Awesome Video!! Please share this with others!

Nice docking job. Any docking you can walk away from is a good one.

This is, to me, a well put together video, and it gives a very realistic picture of the realities of one of the key aspects of navigating a large trawler on the loop. Thank you!

Good hole shot, Cap. Lines prepped BEFORE coming into a high traffic area is such a basic thing, yet so many people don't do it, then PANIC when they have to do so many things at the last second. Well done, crew!

Piece of cake. At least you made it look that way.

Recent subscriber to your channel. Some great informational videos. Nice work.

Nice job. Never approach dock faster than you want to hit it.

I was surprised, no fenders out when docking.

My gosh backing in is soooo much easier than forward . But pulling into a finger slip bow first you get to watch other boats pass by from the stern with a beer or glass of wine to relax . I can't emphasize this enough learn to drive your tonka toy backwards using your gears and docking forward with your gears as well . rudder always midship when docking/undocking twin screw . Cheers 👍and safe travels

It looks like your new neighbours were excited to welcome you :)

I totally understand nerves coming into a slip. You have to make many judgements at the last minute. Well done.

Enjoy the channel and thanks for the content. When able I would like to see more boat reviews from your perspective. Thanks again - and maybe consider some punctuation in the video titles ;-)

Another greased landing! Great job boys and girls

Strong wk Captain

You should see the boats when a Great Lakes freighter comes in to port. Safe travels!

Well done! Grand Haven is a great stop…..always a zoo. Don’t miss the water and light show.

Cool to see my home port. It didn't actually look all that busy for Grand Haven. It seems like everyone owns a boat in Michigan. About half of them know how to drive one😁

Living in Grand Haven I can tell you that every nice weekend that channel is busy! The trailers parked were actually a part of the Grand Haven State Park. That was starboard as you entered. To add to the confusion, there is often a freighter coming in or out as well.

Slow is pro. Nicely done!

Great experience. Thanks for sharing.

Good job docking the boat, nice and smooth the way it should be

I love your boat underway awesome

Worried about Daisy running around the deck just before docking. Please keep her safe.

Great job

Awesome .. first time watching .. Loved it will be watching more

I never trust a dock hand. I never hand them a rope until after I am docked and parked but then I can pilot very well.. 9 times out of 10 the person on the dock will crank in on the rope and throw your stern out or take you off track. Stand back. Get out of the way and don't grab a rail or touch anything until I'm in. I do like having them there although normally not needed, in case the wind pushes me off before I'm in.. this was a point and go coming in bow first. Nice and slow. Nice job Captain and crew

Great video! Nice job on the landing!

I used to have an office in Grand Haven. Found that a Seafood Muffin and a couple of Bloody Mary's from Snug Harbor do wonders for stress.

Good job on the landing! I so understand how stressful that could be! :)

Good job. It was a little stressful just watching. You put her on the money.

Wishing would of seen this im.in st joseph michigan

Nice job! We go there all the time. A busy place. Once accidentally came into a trump parade there never seen so many boats. Literally 5 ft space around boats that was a stressful approach!!

That is such a beautiful ship! You should really think about the inside passage if you haven’t already!

I live about 7 miles up the river from you. Welcome to Grand Haven!

Great docking job. I always had white knuckles and shaky knees when I brought in our last big boat, a 70' Monticello River Yacht we ran on the Ohio River, docking at the Four Seasons Marina in Cincinnati. I had a channel that lead from the river to my dock that was only about a 100' wide and I could not see my slip till it was on the port beam because on the one side of the slip was a sister boat to mine and to the other side, a 60' Bluewater. The wind often ran down the channel either coming from the east or west. Once I turned her, I was committed to fitting an 18' beam boat into a 22' wide dock. I was glad to see the interesting approach to Grand Haven. I am looking for another boat to do the Great Loop too in a few years from now and when I do, Grand Haven will be a must stop, hopefully getting there in late July for their Coast Guard Days celebration, one of the largest in the nation. The town is officially designated a "Coast Guard City." They sure have a nice station there. I am a former Coastie myself.

but great job...nice to have a brother helping you..

This boat traffic looks a bit less than Florida's intercoastal during the weekend lol Hopefully they are more courteous.. Nice job Capt!

Love content like this nice job docking

Nice job docking.....

Nice easy docking 👍👍

Perfect 👌 👌

Our boat is in Grand Haven and it's crazy on the weekends. You will find boaters that will just cut you off. The boat traffic will be that was all the way to spring lake.

Looked like a relatively slow traffic day coming in.

I was wondering how much should you tip the dock hands, pretty sure you tip them all .

Good video!

You guys must have been passing peach seeds. Good job!

For your entertainment, one of the large River Cruise Boats was out Memphis to Nashville and is stuck in the mud on Lake Barkley. They got out of the ship channel and have been stuck for 5 days now.

Pulling into the slip is the most stressfull. I was less nervous pulling up to a gunfight in Iraq or Afghanistan. Lol

Was this filmed on a Saturday? We experienced a similar amount of boat traffic near Myrtle Beach, SC on a Saturday. It was our least favorite day on the Loop thus far.

Always Tip the dockhands at least $20

Paul, we are staying at the Grand Haven RV Park that you saw. We’ll be there mid October. We’re on a 5 month adventure, follow our adventures on Instagram and soon on KZfaq (once I get a new computer this week) The Traveling Caldwells.

I always get indigestion coming into a new spot, especially with wind and currents being brisk. And then it’s over…

weekends can really suk when you have a bigger boat...def can be stressful

You would have been better off going up to Holland Whitehall or Muskegon Grand Haven is always really busy

I got married there one time...lol

Your radio skills needs lots of improvement if you plan on doing the Loop

You've never been in and out of St. Joe have you?

I was wondering if I can get your opinion on a boat I'm looking at. It's a 1977 CHB 34' Single lehman engine. Is there an email where I could reach out?

What is your length, beam, and draft?

Did you stop in Pentwater?

Can you cross oceans in your boat

Shortest book in print "African Americans i met while yachting"

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