I Completely GUTTED The Interior Of MY NEW HOUSEBOAT!! (water damage & termites) 

Two episodes have revealed two important facets of your being: 1) willingness to spend $ like a drunken sailor, and 2) ability to perform extended wanton destruction. You have a gift my friend, use it wisely.

I love how Dave just shows up to help his buddy out asking nothing in return. Now that’s a true friend. Davey rocks!! He’s a great guy!!

Being in construction for 52 years I would like to suggest that you get a dumpster next time and park it right next to the project. That way you don't have to move the waste twice. Like the video

Can we just admire this man not asking people to just give him money.

I would highly suggest a respirator when dealing with any potential mold or particulates.

Davey GRAVEY is awesome. He needs to be on your channel more

"Did you wanna see me pee?" True brothers. No bond stronger.

Everybody needs a dope friend like Davy 👌👌🛥️🔨👌👌

Only word of advice is “DON’T USE WOOD” for the sub structure. Either use aluminum or composite wood “plastic wood” so as to avoid future problems.

Holy hell bro 😂 you are almost building a boat from scratch at this point! Looking forward to seeing this come together!

"It needs a bit of work but some things come like that." EPIC! Hilarious 😂 GOOD JOB DAVY!

Davey is the shizzle! Everyone should have a friend like him.

I'm the complete opposite of handy or mechanically inclined, I've never even used power tools before, but something about watching people build and restore tiny homes and boats just soothes my soul

Man Davy and ayos friendship is one in a lifetime Davy's A real one

I highly recommend using proper eye protection and a respirator when tearing out an interior, especially one that has mold and lots of water damage.

"...outside of it needs a little work but.... some things in life come like that" - Davey Gravey That ish hit differently Davey

Don’t take too long for another one of these, i’m dying to see what the end result is!

That drone footage of Davey throwing the lamp is priceless

👍I love how you’re Davy Gravy’s hype man. We all need a hype man. 💝

DAVEY GRAVY glad he finally made a comeback

PLEASE READ I HAVE A TIP FOR YOU. My grandpa has a 42ft houseboat and he gutted the boat like you are planing to do. So when you rebuild your floor don't make it all one piece make it so it has panels so if you need to work on any of the electrical or water lines you can pull up the floor panels instead of have to take out the floor to work on things under the floor.

Everyone needs a Davey Gravy in their lives. He is an all around good dude.

I’ve been doing things like this all my life, I would clean, rebuild the engine compartment. build a new transom to support a nice outboard. Very little maintenance, you can always upgrade, better fuel economy. Ed. Retired U.S. Navy

Davy Gravy needs to be a permanent part of your channel! Love this stuff. Definitely getting some googan gear and tackle soon, will be using your code for stuff to do my part in this restoration effort. Much love. Happy holidays and God bless.

I purchased an Alcan houseboat 4 years ago and did exactly what your doing. Totally gutted the boat and rebuilt it piece by piece. My biggest advice is put some time into designing the interior. Use the internet to look at other houseboats for idea’s. Spend some time and go to a few Marina’s ask ask other houseboat own pro’s and con’s to their designs.

Davey's words of wisdom I needed right now. Recently I had my motorcycle stolen. Took awhile to get insurance to pay out. Only thing I could afford, but it was what I was looking for, was an old 97 Tacoma. It needs some love but with my schedule at work(overnights) and living in a small apartment, time to give said love is limited, along with the financial hit. Davey helped me feel better about the stress of everything over the past few months.

😳😱You are killing me doing this demolition work without a mask and without long pants!!!! 😫

Swabby Dave is a rock star! Don't worry Dave you work your way up to first officer.

“Some things in life come like that” life lessons from Davy gravy!

This boat rebuild is the reason I subscribed . Don't worry about the brain damage black mold causes . If you have half a mind to get this done you should be fine . Great job so far .

Expanding foam and aluminum are the key words. Calculate the square feet of the bottom, estimate the weight right now as it sets. Then figure out displacement now. Then you will be able to know how much weight you can add. Freeboard is your friend. Take your time. Get the numbers right. Really enjoy your channel. Best of luck to you.

Edited for mispelling. Look into BACA BOARD . It's what the horse saddles trees are made of. Much better and stronger plus lighter. We found it at a Marina. Used it at the out drive. Awesome and strong and termites dont care for it either. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Good to see Davy Gravy on the channel again! Nice of him to come and help with the demolition! Looking forward to seeing you rebuild this boat ! Thanks for sharing your adventure!

Everyone should be so lucky to have a friend like Davey Gravy

Just stumbled upon your channel because of this boat. I’m excited to follow to project. I have a suggestion, if you can afford it, build the floor frame out of 1” aluminum or steal box tubing so you can gain a few extra inches of head clearance. It’ll also avoid any future rot from water damage. This is merely a suggestion, I don’t know anything about building or even working on a boat. Best of luck!

Excellent job with the ole money pit. There’s two types of people. People that buy new and pay the fortune up front and people that buy used and pay a fortune over time. Have fun and I feel your pain. Congrats on the 130K!

Ok. Coosa board. Honeycomb composite. Look at these for stringers and flooring closed cell poly-foam anything under the floor. Then you you can put your flooring down even with 3/8 flooring it will be solid. It is the beat flotation you can do.

Whenever Gravy is on a video its going to be a GREAT video. Thx Gravy for Gracing us regular folk with your presence.

Dave’s is a true friend to work on this project nothing good comes for free

Love Davy Gravy. Also love the fact that instead of asking for money, you ask us to support your buddy.

Projects like this and the pond restoration will definitely help grow your channel. Most people today, myself included, like to see different variety than just watching someone bass fish all the time. You also have a great personality, if you will just start uploading more your channel will become huge.

During your rebuild, make weight savings the main priority. That is why the floor is so thin also. With that small hull and being a houseboat, it will sink to the bottom of the lake quickly if the weight to hull displacement ratio is not carefully managed.

Everyone needs a brother like Davy in their life

5 minutes into this video I fell in love with channel, not only the content but the fact you suggest we support by buying merch instead of patron like every other youtuber

You have a good start. I've rebuilt three rv's that I've lived in. The current one is a 34' fifth wheel. Needed a whole new roof including trusses, ceiling and roof. Wall sheeting all replaced. One thing I learned is to make a plan on paper so you get all the wiring and plumbing installed in the correct places before enclosing Walls, ceiling and floor. One other thing to consider is to cover the floor joists with a good thick layer of fiberglass because those floor joists play a critical part in the strength of the hull. Once you get it all cleaned out and debugged that's the first thing I would repair. You'll start with a good foundation. I'll keep watching your progress to see how its going.

Davey Gravey is the kind of friend we all need. A Friend for All Times!

When hitting things with a hammer it's important to make a hi-ya to and advance your efforts. Also, it's very important when you throw something off the boat to the ground to tell, "Bombs Away"! Can't wait to see the following videos!!

Davey is a lovely guy. Now that's a real friend.

You're making a great start by scrapping the whole interior down to the hull. If I were doing this project, he motor would definitely be coming out for some serious maintenance. Once it's all out get a pressure washer for the inside and outside. A fully clean boat is easier to inspect and repair.

Tear it down, and build it back. You can do it. Can't wait to watch this project unfold. Good to see Davy Gravy.

Leave it to a country boy to do work around rust, nails, broken wood paneling and every other thing in shorts and tennis shoes. I just found your channel and I'm really enjoying this series!

Go ahead and order two drums of resin. Next pressure wash the inside and let it completely dry. Then apply resin to everything inside, note, wear a respirator. Fiberglass gets very weak over time, you will be amazed how much resin old fiberglass will soak up. I forgot, you’ll need 5 gallons of acetone, for clean up too.

When you finally get down to glassing in your floor stringers and cross braces , be sure to spend lots of time making sure the boat is level and square, after ripping out the complete interior the structure the shell will be very "loose".

Davy Gravy's pressence was much needed. Can't wait to see the finished product!

You have gotten to the point that most people get to when they plan on restoring things. That's when they realize they don't have a clue as to how to put things back together again and they sell their "almost completed" project to someone else! Tearing out is the easy part. Even with my many decades of experience rebuilding I constantly came across new problems that required some head scratching. You discarded lots of items I would've resold to recoup some money and I'd never use a sledge hammer on a boat. You actually drove up the cost of your rebuild by not planning to reuse anything. That's why pros "dismantle" things and amateurs just "rip it out!" Good luck my friend, you're gonna need it on this project!

Good stuff! Once it’s gutted completely, you could redesign with all new appliances. I would try and save the kitchen sink. It’s salvageable.

Big up Davy Gravy. The manliest man in all the south.

The journey of a $3000 houseboat starts with the first swing of the sledge- you have nowhere to go but up! (lets hope it doesn't become more "structure" in Lojo's pond

My boat was only 18 ft and I had a "soft floor"......stringers, transom, decking- everything had to be replaced. Your project was giving me PTSD just looking at it. Yards of 1708 and gallons of resin....you'll get there. I like the design of the boat. Huge amount of work ahead but it will be one of a kind and you'll know it is well done and safe.

I love that you keep things clean man! Hard to find good funny people with clean comedy! Clean language!

The more I watch Ayo, the more I wish I had a friend like him. This dude is legit.

That boat is the coolest thing! You have got at least 10-15 episodes just on restoring and modifying that boat. And then you should do a series where you tour around with it. Just make sure you fix the toilet. No pontoons to swim between on this one. 😁 Seriously. That is a great boat! Worth all the love you're about to put into it. I really can't wait to see you cruising around in it! Itty Bitty Yall!

I have redone a small truck, which I traded for a VHS machine, a motorcycle, 2-travel trailers and 1 small ski boat, and a 30', triple deck Cutty Cabin boat, and 3 fixer upper houses, in my life time...I think its the fun of taking something in rough shape and seeing the potential in it.. Knowing what it could be and giving it a little love.. The feeling of accomplishment...I'm a female and 62 years old now, but watching u do this project brings back some fun memories...make sure to record or photograph through all your restoration. U will enjoy it so much in the years to come...I know I did...Classychassy

You can't have enough friends like Davy Gravy. It was going to be some hard work and the man showed up. Yea, DG.

Davy is the man. You should have stayed to show AYO how it's done. Lol

You straight "Darelled" the shit out of that boat! Davy is awesome! Keep up the great work!

Just a suggestion. You could put the trailer on blocks and level the boat as it wold stop rocking and it would be easier to wok on.v

Few men have the ambition and drive you have. Especially after the last boat lol. Keep up the good work❤️

Damn, I love when Davey Gravy makes an appearance. The friendship between Andrew and Davis just seems so genuine, we would all be so lucky to have friends like them. Thanks Andrew for bringing us along on this adventure, and thanks for continously bringing us the great content.

Smashed that like button as soon as the man, myth and legend D.Gravy made his cameo appearance!!! Then I bought a Gold rod with the code “AYO”!!!

Love Davy Gravy he needs to be a regular addition

I know Im a bit late but you should have put a 20 yard dump container next to the boat. Would have saved some time reloading all that stuff. Awesome project.

Davey is a LEGEND! Should've taken the "tabletop" and put it over the whole so you could walk on it...

I saved interior partitions for use as templates when replacing them. There's a lot of funky curves and notches to figure out otherwise. Also, I saved every handle, screw, trim, sink, etc. All that stainless is expensive to buy over again.

BUG BOMB FIRST!!!!!!! Well done, was sad to see the oven go without you testing it, but you are saving an awesome boat, you are awesome to take this one, so glad it’s being saved

Honestly this is the first boat build/restore project on RU-vid I have looked at and immediately said "Yooooo, I need to see where this goes"

Rumor has it Davey Gravy taught Chuck Norris everything he knows...

Davey seems like a good guy, but tell him I said “Go Astros”!

Just came across this video. I have no idea why I was shown it but I watched a great buy at 3k. Congrats on 100k subs 200k sub you will be at 300 before you know it. great job

Dave is very handsome and a hard working, knowledgeable work horse. Can't wait to see this boat improvements in each episode.

The man, the legend…..Davis Gravis!! Can’t wait to see this project come along! Makes me want a house boat to renovate too!!

Brooooo let’s goooooo!!!!! Been waitin for an AYOOOO DROP. Yes sirrrrrr and you got Davy gravy back man 🔥 🔥 🔥

I have a 1968 Steury 414 run about that I bought about 9 years ago to restore. I found a motor that’s period correct and it runs and looks pretty decent. My health has kept me from doing anything beyond that. But it’s a nice little boat as is. Watching this really makes me wanna get started on my restoration, but that’s another story. The boat is definitely worth the work and expense. I think so far you’re doing it right. Just gut it all and start with all new materials. Spend the money because when completed it will still be worth more than any new boat you’ll ever find.

You guys absolutely NEED to wear safety glasses. I’d hate for anything to happen to you boys, your eyes are so important! Be careful brother 👊, loving this journey

I really hope yuo're able to bring this house boat back from the brink... I'd love to see her done and on the water again!

So happy to see Davis helping you out with the "Itty-bitty". I know LoJo called dibs on the maiden voyage, but our boy Davy Gravy needs to be the first mate!

In addition to having the dumpster next to the boat, try using construction plastic bags to load up with trash inside the boat. You'll make fewer trips to throw things out.

watching you and every time you go through the floor I think "omg put on a mask, save yourself!" I really enjoy your videos

The Steury was not discontinued. It was so good that their major competitor, ChrisCraft I think, bought the business just to shut it down. I am surprised there is no foam under the floor. I just finished a 2 year rebuild of a 1978 SeaCamper and the foam under the floor adds both strength and flotation. Good luck, it is a real neat boat, great potential there.

Dude, that not just a warped table, that’s the bottom to a makeshift bed. When you fold up the leg support and put the table top on the seats, it makes a bed surface the cushions fit into. Remake it as a table set if you want, but the multi-use table/bedding design is helpful. PS, no wood as the floor or under the floor. PVC and fiberglass only….last forever. Now is the perfect time to think outside the box and change how people think about building boats. Wood sucks. Termites, rot, mold. Screw that noise. If you can’t walk in and touch it, make it maintenance free.

I love the name "itty bitty", reminds me so much of what I always used to call a favorite aunt of mine. She was the only one in the very large family who didn't weigh 200 lbs or more, was always the littlest one, so itty bitty was her name to me. lol

I literally said earlier that we needed an update on the house boat and that I haven’t seen Davey in a while. Then you put this out and totally redeem yourself, best channel on the whole dang inter web right here

So I love the Davy cameo. That man is a solider. The more and more I’m watching this I’m wondering.. safety glasses, mold masks, and other types of PPE.. that’s just me tho.. no one like a splinter to the eye.

Davey Gravey is the man! Let’s see more of him!!!!

Buy a pontoon party barge. Can't go wrong there. Best boat you ever own. You can rent a slip and rent it out to your friends for the weekend. Make sure you get an outboard. And make sure it don't have a Honda motor. Johnson or Evinrude best choice.

i just have to say how awesome Davey Gravey is. what a great smile on the lad. looks like such a nice dude. love the content man!

Right on, you're going to have the coolest boat imaginable when you get her finished. Have fun man. Everybody needs a dude like Davey.

Being so confined really takes the fun out of demo.

3/4" pressure treated on edge, cut hall moons for weep holes, 3×4 bridging in between , prime seal , clean existing fiberglass and glass in glue screw blocking in flat

You do a great video each time. A Davy Gravy adds to it tremendously. I can't wait to see you guys fishing from that boat. Awesome project and good friends make it better.