Sailboat Refit: Stern DONE! (well, almost) [E40]

In this episode, I figure out how much weight I have removed and added to the boat to find out the net difference and I finish up the stern modification (well, almost).
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[@TwistedFire85]

Idk why I'm watching this series because I'll never build a boat or sail one but I find it all entertaining.

[@uncannyvalleywoods7248]

I think of it the same way that I think of Star Trek The Next Generation; i.e. it's competency porn. Watching nice people do competent things for good reasons is deeply satisfying IMHO.

[@fufucker9898]

I'll never be a porn star but I still.. oh nevermind

[@1200rexer]

same hear i enjoy building things and making something out of nothing i like the thought of sailing around the world these guys are amazing

[@jimbruck8250]

You my be living your dream through that Chanel.

[@WHIKID1]

Same here mate.

[@Bruin4Life]

You are going to have a fantastic yacht by the time you are finished reconstruction because of your meticulous attention and knowledge of the boat and how best to proceed. I am truly enjoying your progress.

[@ernestospadolesto8126]

It's just great to watch people on KZbin who really know their craft. This is KZbin at its best.

[@Tomm9y]

It is indeed. Knowledgeable and decent.

[@jimedson3853]

I like the new epoxy pump. It should make the mixing process faster and more accurate. Love the new stern look.

[@solskengroupllp2758]

Nothing is better than a tool that saves you time and money!

[@dirtroaddiaries5733]

College educated and you still lost me with the math! Lol. Love from Texas

[@michaelganshirt8795]

That stern look is looking really good! I dig the design very much.

[@PeterKNoone]

Looking great. Can't wait to see you guys in tropical waters using that swim step. In the mean time I'm enjoying every step of the build.

[@benpowitzky4820]

Congrats on finishing up the cockpit area. I can't wait for the next video. Keep up the awesome job refitting Duracell.

[@frankboff8185]

What a very educational Chanel, very interesting never knew there was so much to glass fibre. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@christopherbrand5360]

So cool that your bagged layup is lighter than the original wet layup. There will be more boat and hopefully not a lot heavier. She’s got the water plane aft to support some extra weight back there and not go badly out of trim. Great, inspiring stuff! Thank you for sharing :)

[@larkangel6593]

Hopefully not too off topic, but this is something that comes up on chasing Latitudes Basically, modern composite technologies - like VIM - allow for stronger, yet lighter finished product Matt has an interesting project, because he has this tank of a hull, but is able to make all his mods using VIM

[@arlisscott3455]

Perfectionist dream job in figuring out the weight of things taken and or put back in. Awe inspiring for sure!

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great episode! Lots of measuring and weighing... number crunching! very nice! Keep rolling along Duracell team! 👍👍👊👊

[@_r_ma_]

Nice work. Matt, you can get a 100 pack of piping bags from the `Zon for dirt cheap. Way cheaper than gallon Ziplocks and they work even better for thickened epoxy. Cheers.

[@spindlespringsranch3108]

You do such beautiful and precise work in those hard to reach corners!! I must say it is very relaxing to watch. 👍

[@handleymachine4421]

You make fibreglass layup look so easy. Almost relaxing. You’re clearly an experienced craftsman. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Thank you!

[@garyjohnstone6273]

Hello from Australia, make sure to fit some rod holders back there.

[@stevewenban2300]

Absolutely well done Mat your progress is just an insperation to a lot of people ,take a bow mate 2 thumbs up and keep the faith :)

[@bertieb9510]

A big milestone. Well done, looks fantastic, just like your drawings 😊. You must be so proud of what you have done.

[@wallyrunnels]

Interesting to watch you work and figure. Love your cat.

[@cayesuomi]

I love the way you explain the things that are usually always left out when they are done in other boat renovation channels, like the weight. Is very clarifying, so thanks.

[@taffythegreat1986]

It’s taking shape lovely. Good on you. 👍👍👍

[@flossey100]

Beautiful job and love the dispenser too!

[@NonSleeper_Occasional_Thinker]

thanks for the excellent descriptions and visuals, awesome job guys! Hugs from Canada!

[@richardsiddon610]

Looks great guys. Can’t wait to see your solutions for the rest of the conversion.🙂

[@chrislee7817]

Great progress, really impressed 👏. Just the top coats to go. Looking forward to the next part.

[@devonmatthews7951]

You guys are an inspiration, loving the channel. Lots of love from South Africa and wish you all the best, Keep doing what you doing!!

[@TheDuracellProject]

thank you! all the best to you too!

[@TotalBoat]

The metering pump is such a game changer!! The transom is looking amazing!

[@jaakkokorhonen]

Can't get over how beautiful the original stern was. And what a cool swimming spot it would be. I would not had the heart, would have just left less room people, or gotten a bigger boat. It's not like the boat was very small to begin with.

[@themark3836]

With this level of experience and attention to detail, Duracell will be a true sailing beauty! Thank you for sharing this journey with us, I know we are all looking forward to the day she once again has all her sheets to the wind! I know I will be looking forward to all the wonderful design and build work you accomplish as you make her your own! Much love... Cheers Mates!

[@TheDuracellProject]

thanks for the encouragement!

[@_blento_2637]

You are such nice couple (with your cat of course). You are breath of fresh air on you tube.

[@edfrawley4356]

Time flies when you are having fun and its been a fun adventure watching your rebuild of Duracell. You published the video "Stern rebuild begins" on May 4th and this video on Aug 3rd. An impressive 3 months. Looks for sure like you will be splashing by next summer if you find the mast and sails you are looking for.

[@TheDuracellProject]

we like your optimism on a splash date, Ed (but there's no way). ;)

[@trep53]

Matt and Janneke, I’m really impressed with your Duracell Project it makes me want to lay up some fiberglass! Your guess the weight contest/exercise will be valuable while sailing the completed Duracell somewhere during a storm and KNOWING the weight distribution and construction was done properly. Peace of mind is valuable. You two make a good team.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Thanks! Have fun fiberglassing!

[@garrycampbell1211]

Love your work can't wait for the future of your channel

[@PsilliPig]

Really nice job, guys. Very impressive stern work. I am learning a lot! Thanks mucho!

[@t789yq34iZKJFHWEIL]

Haha that new-tool-excitement is such a great feeling...

[@ludvigtande1236]

Always a good idea to be aware of weight and balance. I’m a pilot and am familiar with weight and balance. Looks like you added weight to the center and aft of the boat. You may have a light bow. Simple to add weight to the bow. I don’t think you will have any lateral issues. What a tremendous project👍

[@itsmedaveh5516]

I am very impressed with your skills. I am always excited to see that a new video is out.

[@TheDuracellProject]

thanks for following along!

[@gillesgomez3091]

The new stern looks awesome. You did the right choices, obviously. Talking about kilograms, compared to the total weight of the boat, it seems the difference won't alter much the position of the water line. Maybe you can compensate with the interior equipments (fridge, oven, bathroom...). I guess originally there were not many comfort equipments, as Duracell was a racing boat. Great work anyway.

[@williambremner9022]

That was cool seeing the answer to all our estimates about weight removal/addition! It's something you absolutely must keep track of, yes, but to involve us in this exercise was loads of fun. Your stern looks proper! It's going to drain well, load well, look sexy and provide excellent ergonomics for swimming and relaxing. Well done!

[@TheDuracellProject]

it was fun for us to see all the guesses too!

[@endospores]

i'm really happy for you and your epoxy pump :)

[@culturevulture3382]

The stern looks great!

[@Sluf7]

Nice work. Cockpit and stern area looks a bit more logical now for a cruising Yacht. Gotta love epoxy pumps makes thing go quicker not as much wastage. Good to see the cat taking a bit more interest. Keep at it. Carry On. Cheers Nick (outa NZ)

[@djfaber]

Great update. I'd hope someone from total boat reaches out to you

[@bake162]

Well done!

[@taffythegreat1986]

There’s more to it then, than just chopping up your boat and redesigning the layout. I haven’t noticed anyone one else doing this on utube. I bet they haven’t given it a second thought 😂

[@brendandonnelly8375]

Thank you. Awesome.

[@larrycater-tx613]

Looking great.

[@denisleclerc4798]

Wow good job men. Denis from Québec Canada 🇨🇦

[@gavin5363]

I think it’s funny because I saw it and I also got excited and love to have one 😎

[@marccohen5477]

Love your show.

[@5fingers1]

looking good 👌

[@harrypalms9491]

Y’all do great work!! I bet that epoxy dispenser saves ya lots of time…

[@hanfordcreek5309]

The seals are going to love your fantail!! :)

[@TheDuracellProject]

You are probably right! We will have to make a fence for it

[@Brian-os9qj]

Not real clear how well the work, in that hole gonna do, but such great work everywhere else gotta count as the equalizer. Enjoy watching your efforts etc

[@dougdrinkwater5843]

OMG!!!! I WANT AN EPOXY PUMP!!!! I know what I'm asking Santa for this year!

[@knutarneaakra6013]

You got a norwegian flag on the wall, i just love that. All the best from Norway

[@TheDuracellProject]

hilsen fra port townsend!

[@bobflores]

Quite the transformation of the stern. Looks to be much more functional for a cruiser.

[@Floki__Vilgerdarson]

Nice video Heia Norge :)

[@WHIKID1]

I hope Total Boat gets on board soon and gives you some supplies. 😁🙏🏼

[@TheDuracellProject]

Total boat is a partner of ours. They supply the epoxy for the project. They’re the best!

[@propylaeen]

Somehow welding just aluminium plates together looks easier than all this mixing an attaching fiber stuff piece by piece to me :-) But I love your project giving Duracell a new life!

[@aaronagood]

keep em comin!

[@Mar-vu9nx]

Very good

[@president2]

Love it keep it up ❣️

[@satanicereal8172]

This series is amazing. I fight anxiety without the boat :D. Thanks!

[@brianflanagan4889]

Very cool mixing tool! I always worried of getting the counts wrong between resin and hardener.

[@williamjolka4351]

OK you answered to questions in my head about thé New load repartition. Any way line of water will tell. You ll probably get à lot of " mobile" lest to Adjust.

[@Greggspies]

Mads from Saillife will be salivating over your resin pump

[@walterhoward5686]

Cant wait to see her floating again, I just love watching someone else work ! I believe you could challenge yourself just a bit more try all that lamination with the time restraint of polyester !!! No time lapse required . Have fun people ....

[@dwel2928]

Matt, you certainly went into more detail with the weight than I would have. But don't you also have to take into account the distance from the center of balance to determine its effect on the level of the boat? I think it's a lever problem: weight x distance. The center of balance is the fulcrum. That's what they do with airplane weight & balance. I build canoes so it's not a problem - we just move the beer cooler forward or aft.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Yes, I should have explained that better in the video, the placement of the weight is just as important as the weight itself. Each position of new weight is being recorded in all 3 dimensions.

[@pmacgowan]

Great to see u are using metric, welcome to the rest of the world 👍

[@DuckshotProductions]

Oh snap I guessed right!

[@craigmartin8326]

Its really starting to take Shap Matt I can not white to start work on my Yacht project at this time we are just about to take her over. You are giving me so many ideas change it a bitt to I well send you a photo soon of it Cheers from Craig at Sv One day.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Good luck my friend. It’s very rewarding.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Good luck my friend. It’s very rewarding.

[@kristiansizemore3098]

Luv your work, so woven roven requires 2.5 ounces of resin per square inch. You've been vacuum bagging and using various versions of mat. I tried my best, yet I've failed. She's a lovely ship.

[@nautichunt84]

Great work as allways, i have never heard them screw in hatchs called pie hides, you can get them with a water proof sock thing that sits in them, would be a good idea for phones or whatever when jumping off the back for a swim

[@TheDuracellProject]

Great idea!!

[@danknox9986]

I think it is bit more complicated than you think. It not just the weight but the distribution of the weight in three dimensions. It’s a calculus problem not an addition problem. But it is something your architect can help you with. He can build a 3D model of you boat when it it almost completed and them make small adjustments if it is significantly out of balance. I would worry so much about it now.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Yes we are recording the net weight difference but also the position it’s placed in the boat longitudinally, transverse, and vertically.

[@kevintanyamontgomery4740]

Hey Matt you doing a great job I enjoy this series very much I just wanted to let you know that liquid propane would turn to gas immediately and you would never have liquid propane running ever. You're still doing a great job and I love this series please keep going but you don't need to drain hole it would turn the gas before it even ran out anyway!

[@kevintanyamontgomery4740]

Although as a vent hole that would work, propane heavier than air and goes to the floor meaning if you have a propane leak in your house open your doors not your window! So as eventful that would work!

[@TheDuracellProject]

Yes it’s a vent hole for letting propane fall out of the compartment in the even of a leak.

[@FringanSthlm]

American flag on the wall but still calculating things in metric like a boss!

[@casperthijssen]

You can carry an extra good sized crew member!

[@Eddie_-_]

Refreshing to see that you're using the metric system, I guess it is a bit easier to calculate? ;)

[@MaShcode]

Even I can’t stop talking about your awesome epoxy pump. ✊🏻⛽️👠 I had a cat that loved riding on my shoulder. The trouble was always getting him to jump off. Why walk when you can ride? Makes sense.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Shoulder cats are the best!

[@niklasxl]

good to see you are using metric, makes things so much more simple :D the stern is looking really good

[@fuzzyjax]

Duracell!

[@fireantsarestrange]

One thing for sure is that for a cruiser this boat is going to be very fast.

[@michaelburke8671]

Cool.

[@gregoryh4601]

Matt. Job Well done love how you change the Aft of your Sailboat. Matt I have a little project need to put Kevlar on the Bottom of Sailplane what can I use beside peel ply? Thanks greg

[@TheDuracellProject]

I think you could buy some vinyl fabric from joanns fabric store.

[@bradboe1901]

I would be most interested in the center of gravity location when the hull modifications are done compared to the original? I’m sure you and your navel architect have thought about this already, the three dimensional wire frame cad drawing when finished with the modifications will make easy and help with design and location of the keel also :)

[@TheDuracellProject]

Yes we are working on it, it's a big job. I'm still learning CAD and hope to be able to make a well educated guess on the CG when it comes time to redesign the keel.

[@tentmaran]

Very nice Episode. Intresting al the way through. 😊 👍 I want a epixy pump like yours. My scales do not work on the ocean. 😊 Doing a great job. 👌

[@jonunya3128]

bud, that striped shirt is ready for retirement.. awesome work Matt!

[@TheDuracellProject]

It has officially become a rag. It was one of my favorite shirts and did many thousands of ocean miles, but when I got a sunburn through it that day Janneke convinced me it was time for retirement.

[@TheDuracellProject]

It has officially become a rag. It was one of my favorite shirts and did many thousands of ocean miles, but when I got a sunburn through it that day Janneke convinced me it was time for retirement.

[@jamesdoyle7645]

Just curious how many hours you have in the project so far and what kind of time line you think you might be looking at?

[@TheDuracellProject]

no idea on how many hours. Up until the last month, I was doing most of the work evenings and weekends in between my day job as a shipwrite. I'm able to work more on Duracell now thanks to this channel and our Patrons. The goal is to splash by my 40th bday. I'm turning 38 in a few months.

[@jamesdoyle7645]

Thanks for the replay. Love the channel and look forward to watching your progress! Good luck.

[@TravelsOfBillandLaura]

I suggest you should put a propane locker on the port side too. You should carry a spare tank so you are not out of propane while trying to get an empty tank filled.

[@TheDuracellProject]

That’s the plan. Good idea

[@TheDuracellProject]

That’s the plan. Good idea

[@TheDuracellProject]

That’s the plan. Good idea

[@TravelsOfBillandLaura]

@@TheDuracellProject Love the work you are doing. As cruisers for the past 15 years we've done some minor fiberglass work that came out well but never anything like you've been / are doing. Thanks for the videos!

[@petrospapapanagiotou]

What about the hole in the propane tank compartment (the one you put your hand inside to glass the aft "cockpit ear")? I imagine that it would be filled and glassed over, to eliminate any potential propane leaks through the deck into the interior???

[@TheDuracellProject]

That hole will be sealed up.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

8:23 and money! Not having use more resin to get the matrix impregnated correctly.

[@wojtekkubacki5382]

You may filing with kilograms not tons so don't worry about that

[@andrewmaclachlan7366]

Does a marine examiner have to keep visiting to assess what you have done for insurance purposes? Seems that third party data would assist in insurance cover costs later?

[@greens007]

I assume hand-laid sections are the same as vacuumed sections except without vacuuming of course. My question is where does the extra 1kg / m2 of epoxy go when the vacuum is applied - is it into the other cloths you place on top of the laminations? Great project BTW, and the videos too!

[@TheDuracellProject]

Yes it is absorbed by the breather clothe

[@mikethomas2138]

Plenty of detail on weights, but hopefully you have also recorded the distance from the balance point of the boat to give you the moment of the material added and taken away ? Or is that the calculation that the architect will make ( apologies, but I’m in aviation and I think the theories are similar )

[@TheDuracellProject]

Yes the weight is also recorded in a position on the boat

[@andreasweber7828]

Does the mix ratio change with higher or lower temperature , moisture in the air? Basically with the changes that all four seasons bring, do you adjust the mixture of hardener in your epoxy? Does your new toy have the ability to mix your epoxy to those needs? Impressive project btw. Will stay put to follow. Cheers Andreas

[@TheDuracellProject]

With polyester or vinyl ester resin you can adjust the amount of hardener to make the cure happen faster or in different temps. My epoxy is always a 2:1 ratio. I have slow/medium/fast hardeners for different speeds, or in colder temps I use faster hardeners.

[@cpt.mirones5109]

could the 3rd Sloped compartment be used as a Fender Storrage? almost like an angled whineshelf so you can drop them from the top into it with a drain hole near the bottom? so you dont have to run past the doghouse to the front were normally the stuff is thrown in a locker near the anchor locker at the very bow?

[@TheDuracellProject]

Too small for fenders. My guess right now is there will be electronics in it.

[@user-mj6sl9qv8j]

17:08 music + tone of voice contrived to invest "one day" at 17:08 with a depth of longing ;-)