Hutchinson Wooden Boat Salvage

[@BrentWells-g9t]

I use to live in Lake Placid NY and loved seeing these old wooden beauties blast up and down the lake. There was a business there that restored these boats. Hope this one was salvaged!

[@citizen23606]

Sad to see a classic like this but good to see it salvaged to hopefully be restored

[@busking6292]

Waterline rot is the scourge of all wooden boats,wood that's always underwater no real problem,wood that's always dry the same,it's the constant soaking and drying that's the problem,this boat deserves to be repaired but only by an experienced professional builder of wooden boats,it will be expensive.

[@mikemullay5622]

When that boat is restored it will be like that axe that has been in my family for three generations. It has only had two new heads and three new handles.

[@TheRandompaint]

The hammer of Theseus😂

[@michaelruane8793]

​@@TheRandompaintit's known as the Ship of Theseus

[@TheRandompaint]

@@michaelruane8793 I'm aware, the original comment was talking about a hammer.

[@matthewmoilanen787]

Nice!

[@moose6676]

A great safe operation that’s for sure guys. Love to see that the boat lives to see more adventures, it’s a beautiful boat 👍🏻👍🏻Well done to all involved.

[@wayne-oo]

A little flex tape and she's good as new !!

[@alliechampagne1404]

Ha! I thought that too!

[@poptartmcjelly7054]

flex tape won't work this time because the boat wasn't sawed in half.

[@oldgregg845]

I spit my coffee out reading this comment, well done 👍

[@duke6844]

Me too. I would have commented had I not read 3 comments down to your comment. Hs hs

[@marknelson5929]

What a stunner, lower hull condition aside, she can be saved - just depends how deep your pockets are! All the best.

[@MYNautiGirl]

Very cool to watch, shame about the hull being so rotten below the waterline, this is why I'm glad I don't have a wood boat!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Awesome sound quality. I actually heard a few spoken words.

[@AmesiesCorner]

Commented like someone who has never contributed content... Make some KZbin videos and you will inevitably have this happen to you.

[@saidantonioli2303]

Go find a doctor

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

@@saidantonioli2303 Gotta love a good sense of humor.

[@jimmac1185]

@@AmesiesCorner Not everyone on KZbin is a "content creator". Some people are content consumers. As the consumer, we expect a level of quality put forth by the creator. If that level of quality is not met, it is our right to complain. After all without the consumer, creators will not have an audience.

[@AmesiesCorner]

@@jimmac1185 Spoken like someone who has never made any content. We don't always make our videos for you.

[@tomwalsh4761]

Great job Ed! Thanks for the good conversation this afternoon. Have a great day Sir!

[@edduda3]

thanks Tom

[@alliechampagne1404]

Really beautiful classic woody! Looks like she just rotted right out from within without anyone really seeing it. Probably didn't take much before she split up like that. I bet she went down FAST too.😳 Really cool recovery!👍

[@edduda3]

Thanks 😊

[@mrwolf9335]

Fresh water is the killer of many a handsome wooden vessel

[@karlbraun9564]

@@killyourtelllievision Salt water doesn't rot wood.

[@leejohnson6173]

@@killyourtelllievision not for wood..your sorley mistaken..

[@killyourtelllievision]

@@leejohnson6173 Thank you Sir. I stand corrected.

[@markindzeris369]

Started watching the video, then said to myself I'll be dipped, know that place, that's the St. Lawrence, then that's the Canadian channel near the Navy Fleet Islands. Great recovery!

[@edduda3]

Thanks.. definitely easier then the uncle sams boat two weeks ago!! Sadly she was very rotten but believe it still worth rebuilding.

[@67FORDTRUCKF250]

Always something eerie about a sunk boat!

[@bobv8219]

Now that’s a fun and exciting yet very profitable business Ed Duda !!

[@4TheMotorist]

I would never have thought you can get firewood from the bottom of an ocean or lake. You learn something every day 😂

[@gregorydahlen2103]

Nice job Ed... saving this beauty!

[@georgeirwin3511]

A new money pit brought ashore!

[@daDurvis]

maybe to you

[@MukYJ]

Oh that poor old girl. Topsides look good, so someone has been neglecting below the waterline. A skilled boatwright could have her back up and running in no time, but it’ll cost big 💵

[@herbertgarrison6548]

in no time? you clearly aren't familiar with wooden boats.

[@MukYJ]

@@herbertgarrison6548 I’m very familiar with wooden boats, thanks. That was simply a figure of speech; it would take a team of skilled boatwrights quite a long while to repair, but I wasn’t kidding about costing big 💵.

[@UncaDave]

At least it wasn’t salt water!

[@phillipbray8647]

​@UncaDave actually if it was salt water it would have been fine. Most wooden boats on salt water rot from the top down, I.e. rainwater.

[@ronjones1077]

Rotten to the core ?

[@colingarner6175]

Nice to see it restored.

[@Americal-v6r]

What did this cost new back then. Was she made out of Teake Wood! Will there be follow up vids as she progresses. There a class all there own.

[@danielfreeman7894]

That my marina Bonnie Castle. Rock on!!! Heard about that wasn’t around to see it. Glad you filmed it

[@toddsamuel8532]

Do u know what happened to cause sinking?

[@danielfreeman7894]

T1000 is coming! Not sure really. Rumor it was done intentionally. No proof of that as of yet. From what I saw it wasn’t maintained very well

[@amandastyles-uh6zx]

Hope yall picked up the stuff that was beside the boat up too

[@themainediverschannel4495]

GREAT VID!!!! AND AWESOME JOB!!!!

[@edduda3]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jmj002vp]

I can see the ad now - "mint condition, captain maintained since new, owner will consider offers!"

[@working2bselfsufficient724]

Freshly washed.

[@larrygreen8912]

jmj002vp just needs a coat of wax

[@edduda3]

I was thinking flex tape!! 😳

[@VenturiLife]

Slightly damp.

[@killyourtelllievision]

Skis optional

[@stevenm6592]

Did it hit a iceberg?

[@py2rpjrubens450]

Great job! At 6:40 remember "Jaws"!

[@ktmbikes9227]

Is that ben gardeners boat ?

[@py2rpjrubens450]

@@ktmbikes9227 YES!!

[@jamesmcdonald5026]

Looks like a well loved boat

[@privateer0561]

Well, it's been three years since this video was published. Was it salvaged or scrapped?

[@juliusgreen7495]

Very nice recovery guys very professional maybe some day we can install these babes on aircraft flotation

[@Kiwigd]

It appears to be lifted out of the water too quickly. While water is still pouring out the stern vents the crane operator is still lifting. Should have used pumps as soon as the tension came on the slings I think

[@benmac940]

Looking at how it split i would say that was only the final nail in the coffin. I'm guessing it already had serious issues.

[@edduda3]

It was held together by her hull paint. Needs a complete tear down to ribs and re-skinned. Welcome to wooden boats

[@joegriffith1954]

Ahhh but that 30 minutes when everything is perfect.........then the owner gets it. (sigh)

[@madmanmechanic8847]

That is what I was thinking to much stress on the frame and hull and busted out the bottom

[@greyone40]

I was wondering if they had hit a floating log to punch a hole in the bottom to sink it. After seeing how the planking burst at the chine, I imagine the original hole was just from slapping the water while motoring around, then sinking it. It's been three years now, so maybe they have restored it.

[@harbourdogNL]

10:08 Nothing like gaping holes in the hull to provide good drainage! Did you also pick up any of that garbage visible at 1:29?

[@jasonshepherd8407]

Need an update!

[@edduda3]

I’ll ask around and see what is going on with it.

[@twrecks4598]

Very cool video. I'm curious how much those lift bags cost and what was the compressor you used for them?

[@waynep343]

if you do a lot of small boat recovery. you may want to invest in some 4 or 6" flex hose... and probably 10 feet of similar sized PCV or ABS pipe.. and a 90 ell and a 45 ell.. place a 2 foot piece of pipe between the 45 and 90.. the long piece of straight into the 90.. and the flex hose into the 45.. if you throw this siphon set up over the side of the cockpit or engine bay.. as long as you have installed it and purged it of air before you lift the boat slightly above water.. it will self start a siphon and really empty the hull fast.. you can put a clean out fitting in the 2 foot long piece between the elbows.. to allow you to purge the air.. you could do this with just a single 90 ell.. with the straight pipe dangling and the flex pipe into the bilge.. what to use for flex tubing.. 20 bucks at homedepot.. www.homedepot.com/p/FLEX-Drain-4-in-x-25-ft-Solid-Polypropylene-Pipe-52110D/202745403 how fast will a 4" hose siphon the water out of a bilge..

[@sunbeam8866]

Of course, this boat already had drainage!

[@cisvaughan6937]

First comment from someone who is thinking straight!

[@Random-rt5ec]

Excellent video - Covid-19 Plandemic locked down here in Massachusetts this was fun to watch. What I see is an amazing looking boat that will take $100,000 worth of highly skilled labor to restore.

[@Slick1G3]

pffft no way

[@killyourtelllievision]

Take a zero off. THEN and only after would it ever dream of getting 100k at any auction. Certainly devalued having viewed the lake from the bottom

[@webbtrekker534]

Looks like she hit a deadhead or log that holed the hull. The rest of the damage was nodoubt old age. Needs a chine and frames plus planks and a refasten at a minimum. 40 years ago I might have taken this on but not at my age now. Love to see her when you're done!

[@Anne6621]

easy repair and it will be as good as new , but they should do a total rebuild and it will become better than when it was built , so glad it was saved

[@ausdredgeanddive]

WOW epic boat salvage! Look us up if your ever in Fort Worth Texas!

[@edduda3]

Thank you... and definitely

[@jeffpistritto9524]

Being on Alexandria bay and the st. Lawerence the rocks that are present hidden under the water line are everywhere ! It is always a huge concern for me while navigating the waters there! Beware if you are unfamiliar I have seen the water depth go from 100ft deep to 6” deep in no time ! Scary to say the least !

[@williamthethespian]

Wow. Might take a bit but she's a beauty. Keep us posted, please. (Subscribed)

[@sunbeam8866]

The THREE happiest moments for a boat owner - when he buys it, when he sells it, when he gets the insurance check!

[@Shornandkenny]

Only for people who have to pay someone else to maintain them. Boating isn't for everyone but real lovers never say that.

[@sunbeam8866]

@@Shornandkenny These classic wooden boats are beautiful. But this is why I prefer aluminum. Even many fiberglass boats have a lot of wood in the structure. As a homeowner, and someone that has maintained rental property, I've battled water damaged wood for decades. For exterior trim and repairs, I now use synthetic materials as much as possible.

[@Shornandkenny]

@@sunbeam8866 I have a gorgeous 1955 feathercraft vagabond Edit: it's all polished aluminum and will run all day on 25 bux worth of fuel. 😁

[@billmcshea4641]

Nice little winter project for someone.

[@mikemullay5622]

I can see the Craigslist ad now. "Ran when parked".

[@fryloc359]

parked underwater

[@stephenwinter8892]

Greetings from southern Ontario Canada how much would this recovery cost from start to finish and what paper work is required thanks for the presentation

[@gaylespencer6188]

Huge amount of work = huge $$$ to get that back into serviceable use.

[@miguelsalami]

Nice recovery 👍👍 With the right skills & tools she can be repaired $$$ Oh yea & 💰 money.

[@sprezzatura8755]

She's ready for a proper triple plank epoxy-mahogany bottom. Better than new.

[@joeldelamirande5792]

We’re you able to restore this boat

[@reedprice526]

Yes.

[@Serial__DesginationN]

Has it been restored?

[@pman1335]

So where does my boat sank fit into the old saying of “the best days of boat ownership are the day you buy it and the day you sell it”?

[@Benjamin-ek4iu]

This was down the street from me! Sweet!!

[@edduda3]

nice!!

[@myleftthumb2294]

Can we get an update? Seeing this four years later.

[@markdonovan2475]

I remember seeing this boat some 20 years ago in Alexandria Bay, New York. Thousand Islands region. It was built by the Hutchinson boat yard. Hence the name. (also it looked like furniture)

[@edduda3]

Wow, I bet she was a jewel! Sadly the bottom was completely rotten. Hopefully she is being rebuilt.

[@charliechristianson]

there was a lot of stuff on lake bottom, speakers shirt, bottles. did that stuff just stay there.

[@edduda3]

Absolutely Not… it was all picked up!! Thanks for the comment.

[@greglaroche1753]

Give us more details. Was the boat surveyed recently?

[@davidfoulk3078]

That’s Ben Gardners boat….That’s Ben Gardeners boat!

[@thisgarbageiscoralgable.88]

Aye. 🤪

[@albertcyphers1532]

What caused it to sink? Was Captain Morgan at t helm?

[@sublime929]

Maybe you didn't see the entire bottom was rotted

[@RagsNation]

where have u been?

[@edduda3]

Health issues.. healing up and getting ready to dive back in!! Will get a new vid out from a drone recovery soon. Thanks for asking

[@RagsNation]

@@edduda3 oh hope it goes well!

[@joca1378]

It's a beautiful boat. Do you ever know what happened to these boats? It's been 4 years, was it restored? I think it would be interesting to know the fate of some salvaged ships!

[@ruthc8407]

The great thing about wooden boats is they can ALWAYS be fixed. It will take time and money but it can be done.

[@nick4506]

all that work polishing those fixtures on top of a boat with rotten planks under the waterline.

[@jasonweills8932]

Would like to see this one fixed

[@kayconheady8335]

Curious to know how long it was down there and how you discovered it down there.

[@edduda3]

I believe 3 days.

[@b_rad5678]

@@edduda3 seriously, only 3 days?

[@pccalcio]

@@edduda3 wood got rotten in 3 days ?

[@MrWaldorfian]

Yes, if the audio was audible we might be able to learn some stuff. The video was great, but audio was awful.

[@sunbeam8866]

@@pccalcio No. The rotten wood sank her!

[@Why_YouLooking]

Looks like he skinned against a rock, or something. That's crazy! Certainly hope its fixable! Great video!!!

[@steen8156]

Rotten.

[@1967250s]

Any more video on her rebuild? Who is doing it?

[@fredsmith5731]

There's also a wooden speed boat that has a wooden frame around the windshield in lake Mead still have the outboard attached to it from the 30s

[@tujuprojects]

So why did it sink then? That long hole sure was not there when they left. Did they hit something?

[@haraldpettersen3649]

A easy job Edit : very well raised and salvaged

[@shaneharrison4775]

What a shame such a beautiful boat I do hope she's salvageable their some awesome boats if properly cared for.

[@chrisguice139]

You should give Carter bags a try. Just a suggestion.

[@brucesims3228]

So what happened to the boat? I have watched quite a few of these boat salvage videos and information always gets real sketchy about who owns what, who pays what and what becomes of these boats after the cameras are turned off.

[@drlarcey]

Depending on the damage, it may not leak when you get it out. That things swelled up now.

[@dalehaggart407]

My great grandpa built boats near the River edge well before it was made back when it was a pancake hose if i remember wright. I use to get rides in the Riot delivering news papers in the 60's. If i remember wright Hutchinson worked for the Duclon's in the early to mid 1900's.

[@howardcroft3748]

That will buff right out!

[@cptunderpantz9273]

Did anyone pick up the junk laying on the ground around the boat?

[@edduda3]

Yes sir... even a flip-flop came back.

[@gregbolitho9775]

couldn't here a thing, not sure why, thought I should let you know. nice job, gettin the boat though.

[@davidpaton8026]

How long was it on the bottom for? Did you find it by chance or did it belong to a friend of yours? Do you have to jump through any hoops to keep it or is it straight up finders keepers.

[@edduda3]

Only a few days and it was salvage for the owners insurance company. No finders keepers on this. Thanks for the reply.

[@65Pontiac389]

That is a cool old boat

[@i.b.brandon4977]

looks like the varnish and bottom paint were the only thing holding that old tub together. Separate the metal and fire pit the rest.

[@edduda3]

Monk Denton the bottom is definitely rotten but it’s an a woody from Alexandria Bay.. so probably worth the $$$ to fix.

[@cheftomsd]

Snake Mt Boatworks in VT could rebuild her like new. Amazing craftsmen.

[@pauleohl]

@@edduda3 What were the economics of lifting the Hutch? Do you own it now? What will you do with it?

[@rupe53]

@@edduda3 ... likely worth bigger bucks when all done!

[@curtchase3730]

Jeeze....A someone who just squeaked by passing a course on wooden boats 101, a quick poke here and there with a pick awl would have kept that piece of rotten wood from seeing a drop of water! Water tight as a screen door!

[@wrightharris4365]

Ya can’t leave us hangin 😳 what is going to be the future of this beautiful old girl? Will she be restored or scraped? I certainly hope that she finds a good home and will be restored to previous glory 🤞. Have to say that the audio was quite challenging. I subscribed anyway.

[@edduda3]

Lol the audio did suck.. mic was full of water or in a housing. Life of a diver. I will check on the outcome. I hope she is inside stripped to her ribs!! Thanks for the sub and comment.

[@Neubs-xv8tw]

How deep was the water?

[@senioriltis]

Hallo from Germany behinde 3 Years has this Boat a 2 nd live ?

[@Rhodesian_FAL]

The lake I grew up on has a number of sunken wooden boats. People left them out before the ice came to dispose of them as they had gotten new fiberglass boats. It’s a shame, most are 80-100 feet down.

[@rennkoopmans458]

nice job guys !!

[@mrwolf9335]

Such a beautifully built boat what happened to her

[@sdfglkjhdfkjdhldskfj]

I think that split was caused by lifting it too fast and not supporting the bottom. The weight of the water just pushed the bottom away from the sides. You can tell the water was high up in the hull because it was pouring out of the vents at the rear. The wood might have been rotten too, which would not have helped.

[@farmcop1wwmaga372]

How deep was it at the wreck site?

[@darolfitch8917]

What's the back story, how did it wind-up at the bottom of the bay?

[@sublime929]

Did you watch the video?

[@busdriver1469]

What depth is IT there?

[@clintmullins4406]

Stevie wonder could have done a boat survey and seen that coming. Looks like somebody slathered an epoxy coating over compromised wood.

[@bajadan2769]

what was the final outcome ?

[@seadog686]

A bad case of dry rot?

[@tundramanq]

Freshly varnished rotten wood?

[@juliusgreen7495]

Where are you guys located at this site if you can say where that is deep lake

[@jackmoore6904]

Is it even worth fixing?

[@alanmcewen7731]

did they rename it to "Firewood"

[@edduda3]

Alan McEwen lol no way... it’s a classic and a boat!!! Open check book!!! 🤪

[@alanmcewen7731]

Ed., do you know what BOAT is an anachronism for, "bring out another thousand"

[@seadog686]

@@edduda3 Boat = A hole in the water you fill with money.

[@grenier70]

Boarders are closed... how did you manage that?

[@edduda3]

Connections 😉

[@lancerudy9934]

When did it sink

[@KentuckyFriedFixes]

I wonder if some plywood screwed over the hole would have allowed you to pump out the boat while it was still on the water? Seems like you wouldn't wanna lift a boat when it's filled with water, the bottom may come out of any boat, much less one with rot. Select sizes of plywood with screws partially driven in, and a cordless drill that works under water........

[@leovdvelden8428]

How is 'the Hutch' doing nowadays?

[@jeroldsteadmanngaham2051]

How deep was the boat?

[@edduda3]

25-30 foot. Not very deep...