Video Transcript

(0:00) After a rolly night on anchor in St. Augustine, we headed over to the city marina to take advantage of their nice showers and to also do some laundry.

(0:09) When we got back to Swamp Puppy, unfortunately we left the hatch open and we learned that a bird landed on the hatch and pooped through the screen all over our fresh linens on the bed. 

(0:19) You know, we keep two sets so we could just wash one, come back to a nice clean set that had been recently pooed on.

(0:26) We left St. Augustine around noon and once we got to the nearby inlet, the current going against us because the tide was falling, dropped us back to four miles per hour. 

(0:35) So we dropped the hook on the north side of the inlet, waited a few hours and set off around 2:30 PM with a goal of Pine Island.

(2:16) Go on with your bad self.

(2:20) See that new speed record? This thing is flying. We’ll be done with the Great Loop in like 25 minutes, I think.

(2:31) Elyse asked me a few months ago how fast I thought the boat would be and I told her probably 16-17 miles per hour, and yeah, that’s pretty much dead on.

(2:41) I’m glad that I guessed it. Such a big boat, you know, we’re 20,000 pounds.

(2:46) So we’ve got twin engines, letting them sing. They can do continuous at 3,100 RPMs or one hour of 3,300 RPMs. 

(2:57) But we’ve been, you know, just kind of cruising along real slow for the past week or so. So it was nice that the trim tabs are fixed now to go ahead and bring it up to a higher RPM and burn off any of the carbon buildup on the turbos.

(3:12) It’s actually good for your engines to do it. In the car world, they call it the Italian tune-up. If you ever buy an old car from somebody, especially from an elderly person, they tend to drive really on the conservative side.

(3:27) And so one of the best things you can do for cars like that is actually get out there and give it the beans. You know, floor it, get all the smoke and all the carbon buildup out of it.

(3:36) The engine will run much better and get better miles per gallon.

(3:39) Now, I’m not saying you race everywhere. I’m saying occasionally, you know, you give it the Italian tune-up. 

(3:45) So I’m very happy with those speeds. That’s pretty awesome. That means if we’re trying to get somewhere real quick for some reason, good man. 

(3:53) A ray just breached in front of us up there.

(3:55) Oh, really? Is it the fourth one?

(4:00) I think so. It must be something the way that our, I don’t know if it’s just the way our engines vibrate or something.

(4:06) And around 3,100 RPMs or about 200. Around 200, 210 horsepower per engine or up at that RPM. And the burn rate at that RPM is 180 grams per horsepower per hour. 

(4:27) Let me do the math for you.

(4:29) Yes, please! 

(4:30) 180 grams of diesel fuel is approximately 0.0567 gallons at 210 horsepower. 

(4:40) We would be burning 11.9 gallons per hour per engine, per engine. Times two, that would be 23.8 gallons per hour. 

(4:55) I feel like this is a good time to tell them to please like and share this video.(

4:58) Yeah, so if you want to help contribute to the diesel fund, put a link down in the description. 

(5:05) You can join us on Patreon or you can just give us a like and leave a comment, something to help us pay for all this fuel we’re about to burn.

(8:17) This was a very short cruise day. We only did 13 miles. 

(8:21) This is our 10th day on the loop, our 6th cruising day out of those 10 days, and our 10th night on the hook.(

8:27) Now in real time, if you can see behind me, we are in New Jersey. There are some pretty heavy winds going on right now, so we’re waiting those out so we can make our Atlantic trip up to New York City. 

(8:37) We’re really excited about that. We’re literally going to cruise right by the Statue of Liberty. So if you have any suggestions for us along the way, or any information on things coming up, please let us know. 

(8:47) This portion of this video is in real time. If you want more real time content, join us on Patreon. That’s the best way to see where we’re at at the current moment, because YouTube videos are always behind. This one’s, what, a month and a half, two months behind.