The retriever's a hero and a true enthusiast! Love these videos

Miss this video. Nostalgia when I was younger.

i remember watching this when i was a kid now im back here reliving it man i miss this

Now that's what i call a good friend.🤩

I wish I had a friend like Jeff. This is at least the second time I have seen him on a recovery mission. If I were Jeff and I knew Dave was working on a water video I would invest in a wet suit. Keep up the great videos guys.

True dedication, way to go Jeff, its guys like you who make the hobby Fun!!!!!!!!

That was fun to watch. Good Job and I think the volunteer that helped you get your boat was awesome for going out of his way to help you.

this is the coolest homemade r/c carrier ever!!

I cud watch this all day .. who doesn't like to tinker awesome

All Hail to the Mighty Jeff!! Well done fellas. This made my night. :)

wow that boat looks surprisingly easy to build with some rc knowledge

Thats very clever... and great perseverance ... very cool.... I like it! Being a 48yr old kid myself I'm inspired...and appreciate the effort. We've also had tons of fun with the AirHogs stuff.. but you've taken it to another level. Thanks for sharing. :)

your a 12 year old in a old mans body i love it u so smart keep it up!!!!

thats what the hobby is all about having fun thanks dave thanks jeff from jeff orchard chairman of drayton farm flying club stafford england

great job as always dave!! R.I.P. to your electronics, and i loved how Jeff took off his shoes but left his socks on!!!! classic!lol

Thanks for the very creative video (and The Ventures, to add to the show).

First time I saw a working RC aircraft carrier)

you are the true meaning of a marine ! you make it work no mater what! and funny as hell and as for jeff what a guy showing his legs off lmao!

Dave you are the man, you make retirement look great buddy! Its the simple stuff in life that keeps us all keepin on and I think your vids are cool. Andrew Jax,FL.

I say Jeff is a hero!

That is an awesome way to spend your time.

another totally awesome show man u guys have to much fun ! thanks for bringing my spirits back up on a otherwise pretty cruddy day .

This guy worked really hard

This guy would make a GREAT neighbor to hang out with lol

What a HOOT!! Jeff looked like that water was cold...bet there was some shrinkage!!

Now thats a true friend!!!

This is a great channel! Love the tinkering and mods!

simply amazing !!

Beautiful soundtracks!

uss nightflyyer sounds badass

Of all your vidoes this has to be your best one Great, Funny, I need a good laugh

Very cool model and idea!

Nice recovery, and resurection!

very nice to meet you homer Simpson!!!

It's so much fun to tinker!

Geat job. The on/off switch idea was cleaver also. a dollar store boat and $400 in electronics lol. I watch all your vids. Keep 'em coming Ace in the sky

Love The Ventures greatest hits.

I DIG THE FUN, AND THE VENTURES MUSIC..

What a fantastic carrier :D

Amazing!!!

I love your show you rock and I always out side doing the se thing

Thanks, your videos are all great

This made my day.

Genius! keep it up!

Way to take one for the team Jeff! LOL!

love it! all of it!

I will be waiting for the next episode to check how you launch the mini heli from the ship... Great idea to build an RC like that

thats awesome and extremely cool

very cute being a carrier sailor id like to see you set one up for launch and recovery while its going through the water and after letting you know i was a sailor i also noticed the USMC across your ball cap and your trial run didn't let me down i loved the video lol

Ha Ha Ha! This made my morning! Jeff is the best!!

Self-inflating locator for sinkings. About 55 years ago, I had a model sailboat, about 2' long with a main and jib. The rudder could be fixed before launching, but some way or other (I was 7 or 8) I took an old toy walkie-talkie receiver - the kind that had a "beep" sounder - and used the 9V from the "beep" in the receiver to run a little toy motor, rigged to move the rudder. Primitive, but it actually worked. One day, I took the sailboat to a real lake, and promptly sank it when I tried to tack - conditions were not ideal. I did eventually find it, but wading in the lake was cold, even in summer. Then I had an idea. I knew from kitchen-chemistry experiments that adding water to baking powder (not baking soda) would produce gas with some pressure behind it, if done in a container with a narrow neck. So, I built a locator buoy. I took a small plastic medicine bottle, filled it about 1/2 full of baking powder, and put a balloon over the neck, wrapped tight with a rubber band. The other of the bottle had a hole to let water in. When water came in and mixed with the powder, the balloon would inflate somewhat. The thing would float to the water's surface, trailing a thin string. The problem was how to keep the water _out_ unless the bottle was submerged. The answer was to put a salt tablet over the hole, held in place with with LePage's Rubber Cement around the edges. The string was wrapped loosly around the bottle, with one end tied to the boat's bow (out of the way). When the boat sank again, it was well off shore and out of sight. However, the salt tablet dissolved, water entered the plastic bottle, mixed with the baking powder, which generated gas (CO2, I think) and inflated the balloon. The balloon rose to the surface, trailing the string tied to the bow. And *presto* - there was the marker showing where the model had sunk. It was simple to row out in a dinghy with a weighted hook and line, and retrieve the sailboat. This crude system worked well several times. Later on, an adult told me the idea could never work. Well, I'd already recovered the boat from several sinkings with the improvised marker, so I shut up, but concluded experiment trumped opinion. The balloon didn't blow up hard, but it didn't need to. All it had to do was inflate enough to rise to the surface, trailing a bit of string. None of the lakes were very deep out to 150-200 yards from shore. I'm sure there are much better, more expensive and easier to use locators available now for model boats, 55 years on. But at age 8, I thought it was a good invention. It used household materials and it worked, and so did the job.

That is amazing

great vid. thanks for sharing.

Fun video, guys! Love the MacGuyver-worthy motor switch arrangement! :)

awesome man

good job dave

Jeff is the Hero of the Hour - what a Guy!!!!

Very Creative! U Da Man!

thats pretty sick..i like that

Very cool! Love stuff like this. You've inspired me. I wanna try something like this.

nice work dave, you are very creative

very nice video, thanks for sharing.

I was waiting to watch you land the heli while the boat was in the water

Awesome JEFF!!!! I love how you were holding your shorts up thinking you weren't getting too wet and about 3 seconds after yuou are in up to your shoulders! HAHA...Awesome video guys. It's Dave's turn to go in next time!!!!!!!

Excellent carrier! Man you got skills! Very entertaining video.

Just when I thought to myself: "I hope it doesn't flip!" it flipped. Nice job with the aircraft carrier!!

I had done this same thing but with polystyrene! Kinda like an airboat, but it was a major fail even with my micro servos it was to top heavy with the prop and motor just pushing it over! Great concept Mr. Herbert It looks like it will/would make a great aircraft carrier! Nice video

Awesome!

Lol, loving your videos. Good job man!

Ingenious throttle control with no ESC!

Nice one, am going to try that me self

Nice video..... you should just send Jeff out there with your bait and he can drop it right where you want it..... I love the song.... when I was learning guitar, the Ventures was some of the first songs I learned.....

this is so kool!

Dvae, you are so cool.

Man you and Jeff have way to much fun ;-) i have got to get one of my mates into r/c big time lol,great video as always Dave and what a true gent Jeff is to go into that pond to get the boat back ;-) the aircraft carrier was a great success too and i'm looking forward to seeing more of this one=5*

lol, one of the best videos i have seen latly, i like the talking quality, well done

good sport to go get it for you.. hope you bought him a beer :) he earn it.. did not look to warm that day :D chris.

This... Is actually like. My childhood dream come true >

super cooool...... loved it :-D

"It leans" glug glug....yep it does ;-) great fun and i hope you folks gave the volunteer a 6 pack for his troubles.

awsome!

That feeling you get while you ask someone something and they just start saying hehehe

cool engineering that boat 5 up

this was very cool..

haha, nice videos. it's soo fun to look at your videos

"It's the Jeff and Dave Show!!" Ha!! That line broke me!! I laughed so hard! I'm glad you went and got it. Recycling the SL's I see ;)

you´re the bomb man

Very nice :)

creative...nice video Sir

I know the feeling. I lost my wedding band in a similar way, playing with my RC Airboat. I have never had the courage to tell my wife, she will destroy all my RC stuff!!!

nice job..

Dude you have way to much spare time. How I envy you P

Wow that's well cool jeff am love ur vidoes so brilant

Poor jeff, looked like he enjoyed it tho lol

A realy good movie

Ha ha the volunteer was the BEST! How did u award the volunteer

SWEET!

woww. very very nice. you are so creative!. i could never think of something like that! and working all the different servos must be tricky. would be for me anyways! haha. nice video 5/5 for sure!

Awesome landing at 06:45 !

nice!