Except for sailing in my youth on the lakes of Mass and NH I don’t know much about boat construction but I do build cars and consider myself very mechanically inclined and I am very impressed not only with 6our work the 5he very design of this craft I hope to see the completed project some day in the not too distant future. Whitney Martin in Ohio
To my eye I prefer the aesthetic of the deadlights parallel to the sheerline vs the waterline. I think you made the right call! It looks great and look forward to seeing how you finish up the project. Keep up the good work!
Every boat needs a ‘Watch Cat’ to surveil the premises. Great job!! The light brings in the ocean and sky. Lovely to form living connection for y’all no matter your location inside. Very excited for the coming views.
My vote would have been parallel to the shear. Great job. I never noticed modern boats being parallel to the waterline. Love the window idea makes it feel larger and more open.
I would have voted for parallel to the sheer line, so I'm glad you did it that way. Now you don't have to fill the holes back in and change over to my way. Lol
The deadlights look awesome, I like that you stayed authentic to the era. The light they let in makes a significant and positive impact on the interior. Looking good you two. 👌
The shot from the cockpit into the interior really made it look larger with all the light coming inside. They really do add a bunch of light to the interior. Nice work...again.
There is no question Matt, sheerline windows are the perfect match. Love the amount of spacious interior lighting these will allow. Love this idea and I can't wait to learn more about the actual install.
Let there be light, and there was light! Wow, so much light! A plethora of photons to please the pupils! And in my humble opinion you made the right decision.
WOW that really changes the whole look and it makes it look like a proper yacht so great job guys and I always get a huge kick out of Matt typing his fingers while he’s in deep thought! 😂
As the Great Carnac told me..."I see some curtains in your future"...nice sunny morning in the tropics with a gentle ripple on the water....maybe black-out curtains....Looks Great!!
With the history of Duracell, and the future you are giving her through the vision you have, we all can finally see, is just totally inspirational. BTW your mom "ROCKS"...
I think the deadlights have absolutely transformed the looks of the boat. From the outside they’ve taken ten years off her age and from the inside they’ve lightened the whole feel of it aesthetically. Less cave, more open plan if you get my meaning? All in all an excellent design decision, I like it a lot. Not that my opinion should matter really, she’s your toy and you should do whatever is going to make your souls happy! Lovely job, Cheers, R.😎👍🍻 PS, Kevlar is an Aramid fibre, good for strength, absence of brittleness and excellent for impact and abrasion resistance. One note, it can be a bit prone to wicking water on exposed material and it REALLY doesn’t appreciate extended exposure to UV, nor does that foam so it’s worth at least bunging a run of painters tape over the cut edges until you frame it in.
Parallel with the shear looks better to me, at least from outside. The deadlights further aft will be naturally lower following the shear and easier to see out of. Maybe less important up forward.
Looking so much better from inside.... now you can really see how big and spacious this boat will be. Lengt gives the room you need - and the sailing ability.
I think it’s so cool you are designing a boat based on all your experience sailing and have such a huge palette to work with. I really like your designs so far.
5 minutes in, I was begging for Parallel to the Waterline. By the end, I was convinced you made the right decision. More modern boats seem to place the lights lower down the hull. With yours near the top (your boat is not relatively tall) it looks much better from the outside with them parallel to the shear. And clearly, the inspector approves ;)
We've replaced two backyard windows with sliding patio doors in our house for exactly this reason The access is nice, but the additional light/view is the primary reason for doing it
Massive transformation you guys will be sitting inside years from now on anchor and just loving the light and view awesome decision to make this upgrade.
First, I thought you were nuts for wanting to cut holes in the hull. But WOW, that really turned out amazing!! And to me, it looks like it does make it look bigger. Impressive, guys!
Kevlar was first added to Fiber Glass boat to make them litter with that material which is lighter and stronger many layers of Fiber Glass mat, roven woven when used to build boats. The use of bullet resist vests came after years it use back in the 1970s for boat building to decrease the weight
I think that what it looks like from the outside is more important even though the owner will see more of the inside than the outside. I don't think there is any problem with being reminded one is in a boat and not a condo ;) The "newer" boats look wrong, matching the sheer is just, "right" (or correct). Matching the waterline looks wrong.
From an aesthetic point of view parallel to the sheer always works... However, parallel to the floor gives that level feeling! Excellent point of view from your previous commentor!
Used the big routers on aluminium. Small 1 on door hinges, if theres a knot it kicks. Big difference with window spaces. Almost coming out of a cave. Would lift the spirits after long days of matting & the strong smell of resin. Good protection used. Your clothing will gradually not have those hard resin patches. Throwaway overalls are an option. I think your partner will enjoy the decoration side of the boat. Prudence is good.
Looks awesome! I love that you were actually talking about doing each side differently in regards to window level. Must be very freeing to just be able to do whatever the hell you want. The inside does look much brighter and open. Thanks for the great episode!
Parallel to the sheer on the outside and parallel with the furniture on the inside 😂. Oh that wasn’t an option? I think they look better with the sheer! Good choice 👍
Let there be light, Matt you did an amazing job, it's such a nice thing on a boat to have dead light windows which gives it more of a feel of space and time and the fact that you can see out gives it that level of awareness around the boat as well. Yep love the placement decision, think it was the way to go. Well done both of you, working and film put together in sync ....nice. Sending you good energy from back in the tropics...Neil 😊☘
Parallel to the sheerline was the correct decision. It looks much better looking from outside, That is the only place you can see the alignment of the port holes.
Parallel to the water line and therefore the horizon. I'm the type of guy who constantly lines things up against each other. If I had a window who's sill or bottom (and top) edge didn't match up to the horizon at anchor it would drive me nuts!!! Hahaha Congrats though! You've just made a huge difference to the livability of your yacht! Well done!
Wow. Crazy awesome improvement in exterior aesthetics and obvious light and view gains. Glad you went with shear line as that is what I was screaming. Excellent!
It’s about you both. And you will be living on the inside and on the boat most of the time iso looking from the far outside. But you’ve made up your mind already. 😉
Parallel to the waterline, as the boat is already far from original so I think the period of the original build is already vastly compromised. Just my thoughts. Oh BTW why ask for feedback when the decision is made and work is complete.
Actually just a random thought. You could frame the windows internally so they appear level to the waterline - a little bit of "cropping" and optical illusions with heavier and thinner lines?
Ok, by now you guys should know I'm a fan! I love the windows, I first thought that going with the sheer line for the last three windows would be good and going with the waterline for the master bedroom windows but then it would look like you had a crazy party the night before and got your line wrong. So, the choice you made is the correct one because it's your choice. You are the one to live on the boat so you have to be happy with it but I'm 100% with you. Love it and I can't help but get excited as you get closer to the end goal. Just wish I lived closer so I could pop over and see it in person.
With the sheer. Your sight line is more naturally there, your designer-eye is always going to follow that line and it’ll drive you nuts later when it’s off..❤ BTW maybe sell the cutouts to us crazy supporters of the channel. ;)
i was leaning towards being parallell to the waterline. it would be a way of dating your work to the 2020´s, where portlights followed that trend. In the end what counts is what you guys like and want. amazing job as always!!
Matt you are Right it lets So much Light inside you awesome Sailboat. For the Acrylic Glass get With Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM) because you can make Acrylic Glass Stronger by adding one more oven Bake. Last please use Kevlar Fiber for the Bow and close in the Roller to.
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Parallel to the floor of the living space. Because that's when you want to feel level. 😊
Except for sailing in my youth on the lakes of Mass and NH I don’t know much about boat construction but I do build cars and consider myself very mechanically inclined and I am very impressed not only with 6our work the 5he very design of this craft I hope to see the completed project some day in the not too distant future. Whitney Martin in Ohio
Parallel to waterline is typically parallel to floor.
It’s a boat - it’s rarely level!
@@mikedellar5653 a sailboat, no less!
@@chicobicalho5621 it’s a yacht
What I’m wondering is what does the inspector think 😂😂
They haven’t passed inspection yet.
To my eye I prefer the aesthetic of the deadlights parallel to the sheerline vs the waterline. I think you made the right call! It looks great and look forward to seeing how you finish up the project. Keep up the good work!
Kitty cat's going to need a wide sill on one of those windows to panther-prowl the landscape and have wild kitty thoughts.
Totally, I didn’t even think of that. The windows in the salon will be a perfect height for her to sit and watch out the window.
Every boat needs a ‘Watch Cat’ to surveil the premises. Great job!! The light brings in the ocean and sky. Lovely to form living connection for y’all no matter your location inside. Very excited for the coming views.
Love the randomness. You never know what part of the boat he’s going to bounce to next.
The waterline you’re modernizing that boat you might as well modernize that too
What's going to be even nicer about the new windows. Is that even more natural light from the sunshine bouncing off the ocean water.
My vote would have been parallel to the shear. Great job. I never noticed modern boats being parallel to the waterline. Love the window idea makes it feel larger and more open.
Wow! What a difference that makes... GreatCall!
The holes look fantastic! This is a really exciting project.
I would have voted for parallel to the sheer line, so I'm glad you did it that way. Now you don't have to fill the holes back in and change over to my way. Lol
LOL
The deadlights look awesome, I like that you stayed authentic to the era. The light they let in makes a significant and positive impact on the interior. Looking good you two. 👌
She's got great bones, Duracell, all most bulletproof.I can see why you want her cause she's a solid yacht.
Upgrades will be awesome, Matt.
the scan from bow to stern showing the starboard cutouts shows just how long she is. absolutely beautiful. Good choice!
Whew! I was exhausted at the end of this episode... : ⁰ )
Parallel to the sheer was the right call.Also,glad to see the inspector is keeping an eye on things.
Goodbye forever claustrophobia. How beautiful are the windows? They make the boat a ocean home and give it its own personality. Great great job.
Bringing light into your home is *never* a frivolous endeavor! You’re going to love it!
The shot from the cockpit into the interior really made it look larger with all the light coming inside. They really do add a bunch of light to the interior. Nice work...again.
Waterline here. Your making so many changes to the boat it's going to be practically new and modern.
Wow! With that one step, you turned her from a spartan racing boat into a cruising yacht,. Well done.
The windows will be a sheer delight.
YES! :)
Yay, parallel w sheer! Fits my OCD. Great choice. Results look amazing.
Best part: the inspector seems to be pleased. Bless 😅
An oasis of calm in a world of chaos. Nice people and a great project.
There is no question Matt, sheerline windows are the perfect match. Love the amount of spacious interior lighting these will allow. Love this idea and I can't wait to learn more about the actual install.
Such a great improvement. Way to bring the world into the boat Matt. Just great bud.
To Me, easy decision, water moves, shear line doesn't. You made the right choice. Love the channel.
Let there be light, and there was light! Wow, so much light!
A plethora of photons to please the pupils!
And in my humble opinion you made the right decision.
Now that’s an original sentence!😂
WOW that really changes the whole look and it makes it look like a proper yacht so great job guys and I always get a huge kick out of Matt typing his fingers while he’s in deep thought! 😂
Inspector says: "I don't care cuz I ain't cleaning them." 😂
I'm so glad you went with the sheer. Did you hear me shouting at you? You made the right decision. IMHO.
I see La Paz approves and you passed inspection! Holy cow, what a difference, almost changes the total look of the boat, nice work that’s for sure!
I love it! It was kind of submarine like before, but now seems like a livable vessel.
What a HUGE difference in the feel of the inside! Great work
Lol allways loved how boat people create names that describe the level of danger involved
As the Great Carnac told me..."I see some curtains in your future"...nice sunny morning in the tropics with a gentle ripple on the water....maybe black-out curtains....Looks Great!!
With the history of Duracell, and the future you are giving her through the vision you have, we all can finally see, is just totally inspirational. BTW your mom "ROCKS"...
Lovely. She looks more like the comfortable cruising yacht you dream of.
I think the deadlights have absolutely transformed the looks of the boat. From the outside they’ve taken ten years off her age and from the inside they’ve lightened the whole feel of it aesthetically. Less cave, more open plan if you get my meaning?
All in all an excellent design decision, I like it a lot.
Not that my opinion should matter really, she’s your toy and you should do whatever is going to make your souls happy!
Lovely job, Cheers, R.😎👍🍻
PS, Kevlar is an Aramid fibre, good for strength, absence of brittleness and excellent for impact and abrasion resistance.
One note, it can be a bit prone to wicking water on exposed material and it REALLY doesn’t appreciate extended exposure to UV, nor does that foam so it’s worth at least bunging a run of painters tape over the cut edges until you frame it in.
Keep the cutouts on board just in case a window gets knocked in if you hit something keeled over. Will look very classy once done.
Parallel with the shear looks better to me, at least from outside. The deadlights further aft will be naturally lower following the shear and easier to see out of. Maybe less important up forward.
8:07 Love the nervous laughter...
No voids in the fiberglass layup. Wish production boats were like that. What a boat and what a nice home it's going to be.
i love how some weeks you do stuff and it seems to push progress forward in huge leaps. just a few holes and it looks like a bit step
Just what a DREAM cruising yachts needs. Brilliant.
Those cutouts will make nice gifts for Patrons, just thinking.
That nervous little laugh after he removed the first chunk of hull...lol.
He does that exact laugh every time he cuts off a chunk of the boat 😂-janni
Looking so much better from inside.... now you can really see how big and spacious this boat will be. Lengt gives the room you need - and the sailing ability.
I think it’s so cool you are designing a boat based on all your experience sailing and have such a huge palette to work with. I really like your designs so far.
5 minutes in, I was begging for Parallel to the Waterline. By the end, I was convinced you made the right decision.
More modern boats seem to place the lights lower down the hull. With yours near the top (your boat is not relatively tall) it looks much better from the outside with them parallel to the shear.
And clearly, the inspector approves ;)
We've replaced two backyard windows with sliding patio doors in our house for exactly this reason
The access is nice, but the additional light/view is the primary reason for doing it
Call the boat inspector in for this big decision! 🐈🐈👍👍
The interior light makes such a drastic and welcome difference. Good idea.
Massive transformation you guys will be sitting inside years from now on anchor and just loving the light and view awesome decision to make this upgrade.
now that changes the whole look of duracell ,inside and out !!!
It's amazing how much a difference cutting holes in your boat can make. :)
Good thing the “Inspector” approves! Let there be light⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️👏👏👏👏👏
What a difference 8 holes can make. I think it improves the looks of the hull. Great job
First, I thought you were nuts for wanting to cut holes in the hull. But WOW, that really turned out amazing!! And to me, it looks like it does make it look bigger. Impressive, guys!
Wow, great idea and great progress, she is becoming livable now, for sure. From a racing machine to a practical living space :-)
Dude, that looks so freaking good. You made the right choice.
Kevlar was first added to Fiber Glass boat to make them litter with that material which is lighter and stronger many layers of Fiber Glass mat, roven woven when used to build boats. The use of bullet resist vests came after years it use back in the 1970s for boat building to decrease the weight
interesting!
This looks great and I think it’s an awesome improvement on the boat for her cruising future. Job well done Matt!
I think that what it looks like from the outside is more important even though the owner will see more of the inside than the outside. I don't think there is any problem with being reminded one is in a boat and not a condo ;) The "newer" boats look wrong, matching the sheer is just, "right" (or correct). Matching the waterline looks wrong.
From an aesthetic point of view parallel to the sheer always works... However, parallel to the floor gives that level feeling! Excellent point of view from your previous commentor!
Used the big routers on aluminium. Small 1 on door hinges, if theres a knot it kicks.
Big difference with window spaces. Almost coming out of a cave. Would lift the spirits after long days of matting & the strong smell of resin.
Good protection used.
Your clothing will gradually not have those hard resin patches. Throwaway overalls are an option. I think your partner will enjoy the decoration side of the boat. Prudence is good.
Looks awesome! I love that you were actually talking about doing each side differently in regards to window level. Must be very freeing to just be able to do whatever the hell you want. The inside does look much brighter and open. Thanks for the great episode!
Looks like claws up from the inspector. Those deadlights are transformative. I think they look best oriented on the sheer.
Parallel to the sheer on the outside and parallel with the furniture on the inside 😂. Oh that wasn’t an option? I think they look better with the sheer! Good choice 👍
Having light in a sailboat is worth the effort to cut the holes and fit deadlights.
I would have leaned towards parallel with the waterline but I think they look great and I love how much light they bring inside the boat. Really nice!
Let there be light, Matt you did an amazing job, it's such a nice thing on a boat to have dead light windows which gives it more of a feel of space and time and the fact that you can see out gives it that level of awareness around the boat as well. Yep love the placement decision, think it was the way to go. Well done both of you, working and film put together in sync ....nice. Sending you good energy from back in the tropics...Neil 😊☘
Thanks, Neil😊
I like the placement you decided on. Great idea. 'Course whatever decision you would have made would be the right one. It's y'all's boat.
Parallel to the sheerline was the correct decision. It looks much better looking from outside, That is the only place you can see the alignment of the port holes.
I like parallel to the shear line. Seems the inspector may approve too :)
Parallel to the water line and therefore the horizon.
I'm the type of guy who constantly lines things up against each other. If I had a window who's sill or bottom (and top) edge didn't match up to the horizon at anchor it would drive me nuts!!! Hahaha
Congrats though! You've just made a huge difference to the livability of your yacht!
Well done!
Window = you look outside. Boat = you see horizon. So p. with waterline :) Both are good ;)
Looks great inside the boat now, no longer a dark white tube!
You hit it spot-on. Great proportions, nice positioning. What a positive impact the windows will have! Keep up your great work!
Its going to be so much brighter, both while you do the interiors and give some extra ventilation. Great update 2x👍
Very nice…. It is definitely coming together
Great decision, looks light and airy. Transformation.
Wow. Crazy awesome improvement in exterior aesthetics and obvious light and view gains.
Glad you went with shear line as that is what I was screaming.
Excellent!
Looks great. Can feel the light in the space. Great decision!
It’s about you both.
And you will be living on the inside and on the boat most of the time iso looking from the far outside.
But you’ve made up your mind already. 😉
I was leaning towards waterline, but once you had those cut , I have to say you made the right decision! Looks awesome
It won't look right once it's in the water.
Parallel to the waterline, as the boat is already far from original so I think the period of the original build is already vastly compromised. Just my thoughts. Oh BTW why ask for feedback when the decision is made and work is complete.
Actually just a random thought. You could frame the windows internally so they appear level to the waterline - a little bit of "cropping" and optical illusions with heavier and thinner lines?
Good idea. Something to think about
A bold and dramatic step!! But a good one. I wonder how many other yachts could benefit similarly. Your videos and this project continue to impress.
Ok, by now you guys should know I'm a fan! I love the windows, I first thought that going with the sheer line for the last three windows would be good and going with the waterline for the master bedroom windows but then it would look like you had a crazy party the night before and got your line wrong. So, the choice you made is the correct one because it's your choice. You are the one to live on the boat so you have to be happy with it but I'm 100% with you. Love it and I can't help but get excited as you get closer to the end goal. Just wish I lived closer so I could pop over and see it in person.
thanks, Mike :)
You definitely made the right decision on placement...looks awesome!
The windows look awesome Yall !
Have you thought about that glass where you can black it out for privacy ?Cant think out it ?
By Remotely control.
Wow. The windows changed everything. The interior of the boat is not a "cave" anymore! Light is the key to feel good. That's a very good move.
Awesome choice and number of openings, really lights the interior up and makes it look so huge
With the sheer. Your sight line is more naturally there, your designer-eye is always going to follow that line and it’ll drive you nuts later when it’s off..❤
BTW maybe sell the cutouts to us crazy supporters of the channel. ;)
Right call, it's done exactly what you wanted. It would appear though the Inspector may need more convincing.
i was leaning towards being parallell to the waterline. it would be a way of dating your work to the 2020´s, where portlights followed that trend. In the end what counts is what you guys like and want. amazing job as always!!
Sheer looks good with the dead lights a little higher ... great vid with good music well done crew !
it's good that LaPaws is keeping an eye on Matt.
It is suddenly a different boat. I like it .
Matt you are Right it lets So much Light inside you awesome Sailboat. For the Acrylic Glass get With Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM) because you can make Acrylic Glass Stronger by adding one more oven Bake. Last please use Kevlar Fiber for the Bow and close in the Roller to.