I've missed more of the process than I thought! Every builder should offer videos like these.

Ive been watching this project for a few months, This video really encompasses a lot of work. Wow!!! You should be really proud of the work you’ve accomplished. Pretty incredible.

well, at the beginning i cry because i was part of the team who built Duracell (first name "catch the spirit") and see you cutting all these parts 😭😢 but Matt you did a great job !!! congatulations !!

Wow! Building a boat in the woods, so cool!

Jeez! The short answer is wow!!! Chokes me up a little that the legendary race boat is no more but glad you are doing your dream and inspiring some of the wee sailors to think outside the box....

With each decision you make I start a doubter and leave a believer. Such a great channel!!

Must be nice too know how to do EVERYTHING & I am sure the boat donor is VERY proud that he made an excellent choice for new ownership.

It's fantastic to see the whole story like this. I love watching your videos. I look forward to seeing them every week

Matt needs a vacuum bagging sponsor.

To see a years worth of progress in 12 minutes, it's astonishing to see how far you've come. This is rapidly turning into my favorite KZfaq channel. This and Tally Ho could not be two more different boats, but watching them both get built is the coolest thing ever. Thank you.

I have watched from the start and had forgotten just how much work you have done to the transformation this far. Great recap and amazing progress. Sailing NV splashed and I know you guys follow each other..at least a bit. That’s gotta be motivating. Your build is more involved but I love both your projects. I am enjoying the journey. Thanks for sharing it!!❤😊

I just watched a movie about Mike Plant on youtube ... quite an amazing story ... so glad to see this famous boat get a 2nd life

The best boat builder ever! Well done Matt... Well done ....

Wow... has it really been a year?... I started watching you after Sailing Magic Carpet visited you. Great Job

She likes your stern ;) That bodes well for the relationship

I never get tired of watching Duracell videos. Thanks!

Phenomenal! So much work before you can perform the "actual" building work! I really have loved watching the transformation.

Thanks Matt, Nice Video!

Great recap! Excellent progress!! Keep rolling!👍👍💪💪

702nd LIKE, 4,293rd view - cool recap. 9:00 - it was many images like this one that inspired me to compose (currently being recorded) an Irish hornpipe tune I call "Sticky Goop". I can't wait to send to you the final master recording - probably an mp3 and/or KZfaq video.

Awesome progress. Looking forward to the September 2023 edition. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!

Well crew! this is going to lovely stored fruit for those of us who put the boats up for five months in the NE USA. We will let the snow fly, stock the book shelves with winter reading, and follow along dreaming of the day that the ice leaves and the boats float again! Thank you for doing all the work it takes to share this journey!

I really admire your boat building skills. Patiently. Piece by piece. It’s a pleasure following your process.

I can't wait to see this boat in the water, the lines of it are absolutely gorgeous!

Glad to see your subscription numbers goin up. You deserve it. Good and interesting work.

O wow I love how easy a video like this makes it look! Looking forward to seeing her back in the water

Well done! Can't wait to see you all happily and proudly cruising!!!

congratulations and thank you for bringing this legendary sailor and his boat back to life here in France, it's soon the start of the rum route solo race your sailboat is part of our legend congratulations

It's really nice to see this summary and seeing the boat come together although i've been watching since almost the very beggining. When it's done you should make sort of a timelapse of it changing, that'd be really cool if you have such stills.

What an awesome project!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Great transom design. Having lived with a reverse transom and having lost almost every kind of tool and personal item over board courtesy of it, I vote for your design.

This is a massiv undertaking. I hope you can get the financing to get help building this and to afford the material. Otherwise it could take years. I enjoy watching the Videos of course, but sometimes I wonder if the other builders don’t get sick of their project. SV Seamer has been building for 10 years, Arabella for 5.

Beautiful job, guys! It is going to be an absolutely beautiful boat when your done due to the hull extension and new doghouse...you've changed the look a lot.

First!! Sup guys. Good work, Keep it up.

Keep up the good work. It will be great to see it back on the water again.

Sooo much nicer than NV ... kudos for design and execution.

Hi guys wow what a transformation Duracell looks so much better for a cruising yacht thanks for the video , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia from the big island 😊😊😊

Your dog house and cockpit extension are amazing! It is really beginning to look more like a cruising boat.

I’ve been following along since you started the project. I have no idea why because I don’t know the first thing about boats like yours but it just captures my attention so much watching the transformation. I’m really looking forward to the future videos.

Good job. It look really nice. Proud of you.

Awesome work, Matt. And I agree with Scott Dunlop when he said you need a vacuum bagging sponsor, LoL!

Stunning progress Matt and Janneke, keep it up. Regards, Allan, Durban, South Africa

Absolutely amazing and total inspiration.

You make me wish I way 25yo again. Love your work. ⛵️

Nice Review of the process and progress I got pretty stressed the second year of the refit 😅with weather delays affecting the topside refinish BUT it all came together and made it in the water 💦

That reinforcement in the stern for the chain plates seems nice and strong. I’m curious though whether you’ll have swept-back spreaders or not. I’m guessing you’re still looking for a rig, so maybe you don’t know yet, but the extra aft support is kind of a nice feature of sweapt-backs, and will keep some of the pressure off the backstay(s).

its kind of funny i saw this video and realized we had the same dream i restored and am currently sailing/racing solo my 30ft Peterson sailboat that i restored and re-fitted by myself, it always makes me smile when i see these videos knowing people are following the same path

Great music on this one. And one more thing, this could not be done without a good woman by your side. You guys are a great team.

Nice to see second life given to beautiful boat

Can't believe its already been a year and you have made some great progress, even Paws looked impressed. Looking forward to seeing her sailing.

Good work you guys are great we so much enjoy watching your yacht being built .Learning something new out of each episode Thanks Kind regards Chessi and Mark Sv Connoisseur Fremantle Western Australia 🇦🇺 🙏⚓️

I am following the project from start & admire your craftmanship. I think why I watch is to see how you handle MONSTROUS tasks without stress and with ease I also have a suggestion, I think you should edit&add "timelapse" to our video title - in example: "Sailboat Refit Timelapse". This will bring more followers to support and admire the project. Cheers.

Awesome project and video💪a lot of hard work and skills

Matt and Janneke, awesome work as always and thanks for the synopsis video! And one note...I love that Matt (and the captions) are starting to say "we" instead of "I". You two are a great team!

You are really nailing it! We love your design of the dog house and all the detail that have gone into making it fit well. We can't wait to see the next summary video. It is fun to see it all happen in 10 minutes! We built a 45 foot RV and based on that experience, we would guess the fatigue factor of this great adventure is starting to kick in. We hope not. But, if it is, please know that we are big fans of what you are doing and can't wait to see more. Best of luck to you.

Great job all, looking forward to seeing that splash

Matt my hat off to you your boat is looking amazing great job

That was a great recap

Good by Duracell 😪. Rest in peace ..........

Very cool. Thanks for putting that together.

Laborious, and before long a dream come true. Roll on, fair winds crew

Very cool to see how much progress you’ve made. 👏

Great work! Looking forward to the next video!

I watch a few channels to learn how to fiberglass and from yours I've learnt the most about vacuum bagging👍. My other favourite is On The Hulls ,he's building a cat from scratch ,he allso manufacturers surf Kayak's

love the fact ive watchedc you almost since the beginning tremendous skills and imagination. good job both of you.

Great video, looking forward to what comes next.

Solid work and great video! This is why I love being a Patreon supporting your work.

I absolutely love this project 😍😍

Cool recap!

“The story so far”…Nice.🙂 Cheers guy’s!

That was great even though I’ve seen all the episodes, it’s just amazing!

Amazing transformation, keep up the great work!

👍

Great job !

This is an impressive work. It was fun to spot you two in PT at the wooden boat show last week. I didn't bother you by respect to your privacy. If you ever need composite help, I'd be happy to join a work party.

Looking forward to the interior refit.

Love it, great edit, thank you!

I've been following for a while, just realized I missed the whole beginning. I'll have to go back and catch up.

Great stuff. I still hate open cockpits - especially on a boat which is going to be used for sail training. But you know what you're about.

NICE RECAP

Amazing! Awesome work!

She's going to be a very fast cruiser!

You're an ambitious person and taking on a complex build. At age 67, I find it easier to watch others.

That is a huge project. Thank you for sharing. I wonder where did you get the foams in seattle area. I see large sheets so it must be local.

Beau travail, et bon courage !👌👌

Loved the bits. Do you ever get bored of laminating?, lol that was awesome

Amazing progress, I can only imagine all the planning and forethought that goes into every step taken on this major project. Sending positive energy from across the straight in Victoria BC.

7:55 I had to watch to this point just to make sure you were going to fix the transom!

A friend of mine recently purchased a Trimaran Carbon Fiber Race Boat that's now in Honolulu Hawaii. I haven't seen pictures or details yet. Probably something that was expensive, got damaged and now is unwanted by most.

Hello Guys once again awesome vid..its cool to watch your sailboat refit..Thereis a utube channell Camara expeditions and they done the same as yous to a former whitbtread 80 you may like to watch..Thank you for the vids look forward to seeing Duracell back on the water..cheers

Please do a year two!

Nice work 2x👍

wonderful

That about sums it up.

Grate video

Hi Matt and Janneke, I am loving your videos and look forward to new editions every week as a subscriber. I also follow other boat restoration channels and think that yours is among the best: a perfect balance of story and technology with fantastic results. A difference between your story thus far and others is an absence of ugly discoveries. As I'm sure you know, old boats often reveal nasty surprises, especially after years on the hard. Though we've seen a few dead rats, have you discovered any of the rust, structural cracks or water penetration that can be common in older production boats? Is it simply that Duracell was built to a higher standard as a race boat? If you find any, I have no doubt that Matt can handle it!! Discussing this in an episode might help some viewers relate a bit better to your amazing project, since such discoveries are so common in other boat projects. Keep up the good work!!

what data decided how big you could bulk out the cockpit? its so damn cool and smart, just wondering how the calculations happened. thanks!

Awesome work catdaddy..... I’ve been following last few months and haven’t watched every video but I’m curious, and no I’m no sailor like you but I do have a center console, however I’m curious, did you weigh everything you cut out and that which you put in ? Just interested to know how you’ll calculate for ballasts n buoyancy .... keep up the good work slick! Don’t rush it, water ain’t goin nowhere 😉

I listened to your interview on "On the Wind" yesterday and wanted to give you a shoutout on a job well done! I love how short this video was! Did you work with a naval architect to redesign the dog house and transom? How did you know what thickness of foam to use? I reinforced my keel from the bilge a few years ago and used eight 1/2 inch pieces with eight layers of fiberglass but no vacuum sealing. Never has it checked, but she definitely sailed closer to the wind with no keel wabble after I was done.

still worried about the open cockpit. maybe some drop boards back there?