Open Tides

Subscribers 2.2K

Videos 46

Views 643.6K

Channels Like Open Tides

Open Tides provides informative and exciting boating videos with a focus on maintenance, durability, and value-oriented boat ownership. The channel features tutorials, expert tips, and investigative content (e.g., what’s inside boats and outboards), with recent videos spanning repairs, long-lasting boats, and budget equipment. It publishes frequently (averaging around 4.0 uploads per week) and garners roughly 4.9K views per video on average.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

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Len's Cove Lessons in Boating view on YouTube ▶

90% relevance

Subscribers 76K

Videos 196

Views 15.1M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 83%

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Both target saltwater boating audiences focused on boat reliability and long-term durability, sharing strong search overlap on queries like budget boat reliability and preowned saltwater boats, with high content alignment on practical boat-buying and maintenance topics (90% match, content 83%).

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Born Again Boating view on YouTube ▶

81% relevance

Subscribers 290K

Videos 724

Views 73.2M

Appearances 16

SERP 80%

Similarity 82%

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Both channels address boat maintenance and upkeep in saltwater environments, aligning on searches about saltwater boat maintenance and outboard health, with Born Again Boating likewise emphasizing repairs avoidance and practical care (81% match, search 80%, content 82%).

#3

BoatUS

75% relevance

Subscribers 78.4K

Videos 388

Views 21.4M

Appearances 19

SERP 79%

Similarity 73%

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Both cover saltwater boat maintenance and outboard health, offering practical guidance on keeping boats running and avoiding engine issues, reflected in solid search overlap and comparable maintenance-focused content (75% match, search 79%, content 73%).

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71% relevance

Subscribers 72.1K

Videos 264

Views 11.0M

Appearances 8

SERP 57%

Similarity 81%

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Both channels target boat owners with maintenance-focused content and upkeep tips, overlapping on queries about boat maintenance for owners and upkeep routines, though Practical Sailor leans more toward published testing and guides (71% match, search 57%, content 81%).

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Florida Sportsman

70% relevance

Subscribers 108K

Videos 1K

Views 54.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 55%

Similarity 80%

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Both channels appeal to saltwater boat owners with maintenance-oriented content and practical tips, sharing overlap on maintenance queries and owner-focused guidance, while Florida Sportsman includes broader fishing/marine lifestyle context (70% match, search 55%, content 80%).

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marine tech

61% relevance

Subscribers 6.5K

Videos 120

Views 98.4K

Appearances 6

SERP 38%

Similarity 77%

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Both address marine systems and maintenance from a technical angle, yielding audience overlap on marine mechanic insights and practical repair considerations, though marine tech exhibits a more niche, technician-focused presentation (61% match, search 38%, content 77%).

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors with strong overlap include Len's Cove Lessons in Boating (90% match) and Born Again Boating (81% match), both addressing budget reliability, long-lasting saltwater boats, and preowned boats. BoatUS (75% match) also competes on saltwater maintenance and outboard health. The top competitors are larger: Len's Cove Lessons in Boating has about 76K subscribers, Born Again Boating about 290K, and BoatUS about 78.4K, compared to Open Tides' 2.2K subscribers. All share queries around saltwater boat maintenance, outboard health, and boat durability, indicating a common audience seeking maintenance guidance and cost-effective boating solutions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Open Tides?

Open Tides' biggest YouTube competitors are Len's Cove Lessons in Boating (90% match, 76K subscribers), Born Again Boating (81% match, 290K subscribers), and BoatUS (75% match, 78.4K subscribers). They share a focus on boating, maritime topics, and boat maintenance/lunding advice to hobbyists and boat owners.

What type of content does Open Tides make?

Open Tides creates video content about boats and boating maintenance, with titles like How-to and list-style videos such as '6 Fishing Boats That Spend Too Much Time in Repair Shops', 'The 5 WORST Saltwater Boats That Won't Last Longer Than 5 Years', and 'The ONLY 7 Boats That Survive 20+ Years in Saltwater'. The channel uploads roughly 4.0 videos per week, and average views per video are about 4.9K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Open Tides?

We analyze Open Tides's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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