We're Cutting a BIG HOLE in our Cockpit! [EP 135]

[@joecioe8566]

Whenever you cut a hole in a boat it is concerning, because it is a boat. You always think it through, have a good plan and your workmanship is top notch.

[@danweyant4909]

The boat was built for a very specific purpose, OF COURSE you will want to make some big changes.

[@chrismazuzan2427]

Absolutely love this channel! Keep going! ☮️❤️🌈

[@stephanebrun718]

I just love your channel. Any chances to have them a bit longer ?

[@TheDuracellProject]

With just the two of us (Matt building and me filming and editing) plus our new baby, sometimes the episodes are a little shorter. We appreciate the nice comment tho☺️-janni

[@gatecrasher1970]

finally getting to the good parts of the build , good ideas too

[@danielclark65]

I already signed up to the wood workers guild. Thanks for the discount! 🎉

[@TheDuracellProject]

Awesome! Thank you! Hope you enjoy it.

[@skinkwerx]

You make it so easy for me not to be scared to make changes (aka cutting holes) in my boat. Congratulations on the new arrival! With my 4 kids ranging in age from 19-29, I am excited for the memories you will be creating with your growing family! Keep up the great work!

[@tylp4199]

Beautiful craftsmanship! Very talented..

[@-ride-]

That, for sure, was the very best Duracellvideo ever, and i do love them all, thanks guys🙏

[@TheDuracellProject]

Our pleasure!

[@andrewmoylan6295]

G'day Matt, so much confidence in your work, a lot of people would shy away from such tricky tasks, but you nail it, mate and explain it brilliantly , really nice.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Thanks 👍

[@irisgilliard4955]

So glad you know what you’re doing, I agree with Janni, hate seeing you cut holes in the boat!

[@irisgilliard4955]

What would you do without glue and fiberglass, You couldn’t work on the boat without it!

[@benshore7357]

Looking good 🎉 every time you have cut into the boat the core looks good. No discoloration or delaminating going on. A testimonial to the original builder. Piece of mind moving forward 🎉

[@renexxx2017]

Amazing skills again😊

[@Bladerunner264]

i really enjoy hearing Yani's insights and bits of voice over about her opinion/experience of the build. Tres cool as always

[@TheDuracellProject]

Glad to hear it.

[@neilrush659]

Everything looks so easy from Matt but I can just imagine the planning involved in carrying out such projects. I guess you could do a whole tutorial on boat project planning but I'd love to know how you approach these types of works. Anyhow, great video editing once again and great music, thank you so much for all the hard work on these videos, equally as demanding as well. Sending good energy to you all.......Neil ☘☘😊😊

[@TheDuracellProject]

thanks Neil!

[@marcoartini7480]

Awesome work guys! Keep it up!💪

[@anthonymaddison9588]

Missed a few episodes, missed the baby, congratulations to you both.

[@sirrobertofthewoods1773]

Having done cabinets and building for more than 35 years, I would say it is extremely important to have a good quality table saw, preferably a cabinet saw. It’s good that you are tuning up your existing saw but I would recommend a new one. Not only for the quality of work but for better safety. Can’t wait to see your work. Bob

[@billvanvlack117]

And make a crosscut sled...

[@HamandSwiss5283]

Great ep

[@TotalBoat]

Always nerve wracking cutting a hole in a boat. Great job fixing it all up!

[@Andrew-en1qx]

Heck yeah! My favourite youtube channel!!

[@jakobtheinventor]

Cute baby! Loved the look in Matts face when he was interrupted 😂. Thanks also to the thoughts about the cuts and the differences between you two. That transforms the work into an expedition and a good story. Great work!

[@ApexWoodworks]

Matt, you're head and shoulders above the rest of the KZbin boat renovators, and a terrific craftsperson. Thanks ever so much for sharing your skills and knowledge with us.

[@gervaisbilodeau8465]

Nice music choices DJ ❤

[@theconfessionsof_a]

More fantastic progress, clearly the additional crew has helped 😉. Much love, The Senior Confessor, England

[@duaneayers6117]

U should cut off a piece of the Rudder trunk from top to bottom and put it in the middle of a door. Put a clear piece of plastic behind the Rudder trunk hole so that u will be able to see through it. Visual history creating a conversation piece. Just a suggestion.

[@TheDuracellProject]

I like this idea

[@TizNpig]

I like that you moving forwards.

[@TheDuracellProject]

Thank you!!

[@bryanwatt9751]

Great vid. You showed a side of your different personalities / approaches :)

[@president2]

Love it so much keep it up as always 💘

[@ryancappo]

I think that a bunch of Northwest Washington Woodworking Guild members need to help build the cabinets for you. Get it done in a week. :)

[@ryancappo]

I'm kind of curious if you did ask, just how. many people would help? It could be donating cooked food, donating wood, or donating time & skills to build them. Offer that you will take them out sailing for a few hours once your boat is in the water.

[@TheDuracellProject]

that would be sweet!

[@davidnichols147]

Great episode, Alder is going to make the BEST Chief Mate!

[@mini696]

7:45 It's Mike Teevee.

[@Bruin4Life]

The boat is really taking shape and you have always thought out yur moves ahead of time. 🎉When I first read the headline I was thinking that you were going to cut holes in the bottom of the hull and I thought I remembered you saing you were going to eliminate the through holes or keep them to a minimum, so my fear was alleviated when you explained what you were planning to do. Your son is growing rapidly and I know he will be well schooled in sailing long before he hits his teens. The both of you keep up the great job of boaat building and videoing the progress.

[@deuce454]

If you apply talc or baby powder to the skin before sanding fiberglass it will be way less itchy after

[@davehine724]

You two made a beautiful baby!!!

[@TheDuracellProject]

thank you

[@tomrichardson651]

Thanks!

[@TheDuracellProject]

thanks!!

[@peterfoster5871]

Awww you baby is beautiful

[@garyregan4871]

The music is great too

[@JamesAyton-qu8fo]

Never get tired of saying "nice video guys!" Good luck with increasing your skill set even more by adding fine carpentry Matt. We had a bespoke table with a chessboard inlay with a metal underlying that looked the buisness and added a relief from boating by adding a fine place to have a match at anchor. Just an idea for you , bet you could make some cracking lacquered carbon chess piece with magnets in the base too 😉 best wishes to all the family, Godbless from the U.K.

[@TheDuracellProject]

thanks! That's a great idea about the chessboard!

[@thecrane9656]

Great job, I am sure you are enjoying all of the vision coming to fruition. Using the old part for a retractable keel design? Would be great to reduce draft but some serious engineering to make

[@dancarter482]

_You can never have too many big holes in your boat_ ~ Captain Ahab.

[@dcallan812]

3 holes😱, mind you need to be in there at some point. A new nursery ❤ great video, filming and editing 😘👌 2x👍

[@TwistedFire85]

The beaver tail patch job came out noice

[@jimedson3853]

I was a little surprised about this keel cassette thing being there. Of course, I'm not a boater, so there's no reason I would know. I'd like to further understand what it would be used for originally. Also I no longer worry when Matt pulls out the saws or drills. He doesn't do it without having reviewed it fully before pulling the trigger. Great video as always, thanks

[@harrishayes5120]

In offshore sailing you’re often spending a lot of time on the same heading or track. In this sort of situation dropping in a centreboard in the slot helps the boat keep its path better, in addition to the keel and rudder. It could also be useful to keep the boat tracking straight if you had to pull your rudder up for repairs or something. Not a feature you’d find on many boats tho.

[@newkid8092]

Hey, what kind of sander do you use when you remove the paint around the hole?

[@MaShcode]

You hatched, again!

[@markkeller8915]

Boat joinery in cabinet making book by Fred P. Bingham, I can send you my copy

[@OurLadyDefiant]

Kind of an odd thing until you get a big wave into the cockpit, but I think one of my favorite parts of our boat is how big the cockpit drains are. It looks like those are some nice big ones you're putting in. Also, can't remember if you'll have an open transom, but yeah, drainage is awesome!

[@sailingmariposa7887]

I believe the transom is wide open, the drains will just be for anything the gets into the gutters. It my also help keep the cockpit a bit dryer from water sloshing around when the boat is heeling/pitching at odd angles.

[@carlthor91]

So, Matt, I take it from the engine hatch location, you are going with a Saildrive unit. Not my first choice, but it does lend itself to more room below decks. Best wishes from the far North.

[@TheDuracellProject]

It's actually a space for the generator, for a serial hybrid system

[@carlthor91]

@@TheDuracellProject Great. Shaft system, has the least grief. Best wishes from a smokey Northern Manitoba.

[@billvanvlack117]

Perhaps the gutters could be extended to make stiffeners for the cockpit sole.

[@sailingmariposa7887]

Not only a hole in the deck but if I understand what it was used for then a hole in the hull as well! I’m thinking a shot from straight above would have shown the ground under the boat! Very curious what Matt’s plan is for repurposing the very unique shape of that cassette. Cheers

[@Arjanti]

Thank you for your great videos about your boat renovation. I have a question though. You and your wife both suited up before you cut the hole in the fibreglass. Which wise since cutting it spreads a lot of fibres. But it looks to me you (Matt) have still an opening at the back of your neck where fibres can get in. Or does it just looks that way because the filming angles?

[@TheDuracellProject]

No you're right, that suit doesn't have a hood which is prefered. I wear clothes underneath that are also 'fiberglassing clothes' as a second layer of protection and protect my skin.

[@Arjanti]

@@TheDuracellProject, thank you so much for your answer! Know that I only asked because we worry about you both. And since you always seem so very strict in protecting yourself, wondered. 😊

[@DD-xx8wh]

always progress! and wow lucky... first comment, hope this helps

[@patchmack4469]

yep its very hard to see inside the mind of a genius hehe - BUT what everyone has to remember, the boat is built from materials that can easily be repaired, cut replaced rebuilt, what ever way is required to make what might look incorrect, correct all those nights while Matt lays quietly in his bed, his little brain is on overtime, i do exactly the same, scheming away, how to do things, what tools to use, best way to attack the problem and then crack on and get the job done well done Matt great video, you guys are doing an amazing job that shotof you Matt at 7:15, you look a little like an Umpalumpa from Willy Wonka, is the boat made from chocolate

[@ElleKendra]

Years ago, living in an apartment we had to have a locksmith come because the lock and gotten to the point I couldn't turn the key and was afraid I'd break the key off in it if I turned harder. Locksmith showed up, gives a mighty turn on the key, lock opens. I'm like, "For real? Locksmith shrugs. "Well, to be fair, I'm the locksmith. What do I care if I break the key off in the lock?" Matt cutting holes in fiberglass is pretty much the same. What does he care if he messes up? He'll just patch it back up and move on. Might suck or be a tiny bit more work, but if anyone ever lived who did not need to be afraid of cutting the wrong hole in fiberglass, it's got to be Matt. Love seeing the little one by the way.

[@jonnenne]

That's a great anecdote! You need skills and confidence to be able to commit hard

[@brownlee62534]

Matt, designer here. You're right. The bow needs something. Fortunately, what it needs is simple and will take the boxy look out of it. Look at the line coming up off the hull at nearly a 45 degree angle. Where it intersects the bottom of the sprit, make a 90 degree line to the top of the sprit. Now take a straight edge from that line where it meets the top of the sprit. Then, lay it on an angle back to the point where you added to the original kick rail top edge. Make a line and cut off what you added last time along it. Then add pieces to fill out the angle to the 90 degree mark you made at the top of the sprit. It will blend the lower angle to your new angle. What looks unfinished is the box ends you continued. That will all disappear with those two simple angles. It will also look like a lot less pieces. You guys are killing it. My Son and l refit a 50 William Garden Ketch many years ago. He now is I.T. for a chandlery in Everett.

[@VelcorHF]

I had to draw this out on paper and this is a cool idea.

[@Grandpa_Mac]

I think since Alder has joined the crew that there should be an official title of "Inspector Apprentice" and he needs to show up in a little orange vest and hardhat... Never too young to participate in the family business!

[@davidmay4386]

i hope you are taking designer advice when cutting large holes through bulkheads

[@TheDuracellProject]

we are

[@evangatehouse5650]

Was sort of waiting for Matt to do a Wiley Coyote as he cut the big new hatch while sitting on it :)

[@jabberwockytdi8901]

Any company that develops a Sawzall that's not always threatening to remove body parts, or a multitool that doesn't make your ears bleed even with ear defenders on is going to clean up...

[@svelocity2001]

After cutting out the rudder/trim tab trunk, is there a big hole in the bottom of Duracell you have to seal up?

[@TheDuracellProject]

yes

[@seanraming5136]

Thanks guys! Quick question: had that rudder sleeve previously been glassed over from the bottom? You only mentioned, showed, and filled a hole in your deck but there must have been a hole through the hull right?

[@TheErmerm999]

I am imagining the baby just out of frame in a folding directors chair with a big loud hailer shouting critisms like a bossy little guy.

[@danknox9986]

That kid is so cute!

[@sailor5026]

I really hate doing anything to a boat that compromises its integrity, big or small. Especially when you figure, “I paid for this boat, and now I’m putting a hole in it”.

[@mikepalmer9655]

Boat is looking very nice but please put guard on your chop saw blade😮

[@dennisash7221]

I am curious, what happened to the hole in the bottom of the boat that the the board used to go through?

[@TheDuracellProject]

I haven't fixed it yet, but will eventually.

[@mckenziekeith7434]

Is that where the rudder was before? Do you already have a vision of where the rudder is going? You are allowing room for the quadrant and whatnot, right? And you have a plan for how to support the upper bearing and whatnot? Being able to drop a rudder into place from the cockpit is a super slick feature if you ever lose your main rudder.

[@garycook8220]

He explained this is where the engine is going....... it was never the main rudder

[@mckenziekeith7434]

@@garycook8220 Yes, he did say that. But that doesn't mean the rudder was not there before. I guess I am just wondering why was their a perfectly foil shaped channel in the floor of the cockpit? He did refer to it as a cassette. Which made me wonder if the rudder used to be there, as a cassette is usually a holder for the rudder. But then again, a cassette is usually able to turn, which this wasn't. So I don't know. Some raceboats do have an opening in the cockpit floor so that the rudder and bearing can be dropped in from above without hauling the boat. Or removed, too.

[@evangatehouse5650]

@@mckenziekeith7434 The boat has twin rudders aft of the centerline tracking daggerboard. At 0:46 you can see the profile view. Look for the angled line a bit behind the trunk that represents the rudder stock angle. I don't think it was every for an emergency rudder. Just a daggerboard.

[@mckenziekeith7434]

@@evangatehouse5650 Got it. Thanks!

[@MrMatto84]

Come on people hit that subscribe button get this channel to 100k subscribers

[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

968th tag-along view gonna get rolling... 387th LIKE posted at the end.

[@paulsilverman1]

Doesn't the cassette go all the way through the hull like a dagger board case? If so, do you now need to create a patch in the hull itself?

[@TheDuracellProject]

Correct. I’ll patch it later

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great episode! More progress! Keep growing little man! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[@terrysmith128]

Oompa Loompa

[@fritzmuller4865]

Nice Video, I really love the Project. What are you gonna use the cassette for? Are you building a emergency ruder for the transom from it?

[@TheDuracellProject]

Thinking about that exactly. Races to Hawaii from the west coast require emergency rudder kits aboard. It would be a good start to a kit. But the thing is way bigger than I thought, so I'm not sure anymore.

[@richardsiddon610]

Gold.😂

[@amazonhippie7826]

Are you going to address the comment suggestions about the piece under the bowsprit from a few weeks ago where a lot of us thought you should enclose the pocket between the angled supports? I’m not saying you have to do what we say by any means. 😂 But I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on whether or not you plan to do it and your reasoning behind your decision.

[@TheDuracellProject]

I've been sitting on this one. Yes, I'll address it soon!

[@mareegodleman1347]

I agree.......a beautiful boat needs to have lovely lines. 😻

[@Nena84734]

Nice episode but the baby was the best part!

[@kenj7153]

you have a very big and heavy boat. you are going to need and appreacate as large and powerfull engine as you can fit in the hold.

[@TheDuracellProject]

We're actually planning on a generator down in that space for a serial hybrid system. It's a big boat but a very light one.

[@wardstogdill9914]

How are you running your scuppers for that hatch? Looks like you have them running straight out the bottom. I had a sailboat that had a cockpit scupper running straight out the bottom and a lot of water would shoot up through the hole in the right conditions. Thought I’d mention it. Really enjoy your channel. I’m refitting a smallish sail cat and your project is super interesting.

[@TheDuracellProject]

I am running them straight out the bottom. I haven't heard that as a problem before, maybe theres some fairing i can do on the bottom(hull) side of them to prevent this?

[@solskengroupllp2758]

A GOOD CARPENTER MAKES MISTAKES. A BETTER CARPENTER KNOWS HOW TO HIDE THEM

[@forresta65]

was i just watching willie wonka and the chocolate factory? OOmpa loompa's everywhere!!!!

[@caracamano71]

👍

[@bubbleobill267]

4:45 a human version of the inspector.

[@nataliefahey2072]

Is there a reason you didn't lay out the hole before you patched the old hole, and only patch the area that would remain?

[@TheDuracellProject]

Because I'm using the part that I cut out as the new hatch. So I want it all intact.

[@hidef9265]

What's Matt's super power? Estimating the amount of epoxy needed for each layer of a lamination to within 1floz. You only "suspect" that piece was supporting the deck in that area?!? Did you not consult Evan, the naval architect, to know for sure??

[@jonnenne]

There's no hurry for that discussion. If it supports the deck, it can be solved. It needs to go either way. Don't let some uncertainty stop all action.

[@evangatehouse5650]

I have that ability too. You just weigh the pieces of glass, and mix up that amount of epoxy + "a bit more for the pot/spreader/gloves". The cockpit bench sides are actually supporting the cockpit sole in that area. Think of the sole hanging in between them. -Evan the NA

[@moanaprod69]

Usually she's leading with a full pool length, so the opponent have improved....she's so over every body!! Queen Katie!

[@moanaprod69]

So funny, this comment was actually for an another channel about the Katie Ledicky win at the olympics😂by the way, love your work, you're doing an amazing job!

[@stevethurlow9059]

I'm guessing that you will put the flange on the inside of the compartment....

[@TheDuracellProject]

gutter

[@Aoi_Fans]

7:48 "You look err" He looks like Woody Allen playing Sperm #1 in the movie Everything you always wanted to know about sex. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Arnaud58]

@00:00 Wow, you daredevil! 👴😁

[@paraweir]

Really enjoy Matt. He seems like a guy who doesn't anger easily. He can get angry, but it takes a lot more than most and a lot less things gets his goat. What a fiberglass king he is...

[@TheDuracellProject]

it's true. Matt is the most even keeled guy I know :) -Janni

[@waterworldtrimaran544]

I still struggle with your logic of placing largest piece of glass down first.

[@jonnenne]

Don't ever glass. This is the only way to glass. If you struggle with it, you can think of rocket scientists. You struggle with what they do but you don't suggest improvements.

[@waterworldtrimaran544]

@jonnenne I have over 35 years in the trade, this technique is not correct for all applications .

[@chicobicalho5621]

@waterworldtrimaran544 I don't work with fiberglass, but I am a product designer and what you are saying makes complete sense to me. It seems totally logic that the sheets of cloth should be gradually larger from bottom to top for a more solid final structure. It seems kind of obvious when you think about it.

[@chicobicalho5621]

@jonnenne (ouch!)

[@jonnenne]

@@chicobicalho5621 Ouch for what? Ouch for you being ignorant and easily swayed by nonsense? Your logic is wrong and the old geezer has old info on their methods. I don't care about their opinions, I care about what research has shown to be most effective. Sure, you can continue doing it as you like but don't suggest objectively false methods.

[@johnwilcox2239]

In your all white suite, can’t decide were you in Sleeper or Willy Wonka?

[@lanesteele240]

10:17. I actually reached to move the calkinggun out out of the way. I watch to much youtube 😬😊

[@sanfranciscobay]

Matt. Could you have built a New Similar Size Boat in the same time, slower or faster than the Duracell Boat?

[@TheDuracellProject]

possibly. But I like repurposing this one.

[@ryancappo]

I would have to imagine that the material cost for an entire new boat would have been much higher. It would also take building some really large moulds and having the space, unless you bought a new hull from some company.

[@jonnenne]

​@@ryancappoit's also much worse for KZbin. A lay person can understand most of Matt's work. When you start from scratch it's much harder to get interested imo.

[@stoerenungeheuer543]

Cutting? This is not your usual Sam Holmes drills some new holes in his boat video.

[@mcpa2991]

"Kids Room" seems like a very disrespectful way to refer to The Inspector's Berth!

[@buza1300]

😎💙👍🇸🇯

[@Ian_Christensen]

Wheres the catsuit?

[@SimonElenor]

Just remember don't cut holes in the bottom when its in the water! It gets awkward!

[@TheDuracellProject]

good point!

[@SimonElenor]

@@TheDuracellProject Couldn't help myself!

[@jeffhudson4817]

Great job Matt. Looking good….

[@Twelvestonestacking]

"the kids room"? Yeah buddy sounds plural to me... When you have two kids you can go man to man...3 or more you got to go to zone coverage!!!! Ha

[@TheDuracellProject]

Kid's

[@Twelvestonestacking]

@@TheDuracellProject ahhhh... Punctuation ❗