos, always wonder what's next.

Thank you! It’s always such a pleasure watching your videos. Glad you were able to upload one

Great video, keep the spirits up and hope you will get lots of 🐟. Happy to do you hear that you are doing fine we were a little bit worried about your passage at this time. Greetings from the Seyshelles 🇸🇨 👋

Great to see you all back on the water!!

So good you got away, should be great in the Maldives. Best of Luck.Thanks for putting these out there.

Enjoy and be safe. Take lots of personal pics of the kids, they will cherish them for ever. What an adventure. Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing.

4:59 That Hand signal means "Come Here", it is common all over south east Asia. In the west an open palm is welcoming, so the palm is turned to the sky and does the exact same motion, welcoming someone to come to you. However, since also in the west, if done with the palm facing the ground, it's usually meant for unwelcoming, and to shoo something like animals or insects away, and is disrespectfully done to a person, so for sure, this gesture can be confusing to people from the west. See all the Halogen lamps on board, come night time, those lads will be hard at work. They probably wanted to sell or trade some of the squid and fish they catch. 🙂

In the Philippines, fish aggregating devices are anchored by 3-4 container drums filled with mixed cement and aggregates.

Great to see you on your way. That was lovely seeing the fishing boat from India and the wave. Must be such a blast for you guys! kids seem happy or was that well edited! Willa got her sea legs o.k too. Great stuff, may you continue safely. 👌💯

Don’t worry….be happy ..! Think of all the positives. Health , your kids and each other

Stay the course you two life on land is insane here, your new family is benefiting from your hard work and "Patience" trust me !!

Missed you guys so very much last week and so happy you're back on Nahoa! Keep up the hard work and awesome content! By far the best channel on the tube! Love you all and safe travels!

So happy to see you back on your way !! Boat looks great and I’m sure the fish will come !! Let the adventures continue!! Fair winds ⛵️

I can absolutely relate to the feelings that come up under the kind of pressure these delays must bring. And hazards that radar does not see must be daunting. I bet realizing you are finally sailing eases that, if slowly. Since i am seeing this I know that you are ok and that Nahoa is again a Sailing vessel sailing. My favorite sailing family is afloat and the world is spinning right again.

Awe hang in there guys 🥰🥰 I have 3 kids 25,17 &15… however I nanny a 6 month old and a 2.5 year old & I cannot imagine how stressful it is for you guys!! I’ll be sending u guys good vibes !!! Xoxo

Astounding Guys!! So wonderful to see you Out and About!!

Thanks for sharing !

Love that you’re back on the water…

Your children are very fortunate this is going to be a part of their life they will never forget kudos to you guys for living your Best life

Thank you for sharing your adventures with us

A good mom cry every month should be normalized! ♥️

I like the 5 stages of boat ownership haha. Excited to see where you all will go!

This is so ironic. I'm reading Julie Bradley's second book, Crossing Pirate Waters. They leave Thailand taking your same route. Here we get to see it in person. Safe travels!!

Huge hugs to you two xxx I see you being so brave by challenging yourselves with your epic family adventures. Lifes roller coaster of highs and lows can suck, so I’m sorry to see you when it gets tough. But seeing you come up the other side with such a positive outlook and a ton of love is heart warming xxx

You guys are awesome to take on what u have in the last 2yrs is nothing short of amazing.

Ashley, I sure wanted to give you a big hug! Hang in there, both of you! Sending lots of ❤️❤️❤️

The Maldives were heavenly, we had the best of times there

It’s so great to see you guys back sailing! My favorite peoples! The babies are getting so big! 🥰

the number two addition is enjoying his feed bottle .

Thank you for taking us along!!! Hope you guys have a awesome trip!!!

Thank you so much for sharing the ups and downs! I wish you a lot more ups than downs in the future!

Happy to see you guys again

Loving the fishing cam idea

Glad to see you are finally moving along!😁⛵🌞

The memories which you're making for yourselves! The memories of past sailing of which you're reminding me (and others!), sailing with family and learning skills which have helped in life since first riding the waves. Thank you!

Guys, I love your videos and I am rooting for you guys to make it and continue this awesome journey. Keep at it and wishing your wonderful family the best. Watching this video, I felt like I wanted to help Ben with the fuel tank issue. You guys have been through a lot.

The Zatara crew are ahead of you…winds low….lots of fishermen in small boats with motherships close by. They more worried about their nets etc. Home it’s the same…Vic got its first cruise ship Mixed weather in Vancouver…..and I’m hosting a neighborhood bbq on my front lawn today….it’s my retirement party, lol….mayor and rcmp attending….wishing I was sailing, lol. Talk about happy mellow kids! Wow. From White Rock Bc Canada…..cheers guys…much love ❤️

Fishing Cam is an awesome idea. Have you ever considered having a camera mounted just underneath the boat while at anchor to see what swims by on any given day/night. That would be a fun glimpse into the wonderful world upon which you live. Thanx for the content as always, really big fans of you and the family.

I was so excited when you mentioned our conversation about grunts from Instagram! Hurt you said Navy, but Coast Guard is close enough!

Lovely to see ya'll back in action. Nobody does it quite the awesome way you do!!!

Safe travels, I love what you said, lots of things that can bring you down, no pain, no gain. GAIN ADVENTURES for sure

Love the caricature of Willa!

I love the sound of Diesel engines in the morning! Great episode. Thanks for sharing.

@5:35 the waving in Indonesia mostly means 'come come', even police officers standing in crossing sections guiding traffic, waving above their head means 'come come'. these fishermen must be bored and just wanted to talk.

You guys are real troopers. Love the channel!

You two are rock stars. Raising kids is hard enough but to do it on a boat in the middle of an ocean - kudos!

You could put the fan in the water and it could push you along!

I believe the steel cylinders are a fuel supply. They can stay out longer. Try not to get one stuck between your hulls. Because of their shape they don't show up on radar very well at all. You can see lots of them on the beach in southern Philippines getting repairs.

Love how you guys always keep it real!

Yay! I missed your family last week. Glad your back to your journey. Thank you for sharing

15 yrs living in Thailand and now 6 yrs in the Asian Sth West Visayos Group that down waving means "Come Here" Same as you waving for someone to come to you. SurfingLife with Malcolm

love to you... Being a parent makes everything more serious and stressful. I can't believe you are doing it. I don't think I could. Peace and grace

Good job folks keeping it real !❤️❤️❤️. Memories for a lifetime !!!

Another great video guys ! Cheers

This is an outstanding life. Not everyone can do what you do. Life in the ocean with raising your kids in the boat is something that average people can't do . Admiring life! Have a safe journey to Maldives. All best for you.... from Indonesia

Living the dream. Fishing deep waters 🙌🏼

So cool! Thanks for taking me with you! Sending love and hugs to you all. Peace Rolfie

Can I say We get up days , down days and round and round days here on land in our own country. But hey you guys are out exploring beautiful places and seas. I know I would rather be out living life than feeling it here. There's a positive ✨️ you guys are way too beautiful. Love megs Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️ x

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

The hand waving meaning [at 5:40] means, "Come here" and not "Go that way"; essentially it's the same as the Western "Come Here" index finger beckoning sign. In Japan at least.. Perhaps they wanted you to go over to them to interact/trade?

You guys inspire me! Hopefully one day I will do the same as you guys and sat sail to go around the world! Thanks for the videos guys Cheers!

Perfect timing. Cup of tea ready and I am ready to watch!

Hoping the blender interruption was BOOZE for you both. 🤪 safe travels with respect & love to you 3.

By now I imagine you’ve reached your destination. Hope it’s been smooth sailing! Your kiddo’s are adorable! So lucky! ❤️

That boat was from the state of kerala,India.If you noticed the boat was called Annimarya or Ann-maria with the crucifix in front so catholics which is most typical for keralite fisherman.You guys shoukd have traded for the awesome fish curries

Try to use a plainer and get the lurer down below the surface. So your running a top plug and a bottom plug. Cheers. Looking good. Glad your making passage. Calm seas looks nice

The first fishing ship you saw is for sure from Aceh, and you 're probably sailing north of Banda Aceh (I live there). Their hand sign means they're asking you to come closer to them. They just want to interact with you I guess.

I follow about five cruising channels (yours is right up there) and my takeaway is this. You have to REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want this lifestyle cause man ... these boats are such money pits! Not only that but it seems like the work to fun ratio is at best 70%/30%. But on a positive note (😉) ... kudos to you guys for making it work for you cause you have to follow your dreams whatever they are.

Awesome getting outta Thailand finally! You guys rule! Safest travels peace on Earths

Ben’s the superman of boating.

These people are epic. Also, no idea how they manage 2 babies onboard. I can barely manage my 13 pound dachshund in a regular house. Props to you guys and safe travels! 🥰

Need to rig up a Willa cam and have her provide some video footage from her view. Love watching your videos and dream of one day renting, then owning a catamaran. Safe travels to all!!

Living the dream! So good to see y'all on your way!

Good luck guys.

On your next boat, It would be very cool if you got a Schionning Arrow 1360 like the boat called Duet. That's what I want. They have it set up where there is an office on the starboard side all the way forward. It's a supper sweet set up and there would be plenty of room for your kids just the way that they have it set up. This type of boat is perfectly set up to go fast and still carry all of your gear.

Your gasket material...Buna-n. that is what you need. A diesel biocide will help. But once you get the gift it keeps on giving. Alfa Laval make a disk stack centrifuge for ships...wish they made one for personal craft...but Buna-n is your gasket material

Love your videos keep them coming !!!

Love your family channel

Very good video, I hope you catch some fish & great winds

Fair Winds and Following Seas on your passage

There is very heavy ship traffic between Rondo L/H and the southern tip is Sri Lanka. Recommend staying at least 10 miles south of that thumb line and you will not have much ship traffic

Those fishing anchor tanks are rather scary. Take care.

Finally getting out there looking forward to your travels

I am living part of my dream by watching this channel. No kidding

Awesome to see you back on your way. More kids 🤣🤣 you have enough room for at least another 2 .