NASCAR driver Jeff Burton's 46' custom boat being built by Jarrett Bay Boatworks. This video covers the entire 1 year build process from January 2010 - 2011. www.jarrettbay.com/jeff-burton
You guys have a level of skill that is unmatched by anybody. That boat/vessel is an incredible piece of artwork. I could stay in there all day and just watch you guys do stuff. I can’t believe these boats don’t cost more than they do
Beautiful! I was lucky enough to be a plankowner on an aircraft carrier (for those that don't know that means a sailor who was a crew member during the construction of a ship/vessel) and watched in a muuuch slower way, the crafting of our ship. The amazing woodcrafting of the hull on this boat in your video was so fun to watch. I hope she spends many wonderful years on the water.
It is a beautiful boat, the planing angle is just about right, one hopes that the wood is given a good preservative as the trouble with wood is the fresh rain and dew that plays havoc with the wood above the decks. Under the water with salt water normally there is nothing to worry about but with dew and rain water, well I have seen too many rotting boats being affected. As for the flare at the front, I personally would have started the flare way down the shipside as it seems a little too thin starting it way up high, and it looks more like a shelf rather than a flare, also it would have fared better in an oncoming wave and even with a following wave, though the bows are well filled to stop broaching when high waves are attacking from the back. The engine installation is excellent. The cut-water curve at 6:16 is so classical and one cannot improve much on those classical lines. The stainless steel structure up top seems to have been designed by someone who does know exactly what he is doing and he certainly knows his structural foundations, my congratulations!
I see this video and a big question arises, (I don't know anything about boats) but how do you fix the wood to the structures? just glue and resin? good video to learn those who don't know anything
I noticed these engines were directly under the salon like other builds. Is that because of the pod drives? What weight distribution do you aim for? I assume this has a different wight distribution compared to conventional shaft driven setup?
Wonder the wieght difference between cold mold vs fiberglass molded hull. Im guessing these boats are a little heavier. Thats a good thing sometimes. Very fine machine. Love that Carolina flair.
It astonishes me that these don't come out of the same kind robotized assembly line factory that automobiles do. We don't expect hand-built cars to be better than factory-made but that's what people expect of boats.
+Shaun Costello Marine grade ply has one difference from standard. The glue is resistant to salt water. So unless you are building a boat or you live by the coast, save your money
At first I was like oh they’re just making a new plug and then I’m like wait a second this boat is all wooden construction? It makes me nervous of termites!
the classic style of boat should only be built in timber .. timber also has a warmer feeling to it the a metal boat regardless if it is aluminium or steel they are cold and lifeless no real shape to them but straight edges compared to wood they are noisy and not the best of a ride... timber is softer riding but still has the natural beauty as well as being the only boat building material that warns you of an imposing construction occurrences metal will ring if a weld breaks but aluminium is a dull breakage sound due to it molecular structure .. while fibreglass provides a soft ride and its molded construction is very sturdy with only elements beyond the manufacture process may cause it to fatigue and or delaminate yet it can be adapted in many different shapes and have different laminates added to produce a nice comfortable ride with nice furnishings which can be built and made with any material and added to the package as with timber however aluminium and steel do not adapt well to other material such as brass stainless timber etc the lists goes on and on as all these will eventually cause electrolysis .. So build with the material your comfortable building with .. Fibreglass can be restored to last much longer then the said 30 years life expectancy and where it is no longer viable to rebuild it simply make a mould and build it new glass is simple to use and work with and rewarding at the end of the job...and if all fails makes a good garden be to grow flowers in lol
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Why the helm inside, seems like a waste of space. It must be hard to drive from inside, and near impossible to dock. Don't think I'v seen a boat that style with a helm station like that.
Mr. Burton had owned motoryachts previously and liked the idea of being able to helm from inside and be with his family while in any type of weather. It is unique, but functional and if you think about it's not that different from the helm setup of a "hardtop express" style that has become more popular over the last 5-6 years.
Leo Roberts helm inside is a real luxury in foul weather and longer trips to be able to socialize, eat,go the bathroom. I don't understand why every biathlon doesn't have one.
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Having worked on boats and replace stringers, ribs, bulkheads and transoms, I’ve come to a conclusion. Wood has no place being a structural component on a fiberglass boat. Water will find a way to do what wood does naturally, decompose. Even encapsulated in fiberglass, one pinhole is all it takes. And if you treat the wood with fungicides, either the adhesives won’t adhere or the wood becomes toxic. Leave wood for furniture or interior decorative trim. If not, you will keep boatwrights busy into the future.
It depends on the method and quality of construction. Generally, wood in lighter and quieter running. In the case of this boat, it is constructed of layers of wood with epoxy as an adhesive and a final layer of epoxy saturated fiberglass. This is considered the ultimate in boat construction and only the best (Rybovich, Meritt, etc. and in this case Jarret Bay) are built this way. This is only for those who can afford to pay up to twice the price of mass-produced fiberglass boats.
A lot of those workers are going to have serious health issues in the future. Hardly a respirator to be seen in that work shop. Everything that boat is built from gives off toxic fumes and dust. Hope they have some kind of fancy ventilator at work there, but I doubt it.
I don't know man, I just watched this video and I’m not really sure how you came to that conclusion. I saw plenty of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) being used throughout the video, and I don't see a way to tell whether or not their processes involve the use of “toxic” chemicals or materials. Watching the video, I don't really see what steps of their process would require such protection. For all we know, they could have eliminated the respiratory hazards by other means like a dust collection system and some good ventilation.
Those little strips are thicker and larger than you think and are made of high end wood, and you don’t just pay for material you pay for labor and the electronics/motors/accessories. Those cost more than a plain hull. Don’t talk trash till you can afford one.
