42. Our Old Sailboat is Going Electric (With a Tesla Battery) | Learning the Lines - DIY Sailing

In this video we visit Somniun, our old O'day 272 sailboat, and give you guys an update on what Taylor, her new owner, is doing with her. Turns out, he's gutted the boat, dropped in an electric motor, and plans on using a Tesla battery to power it. He's also applying Coppercoat antifouling to the bottom and we offered to lend a hand. Coppercoat is a permanent, epoxy-based hard antifouling that uses suspended copper in the resin to ward off growth. It supposedly lasts over 10 year, so once applied, you don't have to keep pulling your sailboat and applying new antifouling every season. More information on Coppercoat can be found at the link below. http://coppercoat.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can support us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/learningthelines Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/learningthelines/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningthelines/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learning the Lines is a channel about us, an average couple in our 20's, with big dreams to be sailing the world by the time we're in our 30's. We're not afraid to jump into anything, put in the work, and learn as we go. For this reason our channel is very DIY focused, with the goal to show anyone watching that a lot is possible if you're not afraid to make some mistakes along the way. Please leave a like and comment if you've enjoyed the video, and subscribe if you haven't already.