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What camera are you using? Looks like something head mounted.

Thanks for the great, informative video mate. 👍

What a great channel, love the wildlife too. Besides missing the snakes because it's a bit early in the season, you just need to find a Thylacine and the Tasmanian critter collection would be complete! ;)

Found your channel recently. Your small craft sailing adventures around Tasmanian( like this one for instance)waters are really enjoyable.Such a lovely area to sail too Thanks for sharing!

Looking good mate

i have asked before about your boat speed watch where did you get it please.

Great job guys look like a new boat with the way she performs now with the new set of sail, rudder blade and vang. Just the new sails on their own looks like you have picked up more speed. The internal mods look great the foam was originally used for buoyancy in older boats.

Awesome boat! Absolutely mint use of king billy and huon that's for sure.

Impressed with your Scamp, definitely agree small boats with a lugsail are hard to beat. Great video cheering up my northern hemisphere winter.

Beautiful boat!! What that song? Please!!

Great videos! Where did you buy your Scamp? Thanks Ross

Wow! That's "the boat"!!

Hi guys great video In up to 30 knots very cool. Sailing heavy weather can be a lot of fun you can balance the boat by pointing up into the wind on heavy gusts it’s not an easy task but can be done with practice. I have a few questions that may assist you with some of your concerns. Your main looks like it’s end boom sheeted do you have a traveller? I think you mentioned a vang will be very useful. Also your spreaders do they sweep back at all? Is the main sail a typical cut for your class ? Also mast rake, rake the mast backwards towards the stern will remove Lee helm very dangerous Lee helm. You can try 5mm at a time backwards I recommend making notes as you go. Very nice to see you enjoying your sailing around Hobart. Shaun.

Love all the videos on the 19 as it is probably going to be my first sailboat. It's also fun to do a drinking game every time he says leehelm...lol

Brilliant vidoe and amazing trip, loved it.

What caused my ears to perk up was...Radio Shack. They still exist where you are? They all closed up out here in the states about 20 years ago.

Awesome for exploring!

My dad loves Sailing was also in the Navy he also built a wooden Dinghy, Ive always been around boats Ive never actually sailed myself this video makes me wanna build or get a sailboat 👍 thanks for sharing 😉

Back in the 1970s I owned a Drascombe Lugger up in the North of Scotland for which I made a boom tent. How would love to have that boat again in Tasmania. It would be perfect.

Great video, showing the workings of a great little design, the Compac 16! I am a fan of enjoying being out on the water in small boats and being able to overnight is key! You rightly point out the value of a cockpit tent to enhance accomodations! The cockpit becomes the "Living room" and transforms a small boat! Poo demo was entertaining to boot! Thanks for the effort! Now go wash your mouth out! Lol! AllthebestRoy

This is an excellent video and I think almost all questions answered…. Do you think I could go into a 20 knt headwind in a sailfish 18. I was thinking that an e propulsion spirit would be the only solution

Love the videos, I'm looking at building a scamp in a couple of years and look forward to some fun trips, a side note on the Trangia snuffers, if you take the wind shield with the pot grip its easy to come in from windward and put the snuffers on with no risk of burns. Happy travels.

Looks like a fun little boat ... would have been nice to hear a little about the design, builder, or how it came to be where you are though!!!

Another great video full of great information. Thank you. Maybe a range test hooked up to the battery bank and solar?

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Mat and Joann! Thanks 🎉much for the video. For now I’ll have to use some of your great ideas on my M-17. Wish i could get (build) a carbon mast. Any ideas out there?

Pretty boat ,were you doing laundry at the time? Sounds like a Clorox bottle or a small washing machine.

Well done guys, nice data point. Thanks for the tips on the power system. Cheers, J

So pretty!

Hi Mat - What is the GPS watch you are using? Great informative video.

Thanks for doing a proper review on the E-lite. Was holding off because nobody had any honest real life use scenarios

very interesting. The larger Spirit motor appears to be able to 'charge whilst discharging' - which would mean a solar panel on the foredeck could extend your range whilst motoring along... if there was a bit of sun out...

So you are happy capsizing those electrical components? Are they all water tight units? Some indication of the costs involved would be nice in a future video. The elite retails for $1700, the battery box $45, the other components?

Happy new year and thanks for your videos

Amazing video, thank you guys. We tested eLite and published a review video on our channel too. What a successful product it is. Your DIY system is also amazing and inspiring. Sending love from Türkiye.

That bloke having the disagreement with the boat 😳 i have a feeling i seen that boat up for sale in the last few days old navy boat with a lot of history 😢

Can you feed charge into the elite from another battery that keeps up with its demand ?

I have the bigger epro with a 200amphour batt and 150 watt panel - all good until you have to get to windward in 20 plus kts and 1 plus mtrs of chop ( bad decisions ) and the waves are pushing you backwards - only thing that works in that scenario is 5hp-and supercheap to run and the same weight so the epro really not so good for more extreme conditions - but fine for finer weather - horses for courses...............

Excellent. Been looking forward to that. On an extended cruise ive had to carry 70 litres fuell on an 18 ft boat. So the weight of the battery when flat or full is insignificant compared to 70 litres fuell and the empty jerry cans when used. Could the motor be run directly from the 50 AH batt. As always very interesting and informative. Thanks Matt and Jo.

Thanks for your videos, I really enjoy them. On a different topic, could you please tell me the specs for your aluminum mast - diameter and wall thickness. Happy new year, Peter

I think the whales knew where you were every minute. It is almost like they were leading you through the mists.

Extending cables from charger to epulsion(battery) will increase voltage drop which can affect the charging. Best policy with any charger is to keep wire to battery short as possible.

great review and test. I have just built a Vivier designed Beg Meil, similar to your boat. I think it weighs about 350kg (has a steel centre board). Do you think the e lite would work for me? Fully agree with all your comments about using electric over petrol for these simple cruising dinghies. Would appreciate your thoughts thanks. Keep up the great content.

Love the book reviews... keep 'em coming :)

Usually the outboard is a backup for the sail. On this trip the sail was used as backup for the outboard. 😂😂

Good info! Thanks, Happy New Year! AllthebestRoy

Happy new year. From Paul in Cornwall England

Question: Is there any possibility of driving the eLite motor directly from the external battery when the internal battery charge is low or depleted?

Mat, after seeing your SCAMP video I bought an eLite for my SCAMP, and am installing the motor mount as we speak! It should be terrific. I will have a 100 Ah battery that has a nice inverter so I can use the charger that comes with the eLite rather than the 12 volt adapter. Do you know if I plug in the charger whether the motor will run while charging? If so, the charger should give enough amperage to run the motor I would think. Thoughts?

Great video as always. Question: with a 12 volt trolling motor, having the battery that far away from the electric motor requires a really heavy gauge cable. Is that an issue with your unit?