Why Does This BOAT have WHEELS!?

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I am so grateful to Andrew and the team at Carmarthen Bay Ferries for inviting me to take a look at their amazing and unique transport device. It's a boat.. but it drives, so it's a car, but it floats, so it's a boat... say what!? When did you last see a contraption like this!?
Good news though, you can take a trip on this amazing boat (we'll go with that) with tours and tickets available from www.carmarthenbayferries.co.uk/
For details on the upcoming boat trips and tours head over to www.carmarthenbayferries.co.u... for details. You'll have a great day out and be supporting a bunch of the most lovely and enthusiastic people that will make your day just lovely.
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@rebmcr 6 күн бұрын

Tom Scott looks different today

@godzillas6301 6 күн бұрын

hes given up so its johns turn

@TheGreatSteve 6 күн бұрын

It's because he's not wearing his red shirt.

@samholdsworth420 6 күн бұрын

Tom forgot his vape this morning

@affalaffaa 6 күн бұрын

Nature abhors a vacuum

@andrewkirkpatrick2298 6 күн бұрын

Yeah, I asked Tom aged ago, he said no, so Jon's won!

@pluribus_unum 6 күн бұрын

_Nauto_ Shenanigans! 🚣

@AutoShenanigans 6 күн бұрын

Winner

@mikepalmer8 6 күн бұрын

@@AutoShenanigans I love the fact that KZfaq is offering to "Translate to English"

@philhawley1219 6 күн бұрын

I saw what you did there. Is this the first time Mr. Shenanigan has given us an amphibious episode?

@tweaker1968 6 күн бұрын

GENIUS!!

@orwellboy1958 6 күн бұрын

I liked this comment, so I clicked the button specifically for that.

@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330 6 күн бұрын

They just need to call the boat Boaty McBoatface and hordes of tourists will want to visit.

@philhawley1219 6 күн бұрын

Wheely Taff Amphibious Wheelface?

@CrowArchLane 6 күн бұрын

Ahh the Tom Scott of transport, if Tom Scott were cuttingly sarcastic

@MD-318 6 күн бұрын

I find it weird that Beanie Jon's twin, flat cap Jon sits in the studio and pulls the strings as he sends Beanie Jon across the country on various quests.

@David_Crayford 6 күн бұрын

Funny how you never see them both in the same place at the same time.

@realcanadian96 5 күн бұрын

Flat cap jon is the employer, beanie jon is the employee.

@saintuk70 6 күн бұрын

It's just like a boat that keeps its trailer on and just goes for it.

@GS-lu2zu 6 күн бұрын

Great little video promoting this ferry, maybe try getting this video on their website too, as they've already got another up. I hope it now generates enough income to cover the cost of the boat fuel, it's upkeep, and the paid skipper. The awarded grant it received originally only stretched so far and after covid, it's all now public funded and no government grants. So hopefully, it's successful and makes a good return during the upcoming Summer season 😊

@Dan23_7 6 күн бұрын

Half boat, half Reliant Robin. Cheers Jon for our hump day extravaganza 👍🏼

@Spike20101000 6 күн бұрын

Auto Shenanigans, continuing to teach me about stuff I never knew I wanted to know.

@trentr9762 6 күн бұрын

you are tom scott now, you may not reject this promotion

@andrewhotston983 6 күн бұрын

Proper public service broadcasting - Auto Shenanigans informs and entertains every time.

@thebarronflights 6 күн бұрын

Reminds me of professor Pat Pending.❤

@andrewhotston983 6 күн бұрын

Yes! I knew it looked familiar.

@catfootball592 5 күн бұрын

That takes me back LOL

@BrassLock 6 күн бұрын

Add a glass of bubbly for the party goers, coffee and sandwiches for the hikers and ice cream for the kids and the public will love it. Gotta think of a broad-based attraction.

@danielconlon2388 6 күн бұрын

Dont forget the WiFi

@dodgydruid 6 күн бұрын

The rare amphibious sheep are worried now, no hiding from them in slingback wellies and a glint in their eye ;)

@Vtarngpb 6 күн бұрын

Yo dawg, I herd ewe like herding ewes with floaties… 😂

@BrenGunning 6 күн бұрын

This has Tom Scott vibes. I’m good with it.

@mirandahotspring4019 6 күн бұрын

We've had these in New Zealand for twenty years under the name of Sealegs. Great if you live with access to a beach because they're not licensed for use on the road. You see a few in summer at seaside camping grounds where they work well, no mucking around with trailers and the usual hassle of launching and retrieving your boat. Take it there and back on a normal boat trailer, but while at the campground leave it on its own wheels. Not cheap though.

@Ginger_Dalek 6 күн бұрын

That would definitely been a super-star prize on Bullseye back in the day!

@doctordeej 6 күн бұрын

“Pay attention 007. This is Wet Nelly Mk III…”

@Jer_Ch 6 күн бұрын

I ran a little fishing boat date back in Hong Kong before 2020. What a useful "landing gears" design for the boat and it makes things easier and safer! I have experience launching boats by crane, or human power to push boats through the beach and believe me, launching or recovering boats are really hard job and sometimes dangerous, as the boat may over your head or someone's head, or get stuck all the time in the sandy beach that need a puller to get it free and rush to the water again. Oh one more thing to me is the Yamaha outboard engine. It is the mighty Yamaha F115B! My previous boat is one single Yamaha F115A outboard which has never failed me Thanks for the great content again Jon, looking forward to having a trip on this boat trip!

@AcornElectron 6 күн бұрын

Mad coincidence, I’m currently 20 minutes from Llansteffan.

@paulsengupta971 6 күн бұрын

In which direction and by what mode of transport?

@donalddodson7365 5 күн бұрын

Thanks, Jon. My Welsh genes are singing right now! I love gizmos and interesting machines, and this one is great. Have a great week, whatever you're up to. 😂🤣😎🤗

@AutoShenanigans 5 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate! cael wythnos dda.

@MonaroTravels 6 күн бұрын

Awesome to see this as it’s just down the road from me. Remember when I first saw it emerging from the water, couldn’t quite believe it.

@phillwainewright4221 6 күн бұрын

Hello, John. How the Devil are you?

@IAmUndersteer 6 күн бұрын

Have you had a good week?

@tardismole 5 күн бұрын

I could be wrong, but I thought historical ferry crossings were protected under the heritage laws. So glad they brought this one back, especially now that the vehicle is slightly more interesting than a standard boat. Most excellent ending. I almost stood to attention.

@SighManP 6 күн бұрын

Or they could have just bought a hovercraft from Griffon Hoverworks (a UK manufacturer of commercial hovercraft used for ferries etc)

@thedave7760 6 күн бұрын

Hover craft need a LOT of fuel.

@alastairoxby8037 6 күн бұрын

@@thedave7760Not only that, but they are also very expensive to maintain.

@Timberwolf69 4 күн бұрын

@@alastairoxby8037 And they are obnoxiously loud.

@EngineerLewis 6 күн бұрын

Even though I grew up in South Wales I had no idea that this existed! Thanks for the education lesson! 😂

@AndrewG1989 9 сағат бұрын

I have seen a boat like that one. It’s amazing to see how a boat can be used on land as well in water. Very fascinating.

@adamjolley8552 6 күн бұрын

I like this video so I pressed the button specifically for that 👉🏻

@saintuk70 6 күн бұрын

🤣

@tonytricks 6 күн бұрын

Good thinking,wish I'd thought of that

@SeanMather 6 күн бұрын

I like this comment so I pressed the button specifically for that 👉

@balaclavabob001 6 күн бұрын

Frickensweetawesome .

@CakeboyRiP 6 күн бұрын

I've been looking for that button for ages

@MckIdyll 6 күн бұрын

"Who wants to ride on a cost-effective boat?" It's like discount sushi.

@paulfrisby4424 6 күн бұрын

Vernon Kay was talking about roundabouts on his radio 2 show this morning in particular Colchester. I immediately thought there is one one man that could explain it

@David_Crayford 6 күн бұрын

I heard that too and thought the same. Maybe he or his producer is a viewer!

@nicklowe536 6 күн бұрын

How cool is that what a fantastic solution

@SpongeLab 6 күн бұрын

Another great episode thanks 😀👍👍

@aston-s 6 күн бұрын

So, will this appear in the Tom Scott news letter next week...

@robinwells8879 5 күн бұрын

Another splendid reason to visit this gorgeous part of the UK. ❤

@matthewpike7811 6 күн бұрын

Next stop has to be the Burgh Island Sea Tractor? Lots of history and a cool sea tractor to boot. Must be on Jon's hit list!

@geraldtalbot6400 5 күн бұрын

Llansteffan is about a mile from where my sister lives. My niece was a barmaid in the castle inn whose landlady used to work with my brother in Marlow. My father's ashes were scattered near Llansteffan castle and my mithers scattered in the garden of my sisters 11 acre smallholding in Llangain. Llansteffan means church in Welsh

@jonathanpowell3769 6 күн бұрын

Sadly it hardly ever runs and is hugely expensive per trip when it does. I can see that it is a lot of fun for the team who got the funding for it, but for someone wishing to visit Llansteffan from the east, especially if a family, it’s a non starter. Last time I walked past the compound in which it is stored, it was surrounded by overgrown weeds.

@davekirk100 3 күн бұрын

There's one at St. Michael's Moubt in Cornwall, but it's not open to the public, just visiting dignitaries. I and many others watched the late Queen use it in 2103, and I've seen it on many occasions between the beach at Marazion and the island, You can't expect the posh people to use the little open ferry that normally runs when the tide is in.

@nameless5413 6 күн бұрын

once upon a time this would've been considered for hovercraft, but alas that is a technology no longer efficient enough so new workarounds need be used.

@madm4tty 6 күн бұрын

I was wondering about this myself

@paulsengupta971 6 күн бұрын

Fuel costs have risen. However the new diesel hovercraft are quite efficient. But someone would have to specify and build one the correct size. This fits between the largest amateur hovercraft and the smallest commercial one.

@nameless5413 6 күн бұрын

@@paulsengupta971 Thank you that is very insightful comment and i am happy you took your time to make it. i am entirely unaware of which ones are available so your context dose fill in large gaps in my comprehension of the situation. And offcourse as fan of strange modes of transportation and or unusual itterations of usual transportation i adore hvoercrafts so thats knowlidge i shalt treasure.

@benhooper1956 3 күн бұрын

This reminds me of that episode of James May's Man-Lab where they built a coracle to get across a body of water shorter than it would take to walk. As for wheeled boats, I remember there was one on Herm Island back in the noughties when I used to holiday there as a kid. No cars were allowed on the island so I was baffled as to what was leaving these tyre tracks in the sand as they were too wide for the quadbikes

@mrcogginsgarage7062 6 күн бұрын

Nice one Jon, reminds me of Joe 90s green thing that he used to get about in.

@MrGreatplum 6 күн бұрын

Cracking idea! Looks great fun. Now you have to go on the burgh island sea tractor!

@whyyoulidl 6 күн бұрын

Hey MNIJ, thx again for bringing us these gems. Looks fab and a 'must do'. I'm off to find my sea legs... 🤭

@bettyswallocks6411 5 сағат бұрын

There is also a different take on a tidal ferry - the Burgh Island Sea Tractor.

@MervynPartin 6 күн бұрын

Brilliant. Too expensive to build a bridge and the road journey is long, so this is just the right solution to join the villages. New Zealand has some good ideas when it comes to small craft- the Hamilton Jet Boats are pretty good too.

@Anonymoususer_2023 4 күн бұрын

I have seen boats that have wheels and still use water. Very interesting to see boat that can be used on the road and in water.

@PeterGrant 6 күн бұрын

I guess it's cheaper (and quieter) to operate than a hovercraft, which would also shrug off the issues with travelling over land. Although if it were a hovercraft, you could run an unlicenced bar on the trip across.

@David_Crayford 6 күн бұрын

No. I think you need to be outside of the national boundry of 14 miles.

@mellowfellow6816 6 күн бұрын

If you were to ask me to imagine something invented by a collaboration between the Dutch, the Welsh, and the Kiwis, this would be it.

@annetteconroy6921 4 күн бұрын

Maritime activities are popular in New Zealand , being that it's a large archipelago in the middle of the South Pacific

@TheLoneTwinRanger 6 күн бұрын

You had me sold right up till you said £20 a ticket. Its london prices in Wales. 😂

@EmilysDadd 6 күн бұрын

that's what I thought ..... 🤪

@AL-zg5qs 6 күн бұрын

The narrower the stretch of water to be crossed, the more it costs. The Solent? Straits of Dover?

@David_Crayford 6 күн бұрын

I agree but it's cheaper than taking a helicopter which would take a similar time.

@Rob.Coleman 6 күн бұрын

What a brilliantly simple idea and retrospectively obvious solution. Great video and a fantastic bit of promo 👍👍👍.

@AbrasiveScotsman 6 күн бұрын

After Cruising the Cut did his video on this I looked it up. They spent a ton (£300,000 is oft quoted) on a bespoke solution that performs measurably worse than a small passenger carrying hovercraft which could have been bought for a lot less (used passenger hovercraft could be had for under £200,000 at the time). Supposedly this thing does occasionally get stuck in the mud. Hovercraft were invented for exactly these sorts of situations...

@David_Crayford 6 күн бұрын

False economy if maintenance costs for the hovercraft are an arm and a leg.

@AbrasiveScotsman 6 күн бұрын

@@David_Crayford That's true, although operating what is essentially a one-of-a-kind prototype isn't going to be cost free either. If they'd managed to get a used Griffen hovercraft, they're an off the shelf product that is manufactured and supported right here in the UK.

@TheGreatSteve 6 күн бұрын

I love amphibious vehicles.

@roderickmain9697 6 күн бұрын

Fascinating.

@simonochana3189 6 күн бұрын

Back when I lived in Swansea,I always wondered if Ferryside used to operate a Ferryand where it connected.

@NickB_Yorkshire 5 күн бұрын

Great video Jon. What an amazing piece of kit. Definitely worth the trip for you to see 😊👍🏼

@richardsmith-jr9wd 6 күн бұрын

And I thought the Burgh Island Sea Tractor was the height of innovative tidal crossings.

@subaruadventures 3 күн бұрын

We have "Tinnies: boats here in Aus, people love them. (Yes made of aluminium.)

@stuartajc8141 5 күн бұрын

In Windsor, we have a DUKW (AKA Duck) which is a 2nd WW amphibious landing craft, it gives tours down the Thames, out up a slipway, then back to the start by road. OTOH, you wouldn't catch me on it, its ugly and unwieldy. This one looks very elegant.

@dereksmith6126 6 күн бұрын

Fascinating stuff. I think your audience might be interested if you visited the Sea Tractor at Bigbury/Burgh Island on the South Devon coast.

@jazmo6662 6 күн бұрын

Brilliant!

@eprohoda 6 күн бұрын

you created insane trip,

@philard 6 күн бұрын

Captain Pugwash theme in there I noticed.

@JohnSmith-pl2bk 6 күн бұрын

manned by Ordinary Seaman Staines...

@MrBwian 5 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk no such character 😉

@JohnSmith-pl2bk 5 күн бұрын

@@MrBwian The British Captain Pugwash animated television series, which originally aired on the BBC between 1958 and 1967, is widely believed to have featured characters with risqué maritime names such as Master Bates, Seaman Staines, and Roger the Cabin Boy. In fact, the crew of the famous Black Pig ship included sailors with no such names.

@MrBwian 5 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk like I said, no such character, I knew that from memory

@andyxox4168 5 күн бұрын

@@MrBwian. I still wouldn’t like to be ‘pugwashed’

@teeKeri 6 күн бұрын

Fun and informative!

@gavinhagan8357 6 күн бұрын

Way cool. Thanks for sharing.

@Vim-Wolf 5 күн бұрын

Ferry nice indeed.

@WagnerGimenes 6 күн бұрын

Excellent video again, Jon.

@clayhead12000 5 күн бұрын

I saw something similar that once in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

@Cobwobbler 5 күн бұрын

Sweet bit o kit. Next week, Salcombe sea tractor

@amystewart4865 4 күн бұрын

Well done guys very eye opening !!!! 3:10

@Lee.gRC27 6 күн бұрын

Great episode

@PhoneVidoes 5 күн бұрын

Next stop is the Sea Tractor at South Sands beach Devon then 😉

@scottc1589 6 күн бұрын

So really, when it comes to why the ferry exists one could say "It's a boat time."

@brianlehman710 6 күн бұрын

Excellent.

@tomgruitt6563 6 күн бұрын

Beautiful

@DarkSitesChannel 6 күн бұрын

So it's a WW2 duck with legs. Nice.

@andyjdhurley 6 күн бұрын

You can still ride those WW2 ducks in London, see the sights from land and from the Thames in one trip... At least you could until Thames Water closed down the only slipway they could use to build a super sewer but it sounds like there is an update on this expected this year.

@chrishall2211 6 күн бұрын

@@andyjdhurley Used to enjoy a trip on the Duck though I think one sunk in the Thames so a few people got damp and probably diseased given the crap Thames Water have been pumping into the river(s) over the years

@richardharrold9736 6 күн бұрын

@@andyjdhurleypretty sure the DUKWs got banned after a fatal accident with one in the USA.

@marcwaller3657 6 күн бұрын

@@richardharrold9736 They're still operating in Windsor so not banned.

@McRocket 6 күн бұрын

4:44 - I like how you got that tiny shot - er - opinion in. Great video, imo. Thanks for getting up at (to me) an unspeakable hour to film it. ☮

@Slycockney 6 күн бұрын

That was a ferry interesting video, cheers

@dom.b1972 6 күн бұрын

Fascinating this one Jon 👍🏻

@minibus9 6 күн бұрын

this is amzazing, what a fantastic piece of modern engenering

@TheWoodlandhoBo 5 күн бұрын

Ahhh llansteffan. My favourite beach in the whole of the British isles. Last week black cat roundabout, this week llansteffan, are you following me??

@TsiolkovskySportingLocks 6 күн бұрын

genius move this. We need more inland ferries. Great video.

@RichieRouge206 5 күн бұрын

What a cool boat. Enjoyed this

@mooglesmodelrailways 6 күн бұрын

C😎😎L bit of kit that. Surprised its the only one over here though

@chrisblay 6 күн бұрын

It’s a boatcar boaty driving car boat.

@jasonz7788 6 күн бұрын

Interesting thank you

@Huckleberry.69 6 күн бұрын

I am camping in the area in a couple of weeks I may just take the wife and kids on this boat, they will hate it but I think it looks great fun so stuff them. Thanks for the video.

@1GameKeeper 4 күн бұрын

Love your attitude. Loll!

@someusername1 6 күн бұрын

Cool, I like that :-)

@metalhead2550 6 күн бұрын

I'm good Jon, thanks for..... Wait a minute! Cool vehicle, £20 for a ferry trip across an estuary seems a bit steep though

@BromideBride 6 күн бұрын

That's not even half a tank of petrol, a round of drinks, a small bag of shopping or an Indian. Seems legit.

@EmilysDadd 6 күн бұрын

@@BromideBride it's not half a tank but, the car will take ALL the family on that gallon of fuel. £20 a piece makes it an expensive trip for a family.

@cameronashton7150 6 күн бұрын

I think the £20 was for the private hire journeys.

@pigletsdaddy3052 6 күн бұрын

I'd have trouble parking it at home,,,, But I WANT ONE!

@theclassicso8094 6 күн бұрын

That was a wonderful presentation. I would love to take a ride on that ferry. Someday, if I make it back to Wales, I'll check this out. Thank you. 🛥

@BeanoMark 6 күн бұрын

Loads of comments about how this could've been a Tom Scott video, but I'm sure Tim Traveller would love to do this too.

@UK.RoadsCyclingandTransport 6 күн бұрын

Awesome Jon, Diolch yn fawr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@Vtarngpb 6 күн бұрын

Google translates the two Welsh flags into a single black flag?!? 😂🤔

@UK.RoadsCyclingandTransport 6 күн бұрын

@@Vtarngpb I have no clue why that happens across the internet, it's a weird glitch that mostly happens to countries within the UK but not England for some reason 🤔

@mw... 6 күн бұрын

Cool man

@philipmurphy2 6 күн бұрын

This boat is great 👍

@Xawi168 6 күн бұрын

When i was younger i remember seeing a bigger bout with wheels at hunstanton beach

@DaSpecialZak 6 күн бұрын

wow, I'd love to go on that boat trip

@johnstilljohn3181 6 күн бұрын

Fabulous...! A James Bond ferry...

@DeepSpaceNetwork 6 күн бұрын

Nice

@paulhutchins6019 6 күн бұрын

Hi John. One that also is worth a look is The Wash Monster in Norfolk. It's an ex American military landing craft. Cost a fortune to develop and is now doing trips round the bay!

@IAMPLEDGE 6 күн бұрын

@paulhutchins8019 hopefully it is safer and run more safely than those duck boats in America.