1989 East Germany Powerboat Refit and Drive Report

[@TR4zest]

Before the winter, you had like 5 boats. Then only the trawler, the barge and now the floating trabant. Your second fleet is born.

[@belledetector]

Great stuff. Check whether the outboard engine gets hot. If so it´s time to change the impeller. (Often neglected maintenance and worthwhile job when buying second hand outboards)

[@stevehoward3981]

Agree. I could not see the motor pee.

[@bunakkaptan]

Totally agreed..!

[@thedude8046]

The motor is not cooling right, you need to replace the impeller.

[@barthanes1]

I think your motor needs an impeller. I did not see the little stream of water which tells you the impeller is working.

[@heavyduty2280]

My first 20 boats, those last 2 switches could be marked "turbo boost" and "launch torpedoes"

[@Sluf7]

Don,t you mean EJECT.

[@mundanestuff]

@@Sluf7 EJECT, EXPLODE, SELF DESTRUCT, PARTY loads of options. He can, of course, install many many buttons with many different actions.

[@johndog71]

Great content, your filming as well as your commentary are excellent, keep them coming.

[@carstenpedersen3200]

Nice work. 👍 One thing though, please, for peace of mind, bolt your engine to the transom. - Those clamps have a history of working them selves loose.

[@53glowe]

Why couldn't you just adjust to driving the boat with the controls and steering wheel on the port side rather than making this considerable change involving cost, time and effort 🤔

[@ekhalkov]

Love your channel ! and you unpretencious, down-to-earth..., let's-get-it-done kind of attitude. Keep on it man!

[@gt1man931]

The wheel is supposed to be on the left side for this boat. There was no need to butcher it up like that.

[@kennethsmith9700]

I enjoyed this diversion from your main output. The historical context helped to clarify the need to invest and improve this fine, exciting little boat. Your plan of action was with its usual well placed logic and reflected what we have been enjoying that last few months. Your narration deserves praise as it is clear and informative, while introducing an element of restrained humour that I find most enjoyable. Thank you so much for your original and well constructed episodes. Kenneth. (GB).

[@jimlane6717]

Awesome, you have an ability to transform the most unlikely boats into solid and functional watercraft. Well done.

[@seawench555]

I can't get enough of ur channel, just really appreciate the work u do on limited $, thanks for sharing 😁🇦🇺🌈

[@davidantill6949]

It definitely has DDR looks but it cuts through the water beautifully with very little wake. Why did you want the steering position on the starboard side?

[@Nerd3927]

Yes that wake is a sign of a really good hull design.

[@MikeC19100]

Nice work on your boat. The changes you've made should enable you to enjoy it more. Hopefully, you can find a decent-priced cover for it so that it stays nicer longer too. As far as buying another boat before finishing the big one, that's your choice of how to spend your time and efforts and it makes perfect sense to have a smaller project boat to give you a break from the bigger one. Good luck with whatever you select to do next.

[@masewoods8337]

Dude, most of the boat youtubers spend like 80% of the time with their face talking about what they are going to do. You video yourself actually doing it. Then, while we watch you do it, you describe what you are doing! YOU WIN! SO MUCH BETTER! OMG do I disfavor the channels all face and talking about stuff. You are the dude. p.s.: A little 'beasties boys' in the background never hurt anyone :)

[@Sluf7]

Yes you do need a break from the Big Blue the refit is quite intense over time. All the Floaters you have had have been vastly different from each other so technically they are all first Boats. What a great bit of kit and as you say for not a lot ya have a fast mover. Great job on it,s first refit what a hoot. I don,t think you would have got a cheaper boat if ya tried. All you doom sayers and moaners go get ya own boat or bugger off go annoy some one else. Outstanding and excellent Carry on. Cheers Nick

[@1425race]

I think your new dashboard is a good design but please paint it the original lovely blue colour. Clear finished plywood is still plywood, Also, just to protect your passengers in the back seat, cover the wire supports with rubber tubing.

[@toby7641]

As long as you restore boats i will watch you no matter what boat.

[@douglasthompson2740]

You need a much larger container or better still a set of 'muffs' hooked to a hose to run the motor. If you put it in gear for an instant it throws the water out of your small container and sucks in air. Presto impeller ruined. Did you notice that your tell tale water stream was lacking?

[@dickdegraaff5452]

Hello our German Friend, This is really something different than working on the steel boat but the result looks amazing what makes this DDR boat attractive for others so you might sell it after the season. We wish you lots of success with the rest of the refit of the steel boat and wish you as well as your complete family all the happiness of the world plus we send you ❤️ from the Netherlands. Best regards, Willeke and Dick de Graaff

[@t_to_the_homschen7270]

You are into old boats. Nice. Are you sure, that the impeller of the 30hp Mariner is working correctly? I coulden´t see a control ray in the video.

[@derekt7606]

Kill switch. Life jacket. Fire ext.

[@yannisairlines]

Hi, how can you insure a boat whose manufacturer's plate gives 9 kW and make it run with a 30 HP? Is this possible in Germany? Thanks for editing your videos, it’s a real pleasure to watch them.

[@kweetniet1103]

may i ask somthing: can u speak dutch becus ur neighbours whit the netherlands

[@michielderuyter6011]

Classic boat. Would have let it original. Lefthandsteered

[@iwishiknew10]

well, you move the wheel to the wrong side :) fun little boat though..

[@2thehook773]

You should have left it left hand steer. Tons of boats are made left hand steer.

[@kevinjohnson7330]

I enjoy your enthusiasm, but the wood dash was more work than needed. Some fiberglass cloth and resin would have worked fine to fill the hole on the port side then cover the new helm on the starboard side.

[@PaulRansonArt]

Lovely little project boat. Well built and with a canopy even an overnight camping trip! Have fun ☺☺❤

[@brianstanton6663]

Just a thought, instead of carving the indentations, try a countersinker! Love your projects.

[@craftingwithclay1255]

You mean they put the steering wheel on the correct side? Lol

[@Slazlo-Brovnik]

You need to rename the channel to "My first twenty boats"

[@2idiots1garage]

been here sience day 1 love the series man, keep up the great content!

[@daviid6259]

Hope you're still alive and well bro, miss u :')

[@davidantill6949]

Ostology! I love to learn anything I can about the DDR and the Grenzers

[@MB_Kathrina]

I admire the exactness of your work! Myself I'm in an ongoing refit on my boat, a 1989' Bayliner 2556 Fly. Here I allow myself a slight "fuzzyness", for ex. with sawing boards or so, but use concealings to make the things even or plain optically. This is because I'm focused in getting my works done but not consuming too much time for it. But in the meanwhile I learned to be more exactly by your example. So its also a good teaching, I get from your doings. 👍🏼

[@diegodevops4151]

Looks great. I love it. Nice little project.

[@catchulater7483]

The steering WAS correct (for US) 😂🤣😂 You guys drive on the wrong side of the road! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@21Adrian04]

He has financial problems because he bought this junk and he doesn't have your donated money anymore. Wait, you thought that you donated money for the first project? You are all wrong! You donated money for this guy to make fun of you, not to show you how to restore a boat. Whaaaat? Financial problems??? Of course! Invest the donations in a lot of junk and you'll never finish the first junk...

[@louissparks2496]

Too much drilling and screwing and not enough fiber-glassing, I think. By the way, how did you come up with this obsession with boats, after boats, after boats. . .?

[@robertthompson9455]

Why would you move the controls ?...Boats here in the States come with controls on the manufacturers preferred side. I've never swapped one...

[@deadkemper]

I'll tell you what I think of it....I loveeee it godamn !!!! As a long term sub I've just got back from renting a decent boat up at york in the UK today. ..even the wife has probably accepted that my next car project will be a boat .....you do not help !

[@garyhaines6335]

Have you given any thought to designing it like the narrow boats of the UK!! You could very quickly cut a hole down the center leaving at least a foot on each side to walk the gunnels, thus giving you approx 4 meters by12 meters to build as you want!!

[@MrMartwy]

If you need a bigger vice, contact Post-apocalyptic inventor. He is also from Germany and runs a channel showing how he revives old machinery. I bet he has some spare vices ;-)

[@beadowarrior]

What better music to start a motor boat video than 'Ride of the Valkyries'? Awesome content

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

If you want to know how to ruin a perfectly alright dashboard of an iconic, sturdy fibreglass boat, simply watch the video!

[@josecorreia8280]

Hi BATTERY in front not good boat on the away up and down battery break down WHY TWO BATTERY ?? how to you isolator battery from engine no auto switch for bilge time drill or cut panel water get in glass and rood the wood

[@outlawflyer7868]

I can't believe u took that boat for a spin without changing the water pump first. Big NO NO!!!!

[@theodoreolson8529]

I hope the seat back, bolted into the fiberglass, will have the strength to support adults banging against it in rough water. Love your videos and your hard work.

[@JustAskingAndCurios]

"Good thing nobody saw this" 😂😂🤣🤣🤣 (except ur subscribers)

[@bobadam7021]

I understand the need to work on a different project in order to clear your head from your primary. If anyone sits on that back seat they will pull those screws out on the first or second wave. You screwed into the end grain on inexpensive plywood. Good luck with her though.

[@benwoodford2408]

Amazing work. Only thing, please change the throttle over to the correct side!!!! It will look so much better and you will be able to rev the engine while it’s not in gear to get that two stroke running easier.

[@gregsecore9625]

I like it a lot, don't know how it's is in your country but in America they charge you by the footage when you got your boat, would actually take that big bowl barge and put some kind ofand pick it up in the air and take it right out of the water and put it right on the deck war over the deck or whatever you want just an idea how to say some money if they are charging you by the,

[@declangallagher1448]

THE TRABANT WAS BEAUTIFUL!

[@timmyscroggins1962]

OK, I lost track. How many boats do you have in " My First Fleet " ????? LOL 😆 🤣

[@Cameron-ur2tk]

id through bolt that outboard to the transom, or atleast hook a chain from outboard to transom. Hit enough wakes at high enough speed and itll eventually come loose.

[@fonhollohan2908]

You only needed about eight screws in that dash. You went totally overboard, pardon the pun. Lol

[@jesselaporte7184]

Just marathoned your channel I’ve the past 5 days and sadly have come to the present. Needless to say, love the channel/hate that I now have to wait.

[@lutomson3496]

Boat lacquer will not last against fiberglass it will rot later on..been there done that more then once! Nice work!

[@MikeCarterlol]

When you changed the steering cable to the other side it should have made the boat steer backwards, left and right will be reversed.

[@stevebrace7397]

the tell tale is not working I will guess it is blocked or you would have seized the motor also need to change the impeller for better cooling

[@doughunt5175]

If you could find a steeper boat ramp you wouldn't need to do all that mess to launch. Just back it in and let it go.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Why changing the Steering wheel etc. to the other side? Unnecessary work/effort.

[@pettypendergrass8596]

remove the 'home made ' seat in the rear. Install The same seats like the front. it will look much better and increase resale value.

[@martinmicheal4595]

You replaced the water pump on that outboard ya it was not pissing water like it should

[@jamesparker2337]

Much of the work I see u doing is of exceptional quality in my opinion.

[@dryroasted5599]

And yet in America and many other countries, the steering is mounted on the right; which drives me nuts!😄

[@junkman713]

Please service the lower end and replace the water pump impeller. Awesome project.

[@1armedguy4]

Just a tip dude is to move the bilge to the lowest point in the vessel which is next too the transom. Cheers !

[@ronster963]

I sure like your videos! And am hoping for another soon. :-)

[@AJMRFIXIT]

Cool Little Boat Like Your Blogs AJ East,Texas USA

[@robg410]

put a waterpump/ water impeller on that Mariner before it overheats and ruins the motor.

[@jankoenen]

Many projects at the same time, the big boat, pontoon, speedboat, how do you do that, and we’re are the others boats now?

[@craddocraddoc]

Ich kenne mich überhaupt nicht mit Booten aus, aber vor Jahren hatte einer unserer Nachbar mal ein altes DDR Boot, komplett aus Holz mit festverbautem Wartburg-Motor. Das war ein wahnsinnig hübsches Boot und definitiv etwas, was eine Restaurierung würdig wäre!

[@williamfoster4268]

Take some heat shrink tube and put it over the ends of those steel cables for the backrest.

[@michelrood2966]

I dont believe Germans made such good boats, i think when they started using fiberglass they didnt yet know how strong this new material was, hence they made the hulls and everything else super thick. Thats the reason theyre still around today. Same as other boats from different countries from the same era.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Its the same with most of the early GRP boats like Wildings sailing 1975 🇬🇧 Comanche Catamaran...Minkie. The hulls an inch/2.5cm thick solid GRP as are several of the early American yatchs reviewed by Capt Q. ...so they are a bit heavy but robust as... 😉.

[@joejuska5390]

Look nice but add battery boxes, vhf radio and an anchor with rode.

[@oldwillie313]

Why not install a cross piece or blocks in back of the rear seatback rather than the cable?

[@nim1839]

U should call the channel my first boat( for today) instead

[@alttabby3633]

Should rename this channel "My New Boat"

[@michaeldecker2725]

I love that they use the windshield from a car. Brilliant.

[@alan-sk7ky]

Ah, more Clockwork Orange music ;-)

[@American_Jeeper]

Are you starting your own Bohemian Kriegsmarine?

[@garylinnane917]

Good to see you have put the steering wheel on the RIGHT side

[@renem6441]

It look like the water pump on the outboard is not working

[@kevinswinney1337]

Add heat shrink to those cables to stop snagging and poking

[@devono7230]

I don’t see the impeller working. Does it have one?

[@mylespovey]

We’re going to have to call you Admiral of the fleet

[@theghost6412]

Cant wait to see the work that has been done on the barge or big boat since last post

[@BCS2023]

This series should be titled “My first FLEET”

[@sanchopansa1092]

Your concentration span is that of a sewing threat. In anderen Worten eine Konzentrationsspanne so breit wie ein Zwirn. Wennst Endlich was fertig machen würdest wär das ein Hit. Somit ein Abonnent weniger

[@rancillinmontgomery2480]

More screw in that dashboard or it might fall of 😂

[@lucianotrotta1654]

La leva del telecomando può essere montata sia a destra, sia a sinistra della scatola.

[@remielowik]

did you attach your backrest to the watertight compartiment of the boat with screws by which you kinda removed the "water-tightness" of that compartment?

[@kevinswinney1337]

Should have used bolts and sikaflex or screws and sikaflex

[@IsmailNuzaifKokky]

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[@anastasiosvanderpas7463]

All well but why the red-neck style wood on the dashboard?? Fiberglass it and paint it white or blue. My opinion...👋👋

[@sigurdgammelsaether510]

Was there any cooling water from the enginge?

[@bxhome]

You should rename the channel to: My last boat

[@m.n.a.cruises]

another boat, you like to collect junk don you