Ship Happens

Subscribers 140K

Videos 424

Views 38.7M

Channels Like Ship Happens

Ship Happens covers the restoration, repair, and rebuilding of a WW2-era boat, with a focus on wood boat construction, off-grid systems, and ship-centric projects. The channel blends tutorials and project-focused videos (transom rebuilds, electrical systems, hull work) with narrative vlogs about restoring a historic vessel, often featuring long-form, step-by-step processes and occasional dramatic milestones. Uploads appear frequent since joining in 2021, and videos routinely attract hundreds of thousands of views, averaging around 225.7K views per video across 424 published works and 38.7M total views.

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We found 36 YouTube channels similar to Ship Happens

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#1

Born Again Boating view on YouTube ▶

89% relevance

Subscribers 290K

Videos 724

Views 73.2M

Appearances 11

SERP 100%

Similarity 82%

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Both channels focus on boat restoration and maintenance, with high search overlap on queries like “off shore boat restoration” and similar audiences; Ship Happens and Born Again Boating align on content about rust removal techniques and fuel tank removal, indicating strong audience and topic resonance (89% match, content 82%).

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#2

Hardanger fartøyvernsenter (hardangermaritime)

83% relevance

Subscribers 36.2K

Videos 74

Views 15.8M

Appearances 5

SERP 83%

Similarity 83%

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Both emphasize historic wooden boat restoration and repair, appealing to viewers interested in traditional shipcraft and restoration projects (83% match, with queries like “historic boat restoration” and “wooden boat repair” reflecting aligned niche, content similarly targeted at wooden hull work).

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#3

Practical Sailor view on YouTube ▶

78% relevance

Subscribers 72.1K

Videos 264

Views 11.0M

Appearances 7

SERP 77%

Similarity 78%

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Both cover practical, hands-on boat maintenance and systems work for practical sailors, with overlap on off-grid and maintenance projects; they share audience looking for actionable boat upkeep advice (78% match; queries like “off grid boat systems” and “historic boat maintenance”).

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#4

Travels With Geordie

77% relevance

Subscribers 32.5K

Videos 599

Views 11.6M

Appearances 13

SERP 67%

Similarity 84%

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Both channels feature boat restoration and repair projects with a leaning toward historic or wooden boats, attracting viewers interested in restoration of vessels like WW2 boats; high content similarity but Travels With Geordie has slightly broader historic emphasis (77% match, content 84%).

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#5

Jon Seal Wood

70% relevance

Subscribers 20.6K

Videos 43

Views 2.8M

Appearances 8

SERP 48%

Similarity 85%

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Both target enthusiasts of historic and wooden boat restoration, appealing to viewers who want maintenance projects and hull work; strong overlap in queries like “historic boat restoration” and “wooden boat repair,” though Ship Happens may be more practical project-focused (70% match; content very aligned at 85%).

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#6

Dangar Marine view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 256K

Videos 421

Views 73.9M

Appearances 3

SERP 31%

Similarity 87%

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Both channels explore historic boat restoration and vessel upgrades; Dangar Marine tilts toward marine electrical upgrades and preservation, while Ship Happens emphasizes broader restoration projects, yielding solid audience overlap with a moderate search alignment (64% match; search 31%, content 87%).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Born Again Boating (89% match) and Hardanger fartøyvernsenter (83% match). Both channels align with Ship Happens on topics like fuel tank removal, off-shore/boat restoration, and wooden/historic boat repair, with subscriber bases of 290K and 36K respectively, compared to Ship Happens’ 140K. Practical Sailor (78% match) also competes around off-grid boat systems and historic boat maintenance, while Travels With Geordie (77% match) and Jon Seal Wood (70% match) connect on ww2 boat restoration and wooden boat repair queries. Shared queries include historic boat restoration, wooden boat repair, and off-grid boat systems, illustrating overlap in both restoration techniques and maritime history content.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ship Happens?

Ship Happens' biggest competitors on YouTube are Born Again Boating (89% match, 290K subscribers), Hardanger fartyersenter (Hardanger Maritime) (83% match, 36K subscribers), and Practical Sailor (78% match, 72.1K subscribers). They all focus on boat building, restoration, and sailing topics, appealing to viewers interested in maritime projects and vessel maintenance.

What type of content does Ship Happens make?

Ship Happens creates content about wooden boat building, restoration, and ship projects, including warships and transom rebuilds, with recent videos like We Transformed a Warship in 20 Minutes (4 Years of Work) and Transom Rebuild episodes. Uploads appear frequent, with an average around 225.7K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ship Happens?

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