Dang Capt Mike looking very good. So glad your dream is comming true. Can't wait until you able to go fishing in her to show off the catch and all that.
I love the Monday morning quarterbacking lol. I believe you made a great choice with this line and I’m confident you will have a smile from ear to ear every time you are on it! Can’t wait to see the mold pull!!! She’s gonna be SWEET!!!
Very nice episode! Totally get it why they use foam boards glassed over rather than glass board like cuss’s makes board. It is all about weight. You’ll get some great performance out of that build for sure. Better than wood and still light. Can’t wait for the next episode! Glad to see you doing great and getting excited about getting back in the water Capt.
Nice man, I like to see the process of boat building and you taking care about details, I hope you enjoy your boat and share your videos with us and thank you for keep protecting the ocean while you are having fun fishing, my name is Javier, I live in Orlando Fl. And I’m from Venezuela like your wife, it nice to have channels like this one, thanks
Man I love these videos! Watching the build of your boat. I want to binge watch to the finish. Having to wait for the next video sucks. Lol Must be killing you having to wait to take it out. Love the videos. Please don't stop. Love the fishing and teaching vids too.
These guy's are definitely "blacksmith" boatbuilders, but that reflects in the price point. It still looks like they are doing a nice job on the build, great boats at the end of the day!! Tight Lines!
@@drewbillstein4812 Most high tech builders use vacuum bagging and resin infusion/autoclave. Stronger, lighter, but way more expensive...Also stricter environmental control...
Hello, I'm in the process of rebuilding a transom on my own boat. 26ft CC, twin 200 suzuki's. What thickness Coosa was used and was it the bluewater 26 or a different one? Thanks in advance
Really like the videos of this build! Do you know what kind of foam they’re using for the stringers? They don’t look that structural, more just as a form for a heavy layup which is where the strength comes from I think. Also do you know what they used to glue the transom to the boat?
Nice Mike! Curious as to the material for the deck? Also, as far as hardware holding into the stringers for pumps, clamps etc. that going to be an issue with fome core? For what's it worth my brother has a 30 year old Mako 261 that's 100% solid and it's got fiberglass encapsulated wood so yours should be a forever boat.
not sure if anyone cares but if you guys are stoned like me atm you can watch pretty much all the latest movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my gf these days xD
To sound like it's stronger imo. 1708, 1808, 1708, 1808, etc sounds WAY stronger then 6 layers of 1708 and then 1.5 oz mat. No real benefit of alternating them imo. I do repairs not build boats so I'm not 100% sure.
what is the warranty for the hull? what was the add cost to insulate the front cooler? Do I understand correct you will be using this boat mainly offshore? thanks!
Great boats, it’s very rare that a boat isn’t built with plywood or balsa wood! These boats are unique and one of a kind! Viking yachts use so much wood in their Yacht is like going to Home Depot and starting a complete Home Remodel! Million plus yachts build 75 percent out of wood! Latitude Boats are much better than Viking Termite Yachts!
I've never heard a bad thing about LTB. Quite the opposite. Solid build and solid customer service. If I had to question one thing it would be the lack of a little technology to help production. A CNC machine to cut Coosa and whatever else they use for the stringers and bulkheads. Not that a CNC makes it better but it would quicken the process.
This should put to rest why quality boats costs so much...you don’t see assembly line/automation machines...you see hands on and skilled manual labor...add on top end materials...and time...and that’s what we happily pay for!
2:18 "reinforced with fiberglass" exactly. It is the glass that gives the strength, not what the glass is being layered over. Would I rather not have wood, sure, but Parker would be out of business if wood did not work. Their quality / customer satisfaction is very high. Anyway, this is not an ad for Parker. I do not own one.
This is a tired and well-addressed argument. If the original construction of the vessel was intended to only use the wood as a coring to shape the composites laid over it and it was done correctly then in theory the wood could rot away and no harm done. If on the other hand the wood was originally used for structural integrity and composite work was skimped on then obviously when the wood rotted there would be issues. Obviously there are other factors, mainly that most woods absorb moisture and hold it which even if not affecting the structural integrity does add weight and possible other negative factors. This is why a closed cell foam is a desirable coring material choice.
Because of this series and the ability to see whats happening here, I will have one of these boats. Price is right too. $115k out the door for a new 400 hp 25' ? All day. All day. All day. Gulf fish need to be very afraid.
@@ReelReports Oh god, I dont know if I have that much patience! Im sitting here tying flouro tuna rigs for a charter trip tomorrow AM wishing for my own boat like......now.
Badass!! Drive a wedge like that with a sledge on any part of my Mako and it would probably crumble. I am not a boat builder like some of these motorcycle dudes from the north 🤔 but your boat looks solid!!
The way they are laying glass is going to cause a lot of air bubbles within which means that the glass is not going to be as strong. I've laid lots of glass building boats and that is not the way to do it.
@@skullhart We dont vaccum bag either. We use the old school way to build boats. I've seen the way that they are laying glass get lots of air bubbles and we have had to grind it down to nothing just to re-glass
What you see with the 4” roller is just wetting out the glass mat. Once the glass is fully saturated everything gets bubble rolled. Episode 2 and 3 will show the process. This 15 minute clip is a quick run through of Hours and Hours of laminating. I can assure you there are no bubbles or Delimitation issues. Not being cocky at all but please Feel free to visit us at the factory anytime Monday through Saturday 8:30 till 5:30 we will show you first hand our process then go grab lunch together. I’m always willing to take advice from fellow tradesmen. I’m not to prideful to say I can’t learn from someone else’s experience. We are old school, building strong solid boats the old school way. The way Grandpa did it. The way we were taught. We are Always willing to learn more and hear others trade secrets.
@@raydold3149 Thanks for clarifying that is was in episode 2 and 3. I just didn't see any bubble chasers and the glass wasn't looking like it was fully wet. And I definitely didn't think you were being cocky. You know the skills that y'all use. Yeah if I'm ever in your area I would love to come visit your factory and go grab some lunch and talk advice tradesmen to tradesmen.
This has to be the best series done on a boat build ever! Can't wait till she is in the water.
Check out "life on the hulls". Dude is single handedly building a 40 ft Catamaran.... Great channel if you are interested in this kind of thing
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2:50 good to see he has his safety-squints engaged.
This is a great series Mike!! I can't wait to see the final product. Keep up the good work!
Dang Capt Mike looking very good. So glad your dream is comming true. Can't wait until you able to go fishing in her to show off the catch and all that.
I love the Monday morning quarterbacking lol. I believe you made a great choice with this line and I’m confident you will have a smile from ear to ear every time you are on it! Can’t wait to see the mold pull!!! She’s gonna be SWEET!!!
Its awesome seeing everything that goes into a build. Such hard work!
Got to have respect for these guys doing all this intense labor. They are the ones who make it possible! Hope they are properly compensated!
Fort Myers REPRESENT! Captain Mike, the boat is looking great and I am really enjoying the Dream Boat Build Series!!
Boats look very well built and solid! Hopefully LTB won’t over price them and keep them affordable. Looking forward to the rest of this series.
The cleanliness while they work is amazing. These guys are machines.
Very nice episode! Totally get it why they use foam boards glassed over rather than glass board like cuss’s makes board. It is all about weight. You’ll get some great performance out of that build for sure. Better than wood and still light.
Can’t wait for the next episode! Glad to see you doing great and getting excited about getting back in the water Capt.
Nice man, I like to see the process of boat building and you taking care about details, I hope you enjoy your boat and share your videos with us and thank you for keep protecting the ocean while you are having fun fishing, my name is Javier, I live in Orlando Fl. And I’m from Venezuela like your wife, it nice to have channels like this one, thanks
11:40 you’re welcome guys 😂
That’s some dedication driving over there almost every day to film the process, great job bro.
Curious to see how many rolls of fiberglass they go through on the 25 hull
Man I love these videos! Watching the build of your boat. I want to binge watch to the finish. Having to wait for the next video sucks. Lol
Must be killing you having to wait to take it out.
Love the videos. Please don't stop. Love the fishing and teaching vids too.
This is the best boat building series I have ever seen!
It doesn't look like Carlos and his crew's first rodeo building a boat. Masters at craft.! Nice work.!!
That is going to be one helluva strong boat, Captain Mike. Serious tool for a professional.
Loved the entire process
These guy's are definitely "blacksmith" boatbuilders, but that reflects in the price point. It still looks like they are doing a nice job on the build, great boats at the end of the day!! Tight Lines!
@@drewbillstein4812 Most high tech builders use vacuum bagging and resin infusion/autoclave. Stronger, lighter, but way more expensive...Also stricter environmental control...
It’s coming together nicely! I’m excited for you.
Ausome video Captain Mike I’m looking forward to seeing the next step I find this boat build very interesting thanks 🤙
Great job and thanks for sharing the knowledge
Awesome work! Very entertaining to watch.
I liked this series! Thank you for doing it.
Those guys are awesome!
I'm looking forward as this is coming together
Hello,
I'm in the process of rebuilding a transom on my own boat. 26ft CC, twin 200 suzuki's.
What thickness Coosa was used and was it the bluewater 26 or a different one?
Thanks in advance
Keep it coming!!!!
Supper job!🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽what kind of foam did they use on the stringers
Great series!
Really like the videos of this build! Do you know what kind of foam they’re using for the stringers? They don’t look that structural, more just as a form for a heavy layup which is where the strength comes from I think. Also do you know what they used to glue the transom to the boat?
When you glass over foam it becomes structural, real structural.
Elmer's glue!
Hi Micah !!! Do you know what clue they are using
Nice Mike! Curious as to the material for the deck? Also, as far as hardware holding into the stringers for pumps, clamps etc. that going to be an issue with fome core?
For what's it worth my brother has a 30 year old Mako 261 that's 100% solid and it's got fiberglass encapsulated wood so yours should be a forever boat.
Looks great!
not sure if anyone cares but if you guys are stoned like me atm you can watch pretty much all the latest movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my gf these days xD
@Omari Thaddeus Yup, have been watching on instaflixxer for months myself :)
curious why they alternate 1708 and 1808 on the transom and stringers?
To sound like it's stronger imo. 1708, 1808, 1708, 1808, etc sounds WAY stronger then 6 layers of 1708 and then 1.5 oz mat. No real benefit of alternating them imo. I do repairs not build boats so I'm not 100% sure.
Very nice people and hard workers ..
My arms are itchy just watching those fiberglass guys.
awesome video Mike....what did you think of the OXE outboard, did you get a chance to run one in Miami?
How about the density of each material did you compare? It can affect the speed of the boat.
what is the warranty for the hull? what was the add cost to insulate the front cooler? Do I understand correct you will be using this boat mainly offshore?
thanks!
why not laminate the coosa transom initially? Why come in after the resin has kicked and add it?
Great stuff, but those fellas should wear a bit more PPE while they're cutting, grinding mixing etc. 🙃
Great boats, it’s very rare that a boat isn’t built with plywood or balsa wood! These boats are unique and one of a kind! Viking yachts use so much wood in their Yacht is like going to Home Depot and starting a complete Home Remodel! Million plus yachts build 75 percent out of wood! Latitude Boats are much better than Viking Termite Yachts!
What material did they use for the stringers and bulkheads ?
Those guys must be high as a kite sniffing that resin with no respirators 🤪
great info
Does anyone know the name of the paste that's used to solidify the coosa to the transom?
They depend a lot on just some glue.
Glue tends to be a weak point in boats.
My Bad Capt, Mike I thought you were using a laminated fiberglass as stringers, carry on,,, lol
I wish Glastron would have built my 1978 Carlson CVX20 like this. I'm fixing to split it and replace the stringers, transom and deck.
May I know what board is this? What is the exact name of the board to replace marine plywood
Coosa
I've never heard a bad thing about LTB. Quite the opposite. Solid build and solid customer service. If I had to question one thing it would be the lack of a little technology to help production. A CNC machine to cut Coosa and whatever else they use for the stringers and bulkheads. Not that a CNC makes it better but it would quicken the process.
Anybody know what kind of foam that is? It looks like they are laying poly resin straight on it and it's not dissolving.
The lack of PPE is just unbelievable 🙈😂
Those guys are soldiers no mask no suit to protect them self from the itching.yah hands down to them
No wonder why the waiting time for some new boats is more than a year.
How do these boats run?
Please write the music name , the three one , all of them ☺
I noticed your stringers look very similar to a very common Roofing product called I ISO board ,am I correct?
Polyisocyanura rigid foam
This should put to rest why quality boats costs so much...you don’t see assembly line/automation machines...you see hands on and skilled manual labor...add on top end materials...and time...and that’s what we happily pay for!
Interesting why do they put the transom in after the stringers this is normally the process to replace a transom.dont think I like that process
Transom is coosa...but shims are wood? Not even pressure treated...I'm guessing the stringers are encapsulated wood to? Jc
The wood 2x4s were used to squeeze the Coosa board and RJ and later removed.
2:18 "reinforced with fiberglass" exactly. It is the glass that gives the strength, not what the glass is being layered over. Would I rather not have wood, sure, but Parker would be out of business if wood did not work. Their quality / customer satisfaction is very high. Anyway, this is not an ad for Parker. I do not own one.
that depends. Are you saying that solid wood stringers like Robalo used to use added no strength?
This is a tired and well-addressed argument. If the original construction of the vessel was intended to only use the wood as a coring to shape the composites laid over it and it was done correctly then in theory the wood could rot away and no harm done. If on the other hand the wood was originally used for structural integrity and composite work was skimped on then obviously when the wood rotted there would be issues. Obviously there are other factors, mainly that most woods absorb moisture and hold it which even if not affecting the structural integrity does add weight and possible other negative factors. This is why a closed cell foam is a desirable coring material choice.
Because of this series and the ability to see whats happening here, I will have one of these boats. Price is right too. $115k out the door for a new 400 hp 25' ? All day. All day. All day. Gulf fish need to be very afraid.
Maybe I haven't been listening, but what is the time-frame from order to delivery?
I believe it is 12-15 months as of now.
@@ReelReports Oh god, I dont know if I have that much patience! Im sitting here tying flouro tuna rigs for a charter trip tomorrow AM wishing for my own boat like......now.
When does "she" go for sea trial ? Great boat !!!
Badass!! Drive a wedge like that with a sledge on any part of my Mako and it would probably crumble. I am not a boat builder like some of these motorcycle dudes from the north 🤔 but your boat looks solid!!
The way they are laying glass is going to cause a lot of air bubbles within which means that the glass is not going to be as strong. I've laid lots of glass building boats and that is not the way to do it.
It's more of an old school build they aren't vaccum bagging but I bet it'll be plenty strong.
@@skullhart We dont vaccum bag either. We use the old school way to build boats. I've seen the way that they are laying glass get lots of air bubbles and we have had to grind it down to nothing just to re-glass
agreed... it ain't house paint
What you see with the 4” roller is just wetting out the glass mat. Once the glass is fully saturated everything gets bubble rolled. Episode 2 and 3 will show the process. This 15 minute clip is a quick run through of Hours and Hours of laminating. I can assure you there are no bubbles or Delimitation issues. Not being cocky at all but please Feel free to visit us at the factory anytime Monday through Saturday 8:30 till 5:30 we will show you first hand our process then go grab lunch together. I’m always willing to take advice from fellow tradesmen. I’m not to prideful to say I can’t learn from someone else’s experience. We are old school, building strong solid boats the old school way. The way Grandpa did it. The way we were taught. We are Always willing to learn more and hear others trade secrets.
@@raydold3149 Thanks for clarifying that is was in episode 2 and 3. I just didn't see any bubble chasers and the glass wasn't looking like it was fully wet. And I definitely didn't think you were being cocky. You know the skills that y'all use. Yeah if I'm ever in your area I would love to come visit your factory and go grab some lunch and talk advice tradesmen to tradesmen.
Thumbs up and pinkies out!
Lots of epoxy on transom.
0:40 Sorry, I don't agree with you. You should put fiberglass on wood and then try it !
A boat cost over 100k and parts are hand cut on 55gal drums????? LOL where is the 4 axis cutters and CNC computer? Lol
Then it would be 250k....
I dont get your videos when they hit!!
I got the one yesterday but today's didn't show in my notifications. Idk
THem guys are going to die early with no lung protection!