The house on Great Duck Island has been a weekly rental for quite a while. Acadia Sailing had the contract to drop off and pick up the renters. I don't know if the house is being rented this year. Here is a web site I found for it: greatduckislandhouse.com/ Here is a link to the site for the old life saving station on Little Cranberry Island. Although it is not as much of an isolated adventure, it is a very cool place with the added amenities of Little Cranberry Island. There is only one house near it and there are lots of beaches to explore, plus you might even see me out sailing. Another plus is that it is much easier to get to/from.

@@todddunn945 We've only been gone two years and I've already got the Ducks switched around. I would have bet that it was on Little Duck. We have no intentions of renting the place, unless I hit the lottery, that is. There is the rumor of buried treasure possibly on the south end of Great Duck ... that would give us something to do when we aren't otherwise exploring the island. There is another KZfaqr that we've been talking to. He is coming to Maine in October to see all the lighthouses possible. Currently he is on The Great Loop and seems like a very nice guy. His channel is Back Waters and Back Roads. Thanks for the info, Todd. By the way I had both of my knees done at once back in 2004. The left one is problematic lately do I might be doing it again. I'm 76 and not sure if I want to go through that again. Tom Rood ps. Regarding Gotts Island, have you read the book Gotts Island Maine, It's People 1880-1992 by Rita Kenway?

@@upanchor No I haven't read that book. What I know about Gott's Island is from chatting with people I know who own property there. Mostly Thurston Pettefrows and Gotts. I have only been to Gotts once. It is all private property except for the small public dock, so you need an invite.

I saw the news about the road being fixed yesterday. The state plans to make a repair next Spring. However, it sounds like the towns of Southwest Harbor is going to make a temporary repair soon. Yesterday they moved a piece of heavy equipment out there, so I expect them to start work maybe as soon as Monday. So the road may be open by the end of this coming week.

You are very welcome.

I had a traditional surgery. I have zero experience with the robotic surgery. Sorry I can't be of more help.

You are welcome.Do remember that the videos show my experience. yours will certainly be different.Thanks for watching.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

It is pretty nice, but it could use some mountains. Needless to say I am from the west coast.

@@todddunn945 How did you end up in Maine then?

@@gailnovak2593 After grad school I went to where I was offered a job. That happened to be on the east coast.

@@gailnovak2593 From the perspective of staying on the west coast I made the tactical error of doing my Ph.D. in a narrow field. I ended up getting a job offer on the east coast, so I moved east. While working I bought a boat in Maine and kept it there so it made sense to move to where the boat was when I retired.

@@todddunn945 What did u get a doctorate in?

Glad to be of assistance.

I am glad you found the video interesting. I hope your recovery goes well.

My pleasure Jeff.

Blackie loves his walks. He is very much a stay at home cat except for his walks.

It was definitely a good day out on the water. Thanks for watching.

The fog was actually nice since the temperature dropped significantly when we sailed into it.

Thanks. This isn't a vacation. It is my life.

It sounds like you have some serious issues. Do listen to the surgeons. The surgery is major surgery. If you are not physically up to the surgery it likely isn't worth it. I hope, for your sake, that you can improve your overall health enough to go ahead with the surgery. Good Luck!

Glad to give you an update. He is healthy except for a long term infection is his left eye that has impacted his vision. As you saw near the end of the video, he can definitely run.

​@@todddunn945, he sure can.

I am glad you liked the cruise. Unfortunately I won't be making any more of those videos since I sold the boat a bit over 2 years ago. Now all I have is my sailboat.

Yes inland temperatures are much more extreme than the shore temperatures. Inland it is hotter and more humid in summer and colder in winter than we are. That said, this summer has been warmer than usual. Last year we only went over 80 here in Bass Harbor one time (it went to 81). We have had 3-4 80+ days already this summer. What I do to beat the heat is take the boat out. It is always cooler on the water. I am glad you found the video pretty. Come on down and We will take you out for a sail.

Thanks. Glad to be of assistance.

It was nice and fun to play tag with the fog.

@@todddunn945 I know it’s quite southerly to you and quite a distance. But have you sailed out to Matinicus Island?

@@naturescritter4691 No I haven't. I have passed it on the ocean side when helping with a delivery, but we were too far away to see any details.

No thanks. I find temps above 80 life threatening.

It was refreshing here too. It wasn't quite 90, but to us 73 it HOT!

Hi Todd, It was a lot warmer off Castine yesterday, 78 or so, and a bit windier. Enjoyed your video. We don’t get down east that far often enough.

@@paulfollansbee7103 Ack! 78 if life threatening. I can't imagine what it was like on the reach yesterday. We are lucky to live on the south side of MDI where we frequently get wind off the cool (but not as cool as it was even 20 years ago) gulf of Maine. Incidentally we discussed sailing over to Schoodic soon. As soon as the fog departs the area that is. Did you have fog over in Castine?

I am glad you fund the video useful. Good Luck.

Well actually you can't simply burn the wooden boat because of all the chemicals used in the coatings. Older wooden boats have lead based paints all over the place and the newer paints are not good to burn either. A fiberglass boat can be cut up, but even after 50+ years my fiberglass boat is very sound and should last another 50 years with some systems upgrades. You can't say the same about the newer very lightly built boats. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks. I try to answer all the questions I can, but I am simply a user, not a product designer/engineer, so I can't answer everything that gets asked.

I hope the young islander wasn't fogged out. How did you like the Cranberries? There is a nice trail from right behind the cafe/museum on Great Cranberry that goes out to a very nice beach. I have always found Little Cranberry to be pretty bad as fas a mosquitos go if you go away from the shore.

​@@todddunn945 Weather was 9/10 on the islands for us. We weren't driving the boat, so no biggie. Actually the fog seemed to avoid us for most of the day, somehow. On both islands we found secluded spots without anyone around for breaks and our bag lunches. The kids had fun wading in the water. The islands are nice enough. But then I'm just as happy walking around almost anywhere on the quiet side of MDI. I'm not much for the hurry up and wait or expense of riding the ferries. They also hosed us on the fare. We didn't know there is a family rate and it is not advertised on the web at all. We should have paid on the boat instead of pre-paying our fare. Live and learn. Like Haut, nice to do once, but not an every day for me. This is our first summer and I hear things get more crowded into August. It was great to meet someone involved in MDI sailing. I would like to get back into sailing once settled as I haven't sailed in 20 years or so. Sounds like MDI sailing is my ticket.

I hope it goes well and comes back negative.

I am at least the third owner of my boat. The second owner bought the boat in '87, but I don't know its history before that. Yes the hatch on the port aft cockpit deck is a Trident Marine propane locker I installed in '97. The port side deck fill is for my water tank. The original tank under the main salon sole was converted to the shower sump by a previous owner. Needless to say that tank is no longer used as a water tank although it is still there. I now have a bladder tank under the quarter berth. Yes the hanging locker door doubles as the door to the forward cabin. It has a fold up panel to completely close off the forward cabin except for about 6" at the bottom. I will try to answer any other questions you may have. What year is your princess? Mine is hull #8 laid up in November '72 but not launched until '73.

@@todddunn945 My princess is hull #71, depending on the document it was built in 1976 or 77. It still has most of the wood grain laminate. When I bought the boat a previous owner had retrofitted a bowstring with a forestay, solent stay, with a reefurl rolling furling, an inner stay for which I have two staysails. In 2015 the silent stay failed and in the repairs that followed I deleted it putting the new harken furler on a new forestay. I have and continue to use the undersole water tank. But it has been removed to replace the fuel tank and re-installed. The immediately previous owner replaced the engine with a rebuilt yanmar 3hm35F. Today, I finished replacing everything I stripped off the boat preparing for Beryl.

@@jkepleriv I removed the old fuel tank about 10 years ago.It had been abandoned for many years and had rusted through on top. It was a nasty job to get that tank out. We ended up cutting it into pieces.

Thank you.

It is very hot and muggy right now. We have had for every day for the last 3-4 days and scorching hot temperatures in the upper 70s. Thanks for watching my video.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try to come up with something that won't put everyone to sleep. I am pleased you found it interesting.

My pleasure Jeff.

I hope your surgery goes well and that you have a good recovery.

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Thank you. Now on to the next milestone.

Yes for various reasons I no longer use the main sail. It is home in my garage. I also leave the main boom off to remove temptation. The reasons are simple. First, I am getting a bit older and am no longer as spry as I once was. Consequently I prefer not to leave the cockpit if I can avoid it. The best way to do that is to not use the main. Even with lazy jacks setting and dropping the main does require going forward to the mast now and then even with lines led aft. The second reason is that my wife who is even older than I am is now basically a passenger who doesn't help with sail handling. So I prefer to have the boat set up so that I can easily and safely single hand it. My set up of roller furling jib and mizzen sail does not require that I leave the cockpit at all unless something goes terribly wrong with the jib. Also as you saw the boat sails well enough for me without the main. So, overall, not putting the main on the boat was a conscious decision. Notwithstanding the above, I am considering making some changes to the boat so that I can safely use the main. To that end I just priced a Leisure Furl furling boom. If I decide to go with that option I will be able to raise and lower the main from the cockpit simply by pulling on lines. The down side of installing a Leisure furl system is the cost which will run almost $20K for my boat (boom, solid vang, new sails, a new cabin top winch to handle lines, installation of turning blocks to lead main control lines aft, modifications to my dodger to pass the lines through it and a new sail). Given the value of my 50+ year old boat I haven't made up my mind if the changes are worth the cost, particularly since I will likely sell the boat in less than 5 years. I hope that answers your question.

My pleasure.

Not every sailing video is an attempt to teach people. I was simply demonstrating that a single handed sail on a mid size boat can be very relaxing and not a particular event. Personally I find all the fake drama about sailing to be rather annoying. You know, stuff like launching or hauling a boat or stepping a mast. Those things are routine, just like single handed sailing. Basically single handing is not hard, even a guy in his 70s can do it.

@@todddunn945 Understood, but I am sure you appreciate the feedback nevertheless. And nobody said the video had to be instructional. You could have still imparted interesting information all the same, just by what you chose to speak about. But didn't.

@@comatoseps1382 Well I could have gone all pedantic since I am a retired professor, but I think that would have put people to sleep. I actually did another single handing video a week or so earlier in which I did talk about how the boat was set up and showed a few tacks etc as well as docking. Basically, in my opinion, all you need to do when single handing is think ahead a bit and know what you are going to do. A few years ago I single handed a Morris M36. That would have made a really boring video because of how the boat was set up. Set the boat up correctly and single handing is simple. for example on the Morris raising the full batten Maine consisted of turning into the wind, slacking the main sheet a bit, opening the clutch on the leisure furl furling line, wrapping the main halyard on the winch and pushing the winch button. Short tacking that boat consisted of turning the wheel since the jib as self tacking. Dead simple to single hand.

​@@todddunn945 I appreciate the extra information, and will go find the earlier video you mentioned. This vid here is the only one of yours I have seen so far.

@@comatoseps1382 There are 800 more including a fog sailing video I posted last night. Here is the link to the earlier single handing video - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j6-DqaeD35nMgXU.html

No kidding. Today the only thing they got right was no rain.

Yes, even the for was pleasant.

My biopsy came back negative for cancer.

@@todddunn945 praise God, I'm awaiting mine, being proactive, doing some fasting, and using supplementation and strict diet to shrink my BMP,

I don't understand your question.

Thank you. Now onward to 10K.

I am glad you found the knee surgery videos helpful. I was trying to share what I learned and experienced.

Thanks.

Thank you Nikki. I am glad to have been able to share my little bit of Maine with you.

Thanks. Now I have to shoot for 10K.

Thank you.

Yeah, but I don't have your flowing locks. You must have around 5K or more on all your channels together.

@@todddunn945 actually, I have 7k! Amazing, but true. I wish I was on the ol' boat cruising the bay with you. Congrats on the 5k!

@@RVTA thanks. Come on up north.