The commentary about the background music, and "this thing called co...", pushed a thought into my head, that i'm about to get broke, buying whatever being offered here, because this fella is one of them purple-blooded children of a dancing king. - He has a way of expressing himself, in quite a hypnotic manner..
We did find one or two 'cut corners' in the build (like some random workshop rubble thrown in to fill a void in the insulation foam), but yes in general happy we bought a Normar.
As a lot of people ask about prices: Generally new-ish TELBs cost around £10-15k. Some 10m+ length ones will fetch more, and more basic models from around £5k. It's a massive reduction on the price a certified TELB would cost the original ship/oilrig owner. Under £5k can get you pretty clapped out old boats, or shells without engines etc. We bought the Norwegian-outfitted one.
Looking forward to seeing the completed craft. I've been recently toying with the idea of converting an oversized orange lozenge into a long range ocean going vessel. Best wishes, Egg.
Thanks! Yes, it's fairly unusual to take converted TELBs into blue-water. There are a load of major considerations that extend beyond their original purpose of only keeping occupants alive and mobile for 24hrs. These include improving sea handling without a deep keel, fuel capacity, and not to mention near-impossible insurance cover.
Yup! Seriously contemplating one of these for a retirement/bucketlist project to sail around the UK. Got a few years to go, but until then I´ll be looking at vids like this.
Went to Stonehaven to take a look at one with the intention of buying but the tide of life took a different turn and I ended up in Bavaria, where there is not a lot of water for such a boat. But the plans are not off the table. There are three places where I am concentrating, one is Stonehaven the other is in Denmark Fornaes and the third option is in Turkey. Boats will cost between 5 and 10 grand and I am looking at an option to fit one out with a mast and sail and a brace of leeboards. Need to crunch the numbers but I believe it is an option. I need a goal and I don´t want to end my journey like my mother sitting in the kitchen for the last 20-odd years waiting to join her husband.
Well, I guess Boaty McBoatface was already taken. Wonderful project, best wishes for success. I've subscribed and will be counting digressions very carefully in case I need to alert the comment section.
I am all aboard for this build. It's rare to find one of these in my part of the US. I found one but couldn't make the deal. They are great for long-range cruisers. Some need a little ballast down low and to the outsides to help slow the rolling some are known to have. Surprisingly, they get pretty good fuel burn with their small 4 cylinder diesel.
Great to have you onboard! Ballast will be a major future episode, after spring sea trials. It's a 3 cyl turbo Bukh, but yes estimates of around 1l/nm until I've done a proper analysis.
I always wanted one of these, they look unsinkable. Very cool project fellas and thanks for no back ground music that most people put in which annoys the heck out of me .
A point to remember about these boats is that they are usually taken out of service after a certain number of drops from escape chutes on oil rigs or ships. They are usually retired early if they are found to be cracked during annual servicing. Do pay close attention to the hull during your pre purchase inspection.
Definitely worthy of thought if buying a freefall model. This one is released more gently from davits, and hasn't been used for more than routine inspections.
I live in Houston, Texas and near the ports we have a couple of large TELB recyclers. As a kid they fascinated me since they also resembled goofy submarines. Never could imagine a practical use for one though. I hope your expedition gets un-kiboshed once Covid is on the downhill slope.
@@dadillen5902 ► My comment was meant for The Bacon Wizard. Looks like we have similar sense of humor.... --- Please leave the internet. There's only place for one of us!
You almost had me roped in for the long haul. A subscriber, notification bell depressor, and I would have shared your content with my considerable online community of around 13,400 people. And they always watch links and comment. I say almost because I will now do none of the above. What kind of savage uploads videos without the finest royalty free music? That my friend is a deal breaker. No music, no thanks.
My friend bought one of those. He converted it to a long term fishing vessel for one. He put a stove that burned diesel. One problem is it only does 6knots and the incoming tide can be faster. No problem, he goes out with the tide. He would go out for weeks at a time.
I was visiting Houston Texas and I seen a bunch of these on the side of the road and I was wondering what they were thank you so very very much for clarifying that for me
boat itself you might be able to find pretty cheap. think low 10's of thousands maybe? But you really have to consider shipping... Where do you want this boat and where are you going to work on it? having something like that moved can easily become more expensive than the boat itself.
@@taiyoctopus2958 i'm based in thailand purchasing a second hand lifeboat was a wish i had some years ago before i moved here i was just curious since i had never found a good priced one in Malta
Now or the near future might be a good time to buy, covid has gutted the cruise ship industry and i saw a utube video that had 33 cruise liners heading for the scrapyard.
Super project as someone who has started an investment to do the same. One tip: Sell the SM7B and buy the SL40 for 1/10th of the price it provides similar quality!
My uncle had a series of old-style (open top, benches, oarlocks etc.) lifeboats that he converted for use as fishing boats. He'd put a modest diesel engine and a big rudder w/ tiller for steering, may get six or seven knots on a good day. He'd also mount a mast & boom with a block and tackle for loading gear, sometimes gill nets, sometimes old, pudgy labs who couldn't jump in anymore. We'd use it as a party boat for running fifteen or so people out to the beach and we'd take it over the bar at the mouth of the Columbia river to mooch for salmon. Not much for speed but with 20+ foot swells around it was a boat I felt safe in. (google crossing the Columbia bar to see why I felt the old lifeboat was the best choice for fishing there.)
Regarding the larger manky boat I asked you before about it and you said it was too much of a mess. I have reconsidered this and I am interested in maybe buying it to put on the Grand Union Canal. I wonder if the hull is sound the engine is not important as I have an outboard motor and only need to do 1 to 2 mph the speed limit is 4 mph.
Well good news, I just came back here from your latest VBL video to link both to a camping cousin of mine & speaking to the quality of your voice-over microphone, you sound identical 2 years apart. Both you and the mic must be aging well!
I've no interest what so ever in the ocean, sailing or boats in general. However, I've the strangest and possibly highly irrational desire to be set adrift in one of these. Yours Jealous on another level. Very honest and sincere best wishes for the trip 👍🙏🇮🇪
This project looks awesome!! I'm a Helicopter Mechanic and I love seeing stuff like this! Keep up the GREAT work good sir! You have a new subscriber. 👍👍
A guy down the street from me when I was growing up....it's said he invented some kind of these! A small prototype was in the water in back of his house that sat on Crooked River! His last name was Enzian or something like that
The only way I know of not having the comments full of complaints, is to not have comments... people will complain, even if it's about you conforming to their wishes... I look forward to seeing how the boat turns out.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals I wonder if submarines are less likely to cause barfing compared to boats. They seem kinda pricey though. But maybe someone will invent a sub I can afford someday.
I always thought one of these would be great in a tsunami prone area. I would have it anchored some how so after the first wave of the tsunami passed I could release it, pop to the surface and ride out the tide.
I can't stop laughing...you've got yourself a new subscriber...adore your humor, but more important you caught my attention with this amazing project...so I'm off to check on all your previous videos.
I've always thought one of these would make a killer standalone craft with some modification. They're incredibly safe and have way more internal space than anything else of a comparable size because of their enclosed design.
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For not putting background music on the video, you gained my subscription.
Me too.
@@paulnorberg3869 me 3
I second you on that
And I'll be a bridge to Forth, leaving Firth to someone else.
Finally someone who recognizes that background music is actually an annoying part of most videos. Thank you for omitting the unneeded noise.
Naval videos. Only if with sea shanties!
Love old sea shanties.
completely agree - completely needless noise in a video !
@@victor_silva6142 🤣
@@evelbill1439 yummy me too ! Birds Eye make them ! great as a snack or for breakfast!
Some channels you stumble across you know immediately that they deserve a follow, this is one of them!
That just happened to me, three and a half minutes ago.
The commentary about the background music, and "this thing called co...", pushed a thought into my head, that i'm about to get broke, buying whatever being offered here, because this fella is one of them purple-blooded children of a dancing king. - He has a way of expressing himself, in quite a hypnotic manner..
The only you tube video I've watched that finished too soon. Thanks
Hum, 'finshed to soon' a boat that can hold 65 seamen. There is a questionable joke in here somewhere..😁
@@dadillen5902 Not merely 'questionable', but also seems possibly a bit premature... 🤔
Well, the UA-cam algorithm has really delivered.
Yeah, it really has. No pressure on me to keep delivering, eh!
After converting our van this might be the next dream.. 😏 thnx yt algorithms
I'm guessing the algorithm brought me here from Dangar Marine
Agree. Great video! Sent this to my daughter at UNCW as an idea for a cheap marine science research vessel.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals your content is spectacular, informative with no BS and clearly lots of passion. Keep it up! :D
Thank you for not including music. Can't wait to see the finish product.
You're welcome
Gentle music is fine. But it’s rarely ever gentle and it’s more hassle to edit.
Wait, he is from Finland?
@@brianshissler3263 damn it I was gonna make a joke saying. Wait the product is Finnish
@@berennicholas5003 lol
Nice boat, bought from the right country 🏴 and built in the right country 🇸🇯. The dry witty humour is spot on and refreshing
We did find one or two 'cut corners' in the build (like some random workshop rubble thrown in to fill a void in the insulation foam), but yes in general happy we bought a Normar.
It's not very often, never in fact, that I subscribe to a channel I have never heard of after watching just one 3 minute video
You should have an internet contest to name your boat. Nothing has ever gone wrong by doing that.
Scrotie Mc Scroteface is headed your way
Are we talking about the Boatie McBoat face incident? We got a good chuckle out of that in Canada.
Absolutely never.
@@msamour check the name
@@msamour check the name
Thank you for not having background music, great choice! Very curious how this turns out!
Thank you! Cheers!
As a lot of people ask about prices: Generally new-ish TELBs cost around £10-15k. Some 10m+ length ones will fetch more, and more basic models from around £5k. It's a massive reduction on the price a certified TELB would cost the original ship/oilrig owner. Under £5k can get you pretty clapped out old boats, or shells without engines etc. We bought the Norwegian-outfitted one.
I was about to ask the youtube community how much they cost, so thanks for the thoughtful answer!
You dont mention it i believe, but I guess Allan-in-the-middle was not the chinese version?
Good value surprising amount of volume insude
Yes sorry about that. Alan is Norwegian.
Thank God you didn't buy the chinese one, or else you wouldn't have been able make episode 2. You would have been lost at sea.
Informational, short, new concepts I'd not thought of, no janky background music, dry humor... Subscribed!
Thank you!
Living the dream, man - escaping the weather of the UK for something more hospitable. Nice.
There honestly should be a UA-cam filter for no background music. VERY WELL DONE SIR!!!
Yes.
For sparing us the third digression, you have gained a subscriber.
Curiously clicks thumbnail.
Experiences brilliant humor.
Clicks Subscribe.
Cheers Chris
I like the no music in the background. You speak clearly and to the point. I too subscribed. Good video.
Cheers James
Haha love this. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
Glad to hear it!
Looking forward to seeing the completed craft. I've been recently toying with the idea of converting an oversized orange lozenge into a long range ocean going vessel.
Best wishes,
Egg.
Thanks! Yes, it's fairly unusual to take converted TELBs into blue-water. There are a load of major considerations that extend beyond their original purpose of only keeping occupants alive and mobile for 24hrs. These include improving sea handling without a deep keel, fuel capacity, and not to mention near-impossible insurance cover.
@@AH-ns2wh Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, there's a lot to consider lol. An interesting concept nonetheless.
Cheers,
Egg.
Yup! Seriously contemplating one of these for a retirement/bucketlist project to sail around the UK. Got a few years to go, but until then I´ll be looking at vids like this.
A slow but very safe circumnavigation it will be!
@@AlexHibbertOriginals I have lived most of my life in South Germany, but went to sea for a number of years.
From the West coast of Canada also have had my eye on this option
Went to Stonehaven to take a look at one with the intention of buying but the tide of life took a different turn and I ended up in Bavaria, where there is not a lot of water for such a boat. But the plans are not off the table. There are three places where I am concentrating, one is Stonehaven the other is in Denmark Fornaes and the third option is in Turkey. Boats will cost between 5 and 10 grand and I am looking at an option to fit one out with a mast and sail and a brace of leeboards. Need to crunch the numbers but I believe it is an option. I need a goal and I don´t want to end my journey like my mother sitting in the kitchen for the last 20-odd years waiting to join her husband.
Well, I guess Boaty McBoatface was already taken. Wonderful project, best wishes for success. I've subscribed and will be counting digressions very carefully in case I need to alert the comment section.
Awesome, thank you! And yes, make sure you keep my digressions in check...
What a great idea! Now I need to find and checkout your next video. I’m looking forward to the finished product.
Awesome! Thank you!
thanks for the no background music. many of us appreciate it, if not the majority.
Don’t know why this was recommended, but it’s interesting. Also, thanks for not using obnoxious background music.
I am all aboard for this build. It's rare to find one of these in my part of the US. I found one but couldn't make the deal. They are great for long-range cruisers. Some need a little ballast down low and to the outsides to help slow the rolling some are known to have. Surprisingly, they get pretty good fuel burn with their small 4 cylinder diesel.
Great to have you onboard! Ballast will be a major future episode, after spring sea trials. It's a 3 cyl turbo Bukh, but yes estimates of around 1l/nm until I've done a proper analysis.
This sounds like a very exciting project, be interesting to see how you insulate and outfit it for the bitter arctic cold
Yard is just up the road from me. Great to see you re-purposing the boat
I always wanted one of these, they look unsinkable. Very cool project fellas and thanks for no back ground music that most people put in which annoys the heck out of me .
You bet
A point to remember about these boats is that they are usually taken out of service after a certain number of drops from escape chutes on oil rigs or ships. They are usually retired early if they are found to be cracked during annual servicing. Do pay close attention to the hull during your pre purchase inspection.
Definitely worthy of thought if buying a freefall model. This one is released more gently from davits, and hasn't been used for more than routine inspections.
most i would think come from de-commisioned merchant ships or north sea standy boats. I do wonder what thickness of Fiberglass these hulls have?
Oh ya, I’ll watch this, cheers from Canada!
I definitely want one of these especially living on Lake Superior. Where the waters are just as and in some cases worse than the seas it is built for.
Don't know how I got here but I'll keep following. Good luck on the build!
Thank you!
This gives me some ideas for 20 years from now when I can afford a boat
Class, looking forward to the series. Always thought that these boats had more potential as adventure wagons. Crack on!
Massive potential indeed. Drawbacks too, but Alan isn't a £100m ice-class ship. :)
Very interesting,and no stupid loud music ,I’ll continue to watch and subscribe
I live in Houston, Texas and near the ports we have a couple of large TELB recyclers. As a kid they fascinated me since they also resembled goofy submarines. Never could imagine a practical use for one though. I hope your expedition gets un-kiboshed once Covid is on the downhill slope.
Thanks Matt
A properly exiting episode with no reference anywhere to angle grinders.
I didn't even have one back then!
A full video on this would have been amazing to watch
God bless Alan and all his sea-men.
May his Sea-Men not be spilt into the ocean.
All 65 of them. Hum, one would think it would take a lot more semen, I mean sea-men, to fill that, um boat. 😯😉😁
► Semen. Please check your spelling!
@@angeldetierra3855 I believe I did. Please check you sense of humor.
@@dadillen5902 ► My comment was meant for The Bacon Wizard. Looks like we have similar sense of humor.... --- Please leave the internet. There's only place for one of us!
This looks awesome! Can’t wait for the rest of these.
I love that this video was suggested 2 days after I spent spent hour looking at one on ebay 👀
hashtag notacoincidence
I'm sure they knew that before it hit
Cannot imagine spending a week in an enclosed boat with this guy.. you lucky bunch
Fragrant.
You almost had me roped in for the long haul. A subscriber, notification bell depressor, and I would have shared your content with my considerable online community of around 13,400 people. And they always watch links and comment. I say almost because I will now do none of the above. What kind of savage uploads videos without the finest royalty free music? That my friend is a deal breaker. No music, no thanks.
Cool stuff. I spent time playing with these when I was offshore and when i did my bosiat training. Ours were dual-layer. .
Cool project! Hope to see more Alan progress
My friend bought one of those. He converted it to a long term fishing vessel for one. He put a stove that burned diesel. One problem is it only does 6knots and the incoming tide can be faster. No problem, he goes out with the tide. He would go out for weeks at a time.
You're right in that Alan wouldn't be able to fight strong tides, so timing will be all.
Yeeeeeesssss just what I need. Another boat restoration noir drama.
Cool! Good - and nicely subtle - humorous narrative. Much luck.
Cheers for that
I was visiting Houston Texas and I seen a bunch of these on the side of the road and I was wondering what they were thank you so very very much for clarifying that for me
Supply in Europe is limited, but it would cost more or less the value of the boats to have them freighted over.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals ...not adventurous enough to sail them all the way ?
Sounds like an adventure,I’m in!
I am really curious of how much would a lifeboat in good condition like that roughly cost
He posted it, it's pinned.
boat itself you might be able to find pretty cheap. think low 10's of thousands maybe?
But you really have to consider shipping... Where do you want this boat and where are you going to work on it? having something like that moved can easily become more expensive than the boat itself.
@@taiyoctopus2958 i'm based in thailand purchasing a second hand lifeboat was a wish i had some years ago before i moved here i was just curious since i
had never found a good priced one in Malta
Now or the near future might be a good time to buy, covid has gutted the cruise ship industry and i saw a utube video that had 33 cruise liners heading for the scrapyard.
@@davesy6969 hi whtat chanel did u c it
Love it. Looking forward to watching this project. Thank you
Cheers Nicholas
The narrator is hilarious! Love this video!
Super project as someone who has started an investment to do the same. One tip: Sell the SM7B and buy the SL40 for 1/10th of the price it provides similar quality!
Quite possibly if I'd not already got the SM7B and got used to it. I love the short range, so it doesn't pick up background noise.
+1000000 bonus points for the Mark Strong reference. lol
Damn right. Well noticed.
My uncle had a series of old-style (open top, benches, oarlocks etc.) lifeboats that he converted for use as fishing boats. He'd put a modest diesel engine and a big rudder w/ tiller for steering, may get six or seven knots on a good day. He'd also mount a mast & boom with a block and tackle for loading gear, sometimes gill nets, sometimes old, pudgy labs who couldn't jump in anymore. We'd use it as a party boat for running fifteen or so people out to the beach and we'd take it over the bar at the mouth of the Columbia river to mooch for salmon. Not much for speed but with 20+ foot swells around it was a boat I felt safe in. (google crossing the Columbia bar to see why I felt the old lifeboat was the best choice for fishing there.)
Thanks - good story
Regarding the larger manky boat I asked you before about it and you said it was too much of a mess. I have reconsidered this and I am interested in maybe buying it to put on the Grand Union Canal. I wonder if the hull is sound the engine is not important as I have an outboard motor and only need to do 1 to 2 mph the speed limit is 4 mph.
My guess is that it's long since sold now. But you're right that an old manky shell could be good value for refitting and use on safe inland waters.
Well good news, I just came back here from your latest VBL video to link both to a camping cousin of mine & speaking to the quality of your voice-over microphone, you sound identical 2 years apart. Both you and the mic must be aging well!
Ha! I can't actually remember if I had my SM7B back then.
The narrator's dry humor was very entertaining, better than cheesy upbeat music.
I've no interest what so ever in the ocean, sailing or boats in general. However, I've the strangest and possibly highly irrational desire to be set adrift in one of these.
Yours
Jealous on another level.
Very honest and sincere best wishes for the trip 👍🙏🇮🇪
Thank you!
At least in the worst possible storm, you can still relax, knowing unless you hit something you will survive friend!
@@AlexHibbertOriginals how much does one go for as is.?
Only thee minutes in and subscribed, top quality content
Much appreciated!
I almost most thought you going to throw in a third! Well done 👍🏻
Exactly two digressions it is then! Sounds quite reasonable.
Then it's agreed. I'll notify the Ministry.
Was... Was that a subtle "ejecto-seato cuz" joke?
It was absolutely brilliant
Cant wait to see how this turns out.
Need more already good luck 👍
This project looks awesome!! I'm a Helicopter Mechanic and I love seeing stuff like this! Keep up the GREAT work good sir! You have a new subscriber. 👍👍
Thanks Ryan
My middle name is ALA N Glad you kept that name blessings
Wow! Great project, best to the whole team!
Thank you very much!
A guy down the street from me when I was growing up....it's said he invented some kind of these! A small prototype was in the water in back of his house that sat on Crooked River! His last name was Enzian or something like that
Thank you for forgoing the musical overlay!
You're very welcome.
Found by chance. Enjoyed seeing the video. THANK YOU for a great idea.
Well done. Love the humour. Best wishes from an Aussie.
Thanks!
Best boat name ever.
The only way I know of not having the comments full of complaints, is to not have comments... people will complain, even if it's about you conforming to their wishes...
I look forward to seeing how the boat turns out.
Coolest thing ever! Except for the barfing I'd be doing if there were any waves. Does sea sickness ever go away if you remain on a boat long enough?
TELBs roll famously, so there will be a job to minimise this, and keep the anti-sickness patches on hand...
@@AlexHibbertOriginals I wonder if submarines are less likely to cause barfing compared to boats. They seem kinda pricey though. But maybe someone will invent a sub I can afford someday.
@@underwater5474 Submarines don't have to deal with waves so often, and have large stabilising fins.
This is perfect for trailer conversion.
I thought the same thing.
Tiny house original
Great! You are almost there💪
Hey Irish, I'm the Captain now!
I truly enjoyed the humour.
From Canada, cheers!
Cheers!
Goddamn those as some sweet Mark Strong tones. Worth every penny.
Nice ! I subbed as I enjoy your humor and like boats and ships.
Very kind
So looking forward to see more of what you do with this 👍
I always thought one of these would be great in a tsunami prone area. I would have it anchored some how so after the first wave of the tsunami passed I could release it, pop to the surface and ride out the tide.
I can't stop laughing...you've got yourself a new subscriber...adore your humor, but more important you caught my attention with this amazing project...so I'm off to check on all your previous videos.
Cheers!
Bless you for not using music !
Quite interesting. You just gained a new subscriber.
Welcome aboard!
That's just badass, i would sooo buy one of those and turn it into a house boat, and i'd put a nice swim platform on the back.
Interesting vid. And thanks for NOT using background racket(music).
Good luck with this adventure. God Bless.
Really exciting project will follow with interest
Thanks
With la Palma Fixing to go off would come in handy here in Florida
Fantastic plan 👌
Good name too .
Il be watching all this 👍
Awesome, thank you!
This is almost like poetry.
Steady on
I've always thought one of these would make a killer standalone craft with some modification. They're incredibly safe and have way more internal space than anything else of a comparable size because of their enclosed design.
A great blank canvas for sure. Not quite as roomy as they look, as the insulation is thick.
Interesting and very good humour, love it, subscribed.
The seating arrangement reminds me of that old submarine ride at Disneyworld.
I read your title as "Buying a lifeboat for conversation" which I mean... also works
You wouldn't believe the dialogues Alan and I have had. And the monologues I've had when banging my head.
I am already claustrophobic by watching this video.
I need a lifeboat. How much was yours?