MAYDAY Sailboat Forced Off the Beach (S3 E25 Barefoot Travels)
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2022
- In this weekly vlog of Barefoot Travels we finish the story of the beached sailboat La Vita. Last week we showed you how La Vita broke her mooring and was washed ashore. They managed to turn her around but made significantly more damage to the hull.
This week you will see them brutally push her back into the water and the consequences of this.
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The ineptitude! Wow!
Great job you guys wow I am a marine engineer and I am at a loss for words on how that was executed wow glad it wasn't my sailboat they turned an unfortunate sailors nightmare into a disaster
Crazy to watch
That'll buff out. Seriously, it was never going to end any other way.
I am surprised about the lack of directing the operation by the owner or the skipper, but I was already surprised they did not empty the boat as soon as it was on the beach. If you just leave it up to the crowd, the crowd cannot be blamed. I still feel sorry for the owner for having almost made it. Losing the boat there must have hurt even more.
Honestly I'd have been surprised if it'd turned out any other way. That boat needed to be out of the water immediately or have float bags attached at the very least. Really it needed craning onto a road transporter if at all possible, it would have most likely done more damage to the hull, but the hull looks like it's toast anyway - at least it would have been dry and 'possibly' patchable later. Well it'll be interesting to see the conclusion anyway ;)
It’s definitely been interesting to watch the process. Something to learn from and create a plan if this were to happen to us or someone else we know.
If you watched the first video, it really looks like the hull was fine until they started pushing it around with the backhoes, shoved planks under it, and cracked it.
Whoever thought putting planks of wood under the boat like it’s a jeep stuck in the mud , should be taken off shore and tossed over board lol.
Benny Hill theme tune springs to mind for some reason….can’t think why
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The theme tune to 'Bonanza' should be playing in the background. .. ...Bleedin Cowboys!
This happened to me in NZ. I took some sage advice from a gentleman who grew up in a smily that would intentionally beach their 50Ft fishing boat until the next season. Start her parallel to the water. They would dig under her hull and lay round posts in a perpendicular fashion, then use levers to mover her inches at a time.
I have done it three times now over the years- mostly alone. Sometimes I’d get 2 to 3 ft of shift.! When she gets afloat you need to be ready with an anchor ropes etc
It will be great to watch your next "unbeach" operation. Maybe somebody could film it for you!
Regards from Brazil.
Good coverage and thanks for your comment!
So many experts, including our hosts, why is the world full of ‘em!
Don't know if it is available where the boat is located. Roof patch tar is available in one gallon cans in the US at the big hardware stores. It is black, gooey, and sticks to wet surfaces. The patching tar could have been applied to the outside of the hull where the cracks were located. It could also have been applied to floor mats and then stuck on the outside of the hull over the cracks/holes. "Henry's" is one brand name.
Yes indeed, that stuff is magic for keeping water out
Butterfly trying to tell you that log won't work! LOL So sad though to see a good boat ruined by people not knowing what they are doing.... those trying to help destroyed it.
This is the first refloat on RUclips. I was looking for vids of techniques
I wouldn’t recommend using these techniques
Day 1 , 15 mins in I would have left and never spoke to anyone on that beach ever again lol
Sorry to see that outcome. Glad watched to learn how venerable the hull above waterline on sailboats.
What a nightmare!!? This incident just threw my dreams out of the window 😳 I'm lost for words. Too many if's and why's ...
OMG, my heart sank, literally!
Well hate to say it, but it was a inevitable to end up that way. Can't wait to see the final out come. Great video 👍
Always dive on the moorings.
Saw the midweek short so yes it's going in 😁
Like I said the other day, The whole thing should have been done on dunnage bags or air... Glad you guys figured that out, sadly it was too late to save the boat. A shame you guys didn't have any roofing tar handy, that could have easily stopped the leaks... Hell, wadded up plastic shopping bags would have worked... Tar would have been hell to clean after the fact, but it's a lot easier to clean than salvage a boat. Also, the water tanks should have been pumped out. Once again, all this could have been avoided by spending an extra day getting everything together and doing the job right, rather than rushing to get it done. Especially the T-shirt clogging the pump... But hey, when you don't learn your lesson the first few times, at least you become a good example of what not to do for everyone else.
Wow that sucks, I believe you had the right idea just to many chiefs !
The boat was safe on the beach.
What should have happened is a professional salvage team come out.
Even if they just pushed it off the rocks, the salvage team would have had the float bags, pumps and tow boat on scene to move quickly to a boat lift.
It was never going to make it with that motley crew.
Agreed sometimes it’s better to hire the professionals first even if it’s more $$. Going cheap doesn’t always win
Brilliant video!
20 20 vision in hindsight.
A sobering lesson of what not to do when faced with a crisis.
Sad to see a good boat go down especially with an unfortunate run of bad luck and negligence.
Thank you for sharing, must have been especially hard to observe after your experience in repairing your yacht.
Bri
Yes! It wasn’t easy watching this experience. But like you sad a good lesson learned in case of similar situations
Not really 20/20 vision in hindsight. As they were doing things, we were all questioning it, and thinking and saying it is not a good idea. And sure enough, it was not.
Wow. That was a beautiful boat. What a mess. Unbelievable is all I can say......
Great vid.
Welcome to the Caribbean.
Even after the crack, all the weight could have been moved to starboard side, including hanging some extra weight from to boom pushed all the way out to make the boat lean on its good side as much as possible. That could have gotten the crack out of the water.
thats what i call a bad day. hope tommorow is a better day
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holy crap! too many people on the boat- you told them to "hot patch" the boat - chit show!
Salvage operation makes 6 feet hole in beached sailboatboat - Continues to launch vessel without temporary repair - Boat sinks - Surprise!
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Wow, that was insane and so sad to see it under water! 😢
Well the owner should’ve had all of that stuff standing by. Ultimately he is responsible for the bad decisions that caused his boat to sink. What a pity
Definitely some bad decisions. But also, I imagine that it is not easy just running down to the closest rental shop and getting all the equipment you need. Sometimes you have to make do with what you can get.
Very true
my bucaneer broke anchorage and was blown 12ft onshore from the high tide during a storm, it took me a week to dig it off the beach single handed, and the sand HAD to be carried above the high tide mark otherwise all your work ends up back under your boat!!!
Looked like a well organised and engineered salvage 😳🙄
Awesome job as always guys!
Looking forward to seeing how this works out.
Thanks 🙏
Ok wondering if "peel & stick" food wrap would work as a temp quick patch. In the US settlers used big logs tied to the wagon wheels to float their wagons over river crossings, too bad they could not find big tire tubes to help with the float. Have heard of people floating sunk boats with ping pong balls, but never saw it.
Life is never boating when you have a boat. The bills will now multiple.
I’m no expert but I agree with you , bow towards the water and line to top of the mast !! We could have got that done one day hehehehehehe 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Damages, repairs, recovery are now going to cost more than the boat... Someone is going to need to call a plastic surgeon to repair his bum after all that
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That was scary i would have freaked out if that was my boat being push into the water that ways.
Right! It was a scary moment!
I'm thinking some 4x8 sheets of steel plate laid down and slide it across that without really lifting it
To many people who didn't have a clue about salvaging this boat who all wanted to be the boss. If they have insurance write it off ,after being sunk its going to need a total over haul and it would cost more then the boat is worth. That was one of the most sickening sites I've seen in a long time and I'm sure the owner was totally sick watching these guys destroy his boat.
Why is it that every time you leave, they start screwing with it doing more damage every night? They’re probably waiting to strip it after they’ve made sure that it’s destroyed! That saying “ Beat it to fit, paint it to match” comes to mind! I’ve just NEVER SEEN SO MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE IN ONE PLACE!
Haha, I've spent some time in DR. You'd realize why they do things after being there. It's often just madness.
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So it looks like regardless of whether you answered YES or NO to the question of whether it would work, you were right! lol
Haha exactly!!
A person shouldn’t laugh at one’s misfortune, but this comment is hilarious 😆.
I winced watching that. She was (is?) a nice looking little boat.
Beautiful boat. Stay tuned for next week when they salvage here and pull her up!
if you push the boat off bow first.. what do you think will happen to the rudder as it goes off the edge? I have seen people try and do it like that and i can tell you it ends up with a broken rudder and the aft end of the boat hanging on the rocks, going off stern first was the correct move, how they turned the boat was rushed and not very well thought out which led the damage
100% ship show... A Perfect how not to video.
Instead of putting it on a mooring buoy i would taken it straight to the marina , The ones doing getting boat in the water were cowboys .
that is what appens when people drink too much lol.
Davy and myself have actually gone 💯 sober 34 days ago. Watching this with people drinking straight vodka made us so happy with our life decisions.
Alcohol isn’t necessary to have fun and it seems a lot of people drink too much these days
@@BarefootTravels that is the best way to go, one or 2 on the week end is great, but the guys on the boat where super drunk haha
Beautiful looking yacht actually- what is it? Looked to me there were to many chiefs on that salvage. One person needed to take charge ( maybe you the video man) come up with a mint careful plan and then go for it. The whole operation looked a bit chaotic.
What a rough job (bow first) not stern.
Omg shocker lol. Who could have guessed …….
Ummm so why did they put it back on a mooring instead of rushing to a dry dock
Boats already in a mess. I sure wouldn't be putting it back in the water at all.
No counter weight,boat pointing wrong way ,JCB ,dozer, surprised it didn't break it's back ,
What a surprise to see her underwear. Looking forward to next week’s episode. Could we see a new series of boat work coming up soon of how you get this boat fixed and in the water ? Hope so
😂 not sure what’s going to happen yet. But next week they do re float her so stayed tuned for that video!
So sad to see that good looking sailboat finally going down.....
Very sad
@@BarefootTravels Do you by chance know what model that boat is?
Oh no, more damage, no plan, no one in charge...
Having watched this operation happen several times now, I don't think the damage was that bad.
Great video...
I admit, I had to rewind the video to hear the word and then google "palaver" ......Never heard that word before, always educational videos. :)
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@@BarefootTravels great to hear that Erica still has a bit of Aussie left in the gal .
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Totally agree with your thoughts on this retrieval, there was so much that could of been done.
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You should have hailed the Coast Guard - they would have provided you a pump quicker.
I dont know if its just my assumption of the vlog,but the owner of the beached yacht qnd captain should have had some more knowledge regarding this and splashed a few B.O.A.T'S to fet the right equipment to protect his property from more damage ,like you pointed out
It was done way too quickly without proper equipment.
Sadly I am not surprised at the result and I do have to say that the owner/captain never showed any direction in what they were doing to boat, they pushed it over everything that could possibly do damage and got the expected result, but it amazed and saddened me to see all the celebration when they pushed it into the water, as you said Erica you were glad it wasn't your boat 😰😰😰
Handled like a bunch of drunken teenagers. That lines up with my experiences of the DR perfectly. What a shame.
Handled in DR fashion. I watched a girl there put onto a stretcher with a smashed pelvis and thigh then her leg flopped off the side of stretcher where her letting out an awful moan with no pain killers.
What a mess, shame the owner isnyt listening to you. Its all gone pear shaped now the hull is . If the local goverment do it the boat will be in the skip as scrap. Wishing the owner all the best lcuk in the world fixing the boat if you can reach the marina.
Even if pulled up, now, it may be damaged beyond repair. Only thing left is to salvage anything of value.
I would have had a tractor pave a thick path of sand, down to the ledge of the water and had a tugboat drag the bow off the ledge, while installing airbags underneath it!
I assume this boat had no insurance. If there was ins wouldn’t the ins company be directing the salvage to prevent further liability. They went about that all wrong, not the proper equipment, causing more damage in the process.
Need some of that flex tape that works underwater to seal crack quickly.
It had only basic insurance not for something like this.
I’ve seen that flex tape I actually do some miracle save stuff it’s kind of like duct tape of the water. I don’t think it would’ve fix that crunchy haul though. It needed some epoxy with a patch to get it across the bay to where it could’ve been hauled out. So unfortunate
why these strange owners did not use a plaster from a simple towel and 3M 5200, this sealant dries in water and pumping out even for a long period of time does not save from a crack in the board
I thought, ok put in water, but where is the tug, then what? no pump on board??? Omg
Total incompetence... The boat should have been loaded with everything and underway as soon as it left the beach. Frickin shame..
Aren't there any cranes available?
What sailboat is that.its so interesting 🤔
Told you on the last episode, disassemble at beach and sell in parts :)
Another boat for sale ? Heart breaking witnessing one man's dreams get destroyed .
yes mick yorkshire uk
If this was a video of not what to do if your boat was Beach is the best video I've ever seen with the two backhoes why could they not have dug a trench set the boat. Up right repair the holes
A dilettante salvage operation!
Think while the digger was there I would have dug a deep trench under the keel and out to low water mark with air bags the boat would probably sat up on day one. Just a thought 🤔
OMG...what an insane salvage, super unprofessional, I would sue the manager/the responsible
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painful watching them crack the hull unnecessarily. just painful
Fasten the air bag under hull beam to beam and inflate it for buoyancy
this is clearly your BEST opportunity to get a mast and rigging for a small penny!
Unfortunately not the correct type of mast for our boat
@@BarefootTravels that can be fixed ;-), that’s only the first 3 feet..
Does anyone use water pumps to excavate the sand before the tide comes in?
that is sad, after all that work
Success 👍😭the submarine is back in the water.
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Haven't seen any info about the insurance status.
I'd guess there wasn't any, since no insurance rep was present.
Not insured for this
Step #1, call insurance company.
Step #2, file a claim against the people responsible for the mooring.
Step #3, buy a new boat.
Unfortunately here you are responsible for your own mooring. Also it wasn’t insured for this 😞
Pretty obvious there won’t be any insurance pay out on that boat. If indeed it was I sure.
You'll get her back on the water !
You seem to have given good advice that was completely ignored. Now its an expensive mess. Now that the insurance company has seen this video they may have a word or two with the "captain". I mean leaving t-shirt in the bilge is so insanely stupid. Even then with the cracks getting larger bags should have been kept along the boat. amazing
What a mess. Impatience will cost him a lot. Should have waited for all the air bags and proper equipment. Hopefully it is affordably fixable. Does he have the insurance that covers “nincompoops at
work”!?!
That was bad , would have been better to leave it on the beach till someone that knew what they were doing was found . At minimum it needed float bags to keep it afloat , the pump always fails as it always sucks something in .
I wonder what the insurance assessor said after seeing this?
Surely the owner would contact them in the first instance and they would arrange approved salvage, or an assessment to determine if it was cost effective to recover.
When damage is done in this way, how can the insurance company be expected to pick up the tab on this?
No insurance.
Could not believe what I was watching the salvage team on the beach were animals and then celebrating as it was sinking on the mooring omg...if the was my boat would have gone mad
What a set of impossible bunglers!🥴🤡 🤬
This really just was an accident waiting to happen.🥺
Rule #1: Get some full size pig skins with the fat left on (works best), or at least some heavy tarps as well as a diver to pull them under the boat and tie up.👿 This is to reduce leakage.
A unneeded total disaster‼‼‼😤
But thank you for sharing though!
Pigs skin? 🤢🥴
@@BarefootTravels Yep, strong enough to poke holes in it and get a rope trough, and the fat works as a waterproof gel, works great.
It's an ancient (probably) Dutch trick.
If its not possible to get it on the outside, you also can use it from the inside (Well stamped and secured).
Actually, if in The Netherlands, you storm into a fully crowded butchers shop (not in a marina, but in an old(er) harbour town) and yell for it, the butcher will drop everything and help you to any size(s) you need, no matter what, no questions asked.😉
Clarifying: the rope(s) go through from the fat side, across the skin, then down through the skin. Apply on the right spot, tighten the ropes, and bob's your uncle.😁
That’s some cool facts. Thanks!
When I first read it it was slightly 🤢 but it does make sense
@@BarefootTravels You now: If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much 🤣
What happend to the boat ???