Doug sent me. Working by yourself is an art form, takes a sharp mind to do it, and do it safely! Looks like you're well equipped to reach your goal. Make it happen!
I’m a retired engineer, so I can tell that you’ll make the best kind of engineer- one who knows how to make things. It’s a long haul thru engineering school, just stick with it and you’ll be fine.
I just want to remind you to keep an eye on plate shift. When dad built his (which I live in still on dry land) he built a 2x6 cribbing then laid the plate out. Then welded them together. Then he welded the framing in only to find out the plates shifted badly. Lesson learned. So after air-arcing a lot it was fixed. But one thing he told me was " after all the fussing and worrying, the biggest worry starts when you put it in the water". Then you have to hope a log doesn't get under you and the tide goes out.
Here from S.V. Seeker. I look forward to seeing how you get this built. I like the truck! Definitely looks like you've got things figured out. Good luck!
@@Andrew.McDonald. You are the one who drove the big red international down from AK, right? I like that truck too! I'm a GM man myself, but I appreciate a good work truck. Especially one with a Detroit!
@@Andrew.McDonald. I'm glad they don't, It makes ours more special. Besides, the new trucks have no character. I have several old squarebody GMs. Including an 82 GMC half ton with the 6.2 Detroit.
That Doug at SV Seeker is just an all around great guy and used his YT influence to get some traffic over to your channel. Looking forward to seeing your build, thanks for the entertainment and taking the time to document and edit your content!
This is what a dream looks like, thank you for sharing your dream with us. I hope come September you can start posting a little bit of the build and show us how you make this work.
Seems to me like you've already got the mindset of an engineer, which is great because I'm not sure that Engineering school can actually teach that. You'll definitely learn a ton of stuff, but the best thing engineering school can get you is a piece of paper that says you know how to be an engineer. Then you just get your big important stamp and now you can fix other people's problems not just your own ;)
oh man, I've enjoyed your videos thus far! I wish you luck over the next few weeks! Maybe consider just doing a weekly 'Sunday' update and let us know where it stands - pun intended!
Short form updates would be great. Maybe not YT shorts, but single-shot videos explaining or showing incremental changes would be fantastic. Good luck!
Brilliant!! Love the project, the skills, the filming and the voiceover. Do what you gotta do to get it done. Any shorts or daily still photo (even just 1) would be great to put together when you're in school
Andrew, very cool project! I may wind up copying you someday as I have been thinking a lot about building a floating workshop I could use to work on boats from. Looking forward to see how this turns out!
That's how this idea started. I have a business plan and wanted to build my shop on a big boat. Then I decided to utilize the gi bill and do this first.
Very inspiring. If you were at college before, you probably have your Gen Eds done already, so your course load will be math, physics & engineering. The internet videos on these subjects will help you a ton, some of them are much better than the professors you'll have. Looking forward to your infrequent shorts.
Came here from doug! Im also in florida so if theres any help I would be glad to. Im near lakeland and got a CNC plasma cutter, bridgeport, lathe, etc.
As a mechanical engineer, I wish I would’ve studied to be a structural engineer. I could get a lot of design and mechanical engineering jobs without my degree. Also as someone who’s always tinkered and built things I was disappointed with how little practical useful design practices were taught. Structural is cool because the paper degree makes companies trust you with huge structures and important components. Best of luck to you!
@@Andrew.McDonald. I currently work for a yacht company in the design and R&D department. We get to do (in my opinion) all of the fun stuff. Designing the new models, laying out components, and testing & adding new features. The mechanical and electrical engineers only do the foot work of our ideas, running pipes and wires in the CAD model, issuing production drawings, then helping the production workers when it comes time to build the first model. For marine and auto industries, design engineering is where you get to be an idea guy, which is why I love it!
Very cool, I haven't met many engineers who are fortunate enough to do the fun stuff. I have other plans than going to work for a design company or a firm. Time will tell, though.
Editing videos takes a loooooong time, as I'm sure you know. And doing everything trying to get the filming is a pain. But, a project as big as what you're doing, I would suggest having some fixed cameras doing time lapse or something like that. Things you can turn on in the morning, turn off in the evening, and grab all the footage and store it. Make it the least effort possible. You will still be able to edit the time lapse and make some great videos I think. I wish I had done that with some of my builds, because I quickly got tired of trying to ensure the camera was set up and gave up documenting about 3/4 of the way through, and the last 1/4 didn't have much video that I wish I had. TH-cam viewers, when they find a channel they like, and content they like, will wait months for your next video.
Best wishes for pursuing your engineer's degree. My son is a mechanical engineer, and we share a lot of ideas together in the construction industry. It's too bad we won't be able to get to see the entire barge build-out. That would be interesting. You may be able to raise enough money to support you? I don't suppose you have a girlfriend or other person that could take the shots and do the editing, do you? Several youtubers do that because of the time involved. That would be awesome.
I wish I had a girlfriend to help, but I don't. Even with an abundance of money 6 weeks is going to be tight. Which means I'll be continuing to work on it after it's in the water and living in it. Editing is what takes a long time.
@@Andrew.McDonald. I truly understand about the girlfriend. I've been living alone for 2 yrs, and it's hard to find a good woman who just wants to be with you regardless of life. I have heard editing is a big job, so maybe if you get the footage, you can do the editing during college breaks or Christmas. Just set up a couple of cameras on tripods, and there you have it. Get a remote to help out. I think it's B&K Electronics will promote their camera products by giving you one free, just for doing a infomercial for it. You can ask around, Doug may know how it works.
If it sits a foot, that's 20,000lbs of displacement. I don't think it will be that heavy. There is 9" c channel above the 18" sides and then 3' sheet metal above that before the wood siding starts.
Do you have an Instagram where you post? This is the first vid I have watched of yours after Doug sent me over to check it out and I am thoroughly impressed. You have the knack for videos and keeping me interested. I will be waiting for the next vid. Take it easy-bm
Totally understand if you dont have time to work on these videos. But selfishly i hope you find time to at least setup the camera to record what you are working on. You can always edit and narrate a video later. It doesn't have to be now, or even soon. But you cant do it if you never record any footage.
for pure selfishness, and maybe your benefit as well... it might be a good idea to film what you can, as you can.... then edit and release video a bit later as you can. one man build, tight tight schedule... student... got the drama. should be a decent draw
Doug sent me. Working by yourself is an art form, takes a sharp mind to do it, and do it safely! Looks like you're well equipped to reach your goal. Make it happen!
Thank you. Door is open and I'm walking through it.
lol
Yes please make enough videos. I'm a high industrial automation engineer. I'm retired too with 63 and i love what you are doing.
Thanks to SV I have something enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to your progress. John
Hey John, I will do my best to make sure it's worth your time, but first, we build the boat.
Doug sent me. Here to cheer you on 🎉
Hello Andrew Blame Doug for me being here 😂😂😂
I’m in the Uk 🇬🇧 looking forward to seeing your build take shape.
All the best.
I’m a retired engineer, so I can tell that you’ll make the best kind of engineer- one who knows how to make things. It’s a long haul thru engineering school, just stick with it and you’ll be fine.
Thank you, I'll put the work in
Glad you are finally "laying the keel". We appreciate any footage you can provide for us.
I just want to remind you to keep an eye on plate shift. When dad built his (which I live in still on dry land) he built a 2x6 cribbing then laid the plate out. Then welded them together. Then he welded the framing in only to find out the plates shifted badly. Lesson learned. So after air-arcing a lot it was fixed.
But one thing he told me was " after all the fussing and worrying, the biggest worry starts when you put it in the water". Then you have to hope a log doesn't get under you and the tide goes out.
Doug sent me! Wishing you all the best!!! This is really cool!!! Can’t wait to see it splash!!!! We are with you!
Keep the camera running! Even if it's just a time lapse. We'd love to see your progress.
Huck Finn eat your heart out !!! ,, now this is a very very cool boat build , moving forward is the way to go
All the best to you, Andrew. Thanks for sharing.
Here from S.V. Seeker. I look forward to seeing how you get this built. I like the truck! Definitely looks like you've got things figured out. Good luck!
Hey, thank you. I'll make a video on it soon. And, I've got big plans with medium duty trucks, with a little luck, it will become reality.
@@Andrew.McDonald. You are the one who drove the big red international down from AK, right? I like that truck too! I'm a GM man myself, but I appreciate a good work truck. Especially one with a Detroit!
I sure am, I wish they still made solid trucks without computers.
@@Andrew.McDonald. I'm glad they don't, It makes ours more special. Besides, the new trucks have no character. I have several old squarebody GMs. Including an 82 GMC half ton with the 6.2 Detroit.
Good luck. Looks like your teachers better keep their eyes open when you're in class. I would guess that there is a lot that they could learn!
Doug also sent me. Good luck with your endeavors. I’ll follow along. Hope you hit 100K and beyond.
SV Seeker sent me over to see what's up! Greetings from Blackpool, UK!
Good for you Andy! Can't wait to see how your project turns out!
Sorry I'm late! This is right up my alley.
Sounds like to much pressure for more vids. Just do what you gotta to do man. I’m sure we will be here when you get back.
All the Beat
Tim
Doug recommended this channel, so SV Seeker gang is here for support. Subscribed and liked. Can't wait to see the build!
Great concise video, commentary, editing and sound.
That Doug at SV Seeker is just an all around great guy and used his YT influence to get some traffic over to your channel. Looking forward to seeing your build, thanks for the entertainment and taking the time to document and edit your content!
Sent over by Doug. Good luck!😎
This is what a dream looks like, thank you for sharing your dream with us. I hope come September you can start posting a little bit of the build and show us how you make this work.
Seems to me like you've already got the mindset of an engineer, which is great because I'm not sure that Engineering school can actually teach that. You'll definitely learn a ton of stuff, but the best thing engineering school can get you is a piece of paper that says you know how to be an engineer. Then you just get your big important stamp and now you can fix other people's problems not just your own ;)
oh man, I've enjoyed your videos thus far! I wish you luck over the next few weeks! Maybe consider just doing a weekly 'Sunday' update and let us know where it stands - pun intended!
Short form updates would be great. Maybe not YT shorts, but single-shot videos explaining or showing incremental changes would be fantastic. Good luck!
Thank you, that's good advice. I'll make sure they're worthy if I do.
Another subscriber sent by Doug, good luck on the construction and be safe.
Brilliant!! Love the project, the skills, the filming and the voiceover. Do what you gotta do to get it done. Any shorts or daily still photo (even just 1) would be great to put together when you're in school
SV Seeker sent me. Good luck with your project.
Just joined can’t wait to see your channel thanks SV Seeker
Great video and channel, pleased to have found you, looking forward to the build xx
Andrew, very cool project!
I may wind up copying you someday as I have been thinking a lot about building a floating workshop I could use to work on boats from.
Looking forward to see how this turns out!
That's how this idea started. I have a business plan and wanted to build my shop on a big boat. Then I decided to utilize the gi bill and do this first.
Here from seeker! Keep those videos coming brother
Very inspiring. If you were at college before, you probably have your Gen Eds done already, so your course load will be math, physics & engineering. The internet videos on these subjects will help you a ton, some of them are much better than the professors you'll have. Looking forward to your infrequent shorts.
Big project! Hope you're able to make some good progress on it.
Sure is, me too
You got a lot of work ahead of you buddy. Good luck!
Are you the real malarki?
@@Andrew.McDonald. I'm 'real-ly' not sure ;D
Crew from Seeker….hang in there looks good so far.
Thank you, I will
New subscriber. Here from Seeker. Doug sent me. I've watched you on his channel in the recent past. Looking forward to your videos. 👍
Thank you
I like this plan. Maybe just run a timelapse of the whole site and then just add a little voice over. I think you'll have a big audience.
That's something we discussed. Still a ton of editing and I'm not sure if a USB cable will power the camera that long. I will experiment.
@@Andrew.McDonald. you could capture video and edit it whenever. You have 20 times as many subscribers as me and I've been at this 10 years!
Nice project, well executed. Looking forward watching the ext chapter.
Thank you very much.
God be with you on your journey!
Thank you
Looking good so far, love following you on your journey
Thank you, friend
Grate shout-out from SV seeker. Good luck bud, I'm excited to see you grow this channel and school 👍
Yes it was, thank you.
Best of luck dude. Try and keep a few shorts for youtube .cheers
Doug sent my over...
Welcome
Capturing imaginations
Good luck Andy ,
True engineer ,
You should be teaching them
Thank you
sv seeker recommended-. good on ya
Came here from doug! Im also in florida so if theres any help I would be glad to. Im near lakeland and got a CNC plasma cutter, bridgeport, lathe, etc.
Welcome, I will keep you in mind. I appreciate the offer.
Hello Andy, good to meet you, I'm in Kentucky on lake Cumberland, good luck with your project.
Hey, thank you
Look forward to seeing it launch! Here from S.V.S
Me too
As a mechanical engineer, I wish I would’ve studied to be a structural engineer. I could get a lot of design and mechanical engineering jobs without my degree. Also as someone who’s always tinkered and built things I was disappointed with how little practical useful design practices were taught. Structural is cool because the paper degree makes companies trust you with huge structures and important components. Best of luck to you!
Thank you for the insight. I will keep that in mind.
@@Andrew.McDonald. I currently work for a yacht company in the design and R&D department. We get to do (in my opinion) all of the fun stuff. Designing the new models, laying out components, and testing & adding new features. The mechanical and electrical engineers only do the foot work of our ideas, running pipes and wires in the CAD model, issuing production drawings, then helping the production workers when it comes time to build the first model. For marine and auto industries, design engineering is where you get to be an idea guy, which is why I love it!
Very cool, I haven't met many engineers who are fortunate enough to do the fun stuff. I have other plans than going to work for a design company or a firm. Time will tell, though.
filming is a pita maybe consider afew time lapse with VO.
great job good luck
Editing videos takes a loooooong time, as I'm sure you know. And doing everything trying to get the filming is a pain. But, a project as big as what you're doing, I would suggest having some fixed cameras doing time lapse or something like that. Things you can turn on in the morning, turn off in the evening, and grab all the footage and store it. Make it the least effort possible. You will still be able to edit the time lapse and make some great videos I think. I wish I had done that with some of my builds, because I quickly got tired of trying to ensure the camera was set up and gave up documenting about 3/4 of the way through, and the last 1/4 didn't have much video that I wish I had.
TH-cam viewers, when they find a channel they like, and content they like, will wait months for your next video.
Love it keep it up as always 💘
Thank you
Thanks to SV seeker for sending me here!
Best wishes for pursuing your engineer's degree. My son is a mechanical engineer, and we share a lot of ideas together in the construction industry. It's too bad we won't be able to get to see the entire barge build-out. That would be interesting. You may be able to raise enough money to support you? I don't suppose you have a girlfriend or other person that could take the shots and do the editing, do you? Several youtubers do that because of the time involved. That would be awesome.
I wish I had a girlfriend to help, but I don't. Even with an abundance of money 6 weeks is going to be tight. Which means I'll be continuing to work on it after it's in the water and living in it. Editing is what takes a long time.
@@Andrew.McDonald. I truly understand about the girlfriend. I've been living alone for 2 yrs, and it's hard to find a good woman who just wants to be with you regardless of life. I have heard editing is a big job, so maybe if you get the footage, you can do the editing during college breaks or Christmas. Just set up a couple of cameras on tripods, and there you have it. Get a remote to help out. I think it's B&K Electronics will promote their camera products by giving you one free, just for doing a infomercial for it. You can ask around, Doug may know how it works.
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New subscriber sent here by Doug.
Welcome, thank you
Doug sent me too
Welcome
How low is the barge going to be sitting in the water? With 18" sides, I suspect pretty shallow.
If it sits a foot, that's 20,000lbs of displacement. I don't think it will be that heavy. There is 9" c channel above the 18" sides and then 3' sheet metal above that before the wood siding starts.
@@Andrew.McDonald. Should be a nice place to stay while in school.
Doug sent me
Thank you
Do you have an Instagram where you post? This is the first vid I have watched of yours after Doug sent me over to check it out and I am thoroughly impressed. You have the knack for videos and keeping me interested. I will be waiting for the next vid. Take it easy-bm
Doug sent me here, I’ll run up that watch time and maybe you can start makin a little money from this thing lol
Keep that camera rolling
Totally understand if you dont have time to work on these videos. But selfishly i hope you find time to at least setup the camera to record what you are working on. You can always edit and narrate a video later. It doesn't have to be now, or even soon. But you cant do it if you never record any footage.
Set up a tripod and set an old phone up to take a picture every 20 minutes for a time lapse???
If I had an old phone! I don't use smart phones.
i was told by SV SEEKER to subscribe to your channel
Thank you for doing it
Can you just do 10 minutes of video no editing, just to get something up on TH-cam.
Say end of the day what you’ve been working on. Views and Likes 👍
You're going to college TO GET A PRETTY GIRL. we know the truth. The Industry is begging for girls these days 😍
for pure selfishness, and maybe your benefit as well... it might be a good idea to film what you can, as you can.... then edit and release video a bit later as you can. one man build, tight tight schedule... student... got the drama. should be a decent draw
Doug sent me