Building My Dream Yacht From Scratch - Can We Outdo Italian Yacht? 

I can't think of a single thing that could go wrong with this build.

This reminds me of the episode of the Simpsons when Homer was hired to design a new car for his long lost brother lol.

I'm an aerospace stress analyst. The kinks in the side supports aren't ideal for load transfer. Also consider diagonal struts somewhere for lateral strength. I'd recommend a basic finite element software to design your support structure.

SEMA is in early November. Maybe think about starting your SEMA vehicle now instead of waiting until October.

hot tub in the front is going to have the boat plowing water, should be in the middle or the back.

Consider the trailer first… build the boat to fit the trailer. Make sure the trailer fits through your doors first!

Ditch the hot tub and make room for a kitchen way more useful for a day on the lake.

Please, Chris, PLEASE run this by a naval engineer. There’s a reason pontoon and house boats are built the way they are. The last thing you need is another boat sinking, or worse, one loaded with all your friends. This is serious stuff, and the Willamette/Columbia Rivers you want to take this on are deadly. You should also get this certified by the Coast Guard with a vessel number (which I think is required for registration anyway). All of this should done anyway if you actually plan to produce these things for people to buy, which sounds like a liability nightmare.

Around here we call something like that a "Party Barge"

No matter what happens with the B Is for Byacht I’m here for it

Hey just a quick note. build the trailer first. this boat will not fit on any standard trailers. second you need to tie those pontoons with I beams in order for them not to brake in half. there is a reason why they dont build pontoon boats over 30+ ft.

This man will have sunk more boats than Germany did in WWII!

I hope boat has less leaks than camper.

Please get some consultation from an experienced boat builder. The design, as it currently stands, will not be stable. The distribution of weight (such as hot tubs) needs to be incorporated only where hydrodynamics and the equalisation of buoyancy permit it.

You’re like that kid in the forums who’s first post Is talking about making a 1000hp street car

i stopped the video to write this. 1. i salute you and your team on trying this, its going to be epic and im really looking forward to following this! 2. if you use deck squares with compatible furniture you can reconfigure the seating to your heats desire. 3. a quad toon like this wont be stable offshore. it probably wont be stable in the columbia river. 4. this will turn like a pig, if it turns at all. look into bow thrusters. have you considered running this by a naval architect? its going to be expensive to find out that it doesnt work. :( love you guys! edit: ive been running boats for nearly 50 years. currently ive got a 26' sailboat and a 16.5' bowrider in the stable. ive built 3 boats on my own.

I love how you're never scared just to start a ginormous project. it's very inspiring.

First thing on his design is twin sofas. You would think that the initial design elements would be those of a nautical nature, you know, the things that make a boat safe and prevent people from like, drowning. This should be good. The first outing of the other boat ended in dry dock for like 2 years, and once repaired, it sank. Building boats is a great idea.

With a hot tub and seating that far forward you are building a Submarine!

"The daily" proceeds to point at the dustiest car I've over seen

You should get in contact with ultimate rebuilds, he has built like 2 pontoon boat. His first pontoon i believe was a double decker

If your engines are in line with the outer pontoons you will get a better turning radius plus with the wider separation between engines you will be able to turn just by adjusting thrust

Honest question. Do any of these projects ever get completed? It seems like each build gets to about 75% there, then another project starts and those other projects are never heard from again.

You are going to need to look into a small motor in the front to use as a bow thruster or you'll never get it in the slip.

I´ve seen Clarkson, May and Hammond doing something simmilar, it went brilliant

For advise, I have a double decker premier pontoon. Things I really like: 1- helm in under the hard top 2- seating for guest near the helm . ( I had another pontoon where the seats were a little further, was feeling out of the party sometimes) I would allow clear views of the back of the boat from helm, maybe have stairs on opposite side Have front of the boat lighter, maybe move hot tub back. Everyone seems to hang in the sun , makes waves splash over board . Hard to make toons plane as well. Think about weight distribution, mine is a little offset to one side. More seating on one side makes the boat lean when everyone sits . Just some advice from my few years of having pontoon of all kind Great project!!!

This is what's called losing focus. Chris has gone off the rails.

Cool project! I would recommend engaging a marine surveyor and your insurance company early to find out what certifications you will require to insure the boat and keep it in a marina.

Pontoon fronts you cut off should go on the front of the Jacuzzi so its not like a plow in the water.

You cannot make a canoe out of a round shape. The submerged area does not change when it starts to roll so you have no righting moment. You'll just flop over right away.

Can't wait to see this thing sink.

What an awesome idea! Did you calculate the stability with the second deck? Also, with 40 people, dont forget about space for plenty of safety equipment. Parties should be fun, but also safe ;)

Let me guess, building out of steel plate?

Honestly should have sourced an old houseboat and done a full renovation rebuild on it. This 100% will not turn out how he is expecting it to.

Am i the only one who imagined Oscar listening to this and slowly shaking his head?

Check out ultimate rebuilds. He's already done this a few times and could probably help you out.

This ought to be something

Love the plan, this type of partyboat makes so much more sense for Oregon. Seems like a lot of chairs though, and less open space to move around. Also plan for things like the TV or Sunshade as early as possible. Might also make sense to make the enclosed stairs longer and add more dry storage.

I know it’s not common, but pontoon boats can and do flip in high winds. I’d make sure you’re thinking about that as you build a narrow boat with a second floor. A good gust of wind with a small wave in the right direction and that thing is going to roll.

You should integrate wheels that can come down so that it doesn't need a trailer to transport it. since you get to design it yourself it would be fairly easy to do that.

Small shop = more focus, forces you to finish a build before starting another

Hey brother just a word of warning, if you are putting high Horsepower engines on that and putting some weight on the front, you may want to weld supports in between the toons or you will twist them on take off fairly easy

I love the idea and I'm no engineer but I forsee lots of problems going forwards. Good luck..

B is for Boat! No Yacht just big boat. 🤙

C is for can't finish a project before he starts another one. Love you guys! Like all the projects. Squeal, on to the next good luck with this build

You need to collaborate with Zach from Ultimate Rebuilds!!!!... He works with PontoonStuff and builds his own pontoon boats. His boats are really cool and one of his boats has an upper deck.

Is it just me, or does nothing get finished anymore?

Portland : homemade pontoon boat capsized/sinked, 40 people dead.

Add some solid topsides around the bow area to give it some lift and prevent it burying the bow into waves, especially with the weight of that hot tub so far forward you'll bury it straight into a wave or chop and have it wash right through the boat, go watch some videos of people doing that on pontoon boats

Looks great man, i think i would add on demand water heaters for the tub. It then can be a poker table, or empty it when not in use

B is for Bottom of the Harbor 😆

My biggest concern (aside from not building it right next to the water) is the loads on the pontoons. That break between those “chines” will be a point of extreme stress (20 feet of moment fore and aft). Maybe use 5 pontoons.

Water sports with a 44' foot long double decker?

"The good news is the water we're taking on is slowing down the electrical fire"

Put a front swim platform too. That would be nice. Won’t have to go over the engines to get back in.

It's been while since I watched a BIFB video, man, it's so nostalgic to see nothing has changed. Setting incredible expectations with such limited time. Classic. Nothing can go wrong.

B is for Build: Our custom camper truck is heavy, leaky, and shocky. Also B is for Build: WE'RE BUILDING YACHTS OMGOMGOMG I wanna see the airplane build.

24min of yapping, 2min of timelapse 'building'. maybe t is for talk would fit better

B is for bad idea. I'm here for it.

Great project. For the kayak, if you don't want it to tip over, you might want to plan a pendulum on the side. Like they do in asia and in the pacific

Attaching cones to rear of pontoons will double gas efficiency. Water vortices have to steal energy from somewhere

Can't wait to see this project completed...or any B for Build project actually completed. 🤣🤣🤣

He should contact that kid in Florida that built the platoon boats but they were Normal sized ones. He can give yall ideas and yall can give him ideas.

you forgot to include clean, gray, and black water tanks in your design. i think it would be cooler to ditch the hot tub and have that space be like a moon pool where you can just chill in that space, even have heaters warm the immediate water in that area. maybe even a net to keep fish and stuff from encroaching on people chilling there

This is so cool!

I just can't with guy any longer. Finish a project, just one, any project. I so feel for your guys. My heart strings are done, finish a project. FFS

Would love to see an update on the one seater

This is amazing!!! I am so excited to see you guys take on a new venture. Good luck and I can't wait to see what problems arise!

This will fail harder than the yacht. That's my bet. But should make for good entertainment.

Not a scrap kayak. I would totally build a "drop tank" car out of it. Built like a dry lakes racer.

I miss the days of the GTR build.

You all are insane in the best kind of way. Glad to hear you're working with an engineer on this. Looking forward to seeing it in the water!

So your building a house boat lol

I'm very excited to see how this turns out.

It's a very 21st century take on nature: “Yeah this forest is nice, but can I get it with a microwave, barbecue, hot tub, bar, giant tv and a sofa?” That boat will be for “sailing” what those behemoth full-sized-city-bus recreational vehicles are for “camping”. Anyway, I'm here for the process, even if I don't understand the motivation behind it.

If your going to make a few of these then maybe you should make a Jig for the pontoon lengthening process.

Mark my words. This will not end well

There are two big advantages to having out boards. #1: The maintenance is way easier than in I/O or inboard. #2: When you're handling that beast near the dock the ability to look back and see exactly what the angle of your engines is a major help at avoiding a crunch. I would rethink putting your engines under a cover.

B is for Boat. Make an underwater level with a bedroom in it. It'll help with balance and also underwater viewing when the water's clear if you fit marine windows.

B is for Bnot finishing projects

B is for %10 building %90 moving/organising shops and rambling

Loved seeing the CAD design process!! Thank you for sharing!

I never seen this many recommendation comments on a video before. Its like all the boat aficionados and naval engineers came out of the woodwork for this one.

Nice, smart guy! A prime example of the dunning-kruger effect. You would be absolutely nuts to buy a boat he built.⛵🚨

Finish something.. FFS.

Make sure to include a rail on the topside along the edge of the passage for the stairs. Im sure you’re planning on it, but the rendering didn’t have one. Makes me nervous! lol Can’t wait to see this come together.

I'm always excited for more boat content, especially a big ongoing project like this!

I just finished watching Titanic and I say no, don’t do this.

lol you're insane trying to build a pontoon yacht with absolutely zero knowledge of boat building

Loving the feedback from the community, it's a huge deal to have thousands of eyes proofreading your design. B is for Boat will float!

Give some really good thought to covering your yacht when not in use or storage in the winter. I own a pontoon boat and can tell you without doubt the sun and rain will eat into our investment big time. Plus bare in Mind that pontoon boats become sail boats when the wind is high, Just my 2 cents, I have been a subscriber for years, Best of luck with your build and always more views and subs, Ralph

Let me tell you the biggest secret about Boating. Find yourself a bestfriend with a Boat. Thats all. Never buy yourself a boat, it will finacially kill you.

I would honestly park the Tesla outside instead of right beside your prize builds.

I love this (and previous) video(s) and look forward to the outcome. Your approach to naval architecture is...interesting.

Very cool. You’ve come a long way since the floating BMW. Can’t wait.

You’re not building anything ground breaking there… AND IT’S NOT A YACHT!

The murcielago is never getting done...

Not gonna lie, I haven't been this excited about a build in a couple of years. And yes to the rocket kayak!

I haven't heard that phrase "Government work" in a very long time, takes me back to my Navy days !

I feel the channel should change its name to O for oscar because he does everything while whats his face just sounds annoying on camera 90% of the time