Great video, you've been a good resource as we install our Tower in a Box. Quick question, any concerns after 5+ years with corrosion on the stainless screws to aluminum feet on the outside of the hull? We did nylon spacers but one got away and we have the screw head touching the foot. I figure I can do a quick paint over it to prevent it from corrosion but thought I'd ask

Congratulations on the upgrade and the success of getting it done so quickly.🥰

Keep the propane….backup source of energy And You won’t go hungry!

I would have been down in the salon sleeping until the rain was gone. Where there is rain, there is a thunderstorm just waiting to fry your electronics or those that work out in them

Upgrades are always so satisfying to accomplish. Keep your day job😂

Looks good from my house

Awesome!!!

I’m stoked to see the solar getting upgraded because I want y’all to have plenty of power so you can jump on the computer at all hours and finish writing the second installment of the Sophie Danner series! I just finished listening to Ghosts of Royston and it completely blew me away Eric!Definitely the best novel I’ve read or listened to in a very long time (and I plow through 6 - 8 books a month). I’m ready for the next one!!

At 55 cents per watt mono cell type, delivered and available in the Caribbean, that is a good price for less than a pallet quantity. Great to hear panels are producing adequate power. Off grid off brand inverters /charger/ mppt controllers with ok quality are becoming more available. Recently saw one, SUMY, for 24v bat system that could handle 4000w PV at up to 450v, charge bats at 100 amps, put out 3600w 120v pure sine wave AC and take power from utility/generator for 310 bucks. How well/how long it would work in marine environment is a question. Weather-Seems St Martin just barely dodged the Aug 13 near hurricane storm.

The advantage of being tall. Well done.

Why are you using a cutting board when you are drilling?

Be sure to get high speed steel drill bits. If you need to drill stainless you need cobalt drill bits and go slow when drilling stainless, i use a start stop method so as to not burn the tips of the cobalt bits.

Love you guys! Be well. ❤

Good job Eric!!

Guys, you're talking switching from gas to electric batteries. Think twice! We just lost a couple in Canada. Their boat was with electric batteries. They were found dead in the dingy and no trace of the boat. Experts think that the batteries got on fire ...not the first time batteries burn! Be careful with the conversion!

1200W of solar that is going to cut down on gennie time. Nice work and a clean install.

Mr flexable all that twisting and bending, is a hard days work. Beer time. HAHAHA

I always say that you can never have enough power. Have you thought about adding a wind turbine to help out on the cloudy days

Good job bein' an extra set of eyes for the skipper Chickadoo. Reminding & handing him the board before he drilled, possibly averted a *costly* mistake. RIVERS BABY! How Are You Young Man‽ 🙏🦉 🏞️🏍️

Hey I love your videos but soo much talking in this one. Lots of fast forwarding. Show don’t tell 😎👍🏼

I don't wanna be a snitch or anything, but around 5:45 I really saw Loren go towards the Galley empty-handed, and as far as I know, one NEVER goes toward the galley empty-handed. Just saying.. ;)

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Good work, as always!

good work with good results

So 1200+ watts now? Impressive!

"Monsterously Kickass" that's funny! Hope everything works out. Always enjoy your vids. Will be "Monsterously" happy to see it all work out!😂

Happy birthday, Eric! How did the fake nest work out?

Happy birthday 🎉

Oh my gosh, it’s so nice to see your boat becoming more and more of a home each episode. The transformation is impressive. Thanks so much for getting me away from the office humdrum for 20 minutes. We are getting a boat and going to start our own voyagenext April. Our first sale will be going up to Boston to go to the last kids college graduation. We will stay on the boat in Boston Harbor and then we’ll say goodbye. Will send you postcards lol.

Oh my gosh, it’s so nice to see your boat becoming more and more of a home each episode. The transformation is impressive. Thanks so much for getting me away from the office humdrum for 20 minutes. We are getting a boat and going to start our own voyagenext April. Our first sale will be going up to Boston to go to the last kids college graduation. We will stay on the boat in Boston Harbor and then we’ll say goodbye. Will send you postcards lol

I know the loops were unintentional, but I'm encouraged that the mighty sailor you are now was at one time much like myself. Here is to the learning curve and following in your footsteps.

Electric rope cutter aka hot knife would do wonders for your cutting of that fabric ... cut and sealing in one go ... especially around those port lights.

I know this is not real time and your budget is your private concern... But MAN... if that was my boat I would COVER that huge bimini you built with BougeRV flexible CIGS panels. CIGS panels are "1/10th" of an inch thick and are so flexible they can actually be "rolled" into a "tube"... AND they can be taped, screwed or even "lashed down" (which would work beautifully on that huge bimini of yours) so they can be removed in case of hurricane, etc. They are "incredibly" shade tolerant and can even be damaged to a degree that would ruin other panels and still produce a high percentage of their rated power output (there is a vid of a guy shooting a CIGS panel full of bullet holes (for real!) and it STILL safely makes power). (and NO, I am NOT in any way "shilling" for BougeRV, I just own their panels and know they are worth every penny is all... you really should google them...) Just one salt's opinion... Love your channel!! You are like one of the ONLY Catamanope channels I follow... (Monohull 4 LIFE!) =] V/R JD Blackwell SV Rocinante =/|)=

Maybe tile mastic or carpet glue and use a fine toothed trowel 3/16th " or so....? I'm sure your finished with it by the time you read this. I also like the other comment about the yoga mats for insulation.

What kind of meterial did you use covering up that fiberglass?

The thorough way to do the wall is obviously with Faring Compound to smooth the rough spots and paint over that. But an alternative, which might be redundant by this point, is to use rollout faux wood veneers to basically do what you already did with the cloth.

I live in Scotland Sun you mean that ball we see two or three times a year. Then it's to hot because we never see it. It is warm in Scotland at the moment 24c in my living room. You would find this cold. Try swimming in the Forth, makes things shrink.

You might want to try at two layer solution. In a different location as an experiment, you could use an insulate pad or a yoga mat then put your fabric on top of that. It would be two steps, but it would also add insulation and hide the deformities from behind without having to use putty.

Looks really good - you guys are so talented. Thanks for sharing. Another great video.

Wonder how much more power you could get from bifacial panels? With the sun reflecting off the water should give you more power.

I would buy a thin Kydex plastic sheet and bond with contact glue. 3M 1357 is the best. It comes in different colors and textures. Easy peasy

Love you guys! Stay safe. ❤

Stop using the Lords Name in vain!

As always, you people are amazing!

When you said come at me bro, if you don't like it. I almost sprayed out My evening wine.

It’s a nice wall🎉

Tiger says you have a cool bedroom Rivers!!!!

Looks great! Just saw a boat that used glue down floor carpet tiles. Seems like an easy install and I wonder if they're thicker. An office I used to work in used them over a rougher cement floor with success. An option to consider down the road. Multiple options are always appreciated when living on a boat, right? Cheers!

A very thin layer of foam would make the wall fabric look much more uniform. You could also glue the fabric to this plastic panels and glue the panels to the hull.