Clyde Stires, builder of the worlds biggest homebuilt backyard yacht, sits down with his nephew, also Clyde Stires, to discuss his life before, during and after the yacht. How did he fund the build? Did he really build it alone? How did the cartel manage to steal it? Where is the boat now? Make sure to watch while you listen as we have included hundreds of old photos and videos for most stories.

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Film/Edit: Sauce / @saucetheboss
Additional Filming: Veesh / @veeshermang

2:00 early life, barely getting through school
8:13 jobs and businesses
14:17 the business of building trikes in the 1970's, selling to Elvis Presley and Johnny Graham
28:10 buying his first boat, sailing from Taiwan to California with no sailing experience, accidentally smuggling guns into Taiwan
42:15 converting a double decker bus into a motorhome
45:00 liquidating everything to build the yacht
46:25 figuring out where to build the yacht
48:16 can you pick up a yacht with a large Russian helicopter?
50:31 buying the house to build the yacht
51:10 preparing for the build, sketches, lofting, building a model, common sense engineering
54:30 building his own water maker
55:50 planning to cut it up from the beginning, transporting it, assembling it in the water
1:02:03 build details, doing it alone, drinking
1:09:57 how did it perform, cool features
1:11:27 the engines weren't big enough
1:13:39 there's no way one guy can build that by himself
1:15:12 did you listen to anyones advice?
1:15:50 did you build the yacht with commercial intent?
1:18:42 changing the engines, traveling, going through the panama canal, prop size
1:20:25 saving $20,000 painting the bottom on a sandbar
1:21:25 starting the first recycling program in Guatemala
1:24:20 what would you have changed about the yacht?
1:26:00 the cartel stole my yacht and kidnapped my crew
1:29:35 the government advised me not to press charges
1:33:20 dumping the crew in a parking lot, threatening them
1:34:13 finding the yacht, sending the Mexican navy to retrieve it
1:40:53 locked up as evidence, can't have it back
1:43:37 driving four hours into the desert to meet a powerful individual who can help
1:48:45 gaining access, assessing the damage
1:49:52 Mexican legal process
1:54:13 finally getting it back
1:57:17 no longer safe to stay in Mexico, selling the boat
1:58:36 on board with Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Alice Cooper, etc
2:00:48 following through, completing projects, trial and error, treat people how you'd wanna be treated
2:06:06 advice for the younger generation
2:07:33 photo slideshow



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Mexican Cartel Stole The Worlds Biggest Home Built Yacht (Full Interview)