It’s called a TEMPSC (Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Safety Craft). This one is from the Safe Brittania semi-submersible rig (a rig I personally spent some time on in the UK North Sea many years ago) which was generally used for floating accommodation. Judging by the serial number the manufacturer is Schat-Harding, a Norwegian company who specialises in this type of craft. As it was used on a rig it will have been very well maintained as there are strict SOLAS standards that apply. The unit has a lot of features that you won’t know about such as external water spray to allow it to motor through sea surface fires plus it would be pressurised in use to prevent gas ingress. Also, if I recall correctly they are also designed to be self-righting so can’t capsize (I guess that would require all the seals to be intact and the doors closed!). The exhaust fumes inside are a bit worrying as you either have the hull exhaust plugged (this would likely be under the water line) or a manifold leak, either way it should be easy enough to figure out. If you were to contact Schat-Harding with the serial number there’s a good chance that they would still have all the documentation for the vessel, worth a try.
You could replace the hand crank steering wheel with a DC motor drive with a Left /Right switch to turn the rudder so you don't have to do all of that cranking . Adding an indicating gauge to show rudder angle position would keep you straight on direction .
The simple way to accomplish this would be to leave the wheel in place and install an autopilot. As someone who has run slow, displacement boats, an autopilot is a great help. I usually only hand steer for close maneuvering (or when the autopilot breaks.)
@@noyopacific yeah thats OK at sea. Come near land in bad weather and autopilot gets switched off first mate. I mean I use auto but you still need the actual master controls to work correctly.
@@bigduphusaj162 The OP seemed to be suggesting removing the wheel and replacing it with switches and an electric motor to control the rudder. I didn't do a great job explaining that an autopilot drive can accomplish the same thing without eliminating the option of deactivating the motor-driven steering and reverting to manual steering with the wheel.
IMO the rudder position gauge is the most important part -- Ayo had to crank back and forth a lot because he couldn't tell where "neutral" was so he kept overcorrecting, and who can blame him, it's totally impossible to tell the way it is now. Wouldn't have been an issue if it was launched in an emergency because you wouldn't be doing a lot of close maneuvering.
All I can think each time I look at this boat is what an amazing “houseboat” it would make! So much fun to watch your videos! I’m a 63 year old Grandma, but I love your videos, you guys make me laugh and giggle like a girl again.
Another great entertaining video! I loved the earpod ad too. Just a tip. Bear with me, I'm a geriatric at 75 and building a plywood boat right now. To repair a hole in fibreglass boats, don't use Bondo, because it's likely to absorb water. The hole should be ground around to a shallow taper making the outside diameter about, say, six inches across, using a small angle grinder. Then use the fibreglass cloth and cut it to the largest diameter of the ground circle for the first patch. Wet the ground surface with just clear resin mixed with hardener, stick the dry patch up so it sticks in place. Then once hard make a few smaller patches and add them one at a time, making sure that the previous patch gets fully wetted with the resin at each step. This will give a nice large area for each patch as you go, and is safe. lol. But the easy way to fill that hole temporarily might be by adding a plywood disc inside and out with a bolt holding them in place, and a plywood disc in the hole to hold them central, just for your test. Good luck because you deserve it. Your videos always make me smile.
I was searching for this post just so I didn't have to spend the time doing it myself. Hoping he's not going to rely upon that as a permanent fix. For me - I probably would have installed a thru-hull and sea-cock, cause he's going to need raw water for the 5 A/Cs he's going to need to keep that thing cool in the summer.
I’m an older lady living in the north west of England and for some reason I love watching your antics. I watched the one where you bought girl from, I was really impressed with how nice you were with the old guy. Shows that you have a good soul. Good luck with the giant peach.
Sweet boat, A tip for fiberglass repair especially the one on the bottom. Use a small 1-2 inch medium coarse disc sander and remove material around the hole down 3-4 layers, the next step is to go 3/4 of an inch larger and sand to one layer above the last . do this until you reach the last layer at the surface. Cut each patch to fit each layer. Its kind of like a step drill in reverse as you look at it. Then mix your resin and install the fiberglass one layer at a time make sure to remove the air bubbles if you see any. Also types of glass maybe use some thicker matt for the first two layers the cloth for the remainder. I think you could use a plastic flexible cutting board to hold the repair in place using a 2x4 holding slight pressure behind the plastic cutting board. Once it sets up the plastic should peal off. Sand and paint repair or gel coat.
On a boat that weighs as much as one of these my repair patch for that 1 inch hole would be 8x8 inch or maybe a little larger and taper to a knife edge at the hole.
My grandson has your eyes when he is loving whatever he is doing. I sure hope he can direct his enthusiasm in the same positive ways that you are doing. You have a gift. Don't let others throw anything negative your way. Keep it up.
It's probably pretty safe to say you have a one of a kind boat. Not many people have an off the oil rig escape boat, much less one on a custom made trailer. This is rad lol, been a subscriber for awhile and you're type of content isn't usually my jam. But something about your personality and way of presenting the content I'm all about. Keep on keeping on man!
Seeing Ayo fire up a boat on the second try, and it not sinking in the same video I have to say made me smile ear to ear. I’m happy for you dude! Keep goin!
Please, please, please give us videos of yours more often. It's the highlight of my day when I see you have a new video out. I don't care what it's about. The chemistry you have with Davey and also with Norm are the best. You can handle it yourself or you can do collabs with them, you can do it all. Your comedic timing is impeccable, your delivery is perfect and the facial expressions and camera stares just are right on target. Thank you for putting this video out today. My dog died last night and your video is the first time I've cracked a smile all day.
By far my favorite out of the bunch….the past year or so has been a bright spot in the chaos. I can’t wait to see the itty bitty when the yacht outfitter is done with her. She is going to be awesome!
@@Mercury4468 Ayo mentioned this in the first video -- it was drilled in as a preservation measure to keep water from pooling inside the hull when it rained; that's why there was no black mold in there. IMO he may have to sand and re-do that plug job but that's not really that big a deal
I'm not a boater and I don't do too much fishing but I watch your videos and can appreciate your tenacity and optimism. You got to love when you bust your a** on a project and IT WORKS! Seeing this lifeboat move made my day. To be honest this is one of the only channels I watch from start to finish that are videos longer than 5 minutes because you never know what's going to happen next.... Keep em coming bro! Can't wait on the itty-bitty update fam.
Yes!!! Freaking love your content!! Thanks so much for the many hours of amazing content. Nothing makes me forget a stressful day like a new Ayo video!!!
Great video! This lifeboat was built in my hometown of Gothenburg in Sweden in the early 1980. The offshore-industry were blooming in thoose days, and we had oilrigs al over the world. Looking foreward to follow you around the world 😂. Regards from Sweden
The hatches fore and aft (oval) are for reconnecting the falls, or unlatching completely manually. The boat will NOT sink. The "walkway" also includes some of the sprinkler/deluge pipework. The deluge pump runs all the time the engine is running, and you open the suction valve from sea to activate. That is in case the sea is burning or you are below a burning installation/Rig. There were compressed air bottles through a regulator to pressurise the insides, and allow breathing while escaping from smoke/fume laden atmospheres.
I am stoked for you dude!! watching that boat float and yours and gravies happiness during yoga was priceless! thank you for sharing such an awesome moment!
Its awesome to see this video you have so many options with the boat . I would live in it all summer long take people on tours and demonstrate how the boat is operated definitely a super conversation peice
Seriously super happy for you AYO. If anyone deserves something to go right it’s you. There is so much potential for the channel now. You could charge for trips to wherever (TBD) personally I am so excited for you. Just sit down with someone that is knowledgeable and be measured and deliberate in your next steps. Make them count Brother!!!
It was actually pretty cool to see one of those that wasn't hanging off a larger vessel "for emergency only". When the CO alarm sounded, you did the best thing you could have...headed outside to fresh air. Good video.
A hell of a lot of things could have gone wrong on this first trip, but the leaking exhaust is a very minor thing. This tub has a great potential as a weekender, especially for offshore fishing. Get used to using docks and potoons rather than beaching it. Set up fenders and handling lines on both sides as well as fore and aft. Look into getting some big house batteries and maybe a solar panel or two on the roof.
At a guess I would say the hole you plugged up is either for the exhaust or more likely the water intake for the engine cooling. Usually the excess water from the cooling system is dumped into the exhaust pipe. This has the added benefit of acting as a muffler
To do the resin work, put your glass on a piece of shrink wrap, shrink wrap on top of a thick piece of foam, That on top of a piece of wood, and then use a jack to press upward into the bottom to keep the air bubbles to a minimum. Obviously for future reference...
That's pretty brilliant dude. The foam will compress to fit the profile of the hole and the wood will distribute the pressure from the jack and keep it from punching through the foam.
You should have two sets of batteries on that, and especially if you have the engine heater supplied from the mains (220v in the case of that boat) - it is designed to start every time in whatever temperatures you are in. For launching - all hatches are closed, engine is running and in gear with rudder angled to take the boat away from the rig/installation.
I wondered what happened to this vessel!?! Ayo, you should be soooo proud of how far you have coming doing these amazing repairs on your own! Very impressed!
haha! That was one of the best videos I've seen in a long time - from watching your fiberglass skills to actually running the boat! Never seen anything as unique as this. Loved it!
Check the exhaust of that motor, there might just be a loose exhaust bolt causing that leak. The crack in the fiberglass shouldn’t let fumes in from the motor. There also might be a crack in the exhaust tubing. Either way, get it taken care of. There should also be a sounding tube where you can dip a broom stick in to see how full your diesel tank is. That thing is super cool though! You should paint it white and cruise with the yachts. Let me know if you have any questions, I was an engineer on a tug for a while so I don’t know much about life boats but could help on a lot of stuff.
I didn't know I needed to watch a random dude that I don't know, buy and water test a, 64 person, life boat, but here I am. And I am here for all of it. New sub.
When I get a used boat I try to get someone with another boat to go out with me just in case shtf and you just sent it with the biggest hardest boat to figure out you could have found... Respect!
So what are your plans with this thing? Would love to see a build with some nice beds and some solar power, maybe a deck on top to fish from!? Perhaps some windows too.
@@drifter6870 problem is the gear would be insanely expensive, but you're right -- and you could load up the bottom with batteries which would double as ballast. Good way to kill two birds -- stability and energy -- with one stone.
This video should have been way longer! All your videos are good, but it’s the true gems like this one that keeps us coming back. It’s 3am in chicago I needed this little bit of dopamine!
You should check out How two architects turned this cheap old lifeboat into an Arctic liveaboard cruiser on Yachting World for some potential ideas on what to do with your lifeboat.
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME VIDEO!!! The smile & excitement on your face literally made my heart smile!! Congratulations on a successful water test!! I can’t wait to see what’s next!
Great job on the video AYO! Thanks for making it. There is bound to be a waterproof camera system that you can mount multiple cameras around the boat and monitor them from a central display. Should make seeing from the cockpit a lot easier. Couple that with some sort of steering assist gearing and you should have a winner there!
So very cool. Your options for turning this boat into a live aboard are endless. Hell man between the rescue boat and the Little Bitty your creating your own Navy.
I had my doubts but you pulled it off. I was amazed at how fast it would go. Add a few creature comforts and you could have a Winnebago on the water. Good video.....hi Davy.
The lifeboat came off a semi-submersible platform called SSV Safe Britannia, which was built in Stavanger, Norway and used in the North Sea until at least 2001.
This boat has so much potential and I can't wait to see all the content with it. Also getting the guys together to have a fishing trip with it will be epic!
P.S when your fiberglassing make sure you grind it out.. you should have grided out the hole like a plate then layer it backwards like woven first then tiger hair then woven then start loading the tiger hair to fill the rest of the hole
I would really recommend getting this boat seen by a marine surveyor if only to identify the unknown electronics and fuel capacity/gauge, as well as overall health of the fiberglass and hull overall.
Wish I had a skill I could market to you, but I don't think my amateur photography and editing skills would make the cut. You're living a dream of a life I'll never have. And you deserve every bit of it, man. Great attitude, even-tempered (or should I say even-keeled?), no BS. You make a lot of folks' days, mine included. Thank you for that.
Respectfully if you were motivated to be the best videographer you possibly could and worked hard you would be good enough to make the cut. If it was a real dream and you truly wanted it you would do it. Some people want things but not bad enough to make it happen.
@@Tombomb1816 I'm a details guy. Not terribly creative, or at least not *efficiently* creative. I can spend an hour scrutinizing and rewriting a single paragraph. I'd be a great copyeditor, but not a copywriter. Regardless, you give good advice. Hard work often pays off. I'm in my 30s though. No kids, doesn't look like there will be any. I quit college to start my own business and it failed during COVID. Being the type to work 18-hour days given the chance, seeing that effort go nowhere but downhill is humbling at the very least. Just a reminder though: sometimes, things don't work out. The key is to not put all of your eggs in one basket. I did. Big mistake.
Dang that’s awesome! Can’t wait to see what you end up doing to it. So many things you can do it’s pretty exciting to think. But I’d definitely put something and or build something around the motor cut noise down.
I think I would have been terrified the whole time, but it ended up being pretty cool! I would have liked to see some of you loading it back on the trailer and pulling it out though.
I would recommend to grease up the seals. That way they don't stick together every time you leave the hatches closed for a while. Super interesting video, love to see more!
As a young man, I learned to captain a boat on the black sea, 1980 while stationed in remote Turkey. That looked so damn fun to run, congratulations on your purchase.
Weirdly watched the first video, come to watch the second 51 seconds after you posted it. Great timing! Glad it all worked out for you! What a machine haha.
Just wanna say big Thankyou to you guys from the uk really inspired me to get into fishing which is something I’ve always wanted to do but never had the chance I’m 22 n just started n if it wasn’t for you ayo, Lojo, norm, gravy and the crew don’t think I’d have as much fun as I do you guys really have a good origanal channel and all you do is amazing keep it up learning so much n thinking of investing in the googan rod soon be better than my dip rod 😂
@ryanhilton7316 , good luck to you! When I learned that most fishing rights in the UK are privately owned I was surprised. I've always taken open access to fishing and public waters for granted. Best wishes from Mendocino, California !
@@noyopacific Thankyou and yeah pretty much everything is private but some good hidden gems around me I have invested in a licence and joined an anglers club just so I don’t get kicked out fishing hopefully be catching fish as well as these guys😎👌🎣
AYO, besides sealing the Fiberglass engine compartment / Box, you should probably check the exhaust manifold on the engine and replace gaskets. Technically, you shouldn’t have exhaust gases leaking out into the compartment to begin with when the engine is running. Better to have 2 barriers against CO than just one.
Sealing the box is a security measure that should be fixed but the exhaust should never enter the box. When i saw the boat from behind there was no smoke or indeed cooling water in the exhaust port. There should be a water intake from below the waterline(obviously) and that water usually go trough a radiator that cools down the engine coolant. It will then be used and dispersed with trough the exhaust.
The best stuff for plugging holes like that is the plumbers fix clay type putty. It is much firmer to begin than the bondo and sets up rock freaking solid. I patched a 4" by 2" whole in the keel of a kayak. Then put JB weld over it in a few cots. Sanded it smooth and it is looking like the strongest part of the yak now.
The fact that you bought one of these life boats is absolutely insane. I've never seen one of these that wasn't strapped to the back of a ship or oil rig, so I don't know how the heck you managed to find one for sale on marketplace. Can you even register such a thing? It's massive and amazing. I have no idea what you're going to actually use it for, but I can't wait to see. The possibilities are endless!
Seriously congratulations brother you deserve it. I do custom projects constantly and when the test proves all of your hard work paid off, there is no better feeling. I watch a lot of UA-cam channels and this one is by far the most interesting now just because of this lifeboat. So much potential. Amazing purchase!
Dude! This is sooo badassed! I watched you assess the condition before buying this amazing relic of the past. It’s even more fascinating to see you set it afloat! Would love to see you pimp it out a bit more (engine, exterior and interior) while preserving some of the historical features. I don’t think you have to be a purist tho. Evolution is good.
I ran the serial number and the manufacturer actually created this vessel with the intention of it being launched into LoJo’s pond
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@@paul-vw2ey it's another youtuber that they have a reputation of putting boats in his pond there's multiple videos of it
It’s called a TEMPSC (Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Safety Craft). This one is from the Safe Brittania semi-submersible rig (a rig I personally spent some time on in the UK North Sea many years ago) which was generally used for floating accommodation. Judging by the serial number the manufacturer is Schat-Harding, a Norwegian company who specialises in this type of craft. As it was used on a rig it will have been very well maintained as there are strict SOLAS standards that apply. The unit has a lot of features that you won’t know about such as external water spray to allow it to motor through sea surface fires plus it would be pressurised in use to prevent gas ingress. Also, if I recall correctly they are also designed to be self-righting so can’t capsize (I guess that would require all the seals to be intact and the doors closed!). The exhaust fumes inside are a bit worrying as you either have the hull exhaust plugged (this would likely be under the water line) or a manifold leak, either way it should be easy enough to figure out. If you were to contact Schat-Harding with the serial number there’s a good chance that they would still have all the documentation for the vessel, worth a try.
I'm gonna like and comment so that maybe this wealth of info will make it a little higher up the comments.
@@thenotsoguitarguy9429 Ayo! Plugged the exhaust with bondo! Lol!
Shes made for British alright my grandad used to work on centrica bravo or charlie oil rig they had the exact same lifeboats on the decks
wow, someone has google. of course its self righting Duh.
@@bryannonya9769 you are a kant
You could replace the hand crank steering wheel with a DC motor drive with a Left /Right switch to turn the rudder so you don't have to do all of that cranking . Adding an indicating gauge to show rudder angle position would keep you straight on direction .
The simple way to accomplish this would be to leave the wheel in place and install an autopilot. As someone who has run slow, displacement boats, an autopilot is a great help. I usually only hand steer for close maneuvering (or when the autopilot breaks.)
@@noyopacific yeah thats OK at sea. Come near land in bad weather and autopilot gets switched off first mate. I mean I use auto but you still need the actual master controls to work correctly.
@@bigduphusaj162 The OP seemed to be suggesting removing the wheel and replacing it with switches and an electric motor to control the rudder. I didn't do a great job explaining that an autopilot drive can accomplish the same thing without eliminating the option of deactivating the motor-driven steering and reverting to manual steering with the wheel.
@@Snack_Destroyer Good point! 😜
IMO the rudder position gauge is the most important part -- Ayo had to crank back and forth a lot because he couldn't tell where "neutral" was so he kept overcorrecting, and who can blame him, it's totally impossible to tell the way it is now. Wouldn't have been an issue if it was launched in an emergency because you wouldn't be doing a lot of close maneuvering.
All I can think each time I look at this boat is what an amazing “houseboat” it would make! So much fun to watch your videos! I’m a 63 year old Grandma, but I love your videos, you guys make me laugh and giggle like a girl again.
There’s a bunch of people who use these as houseboats in London, as a less canal-capable but more sea-capable alternative to the narrowboat
@@bytesabre they won’t fit in any locks so you won’t be going very far on the canals in them. Be ok on the Thames though
I thought the same thing. Houseboat build just waiting to happen.
These guys did it, and then took the boat to the Arctic: ua-cam.com/video/Z4v0ask1Zus/v-deo.html
LOL>>I am a 75 year old grandma and that was actually my very first thought. I thought he was buying it to make it into a tiny house!!
An overnight fishing trip in the lifeboat with Ayo, Norm, Lojo and Davey Gravy.. This has gotta happen!
Throw Neighbor Darrell in there, too!
Overnight offshore!
Just thinking same thing! 😂
I was thinking the same thing
Definitely gotta throw darrell in lol.
Another great entertaining video!
I loved the earpod ad too.
Just a tip. Bear with me, I'm a geriatric at 75 and building a plywood boat right now.
To repair a hole in fibreglass boats, don't use Bondo, because it's likely to absorb water.
The hole should be ground around to a shallow taper making the outside diameter about, say, six inches across, using a small angle grinder.
Then use the fibreglass cloth and cut it to the largest diameter of the ground circle for the first patch.
Wet the ground surface with just clear resin mixed with hardener, stick the dry patch up so it sticks in place. Then once hard make a few smaller patches and add them one at a time, making sure that the previous patch gets fully wetted with the resin at each step. This will give a nice large area for each patch as you go, and is safe. lol.
But the easy way to fill that hole temporarily might be by adding a plywood disc inside and out with a bolt holding them in place, and a plywood disc in the hole to hold them central, just for your test.
Good luck because you deserve it. Your videos always make me smile.
The EARPOD ADDDD!!! Yesss!! … This was the comment I was looking for😂😂 cause THAT was hilarious and ingenious. Lol.
I was searching for this post just so I didn't have to spend the time doing it myself. Hoping he's not going to rely upon that as a permanent fix.
For me - I probably would have installed a thru-hull and sea-cock, cause he's going to need raw water for the 5 A/Cs he's going to need to keep that thing cool in the summer.
I’m an older lady living in the north west of England and for some reason I love watching your antics. I watched the one where you bought girl from, I was really impressed with how nice you were with the old guy. Shows that you have a good soul. Good luck with the giant peach.
So happy to see things work out for you regarding a boat purchase finally! Seeing the genuine appreciation is awesome
But did it?
The anxiety and the excitement were perfectly balanced. Bravo on the launch. Fun watch.
I love this kid! He's living my husband's dream and you can almost feel his joy. And his projects are always so unique and fun!
Sweet boat, A tip for fiberglass repair especially the one on the bottom. Use a small 1-2 inch medium coarse disc sander and remove material around the hole down 3-4 layers, the next step is to go 3/4 of an inch larger and sand to one layer above the last . do this until you reach the last layer at the surface. Cut each patch to fit each layer. Its kind of like a step drill in reverse as you look at it. Then mix your resin and install the fiberglass one layer at a time make sure to remove the air bubbles if you see any. Also types of glass maybe use some thicker matt for the first two layers the cloth for the remainder. I think you could use a plastic flexible cutting board to hold the repair in place using a 2x4 holding slight pressure behind the plastic cutting board. Once it sets up the plastic should peal off. Sand and paint repair or gel coat.
Great tips! I'll be keeping these in mind! (Hope AYO sees em. XD )
Good advice
i think he patched over the water intake for the motor cooling line
Thank you, Steven, for your expert tips. Im sure it will come in hand one day repairing my boat. Cheers from Australia.
On a boat that weighs as much as one of these my repair patch for that 1 inch hole would be 8x8 inch or maybe a little larger and taper to a knife edge at the hole.
My grandson has your eyes when he is loving whatever he is doing. I sure hope he can direct his enthusiasm in the same positive ways that you are doing. You have a gift. Don't let others throw anything negative your way. Keep it up.
It's probably pretty safe to say you have a one of a kind boat. Not many people have an off the oil rig escape boat, much less one on a custom made trailer. This is rad lol, been a subscriber for awhile and you're type of content isn't usually my jam. But something about your personality and way of presenting the content I'm all about. Keep on keeping on man!
Same. Never fished in my life but Ayo's nautical adventures have kept me coming back over and over, lol.
@@0xKruzr same here. Haven't fished ever but I watch most of the Googan gang. Personality and genuine excitement is why I tune in.
There are a few about on youtube. A nice liveaboard and even a submarine.
I wonder if its the resemblance to Bam Margera?
"Ive never bought a boat that actually works" spoken like a true face book marketplace professional.
Seeing Ayo fire up a boat on the second try, and it not sinking in the same video I have to say made me smile ear to ear. I’m happy for you dude! Keep goin!
Please, please, please give us videos of yours more often. It's the highlight of my day when I see you have a new video out. I don't care what it's about. The chemistry you have with Davey and also with Norm are the best. You can handle it yourself or you can do collabs with them, you can do it all. Your comedic timing is impeccable, your delivery is perfect and the facial expressions and camera stares just are right on target. Thank you for putting this video out today. My dog died last night and your video is the first time I've cracked a smile all day.
Us too! We were thrilled to find it added tonight!
By far my favorite out of the bunch….the past year or so has been a bright spot in the chaos. I can’t wait to see the itty bitty when the yacht outfitter is done with her. She is going to be awesome!
Like a good home cooked meal, the best work takes time to make. That's why you like it so much.
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So sorry to hear about your pup. Much love. 💞
@@juliesadler6481 aww thank you so much❤️
That hole in the bottom may have been the exhaust port or water intake. You may want to check before next time out.
I was thinking the same thing, if its the exhaust unplugging it will give you more power..
Could also be a hole to drain water to keep it selfbailing and self righting.
That's what Im thinking. There was a circle cut in the hull for a reason. And he didn't smell exhaust when he fired it up before he bought it
Not to mention that Bondo fiberglass job was shit
@@Mercury4468 Ayo mentioned this in the first video -- it was drilled in as a preservation measure to keep water from pooling inside the hull when it rained; that's why there was no black mold in there. IMO he may have to sand and re-do that plug job but that's not really that big a deal
This boat looks so cool. I love how the engine is just ready for action every time. This could be such an awesome houseboat. Thanks for posting.
I'm not a boater and I don't do too much fishing but I watch your videos and can appreciate your tenacity and optimism.
You got to love when you bust your a** on a project and IT WORKS!
Seeing this lifeboat move made my day.
To be honest this is one of the only channels I watch from start to finish that are videos longer than 5 minutes because you never know what's going to happen next....
Keep em coming bro!
Can't wait on the itty-bitty update fam.
I lol'd at "burst your a**"
Yes!!! Freaking love your content!! Thanks so much for the many hours of amazing content. Nothing makes me forget a stressful day like a new Ayo video!!!
Great video! This lifeboat was built in my hometown of Gothenburg in Sweden in the early 1980. The offshore-industry were blooming in thoose days, and we had oilrigs al over the world. Looking foreward to follow you around the world 😂. Regards from Sweden
AYO is a absolute legend for this we all are not worthy to look into his eyes and not see greatness LOVE IT
Dude we need a 3 day on the water camp/fish trip with you and the boys!
The hatches fore and aft (oval) are for reconnecting the falls, or unlatching completely manually. The boat will NOT sink. The "walkway" also includes some of the sprinkler/deluge pipework. The deluge pump runs all the time the engine is running, and you open the suction valve from sea to activate. That is in case the sea is burning or you are below a burning installation/Rig. There were compressed air bottles through a regulator to pressurise the insides, and allow breathing while escaping from smoke/fume laden atmospheres.
AYO IS THE MAN, PLAIN AND SIMPLE!
I am stoked for you dude!! watching that boat float and yours and gravies happiness during yoga was priceless! thank you for sharing such an awesome moment!
Its awesome to see this video you have so many options with the boat . I would live in it all summer long take people on tours and demonstrate how the boat is operated definitely a super conversation peice
Watching this video, I find myself grinning from ear to ear! Great Job!!
Seriously super happy for you AYO. If anyone deserves something to go right it’s you. There is so much potential for the channel now. You could charge for trips to wherever (TBD) personally I am so excited for you. Just sit down with someone that is knowledgeable and be measured and deliberate in your next steps. Make them count Brother!!!
It was actually pretty cool to see one of those that wasn't hanging off a larger vessel "for emergency only". When the CO alarm sounded, you did the best thing you could have...headed outside to fresh air. Good video.
Lol! The fear in your eyes when you were loading it into the water 😂😂 Glad to see you finally bought a boat that actually works! Great job as always!
Missed ya bro glad to see you back I was waiting for this video to drop
I just love these Vids of yours!
So happy to see this at #18 trending on youtube overall. I love how much the channel is growing!
A hell of a lot of things could have gone wrong on this first trip, but the leaking exhaust is a very minor thing. This tub has a great potential as a weekender, especially for offshore fishing.
Get used to using docks and potoons rather than beaching it. Set up fenders and handling lines on both sides as well as fore and aft.
Look into getting some big house batteries and maybe a solar panel or two on the roof.
I feel like that hole he patched on the bottom of the boat was for the exhaust
@@moretrash4you I agree this should be researched
@@moretrash4you it was.
At a guess I would say the hole you plugged up is either for the exhaust or more likely the water intake for the engine cooling. Usually the excess water from the cooling system is dumped into the exhaust pipe. This has the added benefit of acting as a muffler
This boat is an impressive sight. Absolutely awesome to see you driving it around the lake. Congratulations. Love your videos!
To do the resin work, put your glass on a piece of shrink wrap, shrink wrap on top of a thick piece of foam, That on top of a piece of wood, and then use a jack to press upward into the bottom to keep the air bubbles to a minimum. Obviously for future reference...
That's pretty brilliant dude. The foam will compress to fit the profile of the hole and the wood will distribute the pressure from the jack and keep it from punching through the foam.
You should have two sets of batteries on that, and especially if you have the engine heater supplied from the mains (220v in the case of that boat) - it is designed to start every time in whatever temperatures you are in. For launching - all hatches are closed, engine is running and in gear with rudder angled to take the boat away from the rig/installation.
I wondered what happened to this vessel!?!
Ayo, you should be soooo proud of how far you have coming doing these amazing repairs on your own! Very impressed!
I work on these for a living! They're decommissioning a lot of usns ships
haha! That was one of the best videos I've seen in a long time - from watching your fiberglass skills to actually running the boat! Never seen anything as unique as this. Loved it!
Check the exhaust of that motor, there might just be a loose exhaust bolt causing that leak. The crack in the fiberglass shouldn’t let fumes in from the motor. There also might be a crack in the exhaust tubing. Either way, get it taken care of. There should also be a sounding tube where you can dip a broom stick in to see how full your diesel tank is. That thing is super cool though! You should paint it white and cruise with the yachts. Let me know if you have any questions, I was an engineer on a tug for a while so I don’t know much about life boats but could help on a lot of stuff.
We have a lot of marine engineers in these comments getting REAL excited about all this, lol.
Ayo out saving lives on a professional life raft. Love it!
I didn't know I needed to watch a random dude that I don't know, buy and water test a, 64 person, life boat, but here I am. And I am here for all of it. New sub.
Heck yes, excited for another Ayo video.
This could be the thing the pushes you to 1 mil subs. So bad ass . So happy for you my dude.
Omg she floats she runs and she didn't kill us 😂😂😂😂😂😂
When I get a used boat I try to get someone with another boat to go out with me just in case shtf and you just sent it with the biggest hardest boat to figure out you could have found... Respect!
I would love to have an old survival boat. I guess I'll have to live vicariously through Ayo. What a cool project! So many options.
So what are your plans with this thing? Would love to see a build with some nice beds and some solar power, maybe a deck on top to fish from!? Perhaps some windows too.
would be cool to see them turn it electric, since it has so much space for battery, solar and the noise reduction would be nice.
@@drifter6870 problem is the gear would be insanely expensive, but you're right -- and you could load up the bottom with batteries which would double as ballast. Good way to kill two birds -- stability and energy -- with one stone.
This video should have been way longer! All your videos are good, but it’s the true gems like this one that keeps us coming back. It’s 3am in chicago I needed this little bit of dopamine!
You should check out How two architects turned this cheap old lifeboat into an Arctic liveaboard cruiser on Yachting World for some potential ideas on what to do with your lifeboat.
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME VIDEO!!! The smile & excitement on your face literally made my heart smile!! Congratulations on a successful water test!! I can’t wait to see what’s next!
Look at AYO making all kinds of boat repairs with relative confidence!
that must have been the best add segment ive seen, ever.
It would be sick to work for this man
I've never wished I had filming and editing experience before now.
I'm down how do I email him?
@@Dave-dn5ew probably a linked email in the description or a pinned comment
@@Dave-dn5ew If you cant find the email your not the one for the job 😂
He could pay me in beef jerky and hog fives
Great job on the video AYO! Thanks for making it. There is bound to be a waterproof camera system that you can mount multiple cameras around the boat and monitor them from a central display. Should make seeing from the cockpit a lot easier. Couple that with some sort of steering assist gearing and you should have a winner there!
This is great dude, I am happy for you!
So very cool. Your options for turning this boat into a live aboard are endless. Hell man between the rescue boat and the Little Bitty your creating your own Navy.
Someone is going to get an amazing job. Also I absolutely can’t wait to see the content that you put out with this lifeboat.
Seeing ayos channel growth withe past yr has been insane
I would check if the hole you patched was actually the exhaust port for the motor. It looked almost perfectly round.
That was the first clue for sure...
Pretty sure on the first video they said it was cut in to drain water from the inside while it was sat on dry land
I had my doubts but you pulled it off. I was amazed at how fast it would go. Add a few creature comforts and you could have a Winnebago on the water. Good video.....hi Davy.
Dude put these videos in order in playlist!
AYO you have the best content don’t tell the other guys lol 😂
can't wait to see the future videos with this monster, hopefully the whole crew gets involved.
I really appreciate your ability/choice to keep your videos entertaining AND clean. It is rare...THANKS!!
The lifeboat came off a semi-submersible platform called SSV Safe Britannia, which was built in Stavanger, Norway and used in the North Sea until at least 2001.
This boat has so much potential and I can't wait to see all the content with it. Also getting the guys together to have a fishing trip with it will be epic!
As a person who is retired from the Navy as a mechanic, your work on your boat made me want to punt a kid across the room.
P.S when your fiberglassing make sure you grind it out.. you should have grided out the hole like a plate then layer it backwards like woven first then tiger hair then woven then start loading the tiger hair to fill the rest of the hole
I would really recommend getting this boat seen by a marine surveyor if only to identify the unknown electronics and fuel capacity/gauge, as well as overall health of the fiberglass and hull overall.
You should turn that into a boat camper. and do an overnight challenge on the lake
Agreed
Wish I had a skill I could market to you, but I don't think my amateur photography and editing skills would make the cut.
You're living a dream of a life I'll never have. And you deserve every bit of it, man. Great attitude, even-tempered (or should I say even-keeled?), no BS. You make a lot of folks' days, mine included. Thank you for that.
Respectfully if you were motivated to be the best videographer you possibly could and worked hard you would be good enough to make the cut. If it was a real dream and you truly wanted it you would do it. Some people want things but not bad enough to make it happen.
@@Tombomb1816
I'm a details guy. Not terribly creative, or at least not *efficiently* creative. I can spend an hour scrutinizing and rewriting a single paragraph. I'd be a great copyeditor, but not a copywriter.
Regardless, you give good advice. Hard work often pays off. I'm in my 30s though. No kids, doesn't look like there will be any. I quit college to start my own business and it failed during COVID. Being the type to work 18-hour days given the chance, seeing that effort go nowhere but downhill is humbling at the very least.
Just a reminder though: sometimes, things don't work out. The key is to not put all of your eggs in one basket. I did. Big mistake.
Couldn't of said it better myself my friend I agree your not alone
Dang that’s awesome! Can’t wait to see what you end up doing to it. So many things you can do it’s pretty exciting to think. But I’d definitely put something and or build something around the motor cut noise down.
I just saw the first video of you buying the lifeboat. I’m glad this next part came up straight away.
Love your videos so much and you always put a smile on my face thx
I think I would have been terrified the whole time, but it ended up being pretty cool! I would have liked to see some of you loading it back on the trailer and pulling it out though.
I would recommend to grease up the seals. That way they don't stick together every time you leave the hatches closed for a while. Super interesting video, love to see more!
As a young man, I learned to captain a boat on the black sea, 1980 while stationed in remote Turkey. That looked so damn fun to run, congratulations on your purchase.
Weirdly watched the first video, come to watch the second 51 seconds after you posted it. Great timing!
Glad it all worked out for you! What a machine haha.
I gotta say. This project is pretty cool. And just silly enough for me to really enjoy. Thanks for the content.
Definitely need to sand before and after fiber glassing if you want it to last, and also clean the area really well.
Just wanna say big Thankyou to you guys from the uk really inspired me to get into fishing which is something I’ve always wanted to do but never had the chance I’m 22 n just started n if it wasn’t for you ayo, Lojo, norm, gravy and the crew don’t think I’d have as much fun as I do you guys really have a good origanal channel and all you do is amazing keep it up learning so much n thinking of investing in the googan rod soon be better than my dip rod 😂
@ryanhilton7316 , good luck to you! When I learned that most fishing rights in the UK are privately owned I was surprised. I've always taken open access to fishing and public waters for granted. Best wishes from Mendocino, California !
@@noyopacific Thankyou and yeah pretty much everything is private but some good hidden gems around me I have invested in a licence and joined an anglers club just so I don’t get kicked out fishing hopefully be catching fish as well as these guys😎👌🎣
Congratulations on a successful first time out on the water! Looking forward to your next video on this craft.
AYO, besides sealing the Fiberglass engine compartment / Box, you should probably check the exhaust manifold on the engine and replace gaskets. Technically, you shouldn’t have exhaust gases leaking out into the compartment to begin with when the engine is running. Better to have 2 barriers against CO than just one.
Yep. Exhaust gaskets are probably corroded.
Sealing the box is a security measure that should be fixed but the exhaust should never enter the box. When i saw the boat from behind there was no smoke or indeed cooling water in the exhaust port. There should be a water intake from below the waterline(obviously) and that water usually go trough a radiator that cools down the engine coolant. It will then be used and dispersed with trough the exhaust.
The best stuff for plugging holes like that is the plumbers fix clay type putty. It is much firmer to begin than the bondo and sets up rock freaking solid. I patched a 4" by 2" whole in the keel of a kayak. Then put JB weld over it in a few cots. Sanded it smooth and it is looking like the strongest part of the yak now.
Get a pair or two pair of oars, note: that's what the oar locks are for at your side hatches
The fact that you bought one of these life boats is absolutely insane. I've never seen one of these that wasn't strapped to the back of a ship or oil rig, so I don't know how the heck you managed to find one for sale on marketplace. Can you even register such a thing?
It's massive and amazing. I have no idea what you're going to actually use it for, but I can't wait to see. The possibilities are endless!
I really wanted to see the potential struggle of getting this back on the trailer and pulled out without roasting the tires or sinking the tow truck.
You're so funny. Thank you for bringing us along. Congratulations on your new gem. 😊
Least the doors are all smooth operating for when you need to escape lol
I love your videos. Keep up the hard work and thank you for making your content. Say hi to Davey for me
Love what you guys are doing…….enjoying everything you post
Seriously congratulations brother you deserve it. I do custom projects constantly and when the test proves all of your hard work paid off, there is no better feeling. I watch a lot of UA-cam channels and this one is by far the most interesting now just because of this lifeboat. So much potential. Amazing purchase!
Man, Hopefully you find an editor soon or I might have to come over there and make it happen. We can't go too long without an AYO video.
Hell yea love this guy
Launching that thing was amazing! Can’t imagine how anxious you felt 😅
Dude! This is sooo badassed! I watched you assess the condition before buying this amazing relic of the past. It’s even more fascinating to see you set it afloat! Would love to see you pimp it out a bit more (engine, exterior and interior) while preserving some of the historical features. I don’t think you have to be a purist tho. Evolution is good.
The fact that you spend all that money on a life boat for us that you didn’t even think at work is insane you are the man AYO no more no less
An overnight thunderstorm challenge on the water in this thing would be sick. Obviously you’d be safe with this unit. Lol