Look, you do you. Safety should be the main concern. An expedition of such a nature is not a joke.

Alan might not have made it to the ice, but sailing the length of the UK is still quite an adventure, especially for those of us sitting at home.

Sad to see Alan not able to finish his voyage, but happy to see that you saw through his ruse and have escaped his clutches.

Keep being yourself, Alex, it is what we want.

Watching YT is as much about enjoying the presenter as the topic of the video. There are lots of 'build a boat' videos but most are as enjoyable as watching paint dry. You have a style that is fun and makes one want to watch. Looking forward to what's next.

It would be fantastic to see Alan go to a good home (maybe someone who is interested in carrying on with a KZfaq channel). You made the right call in my opinion. It was a lovely journey but being safe is the single most important aspect.

Alex, this adventure with you certainly didn't end the way I had envisioned. I believe you are genuine and had the best intentions. There is an old saying, "life gets in the way of our plans". I have truly enjoyed following your activities to this point and will in the future. Thank you!

We all put a lot of time, money, thought, and effort in to projects that end up being total failures or simply not fit for purpose. And if you have not done that yet, you will sooner or later, being smart enough to know when to quit those projects is a necessary reality we have to face.

Mr Hibbert, Please good sir, you must do what is right and best for you, especially when it comes to safety heading out in the deep gnarly arctic oceans. I binged watched 66 episodes of Alan's journey and eagerly anticipated each episode thereafter. You have displayed nothing but depth and innovation working out issues and conundrums with Alan, your level of detail in explaining everything to us viewers is commendable and extremely engrossing. I cant thank you enough for all you have given to this project and for allowing myself and others to come along on this journey with you. I acknowledge that Alan is only a portion of what you do, I am hooked on anything you apply yourself to, with Alan or without Alan I am just as excited about your artic expeditions and the level of detail and context you portray. You sir an an absolute gentleman and a scholar, I will forever be inspired and in admiration of your sheer will and determination Alex. Thank you so much, you are deeply appreciated.

I initially came for the boat but honestly your expedition videos were fantastic so I'm gonna stick around with hopes of more of that

I’m at the end of my build, a very competent RV. Capable of sustaining me off grid, with solar and water etc for weeks. The build, like yours - has been a huge journey. And for taking us along Alans journey of beeing built, i thank you. It was awesome. Not all projects reach their goal. Such is life. If some folks here feel cheated, they should really have a good look at their own lives. Don’t put the tools down, find something new.

Life is about change and reacting to new challenges, seems to me you are good at that and you have that rare talent of being a good communicator

Your work is amazing. You will keep kicking ass no matter what

A good captain always goes down with his ship

Hey man, been with the channel for years. Sorry to see Alan and the project wrap this way I was really excited for everything especially to one day see Alan traversing the artic. While I'm bummed, I with you man. If you're already having engine problems then maybe Alan isn't the right boat or the right approach, you know that boat better than anyone and the artic better than most so I trust your judgement here. Look forward to your future content. Good luck man!

Dear Alex, I very much get your decision. On your quest with Allan, I, as a sailor very much thought why don't you buy a sailing yacht as expedition vessel. However entry level prices are far from what you paid for Alan. I very much appreciated your journey and problem solving along the way. And I get your choice. As a polar adventurer, I can only imagine, you only survive when you weigh in risks properly. Very curious to your next chapters.

I saw an ad for Alan on a site for boats... but it was only at £8500. It did state a lot of specialist equipment would be removed before sale but left in a sea going state. Considering that is the same cost for a mothballed lifeboat needing a lot of work, seemed too good to be true. People need to realise that this series is great for anyone looking at converting a lifeboat as you put a lot of effort into explaining your design choices and progress. Mistakes and all. I have thoroughly enjoyed this series.

You started this as an experiment, and found that the current revision of your build would not be safe or fully capable of the trip that you want to make. Safety first, this is why we do prototyping. I enjoy your content for what it is, yes I indeed first came to subscribe you due to the Allen build, but I found your Arctic survival/exploration videos quite interesting. You have a faithful subscriber in me, thank you for your interesting videos.

Looking forward to more episodes and future ventures . Great series

Takes guts to make a difficult decision especially when you're so invested in it. Fair play.

Risk appetite is a very personal thing with a number of parameters and therefore a personal decision❤️.

Wish I could buy Alan. Can put him to good use here on the southwest coast of South Africa.

I have enjoyed everything you have done during the build of Alan. Your attention to detail and providing and explanation of the decision making process. I understand why you have come to the conclusion that the risk is too great having a single point of failure. We all realise that Alan's original purpose was to save lives in the event of problems on a oil rig or ship at sea. His engine was only ever intended to get a crew to a safe area at sea where they could be rescued. An SOS would have been sent and ships etc would have been sent to pick up the crew. I have no idea what MTBF Alan's engine is rated for and it may well have got you the entire way but you have made a decision that you don't have to justify to anyone. I hope you find someone to take on Alan, I would hate to think of him being abandoned in some deserted boat yard in Shetland for years until he is scrapped. I will stay subscribed to the channel and hope to see what plans you come up with.

The safety of you and your crew is the most important part of any plan you make. It was fun watching the journey and while it is always bitter sweet when any journey comes to an end, there is always the next one to look forward to. No project or journey is ever a failure if you are learning new things along the way.

Appreciate the Alan updates in light of everything else. Do what is right for you, and if you haven’t taken some time truly for yourself in a while, do that! It’s amazing how even a couple days free from stress can help put things back into perspective

It takes a big person to make this decision. We love Alan, but if something happened to you while in the open ocean, it would be tragic. Keep up the great work mate, love from Australia ♥

Alan might make an excellent small craft rescue/tow boat for a small port.

I have enjoyed every episode and wish you the best in all you do

The surprise at the lack of unfollows - a channel on a break costs nothing to keep following. And if this glorious chaos and vivid prose is what happens when things DON’T work out, well! Damned if I won’t stick around and see what happens on your next project. Cheers mate, I’ll be ready when you are. Take all the time you need.

Over/or underestimating the internet is an exercise in crazy. I have not, nor will ever donate to any KZfaq channel. But for what it's worth I will lend my non monitored support to you and your channel. Imagine that. Communicating on a free format without paying. Who would have dreamt of such heady freedoms.

while I'm gutted about the yet to be ended ending of Alans current adventure Im so glad that the vast majority of subscribers have understood and are supportive, keep going mate you have so much to offer the rest of us

First off - safety first, you made the right call. It’s very easy for viewers to criticise but you’re the one who has to bear the risk. Secondly- I haven’t unsubscribed because, why would I? I’m keen to see what you’re up to next, be that building something cool or going on an expedition. If you’re still happy to make and share content I’m still happy to consume and enjoy it!

I'm really glad to know that you're favoring your safety with this! Though I'm disappointed to see the end of Alan's journey, taking on such an expedition with the care and diligence that you are is far more important! I'll definitely be sticking around to see what you tackle next, as while I've loved the Alan build series, I most certainly also appreciate your dry wit and outlook on things, expeditioning or otherwise. Here's to the future!

Couldn’t we do an Alan farewell circumnavigation of the UK? Throw a little home comfort in and make a holiday of it??😂

Onward! Can not wait for the new adventures.

I just found it interesting following from the begining that you took a be vessel designed for short term emergency voyage and showed us what could be done with wonderful UK ingenuity and die hard positive attitude. Chee🎉s from.Boston.

No one watches this channel just for a lifeboat called Alan, we watch because we like you working on it, it was never about Alan. I liked your last video a lot because of the humility and sincerity you demonstrated in discussing the situation, no one blames you for not attempting to sail a vessel with a faulty engine

Hey brother we are always gonna be here for it ! You have a life of your own mate

Having followed/lurked from the get-go, your journey with Alan has been worth every minute of my time and I look forward to your future ventures. You and your audience took a lot away from the AHO vids.

Safety always comes first it’s been a interesting journey to be apart of good luck for the future I’m still not unsubscribing

It is obviously bittersweet watching these updates ... On the plus side we got 2 different angle grinders this week 😊. As in one of your expedition training videos, i really admire your ability to assess and retreat rather than letting ego lead you into stupid risks.

Alex, love the videos, will keep viewing your channel, you do an amazing job with the videos, thank you Sir

Didn't comment on the last video, but for the last years a notification with a new Alan video was always a small highlight. Obviously sad to see Alan go, it's really interesting to see the way you solve the problems you get across and the progress so far. Safety first of course. RIP Alan, greetings from Norway

speaking only for myself: I'm still here because 1) I want to hear more about what adventures are next for you and 2) I'm DEEPLY invested in learning what life Alan comes to next! ETA: am I right that the question re: an outboard comes down to "there are no diesel outboards to speak of, really, and that would mean needing to take an entirely separate fuel supply with us?"

Now for sale in Shetland.

It is winter now in the south and we have realy stormy weather with 7m swel, up to 9m sometimes.

The great thing about making an extended voyage in relative safety before embarking on something riskier is it's the only real way to find out the limitations of your kit. You did that and found out the point of weakness. It's sad for us that Alan isn't up to the arctic expedition, but it's still been a blast, and we can still hope the hours and hours you've put in will reap rewards for someone willing to give Alan a new home and appropriate adventure. And dare I hope that the sale of Alan and the germ of an idea you have growing may combine in a decent budget to create Alan's successor (on sea, land, or ice) which will, naturally, be "Allan"?

Ignore the haters, I watch your channel for the not only the Alan content but the other content you have done in the past. I also enjoy your style of video as well, so I will keep watching your next content as well. Enjoy your wine Cheers/bye

You just carry on and we will be watching. Goodluck going forward. 👍

Understandable some feel butt hurt that allan has stopped here, but, hating on Alex is a bit bizarre. Its a youtube channel, get a life, we all take from it what we want. I personally was only interested in the conversion and any offshore distances covered, so got plenty, and am happy. Others are into Allex and will still be happy. Get a life people, stop hating, we'll all be dead soon .😅😅😅

My reason for staying is simple, I want to see what "crazy" thing you do next. I am here for the building and tiring stuff. Like Edison said, "we now know one hundred ways how a light bulb does not work, that is also valuable", or something like that. I don't really care if is a tourney with Alan, or a new project, or a tourney over the hills of Scotland, you are the entertaining part, and you stayed here. You, and we now know, always have a second independent way to move your stuff and yourself out of harm's way. And you got a nice skill set, and I hope that is the time and money worth that you invested into Alan.

I was here before Alan and I will be here after. Take care

I'm still with you Alex even though I am very sad, I hadn't realized how invested I was. Still, keep your chin up!

Alan always felt like a moon shot. Your dedication and courage was amazing. I guess now, what would be really cool to hear about is what do you think are the minimum requirements for a boat that would be safe for such an adventure

Ironic that as soon as I finally donated, the project comes to a screeching halt. I’m still here for now to see what happens to Alan. But your reasoning makes genuine sense. Safety is paramount.

Like smashed, because I will like it.

I have followed your channel for a long time because I love lifeboats and get excited about epoxy. Or is it your sense of humor that I like? Take a guess! Shit happens and life changes, that's just the way it is. And as usual, greetings from Sweden!

I do think engine redundancy is possible get an extra bukh or flog the bukh and buy two/ three smaller diesels. One breaks, just swap it out. Single cylinders are one man liftable.

I find what you've done with Alan very interesting. I also respect your decision. Subscribed and sticking around. Til next time, bye.

I'd be interested in seeing a bit on how you plan to make sure your next boat is suitable for the task. Is there some sort of established planning framework that companies use to ensure their next production vehicle is fit for its intended purpose that you could adapt and adopt? Or maybe a breakdown/chat/failure analysis with some other expedition team who have done what you want to do. There's so much growth and learning to be had from sh#t going south if one is willing to look. It's worth acknowledging the guts it took to make this decision. I reckon like the "sunk cost" pressures to push on would have been pretty strong.

If I do t get to see Allen in the attic I better get to see penguins. 🐧 fair trade. Will also settle for puffins but penguins 🐧 are best replacement. So to the artic with you.

Can we get Alex and C90 Adventures to do an adventure together? Seems like their style and budgets are well suited to some amazing content.

So much work, what about a yanmar 1gm 10 diesel backup, and a small square sailing rig... my boat a steel dutch motor sailor, headed north to NWP asap

Good evening Alex…..and Alan….👍👌🇮🇲

I found you via the algorithm and quickly marathonned the whole Alan series. You had an objective and a bloody cool plan to meet it. I couldn't wait to get to now, even downloaded a boat tracker app, and am truly gutted that it hasn't worked out for you. I can't wait to see what happens next, I'm sure that with everything you've learned, you're more than capable of bouncing back. Thank you for the journey so far. Anyway, what do we call the next move... Alanis?

Wait? Did I understand you correctly: Did you hint at another boat project? 😮 Won't that make Alan jealous? I somehow thought this would - at least for the present - be the end of your endeavors on water. I am (pleasantly) surprised if that is not so. Or maybe I just misunderstood that segment of the video 😂

Citing the single point of failure propulsion system as a contributing factor of the decision to abandon the project and then hiding the “obvious answer” to the question of an outboard motor in the comments rather than in a video is interesting to me.

I'll stay subscribed as I've enjoyed your other content that I've watched. Sure, Alan was a big draw but your content and presentation are also fantastic.

Welllllll could you maybe do a blooper reel?... I always love those little comments you make as something doesn't go as planned. They are of a light hearted rather humorous and lack the strong language and often flying debris and smell of beer you get at the local boatyards when domething goes a bit sideways. Of course the boat yards around here are more of an open air insane asylum with the remains of boat like objects scattered all around. Anyway looking forward to something new and I really would love to hear what becomes of the boats and if someone takes up the project of traveling to far away paradises to eork the boat.

Was there a video where the engine failed? Have missed it? Interested to see what vessel you choose next. Best of luck.

Look at the nordhaven 55

Ps love the videos been watching from the start love from Liverpool

Shame I didn’t make the trip over to oggle Alan when I was up in Falkirk in January. New project sounds intriguing. All terrain ice vehicle?

I was afraid you were going to get the whole Stephen King Misery response to your announcement but was very happy to be proved wrong. Alan was always a tool for furthering your Arctic endeavours and when that tool was found to be wanting (another motor) it’s inevitable that you’ve had to change course. I can’t wait to see what the next expedition enhancing bit of kit you come up with is.

She has a nice hull shape overall, I would maybe take the lid off of her and rebuild a smaller cabin with a generous fore and aft deck. Nothing makes a boat more useful than flat floor space and lots of it. a nice outboard bracket and 2 small outboard later, a person could build a $200,000 house boat for about $10k

Rest, recover and then on to adventures.

Are you sure you can’t add a sail?? Ive seen sails on much smaller boats. The have retractable mast and inflatable sails. Creativity can solve just about any problem.

More algorithm drama. No notification for this video! There is definitely a conspiracy here

Are you going to do a book on Alan on all the work you have done and do a dvd video showing all the work you have done from start to the end

If I could figure out a inexpensive way to get Alan to America. I would love to adopt him, but I don’t think it is feasible. I wonder if you could get him back down south if you could get him a nice retirement as a canal boat.

Alex! Could you not spin this one around? A trading up, swapping Alan for a more appropriate craft, more suited to the tasks at hand? The adventure wouldn't be over then..

Also all boats need a run to find the weak points and there will always be weak points.

What about if you could find a small tug to take Alan over the crossing?

Crossing great bodies of water has brought humankind to where it is now. Lifeboats were a necessity if plan a,b and c failed. The capsule type is safe but top heavy. The engine is to be used for a few hours at maximum. So cheap is best. The hull is good. The propulsion is not. The topside is to heavy to be comfortable. Either put a keel and sails on it, or start a different thing. Don't give up. Try harder.

Not really sure why I'm watching this, knowing it's a dead project. I understand your reasons, but I'm still less interested in the channel as I was far more interested in Alan than I am in Artic Expeditions

I want to know the reasons, I didnt read the comments

I would love to give Allen a new servant but you are to far away I need him for southern Alaska.

Another channel I like does the "Pin of Shame" where they will pin the biggest jerk comments so we can all heap abuse on them :)

Would you let some one with more boating experience take him for you there are people out here who would love to ,

There is no reason to acknowledge or comment on disrespectful comments, they have no value.

It would be a shame to let all the knowledge and experience you’ve gained go to waste. When another boat finds you, you’ll be ready for it.

Redirecting and changing is hard. Not everyone will be accepting. Look into change theory. It explains a lot of negative responses you have gotten.

dumbness this episode -- replacing toughened glass with acrylic, not installing heat vents on acrylic panels, not installing LLTV for night visibility.

Now, don't get this wrong, and mind you it is said tongue in cheek... But plenty of people are fooling around in sleds on the Arctic ice... Now arctic exploration boats on the other hand. Especially privately owned and outfitted, it is about as common as chickens' teeth.. It would almost be akin to a privately funded and executed moon landing and just as exciting to follow along. I'm not trying to tell you what to do. Just what I would be very chuffed to follow and be inspired from.

😪😪😪😪😪😪

Disappointed, yes, I started watching because of this build and I’ve enjoyed watching it but at the end of the day you’ve had a change of heart because of the safety issue so can’t understand why people would attack you and unsubscribe for one look forward to future builds because you do tend to go to them and research them very well anyway sad to say goodbye to Alan look forward to future content

Unsubscribed, total scam... Only joking I found this channel through this project ( NGL). But I will stick around, or at least stay subbed. Your life is worth more than subs/ views! How many moaning bastards' have achieved what you have in their lives ( myself included).

female name next time then ?

Alex, goodbye.