Thailand has an engine culture all it's own. Long-tails are something amazing.

Master Captain and crew. Flawless operation. Constant checks and maintenance keep that very nice boat running smooth. Great Job

Oh wow but it's nice to hear a well tuned diesel engine running so extra smoothly.

That engine moves the boat like it was nothing. Very professional! Excellent skills by everyone.

Title is clickbait, the engine is indeed massive but it's perfectly adequate for the boat. The way it's maintained and operated by a master crew, makes me want to ride it ! I see no danger here. Thailand is on another level :)

Very impressive. Capt and crew shined. And that motor was just bad ass'd. Cruise the river like the boss with that.

I see the massive v8 diesel truck engine, but I don't see the "tiny boat". That boat is at least 50 feet long. Hardly tiny. And where is the "dangerous" part of the engine. There's nothing uncommon about the way this engine is installed and the captain is an obviously knowledgeable and well experienced engineer. Headline is starting to look like clickbait. You make it sound like everyone is holding on for dear life while they rip up and down the river at breakneck speeds. Obviously, the engine is well matched to the boat as evidenced by the routine travel and docking.

tiny boat that is NOT, those guys have a real nice boat and the piloting skills on display are awesome.

Some of the absolute smartest and most respectful ppl in the world when it comes to their belongings and they can build just about anything from an old scrap pile that most others would just walk right by.. Very smooth running engine and well maintained by the sounds of it.

Clearly a well maintained and tuned engine. And plenty of adequate knowledge and skill put in there. I would get on that fine ship, no problem!

I must say it's impressive how easily the captain docked ,and yes an impressive engine as well

I was strangely impressed by that outfit. By example, that sort of boat is usually caned up and down river at insane speed, with little or no thought given to safety, but that vessel was clearly part of a fleet and that example was definitely taking its responsibilities seriously. Everything was neat, tidy and freshly painted. The engine was literally a jewel. A huge jewel, it is true, but everything about it said "care." The crew all had uniforms and handled the boat with precision and teamwork as was the loading and unloading. Certainly, the engine was not being stressed and it took me a while to work out where the throttle was! It was the steel cable from the fuel control unit to the 'turk's head' around the port side steering arm. The skipper pulled on the cablet until he got the revs he wanted, then twisted the turks head until the cable was tight - simple, elegant and almost fool proof. I think the big green lever on the starboard side of the engine was the reverser. And did you notice things were beautifully balanced so almost no steering input was required? He did put a pin in the support bar, but it wasn't even touching the steering arm most of the time. Well done guys, I would love to travel on your ferry and would feel safe and in professional hands.

Beautifully maintained engine!

Guy driving that boat is a beast

I like to see a man that takes pride in the way his equipment looks and runs. Nice job chum.

That boat doesn't look so "tiny." The engine and propeller drive apparatus looks to be very well balanced.

The captain is also the engine man, a 2 for 1 job your skills truly amazing 😍🥰

That is the biggest longtail setup I've ever seen, but it looks very well balanced. The crew obviously takes pride in their boat. Everything was clean, and that motor was detailed to the max. Really a beautiful piece of equipment. BTW, I love the air bleed on the heat exchanger. 😂 I'd think it could be made much easier to operate with a simple cable and pulley steering system though. It would be easy to design and install, and along with a remote throttle and shift cable would make operation much easier and safer.

Seems like a satisfying existence! There is a simple beauty to it all.

The dangeroust moment is when the three adult guys use the tiny blue boat that's built for children 🙂

When it absolutely has to be there over night !! , very very cool ship btw !

things you can do when theres no rules LOL

What a magnificent engine !

This guy prolly just spins the Earth until his destination arives at his location

Engines are bigger but boats are also not tiny. Boat and it's engine is well balanced. ❤

Professional crew and fine ship !!

Y'all always find the most interesting machines and processes to film. It's super interesting to see how ingenuity and fun with machines manifests itself in different parts of the world. Def one of my fav youtube channels!

It's amazing how things get done in a small country, without huge cranes, forklifts, and steel containers. A throwback to the 18th-19th century.

The pride they take for their boats and machines rivals at 70 year old American and his old c5 corvette… love Thailand

Very impressed,the title didn't match the video but still fun to watch.

Ah, Thailand's islands of paradise, how I miss them.

it is normal, nothing is dangerous, the boat is bigger, not tiny...

Is just clear they know how to operate the boat because that’s what they do and care about in life anything can go wrong at any time the cuestión is how you are going to act at the moment beautiful v8 hino engine man I got two diesel trucks with Detroit and international I love the sound

Some amazing boat handling.

I read about the Long-Tails in Phuket many years ago, but this is the first time I’ve seen one in operation, very impressed by the engineering of the installation and the seamanship of the crew. Great video, thanks!

love the engine sounds

Looks good and stable. I’d be worried about that tiny dingy bringing in the crew!

I am impressed with the handling when coming alongside. There seems to be so many ways it could go badly wrong.

Perfect use for a decommissioned diesel engine

KEEP IT IN MIND, In Thailand they don’t make it because it’s make sense they make it because they can…😂😂😂😂😂😂

This job is a real workout look how they all in a great shape love when people care about what they do

I lived in Thailand for a year in the mid 70s. We would take the train from Nakhon Ratchisima to Ayutthaya to visit my Thai friend and his family. We rode the smaller long tail water taxis on the Chao Phraya river quite often. There's a lot of skill to maneuvering those boats and my hat's off to the pilot of this craft.

Took this ferry many times 20 years ago. Great to see them again in operation.

Love the "autopilot" system...i saw that on an old dutch wooden sailboat with wooden pegs in a wooden rail over witch the tiller lay👌

Great ingenuity that is thinking out of the box. I bet it is a lot faster than anything else around

As thai people is normally when you at the beach and see long-tailed boat and them use truk and car engine to drive boat😂😂.

Good access to the engine

Very very impressive operation they have going there. Everyone really looks like they know what they’re doing

Great video😅nice boat

Speedboat (X) Self-propelled fish mincer and juicer (√)

If you can't afford a nice boat, just say Phuket!

Honestly I would love to lead this kind of life. Life on the water in places like Thailand and the Philippines is just simple

I take it the wine bottle is his pyrometer,,, so cool!

that boats so jank. i absolutely love it!

no computerised tech needed plain profesional and simpel! thats how you build this world

โฮ้ๆๆๆ สุดยอด วี 8 เลย หรอยๆๆๆ พี่บ่าว เห้อ หรอยแรงเหมือนแกง งัง! สา กัปตัน และ ลูกเรือ หรอยๆ เพ มาตรฐานแรง 😊😊❤❤

こんなところに日野のエンジンじゃないですか

Like clockwork 🎉❤ luv it!

That is a working man's boat. Water highway. That boat will haul A that motor has a turbo you can hear it whistle he either idles or just above idle in the runs I saw. The boat may not stand up to all the power that motor can put out. I enjoyed watching the men applying their craft 👍

凄いですね😮　船の大きさもさる事ながら　エンジンは　とても理にかなった代物ですね😅　停泊の湾内からの　移動する時には　エンジンの　アイドリングだけで済むし　沖に出ても　元々トルクの有る　ディーゼルエンジンだから　他の船外機みたいな　ガソリンエンジンでは無いから　燃費もかなり　良いとみた🎉　それにしても　エンジンそのもので器用に操船してて　凄いですね😊　これからも　島の人達の為に　安心安全な　操船を！

Nice job!

No shortage of power! Cool boat

the engine looks so clean wow

Needs HEADERS and MORE COWBELL...!!! Great Video, thanks and Respects...

so smooth and sweet

Imagine getting on the throttle thatd rip through the water

That is a beautiful boat, awesome crew/family, great video, kudos and cheers from PNW water folk :)

Gotta love them Thais.

Nice boat ...nice motor too

Very efficient operation

The is a boat on the engine

Why exaggerate the title. The content is interesting as is and not necessary to blow it out of proportion for clickbait.

Slick...very slick. And, having the drive shaft and propeller at the surface means no leaky stuffing box and easy access to a fouled prop. Indeed, this work boat steers better than an outboard motors.

Seems works very efficiency

A water bus. Pretty sure that engines from a large passenger bus? Pretty incredibly really 😊

I love these boats, very cool!!! Can you imagine though, if they were used in the USA (people/ government would have a fit with their emissions/ safety and noise)

Sepertinya itu didaerah Pattani.

Nice boat handling skills.

Quite the set up!

Very nice cargo barge.

Beautiful nature...

Grande CAPITANO 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Man I want that mud motor on my duck boat

Sensationalism is KZfaq's bait & switch, we fell for their lies again.

"So much torque, the hull would twist coming off the line." -Vinh Diesel

Sangat cocok untk kami yang tinggal di sungai di sum sel indonesia mesin diesel di bikin seperti ini , mantap

Do Hino Engines come like that out of the box ? This is awesome, incredible, and horrifyingly dangerous

Billige Effekthascherei...Toby Boot ich lach mich schlapp...ist doch ein fettes Teil

Nice live

昔日本のYAMAHA製漁船用ディーゼルエンジンは日野のエンジン使ってたらしいし理にかなってはいるよな 現行型のマリンギアの減速比はトラックの二速くらいらしいけど、スクリューの深度とピッチとダイヤでエンジン負荷も和らげられるし

Look on the good side, It's still a nice video to watch.

Now if it were in the blue boat that would have been something.

big bucks for a hino $$

Muy lindo barco ,buena gente trabajadora y un exelente y bien matneido motor Diesel Hino V8 como de 300Hp

Great skills on display. The only real danger I see, however, is the risk of the engine operator falling off the back of the boat and encountering the prop. That's always a risk with that style of boat.

Love to see unique people and ingenuity. You just don't see stuff like this in the states. Too much bureaucracy.

Toyota should make an engine even better a boat and engine as well

A single screw is the toughest of all boats to dock.

Lovely boat and that engine is a big beautiful beast. As for a "small boat" in the title whoever thinks that is a small boat must live in a world of super yachts, that boat isn't small, my 14 foot boat is small, that boat is easily 40 foot and maybe 50 foot

Mantep x bg boat nya, gk kalah saing nie bg, sukses sellu