Man turns abandoned junkyard boat into a stunning modern yacht by hand after countless hours of work
Published on Mar 21, 2026 at 4:20 AM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Mar 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
Not everyone can transform an abandoned junkyard boat into an incredible modern yacht that looks brand new, but one YouTuber proved it’s possible.
Mr. Hồ Thánh Chế wanted to do just that, and a video shared by TechFreeze shows how he gave it the makeover it needed.
The 30-minute video takes us through the full restoration of the boat, including the engine and, of course, the bodywork.
At the end of his work, Hồ Thánh Chế had worked wonders, and the boat looked like a brand-new yacht.
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This is how bad the junkyard boat was when the YouTuber bought it
It is fair to say this abandoned boat was a mess when the YouTuber got his hands on it.
At the start, we see him bring the hull of the boat into his yard to start the work.
The interior of the vessel was a mess, full of dirt and grime, while the hull looked to be in bad shape.
To start the work, the YouTuber split the top of the vessel from the hull and set about making it as good as new.
Corrosion needed stripping away, and it also needed a deep clean.
To power it, recycled engine components from a junkyard were combined to make one good engine.
In many ways, that was the easy part of the job.
Getting the vessel to look like a modern yacht was where the real work began.
What the boat looked like after its transformation
Come the end of the project, the transformation of this has to be seen to be believed.
While the main hull has remained, the top of the boat has been completely redesigned.
It received a brand new shape, with a sleek profile as well as a redesigned interior.
Hồ Thánh Chế even did extra modifications to make the vessel as aerodynamic as possible.
He added some chrome trim as well, to really accentuate the appearance of the yacht.
Lights and other changes complete the boat, and the transformation is truly remarkable.
You wouldn’t have thought that this was once abandoned, sitting in a junkyard, never to sail again.
Yet now, it looks like something you’d buy from a yacht showroom.
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Henry joined the Supercar Blondie team in February 2025, and since then has covered a wide array of topics ranging from EVs, American barn finds, and the odd Cold War jet. He’s combined his passion for cars with his keen interest in motorsport and his side hustle as a volunteer steam locomotive fireman at a heritage steam railway.
