Total $ Cost to Buy a Boat & Run it From Maine to Florida

Thanks for sharing all of your videos. What kind of work did you do? Just curious.

I am a 73 year old retiree that has enjoyed your experience with pride and envy. There are people who plan for this their entire life to go through the ICW. You are showing it can be done safely and have a great time doing it. My hats off to you and your partner. Keep posting!

One of the best boating cost breakdowns that I've seen, period. You're a smart young man Gus, for lots of reasons, one of them is keeping track of your expenses. Your Mom & Dad raised you right, so kudos to them, and you are on your way to a fantastic life. Thanks for taking the time to share your journey with us all, especially us old-timers who are in our sixties and still working to make our bucket list dreams happen, we appreciate it, cheers!

I loved watching this whole trip. You and Adam will never forget it. I felt sad watching him leave. Here is what I liked so much: 1. Your positive attitude. No complaining and whining and being dramatic. Just two real guys having fun. It was funny when you were in the Chesapeake bay you said something like " it sucks here" But you quickly caught yourself being negative and said " just kidding , its nice" LOL 2. At the end of the day you would show on a map how you went. 3. The drone footage was a nice touch and added to your production. 4. You talked like a normal person, not a put on phoney personality 5. Even though your a sailor, you didnt talk like one. Meaning you didnt curse the whole time. I appreciate that . I could watch this with my family. Thanks for being transparent with the costs , it answered a lot of my questions And BTW it was very obvious to me from the beginning that you are a hard worker and not getting handouts. Great Job!!

That is still a HUGE amount of money to just buy a boat and get to Florida. Last year I bought a 34' Steel hull sailboat for $12,000. Put $5000 and 4 weeks labor into a refit. Sailed from Lake Ontario thru the Erie Canal system to NYC. Cost $450 to take mast down and $400 to put back up. Spent $115 in diesel thru canal system at avg 4-5 knots. Then from NYC to Key Largo spent $210 in diesel when using the ICW in bad weather. Slept on board all but 3 nights, $380 in hotel rooms that had Jacuzzi tubs to " feel good " Spent $400 in groceries and $500 in beer for 2ppl. $120 in dog food. Moored 7 times at marinas to take advantage of electricity to do maintenance $400 there. Ate a ton of fish including 1 Bluefin Tuna that weighed in at 91 pounds. Shared that meat with a handful of cruisers in South Carolina who will never forget me. So ya sailing vessels are much cheaper to operate and much more fun on the open water AND can handle much bigger waves/weather. IF anyone does buy a Trawler, and yes I love me a Trawler, but, it's gotta be Diesel and full keel type to handle offshore weather. I plan on retiring into a 45-55ft Trawler when to old to sail. Well thats my 2 cents on a Cruiser Lifestyle. But i'd say BOTH our points are similar ,,,, ANYONE can do this and live the lifestyle. Then learn to create YouTube videos and make an extra couple grand a month to keep on going into the Wild Blue Yonder !! Peace Out & Fair Winds to All !!! SV HYDRA

I love how detailed you are and how responsible you seem when doing this journey. Very impressed. Good job dude.

I really liked the video I'm impressed that a 23 year old young man has his head on straight like you do. I'm 61 years old and finally sold our last boat it was a 36 ft trawler with twin Perkins diesels. They are very good on fuel and very sea worthy vessels. Before that one we had a 31 ft uniflite with twin Chrysler 318 small blocks gas engines that really sucked up the fuel I was glad to get diesels The fuel economy is way better and the engines last much much longer. Good job I'm impressed with this video.

You are on your game, perfect! Same deal on your new Broward. You are miles ahead of the "totally financed" dummies. Enjoy!

Well done young man! I'm so proud of you and your accomplishments! I'm glad that you decided to share the cost with your viewers!

You absolutely rocked this video!! Way to live your dream, you lived more by having this expierence than most folks ever will their entire lives. Well done friend, well done indeed!!

Great videos Gus, I enjoy them all, your parents must be very proud of you, enjoy your voyage and stay safe.

Loved your entire video series, both entertaining and informative. Some great photography too. You two should be very proud of yourselves, quite an accomplishment for two young guys. Thank you so much for sharing your adventure.

Great job young man. I have different numbers and experiences going up and down the coast but have enormous respect your resourcefulness and natural engineering talents.Keep up the great videos and adventures

I love the way you broke everything down, it’s nice to hear it in plain language

You are a formidable young man, and 23 years old I tip my hat to you. As they say don’t put off today till tomorrow because you won’t know what you’ve missed when you get old. Bravo young man. Keep the YouTube clips coming

I have liked and subscribed. This was a very valuable video. I realize that expenses have gone up in the past year, but the information presented is still valuable. I like that your experiences are relatable and your positive attitude makes a trip like this seem less daunting. Thank you for this channel and for sharing your adventures.

Really cool video for someone somewhat interested in boating/sailing and no experience. Thank you.

Dude, love the way this was presented, thank you for sharing!

Excellent video. I think your presentation was very thorough and concisely written. Great job! I will watch more of your videos.

Awesome videos ! I'm older and getting ready to retire and this has sparked an idea for me , I'm ready to take on a project thanks to your inspiration, I've been restoring and flipping cars trucks bikes and boats since I was 13 thanks to the help of my grandfather (Rip) He was my biggest inspiration and he said never quit ! Keep up the good work !