Catamaran ELECTRIC CONVERSION - Torqeedo Engines Part 1 - Boat Work(S4 E44)

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

its good seeing the boating community working together , never happens in suburbia , your in demand mate ... you will get your electric motors yet !!

[@bags4649]

Thanks for that video, shall be watching your channel a lot more now, need to learn specifically this for hopefully soonish converting a petrol powered sailing cat to full electric.. at least, that's my aiming point.

[@basiedp]

I also work with both epoxy and poly resins building boats and must really say you have done really good install. Thats not going anywere in that boat lifetime. Very well done.👌👌🥰🥰

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you 🙏

[@AcidBurnSB]

realy nice work and conversion you a doing can't wait till Volvo Penta IPS will go to electrical.

[@benniethejew]

Hard to find someone with such attention to detail, creativity, planning, and skills as Davey. I would be honored to trade work with ya

[@CheersWarren]

The ‘binder’ holding ‘CSM’ together dissolves in styrene which is a monomer used in polyester type resins. This frees up the fibers allowing them to conform to the shape of your work. Cheers Warren

[@Anne6621]

Davey sure is a talented guy !! and with talents like that he may never have to sand the bottom of a boat again !!

[@BarefootTravels]

😂

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you! Yes I seriously hope to never have to sand the bottom of my boat again 😆

[@sailingjano]

This was really an interesting one. Super Davey, looking for the next one. 👍👍👍

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@UUBrahman]

First class fiberglass boat work with excellent narration.

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you 🙏

[@bobuncle8704]

That is beautiful work. Davey the boat whisperer. Ever thought of being an instructor?

[@BarefootTravels]

😆 the boat whisperer! I like it!

[@martinbeaumont1135]

He’s a clever fella that Davey, just imagine what could be done with a proper workshop and all the big boy tools 👍🇬🇧

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@michaelcanto6175]

GEEZE! DAVY MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY!

[@BarefootTravels]

He definitely makes some things look easy!

[@williammyers6766]

Davey you are awesome!!! There is nothing like helping a fellow boater.

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@chrisfossum1499]

Darn it! I can only like this once. 😂

[@BarefootTravels]

😂

[@shaunbainbridge1584]

Top job Davey. Looks like it’s worth a few jars of apples

[@ollypolly18]

you have taught me so much with fiberglass top job again

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@bigalon3wheels]

Best man for the glass job, you did great job on your own bnoat

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@renem6441]

Wow you are the mould master Davy!! Thanks for sharing

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you 😊

[@MrMinnesotaMac]

Maybe this was discussed earlier, but why are the motors being mounted aft of the rudders? The efficiency of the rudders, and thus maneuverability of the vessel, is greatly increased with the propwash flowing over the rudders. Without that propwash the flow is greatly reduced. Especially in a situation like motoring into port with following seas, you'll have minimal rudder efficiency.

[@BarefootTravels]

That’s how this model of fountaine pajot was designed with the sail drives behind the rudders. They wanted to keep the electric motors in the same place as there was already a hole to work with

[@kevin3434343434]

looking forward to seeing the conversion!

[@seawench555]

Bloody beautiful Davey, mate I'm Impressed 😲👌💪 with everyone going electric, u could make some serious $$$$ think about it. But u should have at least a mask on, ur health is paramount. Hi to u too Erica, Gorgeous. 🌈🇦🇺🇨🇦

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@timgore1487]

Nice work

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@TotalBoat]

Job well done! It's looking great 👏👏

[@douglasrobbie9998]

Nice plug forming. A lot of 1708 layers to get that thickness. Dinghy losing air- if patches don't fix and you want to keep dinghy for another year, you can use 2 dunnage bags (relatively inexpensive inflatable bags of different shapes and sizes used in shipping ) 1 per tube, assuming dinghy has 2 tubes. There does have to be a slit made in each tube, insert the appropriate size bag into the tube, inflate and sew up /patch the slit. The bags supply the flotation ,not the tubes.

[@paulblagden8985]

Wow you guys have gone to the moon and back awsome. When you going to stop fiberglassing and acetoning. All the best from Paul in Sunny Doncaster 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👌👌❤❤❤👏👏👏🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@BarefootTravels]

Still lots of fibreglass to go I’m afraid. Hard top is being finished finally!

[@paulblagden8985]

@@BarefootTravels you are both awsome keep the channel so inspirational don't forget to keep wearing them masks xxx👍👍👍👍👍🎈🎈🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@mrbill8542]

Davey--you are the glass master !!!!

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!!

[@durango4624]

Great episode Barefoot cheers

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!!

[@spaRTan3246]

Fantastic episode. And thanks for the insights. I like to use biaxial but that 1708 is such a nice option. 👍🍻

[@BarefootTravels]

Thank you!

[@CheersWarren]

B1708 is biaxial but it includes a layer of CSM attached to it with the stitching (No binder) . The 08 part of the 1708 refers to the weight of glass added ie 8 oz per sq yd or about 1oz per sqft of csm. The 17 refers to the 17 oz per squ yard of biaxial fiberglass . Yes csm is normally per sq-ft Woven and stitched product is per sq-yd. (Nominal weights above) Cheers Warren

[@sviriecat]

Nicely done & they haven’t fallen off yet!

[@BarefootTravels]

😆😆😆😆

[@sviriecat]

Seriously, thank you so much. They turned out perfect!

[@BarefootTravels]

Hopefully we’ll see you guys soon!

[@RV_Chef_Life]

Davey has fiberglass running through his veins…..or something like that 😂

[@BarefootTravels]

😂😂

[@svlolalouise9763]

Yay first again Crack on shorty South Australia

[@BarefootTravels]

🎉🎉

[@dc1544]

to sharpen those scissors get thick tin foil couple layers and cut with scissors as many times as you can. then they will be sharp.

[@BarefootTravels]

Really?

[@dc1544]

@@BarefootTravels yes.

[@dc1544]

@@BarefootTravels then when you are done with tin foil ball it up and scrub stainless steel with it. removes rust fast.

[@AntoineGrondin]

I love this project and did the same on my cat (SW1000XL2) except on legs like an outboard. But I can't understand why the owners wouldn't put the pods _in front_ of the rudder?

[@BarefootTravels]

This is where the existing sail drives were. There is already a place to mount the engine in the engine room. If they were to put them in front of the rudder it would have made it a much bigger job

[@AntoineGrondin]

@@BarefootTravels makes sense

[@jamescarid3448]

Looks good Davey. Is it possible the supplied piece of plastic mount has vibration damping qualities? Cheers.

[@BarefootTravels]

No was just a bit of cheep plastic

[@mariuslandsberg7937]

Hi i I just wanted to ask, why do you use torpedo motors and not a electric motors that you can change when you boat is in the water, it will save you a lot of money money

[@JohnBraman413]

what was the final cost of them doing the work?

[@Peo_Sahlin]

Forget about converting to electric motors, buy mast and sails instead. It's a sailboat. 😎

[@BarefootTravels]

Lol so you didn’t watch the video then. This is our friends boat that we helped install electric engines on. They have a mast and sails and use them. If we could afford a mast we would have one

[@bradfordsimms715]

actually

[@whome146]

Why aren’t you building boats from scratch. You seem to have the skills

[@BarefootTravels]

Could have been quicker than fixing barefoot 😆

[@Mechone11]

Nice work Davey, your the man

[@BarefootTravels]

Thanks mate