Beneath The Pethericks' generator, a clearer view of the hull

Four new restoration videos take Billy from shifting heavy machinery to confronting rust that has eaten through the yacht.

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What's Hiding Underneath This Generator?

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The generator has to move. It still works, but Billy Petherick needs access to the steel beneath it, and that means disconnecting pipes, wiring and mountings before wrestling the weight onto the engine-room floor.

"What's Hiding Underneath This Generator?" was The Pethericks' most-watched upload of the week, reaching roughly 143,000 views. Once the machine is out of position, Billy clears away old fibreglass insulation, decayed chipboard and heaps of rust. The less photogenic side of restoring Nostalgia X gets its full turn on camera.

Then comes the check he has been worrying about: gel on the steel, an ultrasonic thickness gauge and readings that leave him more reassured about the areas tested. He says thinner sections may need cutting out and replacing. Ethan is due back to help get the generator off the boat, while Billy pictures an immaculate engine room beyond the debris.

Viewers have practical thoughts about lifting gear, steel-toe shoes and whether a replacement setup should use separate generators for daytime and overnight demand. One also describes these incremental restoration videos as a brief respite from a chaotic day, a reminder that clearing a dirty cavity can be enough of an episode.

The other uploads carry the work onwards: "Well, We've Made a Right Mess!", "Shall We Cut a Hole in the Yacht?" and "The Rust Has Eaten Right Through the Yacht". That last instalment has the most viewing momentum right now, while October's "Nobody Wanted This Yacht… So I Bought It" remains busy too.

The channel added 2,000 subscribers over the week, although daily views are running at about half their usual level. Billy's earlier reflection feels particularly relevant to this stretch of the job: he says he wishes his welding skills were better, but that the important work is best left to a professional marine welder.

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The videos drawing views on The Pethericks right now

Well, We've Made a Right Mess!125,967 views · 2026-11-11 Shall We Cut a Hole in the Yacht?103,751 views · 2026-11-12 The Rust Has Eaten Right Through the Yacht80,512 views · 2026-11-14 Nobody Wanted This Yacht… So I Bought It2,027,783 views

The numbers

Here is how The Pethericks' restoration week looks in views and subscribers.

subscribers

772,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

16,754,315

views per day

126,389

typical day: 244,220

first-day views of each video posted this week

What's Hiding Underneath This Generator?

110,920

Well, We've Made a Right Mess!

101,915

Shall We Cut a Hole in the Yacht?

87,273

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

DT Restoration

806,000

Woodworking Projects

786,000

Not the Worst Cleaner

775,000

The Pethericks

772,000

Tia Weston

772,000

Shirahaha

761,000

Rex Krueger

756,000

Nathans Lawns And Gardens

754,000

Blessing Boys

738,000

As of November 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.