Darla Jean

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@eviesmith6982 Күн бұрын

Good info

@iBradWatson 2 күн бұрын

What happened with the head conversion?

@Lifeatninty 3 күн бұрын

Awesome build..I'm starting my 40 foot build this year.in Vic Australia..big project..

@darlajean1045 3 күн бұрын

@@Lifeatninty Best of luck to you on your build!

@Lifeatninty 2 күн бұрын

@darlajean1045 cheers.do you still own the cat ? I'm going Hamilton jets powered buy electric motors..I love cats but hate sailing.. under sail..your boat must move along with both them big outboards on it.👌

@markusspeetzen9505 Ай бұрын

To come back to the construction price, either you miscalculated or you included your working hours, I have no idea. But something went wrong. My shipyard is building me the Skoda 32 including all hull modifications, engines 2x 60hp Honda Victron 48V/5000-70 charger with inverter, flexible solar modules 3kw peak, watermaker, chart plotter, autopilot, radar, electric anchor winch with anchor and chain, washing machine, air conditioning, dinghy with 6hp outboard motor etc. The electric version will be increased to 4.5 to 5kw with solar and 30kw additional battery storage and generator will cost around 6000-8000 dollars more.

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

What is the total cost of your build?

@markusspeetzen9505 29 күн бұрын

@@darlajean1045 180,000 dollars for the version with a gasoline outboard motor. The changes to electric drive will add about 7,000 dollars. This will more than pay for itself in 5 years of travel

@markusspeetzen9505 Ай бұрын

Thank you, if you are interested I will give you more information. We can meet later in the Bahamas. The Skoota 32 is being built in Lima (Peru). I have adopted some of your changes: the steering position with a view through the saloon, the hull extension for better entry into the water. I will extend the cockpit area by another 60cm as I need more space, see my electrical design in the appendix. It will now be an E catamaran.

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

@@markusspeetzen9505 We wish you the best of luck with your build and we hope to see you in the Bahamas sometime!

@helmuthgeiser4103 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the good news ! I call it your birthday gift for me, as the 29th of December is my birthday !

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@danfall1003 Ай бұрын

Congrats!

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

@@danfall1003 How are things going with your boat?

@danfall1003 Ай бұрын

@ i added bow extensions and modified them to have positive rake. I have maybe $4k and maybe 600 hours into the revisions. Gonna revise the aft end next spring, but revisions are simple(r).

@TrainwrekedCS Ай бұрын

God be willing, you can repair it and set SAIL again.Sunny sales sumday hopefully next year😢

@helmuthgeiser4103 Ай бұрын

“Oh no, oh no, no, no, no, no” - can you repair it ?

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

Yes we can! I’ll have another little video coming out shortly about all the repairs we’ve done.

@helmuthgeiser4103 Ай бұрын

Wow ! Where where you during the hurricane Ian? Somewhere in my “neck of the woods” (Ft.Myers / Cape Coral) ? Helmuth However, being anchored or on a good mooring was the better choice in this case…

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

We had our boat on a mooring near Stump Pass state park. We had a new pass open up in that area during hurricane Milton which sent huge waves through our anchorage and unfortunately put our boat on land in someone’s backyard!

@helmuthgeiser4103 Ай бұрын

@ wow, and I thought you made it through without “beaching” in someone’s backyard. Hope the damage was limited, if any at all (except the paint-stripping on the metal parts, shown in your video).

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

@@helmuthgeiser4103 we made it through Ian just fine, it was the recent hurricane Milton and the high storm surge that put our boat on land

@helmuthgeiser4103 Ай бұрын

I can only say, 2 years to build this Cat is not much time. I’m building currently a 53’ x 20’ Power-Cat, also in Florida, but unfortunately not in a enclosed environment. I started in July of 2021, was hit by Hurricane Ian in 2022, which did quite some damage, and cost me over a year to recover. Than this year again the boat building site was hit by hurricane Helene (fortunately not so bad), and 10 days later by hurricane Milton, which caused much more damage because of the flooding (had about 36” of water at the boat building site). The following clean-up cost me about 60 days of work and the loss of some boat building material. My friend who initially was helping me, got Covid in August 2022, got to the hospital because he was scared (against my advice), where they put him on oxygen and Remdesivir, which scared his lung, and ruined his kidneys and can since not help me anymore, so since then I do all the work alone, which slows the completion down considerably. However, I am not giving up, and are poised to finish the project no matter what awaits me ! The first hull is finished, the second one will be finished beginning January 2025, than the hulls will be turned around, connected, the deck-underside and the main deck floor installed, plumbing and electrical pre-installed… and than the main deck structure and the “roof” erected, which should go much quicker. Maybe some time in the future our ways will cross, and we can enjoy a drink and meal together on our boats. Until than, stay safe, and enjoy your cruises and boat ! Helmuth & Amy By the way, I’m not so good in making videos also…😂

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

The hurricanes have been extremely bad lately. I hope the next few summers are quiet and you can get some uninterrupted boat work done. My husband and I wish you the best of luck with your build and we hope to see you out on the water very soon!

@helmuthgeiser4103 Ай бұрын

@ …today I finished applying Coppercoat antifouling of the first 27’ of half of the hull #2 … “only 79’ to go” 😜🤣

@kirasalter3020 Ай бұрын

I miss that!😢. It's snowing here!!🥶

@MarkusSpeetzen 2 ай бұрын

Hello, I would also like to build this catamaran, what were the approximate construction costs and what size propeller did you mount on the Honda.

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

Hello, I would say approximate construction cost was 200,000 but I’m still waiting on my husband to pay me for all of my labor 🤣 we have 14in by 9 pitch propellers. Best of luck with your boat build!

@boorse 3 ай бұрын

Maybe free but costs of repair, registration, insurance, etc add up. Def not free

@rasitsezgin7900 3 ай бұрын

from where did you bought the plans ?

@darlajean1045 3 ай бұрын

@@rasitsezgin7900 it’s Richard Woods design that we modified to fit our needs

@SOLDOZER 3 ай бұрын

Its crazy that small 5/8th nylon line did not snap.

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

we are connected to our mooring with a Mantus bridle and not 5/8th nylon

@SOLDOZER Ай бұрын

@@darlajean1045 That Mantus Bridle is 5/8 or 3/4th nylon.

@darlajean1045 Ай бұрын

@@SOLDOZER I'm sorry, you're correct! For some reason I thought you were talking about our anchor line and not the mooring. I was happy we had the anti chafe on our bridle because that was worn straight through and took all the abuse.

@MrMuaythai84 4 ай бұрын

who does shit like this??? WHITE PEOPLE!

@knowbodysongwritinggroup 4 ай бұрын

We have 6 boat projects behind us, and we know the hard work. Kudos for your design & perseverance! - the outcome looks fabulous.

@darlajean1045 4 ай бұрын

@@knowbodysongwritinggroup Thank you very much!

@jaywinters2483 4 ай бұрын

Any knowledgable expert mariner would never do that. Didn't your father ever teach you that it's not wise to get in fights with Nature? Odds are not in your favor. Fools

@darlajean1045 4 ай бұрын

@@jaywinters2483 My father and mother are both dead. They both passed away in their early 60s from cancer....but they did teach me morals and manners. They also taught me that name calling is rude and childish. The boat we are on in this video is called the Darla Jean after my mom and it took a us 2 years to build. Thanks for your comment!

@danfall1003 6 ай бұрын

I never started. Marine Elegance all the way.

@joshkaiser8583 6 ай бұрын

Awesome boat! Did y’all follow a specific boat plan? What kind of speed do yall see with the pair of 60’s?

@darlajean1045 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! We started with a Richard Woods plan but we modified it. Our cruising speed is 16mph with 3 mpg. With a nice clean hull we can get up 22mph in nice conditions. Thanks for your comment!

@joshkaiser8583 6 ай бұрын

@@darlajean1045 thank you! Do you started with the Skoota 28 plans I’m guessing

@crystalmolecule5021 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Excellent work

@darlajean1045 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@stevetadlock5223 6 ай бұрын

That looks like a Piver design, Dad and I built a 50' Norm Cross design Tri back in the 70's in El Cajon

@kirasalter3020 7 ай бұрын

Nom nom nom!!!😆

@darlajean1045 7 ай бұрын

@@kirasalter3020 this tortoise walks around like he owns the neighborhood 🤣 he's a boss!

@kirasalter3020 7 ай бұрын

@@darlajean1045 he knows where to get the good lettuce..the devil's lettuce! 😄👹

@darlajean1045 7 ай бұрын

@@kirasalter3020 🤣🤣🤣

@n.scorpion1256 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this experience, the behind the scenes of a hurricane and being on a boat, something I probably wouldn’t do but admire the courage

@darlajean1045 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It’s something I won’t ever do again 🤣

@booger128 Жыл бұрын

Oh, you haven't heard

@toddgittins5692 Жыл бұрын

They are so little, compared to modern machines.

@windysilkgirl Жыл бұрын

Wheeew holy wind girl

@windysilkgirl Жыл бұрын

@darlajean1045 that’s some experience! How strong were the winds for you? When it came through NC we had 80 mph winds and it almost blew me off the dock here when I went to check our boat with my hubby.

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

About 3 miles away from us at a marina they had a top wind speed record at 203mph 😣 I was to busy crying to record the bad stuff lol plus everything was just white with rain around us. thanks for watching!

@windysilkgirl Жыл бұрын

Can’t imagine what that sounded like! You would have been blown off the boat if you were out in that! 80-90 was all I could stand.

@alanbutterworth4219 Жыл бұрын

I've followed your videos under my other moniker (Fred Flintstone). I've just bought a partially completed Skoota 36 (adapted to be a 40ft boat). It is about 70% completed. It needs a full fit out of electrics, plumbing, the transom needs completing, the propulsion system and navigational stuff. Are the walls and ceilings in your hulls finished fibreglass? My cat is plywood with fibreglass sheathing. I think the original builder was going to line the wall and ceilings with vinyl panels. I'm planning on trying to kit the cat out as an electric boat, using possibly Aquamot Trend 15.0 electric outboards or if I can afford them, the new Epropulsion X20 outboards.

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment..our whole interior is somewhat faired fiberglass painted with rust oleum topside paint..no additional covering. ..sounds like a fun project…put as many solar panels on it as possible..we are using glass solar panels..we have not found any reasonably priced flexible panels that last more then a few months in tropical sun..wish you the best..Mike

@conqueringlion420 Жыл бұрын

So it’s basically just cheap thin wood covered in fiberglass and foam to float? How strong are these things then are they capable of hitting offshore big waves high winds without tearing apart

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

No wood = No rot There is no wood on this boat. If you watch the first video of the build you’ll get a better understanding. We’ve crossed the gulf stream with her 6 times and ran into 6ft to 8ft waves during a squall and handled it just fine but personally I wouldn’t want to be out in anything bigger than 4 footers with this boat.

@althecampervanman1619 Жыл бұрын

That looks terrifying! I'm in the UK and hopefully buying a partially completed Richard Woods Skoota. Was there an alternative choice you could have made, or did you have to just sit it out? In the UK, I've never known wind to be so strong as to take paint off of metal. Crazy!

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

If I could go back and do it over I would NOT have stayed on the boat! We would have had a lot more damage because we wouldn’t have been there when that sailboat dragged into us in the middle of the night but I still don’t care. In Florida we like to have hurricane parties but this one sucked lol

@fredflintstone1428 Жыл бұрын

WOW! What a build. Where did you learn to do the foam injection? Those engines look lie real beasts. Did you ever consider an electric solution and a solar canopy? I'm guessing not, as it looks like Mike likes speed.

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not my husband learned the majority of stuff for the build from KZbin and his own independent research. We also would need a bigger boat for all the solar panels to get the power Mike would want 😆. Plus people don’t think about all the overcast days. Thank you for your comment!

@fredflintstone1428 Жыл бұрын

In my campervan, I installed a composting toilet and had the urine diverter outlet go into the grey tank. Since urine is sterile, the action of it mixing with waste shower water and sink water removed the smell even if it wasn't dumped for a few days or a week. Composting toilets are never 'composted' though. The action of this takes at least three to six months minimum. Great explanation of a sensitive subject. I would have thought a marine toilet and holding tank is the only way to go at sea. Any smells can surely be mitigated with the introduction of 'nice smellies' such as lavender or similar?

@adriansayers7002 Жыл бұрын

You've lost your mast!

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

Oh crap 😅

@chelseafuller8412 Жыл бұрын

Thank u for sharing.

@CheersWarren Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your candid thoughts , many issues I did not think of!, In a sailing catamaran I sail on there are 2 heads in each stern, the waste always goes into the tank. No Y valve. The tank is above waterline. When traveling or at sea we leave the valve open and dump ‘continuously’, In Harbor we close valve. A simple setup. Uses salt water flush. But no smell (waste is rarely in tank for long! ) Cheers Warren

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Warren, we hope you're doing well! We're actually going to do the same setup you have but with a freshwater flush. I can't wait 😅

@geralynbreault888 Жыл бұрын

Scrolling through looking for something to watch and was completely surprised to see my sisters first & middle names !!! Darla Jean 😊

@edelthe_king8239 Жыл бұрын

Why is this done exactly??

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

Just to get the calcification of the shells and make them look better before I use them for crafting.

@JDnFL Жыл бұрын

More like a category 2 impact

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

They said Ian was a Cat 4 but our local marinas clocked wind speeds of up to 204 mph. It should have been called a cat 5!

@madmartigan4948 Жыл бұрын

Working those little 60s hard pretty big boat I think you would have got better fuel efficiency going bigger

@darlajean1045 Жыл бұрын

The designer of the boat specified 40 to 60 hp……we are using high thrust motors which are designed for the purpose of pushing heavy loads. It exceeds predicted efficiency numbers. Bigger motors use more gas and are less efficient if you don’t need the extra power.