INCREDIBLE Boat Work TRANSFORMATION in minutes (TIMELAPSE) ⛵️

[@JIMMCCRANK]

First it was Odd and then it became Yaba now it is the Lakakai. Three remarkable couples accomplishing unbelievable results from really bad beginnings. You all have my respect and I anticipate the videos each week to see what more has been done to return the beauty that was, to the ships. Thank you for showing us the joy in life that a little work and vision can bring. Take care be safe and hug the ones you love. 🏴‍☠🐬⛵

[@paul_gradenwitz]

What was the best moment is like my children asking who I love most. It is your journey that I am interested in. No step can be removed or outpace the other. I have not seen enough episodes that I can really talk about ups and downs. Just the conquer of one hurdle after the other while you smile at each milestone. Sometimes there is a dark time when the solutions are not found within one episode. That keeps it interesting. Sometimes you solve several hurdles at once. That is rewarding and fun. Just go on like that!

[@vitorlobo493]

in this video, when painting the exterior of the boat begins, and by the appearance of the hull, it seems that the sandblaster phase never happened, how is that possible?

[@paul_gradenwitz]

Because this is a recap video. All what happened before the sandblasting.

[@billlippincott3937]

Lori, I continue to be impressed by your story and your storytelling. You have a great gift and the support of Luke. Great combination!

[@lahakai]

🙏🙌 Thank you for your kind words!

[@donnamass9576]

My favorite moment…a difficult ‘in the moment’ one to watch, was getting it to & into the sand blasting yard. You took me from, ‘why the H are you doing this?’, to seeing the value of reclaiming what was in order to get her sailing safely again. I’m with you now and lovin’ every episode.

[@lahakai]

We are so glad you are along for the ride with us! 🙌⛵️

[@turoalindada5923]

You can probably build a brand new boat with all the knowledge gained, right?

[@MrCoreybeck]

You guys essentially became Ship Builders... this is incredible guys 🙌

[@Lifesgood427]

Your decision to re sheet the deck is a good one, removing that amount of epoxy is soul destroying, replacing the steel will be much easier and quicker for you both, we really enjoy your updates here in the UK, look forward to your next update, good luck!

[@Racerman27410]

Good to see the subscriber numbers coming up but you need many more! 🙂 Another positive comment for the algorithm and to say your commentary including perspective and life wisdom is my favorite thing about your videos. It tells me that you are good people and good people have a way of finding each other! The best part is knowing that when we do find each other good things happen for all. Happy Sunday!!

[@roytally8329]

Amen!

[@johncollins5021]

This was my first time watching. I watch alot of sailing channels. I will be watching you every week now. I have a 43 foot sailboat in the Chesapeake.

[@lahakai]

Welcome! We glad to have you joining us! 43 foot is a great size! If we were to upgrade one day we would get a 40’ as well. What kind is it?

[@johncollins5021]

1992 Hunter 43 Legend.

[@pescandonoasfalto]

UAU !!! Nice Move and Great History....

[@MicBruise]

My favorite episodes were the epic journey from Rio De Janeiro to Itajai, with all of the obstacles you had to overcome, and the help from your fellow KZbinrs. Looking forward to the rest of the build, and following your travels after, to Antarctica and beyond.

[@lahakai]

🤫 shhh don’t remind Luke about Antarctica 😂😂 I’m thinking tropical 😉 We loved that episode too! Hope we can make more like that soon!

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

Love how Lori edits the videos… great job and keeps chin up even when knocked down.

[@lahakai]

Ah thanks so much! It's a team effort between Luke and I. You just get to hear my voice more because I'm fluent in English 😋 But Luke's practicing so hopefully you'll hear more from him in the future! Cheers!!

[@MrBobVick]

Glad you decided to make your build public,, guess I should have said re-build, but you are truly building the boat.

[@lahakai]

It's definitely an even better boat now! Which will make even better adventures 😉

[@pietoosthuizen1116]

All I can say is build your dream and good luck I enjoy your channel

[@josephdeak2257]

Favorite episode is sailing the boat South with Ben from sailing Yaba. Good luck with future work on the boat it will be an amazing work of art.

[@agip1787]

I been following sal and tar from beginning until now....love to see how Lahakai finished the project and sail through the 7 seas.....💚

[@lahakai]

Love their channel! And so happy to have you along with us as well! Cheers!

[@robertfontaine3650]

That's an insane rebuild.

[@sterlingarcher1962]

Lovely transformation thus far, amazing effort! Can't wait to see more progress!

[@ablemarine9072]

God Bless you for Giving you the opportunity to live your Dream! Prayers for you to keep smiling and your reward Will Come! Thanks for your video, and your Diligence to seek your Horizons!

[@lahakai]

Thank you kindly for your wonderful words and for joining us!! 🙏

[@ablemarine9072]

@@lahakai My Pleasure! Wife and myself and 6 kids full time living and travelling on the water for many years. Kids grew up,wife and I continued for several more years Sad we didn't have You tube to share the adventures. Modern day tech is pretty awesome wes cruised and I worked in between On Boats Everywhere! Lol Fortunate to have been in the industry when doing so!

[@lahakai]

Wow!! That's amazing! You were like the Schurmann Family but with a few more kids! Too bad indeed we cant watch your adventures. Perhaps you'll have to make some new ones to post 😉😉

[@danpit2001]

oof you guys essentially built a whole new boat,im still in planning for what i want to do yall are good inspiration

[@sailingluckybear1045]

I have had so many setbacks in my own journey to begin this lifestyle, your story is an inspiration and empowers me to work even harder to get out on the water as soon as I can... God Bless and may every good thing come to you.

[@italianfoodmadefromthehear8729]

It's nice to see that you two are fearless in your journey

[@lahakai]

A little fearless and a little crazy. It’s the magic combination of success 😅😂😉

[@Chris-kn4vf]

I've only been watching sailing channels for a year or so and want to buy my first boat in the near future. I am a complete novice. I have not seen a rebuild that extensive before and you did it yourselves. Really impressive.

[@lahakai]

Thanks so much! It’s been a labor of love indeed. What kind of boat do you think you will get in the future?

[@kendall6030]

Wow! Didn't realize that much work had gone into your boat already. Thank you for bringing us up to speed! Looking forward to your continuing journey.

[@joes7166]

So you basically built a new steel boat with a old rusting hulk in the way. Good job. Keep going. Very interesting videos but better you than me.

[@lahakai]

You can say that! Don’t worry, we’ll do the heavy lifting, you can just sit back and enjoy the trouble we get ourselves into 😅😅⛵️

[@charlesmurschell3110]

Wow, all of the labor, the time,and the love for what you are trying to accomplish shows the commitment to your goal. ❤

[@lahakai]

We're learning so much along the way!! 🙌

[@benkhiaban6206]

So surprising you started on KZbin so recently given the quality of the episodes. A great project, a great couple, a great boat and loving everything you are both doing! Inspiring 🙂

[@lahakai]

Thanks! We really appreciate that! We have a lot we would like to improve but nice to know we are off to a good start! 🙏

[@schuttrostig5729]

Boat renovation is like instead of building a boat to your likings you take a boat that defines the new boats size and shape, take it apart and build it again. So you save yourself the size/hullshape decisions but add a little more work in taking it apart. Basically a build with template, easier than building from plans only.

[@lahakai]

Well said!

[@tonisaptoni6258]

Great work, I admiring your both spirit, greeting from Indonesia.

[@jaimefdzavila4303]

Que hermoso ha sido ver vuestro barco navegando después de todo el camino

[@rodjava]

I love your spirit!

[@lahakai]

🙌🙏❤️

[@gillesgomez3091]

That is an epic adventure. I like every part of it but the trip from Rio to Itajai was great. I'm looking forward to see the Lahakai being reconstructed, part after part.

[@lahakai]

That was a fun trip to edit as well! Hopefully in the future we’ll be able to have more adventures like those (but hopefully with a motor next time 😅)

[@gillesgomez3091]

@@lahakai and what about recycling/adapting a bicycle to power the propeller? No need for lithium batteries then!

[@lahakai]

So funny you say that, we just saw a video online of a person who modified a bike propeller on their boat and we LOVE it! We also seen someone attach an area for rowing on the back of their boat as well. So many creative ideas! That could be part 2 of our project 😉

[@kurtweber7361]

Is more like building a new boat....insane!

[@nicholashaynes1982]

Found you with this one...what a story! We have rebuilt from scrath but power rather than sail. We have watched you and you have tipped the balance for my wife to announce she wants to take on a livaboard!

[@lahakai]

Yes!! So glad she is up for it! Hopefully we’ll see you both in the water one day 🙌⛵️

[@ussweeneyd]

Your vessel is looking AMAZING! You are definitely creating your vision. Can’t wait for paint and interior.

[@lahakai]

Oh the interior! We have such good things in that department coming up 🤭🤐 stay tuned! And thanks so much!!

[@DD-xx8wh]

thanks for the catch up on your amazing journey...what beautiful results, a hard earned well done!!, only the best ahead, Talley Ho Lahakai !!

[@chriskaiser171]

This is my favorite episode as it brings together the story. Keep up the great work!

[@lahakai]

Thanks Chris! We're so glad you liked it!

[@janzuidam2892]

For sure you have a 'one off'! Great to see how you both hang on, looking forward to upcoming episodes. Greeting from the Netherlands.

[@Duh6666666]

Love the tone of the narration and the videography is also nice. Great project.

[@lahakai]

Much appreciated! 🙏🙌

[@conradlogan5201]

What a great summary of the buckets of sweat and tears you’ve both invested! Well done-even if the path has had some detours -it’s the journey after all 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@fixingstuff2647]

Wow, very inspiring.

[@JOATMOFA]

You remind me so much of Amy Acker in Person of Interest! Just as beautiful!

[@gerbentvandeveen]

The sailing trip with Ben. And the one at the sandblaster, when the trailer was fixed. Greetings from Spakenburg, the Netherlands.

[@LttlewoodsDoc]

What a nightmare at the beginning, but you guys made it possible. Congrats!

[@lahakai]

Thanks! It was a rough start but things are moving along now! Cheers

[@Nifilheimur]

You guys are tough, most would have given up but its awesome to see you committed to your dream! You definitely deserve more subscribers

[@nezihguven1303]

The previous owner ripped you off You're building a new boat . awesome commitment.

[@davepuranen4734]

Good recap.Keep going . We love boat projects. We live on our boat inIndian Harbour Beach Florida, USA. Weve restored two boats in our lives the largest a 1964 42' Chris Craft.

[@lahakai]

Ah very nice! Do you have a channel? Would love to see them

[@raymondsyphers4239]

Thanks for sharing this build with us and your journey. I enjoyed all episodes so far Ray from Oregon.

[@lahakai]

Thank you for joining us! 🙏🙏⛵️

[@itsmedaveh5516]

I found you guys! I’m all in.

[@christianvolquardts8613]

Respect! and Happy new year to you from Germany!

[@100Jeanluc]

Hi Guys, Ultimately whether the way you are doing things is right, wrong or otherwise, is your decision to make. I always maintain just because it's wrong/right for me, doesn't mean it's wrong/right for you, so what you can do is use the negativity that some express as motivation to forge ahead. So for your supporters that give good advice, listen and then make up your own minds as to what to do. I for one am enjoying your journey, so thumbs up to you.

[@elozaen]

Absolutely AMAZING! Your tenacity and spirit speaks to my soul! Sub'd and all the love!

[@lahakai]

Welcome aboard! ⛵️🙌

[@geoffpalmer6424]

Love your story/journey so far. Looking forward to the future.

[@lahakai]

Thanks for joining us! 🙏🙌

[@IanC766]

Just joined great episode, look forward to the next one.

[@lahakai]

Welcome aboard!! If you go back and binge watch the rest, let us know what your favorite episode is so far 😉 So far the vote is for #13

[@CheersWarren]

Thanks for sharing some of the early part of your story . You certainly went thru some hard work , some of which is Lost now. Fingers crossed it goes better now! Cheers Warren

[@lahakai]

Thanks Warren! 🤞🤞 Lots of great stuff coming down the pipeline! It's going to make all this hard work worth while 😉🤫 Can't wait to share it with you!

[@JansAlternative]

I got all respect for you ! Great job and thanks for sharing

[@Stephanbitterwolf]

Wow. Well done!

[@OmarLemusTactic]

Greetings from Guatemala!!! You used one Quetzal on the final part of the video!! All the best to you.

[@lahakai]

Yes!! It will be traveling the world soon, forever part of our boat ⛵️❤️

[@tufankilinc636]

Great determination! Liked and subscribed,

[@lahakai]

Amazing! Glad to have you aboard! ⛵️🙌

[@danknox9986]

I wish you the very best.

[@spaceace9680]

great ya'll happened to meet "YABAs love those guys

[@christianbiker3186]

Well done the boat is transformed , do you have a design background? . Realising the dream , is impressive to watch , the rewards are great..

[@lahakai]

Luke and I are both artists and graphic designers. We don’t have specific experience designing boats prior to this but we do love making things and a good challenge!

[@jan-eriklarsson]

If there is meaning, there is means but with a steel boat there is always an ongoing battle against rust and the rapid ravages of time. I wish you the best of luck on your journey. 👍. You have every opportunity to become a fantastic youtube channel.🙂

[@richardrouse2283]

Dig the MathRock background music!

[@Alex_NL]

Lol cleaning the boot in the beginning. if you know then what you know now, you could safe a lot of time :)

[@lahakai]

Ohhh if we knew indeed! Such is life 😅😅😅

[@jopac6614]

more than one life in one life...

[@markhampson5644]

Hi guys love the lines. Truly amazing job you are doing 🎉

[@lahakai]

Thanks so much! 🙌🙌

[@omarcus80]

great work

[@mitchgibbs5304]

Nice.. thanks..

[@mitchflanigan1546]

You mentioned you were originally debating on a steel or aluminum boat... any reason why you chose steel in the end? Love your videos!!

[@lahakai]

Good question! We are located in Brazil and looking for boats locally, therefore that determined a lot. Aluminum boats are not only rare here but they are very pricy. Also there is a higher chance of finding steel boats because of the proximity to Antartica where it's common to prefer steel. Thanks for asking and we are so happy you are enjoying our videos, cheers!

[@robsonvieira9027]

Foi um projeto bem grande heim

[@bendaves77]

Why did you want a steel or aluminum hull? If you look at Dufour and Freedom sailboats from the 80s and 90s along with European designed sailboats the use of space is amazing. They have wonderful layouts for sure. It's going to be cool to see your steel boat be new one the outside and inside and have that beautiful wood work interior. I love the classic older sailboats that have those amazing mahogany and oak etc interiors with the real teak floors. Rosewood or cedar are other woods that are beautiful. When I close my eyes I picture a custom Hinkley type of finished interior.

[@bendaves77]

Can I ask why you only extended your boat 50cm or 19.5"? I think I would have perhaps just taken it out to a 38 or 40ft.

[@bendaves77]

I was checking out videos on some of the racers sailboats in the current Golden Globe Race and one guy designed his companionway at a angle just like you have and he installed a watertight hatch or glass door so when it was nasty out he could make sure no water came down below and I thought it was a really great idea along with the mandatory watertight front bulkhead at the chain locker or wherever they decided to install it in the front. I'm one of those guys who over build and always think about the stuff that most people say not to worry about. There's nothing wrong with being over prepared and sturdy especially when your life could be at stake. Just my opinion. Which if you add several dollars to might get you a cup of coffee. Hahaha

[@bendaves77]

I sure hope that people such as yourselves who are sailing or planning on sailing all over the world change how these sailing clubs are as far as its looked at like only the wealthy people are going to be doing this. I think that with all these KZbin channels and social media people who are world travelers on a budget will force change which is a good thing. I believe some of the people in charge of places and events already see this as well because you have organizations such as the GGR which yes you are going to need either sponsorship or a decent savings account but most of them are all in and leaving on the starting date with the price of the boat included for 100k to 150k depending upon how much work they're able to do themselves and which boat they choose.

[@lahakai]

We were really wanting aluminum or steel for their safety. Since it will be our home and we will be traveling far, we wanted to have a strong hull. The extension on our hull was limited by the curve of the design, which reduced the size of the stern as you extended it out. We didn't buy it specifically to extend it, just this one had a very small cockpit and also it needed more weight in the stern because it was tipping forward in the bow so it was two birds, one stone. And we gained a storage and seating area.

[@sergueiothonucci1638]

😍😍😍

[@lahakai]

😊😁⛵️🙏

[@jacana25]

Ah, the "naivety of dreamers...." There are a lot of dreamers, but only those with bucketloads of determination get to realise their dreams.

[@Abp_bee]

Nice

[@just-dl]

A couple questions….1) do you regret not building from scratch? 2) why a steel boat? Looks good so far. Hope it continues to be well with you.

[@Mauser-bp8le]

Nice work. Wow. Just impressive. The anchor ⚓ chain bunker could have been made by 1.4571 acid proof steel. Never gets rusty. The all boat couldn't be paid being made out of this steel. Too expensive. But possible.

[@TsarOfRuss]

I watched this video to see real couples doing things together.. i've been watching podcasts all day and hearing women saying some dumb sh!ts like they want a man who already have the boat, they dont want to work with him for it, LMAO! There is still HOPE!!! videos like this gives hope!

[@wallywombat164]

Lori and Luke. Jeez the time has gone by so quickly, has it only been six months?

[@lahakai]

So its the 7 months we were in Rio de janeiro doing the construction. Then we had another 6 months when we arrived down south and looked for a home, shipyard, sandblast, moved the boat all over the place 😅, and only now finally getting back to the good stuff!

[@blackbirdxx4613]

What did that cost good stuff

[@gabriellalancette2237]

Wow

[@luvmtlife73]

Do you have a way I can Watch all of the videos in order?

[@railmeat]

That is a lot of repairs. How much would it have cost to build a boat from scratch?

[@gauchokim]

Uma dúvida.... Qual cidade vocês levaram no sul pra completar a reforma? Eu estou planejando construir um catamara do zero e seria bom ter uma ideia de onde conseguir profissionais. Por enquanto é só sonho mas quero transformar em realidade. Seria no porto de Itajaí?

[@lahakai]

Olá tudo bem? Em itajai/navegantes tem inúmeros estaleiros que você pode encontrar para fazer uma construção do zero. O Porto de Itajai não funciona para construção e a Marina de itajai apenas para reformas. A oferta de profissionais qualificados não é tão grande, tem muitos profissionais mas com uma qualidade boa são mais difíceis e mais caros. Em nossa opinião itajai SC ou Guarujá SP são os lugares mais adequados para fazer uma construção.

[@wallywombat164]

How much ballast are you gonna have Luke?

[@lahakai]

Hey Wally! We have 2,300 kilos of ballast in the keel. Cheers!

[@wallywombat164]

@@lahakai Good onya both, now i feel a lot happier. Thank you.

[@badlyniceness2315]

Dang y’all….when you were in it up to your nostrils,you never quit or looked back…I don’t know you,but,am pleased with your successes…..peace upon you..

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

restored or built i dont see much of the old boat steel in there.

[@jepomer]

Not knowing what you paid for the boat, it does seem like you have replaced much of the hull - almost like building a boat from scratch. But I agree. One cannot approach it as a financial transaction with a goal of making money. I have enjoyed watching your journey and how you solve problems.

[@lahakai]

It’s a tricky calculation, there are something like labor that are way cheaper in Brazil and other things that are slightly more expensive. In the end though, our project has brought us way more positive things that would have never happened if things didn’t go wrong. Like having this channel and you following along! We’re loving your support 🙏🙏

[@jepomer]

@@lahakai - I agree with you that the time spent working on one's boat gives much satisfaction PLUS prepares one for when something goes wrong. That is how I've been with my own boats.

[@dustycrophopper2743]

hey so the lahakai is completed? Where's episode 47? Thats what I was wondering

[@lahakai]

Still building the dream! 47 comes out on Sunday and every week we get a little closer to splashing 😉⛵🌊

[@dustycrophopper2743]

@@lahakai If you don't mind what is the approximate cost you incurred on buying the old boat and then repairing and upgrading it?

[@lahakai]

@@dustycrophopper2743 The work continues so it’s hard to say at this point

[@user-mn8xs6cf3c]

How much money did you spent?

[@ABAK212]

Sporo pracy ale fajna

[@roberthazlehurst2752]

When are you coming back

[@ForwardGuidance]

I think your channel is going to grow huge because your so calm presenting and it looks like your project is going to be very interesting. It is a nice watch. One piece of editing advice, the sudden loud music right after speaking and then cutting the music to speak again is annoying... try having some lite background music while speaking and raise it up a tiny bit when you aren't speaking... gentle transition. Okay and be ready for a lot of subscribers and views while doing the repair work then when you are completely finished and out sailing just having fun, the views go way down. "Odd Life Crafting" had over 200k views each video while doing the repairs and are now fighting for 50k. The whole party party party have fun scene just isn't as interesting to as many people it seems.

[@Olek130273]

👍

[@boomer3305]

initial price?well now you,ve got the boat u want

[@psychotimo]

jsut found the channel, and like.... that's not a rebuild or a cleanup anymore, you might as well have started from scratch and built it from nothing at that point 0.o very impressive though, i'll deffo check up on more recent vids

[@lahakai]

Welcome! Glad to have you along for our journey! This project didn’t start out as a complete rebuild, we had much different plans in the beginning. You can see in our initial episodes that we encountered a lot of issues we didn’t expect. But things are turning around now and we think we got through the worst of it 🤞😅🙏⛵️ cheers!

[@garthtagge3526]

Seems like you should have put more thought into the purchase of this particular boat!!

[@joerainer281]

What happened to you I can’t find any new videos.

[@mattbaker-sillars5024]

Just found your channel that’s one sexy boat guys

[@lahakai]

Why thank you very much! 🤩 Welcome aboard! ⛵️

[@ernestoberardini3757]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💨💨💨💨

[@MR1977.]

200k later we have a brand new boat!!!

[@xerra1]

Tough lesson on why not buy a boat cheap.