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Hope you stopped in Elizabeth City NC .

Remember this view. If you ever cross an ocean you will have days and days with just nothing except sea and sky!

Fabulous, love your adventure!!!

Alligators are in the dismal swamp and if it’s title or brackish sharks can make it in there as well

Well maybe I won’t be so scared or reluctant about the Dismal Swamp in the future. Although I really hate snakes and ticks and mosquitos 🤦🏼‍♀️ I know I say it all the time, but your energy really is inspiring. Thanks for sharing your journey Boomershines.

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Swamps always make me think of that old classic movie "Frogs"

What a great video. Thank you! Thank you!

Fabulous, love your adventure!!!

Admiral Cinda, shame on you. Telling the kiddos that was a Brussels Spout festival. 😂 Cool beans, y’all made it to the Dismal Swamp. They packed y’all in that lock. The swamp is so scenic. Hopefully nobody had any ticks. I can see why Capt Mark was looking forward to the Dismal Swamp. I’m like him, the sounds at night in the swamp is awesome. Especially when I have tinnitus really bad. The night time sounds help drown out the tinnitus. The kids looked like they were enjoying the wildlife as y’all were cruising along.

Sounds like home to me!

Outstanding video! The raft-up and tour at the Dismal Swamp seemed wonderful to me. All of you are experiencing such a wonderful educational experience.

What line hangers are you using towards the rear of the bridge on the port side? They are yellow and on the horizontal rail and you have 4 sets of lines. I'm guessing velcro. Can you share a link to these? Thank you, Rob

You guys are awsome! I just learned about the loop and found your channel. The loop is the boating adventure I always dreamed about but never knew was a thing. I now have a goal to work towards, till then I'm going to enjoy your adventures 😁. Thanks so much for taking us along! We just lost our 20 year old tuxedo cat named Lucy, seeing your two makes me smile and think of her. Be safe out there ✌️

The DS is probably the most reflective/mirror water your ever going to see on this trip. It can play some serious mind games when the sun is just right.

Nutria were borough into the country. There pelts were used for making men’s hats. They look like very big rats with the back legs creating a hump. We have had them in our back yard here in north Florida.

How long did the Beaufort to IOP leg take?

Another exciting swashbuckler episode!

Too much with the Special Effects Noise

That was a great analogy comparing the first month of looping to life with a newborn. So much to think and worry about and to marvel and fall in love with.

No not on big vessel

The Alligator Pungo canal is quite possibly one of the most boring stretches of water in this region. 3 hours of no change of scenery. Ugh. 😂 BUT, I’m from NC and have enjoyed seeing some very familiar waterways. SHINE ON.

Do it!

Y’all had smooth ride across the sound. I was hoping y’all were going thru the dismal swamp in this episode. Until next time. You can see y’all are getting more comfortable docking and undocking. Y’all produce very entertaining vlogs. Each one is different which makes me always ready for the next one. Even though y’all did this two years ago it fills like we’re going along with your adventure, then it’s like, oh they’re back on land. 😂

How did you remedy your electrical issues. We are beginning our loop this September and are having issues GFCI pedestals. We are enjoying your videos Thanks

Love Ya'll and you are saying it correctly. My family had a house there and did a lot of fishing and skiing on the Yeopim River. If you see a large banner looking structure, that used to be a target for the navy, also there is a Marina near there from i remember is kinda nice.

Don't worry about the bugs in the Dismal Swamp, they're nothing compared to what you'll encounter in Canada, and here in Michigan. We feed our mosquitos and horse/deer flies with real food. Might want to keep a line tied to the kids or the bugs up here might take home a prize.

We do the NC loop at least once a year and just WOW the sound really laid down nice for y’all. Can’t wait to see which way you took.

It’s like marriage…..a lot of work/stress/anxiety and a few orgasmic minutes thrown in….BOATING

Just watched Passage Maker Podcast today and you two were on it, great episode!

Move down there for a couple of years. Earlier. Enjoyed the restaurants and bars

Beaufort NC is a very historic town. Did you get to see Blackbeard (the pirate) house in Beaufort? The shipwreck of his ship is just offshore of the inlet. The N.C. maritime museum is there. Wild horses on the island across from the marina.

The folks at Thunderbolt Marina are famous for yelling at people on the radio.

Cool. Thanks yall. I am/was one them never knew folks. Just watched your top five video. Now this and yup I’m super intrigued. Glad yall made a safe and memorable journey. Can’t wait to watch more your journey. Thanks for sharing your experience. 🤙🏼

I know I'm late to the party but... please tell me you provisioned your wet bar? Would have been my first move.

Looks like a lot of dependence on electronics. The approach to Snows cut utilizes range markers for channel guidance. The rock pile at low tide has the markers literally on top of rocks. I have seen very expensive yachts holed using electronics in the rock pile. Use your electronics but learn to read the water. Good luck and safe travels.

Just watched a UA-cam about the Erie Canal, have you ever considered that trip?

Episode 1.. an entire episode of the boat you bought. Not one mention of the year and model of the boat…

Currently on the loop quite a bit north of Belhaven, but so far it has been on of my favorite stops. I spend a few days there due to winds. The had golf carts available which made it nice to provision.

Great episode again.....thanks...

If he is stressed and quiet, please follow his example. 🤫

No vessel has the "right of way". They are the "stand on vessel". Same principal though.

That's the first time I've seen Series 60 Detroits in a boat. Usually the boat Detroits are 2 strokes. I've got a Series 60 in my big truck. I get over a million miles (roughly 17k hours) between rebuilds.

Departing Beaufort docks is always a hold your breath time until you’re in the channel. We have enjoyed watching y’all navigate our “local” waters. Looking forward to seeing more!

Did Mark go to Camp Sea Gull?

Not to take away from any of the other looper videos, but yours are so far, the most entertaining. Kind of figured they would be after watching all the Virtual Boat Shopping videos. Which is a perfect segway to why question. You replied about the SkyHook on the Grand Banks after last video, but I remember either you or OnFIREFamily discussing the pods that would hang down from one of those boats. Have you heard of any doing the loop and would you consider doing the loop with them with everything that can be in the water? Dismal Swamp, yes or no?

What a good day. I enjoyed that

Ah yes the emergency. 3 days after leaving Eureka, CA on what would turn out to be a 17 day 6 hour trip to HI we blew a transmission seal. No problem while we had wind to sail. When we lost wind and did not find bobbing along at 1-2 knots that enjoyable we would start the engine. We were on a 3 on 6 off schedule and seeing how I took take of all the engine issues it was my task to drop down in a 2X2 foot hatch and deal with the transmission fluid. I had placed a 8x12 cake pan in the engine bilge to catch the transmission fluid. I would suck up the fluid out of the cake pan with a large turkey basting syringe and put in a plastic jug then refill the transmission with refresh the transmission with new fluid. We had about 3 gallons of new transmission fluid onboard when we left Eureka. The problem was I could hear the transmission clunk when it got low on fluid and even if it was 2Am I would get up and deal with it. Ya got to love a good Emergency.

Leaving Beaufort wasn’t my favorite thing either. I understand your anxiety. We didn’t have our marriage saver head seats at time we were navigating these areas. Love Mark’s Forrest Gump impressions 😂 Also, I’ll take a guy who’s quiet when stressed vs the alternative. My guy isn’t a yeller/screamer thank goodness. I think we stayed at that very marina in Belhaven. Fleas in tiny costumes 😂😂😂 All I can think of is those pesky little black bugs that can cover ever single inch of your boat. Can’t remember what they call them, but we had our first experience with them in Belhaven. Good episode as always!

I’ve really enjoyed your trip…especially into NC. Our place is at Ocean Isle on a canal just off the ICW. We enjoy the boat parade in North and South! Safe travels! Bob