The US President's Official Yachts: A Terrible End

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  @SidenoteChannel · 4 years ago · pinned

  I’m very sorry for not being able to upload anything for so long. 2021 was undoubtedly the worst year of my life. I suffered from a series of ilnesses (both physical and mental) that didn’t allow me to focus on anything. My life was basically stalled for most part of the last year. <br><br>I’m restarting making videos from scratch, knowing that I’ve lost most of my channel’s traffic. I’ll try to make better video and hopefully people will come along. <br>Scripting of the next video is done, and I’ll try to upload it as soon as possible. Thanks for being here.

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• JA

  @jasonchen9645 · 4 years ago

  The presidents used yachts, but they actually lived modestly compared to today; the amount of security, jets, etc. far exceeds the cost spent back then, even adjusted for inflation.

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• KN

  @KnowsTheOne · 4 years ago

  Most people don&apos;t realize how much work goes into maintaining a vessel. The required maintenance is more than double if it&apos;s wood. My father has restored and repaired many wood boats at the marina. It requires many specialists who know how to work with wood. Maintaining a wooden boat 75ft and over requires permanent staff who work from stern to the bow. When finished they start all over again. The guy who founded Dollar rent a car had several large yachts that he lived on. My father was hired to oversee some of the maintenance of two that were kept in Florida. These wood boats looked beautiful but the guy was too cheap to do all the maintenance required. The biggest issue was the planking had not been re-fastened since they were built. When the guy got too old and they were sold and the new owner sent a captain to skipper the boat to its new home. My father warned him that the planking was only being held together by the paint. He didn&apos;t listen and when he hit the first waves at the inlet several planks dislodged and it almost sank. When they were forced to repair it they realized that my father was correct and that the guy paid to inspect it before purchase had lied. Due to decades of electrolysis, the heads of all the screws below the waterline had dissolved. The planks only stayed together because it was swollen from being in the water and because of the bottom paint.

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• FR

  @franniehillmanfh · 4 years ago (edited)

  President Kennedy used the Honey Fitz. It was the Kennedy&apos;s Family Yacht.

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• 56

  @56Spookdog · 3 years ago

  The part of the Potomac you missed, &nbsp;while the yacht was docked in San Francisco it was raided and seized by Narcotic Agents of the Califronia Department of Justice because it was still being used as a drug boat. In part that helped save it from the scrap yard it was in sad shape and in danger of sinking. My father lead the raid.

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• BU

  @butchie2752 · 2 years ago

  I had the pleasure of having a cruise and dinner on the Sequia during the Nixon administration. I was in college and my dad was a long time friend of Secretary of Defense Laird. One of the cool things was that the Boatswain would whistle the Secretary aboard since it was a navy boat. Very cool.

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• MI

  @milohdd · 4 years ago

  Interesting that of all the Yachts, Potomac is really the only one with a happy ending - though given what you said about the Sequoia, that ship may still have a bright future too

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• MA

  @MarkShinnick · 2 years ago

  Before the Swamp made them Kings, costs to the public were far lower.

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• PA

  @Pax.YouTube · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m glad that you&apos;re better now and up and running again. Great video, I&apos;m sure you&apos;ll get (and even surpass) your traffic soon.

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• WA

  @waynewilliams8554 · 4 years ago

  My fathers first tour of duty during WWII on this vessel 18 years of age, &nbsp;but transferred to the Pacific Fleet almost immediately. Armed with a 50 Cal. gun on &nbsp;the foredeck. He would have been 98 this year. My Hero, Melvin &quot;Art&quot; Williams!!

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• RA

  @ralphsmith242 · 4 years ago

  Camp David performs their role today.

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• KE

  @Kelly-jc3jc · 4 years ago

  I worked on the Stockton waterfront when the Potomac was being restored. &nbsp;I left before it was completed, but watched it&apos;s progress early on in the restoration. &nbsp;Glad to see it still being shared.

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