I just watched this "My Boat Ran Itself Aground" video today (10-29-2024) for the first timw and I contnue to be amazed at your skill and luck with old (in need of help) boats!!! Doug Jackson in Seattle, Washington 🙂
Hey Gus!!!! This is Edward Hall from the safe cove boatyard. I have the princess 55 that got all the hull damage. Just Met you and your Dad today Dec 14th 2022. I was subscribed but the bell was not on so now it is!!! Great Meeting you both and can't wait to see the new adventures you have planned!!!! and as My wife says... EVER FORWARD no regrets!!!!
Incredible adventure, I’m 62 and I’m looking into doing this, much respect to the crew. New subscriber I’m catching up on all your videos. Thank you for sharing. God Bless.
I just contacted josh..I just bought 1988 40' hyatt sundeck, with same cummins ..an 5kw. Northern lights generator..getting it ready to go down waterway to mobile from Chattanooga..I'd recommend those cummins..
Thanks men for sharing your feedback. I’ve spent a little time on the water, North Atlantic, Arctic Circle, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Cuba, etc… just thinking about this type of low key boating. Thank you.
I’m very familiar with that area as my sister and brother-in-law live/lived on Eagle River my brother-in-law owned and may still own the Green point boat yard I spent a good amount of time there when I used to come up and visit to fish and go boating in that area It’s crazy that you got out of that situation without more damage but luckily those marsh grass banks are very muddy and forgiving Cool video you remind me very much of my nephews that grew up on the Eagle River as they were hard-core boaters when just kids and still are involved in the boating and shipping industry Keep up the great work you guys! 👍🏻 Matt
@@InTooDeepBro im 71 an im learnin...thanks pardner, have had couple boats..built 51 steel shrimpboat n back yard n panama city getting ready take my hyatt 40 from here n tn t key largo..hope..thanks again
Happy I chanced on this channel, greetings from a boat in New Zealand..... 10m flybridge launch running Volvo 250hp with a 3.1m tender running a Merc 30hp..... still summer here!
Glad you were able to get off the marsh. I actually keep my boat at Greens Point and saw it in the background when you were hauled out. Looking forward to watching your adventures as you head down the coast to Fla. Good luck boys!! 🍻
You Guys have been Impressing Me last event reminding me what exhaust skuppers are for though that severe a situation still may not have fended Impressed with you guys cool & wit
My 33' sailboat had the same October experience at the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club. The servicer didn't tip the mushroom anchor when placing it one spring. The chain wrapped on the shank and two 1" new nylon pennants chafed thru in a northeaster. With the tide rising it floated 5 miles up the Rowley River, spent the night on the marsh and we retrieved it in the AM. It only required a new rudder. Not the fun experience of boating.
A family member ran an older sports fisher aground years ago. thought nothing wrong but a shaft was imperceptibly out of true. it wore the cutlass down enough to start slowly leaking. The bilge pump was ding fine until the boat was moored at a non powered dock. The battery went down and about three days later it slowly sank. Keep up with the hull penetrating shafts, i.e. rudder and props. Also make sure the bilge pumps are capable in the worst case scenarios. Good luck and fair winds.
Cutlass bearing do not seal anything. Do you mean they didnt check their stuffing box? Before getting off the boat always look at it and see how often it drips and tighten it if needed. It would take a REALLY long time to sink a boat with a leaking stuffing box, shame on them for being bad boat owners and making all out insurance go up.
**Great Adventures!**. Thanks for taking the time to capture them. Looking forward to making similar trips. If you ever need anything and you’re in the Chesapeake area or venture up to Lake Champlain - just ask….
Similar thing happened to my boat in RI during one of those storms late October. It was probably the same storm! My mooring dragged so close to shore. Was in about 4’ of water and boat has a 3.5’ draft. Mooring line ripped off the bow chocks and pulpit. Somehow didn’t break free luckily, but very close.
awesome man! i have a 30' SeaRay. it however had the ford gas engines that were not installed correctly or maintained. rest of boat was nice. i kept her in the hilsborough river 1/4 mile from tampa bay for 6 years till i pulled her home and put on blocks for the re power. fla is a great place for your boat. lots of opportunities here. but it cost a fortune to moore . 10$ a foot for just a tie up , no shore power or live aboard. those places are all gone.
U are blessed Gus please never take this blessing as a nothing will ever happen now but u lucked out gus u should get your ass in nearest place of prayer and say a few words to your maker
BTW your maneuver is called “kedging”. You were fortunate, and having 2” shafts didn’t hurt. Do you have some boating experience or a few old salts advising you?
Wow were you lucky! Never thought those old Albins were well-built. Fred Peters (founder of Albin) picked some random Taiwanese yards to build his boats over the years. I owned an Albin 35 Command Bridge built in RI and it was a good boat. Glad your boat turned out to be tough.
Oh shit, what a nightmare. We had a storm here too last weekend and it felt good that my boat (about the same size as yours) is in winter storage indoors on land in that kind of weather.
It’ll need at least three to five oil flushes until oil in oil out , to get that water out of that engine, any water left in there , particularly salt water will corrode internals fairly quickly and shorten the life of it. Cheap oil flushes every 15-20 mins, then put in a good oil.
I'd invest in a lot of new 1in nylon dock and moring lines. Also, get a heavy anchor, with an additional 50ft of chain. You've got a large, heavy, and tall boat, which will catch the wind, and create a lot of windage against a dock line or anchor line. Stay safe, it always happens when you least expect it! Thanks
I would be very concerned of having a blown exhaust manifold gasket. Water had to get into the engine somehow. Good luck on your trip at least you have two engines.
if this were me with my luck i would have bent a rod on the first crank of a hydro locked motor....and then if i ever did get it running all the bearings would have been wrecked from having just an ounce of saltwater in the oil. it is incredible that this thing is running.
Earlier in the summer I stayed on the boat for 3 days on mooring during a "Hurricane" and never saw more than 25kts. I watched the forecasts for this one very closely and it was forecasted as 20kts out of the NE, 25kt gusts... looking back I should had stayed on the boat!
Where is the ladys , all good guys need a good woman 👩🏼 to help them out ,lollnice , I want to see a couple of beautiful ladys on board next time , oh yes the correct way to live ,a nice size boat and a couple of buddies and two ladys that can get along with everyone, oh yes nice day to have all f it , thanks BigAl California.praise Jesus grace Christ amen 🙏.
Hi guys, From experience I can say that you have been lucky, that the engine compartment is not floded true the engines. We almost sunk with a push boat. We were anchored, and because the wind was against the current (Vlissingen Netherlands) the waves rolled against the backside (where the exhausts were also just above the waterline) while we were sleeping. We didn't know that the water ran into the engine room via the engines (we didn't have a bilge alarm at the time) when we were due to startup in the morning, the engine room was more than half full with water. luckily we were attached to a barge so we hung on to it. Otherwise we would certainly have sunk and people would probably have drowned, including myself. What did we learn from this, first of all a working bilge alarm, making an exhaust system in such a way that no water can enter theengines, taking into account the weather forecast how and where to choose a berth. We have had a lot of luck at the time. Good luck to the future.
The boat was taking waves to the stern while it was planted in the marsh, the water made its way up through the turbo, into the exhaust manifold, and through whatever valves were open, and past the rings, into the crankcase. That motor was hydrolocked, and using the starter to push the water out surely did not help... lol
I'm 71..bought old 40' hyatt with same cummins engines..thanks pardner. Liking your vid.s. ,, what year an make is your boat josh..hope mines that tough..!
@@InTooDeepBro thanks pardner..I'm old just turned 71..but taking my son Ling (cobia) fishing off beach at Panama city, our home, after us driving it from Chattanooga down waterway..hope t meet yall..!
When the boat was planted on the marsh, the waves were smashing into the stern where the water worked its way up through the exhaust and into the turbo, through the turbo into the exhaust manifold and through whatever exhaust valves just so happened to be open at the time, into the cylinders where it slowly seeped past the rings.
That was some luck. I have seen 2 boats that had that had something similar and one had the rudder, stuffing box and shaft seriously damaged but no leaking and the other leaked through the rudder and cutlass bearing tube that the shaft runs through.
I just watched this "My Boat Ran Itself Aground" video today (10-29-2024) for the first timw and I contnue to be amazed at your skill and luck with old (in need of help) boats!!! Doug Jackson in Seattle, Washington 🙂
Hey Gus!!!! This is Edward Hall from the safe cove boatyard. I have the princess 55 that got all the hull damage. Just Met you and your Dad today Dec 14th 2022. I was subscribed but the bell was not on so now it is!!! Great Meeting you both and can't wait to see the new adventures you have planned!!!! and as My wife says... EVER FORWARD no regrets!!!!
That’s probably the best place it could have landed. That’s way better than smashing into rocks or other boats.
That is for damn sure! Very lucky
Incredible adventure, I’m 62 and I’m looking into doing this, much respect to the crew. New subscriber I’m catching up on all your videos. Thank you for sharing. God Bless.
I just contacted josh..I just bought 1988 40' hyatt sundeck, with same cummins ..an 5kw. Northern lights generator..getting it ready to go down waterway to mobile from Chattanooga..I'd recommend those cummins..
Buy a new boat, if you waited this long to learn about boats you have a long way to go to boat safely.
Thanks men for sharing your feedback. I’ve spent a little time on the water, North Atlantic, Arctic Circle, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Cuba, etc… just thinking about this type of low key boating. Thank you.
I’m very familiar with that area as my sister and brother-in-law live/lived on Eagle River
my brother-in-law owned and may still own the Green point boat yard
I spent a good amount of time there when I used to come up and visit to fish and go boating in that area
It’s crazy that you got out of that situation without more damage but luckily those marsh grass banks are very muddy and forgiving
Cool video you remind me very much of my nephews that grew up on the Eagle River as they were hard-core boaters when just kids and still are involved in the boating and shipping industry
Keep up the great work you guys! 👍🏻
Matt
Always use a anchor bridle. Spread the load over 2 cleats versus 1 cleat.
Very true. I am in the process of replacing my Hybrid Rhode with a Full chain Rhode, and ill start using a bridle
@@InTooDeepBro were you able to find a replacement cleat? That thing was mangled!
@@Sean19419N I actually ended up bending it back! and had it tigged up for xtra strength!
@@InTooDeepBro im 71 an im learnin...thanks pardner, have had couple boats..built 51 steel shrimpboat n back yard n panama city getting ready take my hyatt 40 from here n tn t key largo..hope..thanks again
Yes, this is always the issue, ppl don’t give themselves enough rope.
Happy I chanced on this channel, greetings from a boat in New Zealand..... 10m flybridge launch running Volvo 250hp with a 3.1m tender running a Merc 30hp..... still summer here!
Glad you were able to get off the marsh. I actually keep my boat at Greens Point and saw it in the background when you were hauled out. Looking forward to watching your adventures as you head down the coast to Fla. Good luck boys!! 🍻
Awesome, the owner of Greens Point is a great guy! Thank you for the support!
Best boat name backstory ever!
You Guys have been Impressing Me last event reminding me what exhaust skuppers are for though that severe a situation still may not have fended Impressed with you guys cool & wit
A great story, thank you for sharing.
Holy hell, that oil looked like paint. Mad respect for you guys. I’m from MA and plan on taking a boat south some day.
I would keep checking that oil condition daily for a least a couple of weeks.
My 33' sailboat had the same October experience at the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club. The servicer didn't tip the mushroom anchor when placing it one spring. The chain wrapped on the shank and two 1" new nylon pennants chafed thru in a northeaster. With the tide rising it floated 5 miles up the Rowley River, spent the night on the marsh and we retrieved it in the AM. It only required a new rudder. Not the fun experience of boating.
Just found you. watched a few episodes, and am getting hooked, seems like I am watching the wonderful start of another Endless Summer (Tula's)!
I am totally surprised but keep checking for surprises each time you run it.
God bless you guys! Fair winds and following seas gentlemen.
which god?
@@pt5878 There's only one.
A family member ran an older sports fisher aground years ago. thought nothing wrong but a shaft was imperceptibly out of true. it wore the cutlass down enough to start slowly leaking. The bilge pump was ding fine until the boat was moored at a non powered dock. The battery went down and about three days later it slowly sank. Keep up with the hull penetrating shafts, i.e. rudder and props. Also make sure the bilge pumps are capable in the worst case scenarios. Good luck and fair winds.
Cutlass bearing do not seal anything. Do you mean they didnt check their stuffing box? Before getting off the boat always look at it and see how often it drips and tighten it if needed. It would take a REALLY long time to sink a boat with a leaking stuffing box, shame on them for being bad boat owners and making all out insurance go up.
**Great Adventures!**. Thanks for taking the time to capture them. Looking forward to making similar trips. If you ever need anything and you’re in the Chesapeake area or venture up to Lake Champlain - just ask….
Well done mate, you got yourself a great boat truely inspirational for anyone thinking about following suit 👍
Great videos, you guys were moored next to me in Ipswich Bay, “Mirabelle”, 31’ Blue Seas Cummins 6BT, dreaming of what you guys accomplished!
So awesome!! I hope to see you this summer!
That went better than I expected. Thank you for the video.
Hi from Maine. All the best to you! We drive our boat to the Keys to fish from Mid April-Mid May.
Watch for possible bent rods, the starter can bend them while hydro locked
First timer here! Man! Just saw your vid! Wow, and I'm now a new follower. 👍👍
You were extremely lucky all the way around. Poseidon was definitely smiling on you.
Nice, the tractor. Thought you dug it out. Tough engine, good design.
You picked a Great Boat there. After all that, I'd feel confident going just about anywhere with it‼️🚢⚓
Right! I said the same lol
Change the oil in that engine atleast 2 more times
My Boat Ran Itself Aground. love it
That's one tough boat. Congrats on getting it back in the water.
That’s an amazing story. Too bad you didn’t film the “de-grounding”. That would have been epic! Good luck, you have a new follower!
I just found your u tube page . I am in Ipswich bay all summer wish seen this earlier I would have helped. keep up the good work !
Amazing area! I will be back in the spring!
You need to buy good anchor lines and deck lines. At least 5/8” anchor line, 300’, two anchors.
I think you are going to give her a new name. "Lucky One" And you have already treated her to a nice oil change. Thanks for sharing. M
But changing the name of a boat is bad luck, even if you change it to “Lucky One”.
Never give up! NEVER!!!
So unlucky, and yet lucky! Keep a keen eye on the head-gasket though.🧐
Wonder if the trenches are still there! Good work Gus!
Coral Gables 🌴🇺🇸 Suggest a couple Captain's chairs for the fly bridge 👌 🏄
Similar thing happened to my boat in RI during one of those storms late October. It was probably the same storm! My mooring dragged so close to shore. Was in about 4’ of water and boat has a 3.5’ draft. Mooring line ripped off the bow chocks and pulpit. Somehow didn’t break free luckily, but very close.
Subscribed. Cool vids man. Was planning on sailing south too, but missed the cutoff for 2021. Doing the same trip as you around April.
Oh man. That late October storm was a good one. Surprised us all with a misleading wind forecast. Thank you for the support!
awesome man! i have a 30' SeaRay. it however had the ford gas engines that were not installed correctly or maintained. rest of boat was nice. i kept her in the hilsborough river 1/4 mile from tampa bay for 6 years till i pulled her home and put on blocks for the re power. fla is a great place for your boat. lots of opportunities here. but it cost a fortune to moore . 10$ a foot for just a tie up , no shore power or live aboard. those places are all gone.
Was gonna say “gotta dive on your mooring balls never trust them” yatta yatta then I saw your cleat hahahaha that’s wild
U are blessed Gus please never take this blessing as a nothing will ever happen now but u lucked out gus u should get your ass in nearest place of prayer and say a few words to your maker
Those trawlers are industrial! Serious bits of kit!
When you own a boat, especially when it is in the water, you should always know and prepare for serious weather.
when in doubt...throttle out !! * thumbs up to ya from Lake George, NY
Miracle. Don't push your luck bro.
That was awesome! Good job on the save.
BTW your maneuver is called “kedging”. You were fortunate, and having 2” shafts didn’t hurt. Do you have some boating experience or a few old salts advising you?
Ipswich Neil
Holy cow...You young man have this 58 yr old Army Vets respect!! Why cant your entire generation be clones of you??!!🤣
Crazy recovery!! 🎉
one tough boat , the tractor! The 'kin TANK!!
Wow were you lucky! Never thought those old Albins were well-built. Fred Peters (founder of Albin) picked some random Taiwanese yards to build his boats over the years. I owned an Albin 35 Command Bridge built in RI and it was a good boat. Glad your boat turned out to be tough.
Oh shit, what a nightmare. We had a storm here too last weekend and it felt good that my boat (about the same size as yours) is in winter storage indoors on land in that kind of weather.
Great job getting that out.
Change the oil and let it run for a while, the engines running temperature should evaporate any water left.
A lucky boat well done.xx
So what did you do pop the injectors and then turn the engine over to blow out all the moisture out of the cylinders? Have a great day
Just found your channel. Very entertaining!
It’ll need at least three to five oil flushes until oil in oil out , to get that water out of that engine, any water left in there , particularly salt water will corrode internals fairly quickly and shorten the life of it. Cheap oil flushes every 15-20 mins, then put in a good oil.
Great job, we live in TAMPA BAY hope to see you
By itself, or was there help from whoever was at the helm?
Whew that's sure one strong boat. Hope all goes well.
I'd invest in a lot of new 1in nylon dock and moring lines. Also, get a heavy anchor, with an additional 50ft of chain. You've got a large, heavy, and tall boat, which will catch the wind, and create a lot of windage against a dock line or anchor line. Stay safe, it always happens when you least expect it! Thanks
Great information! Its great to see all of the positive comments who have great intentions
OMG dude! that's friggin' unreal!! So glad it turned out for you though! Wowza! I'm sure that would have happened to me! :) Never give up!
Yeah you bought yourself a tank of a boat and I'm glad you got yourself off that marsh
Buy the book Chapman Piloting & Seamanship. It has all the information you will need to equip and operate your boat. It’s well worth the price.
I would be very concerned of having a blown exhaust manifold gasket. Water had to get into the engine somehow. Good luck on your trip at least you have two engines.
Water came in through the exhaust Outlets at the stern
The engine would've had to be underwater for water to enter the head through a faulty exhaust gasket. And an extremely faulty one at that.
if this were me with my luck i would have bent a rod on the first crank of a hydro locked motor....and then if i ever did get it running all the bearings would have been wrecked from having just an ounce of saltwater
in the oil. it is incredible that this thing is running.
350 hours later and its running like a top. Cummins power!
@@InTooDeepBro that is awesome
My home waters. It can definitely get a little sporty out in the sound
You had the luck keep going
Did you leave it unattended on the mooring ball ? If so with 60 knot gusts forecast I would have been on board doing anchor watches
Earlier in the summer I stayed on the boat for 3 days on mooring during a "Hurricane" and never saw more than 25kts. I watched the forecasts for this one very closely and it was forecasted as 20kts out of the NE, 25kt gusts... looking back I should had stayed on the boat!
Well, that was down right brute force? Seem like it landed on the right spot however!!
Wow. It's a good thing that marsh was a lot of mud so that it didn't damage the running gear. Just wow!
Better check thouse transmissions too if the motors got flooded so can the trans.
Rock on stay safe and enjoy the ride
Where is the ladys , all good guys need a good woman 👩🏼 to help them out ,lollnice , I want to see a couple of beautiful ladys on board next time , oh yes the correct way to live ,a nice size boat and a couple of buddies and two ladys that can get along with everyone, oh yes nice day to have all f it , thanks BigAl California.praise Jesus grace Christ amen 🙏.
Hi guys, From experience I can say that you have been lucky, that the engine compartment is not floded true the engines. We almost sunk with a push boat. We were anchored, and because the wind was against the current (Vlissingen Netherlands) the waves rolled against the backside (where the exhausts were also just above the waterline) while we were sleeping. We didn't know that the water ran into the engine room via the engines (we didn't have a bilge alarm at the time) when we were due to startup in the morning, the engine room was more than half full with water. luckily we were attached to a barge so we hung on to it. Otherwise we would certainly have sunk and people would probably have drowned, including myself. What did we learn from this, first of all a working bilge alarm, making an exhaust system in such a way that no water can enter theengines, taking into account the weather forecast how and where to choose a berth. We have had a lot of luck at the time. Good luck to the future.
I am TOTALLY impressed!
Nothing beats good luck, does it?
You are one lucky man.
How far did it drift from the mooring it broke from?
are those 6b cummins?
Yes sir!
You DID, get lucky! What is the fuel consumption please?👍☘️
She burns 4GPH @ 1300RPM 8Kts
Good things come to good people
How did you get water in the oil
The boat was taking waves to the stern while it was planted in the marsh, the water made its way up through the turbo, into the exhaust manifold, and through whatever valves were open, and past the rings, into the crankcase. That motor was hydrolocked, and using the starter to push the water out surely did not help... lol
Pretty amazing... backing out of that marsh. Do you now have towboat us coverage? Its well worth the ~$140.
I have Seatow and BoatUS memberships, neither were willing to help with this situation!! I was disappointed..
@@InTooDeepBro its like insurance scam they cover 15 % or less when you thought you were going to be okay
What’s the song at 6:10? Goes hard lol
Body
You boys are gladiators
I'm 71..bought old 40' hyatt with same cummins engines..thanks pardner. Liking your vid.s. ,, what year an make is your boat josh..hope mines that tough..!
She is a 1988 Albin 37' Palm Beach
@@InTooDeepBro thanks pardner..I'm old just turned 71..but taking my son Ling (cobia) fishing off beach at Panama city, our home, after us driving it from Chattanooga down waterway..hope t meet yall..!
why did the engine take on water?
When the boat was planted on the marsh, the waves were smashing into the stern where the water worked its way up through the exhaust and into the turbo, through the turbo into the exhaust manifold and through whatever exhaust valves just so happened to be open at the time, into the cylinders where it slowly seeped past the rings.
@@InTooDeepBro ok thanks good luck
Hey you just gave your engine a much needed internal salt water flush, they charge big bucks for that at the boat yard.
How will you inspect the hull?
how much do you want for it?
Bro how lucky were you guys ..........
That’s the craziest story I’ve seen
It's hell when you don't know what you don't know !!
I know how this feels ,hope you get her off OK
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That was some luck. I have seen 2 boats that had that had something similar and one had the rudder, stuffing box and shaft seriously damaged but no leaking and the other leaked through the rudder and cutlass bearing tube that the shaft runs through.
Such a nice Yacht
New favorite channel. Come to Charleston
What boat is this? Year , model?