He Put TRUCK Engines in His BOAT?! | Touring Tangaroa’s Refit

Описание: Welcome aboard Tangaroa — Blaine & Janis' legendary aluminum trawler-style liveaboard, also known as The Never Ending Sea Trial.

We spent the day exploring every corner of this boat:

• the extended aft deck packed with fuel, water & storage
• their winter-ready enclosed back deck and wood stove
• the remodeled galley and pilot house
• crew quarters, workshops, and hidden spaces
• and finally… one of the wildest DIY engine rooms we’ve ever seen

Blaine replaced the original Detroit Diesels with two Cummins truck engines, engineered custom systems, built his own charging setup, installed a huge lithium bank, and created a mechanical masterpiece below deck.

If you’re into boats, engines, creative problem-solving, or long-range liveaboard life, this tour is pure inspiration.

Go give their channels some love:

• Onboard Tangaroa Exploring
• The Never Ending Sea Trial

   / @onboardtangaroaseatrial  

Thanks for joining us aboard.

– Audrey & Scott
Alaskan Gypsy Life

Chapters:

00:00 Boarding Tangaroa
00:20 Aft deck tour: storage, gear & layout
00:45 Upper deck freezer, BBQ & winter enclosure
01:20 Wood stove & enclosed back deck
01:40 Galley remodel & opening up the space
02:20 Original 1969 nameplate
03:00 Wheelhouse tour & leak stories
03:40 Navigation system & screens
04:50 Captain’s cabin & crew quarters
05:40 Corrosion issues & forward lockers
06:30 Forward berth & family layout
07:30 Water tanks, storage & long wiring runs
08:45 Laundry room & mechanical spaces
09:40 DC generator & charging systems
10:40 Lithium battery bank overview
11:53 Lower lounge & new reading nook
12:30 Hallway, bunks & storage layout
13:00 More crew spaces & closets
13:40 Workshop areas & electrical planning
15:12 Engine room reveal
15:25 Cummins truck engines installed in a boat
16:00 Original mufflers & custom mounts
16:45 Fuel economy, RPM & performance
17:30 Transmission choices & torque matching
18:20 3,000-mile fuel test results
19:00 Electric drive discussion
20:00 Efficiency, upgrades & future plans
22:56 Inverters, voltage & system strategy
27:18 Turbo & intercooler changes
32:37 Peak efficiency talk
33:34 Considering electric propulsion
42:24 Throttle wiring & shielding
53:21 Starting system & 24V upgrades
54:21 Engine room wrap-up
55:00 Challenge coin gift & closing thanks
56:00 Farewell from Tangaroa