This is so cool, it reminds me of the 60's & 70's when young people (hippies) would take old delivery vans and strike off to have the time of their lives. When I first saw ST0DIG I was hooked! I would love to do this in the Gulf of Thailand! Have fun and please keep making videos of your progress!

Cool! My wife and I have been watching lots of lifeboat conversion videos lately, and stumbling on your channel is neat because we're from the same town. Now I have the dangerous knowledge that something like this is possible for us.

Great videos! I enjoy watching this video progression including the ideas of what to think about when purchasing something like a lifeboat. Now I have a much better idea of what I want to do with a boat and one huge advantage with these is that they're designed to remain upright even in a stormy ocean.

Good on you two! Have a blast!

Looking forward to what you are doing with it, so many people have this idea that's why you are getting the attention, have fun and buy lots of sawzall blades

I'm to sensitive, I got excited too. Congratulations. Wish you tonnes of excitement. Instant Terrace. Wow.

I just saw you on the local Global news channel and became excited about your boat conversion and upcoming adventure!

So lovely to see how you got your boat ! I had noo Idea it was such a issue finding one! So pleased you have put these videos up! It’s going to be AMAZING to look back on once you are all done! The sleepover was super cute ! 💗

Very cool. Nice to see people willing to take chances. Most of us will never have the guts. It doesn't look like you can see to navigate.

Good luck guys!

You two are fun! Enjoy the build out

Great find! Best of luck on all your adventures!

I'm brainstorming my own project, similar to yours! I can hardly wait to see what you do with Luja :)

🤔Wow! First time to hear that. I really wanted to see that boat of yours after you finished all the necessary work. 👍👍

Take the rudder, prop, engine, plug all the holes. See a Mercury dealer and get a 450hpR hook it to the transom and away you go, fun, fun, fun. Enjoy guys.

I've seen a couple of these in Ladysmith. Not sure if they're homes, but they're in good shape. We live on a sailboat, but I'd definitely have one of these as a runabout or possibly my next liveaboard house.

Love love love if I ever did a boat it would be a lifeboat . To me looks like you would have so much room to and it would be safe also

The lifeboat designed to sailing drifting all kinds of waves forces - cabin air tide are precious even it's capsized automatic it will recovery back....

В моряки бы я пошёл...пусть меня научат... Удачи на новом поприще...и на голубых дорогах водной глади!☘👍😉🚢🌞

I like the openness.

It's a lifeboat plenty of power in that diesel it's not fast but it will push through current well,sometimes you have to just go for it.

Electric is a very good idea. Have you seen “Sailing Uma” KZfaq channel? They have an electric sailboat.

This is so cool to see your progress!! I LOVE that you camped aboard on the first night after you brought her home. Can't wait to see the next episode and what happens next! Keep up the great work! Do you have a Patreon account or somewhere I can throw a few pennies in your construction tip jar?

Very cool project! I'm not 100% sure about the plans tho.

really cool , we want more videos

Look the engine noise it's designed at night ocean foggy for rescue mission-and the engine running noise not for sailing too far like normal boat - the engine running it's designed to pickup survival at nights nor foggy - so the the victim's be able to hear which direction the rescue boat approaches-

Well, when you go electric, at least you can use the whole upper area for solar cells. :-) Probably sufficient to run it continuously when you use a modest electric motor.

Not the prettiest boat but it will handle bad storms, won't capsized. Excellent choice

Please....live with the Bukh for a while before you drop money and time on electric. Spend a little time and a few dollars on insulation and isolation first. A lot of the noise is due to empty and reflective interior. Hope it all works out for you.

The Bukh engine is worth it. If you go electric sell the engine!

Hi how did you register it ? I love what you guys are doing? I’ve seen a couple but they only have a bill of sale

Where in the world did you find or buy one

Cool 👍

Any ideas if there's anymore....millbay bc..here

Boat people are really cool

Great idea overhaling a life boat and a great way to recycle as well. While going full electric that can be a bit on the tricky side leaving the question of going full solar in which case there is a new coating for boats that I've recently heard about that is like a solar wrap for electric solar boats that is applied to the upper part of the hull being the deck area and converting the entire deck in to one large solar panel. in your case that might be the smart way to go depending one the layout of your portholes or windows. f course if you used a small generator as a back up to your solar that could be incorporated as well by building a sound proof box around the generator itself to cut down on any noise it might make. either way one thing to keep in mind solar only works as it should when the sun shine on it. and being in BC you don't get a lot of sun. So keeping a back up generator is a good idea. as my grandmother used to say never keep all your eggs in the same basket. I look forward to wanting the build of your new dingy.

In Finnish Luja means "tough" or "hard".

Electric? do you plan on staying at the dock most of the time? no sails? it will be all battery. maybe you can tow another boat with your batteries. I hope you plan to keep the engine? please keep the engine! it looks like too much fun to let it die without the engine.

You probably have the largest (privately owned) person capacity boat of that size.. most boat of that length would be like 8 or maybe 12... u can have 60...

I surprises me that the ferry crew showing you the boat were not wearing masks!!!

The reason for buying & restoring a lifeboat is for the rollover / self-righting that many lifeboats have because they are fully ENCLOSED! Unfortunately, these folks bought none of these advantages.

The life boat aspect was destroyed by cutting the sides out!

I was thinking of the same thing and had seen the boats in Vancouver. Could you tell us how much it cost to get this far and keep us posted as you go? Thanks John

They pack drinks but don't consume them because they don't want to stop and use the bathroom? Genius couple! (Sarcasm) Let me guess, they bought the boat, but didn't put it in the water because they didn't want to get it wet!

what kind of lifeboat is this? the none sealed kind? thanks

Hi guys, do you think the stock engine and gear .. including the exhaust system .. would hold up to normal everyday use? Thanks, Bill.

so how do you no when you actually need assestanst

Hot Tub???

Who is manufacturing this lifeboats? ...maybe we could buy it directly, just hull, and without engine and equipment it would be lot cheaper too (and would save us a lot of work to take it down)

hahahahahah that would be so ironic getting rescued in a life boat hahahahaa

Leave everything...right now!!! Go Home and make Love...Enjoy each-other... After,,,OK back to the boat !!!

How much was the boat? What did you pay?

Where do you shower? Bathroom? Will this be your full time home? No other residence?

I'm curios as to the price and if it is within my range ?

Oh Canada...

Where in the United States can you buy one?

How much did it cost to purchase?

How much did it cost?

Yboat

Hi electric is the worst thing you could ever do were do you fill up ???????

it's always weird when Americans say 'local' then take a 12 hour drive

ELECTRIC???? And have what, a 5 mile range before it's dead in the water? Are they going to tow a raft with the generator to recharge the batteries? Did they ever think of sound proofing the original engine? Unless they intend to stay in the dock all the time plugged up.

Any ideas if there's anymore....millbay bc..here