Fully Restoring My Sunken 30 Year Old Italian Yacht
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
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I'm a supervisor in a plywood mill about 3 hours south of you, and we make 1/4" Custom Marine plywood, so if you need any, let me know.
I hope your ply doesn’t flex as much as you, Mr Supervisor! 😎
So cool, people helping people
Enough with the B.s marine grade plywood deal, call it what it is and stop trying to ripe people off, it's just treated wood DUH, you call yourself a supervisor ??? get a real job.
@@claytonbaker5858 Who touched you?
@@tunanocrust2642 his dad
quick tip from a fellow boat mangler... er builder. if you cant find small odd bits of marine ply you can use plastic cutting boards from walmart. they come in a variety of thicknesses and are absolutely waterproof. just be sure to give them a couple of layers of glass.
It’s like cheap Star Board. 😜
Good to see chelsea is still in the picture! :) I think quite a few of us were weirdly worried about that lol
Nah you just have friends you don’t know at all
man installed a mirror bedhead
what are you talking about?
I'd guess they are married now!
@@gowerski In a recent video they were talking about something on the boat engine engaging and he said ‘I used to be engaged’ or ‘I was engaged once’. Something like that.
5 years ago you got that . Wow time flys when your having fun . This means I’ve must of been watching for at least 7 years . God bless from Newcastle Australia
damn dawg... why he gotta say the quiet part out loud... i dont wanna know age!
Ive been watching him since.. wait how young was I??
God Bless from Sydney! Been watching since the start of the Lotus rebuild
Literally it's so crazy to see how far he has come. Truly inspiring
Why did the boat sink?
My son and I were passing through Portland on hwy 5 on the 4th of July and I swear I saw this boat parked in the marina. Kinda cool because I liked this series.
Black brushed aluminum wrap would look cool. With some indirect lighting.
What about brushed steel wrap lol
I know it's none of our business but.....yay Chelsea!! Had us worried there. All the best!
I knew it was a troll all along lol.
Agreed!
@@jwalster9412 It wasn't a troll, it was just a joke that flew over everyone's head.
B is for Bravo. Absolutely beautiful. And resilience man. It's everything. Just keep building.
Also, paint em. Add some black into that front galley and you're home.
B is for bastardize everything he touches
The lack of respirators while sanding and working with the glass is EXTREMELY dangerous. Doesn't take much to ruin your life with that stuff!!
So happy you got it back on the water and looking good. Portland native here and I love to see a local team doing great things.
I look forward to the next episode "30 Year Old Italian Yacht stuck in a tree" the rollercoaster this series has been, while unfortunate, has been a treat to watch
This is such a good series ... it has it all .. excitement, surprise, sadness, recovery, and excitement once again.
I'm loving this series.
For a smooth finish when painting with a roller go back over with a brush immediately after rolling. Apply light pressure with just the tip of the bristles. This breaks the surface tension of the paint and let's it lay down.
The original video on this boat build is how I came across your channel and I have been hooked since. I can’t wait to see the finished product on your pontoon boat. Keep doing great stuff!!!
There's a couple of things you can try to remove the discolouration on the wall panels. Firstly, any varnish or other coating will have to come off. Then, you could try an oxalic acid solution to remove the stains. You can buy ready-to-use products for use on wood. The other treatment that might work is a "mold and fungas" remover for wood. There may be a fungal element to that stain, although it's more likely to be organic matter suspended in the water that has been absorbed into the wood grain. Oxalic acid should shift that. Give it a go in an inconspicuous spot as a test. I've had good results with both treatments in the past. Hello from Scotland!
Very happy to see the Riva running again. Although I understand why the new boat will work better for your needs, the new boat will NEVER equal or even come close to matching the coolness, the looks, the historic significance of a marvelous old Riva. Rivas epitomize suaveness, elegance, cruising the Italian Riviera in style. Pontoon boats are clunky party barges, period. Great video.
Chris you should suggest to Holley to make a matt finish version of those screen... they're really reflective and might be hard to read in full sun.. (probably not as much of an issue in the dash of a car)
@marklr5716 always an issue photo Matt glass finish would be better. Less glare.
A matte option would be perfect.
Though they make an anti-glare cover/film and some matte black vinyl around the edge could be the DIY solution.
Likely the glass helps protect against the elements
@@ohsoquickly_x
I was thinking along the same lines. Finishing the dash surround in a dark mate would help with glare, too.
Can’t read all the comments but from a glazier’s perspective the amount of glue used in the middle was for safety so that god forbid should the mirror break it stays on the wood. Now your whole center can fall onto someone if it breaks.
Indeed.
That makes a lot of sense
Liquid nails will eventually eat thru the mirror backing. They make a mirror glue called mirror mastic just for this.
@@vegas1746 the majority of liquid nails and the backing on mirrors nowadays it’s fine. We will use liquid nails to secure mirrors in frames. But for mirrored walls yes we use mastic.
@@vegas1746 also there is a Gunther’s mirror bond that looks identical to liquid nails that could be what was previously used.
I lived in Beaverton back in 1996 and watched the fireworks 🎆 on the water with background music from KOIN.🎉 Thanks for the memory.
Oh I'd make the Saloon walls a shade of grey to match the shutters.😅😊
You are not wrong. You and your team overcame a LOT to put that boat back on the water. Huge congrats to you all!
I'm one of the original people who watched that first boat video 5 years ago. It was my old channel that they deleted. I'm so happy to see you finished the build! Very happy this came across my homepage as a suggestion!
I really miss this boat, more videos please 😂😂
Good work to get it back operational again Chris. And also great to see Chelsea again, you had some of us slightly worried there.
It's called "Mirror Mastic". It looks like liquid nails but it won't remove the coating on the back.
i believe it was liquid nails.. hence the circles etched into the glass from the backside.
Chris, maybe a video on proven ways to prevent catastrophic failures on boats in the freezing winters. I’d be in for watching. Could help other boat owners avoid this situation.
Awesome to see the boat back in action. Great job.
Amazing! Really didn't think this was possible. You can be very proud of yourself and your team!
the happy ending we all needed and you deserved! never stop b is for building
When you announced your new custom pontoon boat, I was scared b is for boat was toast. Glad you restored/resurrected it! This is the spirit of your channel
I admire your recilence motivation and the fact that give you so much joy to see others having a great time because of you.
Definitely vinyl wrap the wood in the cabin. The 3m wood wrap look killer
someone is about to have some fun with some 3d printers
Hes already using the crealitys for what they are good for.
Yeah Creality K1 MAX, bigboys!
@@Specialedes doorstops!
@@MisterEmoto tables lol much like the new sovol also
I think he blurred them because there were shipping tables with the address on them.
Learned so much that I didn’t know you could do!!!😮 glass cutting, carpet change with just outlining the old to new and the black material you stapled.. pretty kool… glad it all worked out for you..
So glad you stuck with it. Often it’s not a destination, but the journey that allows you to enjoy the results.
Amazing work you guys have done. You don’t quit!
The boat was a huge shift away from the norm on the channel, and I didn't really think I'd enjoy watching it. But honestly, I've loved every step of it. Great job guys!
My old boat was out on the mooring and I noticed the back end sitting kinda low, so I rowed out and realized it was taking on water pretty quick. I got the pump going and pumped it out and floated it but the engines were unfortunately submerged. Well, they worked a couple of days later, for a bout a week, then that boat was the most trouble I've ever seen. It essentially needed a full re-wire of the engine and body harnessses, computers, starters, alternators, etc.
Good luck lol
That’s what happened to all of the DDay vehicles that passed through 0-3.5 ft of surf. They pretty much all died within two weeks unless a lot of work was done. And all the vehicles had to be new to land safely.
@captiannemo1587 it's especially fun when they go one at a time and your boat never works right again
For the 1/4" Marine Grade plywood - Mr. Plywood on SE Stark St. carries it. Might be good to know for you pontoon build.
Great to see so much detail around these small ish jobs, thanks. All the comments I had have been covered by other posters .
Put a picture over that discolored wood it honestly looks kinda cool anyway. Looks great!
I am alway impressed how y'all will just tackle a mountain of work and creativity make it your own and finish it.
One last thing...
Rotate the table with the "Riva" logo 90-deg clockwise so the logo is readable while standing in the boat.
It looks great. It's nice to see one of these "Resurrecting a ...." project actually finish.
I'd love to see one last vid with a drone following the boat at WFO across the water.
Can't believe it's been 5 years already. I remember when you first got it. Well done to all of you Chris!
This is like watching someone try to make a tutorial while trying to learn the same skill on the fly.
I feel like that's the whole point of the channel.
Best way to learn something new: Teach that that something to others.
And I love them for it. Would we think to make an off-road Lamborghini, or take on and win a version of Eleanor, or this boat? It's been awesome watching them grow and learn.
Once you have some time...hahaha...get those props sized so we can really evaluated the diesel to gas conversion.
34:18 Chelsea getting lit with that pen 🌲
Instead of watching videos in slow mo, go BUILD something
Better be careful cuz I know operating a boat while doing that ain't legal!!
@@tomislavlulic9330 bet it 10x more fun tho 😂
Getting lit ALL DAY FTMFW. Yup. 👍💪😎🔥👌🌳✅
Thats not Chelsea, Chelsea has red/pinkish hair!
Great video Chris. Nice to see the culmination of all the hard work of you, Kyle and Oscar.
B is for boat and boats are for sharing. Living the dream mate.
Thanks for sharing the whole experience with the boat. It was a great series.
Great to see you motoring on the waterways. Take some time and enjoy the hard work with your team, friends, family.
Continuing the black and white color scheme would be sick! Paint them!!
You need to get some good foam flooring for the outside on the boat. It looks so good and clean! I think seadeck is a good company of flooring with good options! And the boat already looks amazing!
The boat is looking awesome! As for the wood , you could sand it all and refinish, wrap it with vinyl but you'd lose the amazing wood that highlights an interior or skin the wood with a thin wood veneer and have a great pick of options of wood species.
I’m relieved to see this boat operating again.
Positive energy, enthusiasm, laughing, or at least smiling in the face of adversity, and the funds to make your vision come true. It’s a pleasure to watch and enjoy for me, a Expat, pacific Northwesterner living in Southeast Asia. Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸🧨🥳America.☮️❤️
Love watching boat build videos ,wonder if theres still a couple hundred pounds of mud still behind the walls and under the floor
What an amazing transformation and accomplishment. She is B is for Beautiful. Always staying positive. Good job all around
Hi Chris the reason the round patches were on the mirror is because the mirror and the adhesive had a reaction. It happens if the wrong adhesive is used it eats the mirror from the back. I’d use a mirror glue of low module silicone to glue it if you want it to last. Good job the boat stuff is super interesting there is a lot of cool aspects to deal with with goii out d solutions. Well done 👍
Awesome build. Loved it all. Y'all are so resourceful. Looking forward to completing the houseboat!
Really great work Chris & team💪. Nice to see Chelsea - all of you showing us how to simply keep going. Whatever the situation. Whatever the odds. When you look back on your life Chris. You’ll never regret the boat. You’re not supposed to break even on a boat. But tell that to the smiles. 🤘🤘👏👏
So proud of your hard work and dedication. Makes it fun to watch. You have an amazing team with you too.
The image at 21:45 reminded me of a very good day. I paid 32 dollars US for a picture of a warehouse ceiling that was "shiny metal" on eBay. Shipping was $1100 to my house which was 4 miles away, so I knew it would be heavy! I paid $1.75 local pickup fee and received 6, 2'X8' sheets of polished brass. After selling them I bought 10 pizzas for the employees at the warehouse.
A good day!
The lettering from the previous vintage dashboard would’ve been a lovely addition above the Holley screens.. I hope you still have it
To be honest, I have enjoyed your boat videos so much more and watch them all the way through over most of the car videos.
I'm soooo glad you got to restore the boat! Something going right is a huge win! Can't wait to see what is next!
Amazing work! Congratulations on making it all come together.
Great job Chris and gang. It's a lovely boat and I enjoy all the content covering all the trials and tribulations associated with it - it was well worth restoring after it sank. Looking forward to more clips in the future doing what it does best.
Been watching this since day 1. Happy for you and the team! Looking forward to seeing what’s next.
That's what makes boat ownership great. Those moments out with friends and family.
Install stong led light pointing on the side of the boat. When you anchor, can turn it on and bright enough to jump in the water!
Really like this boat. I would paint the walls. Those frames on the cabinet look great!
Congratulations on reviving and improving this beautiful old boat ! Well done 👍
Success comes in interesting packages. You've pulled this off - what a great experience. Thanks
It was absolutely soul crushing to see it sink, and it must have been unimaginably worse for you, but I knew bifb could get it done. Big cheers, you guys are amazing.
Well done on seeing a project to completion regardless of the setbacks and hurdle. I thoroughly enjoyed this series!
Looks like you got some black mold on that wood under the cushions downstairs, probably should take care of that.
Thank you. Thrilled for you to get that great boat going
definitely have made it your own..I do enjoy you explaining of how things work and the logic of the builds.. My fav u tube channel.
I remember talking to someone with alot of experience on the water he said. What’s better than owning a boat is knowing someone with a boat or you’re better off renting one. It makes sense for my lifestyle and income.
Really enjoyed following the journey with the boat. She looks awesome
I’ve bought plenty from them and they do amazing FGCI
I don't know how you did it, but you've got the boat back to life! well done!
Great video. Pontoon boat vids crazy but will be interesting. Really enjoyed this vid
Your smooth sailing from here on out! On every project you do, I wish you the best and much love!
It is so good to see the ole yacht back in good order. Happy July 4th weekend.
please put a coat of poxy then double clear paint the table top and "spinal rest" areas. sanding down is easy, waiting for poxy to dry: A life time
hi guys repaint it wached you the first time rebuilding this boat have a great weekend
So pleased you managed to get this lovely yacht back to her former glory well done all a B is for Build triumph🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Everything that's happened just goes to show that you can't keep a good (B is for) boat down. Can't believe it's been 5 years since you bought it. Time flies. I remember watching that episode when it came out
VERY good job with this boat! :3 I am beyond happy that you restored the boat and not just throw it out, also I am very proud of you for doing all the work on the boat it looks GREAT! :3
Great job. What a fantastic crew you have and an amazing wife too. Enjoy your content and always showing the reality of these projects. Always appreciate your can-do attitude.
The boat looks f’n savage! Fair play, all the hard work has really paid off. Well done to you all! 👏🏻 👌🏻👌🏻✌🏻✌🏻🎉
If you are looking to revamp the wood vaneer, there is a company called Belbien that manufactures a vinyl that looks and feels just like wood. Comes in numerous textures and finishes.
34:18 love seeing the Penjamin 😵💫🤣
A couple videos ago, HeavyDSparks said they are also building a boat with a hot tub on/in it. Looking forward to seeing how yours turns out!
Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
This is why I love watching ya b is for build better love ya may more blessings go your way
I prefer the B is for Boat on your channel. I’m from PNW and enjoy the Columbia and other rivers. So to me, I like that you share that beauty (especially the trip to the ocean regardless of the fires) with others. B is for Boat all day!
1st, the boat looks great. 2nd, glad to see chelsea back , not gonna lie , was worried about you 2 😄😄
Like always you guys do one incredibly good job on this one. As for the walls inside maybe try wood vinyl wrap. That would look pretty cool
"Is this boat safe?"
"Oh absolutely, I am quite sure it won't sink again!"
"Again?"
All jokes aside, I am impressed you actually managed to get her back in the water. And by the looks of it you're well on track to have her in better condition than ever, possibly just a couple months down the road. It wasn't very "B is for Build" when it started, but it certainly is now!