Yes I am

Very cool!

Many thanks!

I hear ya!

so true

We ran big pump boats here before anyone knew us on the vlog here. When you get out a ways all the coast line looks the same. It is amazing how these guys know in the darkness right where to come into to. Funny you said that because I put a super bright led light out at the beach already facing the water. Side story- there was a long time pilot out by us in Texas. He had a private plane and runway at his house. He flew there for decades. When flying in he would always radio his wife to go turn the runway lights on. She would and then he would land. He got close to home from a long flight with his little Cessna plane and began trying to reach his wife. No answer, he tried and tried but no answer. It was pitch black countryside with big oak tree forest all around. He then stated trying her cell phone too, no answer. He call neighbors, no answer. Finally because of low fuel he decided to just go for it since there was most likely not enough fuel to make it elsewhere. He thought he knew his strip well. Sad part is he crashed and met his demise. She was there sleeping and woke to the sound of the crash. The moral of this story is dont rely on a light for guidance that can be switched off especially with a wife who complains it is wasting power and forgetting why it might be on. (MEL). I am trying to memorize the landmark lights like cellphone towers same as the locals do for backup.

Yeh i see your Bright LED light .. i hear what you say about memorising the land marks when we sailed from Manila to Boracay we went across the ‘Verde’ Straight from Marikaban island to Puerto Galera and as you probably know thats very deep water . We got smashed by a Typhoon and i spent 12hrs in what can only be called ‘Hell’ i had my Filipina wife tied down next to me on the helm (not literally 😅) my boat was a 75 ft Ketch and the prop was popping out of the water as we topped the 20-30ft waves . It was a horrendously black night and the only thing I remembered was the outlines of the ‘Halcon Mountain were darker than the sky that i think saved us .. the fact that I remembered that as a Landmark !!! I’m looking at a place near Matabungkay Beach were i will like to do a Banka/Outboard 😉👍 although i think if the wife finds out she will probably turn the beach light off lol …all the best James 😁👍

@@nickjunaakamr.andmrs.b3903 I love these kind of comments that share some stories and experience back. I would love to sit and talk with you. Wish we could meet.

@@TexasFilipino we will meet up James as soon as I’ve sold my house here in the U.K me and Juna will be over we have been looking for land in Nasugbu I emailed you a while ago . I have lots of stories.. the time i was asked to take a load of Gold out of the Philippines on my boat … the time i was hiding in a chicken barn with the Philippine Army when the rebels were just over the mountains next to us. The Army Chaplain saved my ass lol .. i got photo somewhere me holding a chicken and an AK47 😜🐓.. i took a 17ft dory with an old Seagull outboard across Taal Lake when a storm hit the only thing that kept the engine going was me spraying WD40 through the carb 😂 lots more but cannot talk about on here … lets say that taking the boat (70ft Ketch ) passed The Philippine Presidential Palace Malacanang was more complicated than you think !? . You should watch my videos on Facebook of my old ChrisCraft 27 with twin V8’s with racing exhaust she was a flyer !! Look for me Nick Baker theres a picture of me on my Honda CBX 1000 .. see you soon bud 👍🌴🛥🛠

just relax my friend

Hope you enjoy it! It will be fun

You got that right!

Mel was cutting the wind for me. My hat is tight lol wore caps so many years I think there is a groove around my head HA HA

Sounds great!

You can catch Wahoo and Mahi mahi just 1/4 mile out

We have some deep fishing channels and can catch yellow fin tuna and pilchards

Thank you very much!

😁

LOL - might do it

I know that's right

It is! So nice to be out getting a new view for our eyes.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING DAVID

Life jackets right there with us.

@@TexasFilipino Wearing them in an emergency is better than stowing them Jim, only saying !!!

Ayaw balaka

HA HA HA big improvement

Jack n Rose --- ummmm if I hot a ice berg here there is some serious shit coming down for everyone

@@TexasFilipino 🧊🚢😂😂❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🇵🇭🇵🇭

there is oars and life jackets in it. no fishing license required. I might put gear at a later date- right now just testing and making her reliable for longer distance. :)

The waves will fill it back in with sand overnight or sooner.

How dare you. Lol

it's been my idea to make a warham style cat with 2 of them lashed together.OR maybe just build a wharam. the lack of good marine plywood here scares me tho. At least thats what i've heard from others building boats here

If your a fisher folk local you must have a number registered on the boat.

@@TexasFilipino thanks.

Well … I was gonna mention life vest … but u say in the boat … so I won’t … not safety police… Philippines may not even require them … but still a good idea

… and I’d like to add , I don’t think I saw anything derogatory, one person mentioned “life vest ? “ …. No one’s saying you must wear one … we could’ve thought maybe you forgot… the boat does look empty of anything … anyway… I’ll shut up

I bet they haven't !

I bought this one on FB Market place 2nd hand. There is a few Yamaha dealers especially in Manila. There are other brands becoming readily available here also.

I know that is right! Melinda and I are like Salt and Pepper