Starting Dangerous Massive V8 Diesel Truck Engine on a Tiny Boat

In this episode on Tekniq, we will explore the versatility of a Diesel truck engine powered boat functioning as a cargo as well as commuting service for the local populace.

[@stoker20]

That engine moves the boat like it was nothing. Very professional! Excellent skills by everyone.

[@Lezhlee]

Title is clickbait, the engine is indeed massive but it's perfectly adequate for the boat. The way it's maintained and operated by a master crew, makes me want to ride it ! I see no danger here. Thailand is on another level :)

[@AS-ud4zm]

Retired commercial fisherman here. I agree.

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

yea new motor on a 100 yr old boat

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Thailand has an engine culture all it's own. Long-tails are something amazing.

[@rogerwhittle2078]

I was strangely impressed by that outfit. By example, that sort of boat is usually caned up and down river at insane speed, with little or no thought given to safety, but that vessel was clearly part of a fleet and that example was definitely taking its responsibilities seriously. Everything was neat, tidy and freshly painted. The engine was literally a jewel. A huge jewel, it is true, but everything about it said "care." The crew all had uniforms and handled the boat with precision and teamwork as was the loading and unloading. Certainly, the engine was not being stressed and it took me a while to work out where the throttle was! It was the steel cable from the fuel control unit to the 'turk's head' around the port side steering arm. The skipper pulled on the cablet until he got the revs he wanted, then twisted the turks head until the cable was tight - simple, elegant and almost fool proof. I think the big green lever on the starboard side of the engine was the reverser. And did you notice things were beautifully balanced so almost no steering input was required? He did put a pin in the support bar, but it wasn't even touching the steering arm most of the time. Well done guys, I would love to travel on your ferry and would feel safe and in professional hands.

[@willemstreutgers1154]

Huh the captain was just walking without any safety gear, when falling of the ship who notice it?

[@gowdsake7103]

UMMMM the OUTSIDE was painted. The totally exposed engine was stupidly dangerous

[@hawksmash98]

​@@gowdsake7103lol ig u have never seen a race boat 😂

[@gowdsake7103]

@@hawksmash98 not one that badly made

[@hawksmash98]

@gowdsake7103 first off that's tiller steer with mud motor style shaft. It's a very common practice with small engines even here in the united states, as far as engine exposure, they have race boats with the engine open and setting right behind the operator, I live at lake of the ozarks, we have no size limit or speed limit so I see all different types of boats, outboards are literally exposed engine, that little plastic cowl that covers it isn't gonna stop jack if that thing decides to desenograte into hot metal soup, these guys did an awesome job with the resources they have, more then u ever dreamed of building urself

[@squarefour1]

Master Captain and crew. Flawless operation. Constant checks and maintenance keep that very nice boat running smooth. Great Job

[@daviddwight5745]

Apart from loading the cargo on the roof😂

[@braamvorster8249]

Oh wow but it's nice to hear a well tuned diesel engine running so extra smoothly.

[@garymcmullin2292]

tiny boat that is NOT, those guys have a real nice boat and the piloting skills on display are awesome.

[@randallfrank5682]

That boat doesn't look so "tiny." The engine and propeller drive apparatus looks to be very well balanced.

[@garycrawford6912]

Guy driving that boat is a beast

[@danstump3686]

Very impressive. Capt and crew shined. And that motor was just bad ass'd. Cruise the river like the boss with that.

[@gavrielgreen6700]

Perfect use for a decommissioned diesel engine

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Repurposed/recycled Japanese truck engine...

[@davidmackieson4609]

Why would it decommissioned no such thing

[@1Cobranut]

That is the biggest longtail setup I've ever seen, but it looks very well balanced. The crew obviously takes pride in their boat. Everything was clean, and that motor was detailed to the max. Really a beautiful piece of equipment. BTW, I love the air bleed on the heat exchanger. 😂 I'd think it could be made much easier to operate with a simple cable and pulley steering system though. It would be easy to design and install, and along with a remote throttle and shift cable would make operation much easier and safer.

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Change it? That's just crazy talk.

[@judgetk8327]

I like to see a man that takes pride in the way his equipment looks and runs. Nice job chum.

[@josephhemel3]

I agree. Beautiful engine

[@ee-mon-ee1653]

Some of the absolute smartest and most respectful ppl in the world when it comes to their belongings and they can build just about anything from an old scrap pile that most others would just walk right by.. Very smooth running engine and well maintained by the sounds of it.

[@aggabus]

Bottle ?

[@jerdesu1229]

This guy prolly just spins the Earth until his destination arives at his location

[@Bert_de_Wit]

Clearly a well maintained and tuned engine. And plenty of adequate knowledge and skill put in there. I would get on that fine ship, no problem!

[@fyx812]

It's amazing how things get done in a small country, without huge cranes, forklifts, and steel containers. A throwback to the 18th-19th century.

[@milwright]

The same type of ingenuity built the pyramids.

[@laserjock509]

Great skills on display. The only real danger I see, however, is the risk of the engine operator falling off the back of the boat and encountering the prop. That's always a risk with that style of boat.

[@evangelinewandering9547]

I was waiting to see how they got the fridge off the boat. 😊 Such a well maintained and lovely engine. 👍🏼

[@thedadoftown1774]

Y'all always find the most interesting machines and processes to film. It's super interesting to see how ingenuity and fun with machines manifests itself in different parts of the world. Def one of my fav youtube channels!

[@abumansordaud2294]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@DARANGULAFILM]

I am impressed with the handling when coming alongside. There seems to be so many ways it could go badly wrong.

[@sharadbagadi6382]

Engines are bigger but boats are also not tiny. Boat and it's engine is well balanced. ❤

[@user-jl8by2tb5x]

I read about the Long-Tails in Phuket many years ago, but this is the first time I’ve seen one in operation, very impressed by the engineering of the installation and the seamanship of the crew. Great video, thanks!

[@62cripple]

Where's the danger....that was cool as sht....! Super professional....💪😎🇳🇿

[@killerkane1957]

Seems like a satisfying existence! There is a simple beauty to it all.

[@MikeK6046]

I love these boats, very cool!!! Can you imagine though, if they were used in the USA (people/ government would have a fit with their emissions/ safety and noise)

[@Anne6621]

When it absolutely has to be there over night !! , very very cool ship btw !

[@omahanprabla3058]

Ah, Thailand's islands of paradise, how I miss them.

[@kennethpruitt7799]

Great ingenuity that is thinking out of the box. I bet it is a lot faster than anything else around

[@mack8488]

Love the "autopilot" system...i saw that on an old dutch wooden sailboat with wooden pegs in a wooden rail over witch the tiller lay👌

[@kp7castin150]

Is just clear they know how to operate the boat because that’s what they do and care about in life anything can go wrong at any time the cuestión is how you are going to act at the moment beautiful v8 hino engine man I got two diesel trucks with Detroit and international I love the sound

[@Javelina_Poppers]

I lived in Thailand for a year in the mid 70s. We would take the train from Nakhon Ratchisima to Ayutthaya to visit my Thai friend and his family. We rode the smaller long tail water taxis on the Chao Phraya river quite often. There's a lot of skill to maneuvering those boats and my hat's off to the pilot of this craft.

[@sheklipit2995]

👍

[@Hokay01]

The pride they take for their boats and machines rivals at 70 year old American and his old c5 corvette… love Thailand

[@kwisatzhaderach5053]

KEEP IT IN MIND, In Thailand they don’t make it because it’s make sense they make it because they can…😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GLHS60]

Professional crew and fine ship !!

[@stiftungkarrentest3673]

The dangeroust moment is when the three adult guys use the tiny blue boat that's built for children 🙂

[@guitardzan5641]

The four dinks....HehHeh

[@chphtsn]

Beautifully maintained engine!

[@johanndork5364]

Looks good and stable. I’d be worried about that tiny dingy bringing in the crew!

[@brittseverence7221]

Slick...very slick. And, having the drive shaft and propeller at the surface means no leaky stuffing box and easy access to a fouled prop. Indeed, this work boat steers better than an outboard motors.

[@peterd.1165]

What a magnificent engine !

[@jimblu86]

"So much torque, the hull would twist coming off the line." -Vinh Diesel

[@marcelackle1279]

Took this ferry many times 20 years ago. Great to see them again in operation.

[@user-bz4gp5tl7y]

โฮ้ๆๆๆ สุดยอด วี 8 เลย หรอยๆๆๆ พี่บ่าว เห้อ หรอยแรงเหมือนแกง งัง! สา กัปตัน และ ลูกเรือ หรอยๆ เพ มาตรฐานแรง 😊😊❤❤

[@kp7castin150]

This job is a real workout look how they all in a great shape love when people care about what they do

[@fordaiffa6022]

love the engine sounds

[@garycrawford6912]

Very impressed,the title didn't match the video but still fun to watch.

[@saturday7]

Good access to the engine

[@primebenni4773]

Toyota should make an engine even better a boat and engine as well

[@howitusedtobe]

Do Hino Engines come like that out of the box ? This is awesome, incredible, and horrifyingly dangerous

[@workshopby7321]

As thai people is normally when you at the beach and see long-tailed boat and them use truk and car engine to drive boat😂😂.

[@bengone3349]

Great ingenuity!

[@DSToNe19and83]

Oh I see they do the Midwest wave over there too!

[@metalavenger23]

I like that the engine is also still completely analog no computers no DEF system. Mechanical injection. Oh crap even Non turbo, that’s rare on a diesel nowadays. This engine will probably outlast the boat.

[@user-lu1lh9zc1r]

凄いですね😮　船の大きさもさる事ながら　エンジンは　とても理にかなった代物ですね😅　停泊の湾内からの　移動する時には　エンジンの　アイドリングだけで済むし　沖に出ても　元々トルクの有る　ディーゼルエンジンだから　他の船外機みたいな　ガソリンエンジンでは無いから　燃費もかなり　良いとみた🎉　それにしても　エンジンそのもので器用に操船してて　凄いですね😊　これからも　島の人達の為に　安心安全な　操船を！

[@ngatruong1536]

it is normal, nothing is dangerous, the boat is bigger, not tiny...

[@djlau1]

no computerised tech needed plain profesional and simpel! thats how you build this world

[@kamzandaud4775]

Sangat cocok untk kami yang tinggal di sungai di sum sel indonesia mesin diesel di bikin seperti ini , mantap

[@Sempaijose123]

No entiendo de embarcaciones pero con unmotor menos voluminoso y menor potencia cumplia la funcion igualmente?

[@alibenbalkomalaya9092]

Kat bahagian mana di Siam ni?

[@jbj27406]

I see the massive v8 diesel truck engine, but I don't see the "tiny boat". That boat is at least 50 feet long. Hardly tiny. And where is the "dangerous" part of the engine. There's nothing uncommon about the way this engine is installed and the captain is an obviously knowledgeable and well experienced engineer. Headline is starting to look like clickbait. You make it sound like everyone is holding on for dear life while they rip up and down the river at breakneck speeds. Obviously, the engine is well matched to the boat as evidenced by the routine travel and docking.

[@frankorobinson1540]

Your never happy 😊 cheer up its still kool.nothing wrong with being proud of your ride with a little exaggeration 😂😂😂

[@ryeckley7267]

In the first minute they pour some fuel mixture into that bottle up top and then proceed to check the oil on a 6’ long dipstick, that was the dangerous part!

[@petervast8527]

Tiny boat @0:30 👍

[@markreed8338]

It probably submerged before anybody could make a video of it. 🤣

[@allanmeierjensen4925]

Got a like ..people olso forget you lead a lot more horse power on water to mowe compare on land..a v8 v6 is pretty normal just because you can se it..can you have a great Day

[@kraken767]

that boats so jank. i absolutely love it!

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Locally built for their weed infested and shallow waters...

[@schaind11]

If you can't afford a nice boat, just say Phuket!

[@juanasanelli6831]

Muy lindo barco ,buena gente trabajadora y un exelente y bien matneido motor Diesel Hino V8 como de 300Hp

[@e30325ikiller]

3.400.000 views and 12.000 likes - says everything

[@be-96]

昔日本のYAMAHA製漁船用ディーゼルエンジンは日野のエンジン使ってたらしいし理にかなってはいるよな 現行型のマリンギアの減速比はトラックの二速くらいらしいけど、スクリューの深度とピッチとダイヤでエンジン負荷も和らげられるし

[@artkeyes]

where is this?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Thailand

[@printer1105]

Very nice cargo barge.

[@michaelpruitt6292]

Quite the set up!

[@fancillluio7544]

Seems works very efficiency

[@antoniodellaragione6091]

Grande CAPITANO 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ElErizoDeInternet]

Amazing motor! But is full exposed, there's no problem with the rain?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Diesel engines can run under water as long as the air can get into the intake and the exhaust can leave above the surface....see YT vids re military diesel trucks running submerged There are no high voltage components to short out in the rain..it will just help cool the motor...

[@freddieallan3583]

Nice boat ...nice motor too

[@guitardzan5641]

I was going to make some snarky comments. But then I realized the dude had a boat and he had a engine...... After that, it all made sense.

[@volai]

Verry good.

[@MariaLucia-vl9oy]

O PROBLEMA NÃO É O TAMANHO DO BARCO. E SIM COMO É USADO. NUNCA VI DESSE JEITO.

[@eglonbrown3133]

Nice machine.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

In Oklahoma we have highways they have rivers, just a different way of doing business, impressive but not surprising.

[@eloibosco6989]

Isso é uma diversão!!! Não é trabalho!!! Kkkkk O ENCANTO DA REGIÃO SOMADO AO CAPRICHO DE MOTOR!!! KKKKKPARABENS!!!

[@mamoru0728]

日野自動車のトラック用ディーゼルエンジンを使っているけど、冷却水は直接海水を使っていますね。 ヒートエクスチェンジャーを使って間接冷却化しないと耐久性がありません。

[@arwzqu1964]

A water bus. Pretty sure that engines from a large passenger bus? Pretty incredibly really 😊

[@Antipodean33]

Lovely boat and that engine is a big beautiful beast. As for a "small boat" in the title whoever thinks that is a small boat must live in a world of super yachts, that boat isn't small, my 14 foot boat is small, that boat is easily 40 foot and maybe 50 foot

[@IwanGila-yn4kz]

Mantep x bg boat nya, gk kalah saing nie bg, sukses sellu

[@curiousnomadic]

Great boat to take a baby on!

[@guitardzan5641]

Well...I guess she could just swim....

[@Ogsonofgroo]

That is a beautiful boat, awesome crew/family, great video, kudos and cheers from PNW water folk :)

[@Loli4lyf]

the engine looks so clean wow

[@glennjones5349]

No shortage of power! Cool boat

[@mgriffin42455]

Love to see unique people and ingenuity. You just don't see stuff like this in the states. Too much bureaucracy.

[@Smannellites]

Nice boat handling skills.

[@UQRXD]

Makes a great weapon too.

[@evanchanel3169]

Beautiful nature...

[@kevinhoffman8214]

big bucks for a hino $$

[@bernardgraf7187]

Very efficient operation

[@rebeccaanderson5037]

so smooth and sweet

[@stevenjones618]

Man I want that mud motor on my duck boat

[@KHANGLATUI]

So Amazing 😮

[@safaatchannel4538]

Kapal kecil di pasang mesin besar jadi laju nih Kapal nya.semoga sehat dan sukses selalu.

[@mikecrook8434]

The V8 diesel engine isn't dangerous and the boat isn't tiny.

[@dustyflair]

is that a natural diesel, non turbo?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

yes.. Japanese regulations forced the building of these monster naturally aspirated truck and bus engines up to 26 litre capacity, operating 1000 to 1500rpm...and 500 hp!

[@JBF-GST-Tanda]

Speedboat (X) Self-propelled fish mincer and juicer (√)

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Weed chopper in shallow water...

[@andrewsmart2949]

things you can do when theres no rules LOL

[@cirovazquez1028]

And that's great don't you think??