Boat get's a cracked hull after rough ride

Boat get's a cracked hull after rough ride

[@johnstudzinski2039]

Craigslist ad - lightly used boat for sale, spent most of its life in the garage or taken out by the 72yr old grandmother on sunny windless days.

[@TheCorvairGuy]

Taking it too fast - there is a rhythm to achieve in swells. It's called going over them more gracefully - your boat is designed to handle it if you approach it in a milder manner. Don't go balls to the walls against the swells.

[@ronaldharris6569]

yup I'm not an offshore captain but yup he was too fast for the conditions.that was an exspensive lesson.

[@MisterQueue67]

But he has to get back to the dock in time for weigh in!

[@heyttsguy]

Best thing about aluminum is if there is a problem, which there rarely is with a welded boat, you can get it welded up and back on the water the next day. I'd weld another piece of aluminum along the length of the keel to thicken it up and add some insurance. This guy was NOT going too fast at all.

[@fishnbeer556]

flex seal!

[@mortdiver]

I think that is some of the best boat driving I have ever witnessed in my life. Thank god that the person driving was able to save the live of all 3 people on that flimsy boat from sinking to 1032 fsw. Truly a hero!!!!!!!!!!!

[@billturner2360]

mortdiver ..... Oh my God... you had me crackin up... Hero ! lol

[@jaredalexander3403]

Haha the best?!?! More like the most reckless an clueless driving

[@joeschmidt4991]

Most clueless boat driving seems more fitting. Get a clue or stay off the water.

[@Saltfly]

There’s better ways to handle that sea. Even the most stout built boats are no match for a bad pilot

[@cricketshoes727]

Boston whaler.

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Comment is irrelevant to this commercial vessel and the grounds it frequents, sorry.

[@mattheginger]

We live in different countries and I respect that the situations may be very different. I do have one question however... How come the US coastguard uses aluminium for nearly all their smaller vessels? Surely they need the strongest vessels of all, and will undoubtedly experience some of the worst sea states of anyone.

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Please do not use common sense in the comments you will really ruin a lot of people's day and the truth will confuse them. T R U T H 👍

[@TheSoloAsylum]

Boat get cracked hull after owner beat the shit out of it.....goof ball.

[@simtheslimbean]

so damn tru!

[@justintyme720]

TheSoloAsylum poor boat

[@mortdiver]

yep for sure. Went back in the water two days later.

[@stephenrodriguez2159]

Shit welds or corroded aluminum I've ran boats airborne off of every swell for hours at a time and haven't cracked a hull

[@Will-W]

too fast for conditions = broken boat.

[@fladave99]

I cracked my hull running too hard. IT was fun. Then the boat cracked my CHECKBOOK, not to fun. Not nice to fool mother nature

[@mortdiver]

more than one person in the boat there genius!!!!!

[@georgemulligan8958]

Totally clueless on boat handling

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Fair to say he was going too fast, however for what the conditions were that boat should be able to cope far better than it had. Good video 👍

[@jimquantic]

Yes-and no. Depends on how many hours in those conditions. Over time, welds can totally fail, or in this case partially fail. And as many point out, those welds can be touched up, or totally re-done. Most people today, prefer the designs with rivets AND welds and you can see why, in an ideal world--which it isn't--you might want both. But this also brings up REGULAR inspection, not just of the welds, but thru hull fittings too, and so forth. Most of the time, with regular inspection, you can catch things, regular service is not just for the motor. And this guy did catch it, yeah, some might say it could have been caught sooner, but you can flip that around and point out, he DID---catch it in time, and did make the needed repair before going out again. Just my two cents. Easy to sit in harbor and criticize, ham sandwich in hand.

[@NoNopeAndNo]

@@jimquantic "regular inspection" ??? I've seen brand new boats sink within 20 minutes. Obviously everything in life should be inspected and maintained. However this boat failed prematurely for the conditions and should have been constructed better or beefed up a little in that area. The boat FAILED in this scenario not the captain. The conditions were not great but not severe. Welds, rivets, stickytape, bubblegum.... not interested, boat failed its specific task. All boats will fail in some area at some point (like everything in life), this one a little prematurely. The captain states that the boat is 15yrs old and had to be beefed up in that area and travels those waters regularly for work, knows the waters very well, boat still going AFTER beefed up.... so original construct not Good enough. Yes he could slow to a standstill almost but as he states he travels these waters for work and in rougher conditions, BOAT REQUIRED A REDSESIGN, BEEFING UP, BOAT FAILED ITS ORIGINAL TASK. Btw keep your sandwich

[@jimquantic]

@@NoNopeAndNo You haven't seen MANY, or even any--maybe sink within 20 minutes when they are "brand new", come on. Re. it failing prematurely, then maybe you know the details way better than I, I really don't know the age of this boat--maybe you do, I don't know. And a good leak--when they did not founder, is not a total failure, after all, they got to the dock, got it on the trailer, so no, not a total failure--a bad leak that needed immediate attention.

[@NoNopeAndNo]

@@jimquantic thanks for telling me what I have and have not seen... help me with lotto numbers please! Not many, true...but have seen a boat and a jetski fail on its first day and know of more. Failure Yes. If a zip on a jacket fails, it is a failure of that part of the jacket being the zipper, the jacket can still be worn but not utilised as per design and task. The part on this boat failed, unfortunately any longer on the water the entire boat may have failed. The boat is 15 yo and is a commercial vessel, used in those waters on a weekly basis. The skipper did what he does on a daily working basis and is use to more severe weather. I think we both agree on the same things here just wording it differently and particulars lol

[@mortdiver]

@nwdualsport This was in the Broughton's just outside of Telegraph Cove in the Johnston Straight (North Vancouver Island) Beautiful area, check it out if your ever up there. 21' aluminum boat and its all healed up...lol. Still getting us to work on a daily basis.

[@truckinstars1336]

Jesus Christ this was there?? Here I am thinking of taking a trip through there in my 16ft hourston lol

[@uthermaceanruig5098]

Perfect opportunity to film a Flexseal commercial! 🤣

[@convea4888]

Should have gone slower.

[@navytruck]

Water wasn’t getting sucked in you were slamming it in.

[@jantonyvelazquez]

He should've gone faster....that way we would be watching how he sunked the boat instead of how he cracked the hull. :D

[@robertlawson1184]

Fucking nailed it

[@saifsaif5218]

In aus if you can crack a plate alloy hull on a wave you’ll prob be in a wheelchair also

[@michaelteeple8704]

The trailer can do more damage than the waves if its not supported right. Years of road bumps and heavy loads. The water spreads load out alot better than trailer bunks.

[@osu3221]

Aluminum is junk for boats. I'm a certified welder and in fabrication construction, I'm not a fan of aluminum in boats and trailers. That would have never happened to steel. The ride would have been much nicer with steel too.

[@jim28fl]

Looking at the landscape for my only reference, I'm guessing its running from the ghost hole up to the old oyster house area in Tilimook bay. Several submerged pilings up there and lots of shallow areas as well. Am I right?

[@milliondollar2981]

jim28fl ,,,,WOW, you got a good eye!!, you know your water!!

[@vetdoc35]

way to fast....

[@jackvanderhyde8828]

Looks like the BC coast. And Canadian accents give it away.

[@ericryanmodelling9859]

Operater error.. angle and speed, expensive learning curve.

[@hagenvantronje8822]

It's not cracked, one of the seams has given way. potentially could have been very bad !

[@SuperCaptainTim]

There goes the gene pool

[@Toffie10]

You were going hopelesly too fast for the weather conditions you were in, mate! Set your enjine speed that you can hear that the boat is not taking a beating and keep it there. to play with your throttle is like driving against a wall each time.

[@pacifictaca]

Wow, pretty cool I would of gone just an it slower than hit them.hard . But I know the feeling on making it it faster back.

[@ajlisknillat]

I'm quite amazed by the respectlessness of the sea and it's power ?

[@johnbeckman8916]

Agreed. I kept thinking that "This guy is handling the boat like he rented it for the day". Lucky to make it into port.

[@mkp3824]

This is the first video where there were actual, big waves, that I've seen, where the video claims to have big waves! Not as much the height; those had to be well over 6 foot waves, but how stacked they were! Where was this? That looks like Lake Erie waves.

[@mattheginger]

Well I respectfully disagree. For starters, we really dont use rivets in alu boat contruction here, and if people want a sub-30ft blue water boat here for tru off-shore work it is nearly always alu. They do have their weaknesses, ie I would never store one in a powered marina long term. Stress cracks and leaks can completely be avoided with proper design (enough stringers, seam welding, highest grade marine alu, fully sealed/ welded floor). Basically all New Zealand boat fishing is offshore...

[@cricketshoes727]

Large commercial ferrys and surface effect ships are mostly aluminum. Aswell as maintenance fleets for offshore farms

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Damn right it can be avoided with basic design and material construction. Yes common sense from the captain also. Totally agree, good comment 👍👍👍

[@sunking2001]

The quality of the hull is in question if this boat has been through this type of pounding many times before. Perhaps a visual close check of the hull may have shown cracks and stress...before going out.

[@TheBigWWI]

Pound on any boat beyond design limits and something will break. Crack the garboard out of a boat indicates long term abuse by an incompetent captain. Slow 1-2 kn and/or quarter it and it would have been a comfortable and less expensive ride...

[@illavitar]

don't you need enough speed to get on the plane to ride above the chop rather than through it?

[@TheBigWWI]

Unless you are aboard a hovercraft you can't get above the chop. In a relatively flat bottom boat with short entrance you must slow it down to reduce the wave impact or suffer the eventual damage.

[@illavitar]

do you know what planing is?

[@TheBigWWI]

illavitar Yes.

[@henrye718]

yup he thought he was riding a 4x4, listen to them laughing like its a game. Then wonders why his hull took damage. Captain incompetent is right.

[@boaterderek]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should

[@mattheginger]

I think perhaps it might have more to do with the very cheap build quality of US aluminium boats in general (not saying there aren't some good ones..). In New Zealand aluminium boats are really considered the best for rough conditions and the ultimate in small boat hull strength... You basically never hear of alum hulls cracking here, and when you do it's always on a cheaper hull... Lot's of Fibre hulls crack though.

[@shawnp8429]

, at least it's aluminum quick weld job !

[@ufodude1000]

you really think a weld will last thats a lake boat now.

[@Admin-ki7ch]

... and hopefully another lessen has been learned. Respect the sea and it will respect you.

[@mosipd]

What do you mean by "powered marina", would that be a marina that has shore power services? Why would that be bad for aluminum boats?

[@Hizpwa]

you wouldnt go out in short chop like that , asking for trouble

[@saifsaif5218]

Aluminium boats are stronger then fibreglass.. dunno what these glass warriors are on about. In Australia some of our toughest boats are plate alloy much tougher then glass

[@johnkealohafero8900]

Are they really ?? I'm looking at a 21 ft aluminum gregor seeing this makes me worry a bit only difference is I'm not gonna be out in water like this or if I am I wont be hammering my boat ...

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Yes New Zealand and Australian are true examples of tough Aluminium boats made well. The boat failed in this video, not so much the captain

[@kuladeeluxe]

What brand of boat is that?

[@fredjimenez4208]

I had a Bayliner and it had the same problem.

[@Spider_Hamn]

my experience says the boat is not made for those conditions ,as mine is just boat strings are not thick enough and so on unfortunatelly :(

[@JackOfAllTrades2022]

What brand of boat was this? And how old was it?

[@Spider_Hamn]

I think you had it wright just a boat is not made for that,from the picture it seems to me weather conditions is approx wind 25-30 knots waves 3ft to 5 ft and the main thing the time between waves is bout 2-3 seconds that is very choppy no surprise boats hull cracked i did it to once similar outcome,fiberglass boat still the same ,so please lads with no experience in the field no jokes ,rough water is no joke ,boat was handled bit rough against the waves but probably it was his home course ,thanks

[@breezeblockindustrie]

what kind of boat

[@BHanley165]

See alot of comments about him treating her too rough. Beat the hell out of my 17' boston whaler for years in alot worse than that and never had a problem. He did nothing wrong besides having a boat not built well.

[@niceguydmm]

You can search any brand boat and put cracked hull and you will get every model come up with some. Even ranger!

[@georgemurray6354]

should have backed off the throttle 6 knt insted of trying to get to 20

[@TheJhmorgan]

So how do you go about repairing that?

[@davidlove7825]

obviously not a tough Aussie plate boat. I've there stuff. Not impressed.

[@shaneroper477]

Is that a Stanley boat?

[@dwetick1]

Alum. boats cannot take that kind of punishment...I know from hard experience...broken ribs, loose rivets, fractured welds. Next boat should be Fiberglass with inboard power...you won't regret it!

[@lachlanoneil8938]

Lol, no good welds are just as strong as continuous metal but obviously they were not.

[@peter2679]

Try a Stabicraft.

[@CastFromTheHip]

How do these aluminum jobs ride compared to fiberglass?

[@gangesexcavating]

wild video, that is some potentially crazy water

[@adamlewandoski7144]

Slowing down a bit might have you maybe been a good idea,a lot less stress on the hull and the backs of the occupants.

[@joelcr250]

a speed hole ?

[@smokum0]

Did it to himself. learn to time the waves better.

[@911naimplate]

Next time get a solid fiberglass boat!!!!!!

[@EaStxVaNxiNc]

keep telling ur self that after hitting a rock or logg see what solids all about

[@lukepaul2882]

Rob M lol you gotta be joking aye

[@jonathanpal3123]

fiberglass boats are so f#c$!ng fragile

[@izzimichaels2892]

fiberglass hulls crack too.

[@codprawn]

British RNLI lifeboats have fibreglass hulls - the Arun class are still going strong after 40 years and they get a serious hammering. Also many commercial pilot boats have a fibreglass hull. It all depends how good the construction is!

[@Mike383HK]

I had a 19 foot fiberglass runabout in 14 footers and that didn't happen to me. I did better then the big boats. Throttle up rising the swell and throttle down on the top of the swell. Or cross the swell diagonally.

[@cricketshoes727]

Aluminum rips and welds fail.the first fiberglass boats ever built are still going today.

[@cricketshoes727]

@@Tyler-zw4kq thats not saying much considering the first production aluminum boats were 12 ft

[@cricketshoes727]

@@Tyler-zw4kq the first prodiction fiberglass boat was the 41 ft hatteras convertible sportfisherman

[@cricketshoes727]

@@Tyler-zw4kq in 1960. Refered to as the "knitt witts" they continued that model until 64 and many including hull #1 remain beautiful and solid, not even a blister. Hull #1 also spent 4 years at the bottom of a harbour, now restored and solid as a rock

[@cricketshoes727]

@@Tyler-zw4kq at the same time it was also the first ever recorded fiberglass boat over 30 feet to exist, the smaller being backyard and private endeavour

[@hunterwyatt6881]

Go DIAGONAL across those swells, zig zag, jesus

[@tewatenebillemery5584]

sumone never check weather. that speed will crack hull.should slow down trim front boat up .very lucky make back ramp

[@mortdiver]

the your gay!! what the hell is that supposed to mean ya dork!!

[@dougcoffey5047]

Cowboys are not just out on the range....................................Some of them drive boats..

[@TheLarrytwo]

Make a guy a little nervous i'd say... good one

[@kris4853]

what make is that boat?

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Failed one. 😅👍

[@mortdiver]

@onefugowie ya well if I did that I'd still be out there. If it was worse I might of thought of doing that but time is a factor for us so the shorter the distance the better. And it wasn't that bad anyway, i've been in 20-25 footers in that area. That's when you have some fun!!!!

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Agree. Weather was no severe and the boat failed not the captain

[@ginabrown3720]

oh wow

[@mileslong9506]

Alum boats crack very easily. They actually tear or get stress fractures over time. Plus alum is so light the boat rides up on top.

[@wesm3915]

Wow that boat handles like crap, definitely doesn't handle swells.

[@2bns08]

Looks like u need to slow down a bit an let the wave come to you an not try jumping over the wave driving like that is pretty hard on a boat, don't ya think?

[@BBBYpsi]

The newer aluminum hulls are much safer & will not crack as easy.

[@Ronsgonefishing]

I pound my fiberglass hull in similar conditions, with no problems !

[@joshwallace207]

Was it a Tracker boat? lol

[@niceguydmm]

Stupid! I've had 7 trackers over the last 30 years not one has cracked. You can search any brand boat and put cracked hull and you will get every model come up with some. Even ranger!

[@nocoolname32]

i got a headache just watching that, slower faster, wouldn't matter that boat was waaaaaay outmatched by mother nature

[@onefugowie]

been in that position many times.....should have jogged to Port...and punch it on every down wave ..dont hit them striat on..unless you have a deep deep V hull... there lucky they didnt go for a swim....

[@mattheginger]

Yea basically... just due to electrolysis really. If you are going to store them for any length on time in a shore powered berth you need to keep on top of things such as zinc anodes etc.. and if you're not proactive you still may have issues. With a trailer boat I personally would just store it on the trailer or in a dry-stack system. Anything too big to trailer and I'd go glass simply to avoid electrolysis... (ie over 9-10 metres).

[@Antipodean33]

Was that a hire vessel or did you steal it? Surely an owner wouldn't pound his boat like that, unless i suppose you are filthy rich

[@mortdiver]

work boat and has been in operation for over 15 years. Built tough for the areas that we had cross to get to work. Sometimes theres no alternative when in a tight channel that has a southeastern wind.. A man has to make money and we travel in tried and tested vessels to get us there. A few minor repairs but she still's hold strong to this day. I travelled those waters for 15 years and knew the narrow channel that would give us a bit of trouble but they had to be passed to put food on the table. I know how far to push a boat. A few cracked ribs in a boat is not uncommon and is easily fixed which is usually beefed up so it never happens again and in this boat it never did...as for filthy rich well.....not even close....

[@allstate125]

The worst helmsman ever. And they’re laughing about beating the crap out of the boat as if it’s not their fault

[@seanconnell622]

Just keep her lit

[@Trouttaranaki]

Very true.

[@dwetick1]

With unlimited funds (US government), an indestructable aluminum plate boat is feasible. Read Hal Roth's account of his 35' fiberglass boat holed off Cape Horn and subsequently repaired and re-floated in Two against Cape Horn.

[@hardchines]

First does not look like they were going very fast at all to me, aluminum has a very poor fatigue life, bend it enough and you develop cracks and split welds, if you could get them off the ground all airplanes would be made of steel! Some aluminum boats are built like tanks ( lets say light tanks) some not so much, boat did not look like a factory production boat , probably a small mfg in a local area, not to say not built well but maybe not many of the same build to show weak design areas that need changes. someone mentioned learn to time the waves, BS, small short fetch hard walled sea at low speed is just hold your coarse and take your beating, again it looked like no more then 8 mph to me, bow design was probably short V and big flair combined with light weight, this combination can give you a real hard smacking that they appeared to be getting in the video! Do the same thing, in same conditions, in a heavy built boat, lets say like a Grady White , even a small GW and you will reduce the harsh ride exponentially," at the same low speed", and of coarse a well built FRP boat hull is very hard to damage short of ramming rocks or a steel buoy, but poo happens! But as FRP boats way much more then beer can boats you pay the power requirements and cost of operation penalty. FRP done well has a fatigue life longer then I would care to try to calculate and given the same design will typically be a much quieter boat due to heavier lamination's, just my 2 cents!

[@dwetick1]

Well, that's typical of aluminum hull boats...but a good welder can fix you right up! Every aluminum hull that I've owned (4) had cracks and broken rivets and ribs after a few hard years on the waves. Switched to fiberglass.

[@edgu71eg]

Aluminum wood glass In the end They all go down

[@cricketshoes727]

Very fisrt fiberglass boats ever made are still going today. Solid as a rock. Some have spent years sank and were pulled and still in great shape.

[@1961gmitchell]

Inexperience or ignorance??? Lucky not to be a statistic. A good video for what Not to do when caught in rough sea conditions.

[@waternfireTHC]

bust out another thousand

[@danwells7691]

beat on that junk

[@cyspearfishing]

shit aluminum boat!

[@alphascorpii185]

le canote est pourri mails la peinture est neuve. (for sale)

[@alphasxsignal]

Aluminum will crack

[@niceguydmm]

All metal will crack if you beat it to death. 12 years machine shop. It all cracks went bent enough.

[@dwetick1]

I disagree...All and I do mean All aluminum hulls that I have used and many, many others that I've looked at have leaks, broken rivets, ribs, stress cracks and other assorted maladies. On inland waters and rivers, I will go with aluminum to save weight, but for offshore fishing, fiberglass can't be beat.

[@cricketshoes727]

Then why is it that the commercial fairys and offshore maintenance fleets use aluminum for there boats they use all day everyday in extreme conditions. Why is it that the surface effect ships maintaining safety for so many different countries, are also aluminum.

[@luisadriandelgado5343]

not to smart

[@allpen02]

obviously the guy driving the boat doesnt know how to drive !!!

[@dsullivan1685]

The ride could have been a lot safer if the pilot took a route along the lee shore instead of heading straight into it and beating the Hell out of the boat. besides, where was he trying to go on a day like that?

[@nathanoakly6110]

I bet half of these geniuses have never been in a boat Haha Haha. nothing wrong with how is was operated just bad luck man nothing a weld cant fix atleast it didnt sink

[@maxbify]

made in usa quality or what?

[@kyleblum3831]

It's your shity Ecuadorean computer bro... I'm getting 1080pussy

[@DigitalDivotGolf]

Remember what country is leading in tech you fuck stain. USA!!!!!!

[@heikotauschke1711]

Christopher Columbus China or Japan?

[@steven530x]

Heiko Tauschke USA supports and protects Japan tho... and Japan learned in ww2 not to make us mad

[@MickScarborough]

than

[@allpen02]

I think the your gay!