1 00:00:07,908 --> 00:00:14,378 {\an1}♪ ♪ 2 00:00:15,516 --> 00:00:17,976 {\an1}SUE: Hmm. All righty. 3 00:00:21,388 --> 00:00:23,658 {\an1}There he is. 4 00:00:23,690 --> 00:00:26,660 {\an1}So, I managed to get a caribou. 5 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:30,133 {\an1}And I’ve got Big Red here, and the sled, 6 00:00:30,163 --> 00:00:31,803 {\an1}and I’m gonna bring him to the river and 7 00:00:31,832 --> 00:00:34,202 {\an1}start processing him. 8 00:00:36,136 --> 00:00:39,966 {\an1}And I would like to get a little bit more meat in the fridge. 9 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:44,908 {\an1}But, there’s not a ton of caribou here. 10 00:00:44,945 --> 00:00:46,555 {\an1}This year, they’ve been staying mostly on the 11 00:00:46,580 --> 00:00:49,580 {\an1}other side of the river. 12 00:00:49,950 --> 00:00:53,120 {\an1}Everything’s in constant ebb and flow. 13 00:00:57,991 --> 00:00:59,261 {\an1}Uh, oh. 14 00:01:00,227 --> 00:01:02,097 {\an1}Uh oh! 15 00:01:03,330 --> 00:01:05,770 {\an1}This is not good. 16 00:01:16,176 --> 00:01:17,736 {\an1}All right. 17 00:01:18,445 --> 00:01:24,815 {\an1}Well, I’m just now noticing that there is an issue that 18 00:01:24,851 --> 00:01:27,751 {\an1}I need to give my attention to. 19 00:01:27,788 --> 00:01:30,488 {\an1}Coming across that little bit of water there, 20 00:01:30,524 --> 00:01:32,994 {\an1}this sled just sunk and took on water. 21 00:01:33,794 --> 00:01:36,264 {\an1}So I need to think of a better way of doing this. 22 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,340 {\an1}This animal gave its life. 23 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:45,509 {\an1}And I took it. 24 00:01:45,539 --> 00:01:47,809 {\an1}I can’t go dunking it in the river. 25 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:51,541 {\an1}I can’t waste it because of poor transportation issues. 26 00:01:52,679 --> 00:01:55,649 {\an1}I’m gonna give him every ounce of respect he deserves. 27 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:57,916 {\an1}The river crossings I’m gonna be doing 28 00:01:57,951 --> 00:01:59,951 {\an1}potentially are gonna be high. 29 00:01:59,987 --> 00:02:01,917 {\an1}Sled’s not gonna work. 30 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:04,955 {\an1}Behind the Big Red, it’s not viable. 31 00:02:04,992 --> 00:02:07,862 {\an1}Distances, it’s not viable. 32 00:02:08,195 --> 00:02:12,005 {\an1}I have to come up with a different way to transport meat. 33 00:02:12,032 --> 00:02:16,642 {\an1}Keep it safe, in place, intact for me to get around. 34 00:02:17,738 --> 00:02:19,968 {\an1}I’m gonna have to find a solution. 35 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:25,654 {\an1}ANDY: Everybody has the ability to make their life 36 00:02:25,679 --> 00:02:27,049 {\an1}the way they want it. 37 00:02:27,079 --> 00:02:29,250 {\an1}It’s just a matter of putting the pieces in the right order 38 00:02:29,282 --> 00:02:32,322 {\an1}and taking your first step forward. 39 00:02:42,728 --> 00:02:44,459 {\an1}DENISE: Looks pretty good. 40 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:47,128 {\an1}ANDY: I’d rather it just be functional. 41 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:49,466 {\an1}It’s not pretty, but it’s gonna hold. 42 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:51,973 {\an1}And I’m just gonna caulk the crap out of it. 43 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:53,265 {\an1}DENISE: You gonna do that now, like put another. 44 00:02:53,305 --> 00:02:55,176 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, just go wherever the straps aren’t and then 45 00:02:55,208 --> 00:02:56,708 {\an1}I can fill those in later. 46 00:02:56,743 --> 00:02:58,113 {\an1}And it’ll work. 47 00:02:58,145 --> 00:03:01,055 {\an1}And it’s just there to help protect the boat whenever 48 00:03:01,081 --> 00:03:03,521 {\an1}we run over logs or we beach the boat. 49 00:03:05,986 --> 00:03:08,756 {\an1}I’ve come up with an idea for trying to build a boat that 50 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:13,659 {\an1}runs on an electric motor, and uses the sun to power it, 51 00:03:13,894 --> 00:03:15,603 {\an1}with solar panels. 52 00:03:15,629 --> 00:03:16,999 {\an1}The general goal in life for me 53 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:19,170 {\an1}is to get away from fossil fuels. 54 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:20,899 {\an1}To be good stewards of the planet, 55 00:03:20,934 --> 00:03:23,603 {\an1}that’s the direction we have to go in. 56 00:03:23,637 --> 00:03:27,407 {\an1}That being said, now the job is building the boat. 57 00:03:29,142 --> 00:03:31,812 {\an1}I landed on a trimaran for my design. 58 00:03:31,845 --> 00:03:34,815 {\an1}Trimarans are more efficient than catamarans are. 59 00:03:35,082 --> 00:03:37,781 {\an1}I get clean water for a single motor in the middle. 60 00:03:37,817 --> 00:03:40,388 {\an1}I get better floatation with it. 61 00:03:40,420 --> 00:03:42,020 {\an1}You’re gonna have more storage. 62 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:44,555 {\an1}And then I’m gonna have greater hull speed. 63 00:03:45,959 --> 00:03:48,899 {\an1}This past summer, I built three hulls. 64 00:03:50,530 --> 00:03:52,230 {\an1}The entire framework is made out of very 65 00:03:52,265 --> 00:03:54,195 {\an1}lightweight aluminum tubing. 66 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:56,944 {\an1}And then it’s got a ballistic nylon skin. 67 00:03:56,970 --> 00:04:00,610 {\an1}They don’t look like it, but they’re actually incredibly durable. 68 00:04:02,375 --> 00:04:04,075 {\an1}This is too much of an angle there. 69 00:04:04,111 --> 00:04:05,381 {\an1}DENISE: What do you think of putting like a... 70 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:06,512 {\an1}ANDY: Ah, no. 71 00:04:06,546 --> 00:04:08,406 {\an1}It’s just, do I have to go through just to put a damn 72 00:04:08,448 --> 00:04:11,518 {\an1}strip of plastic on the damn boat. 73 00:04:12,686 --> 00:04:15,186 {\an1}It’s been a real challenge because when you build a boat 74 00:04:15,222 --> 00:04:18,932 {\an1}of this size, I’ve spent a lot of time just thinking about 75 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,759 {\an1}what are the advantages, what are the strong points. 76 00:04:21,795 --> 00:04:25,105 {\an1}What are the disadvantages and what are the weak points? 77 00:04:25,132 --> 00:04:27,832 {\an1}And I’ve had to balance all of those different elements 78 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:30,568 {\an1}into the design. 79 00:04:32,239 --> 00:04:34,509 {\an1}It looks to me like it might rain, 80 00:04:34,541 --> 00:04:36,881 {\an1}so the more I can get done today, the better. 81 00:04:36,909 --> 00:04:39,010 {\an1}DENISE: It’s getting late. ANDY: Yeah. 82 00:04:39,045 --> 00:04:41,275 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. ANDY: All right. 83 00:04:41,314 --> 00:04:44,584 {\an1}This entire project has turned out to be way, way more 84 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:47,688 {\an1}intense and way bigger than I ever dreamed possible. 85 00:04:47,721 --> 00:04:50,761 {\an1}It is definitely the biggest project I’ve ever taken on. 86 00:04:51,591 --> 00:04:54,331 {\an1}I thought I’d be able to build this boat in about a month and a half, 87 00:04:54,361 --> 00:04:57,161 {\an1}and I’m going on three months right now. 88 00:05:00,267 --> 00:05:02,097 {\an1}And all this stuff is building up and now we’re at the point 89 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:05,735 {\an1}where we’ve got to build the skid to put the boat on. 90 00:05:05,772 --> 00:05:08,142 {\an1}But to build the boat, we’ve got to build a skid. 91 00:05:08,175 --> 00:05:11,715 {\an1}To build the skid we’ve got to build a canopy and then 92 00:05:11,745 --> 00:05:15,085 {\an1}we’ve got to close it in so we can weld the boat 93 00:05:15,115 --> 00:05:18,155 {\an1}inside the canopy on the skid. 94 00:05:18,185 --> 00:05:20,595 {\an1}DENISE: There must be a tune for that. 95 00:05:20,821 --> 00:05:23,361 {\an1}ANDY: So there’s always three jobs you got to do before you 96 00:05:23,390 --> 00:05:26,230 {\an1}get to the one job you want to do out here. 97 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:28,159 {\an1}And that’s just the way it is all the time out here 98 00:05:28,195 --> 00:05:29,335 {\an1}for some reason. 99 00:05:29,362 --> 00:05:30,602 {\an1}I don’t know why but it is. 100 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:32,230 {\an1}DENISE: You can’t run to the store and grab what you need, 101 00:05:32,265 --> 00:05:34,165 {\an1}you’ve got to just adapt. 102 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:37,899 {\an1}ANDY: All right. It’s time to go build a skid. 103 00:05:37,938 --> 00:05:39,408 {\an1}We built a... 104 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:42,409 {\an1}DENISE: No, we’re gonna get the stuff to build the skid. 105 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:44,012 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. 106 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:50,582 {\an1}RICKO: Even though you venture out in places that 107 00:05:50,617 --> 00:05:52,717 {\an1}you’ve never been before, 108 00:05:52,752 --> 00:05:54,822 {\an1}as long as you stay calm and you stay collected, 109 00:05:54,855 --> 00:05:56,725 {\an1}you could learn and do things that you never 110 00:05:56,756 --> 00:05:59,056 {\an1}thought imaginable. 111 00:06:05,732 --> 00:06:07,432 {\an1}Kay, you guys ready? 112 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:08,527 {\an1}KEENAN: Yup. 113 00:06:08,568 --> 00:06:10,668 {\an1}RICKO: Let’s try the shoreline. 114 00:06:10,871 --> 00:06:12,241 {\an1}You know the name of this lake, Keenan? 115 00:06:12,272 --> 00:06:13,812 {\an1}KEENAN: Uh-hmm. RICKO: What is it called? 116 00:06:15,442 --> 00:06:17,712 {\an1}RICKO: Itkillik Lake. 117 00:06:18,778 --> 00:06:20,748 {\an1}I’m on the North Slope right now at my friend’s cabin 118 00:06:20,780 --> 00:06:22,620 {\an1}on Itkillik Lake. 119 00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:26,089 {\an1}And I’m up here with my two boys, Skyler and Keenan. 120 00:06:26,119 --> 00:06:28,449 {\an1}We’re just gonna walk the shoreline, do some fishing off 121 00:06:28,488 --> 00:06:31,318 {\an1}the shore to try and catch some lake trout. 122 00:06:32,558 --> 00:06:33,989 {\an1}Okay, this is a good spot right here. 123 00:06:35,095 --> 00:06:37,705 {\an1}I’ll let you do the first cast with this one though, okay? 124 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,670 {\an1}Hold it right here. 125 00:06:42,702 --> 00:06:43,972 {\an1}Just one finger though, like this. 126 00:06:44,004 --> 00:06:45,674 {\an1}Look. Just like this. 127 00:06:45,705 --> 00:06:47,435 {\an1}KEENAN: Oh. RICKO: And now go. 128 00:06:47,474 --> 00:06:48,674 {\an1}And then let go. 129 00:06:48,707 --> 00:06:49,808 {\an1}Whoa. 130 00:06:49,843 --> 00:06:51,213 {\an1}You let go too late. 131 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:53,614 {\an1}Only one way to learn, you’ve got to fail a few times. 132 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:55,177 {\an1}Okay, hold on. 133 00:06:55,215 --> 00:06:56,655 {\an1}Remember you put this this way. 134 00:06:56,683 --> 00:06:58,253 {\an1}Okay, throw it. 135 00:06:58,284 --> 00:06:59,425 {\an1}There you go. 136 00:06:59,452 --> 00:07:00,892 {\an1}KEENAN: Yeah, I did it. 137 00:07:00,921 --> 00:07:03,021 {\an1}RICKO: Now flip that there. 138 00:07:04,224 --> 00:07:05,734 {\an1}I want my kids to see different country. 139 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:07,629 {\an1}But not only that, it’s good for them to experience 140 00:07:07,661 --> 00:07:09,801 {\an1}different kind of fish, different kind of animals. 141 00:07:09,829 --> 00:07:11,899 {\an1}Just kind of broaden their horizons. 142 00:07:11,932 --> 00:07:14,332 {\an1}And that really helps them to think outside the box and 143 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:17,137 {\an1}learn new survival skills. 144 00:07:17,170 --> 00:07:19,110 {\an1}Around here we got lake trout, which we don’t have at the 145 00:07:19,139 --> 00:07:20,439 {\an1}family cabin. 146 00:07:20,473 --> 00:07:22,143 {\an1}And a lot more grayling. 147 00:07:22,175 --> 00:07:23,705 {\an1}Do some fishing for some fish that they’ve 148 00:07:23,743 --> 00:07:25,582 {\an1}never seen in their life. 149 00:07:29,349 --> 00:07:31,119 {\an1}RICKO: Okay, hold on, we got, flip that down. 150 00:07:31,151 --> 00:07:33,451 {\an1}Flip this one down. 151 00:07:33,486 --> 00:07:35,586 {\an1}Okay, now it’s ready. 152 00:07:36,656 --> 00:07:38,416 {\an1}Holy! 153 00:07:38,457 --> 00:07:40,158 {\an1}That’s a big cast. 154 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:44,196 {\an1}RICKO: I hope so. 155 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:49,567 {\an1}RICKO: You like it? KEENAN: Yeah. 156 00:07:49,602 --> 00:07:51,102 {\an1}I’m smiling right now. 157 00:07:51,137 --> 00:07:53,367 {\an1}RICKO: Are you? That’s good. 158 00:07:53,406 --> 00:07:55,706 {\an1}That’s what I like to hear. 159 00:07:55,742 --> 00:07:57,142 {\an1}Any bites, Sky? 160 00:07:57,177 --> 00:07:58,477 {\an1}SKYLER: No. 161 00:07:58,511 --> 00:08:00,411 {\an1}I’m gonna be honest, I think this is just too shallow. 162 00:08:00,447 --> 00:08:02,577 {\an1}RICKO: I think so. 163 00:08:02,615 --> 00:08:04,715 {\an1}We got to get out on the lake. 164 00:08:08,088 --> 00:08:09,918 {\an1}JESSIE: I just love being out in nature. 165 00:08:09,956 --> 00:08:12,186 {\an1}And I’m hunting and I’m trapping and I’m fishing. 166 00:08:12,225 --> 00:08:14,155 {\an1}That’s when I feel the most alive. 167 00:08:14,194 --> 00:08:16,764 {\an1}And it makes me feel part of that country instead of 168 00:08:16,796 --> 00:08:19,166 {\an1}just observing it. 169 00:08:28,475 --> 00:08:30,845 {\an1}I got a bundle of number one traps here. 170 00:08:30,877 --> 00:08:33,547 {\an1}This is what I’m gonna be using to set out for the ground squirrels. 171 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:34,982 {\an1}Got quite a bit. 172 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:37,424 {\an1}Gonna try to set out as many as I can. 173 00:08:38,150 --> 00:08:39,790 {\an1}This time of year, I’m trying to stock my freezer and 174 00:08:39,818 --> 00:08:41,549 {\an1}stock up on food. 175 00:08:42,188 --> 00:08:43,618 {\an1}Neil. 176 00:08:43,655 --> 00:08:45,086 {\an1}You got to stay right with me, dude. 177 00:08:45,125 --> 00:08:47,135 {\an1}Good boy. You’re listening to dad now? 178 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,030 {\an1}Good boy. 179 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:51,732 {\an1}You’re gonna learn a lot on this trip, Buster. 180 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:58,836 {\an1}This is gonna be all about going out and trapping ground squirrels. 181 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:01,412 {\an1}But it’s also about taking Neil out there with me. 182 00:09:01,441 --> 00:09:04,481 {\an1}Hoping that he’s gonna get some instinct for these squirrels. 183 00:09:05,078 --> 00:09:06,708 {\an1}Jack Russell terriers. 184 00:09:06,746 --> 00:09:08,406 {\an1}This dog is bred to be a hunter. 185 00:09:08,448 --> 00:09:10,848 {\an1}And for me, like to have a companion that we can do these 186 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:14,354 {\an1}fun things and I can train him is exciting. 187 00:09:15,121 --> 00:09:17,891 {\an1}Who knows what we’re gonna run into out there. 188 00:09:21,227 --> 00:09:23,197 {\an1}The first time I shot a squirrel, I have a tree 189 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:25,429 {\an1}squirrel around my place for him. 190 00:09:25,465 --> 00:09:28,405 {\an1}He was probably only eight weeks old. 191 00:09:28,435 --> 00:09:31,675 {\an1}And he looked at it like what in the heck is this. 192 00:09:31,704 --> 00:09:34,274 {\an1}Here, Neil. Let’s get out here. 193 00:09:34,474 --> 00:09:36,744 {\an1}We got our first ground squirrel. 194 00:09:36,776 --> 00:09:38,636 {\an1}Neil. 195 00:09:39,612 --> 00:09:42,112 {\an1}Neil, Neil. Whoa. Neil. 196 00:09:47,454 --> 00:09:49,594 {\an1}Neil, Neil, Neil, Neil, Neil. 197 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:53,660 {\an1}Neil blew it for me. 198 00:09:53,927 --> 00:09:55,727 {\an1}I might have to teach him a little bit to restrain and 199 00:09:55,762 --> 00:09:57,562 {\an1}not mess up my shot. 200 00:09:57,597 --> 00:09:58,657 {\an1}You know? 201 00:09:58,698 --> 00:10:01,898 {\an1}But him getting on the scent, that’s good. 202 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:04,339 {\an1}There, he found the hole. 203 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:05,470 {\an1}Look. 204 00:10:05,505 --> 00:10:08,515 {\an1}He’s got the instinct, he knows right where it went. 205 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:12,714 {\an1}That was a learning experience for me right there. 206 00:10:12,745 --> 00:10:15,475 {\an1}Not only am I trying to teach Neil, I’m trying to learn from 207 00:10:15,515 --> 00:10:18,085 {\an1}what he’s gonna do and learn from my mistakes. 208 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:20,851 {\an1}I need to make sure when I’m gonna hunt that I teach him 209 00:10:20,887 --> 00:10:22,457 {\an1}to stay with me. 210 00:10:22,489 --> 00:10:25,089 {\an1}Not go after the squirrel and scare it off. 211 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:26,795 {\an1}Load up, come on. Up. 212 00:10:26,826 --> 00:10:29,396 {\an1}Good boy, stay. 213 00:10:42,208 --> 00:10:44,038 {\an1}There’s a ground squirrel. 214 00:10:44,077 --> 00:10:46,577 {\an1}Sitting there in that bush. 215 00:10:51,017 --> 00:10:52,177 {\an1}Neil, Neil, Neil. 216 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:54,348 {\an1}Neil, Neil. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 217 00:10:54,387 --> 00:10:56,917 {\an1}Neil, Neil, Neil, Neil. 218 00:11:09,235 --> 00:11:10,665 {\an1}Neil, stay. 219 00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:17,683 {\an1}(gunshot) 220 00:11:27,537 --> 00:11:31,407 {\an1}(laughing) 221 00:11:32,342 --> 00:11:34,912 {\an1}JESSIE: Can’t get them all, but that’s a win right there for me. 222 00:11:34,944 --> 00:11:36,854 {\an1}You know, I made that shot. 223 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,020 {\an1}He saw that squirrel and he almost got it himself. 224 00:11:41,251 --> 00:11:42,521 {\an1}That’s the way I’ve got to do it. 225 00:11:42,552 --> 00:11:44,252 {\an1}I’ve got to do it with him on the shoulder. 226 00:11:44,287 --> 00:11:46,557 {\an1}Get it, and then he jumps off. 227 00:11:46,589 --> 00:11:49,359 {\an1}That was so badass. 228 00:11:50,860 --> 00:11:53,060 {\an1}Well, definitely having some good sign here is gonna be 229 00:11:53,096 --> 00:11:56,096 {\an1}the area I’m gonna trap in. 230 00:11:59,802 --> 00:12:02,102 {\an1}So I’m gonna set traps. 231 00:12:02,138 --> 00:12:04,138 {\an1}You know, I’m just gonna have to really watch Neil. 232 00:12:04,173 --> 00:12:05,713 {\an1}Kind of restrain him. 233 00:12:05,742 --> 00:12:07,412 {\an1}I’d like to get a couple squirrels so he sees 234 00:12:07,443 --> 00:12:08,843 {\an1}what’s going on. 235 00:12:08,878 --> 00:12:10,378 {\an1}Gets that taste of blood. 236 00:12:10,413 --> 00:12:13,053 {\an1}Kind of understands that we’re working together here. 237 00:12:15,852 --> 00:12:18,792 {\an1}Let them sit overnight and come back out tomorrow. 238 00:12:24,594 --> 00:12:27,264 {\an1}SUE: There’s a repurpose and a re-use to most things. 239 00:12:27,297 --> 00:12:29,397 {\an1}When you’re going to repurpose something, 240 00:12:29,432 --> 00:12:32,032 {\an1}you’re giving it a second life. 241 00:12:39,776 --> 00:12:41,006 {\an1}All right. 242 00:12:41,044 --> 00:12:43,684 {\an1}So basic rough measurement here. 243 00:12:43,713 --> 00:12:45,213 {\an1}About 18 and a half. 244 00:12:45,248 --> 00:12:48,478 {\an1}Maybe fudge a little on that. 245 00:12:48,518 --> 00:12:53,518 {\an1}So, the vehicle was not created to be a hunting vehicle. 246 00:12:53,556 --> 00:12:57,556 {\an1}I’ve got to come up with something to transport meat. 247 00:12:57,593 --> 00:13:00,463 {\an1}So, it’s actually quite charming and simple. 248 00:13:00,496 --> 00:13:04,926 {\an1}Behind the seats is a lot of unutilized space. 249 00:13:04,968 --> 00:13:08,138 {\an1}Um... utilize it. 250 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,710 {\an1}In the Twinkie, I do have some shelving systems. 251 00:13:14,744 --> 00:13:17,154 {\an1}Maybe I can make some shelves. 252 00:13:17,180 --> 00:13:20,650 {\an1}Put it back behind those seats. 253 00:13:21,784 --> 00:13:23,454 {\an1}All right. 254 00:13:23,486 --> 00:13:28,316 {\an1}My plan, I’ve got to make cuts. 255 00:13:28,358 --> 00:13:32,428 {\an1}So it’s not a shop floor, 256 00:13:32,462 --> 00:13:36,202 {\an1}but I’m just looking for a little stability. 257 00:13:38,434 --> 00:13:40,874 {\an1}What I’m doing here, inexpensive. 258 00:13:40,903 --> 00:13:42,773 {\an1}On the fly. 259 00:13:42,805 --> 00:13:45,335 {\an1}It doesn’t have to be beautiful. 260 00:13:45,375 --> 00:13:47,485 {\an1}But I still have to have it functional. 261 00:13:47,510 --> 00:13:50,280 {\an1}It still has to fit. 262 00:13:50,313 --> 00:13:52,983 {\an1}You know I have a set of standards. 263 00:13:53,016 --> 00:13:56,616 {\an1}Yes, it says find what you can and make it work. 264 00:13:56,652 --> 00:13:59,192 {\an1}But it doesn’t say cut corners. 265 00:14:01,057 --> 00:14:04,157 {\an1}Okay. Now. 266 00:14:04,193 --> 00:14:06,963 {\an1}It’s time to see if it’s gonna fit. 267 00:14:11,567 --> 00:14:14,097 {\an1}Well, paws crossed. 268 00:14:14,137 --> 00:14:17,367 {\an1}Paws freaking crossed. 269 00:14:21,077 --> 00:14:22,647 {\an1}Please work, please work. 270 00:14:22,678 --> 00:14:25,578 {\an1}Don’t make me into a bonehead. 271 00:14:25,615 --> 00:14:29,455 {\an1}Thank you. 272 00:14:29,485 --> 00:14:33,055 {\an1}Come on. Come on. Yes. 273 00:14:39,395 --> 00:14:41,555 {\an1}(tapping) 274 00:14:42,698 --> 00:14:45,168 {\an1}I think it’s very good. 275 00:14:52,708 --> 00:14:54,578 {\an1}Okay. 276 00:14:54,610 --> 00:14:59,150 {\an1}(tapping) 277 00:15:01,050 --> 00:15:04,450 {\an1}The job is done. 278 00:15:06,789 --> 00:15:08,119 {\an1}What do you think, Big Red? 279 00:15:08,157 --> 00:15:10,457 {\an1}You’ve got some shiny new shelves. 280 00:15:10,493 --> 00:15:13,733 {\an1}I like the way those look. 281 00:15:13,763 --> 00:15:15,803 {\an1}So now I want to test it. 282 00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:20,072 {\an1}I want to take Big Red out, cruise around, 283 00:15:20,103 --> 00:15:22,773 {\an1}see if I can’t get a caribou. 284 00:15:22,805 --> 00:15:26,235 {\an1}I need to make sure they can hold a load without falling apart. 285 00:15:26,275 --> 00:15:28,405 {\an1}Now to see if they work. 286 00:15:33,216 --> 00:15:35,986 {\an1}RICKO: The best way to lose an opportunity, is to believe 287 00:15:36,018 --> 00:15:38,018 {\an1}that it’s not there. 288 00:15:46,596 --> 00:15:48,226 {\an1}There’s a little creek that dumps in here. 289 00:15:48,264 --> 00:15:51,834 {\an1}I think that’s a good spot for maybe get some trout. 290 00:15:51,868 --> 00:15:53,598 {\an1}SKYLER: Hopefully. 291 00:15:55,204 --> 00:15:56,974 {\an1}RICKO: I just hope I get out on this lake with my boys 292 00:15:57,006 --> 00:15:59,136 {\an1}and teach them how to fish for trout. 293 00:15:59,175 --> 00:16:01,015 {\an1}And to be honest, I’ve never fished for trout so it’s gonna 294 00:16:01,043 --> 00:16:03,853 {\an1}be a learning experience for me. 295 00:16:05,815 --> 00:16:08,625 {\an1}I’m gonna stop right here, and you guys can fish. 296 00:16:08,651 --> 00:16:10,651 {\an1}Watch behind you. 297 00:16:10,686 --> 00:16:12,216 {\an1}Okay, you’re good. 298 00:16:13,055 --> 00:16:15,015 {\an1}Holy. 299 00:16:17,026 --> 00:16:18,626 {\an1}Oh, fish swirled out there. 300 00:16:18,661 --> 00:16:20,031 {\an1}SKYLER: Where? 301 00:16:20,062 --> 00:16:22,202 {\an1}RICKO: Right around there. 302 00:16:22,231 --> 00:16:23,531 {\an1}Uh huh. 303 00:16:23,566 --> 00:16:25,096 {\an1}This might be good fishing around here. 304 00:16:25,134 --> 00:16:26,874 {\an1}You never know. 305 00:16:28,237 --> 00:16:29,507 {\an1}KEENAN: I got a fish! 306 00:16:29,539 --> 00:16:30,839 {\an1}RICKO: Did you? 307 00:16:30,873 --> 00:16:32,343 {\an1}SKYLER: Oh, he got one. 308 00:16:32,375 --> 00:16:33,585 {\an1}RICKO: Let’s see. 309 00:16:33,609 --> 00:16:35,609 {\an1}KEENAN: It’s moving. 310 00:16:41,384 --> 00:16:42,524 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah, there’s nothing there. 311 00:16:42,552 --> 00:16:44,192 {\an1}I think he caught grass. 312 00:16:44,220 --> 00:16:46,560 {\an1}Oh, he did catch some grass. 313 00:16:46,589 --> 00:16:48,989 {\an1}Well, we know there’s some vegetation at the bottom. 314 00:16:51,194 --> 00:16:53,264 {\an1}This is a whole different game than fishing at home 315 00:16:53,296 --> 00:16:54,496 {\an1}at the family cabin. 316 00:16:54,530 --> 00:16:56,400 {\an1}We’re on a lake. We’re not on a river. 317 00:16:56,432 --> 00:16:58,102 {\an1}They don’t just come flying at your hook all the time, 318 00:16:58,134 --> 00:16:59,704 {\an1}like those pike. 319 00:16:59,735 --> 00:17:02,495 {\an1}We’re gonna have to finesse our way around a little bit. 320 00:17:02,838 --> 00:17:05,238 {\an1}Kay, let’s try a different hook. 321 00:17:05,273 --> 00:17:06,544 {\an1}Okay, try that one out. 322 00:17:06,576 --> 00:17:09,876 {\an1}Drop it all the way to the bottom right now. 323 00:17:10,713 --> 00:17:13,282 {\an1}Bound to catch eventually. 324 00:17:15,084 --> 00:17:16,223 {\an1}KEENAN: I got one? 325 00:17:16,252 --> 00:17:17,321 {\an1}RICKO: Wait, what? 326 00:17:17,353 --> 00:17:18,453 {\an1}KEENAN: It’s moving. 327 00:17:18,487 --> 00:17:19,957 {\an1}RICKO: Reel it in. 328 00:17:19,989 --> 00:17:21,459 {\an1}KEENAN: Oh! Oh! 329 00:17:26,494 --> 00:17:28,025 {\an1}KEENAN: I got one! 330 00:17:28,064 --> 00:17:29,004 {\an1}RICKO: Okay, let it fight. 331 00:17:29,031 --> 00:17:30,101 {\an1}Just let it fight. 332 00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:32,632 {\an1}It looks like a trout. 333 00:17:33,302 --> 00:17:35,542 {\an1}Oh! 334 00:17:36,105 --> 00:17:37,465 {\an1}KEENAN: Can we keep it? 335 00:17:37,506 --> 00:17:38,936 {\an1}RICKO: What do you think? 336 00:17:38,975 --> 00:17:40,215 {\an1}Do you want to eat this one? 337 00:17:40,243 --> 00:17:41,213 {\an1}KEENAN: Yeah. 338 00:17:41,244 --> 00:17:42,384 {\an1}We can eat it. 339 00:17:42,411 --> 00:17:44,181 {\an1}RICKO: Good job, Keenan. 340 00:17:44,213 --> 00:17:46,423 {\an1}KEENAN: Yay! 341 00:17:46,449 --> 00:17:48,179 {\an1}RICKO: Let’s check it out. 342 00:17:48,217 --> 00:17:49,887 {\an1}Pretty cool, huh? 343 00:17:49,919 --> 00:17:52,219 {\an1}KEENAN: Whoa, it’s so soft. 344 00:17:52,255 --> 00:17:53,965 {\an1}RICKO: You want to hold it up? KEENAN: Oh, yeah. 345 00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:56,130 {\an1}RICKO: Okay, slide your finger in. 346 00:17:56,158 --> 00:17:57,228 {\an1}Hold it up. 347 00:17:57,260 --> 00:17:58,760 {\an1}Hold it up like this. 348 00:17:58,794 --> 00:18:00,134 {\an1}KEENAN: Whoa! 349 00:18:00,162 --> 00:18:02,502 {\an1}RICKO: You’re a Northern badass. 350 00:18:02,531 --> 00:18:05,471 {\an1}You caught a trout before I ever caught a trout. 351 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:08,643 {\an1}RICKO: Uh-huh. 352 00:18:08,671 --> 00:18:10,311 {\an1}Cause I haven’t even seen one of these before. 353 00:18:10,339 --> 00:18:12,309 {\an1}Look at it. 354 00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:15,111 {\an1}KEENAN: But that was my first time. 355 00:18:16,612 --> 00:18:17,952 {\an1}RICKO: Keep fishing? KEENAN: Yeah. 356 00:18:17,980 --> 00:18:19,750 {\an1}RICKO: Okay. 357 00:18:19,782 --> 00:18:22,122 {\an1}We have something to eat now. 358 00:18:22,151 --> 00:18:24,091 {\an1}KEENAN: I saved the day. 359 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:26,790 {\an1}RICKO: You saved the day. 360 00:18:27,423 --> 00:18:29,633 {\an1}I didn’t know Keenan was gonna be the hitter today. 361 00:18:29,659 --> 00:18:31,729 {\an1}I thought I was gonna do it. 362 00:18:31,761 --> 00:18:33,401 {\an1}I’m just happy that we’re catching. 363 00:18:33,429 --> 00:18:35,959 {\an1}I’m not jelly. 364 00:18:35,998 --> 00:18:37,598 {\an1}KEENAN: Is Sky doing good? 365 00:18:37,633 --> 00:18:39,133 {\an1}RICKO: He’s trying. 366 00:18:39,168 --> 00:18:41,398 {\an1}I think Skyler wants to catch one pretty badly. 367 00:18:46,008 --> 00:18:47,408 {\an1}KEENAN: Oh, I got another one! 368 00:18:47,443 --> 00:18:48,513 {\an1}RICKO: Oh, you did? 369 00:18:48,544 --> 00:18:50,614 {\an1}KEENAN: Oh. RICKO: Oh. 370 00:18:50,646 --> 00:18:52,776 {\an1}KEENAN: Oh, I caught another one. 371 00:18:52,815 --> 00:18:54,415 {\an1}RICKO: You can see it down there. 372 00:18:54,450 --> 00:18:56,990 {\an1}Oh, good job Keenan. 373 00:18:57,987 --> 00:19:00,587 {\an1}I’ll get it out of the water. 374 00:19:01,691 --> 00:19:05,261 {\an1}SKYLER: Whoa! RICKO: Jeez, Keenan. 375 00:19:05,294 --> 00:19:07,434 {\an1}KEENAN: Jeez. That one’s soft too! 376 00:19:07,463 --> 00:19:09,233 {\an1}RICKO: How do you keep catching? 377 00:19:09,265 --> 00:19:10,335 {\an1}KEENAN: I don’t know! 378 00:19:10,366 --> 00:19:12,966 {\an1}RICKO: What’s the magic? KEENAN: I don’t know! 379 00:19:14,937 --> 00:19:17,407 {\an1}RICKO: I didn’t catch a trout, Skyler didn’t catch a trout 380 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,470 {\an1}but Keenan got two trout. 381 00:19:19,508 --> 00:19:20,838 {\an1}We’re having fun out here. 382 00:19:20,876 --> 00:19:23,906 {\an1}We’re gonna keep fishing, and see what we catch today. 383 00:19:28,017 --> 00:19:32,087 {\an1}DENISE: I view challenges as a pathway to new adventures. 384 00:19:36,092 --> 00:19:41,032 {\an1}(sawing) 385 00:19:42,064 --> 00:19:43,334 {\an1}ANDY: All right. 386 00:19:43,366 --> 00:19:45,696 {\an1}So this skid has to be really rigid. 387 00:19:45,735 --> 00:19:47,675 {\an1}Super rigid and strong. 388 00:19:47,703 --> 00:19:50,313 {\an1}Cause that’s everything that we’re pushing on or pulling on 389 00:19:50,339 --> 00:19:52,009 {\an1}when we pull the boat out. 390 00:19:52,041 --> 00:19:54,081 {\an1}Okay? So. 391 00:19:54,110 --> 00:19:55,080 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 392 00:19:55,111 --> 00:19:57,911 {\an1}That’s a project in itself probably. 393 00:19:59,014 --> 00:20:00,784 {\an1}NARRATOR: Andy Bassich and Denise Becker have spent 394 00:20:00,816 --> 00:20:04,616 {\an1}months constructing a solar-powered trimaran boat. 395 00:20:05,554 --> 00:20:07,694 {\an1}The vessel will allow them to explore the Yukon River 396 00:20:07,723 --> 00:20:10,693 {\an1}without using fossil fuels. 397 00:20:10,726 --> 00:20:13,726 {\an1}But before the project can be completed, 398 00:20:13,763 --> 00:20:15,663 {\an1}they must build a skid. 399 00:20:15,698 --> 00:20:18,068 {\an1}A platform on which the boat can be further assembled, 400 00:20:18,100 --> 00:20:21,000 {\an1}towed and eventually launched. 401 00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:25,568 {\an1}ANDY: To be able to push a boat down over an uneven bank 402 00:20:25,608 --> 00:20:28,208 {\an1}and through some not too friendly terrain. 403 00:20:28,244 --> 00:20:31,254 {\an1}That’s gonna take a little bit of engineering, 404 00:20:31,981 --> 00:20:33,321 {\an1}a little bit of time. 405 00:20:33,349 --> 00:20:34,879 {\an1}And I want to make sure that it’s strong enough that it can 406 00:20:34,917 --> 00:20:37,547 {\an1}handle the job that it’s intended to do. 407 00:20:37,586 --> 00:20:39,546 {\an1}DENISE: Okay! Here goes. 408 00:20:39,588 --> 00:20:40,588 {\an1}Ca-clunk. 409 00:20:40,623 --> 00:20:41,963 {\an1}ANDY: Yay. DENISE: Perfect. 410 00:20:41,991 --> 00:20:44,591 {\an1}It’s like a giant puzzle to think through. 411 00:20:44,627 --> 00:20:46,727 {\an1}ANDY: This whole project’s been like that. 412 00:20:46,762 --> 00:20:49,102 {\an1}Every aspect of this job has been custom. 413 00:20:49,131 --> 00:20:53,401 {\an1}From the very moment I designed it, I have never 414 00:20:53,436 --> 00:20:56,406 {\an1}taken on a project that has involved so many skills that 415 00:20:56,439 --> 00:21:00,709 {\an1}I’ve learned over the years, as I have with building this boat. 416 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,080 {\an1}All right. 417 00:21:07,116 --> 00:21:08,516 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 418 00:21:08,551 --> 00:21:10,951 {\an1}ANDY: So, like you’ve been around me running the sawmill, 419 00:21:10,986 --> 00:21:14,186 {\an1}offloading, but I think I want you to see if you can just cut 420 00:21:14,223 --> 00:21:16,363 {\an1}some rough cut three and a half by three and a half. 421 00:21:16,392 --> 00:21:19,032 {\an1}So that I can keep working on the skid. 422 00:21:19,061 --> 00:21:20,731 {\an1}I’ve got a bunch of welding I got to do. 423 00:21:20,763 --> 00:21:21,803 {\an1}DENISE: Oh, man. 424 00:21:21,831 --> 00:21:23,671 {\an1}ANDY: I’ll just give you a Wood-Mizer one-oh-one 425 00:21:23,699 --> 00:21:26,699 {\an1}and turn you loose on it. 426 00:21:27,736 --> 00:21:29,366 {\an1}DENISE: Certainly didn’t wake up this morning thinking, 427 00:21:29,405 --> 00:21:31,215 {\an1}today I’m gonna learn how to run a sawmill. 428 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,480 {\an1}I had no idea, that wasn’t on my radar whatsoever. 429 00:21:34,510 --> 00:21:36,980 {\an1}But challenges are what you make them. 430 00:21:42,885 --> 00:21:44,625 {\an1}ANDY: So I’m gonna get going and go weld, okay? 431 00:21:44,653 --> 00:21:46,023 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 432 00:21:46,055 --> 00:21:48,625 {\an1}There’s something about a challenge that intrigues me. 433 00:21:48,657 --> 00:21:50,557 {\an1}It’s almost like a dare. 434 00:21:50,593 --> 00:21:51,893 {\an1}Can you do it? 435 00:21:51,927 --> 00:21:54,697 {\an1}Can you, can you try? 436 00:21:55,831 --> 00:22:00,171 {\an1}To me, that’s how you develop, you succeed, or fail. 437 00:22:00,202 --> 00:22:02,502 {\an1}But you move to another plateau. 438 00:22:02,538 --> 00:22:04,868 {\an1}You move to another level. 439 00:22:09,044 --> 00:22:10,884 {\an1}ANDY: Yay! 440 00:22:10,913 --> 00:22:13,023 {\an1}DENISE: Wood delivery. 441 00:22:13,048 --> 00:22:15,778 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. Those look good. 442 00:22:17,086 --> 00:22:19,986 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. Pass inspection? 443 00:22:20,022 --> 00:22:21,822 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. 444 00:22:21,857 --> 00:22:24,557 {\an1}DENISE: And I got both arms, all fingers. 445 00:22:24,593 --> 00:22:26,463 {\an1}ANDY: All right. DENISE: It’s all good. 446 00:22:26,495 --> 00:22:28,595 {\an1}ANDY: You can still hear me. DENISE: Well, yeah. 447 00:22:28,631 --> 00:22:30,971 {\an1}ANDY: No, that looks great. 448 00:22:33,002 --> 00:22:37,042 {\an1}Denise got these great logs cut up into four-by-fours. 449 00:22:37,072 --> 00:22:40,282 {\an1}I’m gonna have Denise screw them into place. 450 00:22:40,910 --> 00:22:43,550 {\an1}So, I’m gonna cut them to length. 451 00:22:44,146 --> 00:22:46,106 {\an1}I’m gonna get going on the tongue. 452 00:22:46,148 --> 00:22:48,078 {\an1}That’s pretty much the last thing we need to do and then 453 00:22:48,117 --> 00:22:51,117 {\an1}we can do a test run with the skid, push it into the water, 454 00:22:51,153 --> 00:22:53,723 {\an1}make sure our ramp’s gonna be good. 455 00:22:55,424 --> 00:22:57,064 {\an1}DENISE: All right. Okay, what do you think? 456 00:22:57,092 --> 00:22:58,332 {\an1}ANDY: This looks good. 457 00:22:58,360 --> 00:23:00,600 {\an1}DENISE: This is like the main, bracing, framing. 458 00:23:00,629 --> 00:23:03,569 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, no it gives a, the keel something to lay on. 459 00:23:03,599 --> 00:23:06,169 {\an1}I think that was worth the time and effort to do that. 460 00:23:06,201 --> 00:23:09,341 {\an1}It’s gonna make a much better base for the boat. 461 00:23:10,272 --> 00:23:13,182 {\an1}And I think we’re in pretty good shape. 462 00:23:17,046 --> 00:23:19,276 {\an1}JESSIE: Flexibility is the ultimate thing you can have on 463 00:23:19,315 --> 00:23:22,425 {\an1}your side out here to survive the storm. 464 00:23:22,718 --> 00:23:25,588 {\an1}I mean, a tree that’s rigid, snaps. 465 00:23:30,392 --> 00:23:31,932 {\an1}Neil. 466 00:23:33,362 --> 00:23:34,802 {\an1}Neil, Neil, Neil. 467 00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:36,200 {\an1}Stay behind me. 468 00:23:36,231 --> 00:23:38,401 {\an1}Good. 469 00:23:40,569 --> 00:23:42,239 {\an1}There’s one. 470 00:23:42,271 --> 00:23:43,741 {\an1}Empty. 471 00:23:43,772 --> 00:23:45,372 {\an1}Eh, keep moving up. 472 00:23:45,407 --> 00:23:47,437 {\an1}Well, I’m pulling my traps here and this was a 473 00:23:47,476 --> 00:23:51,146 {\an1}good-looking spot, so see if we get anything. 474 00:23:52,114 --> 00:23:54,124 {\an1}Traps is something that’s, something that I can have in 475 00:23:54,149 --> 00:23:56,619 {\an1}my back pocket for survival. 476 00:23:56,652 --> 00:23:58,352 {\an1}No luck here. 477 00:23:58,387 --> 00:24:00,017 {\an1}But really, it’s all about getting out in the country 478 00:24:00,055 --> 00:24:01,485 {\an1}and hunting with Neil. 479 00:24:01,523 --> 00:24:03,933 {\an1}Getting him his experiences and being a good partner 480 00:24:03,959 --> 00:24:06,759 {\an1}for me out in the wilderness. 481 00:24:07,863 --> 00:24:10,773 {\an1}Last spot to check here, and it’s the last trap here and 482 00:24:10,799 --> 00:24:12,969 {\an1}I don’t have anything. Neil, stay out of that. 483 00:24:13,002 --> 00:24:15,042 {\an1}Neil. Good boy. 484 00:24:15,070 --> 00:24:17,440 {\an1}So far the setting the traps for them didn’t work out. 485 00:24:17,473 --> 00:24:21,713 {\an1}But, you know, definitely will continue to try and you know, 486 00:24:21,744 --> 00:24:23,114 {\an1}I ain’t giving up hope yet. 487 00:24:23,145 --> 00:24:25,275 {\an1}I’ve still got one more spot. 488 00:24:29,852 --> 00:24:32,452 {\an1}I just saw a squirrel go in a hole. 489 00:24:32,488 --> 00:24:34,788 {\an1}Hey, look, there’s a squirrel right here. 490 00:24:35,457 --> 00:24:37,227 {\an1}(gunshot) 491 00:24:40,529 --> 00:24:42,429 {\an1}I got it. 492 00:24:42,464 --> 00:24:44,934 {\an1}Neil, come. 493 00:24:44,967 --> 00:24:47,637 {\an1}Straight ahead, Neil. 494 00:24:47,936 --> 00:24:49,096 {\an1}Get him, get him. 495 00:24:49,138 --> 00:24:50,168 {\an1}Good. 496 00:24:50,205 --> 00:24:51,805 {\an1}Don’t eat it. Come, come. 497 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:53,680 {\an1}Good boy! 498 00:24:53,709 --> 00:24:56,239 {\an1}Yeah, we got a nice fat one? 499 00:24:56,278 --> 00:24:57,348 {\an1}Heck yeah. 500 00:24:57,379 --> 00:24:58,649 {\an1}That thing is so fat. 501 00:24:58,681 --> 00:25:00,781 {\an1}Good job, Neil. 502 00:25:01,116 --> 00:25:02,916 {\an1}Sit, good boy. 503 00:25:02,951 --> 00:25:04,721 {\an1}Yeah, you little hunter. 504 00:25:04,753 --> 00:25:06,823 {\an1}You’re a good little hunter. 505 00:25:06,855 --> 00:25:08,615 {\an1}I don’t got anything in my traps right now, but the 506 00:25:08,657 --> 00:25:11,157 {\an1}hunting is going good with Neil and that’s what I 507 00:25:11,193 --> 00:25:13,403 {\an1}really came out here for. 508 00:25:14,530 --> 00:25:17,170 {\an1}On to the next spot. 509 00:25:17,199 --> 00:25:18,469 {\an1}You’re a good boy, Neil. 510 00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:19,600 {\an1}You never know what we’re gonna see out here. 511 00:25:19,635 --> 00:25:20,905 {\an1}You keep your eyes open, buddy. 512 00:25:20,936 --> 00:25:23,306 {\an1}Good boy. 513 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,480 {\an1}Here Neil, let’s get out and take a little look here. 514 00:25:28,544 --> 00:25:30,784 {\an1}Good boy. 515 00:25:32,648 --> 00:25:34,948 {\an1}There’s one. 516 00:25:47,062 --> 00:25:48,702 {\an1}(gunshot) 517 00:25:49,098 --> 00:25:50,668 {\an1}Yeah, I got him! Get him, Neil. 518 00:25:50,699 --> 00:25:52,329 {\an1}Go get him. Neil. 519 00:25:52,367 --> 00:25:54,067 {\an1}Neil, get him before he goes in his hole. 520 00:25:59,158 --> 00:26:00,328 {\an1}JESSIE: Get him Neil. 521 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,099 {\an1}Good boy, Neil, good boy, yeah, Neil good boy. 522 00:26:04,563 --> 00:26:06,303 {\an1}You got him. 523 00:26:06,331 --> 00:26:08,201 {\an1}No, no, no, don’t tear him up. 524 00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:09,473 {\an1}That’s our food. 525 00:26:09,501 --> 00:26:11,471 {\an1}You got him, you did it. 526 00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:13,203 {\an1}Yeah, you’ve been looking real hard. 527 00:26:13,238 --> 00:26:15,438 {\an1}Yeah, look at you covered in blood. 528 00:26:15,474 --> 00:26:18,284 {\an1}Look at you, yeah. 529 00:26:18,744 --> 00:26:21,484 {\an1}Yeah, you helped Dad, good boy. 530 00:26:21,513 --> 00:26:25,083 {\an1}See me and you work together, we’re better as a team. 531 00:26:27,352 --> 00:26:29,722 {\an1}This is a proud moment whenever you see your hunting dog, 532 00:26:29,755 --> 00:26:32,225 {\an1}you know, just turn on at four months old, 533 00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:34,627 {\an1}into a complete savage. 534 00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:37,604 {\an1}He understands that we’re working together now and 535 00:26:37,629 --> 00:26:40,829 {\an1}that’s the most important thing that I can teach him. 536 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,540 {\an1}Neil, let’s go check this trap. 537 00:26:44,570 --> 00:26:45,840 {\an1}Oh there’s something in that one. 538 00:26:45,871 --> 00:26:48,871 {\an1}Get it Neil, get in Neil, Neil get it. 539 00:26:52,044 --> 00:26:53,854 {\an1}You know a dog, they need a job, you know. 540 00:26:53,879 --> 00:26:56,279 {\an1}It’s a, especially a dog like this that was 541 00:26:56,315 --> 00:26:58,385 {\an1}bred and raised to hunt. 542 00:26:58,417 --> 00:27:01,387 {\an1}It’s so rewarding seeing him do what he loves. 543 00:27:01,987 --> 00:27:04,187 {\an1}And I mean at such a young age. 544 00:27:04,223 --> 00:27:06,893 {\an1}You know, getting this good experience on him, whenever 545 00:27:06,925 --> 00:27:09,285 {\an1}he’s this young, by the time he’s a year old he’s gonna be 546 00:27:09,328 --> 00:27:11,758 {\an1}a purebred hunter. 547 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:18,839 {\an1}DENISE: The greatest things I’ve learned or feel that 548 00:27:18,871 --> 00:27:20,971 {\an1}I’ve accomplished have been when I have been 549 00:27:21,006 --> 00:27:23,736 {\an1}100% out of my comfort zone. 550 00:27:36,588 --> 00:27:38,358 {\an1}Got it. 551 00:27:39,224 --> 00:27:42,734 {\an1}I need a debriefing on how this, what your plan is. 552 00:27:42,761 --> 00:27:44,661 {\an1}ANDY: Stick it in the water. 553 00:27:44,696 --> 00:27:46,796 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 554 00:27:47,199 --> 00:27:49,769 {\an1}ANDY: It’s heavy, so be careful, I’m gonna just try 555 00:27:49,801 --> 00:27:52,971 {\an1}and pull it all the way down to the beach and down the ramp 556 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:55,775 {\an1}and see what it does. 557 00:27:55,807 --> 00:27:58,277 {\an1}The big challenge with this skid is it needs to be strong 558 00:27:58,310 --> 00:28:01,210 {\an1}enough to withstand the weight of the boat but also 559 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:03,346 {\an1}strong enough to take the stresses involved in 560 00:28:03,382 --> 00:28:05,352 {\an1}dragging it over the ground, 561 00:28:05,384 --> 00:28:06,994 {\an1}pushing it down a very steep boat ramp 562 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,819 {\an1}I don’t know what it’s gonna happen when it gets to the 563 00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:11,724 {\an1}bottom of the boat ramp because it’s not a steady grade. 564 00:28:11,757 --> 00:28:15,127 {\an1}So that’s when it’s gonna fail, if it’s gonna fail. 565 00:28:15,827 --> 00:28:17,327 {\an1}This is just a test. 566 00:28:17,362 --> 00:28:18,762 {\an1}I wanna see what’s going on, 567 00:28:18,797 --> 00:28:20,527 {\an1}where we’re gonna have to modify stuff. 568 00:28:20,566 --> 00:28:21,526 {\an1}DENISE: All right. 569 00:28:21,567 --> 00:28:22,827 {\an1}ANDY: That, that’s what this is all about 570 00:28:22,868 --> 00:28:24,538 {\an1}that’s all this is about. 571 00:28:24,570 --> 00:28:27,040 {\an1}Seeing what, what we have to plan for when we have the boat 572 00:28:27,072 --> 00:28:28,172 {\an1}on here, okay? 573 00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:29,737 {\an1}DENISE: Yep. ANDY: Okay? 574 00:28:29,775 --> 00:28:32,345 {\an1}DENISE: Here we go. 575 00:28:32,377 --> 00:28:35,247 {\an1}It’s dragging it okay. 576 00:28:36,515 --> 00:28:39,585 {\an1}ANDY: So the concept for this boat started about a year and a half ago. 577 00:28:40,619 --> 00:28:43,319 {\an1}When I really started thinking about how important it’s going 578 00:28:43,355 --> 00:28:46,835 {\an1}to be to move towards electric, to use less fossil fuels, 579 00:28:46,858 --> 00:28:48,858 {\an1}to be sustainable. 580 00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:52,234 {\an1}Not only out here for Denise and I, but to do our part and 581 00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:55,874 {\an1}hopefully lead by example for people. 582 00:28:56,902 --> 00:28:59,142 {\an1}This is gonna be a hard turn to make. 583 00:28:59,171 --> 00:29:01,711 {\an1}DENISE: I just don’t see how this is gonna work. 584 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:05,440 {\an1}Cause the back end’s gonna swing and hit this pole is 585 00:29:05,477 --> 00:29:08,007 {\an1}what I’m worried about. 586 00:29:08,814 --> 00:29:12,254 {\an1}Okay. 587 00:29:15,053 --> 00:29:18,993 {\an1}Oh, no stopping. 588 00:29:20,525 --> 00:29:23,495 {\an1}ANDY: I feel there’s a responsibility to do things as 589 00:29:23,528 --> 00:29:26,128 {\an1}friendly to the earth as I can. 590 00:29:26,164 --> 00:29:29,534 {\an1}For example, we live on battery banks and solar panels, 591 00:29:29,568 --> 00:29:31,298 {\an1}that’s our power. 592 00:29:31,336 --> 00:29:34,906 {\an1}Designing a boat that can make us as independent and 593 00:29:34,940 --> 00:29:38,280 {\an1}self-reliant as possible was the number one goal. 594 00:29:38,310 --> 00:29:42,050 {\an1}Planet earth is our home and we gotta take care of it. 595 00:29:43,515 --> 00:29:46,375 {\an1}DENISE: Tight right there. 596 00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:51,186 {\an1}Come on, little tractor. 597 00:29:52,724 --> 00:29:55,564 {\an1}ANDY: That’s good, go ahead and unhook me. 598 00:29:55,594 --> 00:29:56,694 {\an1}I’ll get turned around and. 599 00:29:56,728 --> 00:29:59,358 {\an1}DENISE: Oh, man, that went good Andy. 600 00:29:59,398 --> 00:30:02,998 {\an1}That angle was perfect, good job. 601 00:30:04,336 --> 00:30:05,896 {\an1}ANDY: All in all, that’s pretty good. 602 00:30:05,937 --> 00:30:07,437 {\an1}We know what we’re up against. 603 00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:10,882 {\an1}The lesson learned there is when I grade this, I’m gonna 604 00:30:10,909 --> 00:30:13,609 {\an1}bulldoze out right there so we have a hell of a lot more room 605 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:15,505 {\an1}to work in this turn here. 606 00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:17,977 {\an1}And I think this is gonna work pretty good. 607 00:30:18,016 --> 00:30:19,246 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 608 00:30:19,284 --> 00:30:22,154 {\an1}ANDY: I’m gonna take the skid back up, get it into position 609 00:30:22,187 --> 00:30:23,857 {\an1}so we can build the boat. 610 00:30:23,889 --> 00:30:25,559 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 611 00:30:25,590 --> 00:30:27,630 {\an1}ANDY: That was good. 612 00:30:31,930 --> 00:30:34,230 {\an1}SUE: Sometimes opportunity knocks, 613 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:36,966 {\an1}sometimes opportunity kicks the door down. 614 00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:39,569 {\an1}You just gotta be ready. 615 00:30:49,548 --> 00:30:55,118 {\an1}On the agenda today is, it’s a little bit of scouting, 616 00:30:55,153 --> 00:30:57,763 {\an1}hopefully a little bit of hunting. 617 00:30:57,789 --> 00:31:00,929 {\an1}See if I can get a caribou. 618 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:05,403 {\an1}My shelving idea, I think I did a pretty cool job. 619 00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:08,000 {\an1}But now’s the test. 620 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:11,603 {\an1}Put a little weight on ’em, give ’em some practice. 621 00:31:20,011 --> 00:31:24,121 {\an1}The caribou, this year they still have a real dark coat 622 00:31:24,149 --> 00:31:28,589 {\an1}and there’s just something drawing my eyeballs this way. 623 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:33,630 {\an1}So until I can register what in the world I’m being drawn to, 624 00:31:33,658 --> 00:31:37,028 {\an1}I’ll just kind of slowly amble around. 625 00:31:37,562 --> 00:31:40,202 {\an1}Let’s see, what am I seeing over here? 626 00:31:41,933 --> 00:31:44,703 {\an1}Could just be a mud ball on my window. 627 00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:51,213 {\an1}Okay I see some caribou. 628 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:57,152 {\an1}It is a really big bull. 629 00:31:57,182 --> 00:31:59,322 {\an1}Okay. 630 00:32:02,387 --> 00:32:05,487 {\an1}There’s four of you. 631 00:32:06,324 --> 00:32:08,764 {\an1}He’s looking at me. 632 00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:15,534 {\an1}If I try to drive, I’m gonna push ’em. 633 00:32:19,337 --> 00:32:22,007 {\an1}Decision time. 634 00:32:33,852 --> 00:32:39,222 {\an1}♪ ♪ 635 00:32:51,102 --> 00:32:56,982 {\an1}♪ ♪ 636 00:33:04,649 --> 00:33:06,019 {\an1}(gunshot) 637 00:33:08,086 --> 00:33:13,616 {\an1}♪ ♪ 638 00:33:23,301 --> 00:33:24,941 {\an1}(gunshot) 639 00:33:26,004 --> 00:33:28,514 {\an1}SUE: Okay. 640 00:33:33,245 --> 00:33:35,215 {\an1}Thank you. 641 00:33:35,614 --> 00:33:38,954 {\an1}Two down and two to populate the rest of the herd. 642 00:33:40,151 --> 00:33:42,721 {\an1}So it is time for me to go get Big Red. 643 00:33:42,754 --> 00:33:47,534 {\an1}And get these things cut up, loaded up, 644 00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:49,859 {\an1}and get the heck out of dodge. 645 00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:54,466 {\an1}All right, buddy, you are a beautiful bull. 646 00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:59,071 {\an1}Thank you, my good-looking man. 647 00:34:02,841 --> 00:34:05,241 {\an1}All right, time to get to work. 648 00:34:08,313 --> 00:34:11,953 {\an1}I’ve got two animals down and fog is coming in, 649 00:34:11,983 --> 00:34:14,993 {\an1}night is coming in, I’m gonna have to work quickly. 650 00:34:18,956 --> 00:34:21,887 {\an1}Wonderful, good bulls, so much good meat. 651 00:34:21,927 --> 00:34:26,027 {\an1}So much good fat, and I appreciate it so much. 652 00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:31,399 {\an1}And you’re gonna help me test my new shelves, how’s that? 653 00:34:33,204 --> 00:34:38,744 {\an1}In an outside the box lifestyle, it’s an out of the box vehicle. 654 00:34:39,377 --> 00:34:42,607 {\an1}I’m finding an out of the box solution. 655 00:34:44,181 --> 00:34:47,351 {\an1}You go here. 656 00:34:47,985 --> 00:34:51,356 {\an1}Two caribou, two sets of shelves, I think I’ve got 657 00:34:51,389 --> 00:34:53,889 {\an1}a pretty good system going, 658 00:34:53,925 --> 00:34:56,385 {\an1}everything fit in there pretty neatly. 659 00:34:57,462 --> 00:35:00,932 {\an1}This is the last of it. 660 00:35:00,966 --> 00:35:04,466 {\an1}But I’m proud of myself and I’m damn tired. 661 00:35:04,970 --> 00:35:09,210 {\an1}You need to be tied down to make sure these all stay in place, 662 00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:12,440 {\an1}and it don’t get no better than that. 663 00:35:15,547 --> 00:35:18,347 {\an1}Big Red got a new little makeover and I think it’s 664 00:35:18,383 --> 00:35:20,823 {\an1}gonna work out good. 665 00:35:26,424 --> 00:35:30,804 {\an1}I think the shelves turned out really cool. 666 00:35:30,829 --> 00:35:34,869 {\an1}Um, for being kind of a simple thing, 667 00:35:34,899 --> 00:35:38,069 {\an1}it’s holding up great so far. 668 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:42,610 {\an1}So, woo. 669 00:35:43,742 --> 00:35:46,342 {\an1}Suegenuity, battin’ 1,000. 670 00:35:51,082 --> 00:35:52,482 {\an1}RICKO: I guess it’s in our nature to try to 671 00:35:52,517 --> 00:35:54,547 {\an1}look out for our offspring and hopefully 672 00:35:54,586 --> 00:35:57,256 {\an1}they carry on the torch of survival. 673 00:36:06,197 --> 00:36:07,697 {\an1}SKYLER: We’re going over here? 674 00:36:07,732 --> 00:36:10,772 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah, let’s look for the creek over here to our right. 675 00:36:10,802 --> 00:36:12,902 {\an1}It drains into, um... 676 00:36:12,937 --> 00:36:14,137 {\an1}SKYLER: What’s this? 677 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,312 {\an1}RICKO: That’s a ground squirrel trail. 678 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:19,011 {\an1}They walk here so many times, look at that little trail. 679 00:36:19,844 --> 00:36:23,054 {\an1}Keenan had some luck catching trout, but me and Skyler were 680 00:36:23,081 --> 00:36:25,321 {\an1}having zero luck. 681 00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:27,750 {\an1}My friend that owns this cabin was telling me that there’s 682 00:36:27,786 --> 00:36:30,486 {\an1}grayling at the south end of this lake in a little stream 683 00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:32,622 {\an1}that connects to the Itkillik River. 684 00:36:32,657 --> 00:36:34,157 {\an1}So we’re gonna go down to the south side and 685 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:36,392 {\an1}try our luck with grayling. 686 00:36:38,129 --> 00:36:40,629 {\an1}Oh, here’s the creek flowing in. 687 00:36:40,665 --> 00:36:42,465 {\an1}SKYLER: So there would be grayling in this? 688 00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:45,800 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah, but we got to find where there’s a big pool. 689 00:36:48,339 --> 00:36:50,539 {\an1}Oh, swirls. 690 00:36:50,575 --> 00:36:51,705 {\an1}You see all those swirls? 691 00:36:51,743 --> 00:36:53,913 {\an1}Watch their fins come up. 692 00:36:53,945 --> 00:36:54,975 {\an1}Oh, you see that? 693 00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:56,413 {\an1}SKYLER: Yeah. 694 00:36:56,448 --> 00:37:00,548 {\an1}RICKO: Just cast down there. There you go, Sky. 695 00:37:04,022 --> 00:37:06,562 {\an1}Oh look at ’em go after it. 696 00:37:07,392 --> 00:37:09,692 {\an1}Little faster, oh, there you go. 697 00:37:10,995 --> 00:37:12,125 {\an1}KEENAN: I got one! 698 00:37:12,163 --> 00:37:13,263 {\an1}RICKO: You already got one? 699 00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:15,368 {\an1}KEENAN: Yeah. 700 00:37:16,601 --> 00:37:18,371 {\an1}RICKO: You got a big grayling. 701 00:37:18,403 --> 00:37:19,903 {\an1}Whoa! 702 00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:21,638 {\an1}Pull it right up. 703 00:37:21,673 --> 00:37:22,873 {\an1}KEENAN: Is that a good one? 704 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,807 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah, that’s a good size one. 705 00:37:24,843 --> 00:37:26,183 {\an1}Look Sky. 706 00:37:26,211 --> 00:37:27,751 {\an1}SKYLER: Whoa. 707 00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:31,019 {\an1}KEENAN: Oh, that’s a good one. 708 00:37:31,049 --> 00:37:33,819 {\an1}RICKO: Well, we know there is grayling in here. 709 00:37:34,986 --> 00:37:37,516 {\an1}They moved further down, there’s like schools of them. 710 00:37:37,555 --> 00:37:39,115 {\an1}You wanna hunt more fish? 711 00:37:39,157 --> 00:37:40,287 {\an1}KEENAN: Yeah. 712 00:37:40,325 --> 00:37:43,165 {\an1}RICKO: Okay, let’s go fish hunting. 713 00:37:43,194 --> 00:37:46,564 {\an1}Yeah we gotta find another little pool down that way. 714 00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:51,773 {\an1}Oh, big old ground squirrel hole. 715 00:37:51,803 --> 00:37:53,903 {\an1}Huge, they own this whole area. 716 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:56,438 {\an1}KEENAN: What does it look like down there? 717 00:37:56,474 --> 00:37:57,744 {\an1}RICKO: Oh, oh, you okay? 718 00:38:03,882 --> 00:38:05,352 {\an1}RICKO: Hold on, hold on. 719 00:38:05,383 --> 00:38:07,823 {\an1}(grunting) 720 00:38:08,887 --> 00:38:10,517 {\an1}You all right? 721 00:38:10,555 --> 00:38:12,095 {\an1}KEENAN: Yeah. 722 00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:13,423 {\an1}RICKO: You went way down there. 723 00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:15,028 {\an1}To the ground squirrel world. 724 00:38:15,059 --> 00:38:18,399 {\an1}KEENAN: Uh-huh. I almost got stuck in it. 725 00:38:18,863 --> 00:38:21,103 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah you almost joined the family? 726 00:38:21,132 --> 00:38:24,372 {\an1}The ground squirrel family? 727 00:38:25,603 --> 00:38:27,943 {\an1}This makes me the super dad right here with my kids 728 00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:30,142 {\an1}because they look at me like someone that brought them to 729 00:38:30,175 --> 00:38:32,245 {\an1}a magical land and that’s what this is, 730 00:38:32,277 --> 00:38:35,077 {\an1}this is very beautiful country. 731 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:38,578 {\an1}Oh, let’s try right here. 732 00:38:38,616 --> 00:38:41,546 {\an1}Sky throw out there, throw from right there. 733 00:38:42,387 --> 00:38:44,287 {\an1}KEENAN: Might be a fish right there. 734 00:38:50,762 --> 00:38:52,462 {\an1}RICKO: I don’t know, you’re lucky. 735 00:38:52,497 --> 00:38:54,797 {\an1}KEENAN: I know. 736 00:38:57,035 --> 00:38:58,105 {\an1}Did I got one? 737 00:38:58,136 --> 00:38:59,466 {\an1}RICKO: What? KEENAN: Oh, I got one! 738 00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:00,674 {\an1}That’s huge! 739 00:39:00,705 --> 00:39:02,235 {\an1}RICKO: Oh, it’s a monster. 740 00:39:02,273 --> 00:39:05,283 {\an1}KEENAN: That’s a monster! 741 00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:08,580 {\an1}RICKO: Okay. KEENAN: Might get away. 742 00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:15,524 {\an1}Oh, Sky, look at this! 743 00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:17,563 {\an1}RICKO: Geez, Keenan, look at the size of this. 744 00:39:17,589 --> 00:39:19,019 {\an1}KEENAN: Oh! 745 00:39:19,057 --> 00:39:21,157 {\an1}I got a huge one. 746 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:22,432 {\an1}RICKO: That’s a trout. 747 00:39:22,460 --> 00:39:23,630 {\an1}Here, you wanna hold it? 748 00:39:23,661 --> 00:39:26,331 {\an1}KEENAN: Yeah. 749 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:27,604 {\an1}Whoa. 750 00:39:27,632 --> 00:39:28,832 {\an1}Ugh. 751 00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:30,867 {\an1}Jeez. 752 00:39:30,902 --> 00:39:32,442 {\an1}RICKO: You hungry? 753 00:39:32,470 --> 00:39:33,600 {\an1}KEENAN: Yep. 754 00:39:33,638 --> 00:39:34,838 {\an1}RICKO: Let’s go cook some fish. 755 00:39:34,873 --> 00:39:36,443 {\an1}KEENAN: Yay. 756 00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:39,044 {\an1}RICKO: Pretty one. KEENAN: I know. 757 00:39:45,316 --> 00:39:47,746 {\an1}RICKO: We’re gonna fry it up. 758 00:39:47,785 --> 00:39:50,545 {\an1}Fried Arctic trout. 759 00:39:50,588 --> 00:39:52,658 {\an1}SKYLER: Today, Keenan ended up lucking out. 760 00:39:52,690 --> 00:39:55,260 {\an1}I’ll be a little competitive sometimes but I love Keenan, 761 00:39:55,293 --> 00:39:58,903 {\an1}and seeing him catch fish is just, like, awesome. 762 00:39:58,930 --> 00:40:01,270 {\an1}I’m proud of him. 763 00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:04,174 {\an1}RICKO: How’s it taste? 764 00:40:04,202 --> 00:40:05,842 {\an1}KEENAN: Good. 765 00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:08,270 {\an1}RICKO: Hmm, that’s so good. 766 00:40:08,306 --> 00:40:10,236 {\an1}KEENAN: Uh-hmm. 767 00:40:11,709 --> 00:40:13,939 {\an1}RICKO: Good job, Keenan. 768 00:40:17,348 --> 00:40:19,118 {\an1}ANDY: With the more experience and the more skills you have, 769 00:40:19,150 --> 00:40:20,950 {\an1}the more knowledge you have. 770 00:40:20,985 --> 00:40:24,515 {\an1}The more knowledge you have, the more creative you can be. 771 00:40:28,493 --> 00:40:29,563 {\an1}You ready? 772 00:40:29,594 --> 00:40:32,204 {\an1}DENISE: Ready as can be. 773 00:40:33,665 --> 00:40:35,175 {\an1}(exhales heavily) 774 00:40:35,199 --> 00:40:37,899 {\an1}I can feel the weight on this one for sure. 775 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:44,480 {\an1}ANDY: Good. DENISE: Okay. 776 00:40:44,509 --> 00:40:46,909 {\an1}ANDY: That’ll work. DENISE: Yes. 777 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:50,015 {\an1}ANDY: Now it’s time to take this hull out, put it on a skid and 778 00:40:50,048 --> 00:40:53,518 {\an1}use the tractor to pull it a couple hundred yards to where 779 00:40:53,551 --> 00:40:56,051 {\an1}we’re gonna start to assemble this boat. 780 00:40:56,087 --> 00:40:58,617 {\an1}Up to this point everything’s been all about just building 781 00:40:58,656 --> 00:41:02,726 {\an1}parts and pieces, now we get to actually start making a boat. 782 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:05,660 {\an1}And when you spend months and months just making parts and 783 00:41:05,697 --> 00:41:08,367 {\an1}pieces and all that, sometimes you don’t feel like you’re 784 00:41:08,399 --> 00:41:10,069 {\an1}making much progress. 785 00:41:10,101 --> 00:41:11,741 {\an1}But, uh... 786 00:41:11,769 --> 00:41:13,769 {\an1}DENISE: Starting to come together. 787 00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:19,505 {\an1}ANDY: When I moved out here to Calico Bluff and I finally 788 00:41:19,544 --> 00:41:22,184 {\an1}quit working as a riverboat captain. 789 00:41:22,213 --> 00:41:24,523 {\an1}My dad always introduced me as his youngest son, 790 00:41:24,549 --> 00:41:27,849 {\an1}the one who lives in Alaska and is retired. 791 00:41:29,821 --> 00:41:32,591 {\an1}I guess retirement is different for everybody. 792 00:41:32,623 --> 00:41:37,063 {\an1}For me, retirement is defined as the time in your life when 793 00:41:37,095 --> 00:41:39,735 {\an1}you can pursue anything you want to pursue. 794 00:41:39,764 --> 00:41:43,204 {\an1}And that’s what I’ve been trying to do for the last 25 years. 795 00:41:43,835 --> 00:41:45,275 {\an1}Here you go, okay? 796 00:41:45,303 --> 00:41:48,173 {\an1}DENISE: Okay, I got it. 797 00:41:48,873 --> 00:41:50,413 {\an1}ANDY: Good. 798 00:41:50,441 --> 00:41:52,911 {\an1}For me, retirement is about having the time to pursue 799 00:41:52,944 --> 00:41:55,714 {\an1}whatever goals or interests I have, and I’ve been very 800 00:41:55,747 --> 00:41:59,277 {\an1}fortunate in my lifestyle here, that’s every day. 801 00:41:59,317 --> 00:42:01,447 {\an1}I wanna do things to continue learning, 802 00:42:01,486 --> 00:42:03,916 {\an1}developing more skills, better my life, 803 00:42:03,955 --> 00:42:08,065 {\an1}and make a good life for Denise, myself, and our 17 dogs. 804 00:42:08,593 --> 00:42:11,163 {\an1}That’s our goal in life. 805 00:42:11,195 --> 00:42:13,255 {\an1}DENISE: Three hulls on. 806 00:42:13,297 --> 00:42:14,897 {\an1}You’re kinda warm. 807 00:42:14,932 --> 00:42:15,972 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. 808 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,200 {\an1}DENISE: That was a lot of lifting. 809 00:42:19,303 --> 00:42:20,673 {\an1}ANDY: Okay. 810 00:42:20,705 --> 00:42:23,845 {\an1}DENISE: Look at that, you gotta feel a little proud about that. 811 00:42:23,875 --> 00:42:25,845 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. DENISE: Look at that! 812 00:42:25,877 --> 00:42:28,347 {\an1}ANDY: Well, skid was right, so far. 813 00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:32,049 {\an1}DENISE: Looks like somebody’s been busy building hulls all summer. 814 00:42:32,083 --> 00:42:34,953 {\an1}I always wanna sort of bask in the moment. 815 00:42:34,986 --> 00:42:37,886 {\an1}I really feel like it’s been a success, today, 816 00:42:37,922 --> 00:42:39,462 {\an1}getting that skid down there, 817 00:42:39,490 --> 00:42:41,390 {\an1}through the yard the way we wanted to and 818 00:42:41,426 --> 00:42:45,356 {\an1}I wanna take a moment and feel that success. 819 00:42:46,564 --> 00:42:48,574 {\an1}ANDY: The really fun part about it for me is that it’s 820 00:42:48,599 --> 00:42:51,239 {\an1}everything completely created from scratch. 821 00:42:51,269 --> 00:42:53,899 {\an1}DENISE: It’s a real vision that you’ve had. 822 00:42:53,938 --> 00:42:55,908 {\an1}ANDY: This is the point where the real payoff is starting to 823 00:42:55,940 --> 00:42:58,180 {\an1}happen because it’s gonna come together as a boat now. 824 00:42:58,209 --> 00:42:59,539 {\an1}DENISE: Uh-hmm. 825 00:42:59,577 --> 00:43:02,777 {\an1}ANDY: And hopefully it’ll continue to end up 826 00:43:02,814 --> 00:43:04,784 {\an1}the way I envisioned it, in my head. 827 00:43:04,816 --> 00:43:06,176 {\an1}We’ll see. 828 00:43:06,217 --> 00:43:07,987 {\an1}Spent a lot of mornings staring out the window, 829 00:43:08,019 --> 00:43:12,189 {\an1}making blueprints so we’ll see if it all works out. 830 00:43:13,191 --> 00:43:15,561 {\an1}DENISE: Excellent. 831 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:18,700 {\an1}ANDY: Hulls are on the skid, we’re ready to build a boat. 832 00:43:18,729 --> 00:43:19,899 {\an1}Let’s go drink some whiskey. 833 00:43:19,931 --> 00:43:21,831 {\an1}(laughing) 834 00:43:21,866 --> 00:43:23,166 {\an1}Captioned by Cotter Media Group.