When I first started watching Duracell I had no idea of Matts skill set. But as I have been learning Matt has not only a great skill set as a builder but a good understanding through his experience as a sailor of what is needed to build a comfortable and safe cruising boat and the work ethic to see it through in a timely manner. I learn from every video. Thanks Matt and janni for making these videos for us.
Longest boat building YT series… Aladino and Matt build a catamaran. Lol. the most seaworthy, comfortable, Aesthetically desirable, attention to detail crafts work found on the Tube.
Compared to canine inspectors, the felines are quite a bit more economical, at least as far as care and feeding, if not inspection fees! And they are very thorough (16:42) !
What a very pleasing video to watch. Great camera work! Matt, your designs are so simple and functional! The inspection scene was just plain wonderful. Always great progress and we look forward to next week.
Thank you for the comedy relief. You gave me a good laugh! Matt, it was like you were channeling Bob Newhart with your call to the inspector. 😂 Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures. I love seeing how you figure out each new project. Thanks for bringing us along. 👏
The inspector "charging" a hefty bribe was the only reason you weren't forced to start from scratch with an even more elaborate vacuum bag - able design! High stakes, high stress environment - glad it's over. Shout out to the editor as usual - easily overlooked while enjoying these delicious treats.
Nice job Matt! I must have raised them wrong because I have 2 cats and a dog and all they do is lay around the house demanding food ... "Where is my hamburger and kibble?" "Get off the couch Mom, we want our shrimp now!" "We are bored, throw some treats for us to catch!" Some might suggest there has been a failure to launch them into the world to earn a wage. As always, seeing The Inspector on the job is a joy.
Another Master class from Matt, lovely work on the boxes, they look super!! Great to see the inspector appreciated the craftsmanship as well lol 😂 Anyhow sending good energy from the tropics....Neil😊😊☘☘
Matt makes this fiberglass job look so easy!! But having watched all of these videos I do realize that he has a ton of skill and experience. The final product always looks amazing!! Thanks for the instruction and production of these videos.
Somebody needs to tell Matt that a wood chisel is not the best tool to smear glue with. But then again, he said he was not a wood worker. If you want to loose the edge of a chisel, use it as a screwdriver.
I feel like the boat is actually finished but we are forced to wait While watching all the builds. These days people just want to skip to the end reveal. Love these build videos. Keep it up!
It's great you're considering making your own vent cowls. You'll have a chance to incorporate a bug screen, something I have to construct with difficulty on mine. The screen here (FL) has to be outside to keep wasps from making mud dauber nests inside the dorades. Fun things. A big Thanks to the Inspector for keeping you guys on your toes.
Matt, watching you glue in the connectors in your Dorade boxes, I noticed that you do not glass in the area of the deck foam that appears when you cut the circular holes for the connection pipes. Watching Life on the Hull and MJ Sailing, they rout out the foam in the cut out and fill it with thickened epoxy. Are you happy that the seal on your foam is sufficient to stop ingress of water into the foam sandwich?
One thing to consider to seal the dorade tube into the salon is a plumbers test cap. I see the others will be sealed with a threaded plug. I know there are rubber inspection seals used to pressure test a run of pipe or tube for leaks in smaller sizes than you have (4"?). They may also have your size. It would also be easy to make a tapered wooden plug.
I shudder to think how much money is going into this re-fit... You guys are fortunate to have access to the funds and the space to be able to do this project.
I feel as though i arrived at this channel knowing nothing about boat building, but after watching from the start i could build a boat, learn to sail and travel the world. Thank you Matt to you and your family.
Love them seagull scoopers. ❤. Matt, I have worked in manufacturing for over 30 yrs in Aerospace and semiconductor and just want to tip my hat at the production scaled methodology that you implement in your build…the steps in creating the drain holes, the hinges and the chainplates. 🤌🏼. The pace of this refit it pretty astonishing (big credit to you’re mother) ❤. Your wife, mom, cat and handful of friends..great team. Can’t wait for paint😊
I am absolutely LOVING the music/glassing sequence on the first dorade box. It feels so dramatic/urgent like Matts making some kind of smuggling setup or something. Also, HUGE plus one for the Carbon Dorades.
A great episode as always... your boat building skills and storytelling & editing skills are really superb. Top work by The Inspector too... good to see a job taken seriously, although a lack of a clipboard and shakes of the head combined with sighs and tutting makes me doubt their legitimacy...
They make glue on wall flanges for pvc pipe that glue on the outside of the pipe. There is also special adhesives for bonding pvc with fiberglass that are impossible to remove once glued together. They also make pvc flanges that glue to to the inside of pipes or fittings that have a nice clean tapered face. If you want to make carbon fiber cowls the best way to do it is by making a silicone mold. An easy way to plug intakes is with rubber test plugs that have a wing nut in the middle that makes them expand into place.
Oh, the hammer and pliers on the Inspector's vest are priceless! However, if such a high price is to be commanded, one would think the Inspector would not leave tools lying around the work area ... 😁
The Inspector's seemingly casual style, is interspersed with intense scrutiny. Fortunately Matt's attention to detail and careful, thorough construction, even inside the cowl hole, passed the Inspector's scrutiny.
When you walk through the boat, you really get to see the size of this thing. It's properly the biggest build, (In size) currently being worked on. Certainly in fibreglass.
Doors and drawers: Hi Matt and Janni, A suggestion...on the interior of the boat, you have been following a basic theme of radii on the doors and corners on the drawers (at least from all I could make out). Might I recommend you follow this same design theme for the aft quarter berth doors: radii on all four corners. Right now you have radii on the tops and corners on the bottoms. Rounded doors would match better with the forward doors (stateroom and head). I don't recall you stating why the mixed design, if you did. I have not read through the comments to date so please forgive me if this topic has already been mentioned in the comments. My two cents. Just love the work and project to date. Thanks!
Nice work Matt quite impressed on the Dorade system works over all great job. The Boat Inspector was very intense and wasn,t giving anything away. Matt ya looked like you were sweating there for a while but ya passed finally so all good. Great to have an Inspector that won,t stand for any Sloppy stuff. Keep at it now. ;0]
Gawd, I totally know the inspections and the Inspector must be so time consuming but, dang, it’s the most adorable and funniest bit of filming ever! Thanks so much, hope the little sailor is doing well with good old LaPaz too!
Another great project almost completed , well done looks awesome Matt I’m amazed how much ventilation you’ll get from these, great video 🇬🇧Graham , ps no surprise they passed inspection 😂
Seeing how much light came in, through the vent, before you put the box on. Might it be advantageous to make the area on the box, directly above the vent, more transparent? As always Massive Respect Leave, Same or Better, Everything Be Kind ☮️🙋🏻♂️
At this point I pledge to sign on as crew for passage around Cape Horn. You are going to do it, just a matter of time and I trust those scuppers because of the amount of glue and the initial precision in the through deck cut. I am sure both Shackleton and the Inspector approve.
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The inspections are always my favorite part. You all are so lucky Matt does such good work that passes inspection.
Love the inspector's music!
Too funny
Matt makes everything look so simple and straightforward. A sign of a true craftsman.
Thanks for the regular updates.
In a world of chaos this channel is always a place of calm and joy. Thank You. Not to mention great work and craftsmanship.
I clear my schedule, get my La Colombe vanilla coffee and perch on the sofa.
A boat having a Catscan, great, you just need a retriever to write the Lab report
When I first started watching Duracell I had no idea of Matts skill set. But as I have been learning Matt has not only a great skill set as a builder but a good understanding through his experience as a sailor of what is needed to build a comfortable and safe cruising boat and the work ethic to see it through in a timely manner. I learn from every video. Thanks Matt and janni for making these videos for us.
Longest boat building YT series… Aladino and Matt build a catamaran. Lol. the most seaworthy, comfortable, Aesthetically desirable, attention to detail crafts work found on the Tube.
They are not cheap, but thoose inspectors we can t live without them 😍😍😍😍
Compared to canine inspectors, the felines are quite a bit more economical, at least as far as care and feeding, if not inspection fees! And they are very thorough (16:42) !
Inspector has completed her tasks! Now get back to work Duracell team! 😂🤣👍👍🐈🐈
What a very pleasing video to watch. Great camera work! Matt, your designs are so simple and functional! The inspection scene was just plain wonderful. Always great progress and we look forward to next week.
Thank you for the comedy relief. You gave me a good laugh! Matt, it was like you were channeling Bob Newhart with your call to the inspector. 😂
Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures. I love seeing how you figure out each new project. Thanks for bringing us along. 👏
The inspector "charging" a hefty bribe was the only reason you weren't forced to start from scratch with an even more elaborate vacuum bag - able design!
High stakes, high stress environment - glad it's over.
Shout out to the editor as usual - easily overlooked while enjoying these delicious treats.
“…when things go wrong….”, Matt prepares and cares for his family. We all knew that. Great stuff guys. Hahahahahahahah, that darn inspector.
Le Paws sticking her head in the hole had me in stitches!
Nice job Matt! I must have raised them wrong because I have 2 cats and a dog and all they do is lay around the house demanding food ... "Where is my hamburger and kibble?" "Get off the couch Mom, we want our shrimp now!" "We are bored, throw some treats for us to catch!" Some might suggest there has been a failure to launch them into the world to earn a wage. As always, seeing The Inspector on the job is a joy.
Liked the cat inspector part. Very tongue and cheek.
Another Master class from Matt, lovely work on the boxes, they look super!! Great to see the inspector appreciated the craftsmanship as well lol 😂 Anyhow sending good energy from the tropics....Neil😊😊☘☘
That inspector is one tough cookie. She don't miss a thing.😂
😂😂😂the call to the inspector the hammer! 😂😂
I love that the inspector has a theme song!! Very thorough 😂
Matt makes this fiberglass job look so easy!! But having watched all of these videos I do realize that he has a ton of skill and experience. The final product always looks amazing!! Thanks for the instruction and production of these videos.
Somebody needs to tell Matt that a wood chisel is not the best tool to smear glue with. But then again, he said he was not a wood worker. If you want to loose the edge of a chisel, use it as a screwdriver.
I feel like the boat is actually finished but we are forced to wait While watching all the builds. These days people just want to skip to the end reveal. Love these build videos. Keep it up!
The boat is definitely not finished. 😂We are just one week ahead of our audience
That has to be one of the more thorough inspections.
My last boat had plenty of dorades but as I’m sure you know nothing can touch a forehatch windscoop in the tropics when at anchor.
Great work, Matt, Janni, and inspector LePawz.Looks brilliant guys.
It's great you're considering making your own vent cowls. You'll have a chance to incorporate a bug screen, something I have to construct with difficulty on mine. The screen here (FL) has to be outside to keep wasps from making mud dauber nests inside the dorades. Fun things. A big Thanks to the Inspector for keeping you guys on your toes.
Oh the dreadedinspection! 😂😂
hahaha i love this scene with the inspector!
The inspector bit at the end was priceless
Matt, watching you glue in the connectors in your Dorade boxes, I noticed that you do not glass in the area of the deck foam that appears when you cut the circular holes for the connection pipes. Watching Life on the Hull and MJ Sailing, they rout out the foam in the cut out and fill it with thickened epoxy. Are you happy that the seal on your foam is sufficient to stop ingress of water into the foam sandwich?
I think it is always a good idea to offer the inspector coffee whenever he arrives. Nice job on the dorade boxes.
One thing to consider to seal the dorade tube into the salon is a plumbers test cap. I see the others will be sealed with a threaded plug. I know there are rubber inspection seals used to pressure test a run of pipe or tube for leaks in smaller sizes than you have (4"?). They may also have your size. It would also be easy to make a tapered wooden plug.
I like that you added that you made the boxes overly complicated. They might be, but they are well thought out and will work great!!
Love the Inspector using the hammer to check out the work.😂
I shudder to think how much money is going into this re-fit... You guys are fortunate to have access to the funds and the space to be able to do this project.
Great stuff,easy to watch..I get amazed reading the comments where people are shocked to see a man with skills..
Ok... So now I understand how any trapped water will be released. Sorry for the dumb question from last week. You've done a 1st class job on this...
Waking the Inspector up!!! very brave of you.
Steady progress. Really looking forward to seeing the boat painted.
I feel as though i arrived at this channel knowing nothing about boat building, but after watching from the start i could build a boat, learn to sail and travel the world. Thank you Matt to you and your family.
Excellent ! Love seeing the inspector get it right. More Cat.
The boxes came out really nicely. Thanks for the diagrams as always.
Love them seagull scoopers. ❤. Matt, I have worked in manufacturing for over 30 yrs in Aerospace and semiconductor and just want to tip my hat at the production scaled methodology that you implement in your build…the steps in creating the drain holes, the hinges and the chainplates. 🤌🏼. The pace of this refit it pretty astonishing (big credit to you’re mother) ❤. Your wife, mom, cat and handful of friends..great team. Can’t wait for paint😊
The air into the main cabin will be nice, a bit of cross wind can keep it cooler. Great video 2x👍
Another great episode!
Love this channel and always look forward to Wednesday. Inspector skit was amazing!
The inspector is back!!!
Looked like a very competent and well experienced inspector!
That is just too funny calling the inspector. Glad you added some hilarity to hear makes it even more interesting lol.
Glad you had a laugh mimi☺️
Love the inspector !! lol 🐈
Great job guys ! nice workmanship as usual , and also great filming =) have a good one !
Really nice ventilation flow pattern for the Dorade boxes. That project came out great!
Haha love the inspector...looks like all is okay.
I am absolutely LOVING the music/glassing sequence on the first dorade box. It feels so dramatic/urgent like Matts making some kind of smuggling setup or something.
Also, HUGE plus one for the Carbon Dorades.
Smiling all day lone. 😸
That location/design works really well for your deck!!
Nice inspection and craftsmanship! 👏
I think I like watching you fiberglass better than most of the other work. The glass really brings everything together.
I lost track of your channel somehow, so glad I found it again. Boat is looking amazing!
welcome back!
I appreciated the inspector scene, very good, I shall also approve your work because of this. 👍🏼
Love it, your work is beautiful Matt, and you do make it look easy, but we know that it’s not 🤦🏻I love the inspector, he makes my day ❤️❤️
I think it's brilliant to install the dorade boxes in the backstop support at the mast.
great video
A great episode as always... your boat building skills and storytelling & editing skills are really superb.
Top work by The Inspector too... good to see a job taken seriously, although a lack of a clipboard and shakes of the head combined with sighs and tutting makes me doubt their legitimacy...
the inspector works in mysterious ways
Man you guys both work so hard and diligently on this lovely boat...
They make glue on wall flanges for pvc pipe that glue on the outside of the pipe. There is also special adhesives for bonding pvc with fiberglass that are impossible to remove once glued together. They also make pvc flanges that glue to to the inside of pipes or fittings that have a nice clean tapered face.
If you want to make carbon fiber cowls the best way to do it is by making a silicone mold. An easy way to plug intakes is with rubber test plugs that have a wing nut in the middle that makes them expand into place.
Great job sir. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to your next video. u and the family stay safe
The seriousness and performance of Matt and Janni is perfectly balanced with the fun of the inspector 😂
Man I've said it before she is one tuff inspector
Amazing editing! Love the inspector ❣️
love the inspector!!!
Bloody bureacats ...always meowning about having to come out for an inspection. 😋
Oh, the hammer and pliers on the Inspector's vest are priceless! However, if such a high price is to be commanded, one would think the Inspector would not leave tools lying around the work area ... 😁
The craftmanship is tally ho level. Genuinely really impressed.
Great job and it looks like it’s always been there…..that’s good design! 💖💖💖🇦🇺
Matt and Yanni, howdy! We haveta compliment Yanni on her music choice as soundtrack, and both of ye for a cracking video again this week..
The boxes are great well done wouldn't be the without the inspector see you next week 😊😊
The Inspector's seemingly casual style, is interspersed with intense scrutiny. Fortunately Matt's attention to detail and careful, thorough construction, even inside the cowl hole, passed the Inspector's scrutiny.
When you walk through the boat, you really get to see the size of this thing. It's properly the biggest build, (In size) currently being worked on. Certainly in fibreglass.
Doors and drawers: Hi Matt and Janni, A suggestion...on the interior of the boat, you have been following a basic theme of radii on the doors and corners on the drawers (at least from all I could make out). Might I recommend you follow this same design theme for the aft quarter berth doors: radii on all four corners. Right now you have radii on the tops and corners on the bottoms. Rounded doors would match better with the forward doors (stateroom and head). I don't recall you stating why the mixed design, if you did. I have not read through the comments to date so please forgive me if this topic has already been mentioned in the comments. My two cents. Just love the work and project to date. Thanks!
Nice work Matt quite impressed on the Dorade system works over all great job. The Boat Inspector was very intense and wasn,t giving anything away. Matt ya looked like you were sweating there for a while but ya passed finally so all good. Great to have an Inspector that won,t stand for any Sloppy stuff. Keep at it now. ;0]
I've been following you both since the beginning & have to say I love how you incorporated 'The Inspector' into your videos, this one was classic!
Gawd, I totally know the inspections and the Inspector must be so time consuming but, dang, it’s the most adorable and funniest bit of filming ever! Thanks so much, hope the little sailor is doing well with good old LaPaz too!
Lol, how is that crazy cat, 🐱, possibly thinking yes that will do are we ready to go fishing yet, 😊❤
Another great project almost completed , well done looks awesome Matt I’m amazed how much ventilation you’ll get from these, great video 🇬🇧Graham , ps no surprise they passed inspection 😂
Seeing how much light came in, through the vent, before you put the box on.
Might it be advantageous to make the area on the box, directly above the vent, more transparent?
As always
Massive Respect
Leave, Same or Better, Everything
Be Kind
☮️🙋🏻♂️
Love the project, Camer work is really really good.
I hope my project will pass inspection ... someday !
Great episode! More progress! Keep rolling Duracell team!👍👍
Lovely episode (as always), thanks for sharing the journey of expert craftsmanship and filmmaking with the rest of us 🙏
I love it...very nice and funny video..
Love the inspector 😅
LOL..., really looking good. thx for the laughs
When you said you needed an inspector, I wasn't expecting you to have to cat-scan the whole thing! No wonder it was expensive.
At this point I pledge to sign on as crew for passage around Cape Horn. You are going to do it, just a matter of time and I trust those scuppers because of the amount of glue and the initial precision in the through deck cut. I am sure both Shackleton and the Inspector approve.
Best show on UA-cam!
More Inspector please! Keep up the good work!
They make a plug for those PVC pipes with a wingnut to tighten the seal. “End of pipe gripper plug”
Tom kap is the trade name
Or flush cleanout adapter
No wing nut needed
I'm glad you mentioned the screens, I was wondering how you would battle against future damsel fly invasions.
Love the Inspector
Brilliant video,you make it look so easy
LaPaws said " Not right meow I am sleeping!"