When did millions of tons of steel and concrete perched on a waterway or beach become more appealing or better in any way opposed to a boat floating on the water ? Even if it’s an older boat !

@finscreenname

Ай бұрын

Because they own the property. You just sound jelly. What if a bunch of van livers pulled in the park next door to your house and decided to take up residence and act a fool?

@JL-cn6nh

Ай бұрын

@@finscreenname I live in Florida slick , I own plenty of property . I also know this becomes more of a problem the more “Karen’s” male and female come here from other states. They complain about sharks , gators , snakes etc too 😂

@finscreenname

Ай бұрын

@@JL-cn6nh First off I'm not your "slick" and also I don't live in your state. But we have the same issue where I live. I don't have waterfront but I do have plenty of properties and I wouldn't want it to happen to any of them. And I sure as hell dont want to have to wade through a homeless encampment every time I go to the boat ramp.

@benwinter2420

Ай бұрын

@@finscreenname It gets into the darker side of human nature also as in petty meanspirited . . ness , as on east coast of Australia posh beach front property residents were affronted by overseas backpackers in vans (few years back fruit pickers etc on farms doing work ozzies turned nose up at) . . taking a break & parked overnight in beach carparks . . enjoying the same views as they for (((FREE))) . . humans are c_nts basically

@dmo7815

Ай бұрын

The deralic boat are a problem but just enforce license on boats .

As a native Floridian, I can safely say this has happened for over 30 years in Florida. The issue is that the top 0.05% of the money in South Florida does not want the "little people" to be able to benefit from access in any way. They believe that the area is theirs and theirs alone. They believe that they should be able to come and go with their $10,000,000.00+ yachts without having to seethe "Scraps"

They don’t like people living for free. Has nothing to do with crime

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

Agreed 100% battle between the haves and have nots we are just a people that chose a life at sea 🌊 Mariners and sailors..

@lcfflc3887

27 күн бұрын

Nah, they just don't like the type of people doing so.

@sena2fishing

25 күн бұрын

... Living for free isn't a boat on the ocean.

You should report that Valero gas station to the authorities. Ripping off customers with an improperly calibrated fuel pump is a felony.

@gobfranklin6759

28 күн бұрын

It may be a case of him overfilling the can? They do hold more than 5gal in a lot of cases unless the pump is not calibrated correctly? Who knows.

@Wearyman

27 күн бұрын

@@gobfranklin6759 overfilling won't get you more than a half a gallon. So even if he filled both to the very brim (and he did point out that he stopped at the 5gal line) there would still have been more than a single gallon in that can. That station is deliberately ripping people off. Also, the PRICES! Holy crap! That owner is a straight up THIEF.

@opinionsvary

26 күн бұрын

​@@Wearyman Wonder what the owner looks like considering all the other gas stations that aren't part of a major franchise have a particular demographic.

@gobfranklin6759

26 күн бұрын

@@Wearyman Good points.

@ericdelevinquiere9902

25 күн бұрын

Funny, that part has not changed in Miami Beach, gas stations there always were for suckers.

I have a friend who used to be a "live aboard" off Coconut Grove. So it makes me see this issue in a nuanced way. It seems like it's harder and harder for people with limited means to get by. 😢

@Adiscretefirm

Ай бұрын

There always seem to be people that want to live in really expensive areas they can't really afford

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

Absolutely. However there is a tradition of Mariners that goes back to the founding if Miami. It seems like the city will cut off its own foot with ANA'S Not everyone out here is doing harm. We just wish to live and sail free.

@Adiscretefirm

Ай бұрын

@@sailingEV888 right, you just want to hit a port along the way, take on food and fuel and be on your way. Unfortunately the live aboard in a decrepit boat is a minority of owners, but persistent enough right in the residents faces to change everyone's opinion of boat people that don't dock or trailer. One stolen 10 horse outboard can change a neutral to an opponent for life if the thief took off in a RIB

@markmcgoveran6811

Ай бұрын

If you go to a place overseas where a lot of poor people go on boats you will find the waters surrounding those boats to be full of diseases. Then there's some pathetic slob like you that thinks making it illegal for people to live on a boat and s*** in the water all day is somehow making it hard for the poor to get by? If you let them just dump raw sewage, it will be hard for everybody to stay alive and enjoy the water

@jimhanty8149

29 күн бұрын

It’s been that way since biblical times… life ain’t fair ..Nor is the world…it never will be fair…so tell em to go get a job…put some folding money in yer pocket and the world becomes nicer….

I live in St Augustine and I wouldn’t keep a boat anywhere outside a marina for any period of time if you want to keep your winches, electronics, rigging, etcetera. Unfortunately a significant number of meth head goons living on the hook in derelict immobile vessels (way worse since Covid) clearly have ruined it for the rest of the sailing community. Add to that dismasted boats sinking adjacent to the water way, with their rigging just below the waterline at high tide just waiting to sink someone. The county is not doing nearly enough about it. Someone is going to get seriously hurt. I’m all for visitors and travelers enjoying their rights to our waterways, but floating tent cities full of thieves and creating submerged unmarked hazards, and contaminating the river with black water and fuel indiscriminately has to end. The number of used syringes I’ve cleaned up on the beach used by a youth sailing program adjacent to one of the common anchorages is unacceptable evidence of what I’m talking about.

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

I disagree. Maybe those meth heads are just living with trauma in there lives and had to escape to sea.. (I have not seen a meth head ever) .. just men mis understood.. Living free away from tyranny. I don't get any meth head vibes from any of these Men. These people are traditional Mariners they are just trying to live with what they have free from the BS on the internet and cable news..

@alcarocci532

28 күн бұрын

That's method up

@stephendennis5969

20 күн бұрын

A few people ruining it for the rest that follow the rules even if they are unwritten. A free mooring ball maintained by the city isn’t and never was meant to be a permanent place to keep your boat. It’s for transient boaters to spend a week a month etc. it’s the honor system. Spend some time there and move on. I don’t care how nice your boat is or isn’t how rich you are or aren’t. It’s not permanent mooring. So now because of a few floating junkyards basically squatting on a free morning it’s going to ruin it for everyone else. Boats on a public mooring should absolutely be required to operate under their own power. Boats are expensive if you can’t maintain it and have permanent storage don’t own it.

Derelict boats becoming floating RV parks is ruining it for responsible cruising boats. Easiest solution is to limit a particular anchorage to 14 days before requiring more than 5 miles away. These derelict boats are environmental hazards and safety hazards to responsible, seaworthy vessels nearby.

Living on water and dumping sewage is awful, people used to swim there but dang if I would get in the water

@JustaHoot

Ай бұрын

The fish eat it! What about all the sunken boats Military ships with munitions and fuel and and other pollutants? Bums did that?

@user-ti7yt9vj2f

Ай бұрын

Not a bum or bomb and don't have to be around either

Totally agree Where does their sewerage go? Where does their food scraps go? Where does their garbage go?

@noonehere1793

26 күн бұрын

In the water silly goose, what do you think, does the garbage fairy come around and just pick it up. Bottom line is for every decent responsible boater there are 50 scum bags who life like pigs and do not car what damage they cause to the earth.

@bobbyboombatz1489

26 күн бұрын

Like in every other country on earth !

State inspects and regulates gas pumps. They'd love to hear about those pumps. Big fines!

I live in South Florida, and the problem got really bad after Covid. It seems to have gotten worse with the derelict boats and the junk boats everywhere. Then when people decide they’re gonna abandon them, they pull the decals and the Vin number off so it can’t be traced back to them. They abandoned them they sink and the state has to pay to get them out and it seems like a lot of riffraff around Miami and Coconut Grove on those boats, that’s why people don’t want them around

@boristheamerican2938

Ай бұрын

Thats so smart, make the public clean up your mess. They have learned from the corporations.

@serggla924

Ай бұрын

Those sunk boats are good structure for fish to gather around so good for fishing 😂

@Steve-ev6vx

Ай бұрын

​@@serggla924 No, they still have fuel and oil onboard. The engines and tanks, among other things, need to be stripped first.

@serggla924

Ай бұрын

@@Steve-ev6vx with the amount of pollution produced worldwide by all the manufacturing plants/facilities this is nothing but a drop in an ocean, literally

@stanf9070

Ай бұрын

@@serggla924 no they still have fuel and oils cleaning supplies and people’s stuff in them not good for the marine environment plus it’s a navigation hazard

Here in Alberta, we are only allowed to camp for free on Crown land up to 14 days after that you must relocate and you’re good again for another 14 days. It’s no big deal and it makes sense.

@adamtedder1012

Ай бұрын

Yeah I think 45 days is too much for many areas. We want to keep it as free as possible but there is a hippie boat movement that youtube kinda got started. Its the source of a lot of the problems. People with just enough money to get a barely floating boat, and not enough money to fix it. People with not enough money to take care of themselves, can't afford a mooring ball much less a marina. Not saying you need either but if you can't move your boat onto the dry, into a slip, or fire up the motor reliably to leave then when we get a hurricane those boats end up on the bottom, in the mangroves, on the rocks, crashed up against bridges, ect. And those people learn it cost more to retrieve the boats than the boat is worth, or more than they have and leave them right where they are. They become an environmental hazard, navigation hazard, and are even uglier to look at than when they were floating. The taxpayer pays to remove them. The way Florida law works with derelict vessels there is little incentive to try to clean up your mess and some boats that can possibly be rescued by people with means can't because unless the owner signs it to you there is no salvage law that will allow you to legally take possession. I have seen very nice, easily salvageable sailing and power yachts left to rot when someone like me would have definitely saved them. One close by me has probably a few thousand dollars of scrap metal on the deck alone.

@gkrebs6636

Ай бұрын

Nobody care's about canada ......

@boristheamerican2938

Ай бұрын

Canadas socialist, here in America its all about freedom.

@jtowens-masonry3359

22 күн бұрын

the crown wtf communist mofo to the north of us canada sucks

@millipedic

20 күн бұрын

@@gkrebs6636 we're gonna close the northern border too.

The derelict boats are the problem and with people living on them the problem gets worse . Usually without holding tanks they pump their sewage straight into the bay . The real sailors who maintain their boats properly and are respectful of the ocean end up with fewer and fewer places to anchor . Free anchorages will soon become a thing of the past .

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

Sad but true. It's pur responsibility to take care. I promise to do my part and I try..

San Diego California got out of control with junk unseaworthy boats as well. The port kicked everyone out and installed moorings that they charge by the month for. The boats need to get a safety inspection by the Coast Guard before you are allowed to lease them. They also require a yearly inspection.

@boristheamerican2938

Ай бұрын

Thats regulation and as a republican I am against this!

@firstlast1047

Ай бұрын

Yepper...chaos is best​@@boristheamerican2938

@Steve-ev6vx

Ай бұрын

​@@boristheamerican2938Republicans become down with the regulation as soon as the riff raff shows up. Why do you think Florida cities don't look like California cities with tranq zombies everywhere?

@wahid-lg1kk

Ай бұрын

So if you are just passing through and need to anchor overnight, go ashore and buy supplies, how does that work?

@siseley1

25 күн бұрын

@@wahid-lg1kk Here in So Cal we have 24 hour temp moorings, or slips, for that exact purpose. We also have several places where you can anchor near facilities and shop at the fuel stations, or the Chandelery, and food mkt. I never have had a problem if I called ahead to harbor master, or took a short term rent on a mooring at Catalina, or Channels Islands where most of my ocean sailing is.

@07:28 what are you dumping out of your diesel can into the water?

As a boater, I hate to say it, but there are a very few people out there who ruin things for the rest of us. Not saying there aren't stuck ups in the rich neighborhoods and towns who think they own the world but there are some boats and people who shouldn't be out there because they are a danger to themselves and others.

Everyone would be floored if they saw what’s going on both sides of the highway entering into key west. There are at least 100 homeless pirates living in dinghies in and around key west.⛵️

@wingers69

26 күн бұрын

We're not homeless. You try living down here with rent being $1600 a month for a ROOM. You have to have 2 full time jobs to live down here. It's cheaper to live on a boat.

@loadedfun4764

23 күн бұрын

@@wingers69 ahh…. I do live down here.

You should definitely call whatever state agency is in charge of gasoline weights and measuring. Kind of an ironic turn having to utilize a state agency to right a wrong.

@socket_error1000

Ай бұрын

I had a similar thing happen years ago when my Chevy Metro with a 7.8 gallon tank suddenly took over 10 gallons to fill up. I called and reported the station and they eventually got closed after several large fines for repeatedly doing the same thing. In my state (Washington), and other I am sure, they actually have unmarked cars with dummy measuring tanks that they use to check the rate at gas stations. The stations don't even know they are being checked. Still it is an understaffed part of the state government and they do depend on tips to know who they should be checking.

@philipchesley9615

Ай бұрын

Yep there's a sticker on that pump with the date that it was checked (calibrated) and stickered/dated as such. Phone number* is on the sticker. If sticker is GONE, go to ANY other gas/fuel pump to get the phone nunber. If the sticker is missing, that's their first violation. REPORT THEM. ----- *It's actually called "weights & measures" so good call, really good call!

This is an issue that was approached some years ago well before Desantis was governor. (just to give a time perspective) Its not new This issue was that there are (or were) THOUSANDS maybe tens of thousands of boats essentially abandoned on the various waterways all around Florida. Some had people living on them defecating into the water, washing clothes in the water. walking around naked playing loud music etc. People basically living in a tent a mere few feet from your home.(not a mansion just a normal house) If you want to live like that go to California etc where they not only support that lifestyle they embrace it! These boats wee not sailing or traveling it is a tenement on the water feet from your home. The bigger issue is hundreds boats that were simply rotting away, their owners died, or simply abandoned them. Repairs to make them "seaworthy' again far exceeded the value of boat when it was new much less in its current state. This is the heart of the problem. Envy is not the issue. Tax money is not the issue the "muh freedom" derp is not the issue. So the solution will be ( unfortunately) Paid moorings and short terms on those moorings. So the boats don't pile up, get abandoned and and rot away becoming someone elses problem. If you are going to be away for an extended time. Haul the boat and put it on the hard. ( its better for the boat any way.)

@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958

Ай бұрын

Which waterfront home is yours? We really want to know.

@user-fu9vj9ix3g

Ай бұрын

@@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 WTF is wrong with you?

@guybeingaguy

Ай бұрын

Yep. Saved me a lot of typing! Every word you said is true 👍

@edwardmyers8782

Ай бұрын

Hey there junior red states already send their poor undereducated people to California that's why Cali has such a homelessness problem.

@alcarocci532

28 күн бұрын

The pink one

Awesome video! Keep them coming! Working on my boat north Florida getting her ready for Bimini! Your videos inspire

The real issue is when storms come in and the boats break off there mooring and hit boats in the marina/clubs/homes and the owners have no insurance or funds to repair damage caused by their property. I am a member at a club where your video started and this happen to me a few years back. My boat was damaged and the owner of the boat that broke loose had no insurance or funds to pay my repairs. So I got stuck with the bill. There has to be a limit on the boats moored and they should pass laws to have a minimum of PIP insurance. If the boat doesn’t have a valid registration they should be removed all together from any waterway. This is a real issue and the transit boater will be affected must once laws are in place. Also it’s starting to affect the keys which needs to be stopped before it becomes an issue like in south Florida.

@johndavid8815

Ай бұрын

I agree with you

@Juggernaut-fg2up

Ай бұрын

Do you think it would be better for these people to be homeless out in the elements? I myself was disabled from a Refinery chemical release so I live on my boat because I have no income and it's the cheapest way for me to survive. Not to mention I have life-threatening reactions to Everyday chemicals so I can't live in any existing buildings or with anybody at all. What was I supposed to do? I'm asking because everybody commenting seems to have all the answers

@edwardmyers8782

Ай бұрын

The instant you mandate insurance insurance rates. Increase by several orders of magnitude. Many can't get insurance because they have to come up with thousands to get the boat surveyed then it is only 250 a year for liability insurance but $5000 for haul out survey and then any repair deemed to be needed so yeah let's move these people off the boats and under the bridges, then we can make sleeping on public property illegal and spend millions more jailing these people talk about penny wise and dollar wasteful.

@edwardmyers8782

Ай бұрын

If a storm rips my boat off of its moorings and damages your boat my insurance company is going to claim act of God and fuck you over in the proverbial snow there buckwheat.

@cornpop1157

26 күн бұрын

What you didn't have insurance on your boat ? Somebody else should pay for the damage of your neglect ? You believe those with money should have the ability to violate the rights of poor.. Then we should destroy the currency and put the shoe on the other foot

The water quality around BLOW BOATERS is polluted with human waste.Yep,they dump their holding tanks.

@sailor-rick

Ай бұрын

Rich stink-boaters never pump their blackwater into the harbor instead of burning $60 worth of gas to go to the nearest pump-out station. Even if that were true, one stink-boater dumps more oil and gas into the water than a hundred blow-boaters... and let's not even talk about the air pollution... and noise pollution. And what about little stink-powered jon-boats? Where do you suppose those fishermen empty their bladders? Why do most of them seem to carry black buckets that always come home empty?

@edwardmyers8782

Ай бұрын

Really well in a recent report where police raided a number of boats only one seemed flush overboard they did their tests by flushing due through the toilets.

@edwardmyers8782

Ай бұрын

Ain't done with you yet pumpkin how many blow boats are there in Biscayne bay a thousand live abroad 2000 how many it they all flush overboard would they put anywhere near as mush sewage into the water that the wastewater treatment plants dump ? Or as much feces as rain washes down storm sewers from the cities dogs please most of these people get pumped out and some have composting toilets instead of wasting millions trying to prevent these people from living aboard maybe free pump outs at all marinas or a pump out service boat for live aboard's that need it,? It will save money in the long run.

@chipsrafferty8362

Ай бұрын

@@edwardmyers8782 really well,that is coming from you,so,really well.

Blame the boaters for not policing themselves. Living in coastal Fla, we see the issue. Just homeless camps on the water. A lot of them end up washed onshore after a storm, leaving the taxpayers to haul their crap off. Plus, they have no insurance for any damages!😡

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

True. However, there are respectful Mariners out here. We need to take care. This issue will play out in years to come..

@mikew3194

Ай бұрын

Will you start the petition to deputize me? I have my own firearms, and we don't even need to get a permit to CC anymore.

@kingray6373

29 күн бұрын

So true

@jawswill8052

28 күн бұрын

Really? You're going to cry about taxpayers cleaning up after a disaster? Hahaha. They just lost their boat!

@1sailfast

27 күн бұрын

That’s a stupid statement. Boaters can’t arbitrarily police other boaters without legal authority. Even if they were granted the legal framework to do so, there would be violent confrontations and time/effort expense involved. Why would the legitimate cruisers do that? That’s why we have professional law enforcement.

The problem is the pirates and the boat that are illegal

The anchorage’s in southern Florida turn into trailer parks on the water without heavy enforcement.

@adamtedder1012

Ай бұрын

That's true. Got to be a middle ground. A screening process maybe. Maybe a check in process where you can determine cruisers and locals setting up shop on barely floating vessels.

@ozarksailor2714

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, it’s the only affordable housing in the area. It’s pretty normal to see people living on a boat that hasn’t moved under its own power in years and is just a floating apartment. My advice for Mike is to watch his back. Those are pirate waters.

@adamtedder1012

Ай бұрын

@ozarksailor2714 True but leaving South Florida should be the goal. South Florida is where I grew up. I doubt my quality of life would be what it is now if I tried to stay. I left with nothing but my car, clothes and the hope to find some work. It worked out. Knowing what I know now, I would have done it even easier today despite it being more expensive overall.

@ozarksailor2714

Ай бұрын

@@adamtedder1012 from what I’ve gathered the fwc is regularly boarding and checking boats in the more popular anchorage’s trying to keep the riffraff out.

@boondog8504

Ай бұрын

Yup. Too many “existaboards” who on land would be living under a bridge have ruined many places for the rest of us.

They have been fighting about bum boats and cruisers anchoring since I lived there in the 80’s..

Financial responsibility should be enforced upon every individual whether seaman or on land. Leaving a boat that may cause damage to a person or state without insurance or financial proof of payment is unfair to everyone. I don't like to make insurance companies rich or to have excessive laws but when people allow lower nature and negligence become an expense to others something needs to be done. We are better than a third world country.

Times are gone when the abundant middle class could live on the Miami shoreline and while others could afford a nice sailboat and look after it in the bay. The middle class has grown much fewer in number while the very rich and very poor have increased in number. America no longer has the opportunity for a good living as it had decades ago. Government politicians are incapable of sustaining a healthy economic balance, but instead have let the economy go to ruin. It's a shame. The USA was the peak of human civilization until the government messed with it.

@PsRohrbaugh

Ай бұрын

Blame the banning of new canal communities. Used to be developers would just dredge 5 miles of canals and create another 500 new waterfront lots. At that time living on the water was only 10% more than living on land nearby. But once the canal ban went into place, the prices of waterfront property skyrocketed. Now you'll see an EMPTY LOT with sailboat access sell for over a million, while an empty lot across the street that's landlocked might be $150k.

Great video ! Thank you for sharing the gas station tip down Miami River 😉

Enjoyed boating in Miami very much back in the 90’s, however after 911 that city lost its mojo, the cool people left and the barbarians moved in. Now it’s just low class on money, sad thing really.

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

Did anyone notice I got ripped off? That gas station sold me 15 gallon s of diesel I only got 12!! WtF!? The people of Miami beach are being ripped off! The gas station is scam! Typically Miami beach I guess! IM OUTA HERE!! BAHAMAS BOUND!

@redink71

Ай бұрын

@@sailingEV888 doubt it.

@genespell4340

Ай бұрын

​@@sailingEV888look up the number and report the station.

We all have to be responsible boater's you can't leave your junk in someones back yard and think that's cool

@SuperCitizen

23 күн бұрын

Hrmm what if that "junk" was somebody's home on water...... Not all are abandoned "junk" in your backyard, you sound like one of those rich people complaining about the boats....

@jeffcee9457

23 күн бұрын

@@SuperCitizen I hv seen boats haven't move or attended to from before convid.

@jeffcee9457

22 күн бұрын

@@SuperCitizen u woke people thinks that rich people shouldn't have right's however im a poor fisher man that live here and these boats are falling apart leaking toxics into the water way.

@SuperCitizen

22 күн бұрын

@@jeffcee9457 the solution isn't a broad one remove the direlec boats but your also restricting boaters who live full time on the waterway. Btw I'm not rich and we have same.problem in ft.myers bay

@SuperCitizen

22 күн бұрын

@@jeffcee9457 I'm also not Woke I think for myself

Call me pessimistic, I've already seen too much. I spent time in Hollywood North Lake, Lake Sylvia, and lived in South Beach, and Miami. The rich people don't want to see the poors. Florida is leading the way in criminalizing anyone not making 6 figures. This is a front in that war. I anticipate cruising will exclude more and more of Florida, and specifically the South. Crossing to The Bahamas from West Palm, Port Everglades, or No Name will become a thing of the past. West Palm Beach will become the new demarcation. You can expect many other places to follow.

@AbusedbyScientologist

Ай бұрын

I go down so will they

@thisoldboat7393

Ай бұрын

People have always hated their fellow man.

@toddhazzard1562

Ай бұрын

Raised in West Palm Beach. It was on the Outskirts, Far West st the time. Was there in 2014; I see the Wealthy Devouring South Florida. Making it Suck.

@benwinter2420

Ай бұрын

That is truer than most realize & at core of current global problems stemming from push to globalism ideology false path which is against human nature & the critter kingdom also , came across this phenomena when researching yabby farming in Australia (fresh water crays) . . the water in farm ponds has to be turbid as in cloudy or else if clear the males can see each other across the way & spend all their time fighting with each other & not putting on weight for the table . . I believe this applies to humans & the internet is causing endless stress to an extent & squabbles

@Adiscretefirm

Ай бұрын

Tragedy of the commons, nobody was concerned about people anchoring short term, but legitimate cruisers got caught up in the attempt to run off the derelict boats dumping sewage overboard

The problem started 5 years ago in Seattle. These homeless have found they can get these boats at the recycle yards for free OR they find some idiot that took on a project boat that got out of control and snatch that for free. These boats have leaking holding tanks (sewer, black tank) generally no operational water tank(s) and incredibly unsafe cooking setups (they catch fire a lot). All their sewage goes directly into the water because of leaking tank or NONE OF THEM can afford a pump out service and then you and your kids swim in it. SMH disgusting people, so disgusting!

As a lifelong Floridian born and raised in Miami. I now live in North Florida. The Anchorage and long time,, mooring balls, living in a designated Anchorage area. I believe all vessels will need to be fully insured, the derelict and sinking of these vessels, ends up being the burden of the taxpayers of the city and state. Wind up having to remove these at our cost. This is what created this special type of legislation in the first place. We have too many derelict and sunken boats all over the state that has created a massive environmental problem, navigational problems. All these costs fall back on the taxpayers of Florida. Has the taxpayer here in the State of Florida and someone who truly enjoys all the outdoors recreation that has to offer, I don't think I should have to pay for somebody else's poor seamanship skills, and there inability to acquire insurance for their vessel.

@joeblow1934

21 күн бұрын

Not to mention contaminating our beautiful earth.

In my area Va. cheap 87 octane $3.25 a gallon Propane a gallon $1.99 Diesel a gallon around $3.60

might be due to garbage in the water. and raw sewage in the water.

I'm surprised that you didn't immediately call the state regulators when your pump delivered less than 15 gallons, it seems off by about 5%. You take pictures of the pump and your containers and send them too. Violations cost them money. And force them to repair their pumps.

@marktinkler6897

26 күн бұрын

Question: What is the capacity of your yellow diesel cans? When I first got mine, I bumped into the same issue. Puzzled, I read the side of the cans: Capacity - 6 US Gallons. Red gasoline cans are 5 US Gals.

@sailingEV888

26 күн бұрын

I purchased these cans from home depot in Vero Beach. 100% new cans 5 gallons. Machine said 14.7 it pumped maybe 12 gallons. It's odd. Some one needs to go fill up and measure..

Very cool video. Great edit!)

The government does not like seeing a free person!

@WebberAerialImaging

Ай бұрын

It's not the government, this is the elite HOA types. Asses that spend far to much time worrying about what others are doing.

@adamtedder1012

Ай бұрын

100%. They fear if people all start checking out.

@Shroedinger73

Ай бұрын

That’s a fact And they want more and more taxes and more and more control

@MATTINCALI

Ай бұрын

Freemasons/government (same thing). Everything is trash, and somehow government still finds people to work for them

@AbusedbyScientologist

Ай бұрын

Fascism and slavery is all that is legal

Rich people are like politicians. Do as i say. Not as i do. Have to dictate their will on others.

@johndavid8815

Ай бұрын

I concur

u called the florida department of standerds and messurments right their 800 number is on the pump they are required by law to test and make sure those pumps pump exactly the amount you pay for call the number and report the station

I think short term......one week or less would be enough time to provision and take a few days to rest would be fair......the long term stuff just brings in the riff Raff.

They can't have you living property tax free. You are putting nothing into the system. And they can't keep jacking up your taxes.

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

Teirny. The elites have spoken! Do not anchor infront of my home! I don't want you looking in! What are they hiding!? I was anchored ⚓️ in the venetian Islands for 30 mins and a police officer asked me to leave! I'm not spying! I was anchored for SAFETY purposes. WtF? I was wondering if I would drag ⚓️! The only shelter was the venetian fingers. Makes no sense..

@MrPudding28

Ай бұрын

⁠@@sailingEV888It really shows that the police only exist to cater to the wealthy and keep the poors out of sight and out of mind.

@sentenced2sail

Ай бұрын

@@sailingEV888 Boat bums do pay State tax on anything they purchase.

@benwinter2420

Ай бұрын

@@sentenced2sail Called the goods and services tax in Australia . . everyone here is a tax payer getting hauled over the coals , no freeloaders

I can understand their concern for boats in disrepair. There should be a system for logging who is in the anchorage and how long they have been there so there is room for new boats coming in to stage for the trip to the Bahamas. I think they are killing income for the city by banning these transient boats.

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

This is AMERICA! no one cares! From the perspective of a Canadian... Rich people dont want Canadian cruisers looking into there windows! That's what this is about!

What happens is the "bum boats" become hazards to navigation after the next big storm. Brevard County FL just cleaned up the Indian River & guess who gets to pay the bill ..

I live in North Carolina and here in Brunswick county you cant anchor anywhere for more than 10 days then you must leave the county.

People don’t want to sit out at their multi million dollar homes along the bay and see crackheads in a $500 dollar boat anchored within talking distance!

@user-cv9cd4sq2n

Ай бұрын

Yeah, you don’t want to disturb the crackheads in the million dollar homes

@boathemian7694

Ай бұрын

The boats leave and can do so leaving no trace. Those hideous houses have forever ruined the environment.

@arthurbrumagem3844

Ай бұрын

@@boathemian7694those homes pay big taxes which fund the govt.

@thisoldboat7393

Ай бұрын

😂🎉Didn't disappoint. 😂🎉

@100GTAGUY

Ай бұрын

As a Florida boy born and raised, the hoidy toidy snowbirds and the riff raff are all in the same. Bunch of overentitled fuckheads ruining it for the locals.

Looks like your living a great life beats working well done.great vid. Inspiring.

Great Video !.....Thank you for the real-time Intel . I just sub'd your channel.......Godspeed....

The fact is, there are FAR too many boaters who squat. You know who I am talking about. The barnacles who muck up the area with their dilapidated boats. They screw it up for everyone else.

Thank u Michael

Great vid, drone footage was Amazing...fuel was way to much, WTF rite..be safe and eat well my friend..thxs

so did you notify d.o.t. weights and measures on the fuel station

Great editing 😊

I have no dog in the fight because I neither live in Florida nor do i cruise anymore. But if you are incensed by this ask yourself this question. Why would anyone in south Florida want you to be there? It's not like you add anything to the economy. No fuel purchases, no mooring ball purchases, force bridge openings disrupting traffic, dinghy to shore to use free facilities, minimal restaurant visits etc. Many do anything they can to not even get their waste tanks pumped. Look at all the vessels with the yellow fuel tanks on the deck just to get an understanding. And 1 guess as to which country they are mostly from. Its all take and no give. The Bahamas figured this out and at least charges $300 or $600 balance it out a bit. Cry me a river but until you become a valuable and welcome contributor to the local economy and not just a mooch then this is what you get.

@MATTINCALI

Ай бұрын

your freemason government is trash and you are basing your reasoning off of it

@ozarksailor2714

Ай бұрын

Buys 5 gallons of gas. Puts 6 bags of trash in the dumpster Gets a hundred gallons of water from the hose, uses the bathroom and leaves.

@user-gf5he2fr7y

Ай бұрын

......What the hell is wrong with you? Marking sailors who love the easer & peaceful lifestyle...Nothing else to do with your free time?... ...Sailor & Artist, Old Naples Florida🌴🎨 Paradise Coast🌊

@user-gf5he2fr7y

Ай бұрын

@@ozarksailor2714 - You Dumpster Commandos are all alike...Nothing else to do but watch other people...Get yourself a job in Walmart & bust poor people for taking food... ...Old Naples Florida 🌴🎨

@user-pp2ze4yq3m

Ай бұрын

@@ozarksailor2714 -- And that impacts you personally . . . how?

Just curious. If you're using a ALA and a skiff to go to shore, where do you tie up your skiff on shore?

@thisoldboat7393

Ай бұрын

It's a gamble in some places, in others the boating community is very helpful and respectful. If there's no hitch post or cleat, a mushroom anchor will usually suffice if you can't drag up on shore 🙃

Is the Watson island anchorage still available?😎👍🏻

Call the Dept. Of Agriculture, they are in charge of gas station pumps. Major fine for them, and ask for the rest of your fill.

People abandon boats all the time, then people squat on them, it becomes really gross

@markmcgoveran6811

Ай бұрын

Eat the Rich. Are you sure they abandon those things?

Thank you for the video. I am anchored at the Miami Marine Stadium and we are becoming to get harassed by the authorities as well. I can understand that because of the derelict boats and abuse of SOME of the vessel owners, the need to regulate anchorages but you can’t throw out the baby with the bath water. At least in the MMS anchorage I can assure you that the environmental impact is mostly from “weekend boaters” who come into the area and not the ones anchored there. BTW, that is not the “Miami River” those are the Miami Beach Canals. I grew up fishing those!! Smooth Seas and Fair Winds.

@harryhoesch3793

Ай бұрын

Recycle the bathwater at least.

First Time Viewer......Beautiful Boat....Great Content.... I Suscribed.... Thanks Capt Mike Whitey~York, Pa

Canuck here. It’s rich Karens urinating on the poorer boaters. Americans judge others based on their wealth. Love the music you laid down here.

First time viewing your channel. If you are coming to Nassau I’ll show you around

My family came to Miami in 1919 my Plan B if I ever lost all my money and didn't have a place to stay was to get a small boat and anchor out but as the years have gone by I can see that as less and less possible but years ago there were a lot of places you could anchor out beside the main anchorages I think there's still a liveaboard community at Coconut Grove at dinner key but I haven't been there in 10 years. For a long time I lived on a houseboat on the Miami river W 27th Ave. where Delaware Parkway goes over the river I subscribe to your channel good luck

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

My concern is about the future of the liveaboard community. In years to come will they out law us? Food for thought.

To many people took advantage of a good opportunity now people have to pay the price

You pay no property taxes, and a self described "bum"..... so I wouldn't expect the City politicians to cater to your needs.

@TheRealestHi

Ай бұрын

Because we are all slaves. The government wants us all to be paying them for whatever. Or else.

@user-pp2ze4yq3m

Ай бұрын

Much like the policia and their ubiquitous "to protect and to serve" claims on their cruisers but they always leave off the more salient part "the wealthy and the propertied class". :(

@benwinter2420

Ай бұрын

There are no bums in Australia . . everyone is getting fleeced with the goods & services tax aka all a taxpayer . . whether you work or not . . from the cradle to the grave . . it all started around 1970 ish . . when Australia woke up one morning to discover the coat of arms changed & Australia had become a company registered in the district of Columbia Washington US aka a C_A quiet coup

@festungkurland9804

Ай бұрын

lmao

@edwardmyers8782

Ай бұрын

Pay no fucking taxes except when you buy the boat and every year you register the boat, and on every dollar I've ever earned in my fucking life, or anything I buy from stores no I'm paying no taxes at all, no taxes at all. Meanwhile rich landowners that undervalue their property to dodge tax are getting $200,000,000, from Florida to offset the cost of hurricane insurance.

What bill are you referring to?

Whoa WTF? You can't anchor your boat and go ashore in Miami? That's friggin insane.

@thisoldboat7393

Ай бұрын

That's the brave new world ol chap. Welcome. 😂🎉

@loadedfun4764

Ай бұрын

@@thisoldboat7393#newworldorder.

While I dont agree with regulations against peoples lifestyle choices and how to live their lives leaving boats unattended for more then 5 months of movements are going to be a problem eventually. They have to be used and moved around. Sort of like RVS have a No more then 45 days of stay is good for free Then you move. Thats not a bad deal..But its also not a good deal to have to go to these hidden out of the way gasoline stations for gas to avoid a ticket. That should not be a issue. Everyone should be able to go to an gas station as they need.

@PsRohrbaugh

Ай бұрын

Again this is about them catering to the rich. There are a dozen marinas you can get gas at without even leaving your boat. For double the price of a land based gas station.

Honestly would you like people sleeping in cars in the public parking right next to your private property and within walking or swimming distance? Where do they throw out the trash if its a problem to come to shore and where do they refill water supply and dump sewage? Oh yeah thats right 200 feet from my dock so i can see all of it um brother i lived both lives on the water and on land but these people are absolutely within disturbing and video recording distance.. What if a pedo is living on the water next to my home skirting the law because hes/shes on water so yeah im with miami beach "phuc off" and live outside the bay like maybe tie to a Buoy about a mile away from civilization is more appropriate. I never anchored in-bay always out-bay so i feel nothing when i say what i said.. Its principle 👍

Are you going to make it to the Bahamas this year? We’re rooting for ya

It would be nice to see you interview people who live on boats in the area. Put a face on the invisible people that some may have misconceptions about. Share the video with local and state news orgs. You can make a difference that way i believe. Thanks for this video.

The same thing is happening in the bay off Marin County in California. There are many derelict boats that have not moved for a long time. Like Florida, it is boaters against property owners.

We need that in Brevard County. We are over the abandoned boats. Good.

Super disapointing is what that is. I anchored in Biscayne Bay for 4 days coming up from the Keys. I understand not wanting derelict boats anchored about but come on! Headed to FL in the next couple months to put my boat back in the water and hopefully get her the hell out of Florida all together. Fair winds sir!

@adamtedder1012

Ай бұрын

This is south Florida. Not all of Florida is so unfriendly. Anywhere the rich have waterfront they will do this. Same happened in California.

thanks for the tip about the fuel pump fraud. i hope any on land or water can find a set of community resource regulations much better than the unfairness the people responsible for fuel sales in your area have allowed, etc.

Subscribed. Hello, why aren't you allowed to go to Publix anymore? Can sailors use delivery apps to get food and other supplies delivered to the shorline? Sweet and sour sauce recipe. Ketchup Sugar Vinegar Soy sauce Pinch of corn starch to thicken. You can also just reduce it with heat. Also, Ketchup, sugar and Worcestershire sauce is good too. Be well.

It is unfortunate that many municipalities are acting to restrict anchoring, (This is happening in places like Sausalito, CA) But, from what I observed at Key West, I can't say that I blame them. There are so many derelicts anchored permanently around Key West that it is virtually impossible for a cruiser to find a spot. Fantastically, Key West provides free moorings forever. The moorings as well are unavailable to cruisers passing through. The mooring field is full of derelicts. The derelicts are a general hazard to navigation as their rotten ground tackle often fail, causing the derelicts to cut loose. There's also a sanitary aspect as I suspect that many, many derelicts are direct discharging fecal matter into coastal waters. Perhaps a compromise would be allowing anchoring for 30-45 days, and require vessel inspections. Captains should be required to prove that their vessel is navigable and present servicable ground tackle. But all this would necessitate the hiring of marine peace officers.

I'm not sure actually. My buddy I met here has sailed there, so I'm going buddy boat with him and have some fun.

Watch your dingy like a hawk, in fact do not take your eye off it day or night in this area.

I live in St Pete and the boat bums are fucking bad ,shit in the bay every am who would like that?

@winterwolf2012

Ай бұрын

Here in the Keys, we give our boat bums a type of doggy bags, for when nature calls.

...Hey Mike thanks for the information & sharing your free lifestyle... I am your newest Sub... ...Artist, Old Naples Florida🌴🎨

What are they waiting to ticket you for when you go ashore? It would seem they would encourage to buy from local merchants?

Good stuff! Really sucks how inhospitable they are to boaters! Odd how longtime maritime law can be skirted also.

There are always some people who want to remove other people and limit their opportunities! More often than not, it's those with the most money who want some other people removed!

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

It was weird. I was told by an old salt to weather a storm in the venetian Islands. I anchored there in good weather and was immediately removed by police. Why? I was not looking into rich peoples yards! It just felt wrong and unconstitutional. However. I'm just a snowbird from Canada leaving the USA within days. I'm just worried about our future as Mariners. America is the land of freedom. With out that the rest of the world will suffer including Canada 🇨🇦

@adamtedder1012

Ай бұрын

It's everywhere you have multimillionaire properties on the water. Doesn't matter where. The city will cater to their donors and largest contributors to taxes. Sane thing happened in San Fran. Same in cities all up and down the west coast. The wealthy paid good money not to have to see us. Only boats they want to see passing their windows is Mega yachts.

@SS-mp4wl

Ай бұрын

Mooching off our self funded freedoms actually sucks too, parasites in general….suck.

I think I did the color timing on 88 minutes. Or something with the answer prints. Was so long ago. lol I worked at Technicolor in Mirabel, QC. We may know people in common from Deluxe Toronto. Another good episode btw.

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

Small world! I have camera operators that years ago made 400k$ per year contacting me and asking "how can I start a KZread channel?" Our Union is back at work! IATSE 667 is full of productions!! The Strike is over!! Hope we can all move forward into this new digital age! I loaded film cameras! Things are different now...

@theconquerors

Ай бұрын

@@sailingEV888 I miss 35mm so much. Its not the same anymore. I got out of the film game in 2011 when digital came in.

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

@theconquerors I used the 1st HD cameras! I was a 2nd AC. We had a wire that ran to a tape deck! Could you imagine! Now my phone is better resolution than the cameras we used on star trek discovery! Strange time to be a youtuber!!

Report the weight/volume issue to the state agency over weights and measures. That station will be in a lot of trouble.

We use to have a squatter living next to our property here in Texas but I gave him plenty of grief over and over and finally the neighbors started the same and the creep moved on.

Same in Cali deltas !!

This is WHY… it started in Seattle and has spread east. Homeless commandeer boats that barely float and make it their homeless camp which seems to be a “recycled home” and a good thing BUT there is some very serious problems with it. 1. No working black tank (sewage) so it goes directly into the water…. Massive environmental problems. 2. No money to have working black tanks pumped out so it gets dumped directly into the water. 3. They sink very often and that’s not only an environmental disaster but the state has to pay 6 figure money per boat to have them removed. It’s ironic that these are the same “save the planet” people that are doing this while destroying the water ways. SMH

great video! once the cities saw what happened in Marin CA (San Francisco, north part of the bay area) and how they got rid of "anchor outs" it gave every similar a$$-wipe city commissioners.

In key largo at the jewfish creek bridge there are several liveaboard boats tied to the mangroves without power anchored with room air-conditioners. Monroe county does not seem to care. there are also derelict half sunken boats in the area. drive down US1 and you will see some of them. Drive to Gilberts and the blackwater Siren and you will see many more. some of these boats are actually in hurricane holes and they sit for years. to use the dinky dock you must be friends with the ramp owner. launching a power boat is 50 dollars.

Loving your content. 👍🏼🇨🇦

Gentrification of the water.....* efffin great*

@lanesteele240

29 күн бұрын

Or bumifacation. One or the other

@RHJ3

29 күн бұрын

True, could go either way. The middle is nice.

Bums are everywhere so don’t feel to bad about it in Florida. Boats, campers or tents they aren’t too particular how or where they manage to find a comfy spot. Meanwhile some non-wealthy boater with a modest boat wants to drop anchor in a snooty area gets harassed what do you expect. My boating experience got me close to many yachtsman in New England and it wasn’t a warm and fuzzy time. However, what I know about Miami it might be worse there.

You need to REPORT that valero station to the state measurement department! 🤬

This is for sure a two way street. There is for certain a need to clean up the abandoned, hopeless wrecks which litter the seascape, but on the other hand, an area can quickly become a snobsville AKA denying the public the use of WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD BE public. In many areas including here in the N of Idaho, too many public asses has become over regulated and restricted access on the pretense of some "safety" or other.

I hope it's not to late for me to anchor in Miami when I get there 😢 where do you get the music? Sounds great, nice vid🎉

@sailingEV888

Ай бұрын

I joined epidemic sound. It's 180$ per year for unlimited music however you will have to pay that for ever as long as your channel is monetized. I'd really like to learn about what its like over there in your area. How much are the marinas? How long is your sailing season? Are there a ton of liveaboards? Thanks for commenting

@Sailorboynumberone

Ай бұрын

@sailingEV888 ok I see, it's like 30 euro a day in summer and 15 ish on winter.. some are cheaper and some are way more expensive. Navily is a good app I use to check prices. I haven't seen manny liveaboard here in biscay.. but in france there were manny and maby there will be more in mediterranean. 3 days where this one nonstop but it's been so cold and rainy so life have been on hold for like a month until now🤗

@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958

Ай бұрын

Yes it is too late do not come to Florida

taking a scrub brush and some biodegradable dish soap to that dingy will make it 1000 cooler in the sun.

It's hard to find live aboard marinas anymore on the entire Gulf Coast. Over night or up to a week is about all there is left. And the ones left are full, and charge a kings ransom per month.