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if you're reading this, watch your back, gravy is watching you, he's always watching...
If the Game Warden gives you a hard time, just claim you just escaped a much larger vessel that has sunk, and thank them for rescuing you. Also throw the Heart of the Ocean overboard if you get the chance.
Cue: titanic song
😂😂😂😂
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it's been 84 years sir I swear
No! Swallow that bitch and go shit it out and sell it on the black market for a million or 2. Fishing for the rest of your life, no worries!
About two years ago my maiden voyage on a tiny houseboat did not go well. I spent a month and a half stranded right at a pass on the Gulf of Mexico through two storms rip my rotator cuff’s one bicep, ended up having to sell the boat get surgery reinjured myself now I live in a damn camper in a Georgia pasture watching your videos. I love them. Thanks
Damn Sir,thats quite a perfect storm of unfortunate events😵💫
I'd k Ike to tell ya a little about universal medical.....
Be sure to run the glow plugs for at least 10 seconds before you crank it, and it will start a lot easier. Also: I'd check the opposite side of that "hole" you plugged to make sure it's not supposed to be there. It could be a water intake for cooling the exhaust.
You took the words right out of my "Had an old Doge with a Cummins which was finiky as heck if you didn't give the glow plugs enough time" to warm up.
It’s a diesel motor hold the glow plug switch down for about 30 seconds then start
Fr the old guy he bought it from even said so the first time it started!
I always did 10 sec on, 3 sec off, 5 sec on, 3 sec off and then 5 on and try it. Worked in the coldest winters with my 6.2L and 6.5L blazer. Don't want to run the glow plug heaters for too long cause they can burn out quicker.
Without a doubt, the two finest sailors to ever launch a 64 person ocean life boat on a local lake ! EPIC DUDE , EPIC !
They Row the boat you know
Rowed the huge one LOL
Probably the only 2 ever.....?
You had to dig deep into the specifics to pull a compliment out of that one. Awesome example of "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all." 👏 Bravo.
Residual fuel from all the times you cranked it. Diesels are difficult to start in cold. Glow plugs help by providing the heat for initial ignition then when the engine is up to temp the compression alone is enough to ignite the fuel. Great video and good to see Smalls.
Watching him crank the boat and seeing the blueish smoke inside/outside then stopping because they thought they may have a fire was probably the most underrated moment. I’m a diesel guy tho so maybe it’s just me 🤣
Same... she was gonna run too!
@@thelifeofjessejames oh definitely. She was ready they just needed to keep going.
@@awstonkelly4144 I'm almost wondering if they did that for filler content
Shouting at my phone KEEP GOING IT ALMOST THERE!! and then they just stop 🤣🤣
@@Africanbararian Exactly 🫣😂🤔
I'm not into fishing (sorry) and I've never owned (& definitely can't afford one) a boat, but you're strangely compelling and entertaining to watch. Thank you.
The lifeboat is what got me sucked in. It's a fun project.
Same. Leave the fish alone but this is an interesting boat.
On a positive note, you'll never forget the time you rowed this huge boat and didn't even catch one fish. 😄 It's a story you'll be able to tell to your friends, kids, and grand kids.
lmao
those are the best stories though. the ones where you lose
Exactly! 😄
Spoiler alert!...ahhhhhhhh
Never read the comments without watching the video first. 😉
As other comments before me have said, the smoke is most likely an exhaust leak somewhere in the line. Diesel engines have a tendency to puff plenty of it when they haven't been started for a few weeks or sometimes even just a few days. Fire up, let her sit to warm up for a few minutes, and you're ready to run. All that said, I see it as a blessing in disguise because you just found where your CO is coming from.
Greetings from the province of New Brunswick, Canada. I am a subscriber for a long time and always look forward to your videos! Your lifeboat is amazing. With a different propeller you could probably get more speed. Don’t forget that a diesel needs time to warm up the glow plugs. When trying to start it, there should be a middle position on the switch when turning to give the glow plugs time to warm up. Give it 30 seconds, then continue turning the switch until the starter engages. There might also be a separate switch to push in the middle position that you have to push or turn to warm up the glow plugs, before you engage the starter. I think it smoked and stalled because the glow plugs were not warmed up and you flooded the cylinders with diesel. Contact the older gentleman you bought it from and see if he can give you the proper starting procedure.😀🇨🇦
Yes, I noticed he didn't wait for the glow plugs too.
More speed?!?!? That floating zeppelin has horrible steering that was designed for rudimentary emergency navigation only. More speed would cause that lifeboat to need it's own lifeboat.
not all diesels have glow plugs, especially the further south you go.
@@fieraci8500 😂
The RELIEF I know this man felt when he pushed that throttle forward and that beast started moving. I FELT THAT, Ayo. It's hard to explain what we feel in those moments on our boats. Almost brings a tear from the happiness.
“🤯Okay so we got this bad girl going😮” 😂😂😂
My dude killin it
Having that boat is totally awesome you could do so much with it, you mention that it could be a tiny home yes easily its all about air circulation and the precautions to go with it you could even engineer a fold down platform where you could sit outside and BBQ outdoors, use it as a swim platform etc.
It's an Airbnb waiting to happen!
I just keep thinking, man build a submarine.
Waterbnb
@@Tcole444 lol that would be cool
I'm from Zimbabwe & when launching my boats in dams etc we very rarely even use a boat ramp (none built on the farm dams I fish)...I've been stuck a bunch of times but it all adds to the adventure!...much respect from zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Come to South Africa, we will teach you how it's done neighbor!🤙
@@manusb6441 lekker thanks bud, I might have to come sea fishing there sometime! Its the only thing we don't have - a sea!
Crocodiles?
@@shemayisrael198 no those are people
In the Virgin Islands we Just rolled the boats in on 3” pvc pipes.
This is the first video I've ever seen of you. You both are naturally hilarious! I was cracking up and could really feel your candid friendship thru the screen.
You two stayed at it and stayed positive! You didn’t give up. I’m thrilled about your success!!! Keep it up and stay safe!
I love this! 😂 Completely relatable. Such a great duo. Keep up the great videos!
"There is no place I'd rather be" dang near made me cry. How sweet yall. 😍
Big agree. I always say be yourself with the homies. Don't worry about it. We all get what it's like to be real with your friends. I ain't gonna make fun of you for being sweet and wholesome anyway, and the ones who will ain't worth your time. People who spend all their time concerned with being "soft" are missing out on life.
I hope you are well AYO, can't wait for another video. I always drop what I am doing when I get a notification for one of your videos.
Bro, i just found your channel, and i can't stop. Great content, guys. i have a lot of catching up to do. Lol
Y'all two blow me away. I'd have quit five times before ever making it to the fishing hole. The lack of "quit" in you two is beyond commendable. For you both to choke down all of the angst, frustration, fatigue, etc. and put on a smile for the camera...it only speaks to your character and work ethic. Great content.
@Ken Johnson I totally agree with you, except, they don't put on a smile for the camera.... IMHO.....from my observations they're genuinely happy and smiling because every thing that happens presents a new challenge to conquer and there are few other things they love more than they love conquering, well then you can see how it would make them happy!!! AND when multiple things happen like that, if you look at it like you would a month later and be laughing while telling the story, then you would also be laughing at it now, as it can get to where it is an absurd number of issues on the regular for them. I think some of the lets just do it without much planning is part of it in two ways, to make it more interesting and to make it funny, so in a wat it is kind of planned and in other ways, it's fun and funny!!!!
So happy I made the outro 😂
We love you.
Keep up the good work dude! Really enjoy all the content
Just found your channel other day and been watching all your past videos awesome stuff excited follow along now
OMG, the possibilities with this boat are almost endless. I foresee many, many years of fun to be had with and I am looking forward to sit back and enjoy the ride. Thanks for another great vid, neighbour.
Let's freaking goo. Love your channel ayo... keep doing what you do 👍
You two are hilarious. I laughed through half this. I'm subscribed!
My boy Smalls. Thanks Ayo for bringing him on. All your content has helped me recover from shoulder surgery and being out of work for 6 weeks. Special shout out to Smalls for keeping my spirits up. You all rock!!!
I love you AYO and it is always great seeing you man, love your videos.
AYO!! You're the MAN. were waiting for that new new!! Get Davey Gravy and Smalls in more videos!!!
Ayos energy is unmatched. Everyone And then I come across a video I missed for the longest time this is one. And ayo never let's up.
Smalls is the most unintentionally AND intentionally funny person I ever seen
the "you think im a grown man" part was hilarious
Biggy? He’s alive?!
This is unrelated but this is the top comment, so I'll leave this information here: be aware that these lifeboats are made on a native reservation near my home, because the materials they're built with are too carcinogenic to make them in the US.
“Double the amount of water”
Shut up
“If a game warden writes us a ticket, for paddling a life boat… he has no heart” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love this channel! It's so AWESOME to see it keep growing and growing! 👍
Love this life boat saga honestly, hope you keep these coming!
Congrats on 500k AYO!!!! You’re so deserving bro keep it up buddy
Best "boat" by far. So much potential. Yessss...be awesome to see more of you Ayo, especially with Smalls.
this is prime enterntainment!! lost my shit at the paddling and teared up when she started. i live on a boat and we had problems with our Lisas heart for a good 5 months. and last week she started. and i must admit a cried a bit. more of these videos please. actually the ppl who live on the london canal system often have these live boats and ive seen personal tragedies go down in them bc of the housing crisis in britain. but to end on a positive note love you guys and keep up this kind of content when your having fun!! this made me morning so much better i feel motivated to do me boat electrical!
Buncha good ol boys.... having a good ol time...Man i wish i had friends like this.. off ya go lads!
Best fishing trip aka comedy tour ever! Thanks for letting ride along and not sink along!!
500K baby!!!! Congrats bro.👊
Finally dawg, been waiting since the first video
So glad to see Bam Margera doing so well! Just found you and Norms channels love the content!
When Ayo uploads it’s always a good day 😊
Love the awkward silence 😂 also the confidence that smalls has after he enters the boat is golden!
Comedy
You should do another vid like this where you camp for more than one day on it 😂 love the vid keep up the great content 👌❤
My god, You need to upload more! I been waiting forever to see a new video! Need more Davey Gravy in our lives.
I LOVE your energy, I love how you take care of Gravy.
That’s the only thing that was missing was a side of Gravy!.
New subscriber love your videos wish they were longer also love the vibes between you two keep it going
Another fabulous video! Outrageous humor, over the top foolish antics, and obvious knowledgeable seafarer's, thanks for the show.
i would definitely do some research on your specific engine, but as others have mentioned, you need to wait for the glow plugs to heat up a bit before starting the engine. Also, when checking the oil, wipe off the dipstick, put it back in and then check it. It will make sure you get an accurate reading of the oil level. But the color and viscosity of the oil is another thing. But overall its an awesome boat and im interested to see some kind of renovation to it, doesnt have to be an all out reno though lol
500k lets goooooo🎉
The outtakes are especially amazing😂👏🏻
I’ve been waiting on this video for a while! Awesome!!
What an insane project and great adventure! You guys got the right mindset and temperament. Go for it! Proud of you all.
Lol, “I got some problems I’m fixin’…”. Ain’t we all brother. Hell of an episode
Good to see you back on the water AYO. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas bud
what a great video! i was wondering when the lifeboat camping adventure would be coming! look forward to seen this boat get an upgrade!
Aye bro your videos are dang good!
love that the potential disaster turned out to be nothing! you guys are great doing these videos together. everyone who says lifeboats "suck" is probably talking about the ride -- she's totally fine on a flat lake like that but you take her out on the ocean and she's gonna be pitching and rolling all over the place because she's designed for much more weight. good news is, you start doing your remodeling on the inside and you'll add weight fast -- put in some furniture etc. and she'd sit lower in the water for you pretty quick. I think I would cut out that ballast compartment you were talking about using as a bed, cut out the side seat bulkheads and the foam and then start building out from there. before any of that tho you probably want to sand off that paint and repaint her! start thinking about colors! (you know you wanna do camo...)
Good points all.
Having had the pleasure of being in one these boats in the north sea off Aberdeen Scotland I can they are quite ok empty in moderate seas..
@@derkbruinsma9351 were you testing one or was there an emergency?
Nothing to worry about. Wish they would have called someone who was familiar with diesels. There’s nothing wrong with firing that thing up and rolling with it.
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ what does that have to do with this video
Smalls is the man... Need more of his personality on the channel
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ shut up man
Honestly all your vids put a big smile on me. It’s too funny😂😂
Longtime lurker first time commenter: you guys make a great dynamic duo! I vote for more content with Smalls.
Such a crazy vessel! Can't wait to see more house boat survival content
Dude I'm invested in any of your videos that involve this lifeboat! I'm not even into fishing, I just love the idea of this thing progressing into something even cooler than it already is!
ignore that "you've won a prize" message.. that's a scam.
I really enjoyed the pair of you being positive together. Please do more videos with Smalls, it was enjoyable to watch.
Ayo, I have no idea how the big wigs in the commercial industry haven’t hired you to just make their commercials for them. You crack me up every time! You do a great job at ads!
Getting skunked is never fun. But when you have been skunked as many times as I have, it's really enjoyable to watch someone else "not" catch fish also. Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Nice video, really enjoyed it.
skunking is a part of fishing. Or else it wouldn't be called fishing it would be called catching or harvesting. -Johnny
Smalls is a keeper 🤣🤣😂😅 this the best fishing vid ( I mean non-fishing) I've ever watched. I'm subscribing. My favorite part was the am. When y'all are realized nothing wrong with the motor 🤔😭🙏🇺🇸🦅
Oh my God so freaking hilarious 😂 it makes me think of me and my buddies when I was in school the sarcasm is awesome
Hell yeah Ayo 500k subscribers!!!! Man I remember when I was watching you with 35k subscribers love that your hard work paid off bro.
For me it started with you and you introduced me to Norm and the boys. Ayo is a man lol. You got me through some of those tough covid early days. Thank you
2 mins 7 seconds in and my blood pressure is on the rise!! I love Ayo, Norm and LoJo's fun banter. I'm a 42 yo old female who still LOVES Twilight and KNJ 😂 SO glad I found you guys!
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ don’t you mean paddles? Take up your paddles?
It was the “dude do you feel like I’m a real man? -yeah do you not? -Yeah for sure” 😂😂😂😂😂
Same! These guys are hilarious! Grew up in rural Louisiana and I feel like I know them! 😂❤
2 lovely guys! Thank you for vid, boat looks amazing!
You guys are so under rated on here and look like you have the best times. I'm from the south too and I really appreciate what you guys do. Keep up the good work man!
In England, there are, roughly, 2000 miles of navigable canals. Upon which many thousands of people live on aboard "Narrowboats", that are either converted historic barges from the 1700's, 1800's, and early 1900's, or of the vast majority of purpose built boats, as full capacity tiny homes. Some are incredibly laid out into the most comfortable homes you can imagine as a boat. Full kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, and usually a twin or queen size bed, or two. One of the popular homes, are converted lifeboats, same as yours. Gutted out, and rebuilt to be as roomy and useful as any large motorhome....that floats.
Watch Downie Live on his narrowboat adventure...fun stuff!
@@amyshilling7412 Big fan of Cruising The Cut, Robbie Cummings (mostly because he has a Coors sign in his boat), and, while they had a channel, Boating Beyond.
Florida has almost 2000 miles of intercoastal waterways. Maybe another 20,000 miles in waterways. England is serfland hell to the king
@@SLO-Ride thanks!!
@@alexislaisney3404 There are thousands of canals and almost 20k miles of British coastline to navigate, not to mention over 6000 islands to explore and you want us to believe sailing that limp dick coast line of Florida or your swamp infested waterways are better? Nah mate.
You two work well off of each other, thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment :)
instant subscribe awsome content big dawg
You and Smalls play well off each other. It's like I'm back home in rural NC during the summer jumping off a bridge to go swimming with friends and later doing a little fishing from the bank.
Hell yeah! Representing Haywood County! Much love ✌️
Smalls is hilarious, made me laugh multiple times😂😂😂 the two of y’all are great together
Congratulations on 500k Ayo! I've never fished in my life but I love your channel (and LOJO and Norm's)..I swear my whole family now knows Neighbor Darryl, Davey Gravy..you have me researching on Texas Rigs and buzz baits and spinners..its so cool!
You should try fishing sometime. Once you do it a few times and understand few things you get hooked on the sport. I'm going fishing tomorrow.
Thank very much for sharing this video with us. I enjoyed it very much. Always fun to watch.
I stumbled on your channel and I'm hooked on it. You all crack me up..
Congrats on 500k!! Keep on doing what you’re doing!
Been so excited to see this video. Keep up the good work and don't give up on the itty bitty I cannot wait to see your first overnight in that beast!
I am addicted to your videos. you are so entertaining and funny! love it!
More life boat and smalls content! found this video of my recommended and now I'm here to stay, I'm stoked to see what kind of mischief you get into with the interior design
Check out AYOs houseboat build. It's awesome
Smalls is a great addition. The way you guys interact is great. I'm trying not to get hooked on another YT channel... and I don't even LIKE fishing... but dang.
Your videos r so good that I don’t skip through your promo skits.
I loved this and I don't know anything about boats, motors, or fishing. Y'all are hilarious!
You guys never fail to put a smile on my face. Stay awesome!
That quick moment where smalls looked at ayo and his face said. “ oh are we not spooning?”
FROM AUSTRALIA, well done guys, that life boat could turn out to be an awesome Lake Camper once properly set up. You might consider re-working the roof with better perimeter rails with a flat deck. It would require a lot of proper planning first before you start any restructure inside and out side. Good luck.
Really enjoyed the video, good times with friends are awesome 👌
Yahoooooo! So happy to see you! ❤❤❤❤❤
What helps me sleep at night is knowing Ayo facetimes norm in the shower like a real bro would
Im a huge fan of this boat I would love to see it restored more and lots more videos pls
Great job preparing for the trip.
I love these videos because they show the reality of some of these projects.
Smalls is so wholesome. I love him
Smalls and Davey gravy are your best channel guests! Hands down