At what point do you stop pouring money into your boat? We are the bad guys sometimes cause the owner isn't ready to hear that the mechanical life is getting near the end without it costing an arm and a leg. It's not easy being honest when you know the owner loves the boat so much.
@@WillFixThat I n my opinion, that's up to the owner. If they ask you to do something, do it. I just say, you need a estimate sheet that has a disclaimer on it in bold letters. THIS VESSEL IS MECHANICALLY AT THE END OF LIFE, THERE IS NO SAVING IT BEYOND REPLACEMENT. ANY WORK PERFORMED ON THE VESSEL IS CONSIDERED A PATCH JOB AND IS DONE AT THE OWNERS DECISION. THIS COMPANY IS KIND ENOUGH TO TRY TO HELP BUT ULTIMATELY WE RECOMMEND TOTAL REPLACEMENT. LOL. Then you put a surcharge on the estimate that reads, for frustration of working on parts and engines that are not fixable. You cannot help people that don't listen, and you certainly can't fix stupid.
@@WillFixThat oh and, the frustration fee goes to the mechanic on the job. Then your mechanics will be fighting over who gets to do the junk boat. Haha
@@marriagepartnersministry5942 We are always looking for great people to join our team. But its not that easy. People have to have skills and experience to join us.
@@WillFixThat I get that. There are thousands of recruiting services that can easily find you a qualified technician. Those recruiting services plus plus highly skilled technicians that might need to relocate cost alot of money but thats not a problem. If your super busy and you raise your prices then some work might drop off making you less overwhelmed and improving your customer response times which is a business benefit and customer experience benefit. Then with the extra money you can make a quick and quality higher. There may be emotional glass cieling hang-ups with this but the solution is just that.
I watch these maintenance videos every time I feel the need to buy another boat to remind me the hundreds of thousands of dollars I've spent on boats in the last 25 years.
@@live2thefullest617 I'm not really sure in our area I think there is a few places you can rent boats or you can rent a boat that's in a charter fleet.
@@WillFixThat Thanks. I'm in Long Island, New York. We have several Freedom Boatclubs here. It's an option I've been considering since they have locations around the U.S. and I can book a boat when on vacation.
@calthorp he got used I think but yeah the doc fee was hefty. My uncle bought his spot on the end of a slip in Emeryville Marina in the bay of San Francisco. Have electric and the end of the pier forever
Great memories of the Chris Craft Roamer engine room! Tight, hot, sweaty and always listening for dripping water. When I sold that yacht, amazingly, most "friends" stopped calling for this weekends plans! Was a good life experience, but never again. Have a nice day!
I worked on a 68’ roamed back in the mid 70’s. The engine room was a bear (12 71TI’s) little headroom and nasty sharp zip ties everywhere “Learning experiences “
I lost a rudder 20 miles offshore and the CG had to tow me back into my dock. The other boaters in the marina were running battery chargers on their boats when they left on Sunday. I started pulling the dock plugs when they left. No more electrolysis problems.
I’ve run a 27’ straight inboard for years on Lake Erie. If you want a bit more control, especially in reverse, have your local prop shop weld a short extension to the rudder. You don’t need much to get directional control in both directions when in reverse.
I watch Luke's videos, he is a stand up person, much like yourselves. Integirty, honesty and a good strong work ethic. Happy New Year in 2025, get some Whaler time.
You can change out the end seals on that sea star hydraulic steering cylinder, don't even have to fully remove it from the outboard. Just 1 side at a time with the spanner wrench sea star also sells. Common issue every 5yrs or so. I owned a boat repair shop for 20yrs, and have changed out more end seal caps than I can remember. 1 hour job
Yep, $85 bucks for the OEM seal kit. 20 minutes to install it. Why would they charge the customer for a complete unit. Makes zero cents! Just did mine.
I really in joy seeing your videos I’ve always loved boats and boating you both seem to be really good people. I hope that you all have a really good Christmas and a really good new year’s I hope that you both get out in your boat for some fishing you both deserve the break.
I made the tough decision to give away a 37’ project boat I had about 60k into. I was always chasing new issues the longer the boat sat unused. Such a huge waste of money and time.
@@toddgittins5692 boats don’t have to be expensive or complicated for them to be safe, functional, and enjoyable. The best boats are the most simple boats. “Cheap” is a term quantified by one’s financial situation. I’m assuming you’re implying that 60k is cheap which is fair but my point was that all boats require endless maintenance regardless of the perceived value. Boats are always trying to do three things to themselves. Sink, Burn, Rot. The main reason I gave mine away was due to lack of affordable dock space. After Covid the cost to slip a boat in south Florida exploded. My first slip in Fort Lauderdale was $550/mo on the New River in 2019. Now you can’t touch anything for under $1500. In Palm Beach area it’s worse because there’s less private dock space available. Regardless of the cost of the boat these costs are fixed. Not to mention haul out fees, insurance, bottom cleaning….so even if you own a simple affordable boat it’s still very expensive to keep it.
Luke is a great guy and has great content just like you! Been there with customers that lve suggested to them stop dumping money into this boat that constantly needs things fixed because of age or lack of prior maintenance. Soft deck, wet stringers, wet transom, corroded wiring, numerous leaks and when l tell them how much the cost is for the mechanical repairs they shrug their shoulders like really?? Do you have a cheaper option? Yes, for the 10th time get rid of this boat and get a survey on the next one, and PLEASE, dont give the guy you're selling this to my card!!😅
Just found your channel. Love it ! Can't spend too much time in KW as far as I'm concerned. At 1:30 in this video there is an outboard powered catamaran with a red Toyota parked in front. Do you have an info on it? Is it the builder that was in Marathon building cats a while ago?
Seeing that hull corrosion makes you appreciate a well-maintained wooden boat. They might need a lot of work, but they can always be repaired to new condition. Like Sampson Boat Co and Tally Ho. Makes me wonder about carbon fiber or other new materials for boat hulls.
Hi Matt I’m a big fan of the the show , need a question answered is it important to bond the thru hulls on trailered boat as it is on a boat in the water
a hole in the water into which one continually pours money in hopes that it does not sink. the best investment is a good bilge pump system and good battery. next comes the bigger pump and bigger batteries. solar panels really help. do not tolerate one little drip. absolutely dry and the bottom of the boat is the only way to go. 50 years as a boat repair business believe me.
As a lifetime boater, I hear that same ole saying: the best two days of owning a boat, well you know the rest of it. I absolutely love speaking with those folks because after a short period of listening to them it becomes obvious why they should never own a boat of any type. Many people think that boat ownership is similar to owning a vehicle, it’s not even close. Boat ownership takes on the meaning of understanding the product and the responsibilities of taking care of an item that ultimately sits more than being used. Boat ownership is great and I’ve enjoyed many vessels in my life but it takes patience and learned knowledge to be a happy boat ownership.
You don't really own a boat, you pay an annual fee to access the water in a vessel the size of your choosing. All vehicles are money pits, some types are just deeper than others.
On I 5 between tulalip Washington and Bellingham Washington is a 200 acre yard full of old boats. Hundreds of them rotting on properties around the coast.
I'm looking at a 50 ft aft cabin yacht 1988. Twin cat 3208ta engines in good shape. 2000 hrs. It does have about 30-40 small non structural blisters under 2 " in diameter. Am I crazy for about $40k. Figure i have to do the blister repairs myself in a couple of years. I wonder what a yard would charge?
In our experience we would not buy a boat with blisters. You will never get rid of them. It will potentially be an on going issue. We have repaired many.
If you see 30-40, there are ten times that under all the bottom paint. I just did mine and hauled after 9 months in. Its perfect. Yard wanted $35-50k to do it. I had it blasted and then did the rest myself. I estimate 250 hours and $4500 in materials.
@@jehines3 I have not seen it out of the water. A diver went down to clean the bottom and he didn't notice any problems, but he wasn't asked to look for blisters at the time. He was just there to clean the bottom. The current owner had it out for a survey 7 yrs ago. Surveyor said there were actually about 80 blisters which were barely visible when the hull dried out, but visible when it first came out and the hull was wet. Some blisters were between 2" and 5" in diameter and some were smaller. The surveyor recommended fixing the ones that were 2"-5". Probably because the owner didn't want to spend much money at the time. The invoice from the yard lists 15 hrs to "epoxy the voids." No mention of just how many were over 2" in diameter. I just assumed about half of them. 15 hrs doesn't sound right. It seems like it should take much longer so I think "epoxy the voids" is a quick fix and not a proper fix. If they are very shallow blisters then maybe that is adequate? I have seen videos where layers of fiberglass are used to build up deeper voids. How long did you need to leave the boat to dry out? Where are you located and what is the climate like? I am in California so I was hoping it would dry out fast. Thanks for your advice.
lol Chesapeake bay. Maryland if i remb right, but how where the crabs? had some snow crabs tonight myself, was good lol and i bet the brown water was stinky with bacteria side note worth thinking about tho... as seen on sailing with the wynns if i remember right.... they had a bad current draw/ leak from a water pump that wasn't bonded, causing extra wear/tear/ electrolysis on all metal/bonded parts of the boat... worth investigating for the hr or so u spend.... maybe 2-3 if it was my boat and worth $$$....
No registration numbers probably means it is a documented vessel. Coast guard documented vessels don't need registration numbers on the sides of the hull at the bow.
One of my buddies owns an old yacht… I’m by no means a boat expert but he couldn’t even get it started on a sunny clear day… he’s paying a fortune in dock fees just to brag that he has a “yacht” but the thing is barely sea worthy.
That a awesome idea phone video chat boat mechanic $200.00 for 20 minutes. So that be a fare price $600.00 hr . Good video yal stay safe & go fishing !!
Well old yachts aren't total losses you can always turn them into unique cabins once you put a decent foundation on land and they're fairly weather resistant since I have to be on the water all the time so I don't see a problem with it except for the getting it to where it needs to go potentially but thankfully that usually isn't an issue ever since people started wanting shipping containers everywhere for do-it-yourselfers but I could be wrong still good luck to you you're going to need it probably in this fourth turning
about 6 years ago before covid I started looking to buy a great loop boat. Carver silverton something like that I saw some boats that had been setting at slips sometimes for years with out any maintenance . When I would go look at the boats Im like. This needs a lot of work I can see and worried about work that I cant see. If I offer you this amount of $ and pay for a pull out would you be interested. Oh no wont do that wont come down on price take it or leave it so I left funny thing my search went on for nearly two years and the same boats would still be up for sale getting worse. Actually went I decided to buy a small run around 17' bayliner I ran into that same issue in over drive. Boats on trailers in peoples yards just sitting there rotting away. But they wont sell it for less then the queen mary and how dare you say its has problems your not going to scam me. These are boats the owner would be lucky to find the key for and has let the cover (if it had one) rot away. Boat people can be some of the worst
Give it a few more years and they can probably get an EV conversion instead of a re-engine. Even a low power install means it can move in and out of a slip. Get to pump outs and ramps, etc.
I often see electrolysis mistaken for galvanic corrosion. No, as far as putting money in, boats depreciate like nothing else. I do not understand the priorities sometimes. Did a big expensive cut a hole and remove the engine overhaul on a 1500 hp diesel, came in locked up, cracked sleeve, coolant in the oil, heat exchanger failed (both engines) suspect bonding issues and total lack of maintenance- did not want to have the engine properly painted, the bilge cleaned and painted while engine out, but they spend money on a new wine cooler and interior crap! Engine room looks like shit and any surveyor will point that out when they go to sell!
Lol, do I get free service if I dial a boat mechanic 😅 and Luke McFadden I can't wait till he is done with the desperado also I bought my parents some of his crabs for Christmas this year 😂
As a boat owner i find the marine industry is it's biggest enemy. Don't care who they are you always have to follow up on them. Be interesting to see the maintenance records. Funny how so many parts on boats can be found on RVs at half the price.
Luke is in Maryland and when you figure out that 1-800 number dial mechanic let me know the procedure I’ve been telling my wife that for years Ooh one more thing Merry Christmas to all
@ when my customers call and ask advice 99,4 % of the time I open my mouth and fix over phone and I never see them so yes 1800 at the sound of the tone deposit X for the first 10min
Deshalb habe mir eine neue 36 gekauft. Da kenne ich den Zustand. Freunde haben gebrauchte Boote gekauft und ein Vermögen für Reparaturen bezahlt. Neu ist immer besser!
@@ultimatedefensivedrivingsc608 Some of us see a joy in owning a boat and even doing the maintenance. I have enough money for it to not be a problem at all and my brain functions very well.
My advice.. to own a boat, you have to ve wealthy or handy and it helps to be both.. if you have to hire someone to perform all repairs and maintenance.... you shouldn't buy a boat.. unless you are wealthy and willing to spend some bucks.
Many Marinas are full of worthless boats and many owners just walk away. They are just cheap apartments and never get pulled out. It’s funny looking at boats for sale online when you realize how over priced they are.
If it is a custom boat, then how would anyone, other than the people that personally know this specific boat, know who makes it? Unless is is NOT actually a custom boat.
Can't the owner hole the company that had to fix something on it & didn't hook back up something they unhook ? That a lot of damage that company cause to that man boat !!
Everyone spends their money on some sort of stupid things in their life. My neighbor has 200K in hallmark collection of do dads. They cannot take it with them when they die. We blew thousands on boats over the years. Some ran without problems and some were money pits. In the end you're going to age out of boating do as much as you can while can! I
I have to laugh at these moronic people that buy boats. They all are nothing but money holes. Proudest day of a boat owners life. The day they buy it and the day they sell it. All of them 1k to 500 mill. There is zero quality assurance
Let me ask the obvious question that I know the answer too. Why not hire a young "person" (trying to be politically correct, but we all know why man is the correct term) to train? Or a straight up marine mechanic if you have so much work that you can't catch up. I truely don't understand how business works....or should I say doesn't work these days.
@WillFixThat this is the answer I know but don't understand. Hence the reason MOST older people don't think much of the young men these days. Businesses don't think they are trainable, and certainly don't want to invest in them. What is it going to take to get young men to step up and pull their own weight. I listen to young guys crying they don't make enough money but offer no marketable skills. Why is that? Leads to the statement young guys are lazy.
At what point do you stop pouring money into your boat? We are the bad guys sometimes cause the owner isn't ready to hear that the mechanical life is getting near the end without it costing an arm and a leg. It's not easy being honest when you know the owner loves the boat so much.
@@WillFixThat I n my opinion, that's up to the owner. If they ask you to do something, do it.
I just say, you need a estimate sheet that has a disclaimer on it in bold letters.
THIS VESSEL IS MECHANICALLY AT THE END OF LIFE, THERE IS NO SAVING IT BEYOND REPLACEMENT. ANY WORK PERFORMED ON THE VESSEL IS CONSIDERED A PATCH JOB AND IS DONE AT THE OWNERS DECISION. THIS COMPANY IS KIND ENOUGH TO TRY TO HELP BUT ULTIMATELY WE RECOMMEND TOTAL REPLACEMENT.
LOL.
Then you put a surcharge on the estimate that reads, for frustration of working on parts and engines that are not fixable.
You cannot help people that don't listen, and you certainly can't fix stupid.
@@WillFixThat oh and, the frustration fee goes to the mechanic on the job. Then your mechanics will be fighting over who gets to do the junk boat. Haha
You regularly say your so busy.. Why not higher more people?
@@marriagepartnersministry5942 We are always looking for great people to join our team. But its not that easy. People have to have skills and experience to join us.
@@WillFixThat I get that. There are thousands of recruiting services that can easily find you a qualified technician. Those recruiting services plus plus highly skilled technicians that might need to relocate cost alot of money but thats not a problem. If your super busy and you raise your prices then some work might drop off making you less overwhelmed and improving your customer response times which is a business benefit and customer experience benefit. Then with the extra money you can make a quick and quality higher. There may be emotional glass cieling hang-ups with this but the solution is just that.
I watch these maintenance videos every time I feel the need to buy another boat to remind me the hundreds of thousands of dollars I've spent on boats in the last 25 years.
Yes cheaper to rent 🤣 but no one wants to hear that true fact!
LOL 😂 me too, stops me in my tracks 😂
@@WillFixThat What are rental options? I have investigated Freedom Boatclub but are there other options?
@@live2thefullest617 I'm not really sure in our area I think there is a few places you can rent boats or you can rent a boat that's in a charter fleet.
@@WillFixThat Thanks. I'm in Long Island, New York. We have several Freedom Boatclubs here. It's an option I've been considering since they have locations around the U.S. and I can book a boat when on vacation.
I am a commercial fisherman. I will give this advice to boat buyers. "Buy the smallest cheapest boat your ego can possibly stand".
Yes or rent!
@@WillFixThat Take a CRUISE SHIP then Drink Cheapest..🥰🥰
My exes must have had a pretty big ego. 67ft. She swam in college and said she never let that boat get far enough she could not see the shore.
@@batchelerjr Must have cost a small fortune to keep it.
@calthorp he got used I think but yeah the doc fee was hefty. My uncle bought his spot on the end of a slip in Emeryville Marina in the bay of San Francisco. Have electric and the end of the pier forever
Great memories of the Chris Craft Roamer engine room! Tight, hot, sweaty and always listening for dripping water. When I sold that yacht, amazingly, most "friends" stopped calling for this weekends plans! Was a good life experience, but never again. Have a nice day!
Boats are like a mistress……they cost a lot of money
I worked on a 68’ roamed back in the mid 70’s. The engine room was a bear (12 71TI’s) little headroom and nasty sharp zip ties everywhere “Learning experiences “
Crazy how friends didn’t call as much 🤣 hopefully you got free gas!
whenever I think about getting another boat I watch a video like this
Saves you the headache… but this is the truth!
totally agree. I love them but literally a hull to throw money in
I don't own a boat but watch these vids like a reality tv show. Please keep them coming and Happy Holidays.
Thanks for watching our boat chaos!
I lost a rudder 20 miles offshore and the CG had to tow me back into my dock. The other boaters in the marina were running battery chargers on their boats when they left on Sunday.
I started pulling the dock plugs when they left. No more electrolysis problems.
Yikes no one wants a rudder to fail when your 20 miles away 🥴
I’ve run a 27’ straight inboard for years on Lake Erie. If you want a bit more control, especially in reverse, have your local prop shop weld a short extension to the rudder. You don’t need much to get directional control in both directions when in reverse.
Thanks for sharing.
First time viewer, excellent and honest content…very refreshing.
Glad you liked it! Keeping it real. 👍
I watch Luke's videos, he is a stand up person, much like yourselves. Integirty, honesty and a good strong work ethic. Happy New Year in 2025, get some Whaler time.
Thanks grizzle that’s the plan for 2025! Thanks for sharing.
Luke is a crabber from Baltimore MD. He crabs in the Chesapeake Bay. Love the videos attached and Karry Ann. Merry X-Mas too al.l
Sorry, supposed to say love the videos Matt and Karry-ann. Sorry for my fat finger typing😅
Matt had a brain fart where Luke crabs.
Thanks for watching us!
Amazing video and always listen to ah guy like you,, your life is more important than money
You’re exactly right but Matt doesn’t listen very well 🤣
Manny is an asset for your company.That employee knows very well his job. Quiet but smart.
He’s brilliant and young!
You can change out the end seals on that sea star hydraulic steering cylinder, don't even have to fully remove it from the outboard. Just 1 side at a time with the spanner wrench sea star also sells.
Common issue every 5yrs or so. I owned a boat repair shop for 20yrs, and have changed out more end seal caps than I can remember. 1 hour job
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Yep, $85 bucks for the OEM seal kit. 20 minutes to install it. Why would they charge the customer for a complete unit. Makes zero cents! Just did mine.
Failure rate too high for us so we chose to send them out.
I really in joy seeing your videos I’ve always loved boats and boating you both seem to be really good people. I hope that you all have a really good Christmas and a really good new year’s I hope that you both get out in your boat for some fishing you both deserve the break.
Thank you 🙏 soon on our boat! Thanks for watching. Welcome.
I made the tough decision to give away a 37’ project boat I had about 60k into. I was always chasing new issues the longer the boat sat unused. Such a huge waste of money and time.
Yikes sorry to hear it!
It's like everything, cheap is cheap.
@@toddgittins5692 boats don’t have to be expensive or complicated for them to be safe, functional, and enjoyable. The best boats are the most simple boats. “Cheap” is a term quantified by one’s financial situation. I’m assuming you’re implying that 60k is cheap which is fair but my point was that all boats require endless maintenance regardless of the perceived value. Boats are always trying to do three things to themselves. Sink, Burn, Rot.
The main reason I gave mine away was due to lack of affordable dock space. After Covid the cost to slip a boat in south Florida exploded. My first slip in Fort Lauderdale was $550/mo on the New River in 2019. Now you can’t touch anything for under $1500. In Palm Beach area it’s worse because there’s less private dock space available. Regardless of the cost of the boat these costs are fixed. Not to mention haul out fees, insurance, bottom cleaning….so even if you own a simple affordable boat it’s still very expensive to keep it.
@@toddgittins5692 Exactly but to some its a treasure.
Nice view from your patio!
Helps keep us sane.
Luke is a great guy and has great content just like you! Been there with customers that lve suggested to them stop dumping money into this boat that constantly needs things fixed because of age or lack of prior maintenance. Soft deck, wet stringers, wet transom, corroded wiring, numerous leaks and when l tell them how much the cost is for the mechanical repairs they shrug their shoulders like really?? Do you have a cheaper option? Yes, for the 10th time get rid of this boat and get a survey on the next one, and PLEASE, dont give the guy you're selling this to my card!!😅
OMG LOL love it …. So true! You said it perfectly! Merry Xmas enjoy the holidays.
Happy Holidays from Siesta Key Florida
Hi Bill … enjoy the holidays!
Love your work guys. Just discovered your channel. All the best for your Xmas from Australia. Love Key West too.
Yay ... thanks for watching! Merry Christmas we'll have plenty of boat chaos in 2025!
@@WillFixThat Can't wait !
Love this channel!
Thanks for watching!
Great work.
Thanks a ton of work.
The best two days in a boat owners life.
The day you buy it and the day you sell it. Boat stands for
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Just found your channel. Love it ! Can't spend too much time in KW as far as I'm concerned. At 1:30 in this video there is an outboard powered catamaran with a red Toyota parked in front. Do you have an info on it? Is it the builder that was in Marathon building cats a while ago?
Not sure about that cat.
Excellent video
Thanks for watching!
This educational who needs to watch the games great job,❤️🙏🙏🙏
lol we aren’t watching the games.
I also watch Luke McFadden, he’s a great young man. Hard work ethic and technical wizz kid.
Us boaters need to stick together 😊
Seeing that hull corrosion makes you appreciate a well-maintained wooden boat. They might need a lot of work, but they can always be repaired to new condition. Like Sampson Boat Co and Tally Ho. Makes me wonder about carbon fiber or other new materials for boat hulls.
Not many wooden boats down here.
Carbon fibre will all end up as landfill.
Hi Matt I’m a big fan of the the show , need a question answered is it important to bond the thru hulls on trailered boat as it is on a boat in the water
If it’s not going to be in the water for long periods of time then it’s not as important.
a hole in the water into which one continually pours money in hopes that it does not sink. the best investment is a good bilge pump system and good battery. next comes the bigger pump and bigger batteries. solar panels really help. do not tolerate one little drip. absolutely dry and the bottom of the boat is the only way to go. 50 years as a boat repair business believe me.
You've got decades of wisdom there!
Good video Matt. Merry Christmas yall
Thanks Mitch Merry Christmas.
Good morning omg freezing here in New York. Snowed yesterday about 4 inches but wind is blowing makes it worse. Low was 16 high of 25 today.
Yikes that doesn’t sounds like fun. It’s freezing here too 62’ this morning 🤣
@WillFixThat MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL
@@scottmaz4063same to you and yours!
As a lifetime boater, I hear that same ole saying: the best two days of owning a boat, well you know the rest of it. I absolutely love speaking with those folks because after a short period of listening to them it becomes obvious why they should never own a boat of any type. Many people think that boat ownership is similar to owning a vehicle, it’s not even close. Boat ownership takes on the meaning of understanding the product and the responsibilities of taking care of an item that ultimately sits more than being used. Boat ownership is great and I’ve enjoyed many vessels in my life but it takes patience and learned knowledge to be a happy boat ownership.
Boats take work that’s for sure. But, we can’t tell people they have to experience it for themselves.
You don't really own a boat, you pay an annual fee to access the water in a vessel the size of your choosing. All vehicles are money pits, some types are just deeper than others.
Such a great response. Boats are a passion, and like any passion there is sacrifice.
Remove the inboard madness put a bracket and a pair of outboards even a pair or triple 115s just to move it around as a live aboard.
welcome back
Welcome back?
@@WillFixThat from Wisconsin vacation/been gone a few days
@@mattmattson9317 😂 it was cold up there.
I bet cold here too in Michigan next to Lake St. Clair but all the ice went out with rain.
Great stuff
Thanks for watching.
Any recommendations for best boat renting options?
Some companies offer boat rental or hire charter.
What boat yard are you using in KW! 😅
Are you bringing your boat?
On I 5 between tulalip Washington and Bellingham Washington is a 200 acre yard full of old boats. Hundreds of them rotting on properties around the coast.
Yikes they crush them up here.
I'm looking at a 50 ft aft cabin yacht 1988. Twin cat 3208ta engines in good shape. 2000 hrs. It does have about 30-40 small non structural blisters under 2 " in diameter. Am I crazy for about $40k. Figure i have to do the blister repairs myself in a couple of years. I wonder what a yard would charge?
In our experience we would not buy a boat with blisters. You will never get rid of them. It will potentially be an on going issue. We have repaired many.
If you see 30-40, there are ten times that under all the bottom paint. I just did mine and hauled after 9 months in. Its perfect. Yard wanted $35-50k to do it. I had it blasted and then did the rest myself. I estimate 250 hours and $4500 in materials.
@@jehines3 That's a ton of time but if you have the time why not save.
@@jehines3 I have not seen it out of the water. A diver went down to clean the bottom and he didn't notice any problems, but he wasn't asked to look for blisters at the time. He was just there to clean the bottom. The current owner had it out for a survey 7 yrs ago. Surveyor said there were actually about 80 blisters which were barely visible when the hull dried out, but visible when it first came out and the hull was wet. Some blisters were between 2" and 5" in diameter and some were smaller. The surveyor recommended fixing the ones that were 2"-5". Probably because the owner didn't want to spend much money at the time. The invoice from the yard lists 15 hrs to "epoxy the voids." No mention of just how many were over 2" in diameter. I just assumed about half of them. 15 hrs doesn't sound right. It seems like it should take much longer so I think "epoxy the voids" is a quick fix and not a proper fix. If they are very shallow blisters then maybe that is adequate? I have seen videos where layers of fiberglass are used to build up deeper voids. How long did you need to leave the boat to dry out? Where are you located and what is the climate like? I am in California so I was hoping it would dry out fast. Thanks for your advice.
I haven’t heard “ate up” said so many times since my time in the Army - ate up like Swiss cheese in battery acid 🤣
lol love Swiss cheese.
Hey give us a video on fishing in the whaler for the day.... Jersey shore here Cape May.... Winter for us.....
Yes we plan too but our weather has not been cooperating it’s been very windy this season. We look forward to fishing.
A beautiful way to live....
We try.
You guys are a little different than Luke, all he has for tools is Hammers!🤣🙂 Merry Christmas!
Glad he uses hammers cause we use anything that gets the job done even pieces of wood 🤣 that we call a hammer! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
lol Chesapeake bay. Maryland if i remb right, but how where the crabs? had some snow crabs tonight myself, was good lol
and i bet the brown water was stinky with bacteria
side note worth thinking about tho... as seen on sailing with the wynns if i remember right.... they had a bad current draw/ leak from a water pump that wasn't bonded, causing extra wear/tear/ electrolysis on all metal/bonded parts of the boat... worth investigating for the hr or so u spend.... maybe 2-3 if it was my boat and worth $$$....
The crabs were great but I prefer bigger ones less work 🤣 we have Maine lobsters in the fridge for tonight!
i do not knw whay ppl buy inboarder under a loa off 15 meter .
Personal preferences.
I jut stayed at that marina a few weeks ago !
Which marina?
These boat not requiring bow markings/identifiers?
Do you mean the registration numbers?
No registration numbers probably means it is a documented vessel. Coast guard documented vessels don't need registration numbers on the sides of the hull at the bow.
Good morning
Good morning enjoy the holidays!
@WillFixThat Same to you
Everyone knows the old saying of the two happiest days in a man's life. No need to repeat it here.😁😁
Haha oh the stories we could tell 🤣
The day they marry and the day they divorxe.
@@rsinclair689 exactly
One of my buddies owns an old yacht… I’m by no means a boat expert but he couldn’t even get it started on a sunny clear day… he’s paying a fortune in dock fees just to brag that he has a “yacht” but the thing is barely sea worthy.
Sounds like an ego thing … so if he can’t get it to run what does he do with it?
That a awesome idea phone video chat boat mechanic $200.00 for 20 minutes. So that be a fare price $600.00 hr . Good video yal stay safe & go fishing !!
Yup dial a mechanic and even have zoom option so you can show us what your doing 😊
Well old yachts aren't total losses you can always turn them into unique cabins once you put a decent foundation on land and they're fairly weather resistant since I have to be on the water all the time so I don't see a problem with it except for the getting it to where it needs to go potentially but thankfully that usually isn't an issue ever since people started wanting shipping containers everywhere for do-it-yourselfers but I could be wrong still good luck to you you're going to need it probably in this fourth turning
You better have one hell of a lot of DISPOSABLE money😂
Geesh it’s sad 😢 when you see clients just keep spending after telling them.
about 6 years ago before covid I started looking to buy a great loop boat. Carver silverton something like that I saw some boats that had been setting at slips sometimes for years with out any maintenance . When I would go look at the boats Im like. This needs a lot of work I can see and worried about work that I cant see. If I offer you this amount of $ and pay for a pull out would you be interested. Oh no wont do that wont come down on price take it or leave it so I left funny thing my search went on for nearly two years and the same boats would still be up for sale getting worse. Actually went I decided to buy a small run around 17' bayliner I ran into that same issue in over drive. Boats on trailers in peoples yards just sitting there rotting away. But they wont sell it for less then the queen mary and how dare you say its has problems your not going to scam me. These are boats the owner would be lucky to find the key for and has let the cover (if it had one) rot away. Boat people can be some of the worst
Its scary how they block down boats in that yard with one set of keel blocks. Not the proper way
What’s the proper way?
Give it a few more years and they can probably get an EV conversion instead of a re-engine. Even a low power install means it can move in and out of a slip. Get to pump outs and ramps, etc.
It will be interesting to see!
I often see electrolysis mistaken for galvanic corrosion. No, as far as putting money in, boats depreciate like nothing else. I do not understand the priorities sometimes. Did a big expensive cut a hole and remove the engine overhaul on a 1500 hp diesel, came in locked up, cracked sleeve, coolant in the oil, heat exchanger failed (both engines) suspect bonding issues and total lack of maintenance- did not want to have the engine properly painted, the bilge cleaned and painted while engine out, but they spend money on a new wine cooler and interior crap! Engine room looks like shit and any surveyor will point that out when they go to sell!
Maybe they don't actually leave the dock.
It’s crazy the priorities and that’s cause they aren’t looking in their engine room.
The name of the boat on first of video is a Scopinich
Not sure.
Is it a Bertram
Custom Winter Yacht
Lol, do I get free service if I dial a boat mechanic 😅 and Luke McFadden I can't wait till he is done with the desperado also I bought my parents some of his crabs for Christmas this year 😂
We just ate his crabs last weekend! Love his seasoning.
@@WillFixThat which seasoning did yall get it looked like Korean bbq, lol
@@honeybunbandit1yes his seasoning is Korean bbq style crab seasoning. We’ve put it on beef ribs, pork ribs and salmon. 😂
@@WillFixThat how does it taste with it on ribs?
@@honeybunbandit1no complaints all gone.
He committed the ultimate boat sin😂, then the wheel to the Right 😢😮😅
What’s the sin?
As a boat owner i find the marine industry is it's biggest enemy. Don't care who they are you always have to follow up on them. Be interesting to see the maintenance records. Funny how so many parts on boats can be found on RVs at half the price.
Maintenance records are good to have.
Luke is in Maryland and when you figure out that 1-800 number dial mechanic let me know the procedure I’ve been telling my wife that for years
Ooh one more thing
Merry Christmas to all
You mean you want to do the same idea dial a mechanic?
@ when my customers call and ask advice 99,4 % of the time I open my mouth and fix over phone and I never see them so yes 1800 at the sound of the tone deposit X for the first 10min
@@scottsautomotivecenter5612 love it you sounds just like Matt!
Those things look ate up? 😮
Definitely
Deshalb habe mir eine neue 36 gekauft. Da kenne ich den Zustand. Freunde haben gebrauchte Boote gekauft und ein Vermögen für Reparaturen bezahlt. Neu ist immer besser!
New can be better only if it’s a couple years old … then the kinks are worked out
@@WillFixThatMein Boot hat bis heute (nach 4 Jahren) keine Probleme gehabt. Aber ich stimme Dir grundsätzlich zu.
My guess is either a Jarret Baby, or a Scout
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When the 'to do' list gets too long it's time to re-evaluate!
Thanks for watching Wayne! Appreciate the info you share on TH-cam as well. You’re right about the list!
The Custom Walk Around is a Winter Custom Yacht.
Yes.
Dielectric grease can solve belt squeal
This is stock island? If so, I deliver boats there seasonally.
Yes Stock Island and Key West
Hey you can “Dial a Psychic” for a nominal charge per reading so why not start “Dial a Boat Mechanic” for repair info. Great idea!
Thanks I thought so myself!
I prefer to handle all battery switching myself. Especially between house and engine.
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My friend said he thought boats were expensive until he got into aircrafts.
Relativ. Mein Boot hat bis heute (4 Jahre) insgesamt etwa 500.000 $ gekostet.
Yes both are expensive
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Steering cables.
Thank you.
winter custom yacht
Yes.
Salt water is just too damn corrosive! Maintaining a boat in South Florida is expensive!
Yes the salt water is killer.
Luke Mcfadden is out of Pasadena Maryland
Yes.
Less that 30 degrees
Yes.
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At 0:54, I took a screen shot, so I could zoom in, that outdrive is resting on that boats window, Yikes!
That’s not really a window. They paint them to look that way . Thanks for watching.
@WillFixThat didn't know that 🤔
If it flies, floats or ****’s, it’s cheaper to rent.
Redbird that what we tell everyone lol BUT no one wants to hear it!
Exactly. People that buy a boat have more money then brains
@@ultimatedefensivedrivingsc608 Some of us see a joy in owning a boat and even doing the maintenance. I have enough money for it to not be a problem at all and my brain functions very well.
@@WillFixThat If there was only rental companies and no private boat owners, I guess there would be a lot less work for you. Don't you want to work?
All the ate up metal, someone probably used copper paint and was sloppy or just didn’t know better.
Not sure about that.
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My advice.. to own a boat, you have to ve wealthy or handy and it helps to be both.. if you have to hire someone to perform all repairs and maintenance.... you shouldn't buy a boat.. unless you are wealthy and willing to spend some bucks.
Boats are more of a money pit than an Rv.
So have you owned both?
But a RV can not swim... 😁
Many Marinas are full of worthless boats and many owners just walk away. They are just cheap apartments and never get pulled out. It’s funny looking at boats for sale online when you realize how over priced they are.
You’ve got some great points here. Our area is loaded with worthless boats in the mooring fields.
If it is a custom boat, then how would anyone, other than the people that personally know this specific boat, know who makes it? Unless is is NOT actually a custom boat.
Its made by Winters Custom Yachts.
Can't the owner hole the company that had to fix something on it & didn't hook back up something they unhook ? That a lot of damage that company cause to that man boat !!
Yup it happens… unfortunately.
“If have to ask how much……………….”
Sadly we aren’t done.
Everyone spends their money on some sort of stupid things in their life. My neighbor has 200K in hallmark collection of do dads. They cannot take it with them when they die. We blew thousands on boats over the years. Some ran without problems and some were money pits.
In the end you're going to age out of boating do as much as you can while can!
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Exactly life is short so have fun!
its not fair to sell a wrack to others ... out of the water and salvaged...
Everything is fair if it’s disclosed just like when you buy a house. We aren’t hiding anything.
I have to laugh at these moronic people that buy boats. They all are nothing but money holes. Proudest day of a boat owners life. The day they buy it and the day they sell it. All of them 1k to 500 mill. There is zero quality assurance
Lol only two best days
Boat......, a hole in the water that you pour money into.......
You are allowed to pump a dirty bulge directly overboard? Isn't this subject to a $ fine.
It was just dirty water that was in the bilge.
Any boat with big gas engines is a money pit.
I don’t think the size engine matters…. Boats in general need maintenance.
Same with cars and everything that comes with an engine.
He said electrolysis.
Yes.
The wife's voice and comments drive me up the wall
You don’t have to watch.
No way! Love her!
You know when the channel is awesome when there is a basher somewhere 😂
@@playermatchupin2minutes919 always someone has to complain. But the great part is we all get to choose who we want to watch!
@@smcgee3236 I'm the voice for all the beginners that don't have an idea about mechanical stuff.
Old boats are an ecological disaster.
Not if maintained.
Let me ask the obvious question that I know the answer too. Why not hire a young "person" (trying to be politically correct, but we all know why man is the correct term) to train? Or a straight up marine mechanic if you have so much work that you can't catch up. I truely don't understand how business works....or should I say doesn't work these days.
Many people apply but just don’t have experience and it’s hard for us to start with a newbie that has no idea.
@WillFixThat this is the answer I know but don't understand. Hence the reason MOST older people don't think much of the young men these days. Businesses don't think they are trainable, and certainly don't want to invest in them.
What is it going to take to get young men to step up and pull their own weight. I listen to young guys crying they don't make enough money but offer no marketable skills. Why is that? Leads to the statement young guys are lazy.