That is a really impressive peice of steel fabrication! You are never afraid to tackle any task and the results are typically, very good. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Thanks for sharing. From UK.
We have welded various tubes closed and it is always surprising that they are not water tight . Even though the welds look good. Over time water gets in and rusts from the inside out. You may want to check you welds to avoid this problem Cheers warren
That will be an amazing Party boat if you have sides that can be rolled up or to the side...don't know your final design but that will be amazing, I am going to ask my friend that lives there to come photograph it for me when you are done. Thanks for your updates.
As they used to say on the "A-Team", don't you just love it when a plan comes together? I love how you have a basic, yet flexible plan to accommodate improvement changes. "Vorsprung Durch Technik".
You need some stealit or other form of weld through primer so your not fighting oxidation on the metal, I understand that on a boat it is just the nature of the environment but the cost is worth it in the long run, very cool built!🎉
Just stumbled onto your channel. This is so cool! Can't wait for you to add on die poopenfahrten (that's German for "bathroom," for all you non-Deutsch sprechers ;)).
As a retired engineer I noticed previously that you have drilled your square and rectangular hollow sections for bolting. This is non preffered as it encourages corrosion. Best practise is to weld lugs and drill them to fix your bolted items. Also you should weld end caps as you have done but drilling a 3 to 6mm weep hole to allow welding gases to escape, then sealing the weephole with mastic to prevent any water ingress. I hope this helps.
Good to know I'm not the only one who wanted to relocate. My first experience was an all-wood build retired from the fishery industry. I was in it monthly for boat owner talks. Now recommend pull of an inflated kite. 17 meter ???.
Love your channel, thank you for sharing your skills and the building process. Keep up the great work, GREETINGS from Riverside in Southern California, God Bless you, this is Alan.
G'day Michael, Very cool video,, This is a fantastic project, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here. Congratulations on one of the best builds on YT. RESPECT....!
use solar panels for your cabin roof. And do away with ICE motors .you can use the energy for cooking and heating while on anchor .you will be self sustained on your energy needs ....!
Will this houseboat be stationary or do plan to travel in it? Traveling in it may be difficult because the forward sight line will be hampered by the high roof. Maybe you could mount cameras in front and have a live monitor feed to see what's in front of you. Don't want to run over someone in a row boat.
He could have doors or hatches on the sides tow work though. My concern is how will he remove the barge from the water to work on the hull, antifouling etc
My dad an I built several salmon fishing boats. Then we built boat like this design but smaller in dimensions! How much weight an how far above boat decking? Was it mistake to cut off extended flap on ends. They could have rapped around outside top edge an locked all together? Do you have whole structure welded by 2 end tack welds. I take it, your not worried too much about extra weight in this build?
@@tjebbeveenstra454 That's OK. Maybe, it's a cultural issue. Nonetheless, I'm intrigued by his ongoing ingenuity in figuring out how to do what he does. I'm in Houston, TX watching what he's doing from afar but always wondering what is his ultimate goal....
i like were your going with your boat , it looks very tall . it looks like you could take off two feet and still have seven foot cabin hight. you will have less trouble with bridge hight , and you will be able to see better driving, if it was my boat i would cut the deck and lower the cabin into the boat and weld every thing and weld in more supports. it would be supper strong and three foot lower . you could see better and have all that roof for solar cells and a rubber tender. your boat would not be top heavy and would have less rocking. i would have used two small inboard diesel engines. i put two thirty foot boats together and i know how much money it takes to put every thing you want in a boat and it can bake you very fast. you know what they say, a boat is a hole in the water to throw your money in. with a cabin that big you can have a full size house boat with every thing a full size house has. i am just dreaming of things i would love to do and i am not telling you to do any thing i say so please forgive me for going on and on. great video, love the project , can't wait to see it finished .
I’d add 45 degree angle plates in the corners or cross strapping before it gets enclosed with the remaining structure. The twisting forces are going to be quite large and over time will weaken the structure even with the cover material added.
WOW those walls are huge. The wind is really going to have a major effect on your shallow draft barge. You will definitely be using your bow thruster A LOT to counter the winds. I assume you will be adding some diagonal bracing to prevent any front to rear or side to side flexing. Good job.
Warum nimmst du keinen Fülldraht zum schweißen? Damit hast du keine Probleme wegen dem Wind und dem Gas. Geht besser und schneller als mit Elektroden zu schweißen.
Are you going too see ahead if you put a roof on that structure? of course you will se far ahead, but i'm thinking relatively near the boat =) Maybe put some cameras up front so you can see while driving, it wouldnt be fun to run over a kayak or something ;)
Nicht zu glauben, da baut sich der Kerl die Queen Elizabeth die Dritte mitten in Berlin. Man, hast du einen an der Waffel. Find ich Super. Hausbau mal ganz anders. Tollet Projekt, Kollege. Ick könnt mer Peitschen. Handwerklich Chapeau. Alle Gewerke in einem Mann. Well done.
How you get the International rules... About you motorbarge?... You're longer than 20 meter So you'll have to confirme on c vo rules.. Here in Holland They're very strict about that
Я подписался ещё на ваших первых видеороликах. Я не понимаю половину из того что вы говорите - мое знание языка отвратительное. Но мне всё понятно и без слов! Вы трудолюбивый и решительный человек, идущий к своей мечте, и это круто! Ваш уровень растет! Удачи вам! Из России!
Here is what he wrote in Russian: "I subscribed to your first videos. I don't understand half of what you say - my language skills are abysmal. But I understand everything without words! You are a hardworking and determined person, going towards your dream, and that's cool! Your level is rising! Good luck to you! From Russia!"
Ah, a Tiny House on an old barge. I would assume this makes sense because to the cost of living in Berlin. At the end it would be interesting to compare cost of this build to just buying a live aboard barge that was sound.
Great project and very impressive what you get done! I would have made the superstructure lower by including the hull, reducing the windage and lowering the center of gravity. It would also look a bit more "ship like". In the Netherlands you will not be welcome in most places with a square house boat.
excellent job you say just tack weld that's okay but definitely do a full bead on each side awesome job love your videos can't wait to see how this one turns out
I'm a big fan of log cabin builds, but discovered this particular video and I instantly had to go back to the beginning of your beautiful barge build. Your descriptions and shared candid thought process made me subscribe. Thank you and good luck. Well done!
It's amazing you are allowed to do this in Germany. Good for you! I lived there for 20 years and I know how many regulations there are. Einfach unglaublich! Gut gemacht!
Very happy to see your progress. Fun to follow along your project. Did you ever consider to open the deck of the barge, and lower the floor more down into the barge so the cabin structure did not become so tall? I understand it should add a huge amount of work, but in an eventually consideration, what other reasons made you not to do it? My thoughts about it was...for the first... The higher up from water level the cabin floor is, the more "pendulum movement" you get from waves and wind, and I think the esthetic of the boat would look better with less hight of the walls. Keep up the good work, Pal...
How are you measuring the displacement/buoyancy when making these changes? Also are you worried about the effect wind will have with the large rectangle cabin? Out of curiosity, what is the objective of this vessel? A cruising yacht? A live aboard boat house?
From what I've seen of this guy he probably doesn't have any idea of the buoyancy displacement or stability of this creation, and probably hasn't thought of windage either.
I'm late to this project, and just subscribed. Now I see why they always build the superstructure on dry land :) Much easier with a known level surface. Love this build!
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That is a really impressive peice of steel fabrication! You are never afraid to tackle any task and the results are typically, very good. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Thanks for sharing. From UK.
We have welded various tubes closed and it is always surprising that they are not water tight . Even though the welds look good.
Over time water gets in and rusts from the inside out.
You may want to check you welds to avoid this problem
Cheers warren
That will be an amazing Party boat if you have sides that can be rolled up or to the side...don't know your final design but that will be amazing, I am going to ask my friend that lives there to come photograph it for me when you are done. Thanks for your updates.
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As they used to say on the "A-Team", don't you just love it when a plan comes together? I love how you have a basic, yet flexible plan to accommodate improvement changes. "Vorsprung Durch Technik".
WILL BE A GREAT SHELTER AFTER YOU GET THE ROOF SHEETING ON. BUILS A TINY HOME UNDER TO LIVE ON!!! FANTASTIC JOB.
I would definitely burn it in w/ full passes now that you have everything in place, square & plumb. Looks good.
Don't fib! You're a master at what you do making like it's your first time.
You need some stealit or other form of weld through primer so your not fighting oxidation on the metal, I understand that on a boat it is just the nature of the environment but the cost is worth it in the long run, very cool built!🎉
Just stumbled onto your channel. This is so cool! Can't wait for you to add on die poopenfahrten (that's German for "bathroom," for all you non-Deutsch sprechers ;)).
Beautiful job on the framing...straight and true.
As a retired engineer I noticed previously that you have drilled your square and rectangular hollow sections for bolting. This is non preffered as it encourages corrosion.
Best practise is to weld lugs and drill them to fix your bolted items. Also you should weld end caps as you have done but drilling a 3 to 6mm weep hole to allow welding gases to escape, then sealing the weephole with mastic to prevent any water ingress. I hope this helps.
Good to know I'm not the only one who wanted to relocate.
My first experience was an all-wood build retired from the
fishery industry. I was in it monthly for boat owner talks.
Now recommend pull of an inflated kite. 17 meter ???.
Lot$ of effort$ to be done, good luck and I'm sure that you'll
enjoy your Houseboat rather sooner than later, Captain!
Well done. You deserve a medal.
For Strongest construction you need I lot of cross stringers. Fore example look at some building Constructions .
What i see now...is a KARTENHAUS. Beter building it perfect fore your own and others safety .
Love your channel, thank you for sharing your skills and the building process. Keep up the great work, GREETINGS from Riverside in Southern California, God Bless you, this is Alan.
Cool job can't wait to see what you clad it with
👍👍👍😜🏴🦕🦄😁🤞✌️
Hi don't forget to add some triangular stays in for bracing to give it strength.
Very cool boat story bro. I’m hooked!
If the pilot house were situated at the bow, she might appear to be a mini-great lakes freighter (aka a laker), lol.
Your vlogs and this whole build is just fascinating to watch and follow.
Nice work. The finished design will be very useful.
G'day Michael,
Very cool video,,
This is a fantastic project, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.
Congratulations on one of the best builds on YT.
RESPECT....!
Professionally done as usual .
use solar panels for your cabin roof. And do away with ICE motors .you can use the energy for cooking and heating while on anchor .you will be self sustained on your energy needs ....!
SHALOM BROTHER. THIS IS A GOOD WORK
Great job! Congratulations!
looks great, well done.
You need cross bracing at the corners it can go down like dominos
Lovely 👍
Congratulations 🍾🥂 🇩🇪
great job
You may later regret not leaviong 30 cm gunwales. Dont forget external side railes to assist in not going for a swim while traversing said gunwales :o
Fantastic
Just so you know scissoring with your friend means something very different in the USA 😆
Will this houseboat be stationary or do plan to travel in it? Traveling in it may be difficult because the forward sight line will be hampered by the high roof. Maybe you could mount cameras in front and have a live monitor feed to see what's in front of you. Don't want to run over someone in a row boat.
Looks impressive
Without a side deck, how are you going to manage fenders?
He could have doors or hatches on the sides tow work though. My concern is how will he remove the barge from the water to work on the hull, antifouling etc
Just saying man you're an absolute boss! Keep up the good work.
My dad an I built several salmon fishing boats. Then we built boat like this design but smaller in dimensions! How much weight an how far above boat decking? Was it mistake to cut off extended flap on ends. They could have rapped around outside top edge an locked all together? Do you have whole structure welded by 2 end tack welds. I take it, your not worried too much about extra weight in this build?
Wow, a lot of weight up high on a flat bottom barge. Does the word "capsize" come to mind?
With no walkway down either side, will that make mooring more difficult?
Looks great, and this cabin must be huge enough to make a permanent liveaboard?
Post an image of the plans!!! :)
Impressive 😊❤
no side decks to walk down to help with docking or move to the front.
Will you gusset corners and cross brace rafters?
Would this be possibel with making a tiny house on a barge /pontoon?
Amazing;)
Do you understand what will be the windage of your design?
What is the internal size of the structure?
What happened to the prior platform you were working from before you took the barge to the shipyard? I thought you would be anchored to it?
@@tjebbeveenstra454 That's OK. Maybe, it's a cultural issue. Nonetheless, I'm intrigued by his ongoing ingenuity in figuring out how to do what he does. I'm in Houston, TX watching what he's doing from afar but always wondering what is his ultimate goal....
Building the Barge Khalifa?
The span is way to wide for that thin tubing. The roof being curved will result in the walls being pushed out if you apply load on the roof.
A 6 inch gunnel walk isn't wide enough 8 or 10
i like were your going with your boat , it looks very tall . it looks like you could take off two feet and still have seven foot cabin hight. you will have less trouble with bridge hight , and you will be able to see better driving, if it was my boat i would cut the deck and lower the cabin into the boat and weld every thing and weld in more supports. it would be supper strong and three foot lower . you could see better and have all that roof for solar cells and a rubber tender. your boat would not be top heavy and would have less rocking. i would have used two small inboard diesel engines. i put two thirty foot boats together and i know how much money it takes to put every thing you want in a boat and it can bake you very fast. you know what they say, a boat is a hole in the water to throw your money in. with a cabin that big you can have a full size house boat with every thing a full size house has. i am just dreaming of things i would love to do and i am not telling you to do any thing i say so please forgive me for going on and on. great video, love the project , can't wait to see it finished .
I’d add 45 degree angle plates in the corners or cross strapping before it gets enclosed with the remaining structure. The twisting forces are going to be quite large and over time will weaken the structure even with the cover material added.
I thought about saying that but I believe he will do it.
Dannggggg
I was going to say a few diagonal beams might be a good idea but corner plates sounds good.
Needs Bracing!
Yes it needs gussets
great job
Mannn you make me feel like I don't work hard enough.. your rocking it dude keep at it!
Will your anchor be big/strong enoughfor this? It will be a huge winx catcher with this structure added. Just a thought.
It's definitely a wind catcher. But no different than some of the houseboats on the water. It could be two stories high.
He will certainly find out
Is this cabin your own design, or did you get a naval architect to design it for you.?
Should the anchor have a bridle to take any strain from the windlass in high winds?
@@greggbutler9344 Best innocent question ever!
What a journey this has been! Congratulations on the perseverance and the project!!
What happened to the floating dock from last year?
Your welding has improved so much since you started! Its really coming along, nice work!!
Hi
Kannst du nicht längere Videos machen , so 30 - 40 min wären super ? Übrinens sehr unterhaltsam und gut gefilmt , weiter so !👍👌🤙
WOW those walls are huge. The wind is really going to have a major effect on your shallow draft barge. You will definitely be using your bow thruster A LOT to counter the winds. I assume you will be adding some diagonal bracing to prevent any front to rear or side to side flexing. Good job.
What a pleasure to watch your videos! You did an awesome job with that structure!
Are you going to use diagonal pieces for bracing within the walls to prevent unwanted movement? Lokks like it will be an incredible live aboard.
Need bracing everywhere. All directions
Warum nimmst du keinen Fülldraht zum schweißen? Damit hast du keine Probleme wegen dem Wind und dem Gas. Geht besser und schneller als mit Elektroden zu schweißen.
Are you going too see ahead if you put a roof on that structure? of course you will se far ahead, but i'm thinking relatively near the boat =) Maybe put some cameras up front so you can see while driving, it wouldnt be fun to run over a kayak or something ;)
That structure is not stable. You need to cross brace each section. You were better off with an A- frame.
Nicht zu glauben, da baut sich der Kerl die Queen Elizabeth die Dritte mitten in Berlin. Man, hast du einen an der Waffel. Find ich Super. Hausbau mal ganz anders. Tollet Projekt, Kollege. Ick könnt mer Peitschen. Handwerklich Chapeau. Alle Gewerke in einem Mann. Well done.
You're just doing this because you love welding.
Great project. Perhaps for the size a wider foot walk would have been better.
How you get the International rules... About you motorbarge?... You're longer than 20 meter So you'll have to confirme on c vo rules.. Here in Holland They're very strict about that
Я подписался ещё на ваших первых видеороликах. Я не понимаю половину из того что вы говорите - мое знание языка отвратительное. Но мне всё понятно и без слов! Вы трудолюбивый и решительный человек, идущий к своей мечте, и это круто! Ваш уровень растет! Удачи вам! Из России!
I know what you mean. I listen to Russian music.
Here is what he wrote in Russian:
"I subscribed to your first videos. I don't understand half of what you say - my language skills are abysmal. But I understand everything without words! You are a hardworking and determined person, going towards your dream, and that's cool! Your level is rising! Good luck to you! From Russia!"
Really been looking forward to this build series keep up the good work
Доброго здоров'я привіт з Одеси Україна. Героям Слава!
How are you going to move up and down the deck of your barge? To handle lines and tie up in marinas?
Ah, a Tiny House on an old barge. I would assume this makes sense because to the cost of living in Berlin. At the end it would be interesting to compare cost of this build to just buying a live aboard barge that was sound.
You do beautiful work, and you explain your work very nicely!
You don't like the Narrow boat's in Europe?🤔
That's not going to fit under most canal bridges.
What are you doing with Boat 1?? 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
Its a shame you never finish a project before starting another
Great project and very impressive what you get done! I would have made the superstructure lower by including the hull, reducing the windage and lowering the center of gravity. It would also look a bit more "ship like". In the Netherlands you will not be welcome in most places with a square house boat.
excellent job you say just tack weld that's okay but definitely do a full bead on each side awesome job love your videos can't wait to see how this one turns out
I'm a big fan of log cabin builds, but discovered this particular video and I instantly had to go back to the beginning of your beautiful barge build. Your descriptions and shared candid thought process made me subscribe. Thank you and good luck. Well done!
Why not dock this with the platform to make work easier?
will you need any ballast down below to counter the heavy weight on top? might want to ask someone about that.
It's amazing you are allowed to do this in Germany. Good for you! I lived there for 20 years and I know how many regulations there are. Einfach unglaublich! Gut gemacht!
Do you still have your river dock structure to dock to?
Very happy to see your progress.
Fun to follow along your project.
Did you ever consider to open the deck of the barge, and lower the floor more down into the barge so the cabin structure did not become so tall?
I understand it should add a huge amount of work, but in an eventually consideration, what other reasons made you not to do it?
My thoughts about it was...for the first... The higher up from water level the cabin floor is, the more "pendulum movement" you get from waves and wind, and I think the esthetic of the boat would look better with less hight of the walls.
Keep up the good work, Pal...
Are you and your wife living on the boat now?
This is one of like three channels I look for new videos!!!!!
Keep it up bro! Awesome content!!!!!
kinda' pointless asking now, but wouldn't drywall metal framing be better? It would be a lot cheaper and lighter, not mention easier to assemble...
What an amazing job, looking forward to the next video!
How are you measuring the displacement/buoyancy when making these changes?
Also are you worried about the effect wind will have with the large rectangle cabin?
Out of curiosity, what is the objective of this vessel? A cruising yacht? A live aboard boat house?
From what I've seen of this guy he probably doesn't have any idea of the buoyancy displacement or stability of this creation, and probably hasn't thought of windage either.
I'm late to this project, and just subscribed. Now I see why they always build the superstructure on dry land :) Much easier with a known level surface. Love this build!