Sounds fun but we are on the other side of the pond. ⛵🌴❤

Did. you ask at Multiship in Harlingen NL? Lots of love!

@@caractacus22 You Tube is his job dummy. Creating content is a full time job and he get rewarded handsomely by YT along with patrons / merch sales / sponsors.

Sorry, only if you come to Scotland !

How about Northern France Mark, as you said, you have no visa issues there. Cheaper to transport by road, and shorter hop if you decide to cross the ditch. Or maybe forget the road, and day hop along Belgian coast! Maybe a little crazy, but there must be some yards on French coast.

And don't forget straps for around the hulls in case you hit a 20 ft container floating somewhere where it shouldn't be , keep safe be prepared ! Chiao

yes im a father grandfather and great grandfather.

​@@whennet Good thinking along with enough materials to patch holes and cracks. Barefoot Doctors are looking at carrying or building in dive floatation bags to their future Al hulled dream cat. Mark look at DiY electric motors ...either using the drive legs from your outboards or salvaged ones .... If you need inspiration look at heart of gold.. See what others have done ... The motors and controls are in the hundreds the batteries are getting cheaper and safer ...take a look at CATL LiFe blade cells in cells...in no name storage packs..

​@@davidwolstenholme4676 Your Great Grandchildren are very lucky indeed. My Greatgrandmother lived until I was well into my twenties, and for her to be around, was such a blessing when I was growing up. ❤️ Best Wishes. Bob. 👍

fair do's. we just took the plugs out and cranked the petrol out, started first time

That man is a treasure! ❤️

@@WildlingSailing Don't ever stop thanking your Father for all the things he helps you with a lot of sons wish they had a father like yours.

Your dad is a great guy)) And good job guys and awesome sailing Thank you ✊

😂👍😂 HE'S A SENSIBLE LANCASHIRE MAN THROUGH AND THROUGH !!!❤

Priceless😂

👍😂👍...MUM'S ALWAYS KNOW BEST !!!

@@buzzinsmaug664 They do. 👍👍

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@@artbymaryf7283 😘👌 If both engines make it to France, their is just a chance of avoiding all the ferry's and container ships.

A little flotilla would be great fun and very reassuring

@@WildlingSailing there is that nice clean boat as tow/safety boat. 😆

Excellent comment!

@@paulboden7850 With Mark's resourcefulness, even if one half of the catamaran 'fell off', he'd convert the rest of it to a mono-hull!

Yes any flex or movement an that thing will break apart in no time.

@@damienduggan9060 wharrams are designed to flex, thats why they use lashings

MARK'S DAD IS LIKE THE MERLIN OF ENGINEERING !!!

Agreed. I've stumbled across a couple of other channels that put out videos like "is THIS our new boat ?", it's basically a tour of a soon-to-be first-hand luxury yacht, and they never ever talk about prices. In one of them a woman was saying "it's so nice, there are big windows in the bunk so we would be able to have a lot of light staying here", and I was like, "who _stays_ in the bunk longer than they need to when they live on a sailboat ? The main point of being in a bunk is to sleep, you don't need the light. When you need the light you're out of your bunk !"… The mentality was astounding. And then the entire thing was full of new technologies, everything was brand new, for honestly what is a full-on luxury lifestyle. But at no point, ever, did they talk about how much such a boat costs. Then they talked about it having solar panels and electric motors "because when fuel is so expensive it's good to have". What ? Since when do _they_ care about money ? This is some upper-class etiquette closely related to, or even directly, "you don't need to talk about the price of things, because you can afford the things anyway, so don't talk about the price of things ; if you need to talk about those things then you don't belong with us, you are too poor". It's a super elitist way of filtering people, and they do that by never ever talking about money except the money they are earning, but never what they spend. I think it's super healthy to talk about those things, so it kind of baffles me when Mark says "I don't know why I'm talking about the price"… it's… because you're a normal person Mark, that's a good thing, you keep your head on your shoulders and your feet to the ground, despite spending a lot of time on boats. And the talk at the end about how it would cost to move the boat, with his father's reaction in the background… yeah. It's normal and a good thing to talk about how much it costs. For 7k+ he could pay two people full time for a month, he'd get a lot of things done really fast. But the point is to not spend that much.

Often things made a while ago are just made better. Especially if they have been sitting around a while and have not been used very much for their age - you can end up getting an amazing deal.

Yup, surprised me how good those engines are. I wonder how easy it is to upgrade the other to electric start. I'm not a big fan of those Wharram engine pits.

But they are so hard on fuel and we all know how pricey that has become as of late.

@@leebenson4874 I've got a mercury 15hp 2 stroke on the skiff and it's amazing! Definitely worth the costs of fuel for the ease of repair.

@@gabrielmarshman2819 I have a Johnston 9.9 on my 10' john boat and about 5 yrs. ago I got a B/S 5Hp 4-stroke and that baby will move her upriver at 12 mph's and still get 20mpg. My 10 gets like 3 at 13. 4 strokes are better at long time running as well. PS better for mother earth as well!!

That's the thing.. With a 4 stroke you have the torque to push a heavy lump at relatively low rpm. Two strokes have to be screaming before they can shift anything. They wear out quicker. You always worry about the oil feed getting blocked and seizing the engine. Not for me. Especially on a heavy boat. Fine for a dinghy but I personally wouldn't like to use them on the Wharram.

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Awww Robert, thank YOU so much,,,I really appreciate your lovely comments🤗⛵️🤗

A tow would be the way to go. Just get the boat sturdy enough for the crossing. Maybe a fisherman could use the money.

I agree. A bit of risk, a lot of adventure, and a great story. The time you took 2/3 of a catamaran across the English channel with a couple dodgy outboards rigged up. most likely save some money and a priceless story too. I agree about it being better if you have a boat buddy.

2 NEW outboards would be less than 5k, then they would be o.k. for the trip.

@@wyattfamily8997 I like that idea. He needs 4 strokes to be allowed in all waterways, anyway.

His dad should have had him do the 2nd one and been there to help.

​@Lee Benson i agree, but honestly Steve is terrible at wanting to do it himself!!😊

@@artbymaryf7283 I have 2 sons and I would never buy them new, always old used and then we would rebuild the things (bikes, dirt bikes, go-karts, and cars) together as they grew-up. Today one rebuilds everything the other buys new but still does a lot of maintenance himself. Still they both say that working on things together was/is some of their favorite memories as kids.

@Lee Benson ,,,absolutely Lee,,,its priceless isnt it?🤗 We would always get the boys old decrepit cars when they passed their tests & Steve & them would get them working perfectly x I think they appreciate things more when they have to work on things dont they🤗⛵️👋

Oh, and spend your savings on really good ground tackle.

@@markthomasson5077 and fishing tackle too

Hi. My thoughts exactly! Get to somewhere tidal and survey the hulls at low tide. Then start planning your crossing. But, there is a lot of talk about engines and nothing on sails. This is a sailboat with a very simple sail plan. Mark shouldn't go to sea in this unless it is sailing with auxiliary power.

@@howardwinrow62 not so sure that's essential, but yes good thinking no time to set up proper rig but surely he could borrow a rig from something like a trailer sailer. Rudders would need to be in good condition though. I am nuts enough to do it without an escort and if authorities said no, then at night.