Gus’s latest adventure

[Scarlett]

Gus’s latest adventure

Don’t miss the current episode of In To Deep on You tube . Gus is truly crazy

 

[SEVEN]

Re: Gus’s latest adventure

That kid is fabulous. Wish he would have found a 70’ HATTERAS.

 

[Freestyle]

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Pat and Ethyl Murphy who own Murphy's Law which is a 1986 67 CPMY (I think) showed up mid episode to help Gus sea trial. They are cruising Tampa-Bahamas-Maine-Tampa this year and ran into Gus. I can't wait to hear from Pat.

I can't get enough of Gus's enthusiasm. Gus loves being at sea. Gus loves being at anchor. Gus loves turning on motors. Gus loves finding the leak in the bilge. Gus loves boating and life.

I felt that way 25 years ago when I purchased my first Hatteras 43 DC. I feel that way now but with less energy offset by more financial resources.

I fantasize about combining Gus with better resources but it may be too fun to watch him hustle and get by.

GO GUS. (Quit jumping between boats!)

Bruce

Freestyle
1986 62 CPMY (54 MY with ext)
Tampa

 

[pmurphy]

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Thanks for the film credits Bruce!
My wife and I are big Gus fans. I've watched most of his episodes multiple times as I replay them for my friends to watch. They all get hooked. Gus has just as much energy and welcoming personality in person as he does on tape. He's a great guy. We were pulling into Portsmouth (Norfolk) and we recognized him right away on his trademark one-wheel.

By the way, our current boat is named Jubilee. Murphy's Law was our 53' MY we had for over 15 years. We are currently in Boothbay, Maine.

 

[SEVEN]

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I thought you said 63 foot when he introduced you. I wish that they would’ve showed your boat when you were going out for the sea trial.

 

[pmurphy]

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We do have a 63' CPMY now, named Jubilee. Picture taken in Chesapeake City as we were coming north.
Here is Gus, Josh and I on the maiden voyage of the Broward.

 

[bigbill]

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have y'all kept up with gus? he was on one of the high speed passenger trains (brightline?) that got in a wreck in florida, he is ok. he was on the one that hit a fire truck

 

[Freestyle]

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Gus anchored next to us at Big Major last week and we went to Staniel for dinner together on the center console he was towing. Seas were rough so his center console was a better option than dropping our RIB..

Gus is healthy, happy, and fun as ever cruising with Casey his long term GF. His health scare last summer was far more severe than his videos let on. He is still recovering physically.

I am 61 and bought my first Hatteras at 30. Gus is 26 but now has 30 years in cruising experience and 130 years in mechanical ability. I wish I could say I was just like him when I was younger but I never was as skilled. Gus is a graduate aviation mechanic and knows boats don't fall out of the sky. So the Broward will be a great boat for its next owner.

Buy Gus dinner and drinks whenever you get the chance. You will feel the excitement for cruising that led you to own an antique yacht and you will appreciate the maturity your experiences have brought you. I love Gus and hope life's experiences mature him with kid gloves. He is more fun in person than on Youtube.

Bruce

Freestyle
1986 62 CPMY (54MY with ext)
Tampa

 

[cww]

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You will feel the excitement for cruising that led you to own an antique yacht and you will appreciate the maturity your experiences have brought you.

In fairness, I feel like a lot of us have become antiques along with the yachts, LOL

 

[Bob Quinn]

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I was wondering how he was so fantastically talented with the motor repairs, I was admitedly feeling bad with how I struggle to sort things out. Knowing he was a trained aviation mechanic makes me feel a little less shame!

Love his show! I think he makes us all just want to throw in the towel, sell everything and shove off the dock!

Good luck to Gus.

Cool to see the Murphy's interacting with him as well. Nice folks, we talked to them at a dock when visiting Florida about 3 years ago just before we got our 53.

Keep on Boatin!

 

[Boomerang]

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I've been watching Gus' "In Too Deep" tubes since his first adventure on his Albin trawler. He sometimes flies by the seat of his pants a bit too much for me regarding repairs -like the cutlass bearing removal on his Hatteras where he ripped the entire fiberglass shaft tube out of the hull by removing it with a chain hoist tied to a fork truck. Watching that episode unfold almost me me scream out loud. Otherwise , his enthusiasm and youthful energy are fun to watch and his channel is probably my favorite. Thankfully, his repair and maintenance methods seem to have become a little more refined as he gains more boating experience!

 

[bigbill]

y'all need to go look at gus's newest adventure. 58yf 1977 holy crap

 

[scottinsydney]

I have spent the entire day thinking about Gus's new project and how I would approach it as a business proposition.

I would e very tempted to:

- Clean boat inside and out.
- Strip and replace any old wiring and components
- Sort engine room / engines out so all systems operate properly
- Go through each system and remove or replace if required.
- Strip out all old and damaged internal wood and furniture. Leave ready for shipwright to start.
- Remove old genset and prepare genset room as a pristine greenfields environment.
- Assuming all are unserviceable... Remove aircon condensers and evaporators.
- offer boat for sale.

 

[Boomerang]

He definitely has his hands full with this one. I hope he tries to keep it....well, rebuild it back... using traditional Hatteras softgoods instead of being tempted to go the home improvement discount store route. He's bitten off a big chunk this time. He's also broken one of my cardinal rules of being a 2-boat owner (plus he mentioned he bought a 3rd one,too). He's casually marketed his Broward but slip rental with a 70 and now the 58 is going to get expensive, not to mention the maintenance on both. He's certainly getting in kind of deep. now. Good thing he's friendly with his home base marina ,Southport Marina.

 

[schuter]

Ya, he may be In Too Deep with that 58'. Holy smokes. I would have ran, and ran fast.

 

[Boomerang]

Ya, he may be In Too Deep with that 58'. Holy smokes. I would have ran, and ran fast.

The trouble is he bought it before looking at it so there was nowhere to run to, except the liquor store.
I would've probably thought twice about buying it after the initial phone call inquiry with the sketchy owner.

 

[bigbill]

pretty sure that phone call was staged

 

[SEVEN]

Gus’s latest adventure

Don’t miss the current episode of In To Deep on You tube . Gus is truly crazy

I think he’s nuts. However if anyone can do it Gus can.

 

[drewread]

How the heck did that interior get that beat up.. Looks like she was upside down underwater for a while!

 

[Hatty53]

I have bought cars without physically seeing them, but there were several pictures posted and had calls with the PO. This will be an interesting story as it unfolds.

@Freestyle I too bought my first Hatteras, a 1963 41DC at 30 and lived aboard. I got married and sold the boat and she sold her house. Now at 68 and widowed, I bought my next boat a 1978 53MY.