The deep and shallow ends of the talent pool

[IH82BL8]

I thoroughly enjoy spending time watching boat/yacht repair/restoration videos online.
This week I think I found both extremes of talent.
The best: http://sampsonboat.co.uk/21-shaping-and-fitting-the-keel-timber/
The worst:

 

[ggrizzard]

Well, we all learned the hard way at the beginning, didn't we?

 

[uralite]

Hahahaha. That’s awesome . I been following Leo for awhile. The other 2 crack me up. You could make fun of me for my transmission post...

 

[dlochner]

Oh, the optimism of youth!

If you like Leo and Sampson Boat Works, check out Acorn to Arabella. Steve and Alex started with an idea and trees. More ambition than I have. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiDWnTP0WB1xCp6uuUo0VA

 

[uralite]

Yup, also tips from a Shipwright!!?

https://www.youtube.com/user/TipsfromaShipWright/

 

[jwing]

"We used an obscene amount of silicone..."

 

[dlochner]

"We used an obscene amount of silicone..."

I think they were shills for GE Silicone Products.

 

[Will Gilmore]

This is what the World Wide Web is all about.

Great stuff. I hope it never stops.

-Will (Dragonfly)

 

[HukilauMike]

Leo is pretty great, but for my money, the best is Mads from Sail Life.

https://www.youtube.com/user/madsdahlke

He's Danish, but he speaks english better than we do. He's funny, slightly dorky and he's the ultimate DIY guy. He's inspired me to undertake projects on my boat that I'd been putting off for years. I haven't watched many of the first "series" he did on his current live-aboard boat, but I'm riveted to his "Project Athena". If you do start watching, I can almost guarantee that you will start saying things like "pretty dang spiffy".