How I Acquired a Sunken Boat for FREE (AND Got it Running)!

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  • @jimratliff2753
    @jimratliff2753 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Genius rescue. If only McHale's Navy and Gilligan's Island knew you around you could have saved all these sailors!

    • @Manuel_Z_Kayaks
      @Manuel_Z_Kayaks 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ginger is the only one still alive... SHE'S 90

  • @Mike-tc8ob
    @Mike-tc8ob ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Gotta love free boats, they're the only way we can afford the fortune it costs owning them. Just finished turning an old, abandoned sailboat into a crabbing boat for the summer and not sure why everyone is not doing it! small sailboats can be found for free all over the place especially if they don't have a mast, but they make great motoring boats with nicer than average cabins. Dropping her in the Sasafrass Labor Day weekend for the first time she has seen water since 1991. See you out there Luke! Give me crabs or give me death!!

  • @navykeef
    @navykeef ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Don’t know how this was recommended to me but watching young men troubleshooting and fixing broke stuff makes my day.

  • @scuttfarcus7278
    @scuttfarcus7278 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The 2 happiest days of my boating life... when I bought it and when I sold it

    • @davecordes6121
      @davecordes6121 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agreed.. . But my wife was far more pleased than I. . .

    • @danadribnenki8774
      @danadribnenki8774 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davecordes6121😢😮😊😅😂❤

  • @scottbellisle5581
    @scottbellisle5581 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great job guys. It’s nice to see the younger generation actually do some work. You will do well and since you guys seem to get along when working there was no bickering, awesome. Keep up the good work.
    Uncle Scott

  • @joshwelner1951
    @joshwelner1951 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    so many people underestimate the power of baling with a 5 gallon bucket

    • @dirtybootsfishing2923
      @dirtybootsfishing2923 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I done bailed out a 34ft skiff with a 5gallon bucket real talk didn't take long either but had my back killing me that day I went help a friend his skiff sunk an I did that by my self told him to sit back an watch me work 😂😂😂 he was old man

    • @joshwelner1951
      @joshwelner1951 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dirtybootsfishing2923 me to or 3 Maine lobster boats and I've lost count of lobsters skiffs under 20 foot. either way you put two three guys on a boat with buckets or plastic shrimp shovels you can move some water, yes you'll feel it next-day

    • @calebshort2169
      @calebshort2169 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know you can get a whole 5 gallons out at a time.

    • @streamin2605
      @streamin2605 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A paddle can bail out alot of water too lol!!!

    • @joshwelner1951
      @joshwelner1951 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@streamin2605 I've never been in a situation where I needed a paddle to bail water. I'll keep that one in mind, use what you got when needed

  • @Mike616Lotito
    @Mike616Lotito ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Heard it from boat designer Jeff Spira RIP… best bilge pump is a scared man with a 5 gallon bucket

  • @markthompson9914
    @markthompson9914 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Most of the boats I’ve worked on have been on the bottom at one time in their lives.
    In fact the Carol Ann was nicknamed the sub 😂✌️🇬🇧

  • @jasonpierce8552
    @jasonpierce8552 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have watched a few of you videos before and enjoyed. But this one is my favorite. And I am officially a new subscriber. Keep doing what you are doing, very inspiring. I am glad to know there are people like you left. Gives me some hope.

  • @Rebar77_real
    @Rebar77_real ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Great work! Now you have a skiff for beer runs to keep the crab boat at sea longer. :D

  • @trueaussie3097
    @trueaussie3097 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Whoever filmed this in portrait needs jail time

    • @ryanhernandez2414
      @ryanhernandez2414 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No wonder it wouldn’t cast to my tv

    • @TehButterflyEffect
      @TehButterflyEffect 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed! Vertical video should be illegal.

    • @myc0p
      @myc0p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To be viewed on the phone

    • @shauncollinson4393
      @shauncollinson4393 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@ryanhernandez2414 phone and or TV is shit mate. Works for me and my partner.

    • @MichaelMontgomery-o8r
      @MichaelMontgomery-o8r 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For what?

  • @Luke_Groundwalker
    @Luke_Groundwalker ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Knowing you, you'll figure out a way to turn the boat into something that can make you money in the off season when you're not crabbin. Awesome pickup.

  • @TheeColleenE
    @TheeColleenE ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You did a great job! Way to go, and hope you’re still enjoying your new boat!

  • @jhorrocks8108
    @jhorrocks8108 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Captain Luke, you made the Washington Post this morning! Photos and a few paragraphs done by Carolyn Van Houten. The article is called A capital summer. One photo has this caption “Crabs are a creature about as stubborn as the people catching them,” McFadden said as he sorted them.

  • @waynep343
    @waynep343 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Need to create a twin or quad pontoon boat that uses those fully retractable ladders to adjust the width between the pontoons for recovering sunken small boats.

  • @joelphow6314
    @joelphow6314 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A stylish man! And all your crews make it transpire! Best wishes

  • @bubbamoran2964
    @bubbamoran2964 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice find of a free boat... Good luck with it. I would fix it up too. I would love the same opportunity some day... Congrats 👏

  • @adammcgeorge3538
    @adammcgeorge3538 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stick welding aluminum is such a pain, JB weld is your friend :)

  • @DIGOLOGIST
    @DIGOLOGIST 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I need a deal like that! What a great boat...FREE, theres no such thing! Hope you guys have a blast on it!

  • @richardburton-777
    @richardburton-777 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's a Most wonderful thing is to see a bunch of young millennials benefit from good old Hard WORK! And the risk reward of where there's a will there's a way! 👍😁

  • @mq9167
    @mq9167 ปีที่แล้ว

    I raised a sunken sailboat. I waited for high tide, tied a cable to a piling on one side of the boat abd ran the cable under tge boat up to a piling on the other side using a cumalong to take up the slack. When the tide went out the boat came up. I then used a rental trash water pump to get the water out. Free boat.

  • @zardoz5553
    @zardoz5553 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THAT'S PERSEVERANCE LIKE THE INDIAN SAID!!!!!!!!!

  • @methods-SE
    @methods-SE ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That captures my feelings exactly. 😊. Most excellent find

  • @n40tom
    @n40tom ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I miss the Chesapeake Bay so much and all the Waterman that I befriended over the years. They are hard-working unusually hard partying group of guys. And I have found any problems that they bump into they can solve one way or the other. I was across the bay and a little bit below you guys on the Eastern Shore for almost 30 years . Take care and thanks for the video I really enjoyed it

  • @bensatterwhite5694
    @bensatterwhite5694 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are bound to be some Yamaha lower units available at local shops or boat salvage lots to replace the broken repaired one. Once the fuel system is cleared of water you should be good to go. Cool video.

  • @garyh4458
    @garyh4458 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cavitation is when the prop creates a vacuum behind it and it reduces the boiling point of water behind it enough to form vapor, which is very loud.
    Being air bound is something different.

  • @jennythompson1128
    @jennythompson1128 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You just continue to amaze me. Thank you for the awesome videos and teaching me how to engineer things with what you have around. I have a small farm and engineering is what we do. ❤❤❤

  • @davidkeeton6716
    @davidkeeton6716 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that you are in the marine salvage business, you could convert that boat into a tow boat, and pull people back in that run out of fuel or have a mechanical issue and need a tow back to the marina or their dock. Then you could branch out with a larger boat with a derrick to swing a pump onto the deck of a boat that is sitting on the bottom but the deck is still above water.

  • @eter4085
    @eter4085 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saw this on a youtube short, got interested, came to this video, this guy mentioned electrolysis and cavitation and I was like wow he's really smart I'm gonna look those things up. Just got back from a 2 hour deep dive on quantum mechanics and entanglement after steadily traversing further and further into complicated physics topics. Thanks Luke

  • @Ocean_breezes
    @Ocean_breezes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A motor sitting in the bottom underwater. It fills with saltwater. Its amazing it started. I pulled a motor off a newly sunken boat to try to save the motor. It was totally effed. Corrosion begins immediately. The wire connections fail. Be careful with that motor or you'll find yourself stranded

  • @PigzHeadNz
    @PigzHeadNz ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Job well done.👍
    And you scored yourself a boat 🛥
    Nice!👋

  • @danshroder9389
    @danshroder9389 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You guys need to make large floats , how we lift rock when searching for gold, lift the boat right up.

    • @davidkeeton6716
      @davidkeeton6716 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A couple of big inner tubes tied to it, with air hoses attached, then turn on the compressor and bring it up to the point that you can pump it out. He didn't need to try and lift it with a winch.

  • @johnniemayfield9510
    @johnniemayfield9510 ปีที่แล้ว

    JB weld it works on everything metal , you just mix it up and then just spread it out on the repair you need and let it set up for 24 hrs and just grind it off and paint it ;;

  • @suehinze1566
    @suehinze1566 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You sure your last name isn't Mcgyver (Macgyver)? You're always Macgyvering stuff. And it usually works. Lol😂

  • @chriswebb3676
    @chriswebb3676 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your sarcasm and sense of humor. You make me laugh.

  • @tonyv9712
    @tonyv9712 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those Yamaha's motor are beast, built to last. That's all I use for my boat are Yamaha and Suzuki's

  • @mikeburke8656
    @mikeburke8656 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "self clearance" going in the book!

  • @ElijahWheat-p2t
    @ElijahWheat-p2t ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna move to the south so bad after watching this, helped a neighbor and got a free boat out of it

  • @TehButterflyEffect
    @TehButterflyEffect 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hahaha this is the same kid who made videos about making sketchy boat accessories and now he makes sketchy boats. Perfect!

  • @brenturquhart7090
    @brenturquhart7090 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isn’t this repeat. I swear I seen this video before on this channel. Hey, I’m not complaining, I liked it the first time and I like it this this too.

    • @egomaniac247
      @egomaniac247 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was gonna say the same, for sure I’ve seen this before. If for no other reason I remember “I got a plan….not a good one” 😂

    • @brenturquhart7090
      @brenturquhart7090 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@egomaniac247 I suspect he’s got a bunch of scripts and video that he puts aside for when in need. He just forgot he used that on3 before. It was a repeat. I found the o5her one.
      The guy is burning a both ends. We’ll let it slid this once, once! Lol

  • @mesutpeynirci9568
    @mesutpeynirci9568 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    water must have gone into the cylinders through the exhaust pipe..

  • @youknowme8578
    @youknowme8578 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you were my son, i would be very proud of you. Smart you are, young man.👍

  • @briankowalski8247
    @briankowalski8247 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best videos i have yet to see ever on you tube. Nice boat bro!

  • @endo9351
    @endo9351 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    5 gallons at a time boy, that's the way ya get things down. Way ta go.

  • @charlespendley6360
    @charlespendley6360 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never owned a boat. But I always heard. The best days of owning a boat is the day you buy it and then the day you sell it

  • @russellfredrick6519
    @russellfredrick6519 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always remember, "safety third."

  • @ibbylancaster8981
    @ibbylancaster8981 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Luke, having been a welder for 25 years, I can attest how much of a pain in the a$$ aluminum rods are. You done pretty good kid! Much love from NC🤙🤙

    • @Roosters_Restos
      @Roosters_Restos ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a spool gun for that welding or a tig. Never in 50yrs have I used a stick lol I have used a torch back in the day.

  • @mad1s
    @mad1s ปีที่แล้ว +1

    " If you can't tie a knot...tie alot"...LOL...my boss used to say that

  • @BadLaryRy
    @BadLaryRy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I appreciate you, Capt. Thanks for the content and believe it or not the education. 🤟😎

  • @hogroamer260
    @hogroamer260 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:28 - Always heard you should "check" your trailer tires. You're all set now!

  • @JohnSmith-fs1cg
    @JohnSmith-fs1cg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome! Well done! I was smiling all through this video!

  • @johnatyoutube
    @johnatyoutube ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm Impressed! Let me know if Lindsey is coming up Stoney Creek and I'll wave.

  • @WSolar-679VT
    @WSolar-679VT ปีที่แล้ว

    With all the young guys there, they had to make an old man jump in the cold water..👏👏👏 bravo

  • @Strangernightg
    @Strangernightg ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Congratulations on getting your new free sunken boat that you're working your ass off to get it running . Hey whatever is clever you still got yourself à running boat .

  • @barryinn1778
    @barryinn1778 ปีที่แล้ว

    Determination, hardwork, persistence is the key!

  • @Ocean_breezes
    @Ocean_breezes ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats amazing the motor still runs
    Good job

  • @stevej00
    @stevej00 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s nice seeing the assembly of shorts videos

  • @Jamie.W
    @Jamie.W ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a free boat and jet ski, restoring the boat and cleaning the ski. Little hard work and determination go a long way.

  • @gzus1482
    @gzus1482 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @1:25 you need the untangler🔪 ?
    @1:32 cant tie a knot, tie a lot.
    😂😂😂
    It writes itself

  • @rayrieder2380
    @rayrieder2380 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice welding job you guys! Yep time to go to the bar🍺🍻🍹😜bottoms up! Cheers🦀

  • @juancalincho66
    @juancalincho66 ปีที่แล้ว

    congratulations, what a great job recovering the boat

  • @dsciarrino3663
    @dsciarrino3663 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sweet Eng

  • @andreireal9158
    @andreireal9158 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh, a buddy-fuel pump, full on beer, squeezing the bulb so that everyone can get home, something I can relate)))

  • @pinduckyfarms4748
    @pinduckyfarms4748 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cavitation is way more complicated than that bud, love the content and keep up the good work.

  • @davessparetime83
    @davessparetime83 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    J B Weld the rest

  • @madeleinejohnston4790
    @madeleinejohnston4790 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIFT YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH FROM ALMIGHTY GOD,
    WELL DONE

  • @jessejmoralesjr9990
    @jessejmoralesjr9990 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😊 that's so grate good 😊 for You's an amazing for all You's

  • @williamjavier1653
    @williamjavier1653 ปีที่แล้ว

    Key West pirates salute you . A damn fine adventure men . Well done ....

  • @LBS4
    @LBS4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nothing more expensive than a free boat…..

    • @stacymcmahon453
      @stacymcmahon453 ปีที่แล้ว

      The very definition of "free is too much" 😂

  • @JackSalmon21
    @JackSalmon21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like your style kid .

  • @jvatkinson40
    @jvatkinson40 ปีที่แล้ว

    If something like that ever happens again, just take out the plugs spray no, soak the cylenders with WD-40 and turn the motor over three times and go get a pop. every day for the next week at the same time each day turn it over three times. If it dries out before the fifth day squirt some more in there. Not as much as the first time but, some. Continue for 2 more days then, new plugs and wires. Almost forgot, Need to change All Oils and Filters! Get Going, nobody else is gonna do it.

  • @gradywells4678
    @gradywells4678 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your energy.

  • @markypshoots
    @markypshoots ปีที่แล้ว +3

    why can't I ever have shit like this fall into my lap hahahaha

  • @Captain_Brian
    @Captain_Brian ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everything and more that you could expect from a free sunken boat

  • @keithridd4336
    @keithridd4336 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have to appreciate this young man. Great attitude

  • @joechristensen1177
    @joechristensen1177 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the videos man !!!

  • @mikeanders73
    @mikeanders73 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job, nice recovery.

  • @allardfeberwee8913
    @allardfeberwee8913 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to see teamwork pays off 😊

  • @sammvoyager
    @sammvoyager ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work! Congrats on boat ownership. --from Coeur d Alene--

  • @FSEVENMAN
    @FSEVENMAN ปีที่แล้ว

    Seems like you had the perfect crew for the perfect project good job guys it looks like a lot of fun😊

  • @thomassmith8550
    @thomassmith8550 ปีที่แล้ว

    The propeller causes low pressure which causes the water around the propeller edge to boil and it turns into water vapor.

    • @davidkeeton6716
      @davidkeeton6716 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He probably knows that, but he was introducing A LOT of air bubbles in front of the prop with the broken lower housing/exhaust manifold.

  • @socalsaltwateranglers
    @socalsaltwateranglers ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the content. Can't believe you got it for free! New Sub. Yeww 🤙🏻

  • @jamespeacock7202
    @jamespeacock7202 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hats off to you and crew

  • @AbderahimHaddani
    @AbderahimHaddani 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THANKIOU❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-vr2tx4tt6b
    @user-vr2tx4tt6b ปีที่แล้ว

    Way to go guys !

  • @mickbalton7028
    @mickbalton7028 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great recovery an repair

  • @ScottyBeach
    @ScottyBeach ปีที่แล้ว

    Hell yeah bumpin some Berner!

  • @paulocunha2172
    @paulocunha2172 ปีที่แล้ว

    Não adianta remendar o alumínio oxicidou, tem que trocar a quilha!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @natekennedy8290
    @natekennedy8290 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know that feeling I have an a broken boat broke down on the ocean had to use an ore to get back 5 miles did it

  • @901cbo8
    @901cbo8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job man nice work💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

  • @Duck-xc1sy
    @Duck-xc1sy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job buddy!!!

  • @jeffreywhitlatch1409
    @jeffreywhitlatch1409 ปีที่แล้ว

    Come down and Lee county Florida, there’s all kinds of sunken boats still left over from the hurricane a year ago. Some nice boats!

  • @edwicks66
    @edwicks66 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your a lucky some itch ! Great find .

  • @tommitchell8425
    @tommitchell8425 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those are real friends 😊

  • @speakn0ev022
    @speakn0ev022 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    best bilge pump is a scared man with a bucket

  • @dddavis3442
    @dddavis3442 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Depends on if it was fresh water and how long it was under.

  • @r.c.8064
    @r.c.8064 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job Captain Luke!!

  • @swiftcaution5170
    @swiftcaution5170 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aint skeered of a little work 👍🏻👍🏻aint nothin ever been got that aint been went out after..

  • @brianbirtcher431
    @brianbirtcher431 ปีที่แล้ว

    That cover in the middle of the road was to a thermal king v 300 I do believe

  • @LewisMowersandBoats
    @LewisMowersandBoats ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job everyone 👏 👍