Building My Dream Yacht From Scratch Pt 13 – Building A Swim Deck!

47 thoughts on “Building My Dream Yacht From Scratch Pt 13 – Building A Swim Deck!”

1. I need to know how’s it turning out

2. Where’s the update ???

3. Why did you not hing the swim ramp

4. Swim platform —- Needs a Swinging Hinge system or like an pivot arm hinge

5. Or u could just have attached swin deck with hinges and attached thick wire with a cable reel mechanism
   Would have made it mechanical and alot easier

6. Just put a complex hinge on the swim deck

7. Leave the motors open they look good and maybe heating problems

8. Why not just a hinge? You had it when chris and kyle was on the step.

9. Stairs as fuel cells?

10. Instead of stairs, use a pool ladder

11. Cool boat ideas, but can we get back to vehicle builds!

12. So, how hot is it going to get if the sun beats on it all day long?

13. Mom I want an inboard engine!

    We have an inboard engine at home.

14. Ditch the straps and build a lightweight (P…and backwards P…shaped) railing on each side of the platform to act as a handle to lift it and also give swimmers something to grab onto while getting out of the water.

    Love the channel BTW!

15. bow thurster

16. I'd probably make it more like a lift gate

17. Come along to the floor of the second floor

18. This boat might sink faster then the titanic on its maiden voyage. The swim deck is so redneck. Everything about it is sketchy.

19. Do you have enough room to tilt the engines and change props/clear intakes?

20. How the heck are you going to lower the swim deck when the boat is in the water?

21. I am not an engineer by any means. And I'm sure you've already thought about this, so just curious. why didn't you go with a lift gate design that uses tethered or spring-loaded pegs?

22. There was quite a lot of volume in the steps. You could use that volume for e.g. fuel. Or space for some of the control equipment for the engines. ??

23. Why not hydraulic lift with the step on the swimmingdeck instead of on the pontoon.

24. That thing will fill with water and be super heavy

25. Can you make a russian "Lada Riva" sema build? Something awesome and weird at the same time. Make a body swap or something.

26. The steps not being level really trigger my ocd 🙁

27. Unfortunately your crap video gives me motion sickness to watch. Consider buying some better video equipment.

28. "I've never been on a boat but I am terminally online. Anyway's heres my extremely poor advice:" Literally the comment section of every B is for Build video.

29. You want the steps to drain if they are not waterproof. let them dry out and let water flow in and out.

30. Since you have redesign of the engine compartment, it would be better to extend the fencing thing till the end of the boat (on either side of the engine compartment) to prevent anyone from falling in the water while going to the swim deck.
    
    This might restrict you from laying down on the floor & pulling the swim deck. Maybe you could try adding an inverted 'U' shape hand rail on the swim deck next to the stairs, which could also be used as a handle to assist with moving the swim deck.

31. If you don't change that swim deck design, you will likely never use it. It was a good theory and you did put a lot of hard work into it, but that doesn't mean it works in practice.

32. why not attach chains to either side, from my experience straps will fray or degrade over time, chains won't

33. Use a screw gear type mechanism with electric motors to raise and lower the deck

34. B is for Beginner

35. I don't want to poo poo your swim platform or dampen your enthusiasm but you should give some thought to how this floating platform will behave in the water. Especially if there is any wave action. I would consider a couple hydraulic engine lifts from a company like CCM. Maybe they will sponsor you. Good luck with your build. Looking forward to seeing it completed. Cheers

36. You'd be better off with a removable trampoline setup like you'd see on a catamaran. It'd be easy to flip vertical for mooring/storage. Easy to remove for engine maintenance. Far more lightweight.

37. My biggest concerns would be venting. Making sure those boxes and swim platform don’t trap either raw gas fumes (explosive) or carbon monoxide from running engines (potentially deadly for swimmers).

38. Your engine hatches should definitely be lifted with electric just like any other boat

39. Might want to re think the whole moving of the swim platform. As someone who boats often there are always going to be unforeseen situations. Like your anchor begins dragging and you have to get everyone out of the water. Now you have this big platform in front of your motors. This is a big boat and things can happen quickly. To me it’s too much do a hydraulic lift. Or leave it stationary and build two sets of ladders that have 5 or 6 steps that fold down off each side of the boat. You can even curve them out a bit to make getting out easier.

40. The black soot on the welds is likely due to lack of sufficient shield gas. When mig welding aluminum, a push instead of drag/pull will result in better shield gas and better welds.

41. For 50 years boats have had telescoping swim ladders. Permanently mount the swim deck high and throw a couple folding or telescopic ladders on both sides

42. As an introvert, this is my nightmare boat. Still fun to watch the build while I design a solo camper boat.

43. Ummmmmm imagine a slight swell and rocking and trying to do that 😂😂 looks cool but yeah have fun with that

44. You could build a pair of small aluminum davits on the pontoons, one on each end of the swim platform, to raise it and lower it.

45. Can the engines still tilt properly!??

46. Why don't you make the steps fuel cells?

47. This boat is like me building a monstrosity of a house with unlimited money in Sims when I was a kid.

    I hope you don't have to trim those motors with the deck on or while turning.

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