Why Jet Boats are AWESOME (U.S. Coast Guard's Workhorse) - Smarter Every Day 272 

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I love how the coast guard dude was just as excited to talk about the inner workings of the boat as Destin was to learn about it.

It's great to see how quickly everyone switched from casual "this is training time" to very serious "we have a mission"

Man, this was great. I grew up a Coast Guard brat, and it's been a part of my life since I was born. The thing that continues to amaze me is how welcoming the CG is to visitors and people who want to learn about them and the equipment they use. I've had experiences where I was literally just on the pier, looking at one of their boats, and one of the sailors came out and asked if I wanted to come on board and look around. He proceeded to give me a whole tour of the vessel. Call me crazy, but I don't think any DOD branch would just invite a random person in to look around something like a tank, a submarine, or a stealth bomber. My dad has said that not every station and ship is as open-house as the ones we've been to, but all the ones I've experienced have been as welcoming and cheerful as these guys. Every time I have an interaction with the USCG, whether in person or by video, it makes me want to join. It looks like a great life, and I think I would love the work. As my dad says (on the CG vs other branches), "Here, you have a job to do every day, rather than training every day to do a job you hope you never have to do."

I love this series. As a former Army infantryman, and having been a squad leader in a Stryker brigade in Iraq years ago, for some reason I have a newfound respect for my driver after seeing these young Coasties doing their PMCS on the boat. My driver was young and essentially responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, and performance of a $5 million+ vehicle, much as these young people are. I just showed up for the “ramp brief” and my guy was there hours before doing all this easy to ignore maintenance to ensure mission success. The “lowest man” is often most responsible. Thank you Destin for showcasing these young professionals.

Do you think Destin knows he just met a version of himself from a slightly earlier timeline?

I worked for the company that built the RBM fleet. It is my favorite project I have ever worked on and I am extremely proud that I was part of it.

I love the level of knowledge these guys n gals have despite being lower ranks. That MK3 knew everything about that boat, when I was in the Navy we never expected that level of knowledge from a 3rd class. Awesome work done by these guys, I'm happy these are the people we have watching over our coastlines.

"Quit making fun of me Justin!!!" That had me laughing so hard. I love it when Destin meets someone whose teaching matches his excitement to learn.

The ending was so freaking perfect! It was like... "So now you know how the crazy cool tools work. THIS is the what we use'em for!" And just like that, they go from being friendly kids, to real life action heroes. 👍

The crew are so young yet so professional and well trained. I’m more impressed by the crew than the boat.

The ship is great but what's even better are the young people who are so committed to their duty and so competent. Keep it up guys we are in good hands and very proud of the US Coast Guard.

I think the boat trimming has been somewhat understated. I was in awe when I see the coast guard boat was going really flat while the smuggler boat bouncing off the waves. My guess there should be an automatic trimming constantly adjusting the trim to maintain the boat going flat while going really fast. Those coast guards are really passionate about their job.

honestly, as a former firefighter, seeing them spring to action mode made me tear up. they are heroes and dont even know it. im so proud of men and women who put themselves in harms way for others, perfectly executing their training with a drive and focus most people cant understand. maybe they spent a few days prior training and "goofing off", but that one moment in time is when it all matters. thank you for sharing, and thank you to the Coast Guard for their bravery. Incidentally, I am terrified of drowning due to an accident as a child, and it kept me from going Coast Guard.

Oh my goodness. That exit interview with Ortiz has me rolling. "Chair-force" is a typical 'publishable' moniker for the USAF. A typical one for the USCG is "Puddle Pirates"

As a pilot, I’m so impressed with the explanation of how the boat works. The young crew was totally engaged in professional efforts from preinspections to actual cruising for purpose. The demos were also awesome and illustrative of how they are able to apply their skills to real life scenarios. I also impressed by how immaculately clean their equipment/engineering spaces were. This would be my expectation in any aircraft I fly. Well done.

I love how when explaining how all the propulsion and the movement of the boat works, the more Destin got into it he began sounding like a kid trying to explain something they find really awesome to their parents. Keep it up Destin!

From a Coast Guard vet, thanks for giving the Coast Guard more press than they do for themselves. It’s been a great series.

"more interested in the chat with the Coasties" was a brilliant description of that video conclusion

Very impressive how knowledgeable all of them were on the platform they are assigned too. All those checks to ensure that boat is running smooth is a comforting thing knowing the US coast guard is so squared away

That reminds me of when my son was in the Navy. Young faces doing giant jobs and doing them very well. So great to see.

That was so cool to see how quickly they could switch from casually teaching someone about the boat, to full speed rescue mode

Coastie here. Thank you for making videos about the branch. A lot of people don’t realize just how much we do and it’s always great to get some good exposure. Great vid

I appreciate Destin doing these videos. As a civilian videographer, he's granted exclusive access to places and things normal people aren't. I'm excited about engineering and these exclusive videos help to explain practical engineering design concepts. Keep up the good work Destin!

About Kiwico, I am 65 years old and as a kid I had a great thirst for knowledge. The resources available to me were Dry and Boring! Thanks for finally coming up with projects more exciting than perusing the encyclopedia or playing with Tinker Toys. I am so envious of kids today and hope they avail themselves of these magical and important resources. And thanks Destin for doing what you do!

I was really impressed with how fast that massive boat slammed on the brakes and slowed down, very cool tech

All this high budget documentals out there, but i love dustin’s series the most. How he shares that enthusiasm and explains everything so clearly ❤️

As former Air Force, I wholly support the sibling rivalry at the end between military branches. A little ribbing is how we show our love. 😉

The boat pulling away from the dock on a rescue at full speed was impressive.

I can't imagine how desperately Destin wanted to go with them! I wanted him to go too!

Thank you for all your posts!! as a German citizen living in Canada I have seen and actually participated in the global "distrust" of America because of American foreign policy and such. BUT living in the US for 20 years, I realize that the people there are generally the people you show in your videos! good, honest, reliable and competent, compassionate individuals! Keep up the good work and thanks again!

Love seeing training kick in. A persons mindset going from teacher/mentor to straight business is always cool to see

10:23 Dustin asked if Justin is getting the boat ready for him his reply is “ for the crew?” I love the attitude in the coast guard

The way that thing snarled off as they went off on their mission. Absolutely impressive machine AND crew. Wish them the best.

Hey Destin. I’m an field service engineer for a medical imaging manufacturer. Seeing your excitement to learn how these boats work reminds me of how I feel about my job. A Smarter Everyday series on how CT scanners, MRI magnets, Cardiac Cath Labs, etc, work would truly wow you and all your viewers. Food for thought!

What she is saying is that her service is having an impact on the world every day. A lot of the other services is training in case they are needed one day, but could easily just be holding chairs down to the ground for long stretches. I was in the Navy, but my stint was between any real conflicts, so I never really did anything other than just the job of keeping the machine running. People thank me for my service, and I feel weird accepting it. There are plenty of men and women who actually had to put to use their training, and even though I was in the service, I feel like those people deserve the thanks, not me. Sometimes I feel like I am stealing their thanks away. All services, and that includes Coast Guard and even National Guard, deserve thanks for their service!

"You've got rudimentary kitchen type facilities" It's nice how even outside Kitchen Nightmares, Chef Mike is still working and has important tasks to do to help the Coast Guard protect this country. What a dedicated hero

Watching this, it hit me: I get to do this for a living. I'm a technical writer; my job is to write user manuals. Companies contract us to write the user manuals for their products. So I get to visit them, see what they're building and examine everything in detail the way Destin's doing, then translate all of that into a user manual for whoever buys those products. This ranges from consumer produces everyone has in their home, to the giant machines used to create those consumer products, and everything in between.

Great video. I worked for the manufacturer of the RBS for about 12 years and look back fondly at that time in my life. Much of our staff were ex-"Coasties". They were among the most dedicated and well intentioned people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. We supplied many varieties of workboats to various govt. agencies including jet boats of similar size and purpose. We actually had a couple minor injuries while doing "bucket stops". You can literally go from full speed to stop in a little over a boat length. I could go on for hours about the "adventures" we experienced producing these vessels but just wanted to give a big shout-out to all the Coasties out there putting themselves at risk performing important and life-saving work.

I am impressed at so many levels... I have been a volunteer firefighter for 15 years. I became a candidate at the age of 18, and I respectfully retired from this service at the age of 33 as an engineer. I recognize the youthful enthousiasm from this team. They are as enthusiastic as a young puppy. But when it becomes serious, they can show the discipline from a sheepdog, or the fighting spirit from a pitbull. Par exemple: When dustin asks Justin at 10:21 : "Is he getting the boat ready for you"?, Justin replies, "for the CREW, yeah". CREW. Plurar.... They have been trained to work as a TEAM. And therefore, they can rely on each other, no matter what happens... Off course i've seen footage of the US coast guard bootcamp, and I know is no joke. This is where the change from a child to an adult begins. But thanks to this training program, they are prepared do to a job when they have to do it. Furthermore; I haven't passed my exam for a driver's license until I became 25 years old, but this team 'pilots' a boat at the age of 20. But it doesn't end there. They are the first aiders that comes to a scene. They MUST provide help for the needy, or show aggression towards the people who wants to do harm... I have nothing but respect for this team, or any other 'coastie' on service! Do what you love, and love what you do. Thank you @SmarterEveryDay for sharing this footage! P.S., hearing that diesel baby start at 9:16, made my hart skip a beat!

As an Air Traffic Controller in the USAF, I'm honored we were even mentioned in this video. We can take some rivalry

26:42 I really like how that boat did the right drift, and took off to the open sea for rescue

28:50 I have a lot of admiration for someone who puts their life on the line to help people like those in the Coastguard.

The USCG rocks!!! What a great bunch of sailors at Station Destin! Semper Paratus! I remember doing PR ops back in 1997 at Station Ponce over on the east coast. You did a fantastic job of highlighting small boat ops. Thanks so much! From a former BM2 coxswain of the long retired 41UTB 41397

You're taking us to places most of us can't go. Thank you!!!!

that steering system is very cool...

When I was a Marine is Small Craft company we had a boat with a similar engine and jet drive system. Except it was all analog and used a helm, throttles and bucket control lever to maneuver. Amazing system. Thank you for the video!!

I saw one of these boats in the Detroit River. Something about the way it turned and took off had me curious. This explains it. I've seen them plenty of times, the one time I witnessed a funky turn made me curious. I also didn't notice any outboards. These things are awesome.

As someone who is about to turn 20, learning about all of these impressive men and women from my generation is amazing. It’s so impressive how prepared they were, they went from casual demonstrations and talk to ready to go in seconds. I do volunteer search and rescue and I hope that I can help people the same way these men and women do.

One of my favorite things about these videos is Destin's genuine interest and excitement about every little thing and how well it carries over to the other people featured. You can tell they enjoy what they do and are really happy to talk about it when given the chance. Infectious enthusiasm. Thank you for letting us ride along on your adventures and get smarter every day!

I absolutely love this. These are my local coast guard which are keeping us safe out in the Destin area. On occasion if gone fishing from one of their jetties. Thank yall for what yall do.

I was just in Rocket City over the weekend, and heard someone talk, and their distinct local accent IMMEDIATELY reminded me of you, Destin. Because I never creeped you before, I never bothered to look up where exactly you were from. I still immediately put it together... Destin.. Rocket Scientist... Accent.. Alabama fan.. Rocket City... ahhhh.. Got it. :)

Destin - "what you got a camera in the engine bay, that's legit" Coastguards all thinking - "nerd" Lol it's contagious how excited and clearly into it Destin gets, even about the little things, brilliant stuff, I'd be nerding out as well if doing this

The Jet drive was designed and built in the 50's by New Zealand inventor Bill Hamilton to reach up shallow braided rivers in the South Island of New Zealand where normal external propeller boats could not get to due to hitting the bottom.

These kids are mighty well trained to do excellent work. Thanks for the peek.

I am a US Coast Guard disabled veteran who lives in Clanton Alabama. I have watched every Coast Guard video on RU-vid and yours are definitely the best and I appreciate the quality of content.

Okay, the old VCR filter with the 'rad 80s music' bit had me smiling. Also, can we appreciate the extreme marksmanship of that one Coastie who shot the outboard motor in that one segment? Cause that was AWESOME. As well as Ortiz and Muchachi. They are funny and great people.

This series is so freaking cool for me because my dad served in the Coast Guard in Cape Cod for a long time and received a few medals for his service and rescues. He was a rescuer who jumped from the helicopter and the one he jumped from is in the Pima Air and Space museum now. Hearing his stories abut his experience in the CG is so cool and getting to see these Deep Dives just makes it that much cooler! Thank you for all the awesome content Destin! I can't wait to see the rest of this series!

Destin, Thanks so much for this video! I'm building a 1:25 radio control model of this boat. Your information was not only SO informative, it increased my excitement to get the model finished and out on the water.

Smarter Ever Day dude is the definition of Southern Hospitality. It exists and this kindness and friendliness is a part of many in the south. Cool to see when traveling. Lots of him out there.

26:42 Watching that departure shows the massive power out of those engines. Wow.

That is the cleanest engine compartment I've ever seen. And once you factor in that is has 2 Detroit Diesels ... let just call it mind-blowing.

Thank you for finding interesting things to make videos of, Your for sure one of my favorite teachers. :D I'm very grateful of those who have allowed you on board/in house to view and explain these things. I appreciate you.

Love that of the all the cool technology on the boat, a spotlight you can control remotely and a camera pointed at the engine bay got Destin the most excited lol

I'd hang with that crew for a day just to hear their stories. Their passion is definitely inspiring ❤️

My dad used to work for the company that designed the RBM as a project manager so he was very involved in the design process of the boats. I am very glad that I got the chance to show him this video.

That boat, the people crewing it, and the work they do looks awesome! Looks real similar to Fire/EMS that I volunteer in, just in a different environment. All about training with your procedures and equipment and team, being situationally aware, and ready to respond to help those in need. Great video and series!

"Do you love this" "Yeah I love this" was the best part of this video. A man working what he loves never works a day. Perfect and I respect it.

I was actually surprised at how young the officers were! And the dynamic ending was actually great!

I think this was your best video yet. I had SO many questions about the engine and controls as I was watching this and it’s like you were reading my mind- you covered EVERYTHING I wanted to know. SO INTERESTING!

I think these are so fascinating. I actually saw one this weekend on my cruise as someone had a medical emergency and had to be taken off the ship, it was so cool seeing one up close

As a former USN vet, props to my brothers and sisters in the Coast Guard....the rivalry is fun, but the respect is real! That RBM looks like it would be a sweet ride, and the folks onboard do her proud! Keep these videos coming!

I'm ex-US Coast Guard, 1974-79. 5 and 1/2 years of the very best time in my life. I was a Boatswain Mate, and search and rescue boat coxswain. I'm glad to see the improvements they've made to the boats. I drove a 30ftr, 40ftr 44 MLB and a 32ft Port and Waterway Safety boat. I was in 2 SAR (Search And Rescue) Stations in Michigan and Capt. of the Port New Orleans. The jobs in the Coast Guard come with all the excitement you can stand. Also you must remember, The Coast Guard is the ONLY service, that has a job in Peace Time, we were not sitting around waiting for a war to break out! (hehe) We did more with nothing, then any other organization did with all the resources in the world. And we got the job done. Proud of these guys and gals, very proud. Thanks for showcasing the USCG!!!

Good video man. Thank you for diving in and capturing the coast guards workhorse. The engine room was interesting

These deep-dive series are so fun, and, at the same time, extremely informative. Can't wait for the next in the series.

"this guy has been staring at our engine for 30 minutes, what do we do?" "just say someone capsized, he will think its a good outro for his video"

i love how he’s doing these documentaries about impressive stuff and people that we kinda just don’t mind, good job destin

Just catching up on this series. Fantastic! I always was fond of the Coast Guard growing up within 20 miles of Lake Michigan in West Michigan. I think a follow up to this series (or addition maybe?) is to catch the ice breaking operations on the Great Lakes. It is something else!

Impressed by how well these sailors know their vessel and its subsystems.

Your series makes me feel archaic. My first vessel was a 95 footer out of Newport Beach, then a converted seaplane tender out of Boston. After a year on 82 footers in Nam, I finished up on a shore station in Atlantic City. Almost everything we had back in those days, except for the smaller patrol boats, were navy handle-me-downs. Watching your shows make me want to be back in, again.

I love that both the mechanic as well as the captain showed Destin the "Lazarette" and all the stearing mechanics! They really love their job. And the tech, as Destin does too :D

This is one heck of a great video! These have been one of my favorite boats for a long time, but my local Coast Guard station doesn't have one. It was great to see this in depth video. Thanks for putting it all together!

Thank you 😊😊😊 As a jet boat operator in the Aust. Army, this was a great video to share with my son on how the propulsion system operates.

The crew looks well trained and are clearly prepared when called on to take action. Given the performance of the boat, he simplicity of the mechanicals is really impressive! Thanks for sharing!

I feel like you found the Coast Guard version of your younger self and that is awesome!

Love your channel.. great content. This gave me a different perspective of the CG. They really are guarding the coast providing a blanket of security for US. Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for showing the public what the Coast Guard does and how they do it. I'm a USCG Vet, and we always felt like we were completely misunderstood by the public. I hope you cover more than just the SAR aspect, though. Sure helicopters and jet boats are great, but I was on a so-called High Endurance Cutter, doing any number of things: SAR, fisheries enforcement, drug interdiction, migrant interdiction, etc.

My experience in the Coast Guard has only been on cutters so far but I've been sent on temporary duty to a small boat station in between training schools while my ship is underway. I got to take a ride on the 45' RBM today and do a couple boardings. The thing maneuvers just like a wheeled vehicle that can rotate it's wheels 90 degrees and is pretty fast. Amazing for such a large boat! By the way Destin, my offer to have you come aboard a cutter still stands! The cutter fleet doesn't get the spotlight half as often as small boat stations or air stations but maintaining our cold war era ships is quite the task! I'm sure you'd be amazed at the work we do to keep them afloat and the missions we can accomplish with them!

Wow! That moment they drove away really struck a nerve with me. I teared up instantly... knowing they are off saving human souls. 💪🏼❤️

absolutely fascinating, I was glued to the screen, my dad was in the coast guard back in his younger years. Loved this vid!

I worked on a commercial salmon fishing boat in Alaska during the summer to help pay for college, and it was a jet boat. One of the big benefits for us (besides the maneuverability) was the ability to drive right over the net when it was in the water. Very cool deep dive into the all the engineering behind them. Even though it was probably the most physically and mentally demanding job that I've ever had, seeing those guys love their work so much really made me remember that it there were a lot of fun aspects of life on a boat. :)

It is truly amazing how 5 words can make your day. "Hey what's up, I'm Destin" And I know that my my afternoon will be better, there will be a great video to watch and new things to learn. Also, the end was awesome. Quite the hero ending, the only thing missing was the sunset.

This technology is incredible to see in action, and the enthusiasm between both Destin and the crew when breaking down how everything worked made it all the more intriguing. And what a send off with that call they responded to; the crew instantly switched into action to do what they do best.

SO SICK! Love knowing how the steering works on that beast! Thank you so much for this episode and for your channel!

Hey Destin, i love the natural and empathic and good vibes way you host the videos and explain what’s going on. Im into boats and producing content inside them and was wondering what kind of focal lenght/aperture lens you used and what kind of mic setting you had inside the bilges/rudder control/engine room in order to capture voice well amidst quite a bit of machinery noise. Thanks from Brazil 🇧🇷 Sorry for duplicating the post, just trying to get you attention amidst so many comments

I would love to know the amount of force that is exerted on the buckets when dropped at full speed🤯

We used boats very similar to these while I was in the navy. We had a variety of boats that all ran off of the jets. We had a patrol boat used for harbor defense that was 34 feet and we had a RPB or riverine patrol boat and the RAB ( riverine assault boat). The biggest difference between this boat and ours was all of the controls are manual inputs. The throttle and bucket inputs were manipulated by levers at the coxswain station, so you had to have a great feel for the boat and how it handles in order to do everything. The crew was also young just like this I was a coxswain at 20.

Hey Destin. Thx for the series on the USCG, good stuff. In the 1970s I was a coxswain at CG SAR station in NJ so I can really appreciate learning all about the modern USCG and it boats as well as it's missions. You're doing a great job budd, looking forward to seeing more !

I spent 25 years in the USCG and this is still exciting for me. It just never gets old. (To watch) I’m very happy to be a civilian again. 😂 Great job! Semper Paratus!

I'm from New Zealand, I surprised with how excited he is over the jet drives. You get out to your local lake here and there's jet boats everywhere... in the summer of course.