For all of the marine salvage experts in the comments: The owner, Sherrif, and insurance company all told us the boat was a total loss and were only concerned about getting it removed regardless of any damage that might occur during the recovery process. Lift bags were not a viable or safe option with how hard the river was flowing. Those bags have an enormous amount of surface area and they rip to pieces when you tow them any faster than about 5mph and we were moving along at closer to 15-20mph by the time you factor in the speed of the river flowing plus the 5+ mph that we were moving upstream. Lift bags are NOT as easy to use as everyone thinks they are

@higamerXD

20 күн бұрын

thanks for this comment, it always amazes me how people can think they know how stuff works when they have neither ever worked with it or ever sat down to learn how they could work with it.

@howdeedoodee6603

20 күн бұрын

It seems, nobody read this comment ?

@trocheadventures

20 күн бұрын

Well said 👍😎

@northAZoffroad

20 күн бұрын

Get yourself some snout tubes. 37" x 22' inflatable pontoon... you can get some from a river company in the Grand Canyon or find some old Bridge pontoons in military surplus...there would make these river and lake recoveries so much easier

@benmudn

20 күн бұрын

And you did not state what could have happened if your boat stopped running. Maybe that is why no body else would do it.

Thank you so much for the recovery! We contacted many but you were the only ones willing to do it and we are so grateful. The boat is still in great shape and we are happy to get it back! You have no idea how stressful this whole situation had been.

@patmiller7045

20 күн бұрын

Blink twice if you are being made to say this against your will.

@T.Watts89

20 күн бұрын

They destroyed all the windows!! That was absolutely the result of being lazy or just stupid! Totally wrong way to do the job....but hey if you're happy😂😂😂😂😂

@12sec5ltr

20 күн бұрын

How much will it cost to have all the windows replaced that they blew out?

@chrissyholland1653

20 күн бұрын

All the gear and no idea stick to fixing diesels

@kia1034

20 күн бұрын

Where is the all widows man

Boat recovery expert, here. Winching to a tree to dump or siphon water, as you contemplated, would have been preferable, and probably, easier. Float it and tow it has, always, been my motto.

@wellwater8927

18 күн бұрын

But that won't make a great KZread video ! lol

@RockBottomrecovered

15 күн бұрын

It's not about easy, it's about views.

@wheelstandr

11 күн бұрын

Glass expert here. I dont have the dimensions of all that glass and gasket material. If the glass isn't readily available the price goes even higher due to all the templates that have to be made, and it having to be hand cut and wet sanded. I was sick when I saw all the glass missing! I hope Heavy D has a little more sympathy and helps him out on that. It will sure be a lot cheaper than restoring the guy asking them to restore his mustang from top to bottom front to back! I know they could, but what an ask!

I’d rather be missing all my glass than the rest of the boat.. nice recovery

@JoeDobias

19 күн бұрын

I rewinded it cos I was like, wait were the windows there? 😅

@lutomson3496

19 күн бұрын

@@JoeDobias and its on the bottom of the river..they should have taken it out first instead of polluting

The edit of “I think it will pop up” to it being dragged under water had me dying 😂

@terrys6871

19 күн бұрын

Just took a bit to blow out the windows first 😂

@TheGreyGhost_of43rd

17 күн бұрын

Luck

Sucks it blew all the windows out but the boat was saved and can be repaired owner is probably happy

Nice job Daves and crew! Funny how instantly everyone in the comments becomes a boat recovery expert !

@qualitydirtmoving

20 күн бұрын

Finally someone who doesn't think they know everything 😅

@HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera

18 күн бұрын

I am a Master Mariner. I am a marine expert. And you ? What is your area of expertise ?

I have watched your content for a long time now, and the work you and your team does is awesome. That said, I am handicapped and my wife has always wanted a Mustang. i was finally able to get her one but it needs to be gone through from front to rear and top to bottom. I am unable to complete the work now, and I am in hopes that you might find a place in your guys' hearts to complete the work. After 17 yrs in the military I am ashamed to have to ask for help but with sll my issues I may not be around to many more years and I hope that after all she has done for me I can leave her with a safe car. Thank you for all you do.

Awesome boat, nice of you to come to the rescue of those in need again! The owner seemed to really appreciate it.

Old worn out wear rings allow cavitation inside the pump and really hamper clean flow of water through the pump. My dad ran a jet up and down the Colorado River and he literally changed the wear ring every year. And it always made a remarkable difference in speed and low end torque. Depending on river/lake conditions, its best to measure the clearance quite often if you want peak performance.

Thank you for helpin the guy out!! Stay safe everyone

Love the repairs on your boat. Was surprised you didn't try to float the boat a bit before towing. Thanks for a great video this morning. Glad the owner was happy to get his boat back.

“I don’t know if it’s well done.. iiits successfully done” 😂😂

Hey Dave and crew, thank you so much for the recovery! It was a really wild day and we have been so stressed about how to get this out. Even though you broke my windows, im very thankful!!! Great wishes to you and your crew.

@cpcassone

20 күн бұрын

I guess the only positive thing about the windows being blown out is that the panels all seem to be flat panels of glass so you can have them cut to shape at most any glass shop. If they were curved glass windows then you would be looking at big bucks to replace them.

Bless you and your crew for all you do, thank you.

Nice that you give back and help people out

@hunterhering8060

20 күн бұрын

This is paid recovery he’s not doing this for charity

No way this is by my hometown and I passed you guys as you were heading to do the recovery. I had to do a double take thinking man that looks like heavyd's boat😂. Super cool!

I gotta admit. I thought that was going a different way. Goes to show that you know a thing or two about this. I Never would have thought you could float that boat with just current and force. 👏 👏 👏

That was great Dave the crew did there job thank you for keeping the water ways clear for people to enjoy.safely

I’m shocked you guys didn’t try to pump water out first 😮

@chrismcconnell4336

20 күн бұрын

I was thinking that, then saw the angle the boat was at in relation to that fast flowing river, fairly sure you would need one heck of a pump to beat that flow rate. Also didn't seem an obvious way to safely get the boat higher at the stern end.

@12sec5ltr

20 күн бұрын

​@@chrismcconnell4336just attach an airbag or two at the back to get the stern out of the water, pump all the water out, tow it back safely with the windows still intact. That would have been the proper way to recover it.

@phfreelance

20 күн бұрын

@@12sec5ltr But that would not make for "good" content...

@williamcruse3898

20 күн бұрын

It would have saved the windows it took all of the glass in the front of the boat. It was in great shape before the pulled it under water

@davestevens4263

20 күн бұрын

Thete was alot of luck in this recovery

Crazy boat i didnt think it was gonna pull it out once it rolled and fully submerged.

Thats awesome my grandpa used to weld for the air force ,when he passed i got a bunch of propellors he rebuilt and welded the materials back , thanks for bring me that memory back

You are the best in recovery of anything. I enjoy watching your videos.

@qualitydirtmoving

20 күн бұрын

Same

@AZhooligansgaming

20 күн бұрын

you must not know about rory irish

Very pleased to see the navy boat had some solid work done on it. It seemed like every time you brought it out, something went wrong with it, and it was always "we need to do X" or "we need to fix Y," except it never got done. Glad to see it finally did.

This beats Cable, TV and Sat, or what ever you call it...I'm watching this...

Jesus, lately these videos have been more infomercial than content it feels....

@bentipton1826

13 күн бұрын

I agree its garbage 🗑

I would like to see more tv show style restorations. I haven’t seen these guys restore anything start to finish in years it feels like

@HeavyDSparks

20 күн бұрын

Sparks motors channel has all the building content!

@qualitydirtmoving

20 күн бұрын

​@@HeavyDSparksI'm subed to all you're channels

Every time I watch You Bros do what you do It warms My Heart 💯💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Well done all! - quailty recovery, no question. As always, appreciate awesome videography...and all the personalities. B safe and well everyone.

I love watching you guys work and getting good laughs ! 👍🏼😎

The comment section made my day. In the end, I'm positive that the assistance was well appreciated.

Yikes....blew out all the windows. It had windows when you started the recovery.

@littlebigkicker

20 күн бұрын

Lolz

@BrettGuffey

20 күн бұрын

It was also ½ sunk with little hope when he got there.

@oldtimefarmboy617

20 күн бұрын

That demonstrates the power of water. It is a lot more dense than everybody thinks it is and weighs more than everybody thinks it does. Before they got it up out of the water they were barely going upstream against the flow of the water, which he said was moving between 20 to 25 MPH, and that was enough to pop the windows out of the frames.

@patmiller7045

20 күн бұрын

It probably didn't have a bunch of dents and scratches on the bottom either.

@oldtimefarmboy617

20 күн бұрын

@@TheOriginalAndysGarage "Holy shit now its junk" The motor quit running so it would probably have needed to be taken apart and rebuilt anyway. The windows will need to be replaced. It is a boat so everything was made to get wet anyway. The hull and cab are still in good shape and no holes in the hull. Not junk, just a used boat that needs some work. A little more than expected, but not so much for someone who could afford to buy a used jet-boat in the first place.

Every video I watch I learn something whether it's something small or something cool on how to get an old piece of equipment running. I love your videos

I cannot lie, I haven't been watching your videos since you came forward about the Badger truck. I was put off by the whole situation and, wrongly, that caused me to be withdrawn and I stopped watching anything HeavyDSparks related. I must say your transparency and openness about it finally did win out and I watched the "River Boat Accident ..." after months of absence. I would like to finish this missive by saying I apologize for letting my fear of wrong doing cloud my judgement about your channel. I say truth in your eyes when you were on several podcasts and I believe you.

I don't know how this came up on my feed, but that boat you pulled out is pretty cool. Your boat looks like it would be great on the coast.

Good job👍 from a operator of over 20 years

I'm telling you we have to get you a cape! Heavy D to the rescue

Absolutely love all your videos here in nz thanks for the great content

Your new boat is a BEAST. That roll scared me for a real sec, have you guys looked at boat-recovery floatation bags? Could give water recoveries their own little floaties, then tow the target full or not. Not that this project needed it at all lol.

Found you thru Flair thanks for helping him out

You guys sure smash up a lot of people's things whenever you do these "recovery's" 😂😂😂🤪🙃

Nicely done Dave !

Heavy D's expert planning & action gives the result of Wonder. Well done!!

Great recovery! Without any inflation bags to lift the boat and pump it out, you had no other options. Not sure if bags would have worked there anyway. That rescue boat has amazing power.

That boat is awesome. Definitely could have a fun time with that boat that HeavyDSparks has.

Always helping someone!! And that army boat is going to be sick!!

The boat is wicked cool. Great video and thank you for sharing the recovery.

Dave Sparks: Turning boats into submarines, one episode at a time. 😂

Dude lost his windows but def worth it lol

Love how they lost all of the glass and windows that were in the boat into the river

Just had to flip and Kamikaze all the glass. Great vid

@patmiller7045

20 күн бұрын

I thought the owner was going to start crying when he saw what they did to his boat 😢

@adamr9215

20 күн бұрын

@@patmiller7045One of the worst recoveries I’ve ever seen. Surprised that he decided to put this one online.

@qualitydirtmoving

20 күн бұрын

​​@@patmiller7045they crashed it not heavydsparks

@qualitydirtmoving

20 күн бұрын

​@@adamr9215everyone makes mistakes

Hopefully its makeover includes a full rebuild on both engines, and performance upgrades to really make the power!!! 👍🤘

Great recovery guys!

That recovery was almost whistlindiesel style.

I was just watching the clips yesterday on Snapchat Yall Be safe out there Good stuff 👍🏾

You got me with the heli in the thumbnail! Great video regardless.

Wow what a change in that boat and only going to get better. Loved the recovery of the sunken boat. A+ video guys.

@qualitydirtmoving

20 күн бұрын

Agree

Hell yea, do you know what’s gonna be a good day when it starts off with a diesel brothers video?

@cyko_0721

20 күн бұрын

Hell yeah 👍

@FreeSpeechZoneUSA

20 күн бұрын

For sure

@littlebigkicker

20 күн бұрын

Hell yea

@CraftySasquatch

20 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Wazaarbazaar

20 күн бұрын

Perfect sentence!

Awesome job guys! That's a sick boat 🔥

Those jet pumps blasted all those windows out when it went under too. Call subsalve and get you some salvage bags and just float these things it’s easy. We do it weekly at SeaTow Central Tx

@winstonpratt604

20 күн бұрын

Big Facts 😁

@12sec5ltr

20 күн бұрын

They've got airbags and all the equipment, I've seen them use it before, they just decided not to on this one.

@reedvending2384

20 күн бұрын

Current way to fast . A handful of windows is dirt cheap compared to all the other work that has to be done to the boat. Let alone the fines that probably start racking up.

@mfree80286

20 күн бұрын

You guys float bags in 15 knot currents?

Lot of people talking a lot of smack about the recovery. But you guys did a great job

Thanks boys.... the Thailand trip would kick butt fellas....cmon lets go!

Dang it Dave. I’m already having a heavy flow day. Then you put this stress on me. Lol

Can’t wait to see the build of this boat

That was awsome. Love your boat and love your buddy’s boat. Truely unique anymore 😊

Great recovery

Right on guys that was a good recovery

I thought it was a goner there for a minute. Great job guys

Mate that boat...BEAST MODE

Every video I am amazed you guys do such a great job

Thank you for the video.

Wow! It was neat to see that boat refloat after being upside-down. Good job!

@brianb5086

20 күн бұрын

Did we see that?

@scottcarter90

20 күн бұрын

@@brianb5086 no but we did see the boat upside-down and then next moment it was upright. He explained what happened!

Seems like they are always in a rush and More stuff gets damaged in the Process. I agree bags and pumping it would have been better then what they did

Great episode. I'm all caught up, started from 2 years ago! Took couple months but it's alright enjoyed it all.

Another successful Rescue, great job men.

..Another great job done by the D Team..No Mission too big or small for our Bearded Crusaders..We Arrive,We Conquer,We Leave...what more is there too say..jobs a Gooden..🙏

This is by far the best team and couple that with the best equipment and you got the best of the best

You guys are the Best!!

Sweet and a outstanding job everyone

As always you guys did it again😅 Thank-you and May God Bless all of you 🙌 🙏 ❤️

Nice one Heavy D great job

That was some funny sh-t when she finally got on plane the windows gone.

Always close to the boat as possible. Nice vid guys

you guys are so wonderful

Pretty messy recovery guys, take some extra time and do the job right. If you want to demo your boat power, drag a piece of scrap upriver.

I used a twenty four ounce coffee cup to remove water from a friend boat. Just so we could get the engine going. Once that was done. We took the plugs out and ran it' as fast as we could without dieing. But I'm still here. Seven Miles across a lake four foot whitecaps swells,.Best part of living on the edge. It's always there. Any second time comes to an end. Peace at last.

Awesome machines and awesome men!

Great rescue!

Such a cool boat, I bet it will look sick when you are done with her. The question is will it be camo or not?

Doing gods work 🙏

Great to see the life jackets!

Great job. I love the boat.

This boat is made for you. It is the D- Factor.

I’m so excited to see how this jet boat turns out it’s gonna be awesome

Great safety call on the life vest hansy boi

Freeking Awesome guys brilliant work man 100% ✨👑✨🗽

I cant wait to see you and your kids skiing behind it. A dual family and work boat

Great boat and great job as always. I can’t wait till Erik get the new paint job on it then it really will be twice as fast

Nice, cannot wait til your boat is completely restored and equipped, it will be a Bad A$$ Beast! From SE Texas Bear

I'd be mad you broke all the windows 🤪

@jram7047

20 күн бұрын

On a recovery like this it's pretty much like that , those are cheap and easy to fix ...

@RogerM88

20 күн бұрын

​@@jram7047 Would been cheaper to use inflatable bags and pump the water out.

@Timberns

20 күн бұрын

I’d be mad too… They did a horrible job recovering that boat

@patmiller7045

20 күн бұрын

Seems like most of this channel is about showing off toys they buy and the sponsorship.

@billboein

20 күн бұрын

​@@RogerM88time to do that would be way more money even if they were making minimum wage...