Salvaging a Sunken Sailboat (S3 E26 Barefoot Travels)

[@cnc75adventures49]

Imagine how much cheaper this would have been to do it right the first time lol👍👍

[@00708046]

That was a very expensive T-shirt ! I wonder what it cost them to own it. When the salvage crew arrived and the boat was lifted and the first pump failed , I wanted to suggest "Check if there is a T-shirt stuck in it !" It's a common problem in Haiti .

[@mrxiaolaotou1]

Everthing doing right at first time, the salvage companies will be out business.

[@ChrisSchroth]

This was unfortunately also painful to watch. Better than the beach recovery, but I am feeling sorry for the owner. Thanks for sharing this and helping with the documentation of this. Greetings from the UK.

[@pbk380]

Those are the guys you needed on the first try, Nice big Crain.

[@xmarksthespot5188]

The look in the owners eyes was of total loss , not knowing where or what to do next . My heart goes out to that poor soul .

[@BarefootTravels]

❤️❤️

[@rickcreel3657]

After the boat was in the water pieces of tarp coated with heavy grease could have been placed on the outside of the hull damage. The water pressure would have sucked it into the wounds, and greatly slowed the leak.

[@renem6441]

What a big difference makes to have the right equipment!! Thanks for sharing!

[@bobuncle8704]

Can’t imagine the feeling of having to deal with that mess and seeing all your belongings in such disarray

[@SeaforgedArtifacts]

This gives me hope, thank you.

[@SailingAquarius]

Wow, what a story! Lesson learned- less stuff on a boat! 😁

[@mikepelz7004]

You Guys are the definition of Boat Community⛵.

[@mattgiardina6533]

good to see it finally floting and i will keep my comets about it to my self you did what you could and that was nice off you

[@jamesholland5475]

Lessons learned the hard way sometimes hurt, but that knowledge is never forgotten !! Mistakes were made ! But at least nobody got hurt, well some pride got a little bruised, the sea is a very Beautiful Mistress but she doesn't forgive mistakes !!!

[@jeffcee9457]

Its always sad to see a boat go under but its better to see it afloat thanks for sharing

[@thecolganexperiment]

You guys rock! Awesome as usual and looking forward to seeing the next adventure

[@dennisd6527]

Wow! If that was my boat, I wouldn't even bother. At this point that boat's not worth fixing. He'd be just throwing good money after bad.. It's a shame they didn't hire these guys when the boat was on the beach. Lesson learned. That boat will have a damp musty smell forever. My condolences to the owner.

[@rona8663]

Great great video guys... this was your best videos yet. Loved every minute of it.... thanks for this... hi foxy.

[@BarefootTravels]

Hi Apollo! (From foxy!

[@Jonathanbaker]

best wishes with you sunken boat. ones nightmare may it never happen again to you guys.

[@lawrencekirwin9665]

The owner of the boat should’ve put you in charge of this from the beginning. If he did it might have cost him more money initially and we all know you would’ve hire the right people for the job. Also you would’ve attacked the hull with quick patches. Now it is really costing money.

[@frederickdvorak6502]

The owner of the boat seemed to want to refloat as his only objective, without thinking much about the consequences of his decisions. Big ego, not listening, macho ... but, also stressed by the experience, which closed him to sensible suggestions. Seeing this can-do/will-do attitude in action proves that think first/act second is better. A lesson to all of us.

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

A project ALWAYS goes better with good prep work. More than enough lift bags on the wreck site, with lots of scuba tanks, a gas powered pump and several buckets of emergency epoxy and this salvage project could have been simplified with a lot fewer fingers in the pie.

[@sailingtramontana8103]

Great how you know everything better than all those guys and constantly keep pointing that out!

[@BarefootTravels]

😆

[@sailingmariposa7887]

The amount of damage and expense that could have been spared is absolutely painful to think about. Oh well, at least it’s off the bottom, owner seemed in relatively good spirits considering what had transpired.

[@sammislethe4698]

O why didn't they seal the holes while it was on the beach? I'm dumbfounded.

[@matthewkeating6970]

Great vid.

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

Much better seeing it done the proper way. The monkeys didn’t get any footballs this time. If I hadn’t already removed 5 full large trash bags plus stuff too big of junk out of my new sailboat left behind from the previous owner I would have never guessed you can get that much stuff inside the boat. But yea you need to get the stuff out of the way before you pump.

[@gregthomasson1105]

This saga is crazy! Hope you guys are doing well, all the best from Greg and Missy on Ukiyo

[@BarefootTravels]

Same to you guys! Cheers!!!

[@ww07ff]

So, the marina has a nice crane truck. Maybe it should be used on the beach in the first place to lift the hull after the mast get removed.

[@0e32]

I have learned that the water should be on the outside of the boat...

[@BarefootTravels]

😂😂

[@PrivateUsername]

That's going to make a really nice reef extension somewhere in deep water...

[@Toxic_panda.]

Doing it jack sparrow style 😂😂😂😅😅

[@paulsayer8248]

I couldn't help but feel for the owner, and you are right the inside should have if possible been cleared of everything including that dirty shirt(I say dirty only because it caused the sinking of the boat). Hope everything works out for him in the end.

[@cameronurquhart1515]

So Davy does mean that its a complete gut of the interior, electrics etc to salvage this? Does all the wood in the boat swell then shrink when it dries out. It would make a really interesting series to follow the rehab of this boat.

[@frederickdvorak6502]

The wood is vanished (thus protected) and easy to replace. The worst problem is that the hull is delaminated in many areas. If the core is balsa, I assume this will need replacing too because the balsa might have absorbed some water. In any event, because of sea water ingress, I suspect any compromised core will need to be replaced because of the salt. The "lucky" bit is that this boat wasn't under water for too long.

[@frederickdvorak6502]

Electrics: salt creates corrosion, corrosion generates resistance, resistance produces heat, heat melts plastics, hot plastics can catch fire, fires sink boats. In this case, the boat hasn't been under water for too long, so corrosion shouldn't be a problem. But, because water gets everywhere rather quickly (the capillary phenomenon helping), it is likely to have penetrated into the cables already. Salt inside cables isn't good and corrosion will eventually occcur. Even if the terminals of cables had been waterproofed, one should query the risk of salt water migration into the cables. For the sake of a few $1000s vs the cost of one's life and the cost of the whole boat, replacing all electrical cables seems logical.

[@just-dl]

What I would have done (differently) from the first, with r the limited equipment then available. 1. Empty it of anything not bolted into place. 2. Patch any cracks visible. 3. Use the excavator to pile sand iover the rocks in the path to water. 4. Loosen stays if mast appeared stressed. 5. Get lift bags inflated under strongest points. 6. Use the excavator to lift and budge in 3’ increments, alternating between bow and stern. 7. Move lift bags as needed. 8. Arrange for tow line from sea to pull the last distance. 9. Leave boat in position where next high tide would lift it off the bottom. 10. Have gas pumps ready for next tide. 11. Address additional cracks and leaks as tide comes in. 12. Tow to dry dock

[@DougVarble]

Great coverage!

[@BarefootTravels]

Thanks!

[@williamcantalamessa5231]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

[@Arnaud58]

Good job filming this.👌 It does however seems to have been the priority to get rid of the boat where it was, not so much the salvaging of it...🧐 I hope you'll get the chance to film the follow-up on this. I sure would want to see the hull on the dry...😥

[@BarefootTravels]

We would like to see the boat on the hard as well but as far as we know it hasn’t been moved to the marina yet so it’s a waiting game

[@winexluna5060]

Omg, im from Puerto Plata 🥰🥰🥰

[@Propaneo-insaneo]

I love the series but I’m not really familiar with boats and such. At what point would you want to total the boat? Even if it’s not insured when would you want to throw in the towel and perhaps look for a different boatV

[@spevakdesigns]

Like a car after an accident. When the coast of repairs exceed the cost of a new vessel. If abandoned or sold locally it will likely be repaired and used again at some point, or at the very least stripped of all useful hardware and fittings.

[@joecucch8261]

Still looks like an insurance write off to me.

[@BarefootTravels]

I think you may be right!

[@BarefootTravels]

But no insurance for this unfortunately

[@gavinferguson]

so many long term sailors dont have insurance since the crazy rules around leaving storm areas.

[@BarefootTravels]

Exactly!!

[@stephenburnage7687]

@@gavinferguson and forcing to have crew.

[@martinbeaumont1135]

Hey guys, good series thanks 👍 You still planning on heading back to Cayman? I think there was a job waiting for you if I recall?

[@BarefootTravels]

Still waiting on a few things to make our decision

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

Any updates on this boat? I’m tempted to buy a Catalina 36 that nearly sunk. By nearly I am talking 3 feet of water above the bilge and maybe a foot away from Davy Jones, before it was pumped out and the broken hose had its through hull closed. The previous owner didn’t have insurance and devices to abandon it at this point.

[@BarefootTravels]

Not a whole lot to share. Not much has been done to it since refloating it. Our old boat was a Catalina 36. Awesome boat.

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

@@BarefootTravels Good to know, hopefully it can be fixed, it looked like a nice boat before the mishap. The 36 I’m looking at needs more than my wallet can currently afford, but it will be scrapped if no one buys it. It’s not beyond saving, I have the skills to save her, I just don’t have the money to. This is the frustrating part of the whole thing.

[@BarefootTravels]

I know exactly how you feel. We’re in the same “boat” covid had different plans for us but it’s been challenging

[@arturasnesakysiu1684]

So now you have totaled boat. Which was fine with little damage now its time to send it to termination. It will cost more than 2 bpats in good quality as this. So was it hard to place kittle pump inside or stay inside

[@johnclark1925]

As you said in the last video, it was a tiny distance from beach to good depth… that crane could have lifted the boat and plopped her in undamaged. What a terrible waste.

[@edwiser3547]

Is La Vita a Lancer? I hope not but it looks like it. They were very lightly built. Though they still exist in California they are almost all gone to the landfill on the east coast.

[@BarefootTravels]

Yes a 42 foot Lancer

[@sunmoonstars8471]

Makes me want to only trust my anchor unless I am on the boat. Sad story!

[@danielclint1033]

These people with the crane, do not have a clue. That sailboat is already a structural mess but when the crane gets done, that boat will be tweaked all over the place.

[@dal8963]

Once it was dried out repaired damage spots...is anything else salvageable like equipment..motor..rigging...cabinetry. .electronics..apolstry...stove.....battery's.what can be underwater salt water and still work reliably, enough to trust your life out at sea. Not to mention the structural integrity would need to be addressed if possible at all. What's the cost of the boat...what's the cost of repairs...knowing these things would be a great follow up vide... this is truly just the beggining of the story. It would be good content to show what someone Is facing. when things like this happen. We can see what went wrong, but thats in hindsight...thanks to the owner something similar might be avoidable for u. because they shared the experience.

[@scottaussem1771]

There has got to be a way to build an apparatus that could raise these sunken ships the first few feet would wouldnt have that much weight since its full of water once close to surface water pumps could pump out inside and get it back on surface

[@scottaussem1771]

The question would be is the cost to fix it up after retreaval more or less than boats value

[@rockcityfpv9117]

If they just listened to you in the first place he would have saved SO MUCH MONEY and time.

[@edwardnigma2216]

There's an old saying... Anytime you think hiring a professional is expensive, try hiring an amateur...

[@FourthWayRanch]

Its good to keep busy

[@racer193wr]

Maybe that mast could get your boat sailing again.. might even be able to get the canvas.

[@FlesHBoX]

Unfortunately cats require around 50% larger parts for the mast and rigging than an equivalent length mono since cats don't relieve the forces through healing, so that mast would only be sufficient for a much shorter cat.

[@haroldconnell2973]

Great video, wrecked boat

[@dullonion797]

Great video but…is it really cost effective to repair this boat? Considering that the interior will need to be stripped and replaced, along with hull repair?

[@BarefootTravels]

Really not sure. It depends on so many factors!

[@sailingelectricgitana1286]

And they didn't pickle the engine after they re-floated it so it will be shot. Not worth it imho unless I owned the boat yard and had access to lots of free stuff from salvage and abandoned boats. There are tons of nicer projects boat on Craigslist for cheap.

[@cliffordward2959]

At what point do they just junk the boat

[@LeosDoors]

I Imagine the interior before the sinking would have been buatiful

[@rickc9873]

Did insurance kick in ?

[@BarefootTravels]

Not insured for this unfortunately

[@klaudiaskyes2922]

I can't believe it. You're in Puerto Plata and you bought a McDonalds! Nothing like supporting the local community. I'm shocked!

[@BarefootTravels]

😝 every now and again McDonald’s is great. We do support the local community in Luperon all the time

[@klaudiaskyes2922]

@@BarefootTravels McDonalds is never and has never been great.

[@BarefootTravels]

😆

[@arcenciel2968]

The cost for bringing her back is wayyyy higher than every other possible alternative....

[@Sailspirit99]

I still cannot believe the yacht was not safely emptied and all sails etc removed while on the beach but I suppose there would have needed to have been a trusted truck & driver with a safe place to store it all. The logistics of the whole scenario is quite different and difficult when in a foreign country. What a shame.

[@USAMOTORHOME]

wOW !!!!!!! Now is just disassemble everything and sell the parts :)

[@danieloliver20]

I feel terrible for the boat owner, the look on his face standing in a water logged interior says it all. 😢

[@michaelbird5876]

Next time remove the rear stays for the lift when lifting with a crane. Then put them back on after boat is on stands.

[@stephenburnage7687]

Hopefully they got as much weight (and valuables) off the boat as soon as it beached? First rule of trying to refloat a boat.

[@BarefootTravels]

Nope

[@stephenburnage7687]

That was a dumb move. Removing anchors, propane, diesel, water, food, engine spares etc could have raised the waterline an inch or so. Separately, it would have been prudent to get electronics, cushions, clothes off the boat as the risk of a hole opening up abd and destroying ttem was significant. Lesson 101 in a boat salvage.

[@BarefootTravels]

Agree!!

[@96chevydually6.5L]

I need a beer after watching that......

[@gglen2141]

When alleged professionals come up with "e z solutions" like "use the deck cleats" it terrifies me and make me realize why some countries are the way they are. Anyways, looking at that interior I can't help but ask if it is worth it?

[@ciaranbyrne62]

That boat is completely fkd😮

[@YoloSwagNinja]

Let’s be honest here... that boats going to be rotting at the dock until it finally sinks again or gets abandoned and broken up. A guy that can’t find it in himself to have a boat lifted properly off a beach isn’t the type of guy to have it fixed either. Mildew, mold and rot will be setting in soon. All the electrics are toast. The engine might be saved, but not much else. It’s a total loss.

[@billiamc1969]

That is a total loss...wiring is now shot throughout the entire vessel

[@Serial32]

This is one of those situations where there's never enough time to do it right but there's always enough time to do it twice... The boat should have been inspected and repaired before being pushed back into the water. 30 minutes of work avoided just to create months of more work.

[@frederickdvorak6502]

Good mini-series on what NOT to do. Is this an opportunity to write a list of things to do (and essential items to have on board)? E.g.: don't drag the boat on rocks seems an obvious no-no; remove everything you can from inside the boat or store it so that items don't get damaged (reducing the cost of repairs) or sucked in by pumps; 2 emergency pumps; underwater epoxy; patch up the boat before refloating it; remove electronics (only keep the essential) to save them in case of sinking (they are expensive) ... use professionals ...

[@patrickconway5542]

Sorry that it happened but it might be a job for you 😉 going to need Fiberglass work and engine rebuild maybe or hopefully a quick clean out since it wasn’t under for long ! Give it a go and possibly make some cash? Just saying if he keeps it it will require work . 🤷‍♂️😉

[@melvinjones3895]

Lots to be learned one big one is get your Junk or Stuff out of the boat. But leave the TV

[@ericwilliams8395]

Will it be a total loss?

[@BarefootTravels]

Still unsure at this time.

[@sailingeden9866]

Horrible visibility for the divers. Sort of looks like people did more damage than the storm.

[@BarefootTravels]

Agree

[@patricesavard366]

Unless this boat falls in the hands of somebody like you guys, it will probably be scrapped... I would imagine the hull might be fixable, but now the interior is trashed, so, in my humble opinion, not worth it, he could probably find a boat in good condition for cheaper than the repairs will cost. I guess now it's probably an insurances game, as to know how much he will get for it! At least it will be out of the water, we don't need more pollution out there and seems like a busy port, so it might occupy precious place that they need for other boats

[@HHJung1976]

Why they didn‘t flush the whole ship with sweetwater? This would be the right moment…

[@BobMuk08]

If it's not solid wood the entire interior will have to be stripped, dried out & refitted. all electrics, electronics & mechanical stripped down or replaced. Surely it's an uneconomical repair unless somebody buys it as a DIY project.

[@frankj5947]

This saga turned out exactly as expected in a third world country. So sad to see ridiculous in action.

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

👍

[@joeldelamirande5792]

Can u reuse a boat that sunk in the water

[@BarefootTravels]

Yes it is fixable but it will take a lot of work!

[@joeldelamirande5792]

I was thinking from my knowledge on KZbin, time is the essence of he wants to keep the boat A fresh wash down and dehumidifier If he has Diesel engine empty water and fill it with diesel fuel up to the head So nothing rust

[@BarefootTravels]

Agreed. However not sure if this has been done yet

[@joeldelamirande5792]

It great ideas to send to him

[@shaggyrandy1264]

The pier didn’t collapse!

[@jeanhawken4482]

Unbelievable.

[@FlesHBoX]

Man, what a shame. That went from "this is a shitty situation, but a little work can make everything fine" to "total disaster, and many months of work and lots of $$".

[@bryanrowell4793]

What a cluster F...

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

🤯

[@ufodude1000]

This boat is done for

[@pawel2003]

lmao .. maybe we learn or maybe we learn what not to do

[@BarefootTravels]

😆

[@TheOjoneso]

Next x plug the hole before towing

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

After watching what went on so far I was expecting 3 teenagers to tie a rope to the mast and try to pull it up over the dock with a 1981 toyota pickup.

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

That boat is not worth fixing

[@JamesBond-xq3tw]

One big cluster fuck .

[@carsonc1272]

Normally when a mooring ball snaps and a boat is damaged but doesn't sink then who usually foots the bill? Who pays for this now? Originally I would see the owner of the mooring ball to be responsible but after the owner put the boat in the water then it's hard to blame the owner of the mooring ball for how the owner of the boat went about saving the boat. I guess that insurance will be footing the bill?

[@BarefootTravels]

No insurance for this unfortunately and you are responsible for your own moorings in this country.

[@mnrobards]

Cane too small for the condition of boat. Boat is total loss now.

[@sailingelectricgitana1286]

Too bad, Lancer 42 is a fairly nice boat. Integrated swim step with walk-thru transom good for scuba diving charters. I don't think it's worth salvaging at this point. There are much better project boats for cheap in the U.S. Given the difficulty of working on a boat abroad it's not even a giveaway at this point.

[@frankm4277]

Oh God, at this time, just scrap it.......hope it has insurance.

[@BarefootTravels]

Nope

[@docstruthers]

Could just cut a big ass hole in the bottom to get all that water out almost immediately. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@averageguydude3833]

Underwater epoxy??? 🤯

[@michaelwilliams4848]

They should have just flushed the toilet to empty the boat

[@BarefootTravels]

😂😂

[@klaudiaskyes2922]

What's the point? The insurance company will write it off anyway.

[@BarefootTravels]

Not insured for this

[@jamzempire]

Yh that boat is done….