Working At The Busiest Marina In The Country - Legendary Marina - Destin Florida

Moving boats over 50,000 times a year to and from the water is no simple feat for the busiest marina in the United States. Legendary Marina in Destin, Florida has the team, equipment and systems to pull it of while taking care of the 720 boats in their "barn". I was lucky enough to get to work with Team Legendary for a day and see just how it all happens....
Legendary Marina - www.legendarymarina.com/
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[@mstrickk1]

I love the camping and catch and cook style videos, specially with a cabin boat. But this, this is it. 4 minutes in and I'm so intrigued. 180 employees, that is insaaaaane

[@TripSmith]

Haha! Glad you enjoyed this one. One of my favorites....

[@madalin934]

Great video Trip, so interesting and informative and well put together!! 👍👍 Y'all need to get on Patreon and support our man Trip make more awesome videos like this.

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it madalin! Thanks for being awesome and taking the time to leave a comment....

[@cjleon1104]

Very cool video Trip. Nice to see you branching out into other avenues to bring great content to us. Looking forward to more like this, very informative!

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it CJ! It was pretty cool to branch out and I'm looking forward to more as well. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

Drive by this marina every year and always wondered what inside would be like! Thank you! Looks like somewhere I’d LOVE to work!

[@TripSmith]

You're welcome! If you know someone else who may find it interesting, share it with them 😎👍

[@kaleb4223]

Used to work here. Great group of guys that can handle some pretty high-stakes situations. Nice to know they're doing well!

[@hunteroutdoors7830]

That’s cool man I actually live is Destin Florida

[@joeb260]

Great video. Loved that tour and seeing those boats up close. Thx.

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed Joe, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment ;)

[@jethrodupree]

Very interesting video Trip! I learned a lot. My brother lives in Destin and I see this place a lot but could never have imagined what’s inside.

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it! Same here man....

[@bahamasking2063]

Awesome video really good to see how that place functions.

[@jonathongreenlinger4282]

Awesome job Trip, I have a feeling this video will blow up!

[@TripSmith]

Glad you really enjoyed it Jonathon! Man wouldn't that be awesome??? Thanks for watching and commenting bud! Now ya need to go share it to help it blow up ;)

[@sarahwright1831]

Davis is the absolute best! I LOVE Legendary Marine🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TripSmith]

He sure is! Very good at what he does.....

[@ralphholiman7401]

I've driven by this marina so many times, but I've never stopped to check it out. Thanks for the tour!

[@TripSmith]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comment 🙂👍

[@mmcleod111]

Wow. Great Video. That’s a serious Marina!

[@TripSmith]

Good to know you enjoyed it Mike. Yes it sure is!!!

[@tylerw1418]

This was awesome trip!

[@TripSmith]

Thanks Tyler, happy to know you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.

[@ianmankersen]

Love it! This is awesome content!

[@TripSmith]

Happy to know you enjoyed it!

[@johnnyb7226]

This was so cool to see. We try and take a family vacation to Destin every year or two and always wondered what this building was for. Great video.

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it!!! Now ya know!

[@divernolan2]

Trip this video was Awesome. We have family vacationed in Destin, Okaloosa and Fort Walton Beach Area for year. I have always been Amazed by Legendary Marine. Thank you for the inside Tour!

[@TripSmith]

Glad to know you enjoyed it and I appreciate you coming along!

[@toddgriffis896]

I drove by there last summer and was amazed. Thanks for yet another great video

[@TripSmith]

Definitely a cool place! You're welcome and thankya for taking the time to leave a comment!

[@catfishdog]

Awesome video. Thank you.

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it Frank! Thanks for the comment. Care to share it with some buddies and help this thing get around?

[@jockhynd]

I live here in Destin and all I can say is you did a great job showcasing the Marina. Stick around and have a tour of the Harbor... Amazing Yachts and Sport Fishers !

[@TripSmith]

Well thank you! I really enjoyed being able to get in there and check things out. I've been through the harbor on my little boats a few times.... Awesome spot! I need to hitch a ride on one of the Sport Fishers one day. Got any connections? lol

[@jockhynd]

I can arrange a Yacht Tour ...

[@lakeeriemonster90]

Love that flag mural! Yeah grew up on Lake Erie. I see this stuff all the time, mom basically ran a yacht club for almost 15 years and my stepdads a NASA Engineer. so boats and ships are life. Love the channel. Plus we have cargo ships that my parents help maintain out of Cleveland that run the Great Lakes.

[@TripSmith]

It's pretty awesome! Hey very cool having a family like that. Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@dickflinghammer58]

Damn that's our wartime flag. The real one ( mostly white signalling peace) pretty much disappeared during the mid 40s. This abomination of a government has lied to it's people and the world and indeed spread it's cancer of lies empowered by the beast. You must be joking. You might rather celebrate the spirit of a freedom loving people but they're gone mostly. People only cluelessly celebrate their servitude to a beast in fact the hammer of the new world order through it's military might all thru deception at the cost of the blood of the saints. I don't have time for the blind (the religious and patriotic) who do deny the truth of Christ by their submittance to worldly faux authority and bide not by the spirit. Fuck that filthy flag of filth and abominations.

[@brianking973]

I love this kind of stuff. I would love to see a production of high end boats

[@TripSmith]

Working on making it happen. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@filomenaregan1537]

Wow that is amazing how they store and move those boats 🚤 amazing! Nice vid thanks

[@TripSmith]

Yes it is! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment!

[@cup_and_cone]

Pretty cool - been by this marina so many times and never thought much of it.

[@TripSmith]

I thought it was pretty cool also.... Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@martyhiers1635]

Awesome Video Trip!

[@TripSmith]

Thanks Marty! Glad you enjoyed it!!!!

[@wyattearp3848]

I love the tour video! 👍 👍

[@TripSmith]

Thanks so much!

[@Slowfox1990]

ive been a marina forklift operator for about a year at a marina in the tampa area. im 18 years old and absolutely love it… we have close to 500 boats in high and dry storage, all handled by two drivers😎

[@TripSmith]

Oh nice!!! That's moving some boats!

[@timmahodges2801]

Here we go yeyeyeye live action!

[@TripSmith]

Yea buddy!!!!!

[@bobmcelroy7289]

Well, that was fun! Different, but fun!

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it Bob!!!

[@danielsoutdoors]

Great Video!

[@TripSmith]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@saenole66]

Wow that is some impressive Marina. Thanks for the tour. As an old school boater I think those behemoths are sort of overkill. I prefer your C Dory or my Aquasport 224.

[@TripSmith]

It sure was! Glad you enjoyed it. Haha, yea those are some extreme boats for sure.... Love my C Dory ;) BUt if I had deeeeeep pockets... why not? lol

[@saenole66]

@@TripSmith I just joined Patreon to assist your channel. Keep up the fun adventures.

[@turnandburnroadtripssouthe8432]

Excellent

[@TripSmith]

Thank you so much 😀

[@EAFISHINGNYC]

Wow amazing 🤩

[@TripSmith]

I thought so too! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍

[@wildliferanch3665]

This is place is wild!

[@TripSmith]

No joke!

[@hugeblue]

Been to Destin , Beautiful Place! Enjoyed the video. Chas.,SC

[@TripSmith]

Thanks BIlly! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@getnautical9579]

Been running marine lifts for 14 years in north east and am very impressed by the operation there

[@TripSmith]

Oh cool! Yea, they've got it going pretty well......

[@colinturner4158]

Very interesting enjoyed the video

[@TripSmith]

Glad to hear that Colin, thanks for watching!

[@SaltyMechanicsJunior]

Great stuff 🙏

[@TripSmith]

Thanks!!! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment from Norway!

[@SaltyMechanicsJunior]

@@TripSmith sure thing 👍

[@alexboatingfishing9103]

I love the videos great stuff

[@TripSmith]

Glad to hear that Alex! Thanks for tuning in a commenting!

[@shelbypender8932]

That’s crazy! My family keeps our boat there and we aat at the restaurant right next to the marina lulus😂 great video nice to see my hometown marina on here

[@TripSmith]

Oh very nice! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@FlatsFisher73]

Hell yes trip that was an awesome video brother something different very interesting a lot of information nerd on that stuff anyway. Be awesome if we can see the cito video I mentioned a while back see if you can work that out too that'd be cool to see the inside how they operate on a daily. Thanks again brother have a wonderful day and have a safe holidays

[@TripSmith]

Sweet man, glad you liked it! Hmmmmm, cito video? I can't recall what you are referring to, help me out. You have great ones as well!

[@KayakCliff]

Great new twist on the videos Trip!!! Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs needs to watch out! Keep it up, it’s a nice addition to your other videos to add some variety.

[@TripSmith]

Glad you liked it! Haha, Mike has done some AWESOME stuff!!!!

[@dbclass944]

Those are some very nice boats.

[@TripSmith]

Dang right they are!!!

[@EastAlabamaBassFishing]

Glad you got to come by and see the place! Hope to meet up again soon!

[@TripSmith]

Me to man! I think we may cross paths again bud. Thanks for everything!

[@lildog314]

I was kinda nervous on the lift so I was slower then usual but still great having you there

[@mpgarr]

This is one amazing boat dealer and marina.

[@TripSmith]

No doubt about that Michael!

[@robvasquez79]

Good to see you’re in Destin again Trip. We need to get up for a beer next time you’re in town.

[@TripSmith]

Love that area!!!! Hey yea for sure. Best way to know when I'm in town is to keep up with my Instagram Story ;) @tripoutthere

[@boatingsibbingandwandering3262]

Lovely video Truth is the will probably have as much fun in the C Dory as any of those boats Bigger is not always better

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it. You have a point there, the person makes the fun out of the situation, not the price of the boat ;)

[@TennesseeCheeZe]

That was pretty cool to do something totally different but still in line with your channels theme .. Good idea man, I liked it even tho it made me feel jealous of those boat owners ... A man can keep hoping I guess 😆.

[@TripSmith]

Glad you think so! I was hoping it would be taken well ;) So far so good! That's right, just keep hoping. But also realize it's not the price of the boat that makes the fun!

[@jackson7421]

Great video. I know it’s far away, but how about a tour of the c dory factory. Heck any factory or yacht shop would be cool.

[@TripSmith]

Trying to make that happen for 2022 ;) Cross your fingers!!!!

[@LT4Danny]

Great video!! Pensacola, Florida is in this comment!

[@TripSmith]

Heck yea Danny! Thanks!

[@jimbeauxjimenez1850]

17:08 I"m blind lol! I don't see the link, Trip. Fantastic video and thank you

[@smithjs1978]

Nice! My buddy Jeremy helps run that marina!

[@TripSmith]

Oh cool Jason. I met Jeremy a little while back and talked to him about doing this. He is a really nice guy and I appreciate him helping make this happen!

[@deanglicos4465]

That place is massive! There must be thousands of dollars worth of vessels in there! 😆

[@TripSmith]

Yes it is!!! Thousands? lol Maybe.....

[@seventybuick]

I'm headed there on my next vacation to Destin.

[@TripSmith]

Awesome Scott, enjoy yourself!

[@jeremybassfishing]

I drive by there everyday to work awesome place

[@TripSmith]

Oh cool!!!!

[@user-sr5sr5vz4s]

Super​

[@TripSmith]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@murf708]

With all that movement in the boat yard and hanger, I would recommend high viz safety jackets before someone gets run over.

[@TripSmith]

Not a bad idea

[@Brandoncwa17]

Looked them up on the good ol Google Earth ☺️ they need to repaint that flag lol. Looked good back in 03!

[@TripSmith]

Haha! Yea I bet it's a chore to repaint that sucker....

[@Brandoncwa17]

@@TripSmith oh no doubt! You said you would enjoy working there. Maybe they'll hire you to paint?

[@jameslyon1372]

My youngest son works there. He loves his job and was awarded for his efforts this year.

[@TripSmith]

Hey that's awesome James! Good for him, hard work pays off!

[@Chris_In_Texas]

8:02 Its the Bird-X Broadband Pro. I have one in my back yard. They work pretty good. 😁👍 Its not the bird poop, bu the spider poop that makes a mess as well, speaking from experience.

[@TripSmith]

Oh cool!!!! I bet their pest control is on point then.... Didn't think about bugs!

[@raybrdjr]

trip, that was an informative video on an impressive marina!

[@TripSmith]

Hey glad you enjoyed it Road Glider! Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment.

[@makatkplt]

I’d love to work there

[@TripSmith]

Would be pretty cool wouldn't it?

[@alvintawney6742]

I would like to see you do more fishimg

[@TripSmith]

Me too Alvin ;) I've got some good stuff planned don't you worry bud!

[@jacktextor1007]

That was my GameFish!

[@TripSmith]

No kidding? Awesome boat man!!! Lots of super nice boats in there.....

[@johnortiz6722]

I subscribe now

[@TripSmith]

Awesome John, thanks man! Hope you enjoy the future content and don't hesitate to dig back in the archives. Some good stuff in there ;)

[@kevinbyrd4460]

That’s were I fill my pontoon up at

[@TripSmith]

Hey awesome! Very cool spot

[@gatorsaw3315]

Great vid.. A lot shocked with the marina for having a rider on the lift.. 25 years lifting boats and I never though i would see a marina be ok with filming an osha infraction.. But cool looking place

[@TripSmith]

Thanks! I was harnessed in so maybe that's how they got by with it?

[@gatorsaw3315]

@@TripSmith No sir. Just saying.. You would have needed to be in a seat with a belt under the cage.. I have taken the boat lift tests too many times

[@TripSmith]

*What do you want to see me take on/explore in the marine industry next?*

[@qaannat]

Do some hull layup and finishing, interior build out and CAD design series. Easy peasy.

[@cup_and_cone]

It'd be awesome if you could do a ride along with marine police/USCG/FWC somewhere - we could see what all they do and that they're out there just trying to keep everyone safe.

[@TripSmith]

@@qaannat Hope to do some of that ;)

[@TripSmith]

@@cup_and_cone That's something I'm working on ;)

[@bigchvy9192]

The scout is for August Busch. That's why it's blue.

[@TripSmith]

Ah gotcha! To cool....

[@johnknight5485]

Wow...now I have a decision for next year...FLIBS or Legendary.

[@TripSmith]

Haha! Legendary was pretty sporty......

[@johnknight5485]

@@TripSmith Are those tours open to the public?

[@egomaniac247]

Man what do you think the insurance requirements are for that place lol. Not just in case of hurricane and fire but in case of damaging a boat with a lift! Wow

[@TripSmith]

There is no telling man..... I'd hate to be paying it! Crazy $$$ in there!

[@ropebatchelor8360]

No sir come visit our Marina in Surfside Beach TX we got BIG boats and lots of them Surfside Marina Surfside Beach TX

[@TripSmith]

Looked you up, not to bad!

[@christopherrussell1677]

That’s the second biggest flag I’ve seen !

[@TripSmith]

Dang sure a big one.....

[@darkknight4227]

I work at the busiest airport in the country in Destin, FL 😂

[@TripSmith]

Yea sure.... lol

[@thomaskennen3470]

They don’t wash down the interior?

[@TripSmith]

They certainly will but it's a little extra 👍

[@canajian]

👋😎👍

[@TripSmith]

😎👍

[@matthewgannon9631]

No chance this is the busiest marina ever. At my former marina we did almost 200 boats in 12 hours

[@opichocal]

I’m positive none of those boat owners cut grass like I do. Not bragging but I have 2 boats in my storage shed. They’re called kayaks with zero hp motors

[@TripSmith]

Hehehe, you may be right. At least you get out there! Heck, you yaks probably see more water than those boats ;)

[@qaannat]

holy cow how do the forklifts not faceplant with a boat

[@nunya2445]

The back section of the forklift is a massive counterweight.

[@TripSmith]

Nun Ya is correct. They are super heavy on the rear end. that's why they weigh over 200,000 lbs... Pretty crazy!

[@colescott2005]

Was I the only one who noticed the truck he got into at the end of the vid is not the old taco

[@TripSmith]

Nice job paying attention Cole. Got an F150 to pull the C Dory to more distant locations ;) I'll have some updates on the truck soon.

[@johnbeckman8916]

1:18 Is this really West Florida? Looks more like East TEXAS! 😎

[@TripSmith]

Heck yea it is! lol

[@hptubez1027]

I feel like the busiest marina in the world is always the one i want to get gas at while I’m on the water.

[@TripSmith]

hehehe, yea really!

[@904nole]

As a sunbelt rentals mechanic, glad to see y’all wearing a harness while in the man lift.

[@TripSmith]

I think they are pretty good about it around there. It seemed that way.....

[@jefferyschlicht5920]

I've been there. Hurricane and their done!🙄

[@TripSmith]

Yea, who knows.... I couldn't even imagine.... Surely folks would come get their boats if there was one bearing down on that area?

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@TripSmith From recent experiences there wouldnt be time or would you be able to get there.

[@lildog314]

I’m a lift driver here and the building is designed to handle a cat 4 and actually people bring their boats here for hurricanes

[@montybadalwa]

hi brother nice videos nice job 👌👌 Brother there any job regarding Electrical am doing job in dubai as marine electrician i know all the AC/DC System bow thurster, black& gray water , Anchor etc pls dear if u can help 🙏🏻🙏🏻😔

[@TripSmith]

If you know your stuff and will actually work, there is plenty of jobs to be had in the marine industry! You can find one easily in the states.

[@gglen2141]

AMAZING business. I have noticed that businesses that care about their appearance (roof flag and whale graphics) are ALWAYS way better to deal with than price focussed, stinky toilet, ratbag businesses. Probably costs a bit more to park your boat there, but if you want your boat in the water, gassed up and ready to go with a tank full of chum at 10:30am on a Saturday ? it WILL be there. Ready to go.

[@TripSmith]

Yes it sure is Glen! You're right, a great place to keep your boat for sure....

[@dirttdude]

um, you gawked at the stupid outboards and walked right by the turbine boat

[@TripSmith]

Yea it appears that way doesn't it. Actually that orange boat (I assume that's the one you are referring to) I stopped at two separate times. When editing the footage, it just didn't turn out like I wanted and certainly didn't do the boat justice..... Wish it would have turned out better but I try to trim the fat from the videos as much as possible

[@phillipdotbrown]

Friend of mine kept his boat here till he found out they were renting it to people without his knowledge. Shady.

[@TripSmith]

For real???? That sounds crazy....

[@phillipdotbrown]

@@TripSmith yes I couldn’t believe it either.

[@phillipdotbrown]

@@TripSmith they probably have fired the people involved. I’m sure they are a good business. This happened about 9 years ago

[@TripSmith]

@@phillipdotbrown Ah gotcha. Yea Id be surprised if that was going on lol

[@sappysiggy2351]

I seen a boat fall off a fork truck/twice , no way would I trust a kid with a half mil

[@TripSmith]

That would be a bad day! They aren't kids I wouldn't say. It appears that they are well trained and pretty responsible ;)

[@randyscott3386]

Ahhhhh , Destin Florida ! Tons of women ! There just aren't very many of em . and they're all old .

[@TripSmith]

Oh boy.... lol

[@uowebfoot]

A lot of people have a lot of money.

[@TripSmith]

Yea, no kidding lol

[@joejuska5390]

Drop the smoke eating and stay on the vids. It is your forte. Better for your lungs too.

[@TripSmith]

No doubt about better for ya.... I'm working on getting to that point Joe, just gotta keep hustling! Thanks for the encouragement!

[@ryanparsons8977]

Too many short cuts and pans, difficult to watch&follow

[@TripSmith]

Sorry about that! I appreciate the time and effort ;)

[@joshuabanwaree2640]

Hey let's go to the boat and have a drink. Oh the boat is in a building on a rack 🤔🤪👎👎👎👎👎

[@TripSmith]

Lol Yea..... Not for everyone I guess?

[@joshuabanwaree2640]

@@TripSmith there definitely stunning. I hauled a 42 go fast boat from long island to a marina in Jupiter.. my jaw did drop seeing the boats on racks inside. But they had slips aswell.. that marina u went to looks like a dry land marina.

[@lildog314]

@@joshuabanwaree2640 hey man I’m the lift driver in the video and we have 4 bulkheads that we drop the boats in so when someone wants their boat they they put it on this app and we will go grab it and drop it in and then do the requirements they requested

[@joshuabanwaree2640]

@@lildog314 nice , can u sleep on the boat overnight?

[@boyjimini11]

You wanna spit the gum for the video or no? At least tell us what flavor you got... nvm I can basically taste it

[@TripSmith]

Yea, good point. My bad.....

[@truethought2581]

Hey, lose the gum..

[@TripSmith]

Yea I really should have. Totally a bad move on my part.....

[@jefferyschlicht5920]

Thank you sooo much for not showing any Trump flags!!🤮

[@TripSmith]

Lol Never even crossed my mind that none were in it. Shocking....

[@buddybahama3938]

you don't drive a forklift unless the forks are almost on the ground when empty