no, lol most boats re not sinking. all boats fade into sinking, true. that's like saying all humans are old. many are young, yet we are all getting old!!!
Our pontoons have air valves to pressurize the pontoons so you can check the pressure and you always know if you have a hole if they don't hold pressure
I’ve been watching your show for a number of years now and I have been blown away by the show since you lost your job. You should be proud of the work you’ve done.I luv the new format. It personalises you and the boys. Brings us viewers much closer to you guys. Well done and greetings from Down Under.
Seeing you happy, with a cute baby is so different to me compared to the intensity of the show on Discovery. Please keep doing these videos. We love learning about Alaska, your challenges, and seeing you do well.
Just a tip you might want to try, to test for leaks . As a 25yr concrete finisher when the plumbers would have to pass a air pressure test before we could pour, the pipes would have to hold air pressure over night to pass inspection , if it lost pressure its leaking
Before you launch the pontoons. You can put water in it to detect leaks in the pontoons.,and maybe some fiber glass on the outside for against the driftwood.
As an aluminum welder, 3/16 is excellent! I'd be interested to know the aluminum alloy. I work with 5356. We air check, then hydro check every weld before it goes into service.
Closed cell polyurethane foam doesn’t hold water but it is expensive here I can’t imagine how much it would cost in Alaska… Good luck with the new pontoons! Also, is it that expensive to add 1/16 to it and make it a 1/4 instead of 3/16???
@@TheEmilyRiedel absolutely agree, 100%. It’s amazing how something as small as 1/16th of an inch is literally 1000s more…. I’m sure the improved Eroica will do great things for you! Good luck this summer!!!
In minnesota we use aluminum boats.! Lund boats are made in minnesota! But then again northern mn is called little Alaska for some reason. I want to go to Alaska dam it!! Cool keep the videos coming I hate the short videos.
Actually you could pressurize the voids and spray the outside with soapy water and or see if it holds pressure overnight. I wouldn't go much higher than 5 maybe 8 psi tho. Simply attach automotive wheel valves on top of each void. Also I would use an inert gas like Nitrogen to keep the inside of the pontoons from corroding. This would allow you to simply check for leaks on a regular basis. Note, inside pressures will change slightly with the temperature and weather/barometric pressure. And as im sitting here coming up with this idea off the top of my head i can't help but wonder if and how much this would stiffen the pontoons making them slightly more rigid or stronger.. ?? Not to mention the obvious ability it would provide to spot a leak under the water line. Which leads me to think that if you did get a leak while out, you may actually be able to connect a compressor to that pontoon and force the water out (so long as the rupture isn't too big for the compressor to keep up with) which could save the day. Sry for rambling on, my mind tends to dive deeper than my umbilical sometimes lol.
You gonna add water proof closed cell foam to make them the best they can be? Like Ranger Boats their is sacrificial anodes to protect aluminum from the corrosion
Emily, have you considered trying some sort of metal detecting coil you could pull across the bottom with a boat to help locate rich gold deposits off the coast? It may or may not be a feasible way of locating dredging sites to increase success. There may be a practical way of doing this in the future. I`m a crazy guy so that`s how I think.
love seeing the dredge getting better and better. keep up the hard work . oh and did you not own a claim? and if so do you still have that? or was that just Kent area ??
Do you need to get a USCG inspection for modifications? Please understand that I'm positive you'd pass! I'm just curious if the USCG is involved in your industry... We don't see much about that on television.
HI ALL I no were now talking about the kelly's but hay they had it right with pontoons upgrade's awesome ya doing it great will discovery film this year ?
Ah dam iv got a man crush . Dan the man I'm in my 50s seen the world been to see live 8 months a year on a boat Foam is evil F foam . Aluminium welding is an art that pontoon is a work of art you are one lucky lady .
Saltwater boats in Florida avoid aluminum due to galvanic corrosion. Just being by the salt water in Florida causes that corrosion. The only way to extend aluminum from that corrosion and pitting is a good coating like powder coat. PS just like in your chemistry class, the heat in Florida increases that electrochemical reaction where it’s going to be slower in your colder climates in Alaska, but it’s still not a good saltwater metal. Certainly more affordable than all stainless though.
@@TheEmilyRiedel Only reason I do is because I grew up in Florida and I wondered the same before. Same as your Alaska and gold knowledge keeps me watching. One day I’ll do an Alaska gold trip. 😁
The sea can be your backup battery if you know which materials you can use for that, Cause there are solutions for that.Something like this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HGQHVc9z8yQ.html.
Wait, does Emily do cross country skiing / "Langlauf"? Or what are the boots for? - I think I heard she spent some time in Austria before, is that where she picked it up? Greetings from Munich, been watching the show from the beginning and always had a weird/secret crush on Emily... 😛
awesome to see how far u've gotten from being with the loser pot-head Zeke and getting a little gold there with him.. to your success you have now madame... and you are gorgeous as usual... i wish you and your husband a good life together and your child ofc!
So wish I could meet you n hang out with you someday 💗 yur so cool love yur show yur personality I live in California not where it's too cold that would be all new to me, love the scenery got alot to tell you Emily bout cool book bout gold and hope to meet yu and keep contact lots ❤️ love Jennifer p.s. also I like music I sing n make music too will write you soon
