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Thanks, not sure about the exciting part, but certainly progress.

I think too it'll be fine. I can always add more support.

Looking for a place out of the sun during the day and away from the flying insects at night. Yeah, everyone has their priorities.

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn didnt mean to sound like a critique, great work all around👍🏻

Unfortunately a project like this takes a blood offering now and then...

Yeah, that's the plan. Or, just leave it alone...

The shaft, prop and two bronze housings (you'd think they were actual gold) was $11 or $12,000. The Aquadrive was another $5,000. So $16 or $17,000 running gear behind the transmission. Could have been done a lot cheaper if you wanted to save money.

Yes, but it won't be the stuffing box that gets adjusted. With the Aqua Drive and thrust bearing, it would be the thrust bearing that gets adjusted. The thrust bearing also uses rubber mounts, so it may take just a little bit of shifting. Between the thrust bearing and the engine are the cv joints, so any change in angle there is fine.

I was using a Forstner bit after gluing a dowel into the drilled out hole. So yes, much time saved and a much nicer counter sunk hole.

Yeah, all of the videos on this channel are build videos, so no sorting really needed. They are chronological, just click "videos" at the top of the page under the banner and they all show up newest to oldest, click "oldest" if you want to sort them with oldest at the top of the page. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn Thank you for replying. I've been enjoying seeing your progress and getting a glimpse of your thought process and problem solving etc. And I'm really grateful for the style of videos you decided to create. Also just to clarify what I meant, if your videos were in a playlist and one was watching them through the playlist, then the next video would autoplay and one wouldn't need to repeatedly go back to your videos page to select the next video to watch. Not useful or really needed for people who are already following you live but it's a nice convenience for the people who want to go through your backlog. Unfortunately I don't think RUclips has a method to dump all your videos to a playlist with a single click. But if you go to your RUclips Studio page and then the Content tab you could do it one page (50 videos) at a time. There's a select all box next to the word video at the top of your list of videos. (Though don't be tempted to click the select all text that shows up after selecting all videos on the page you're on, it unfortunately doesn't allow you add all videos to the playlist..) If you end up creating a playlist, you can choose the default order which in this case would be date published (oldest) and when you add videos to the playlist you don't need to worry about having to manually sort them even though you're adding them one page at a time. First video will be the first published, second will be the second and so on.

OK, I see what you're getting at. Yeah, not sure how many people watch numerous videos back to back. I'd think they'd get tired of hearing me talk before tiring of the back button... But yeah, if I get a wild hare at some point I'll see if I can do that. Thanks!

Pretty much all the structural components are Douglas Fir; Keel, frames, floor timbers, planking and deck beams, all Douglas Fir.

Thanks so much for the input Ian! Nice to hear from someone with experience with this type of installation. The aft bearing is pretty much perfect, so it's fine. But yes, I think the epoxy is the only way I'm going to get perfect alignment on the stuffing box. No I wasn't going to machine the sleeve down, a lot of my videos end up with me just thinking aloud... Again, thanks for the input. Cheers, Scott.

Yeah it is! Thanks!

You couldn't tell it from inside the boat either...

I think it would be possible to move it to water next Fall, but that would be rushing and pushing a bit too hard. I hope to have it out of the shed next Spring/Summer, build the pilot house before winter sets in, then work on interior through the winter. So yes, 2026 summer is reasonable I think.

Little jobs are starting to add up. Thanks!

I've got some powerful magnets, I'll give them a try on the other side. Thanks!

Seems to be a love/hate deal with the music...

Turn the music off...

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn NO, YOU TURN THE MUSIC OFF AND SLOW THE PHOTOS DOWN

I ordered the thruster tunnel today, so yes I decided for sure to put in a bow thruster. Stern would be nice but not so easy to install in my case.

Thanks so much!

That cat in the video is called Scratch, when he was a kitten he got caught up in a tree. 2 AM and all I hear is this cat outside crying. So I grabbed a light and went out to see what was up. There he was in the tree, I was reaching up for him and he just launched out the tree at me, just caught my left arm and left huge, deep scratches in my arm. Thus he became Scratch... Thanks for the good words!

Many thanks!

The cabin has pressure water and sink, microwave, refrigerator, table top, seats 3 sleeps one. The pilot house is big enough for a cot to sleep a second. Portable toilet as well. It's great for a couple of people for a long weekend. Maybe call it a pocket cruiser but it is what it is.

Only real downside to moving it back would be a loss of storage space and it would require a wider tunnel. A little late to change how I'm doing the glass now, I'm on my last piece of plywood, I'll have if figured out for my next build...

Thanks, all great information and helpful. Did you airfoil profile the rudder or leave it square like George suggested? I assume the prop/gearbox/engine combo moved you at hull speed. Any reason for the left hand prop? Thanks again!

I left the rudder square- it’s a full displacement boat after all. I did shape the keel above and below the aft bearing though. 95% of the time I run the boat at 1800 rpm and average 6.5 kts+ with a clean bottom at about 1.6 gph which is pretty good for a 28 ton boat. You didn’t ask but make your steering bullet proof. Electrically the two most important things I did was put solar on the pilot house and an HOA added to the engine. You might be a little light onHP at 85 but I’ll be interested to hear how that goes.

@@gregoryroscoe3818 George called for 70 - 90 Hp on the 48, I'll be a little irked if the 85 isn't enough... I already have a 175 Amp house alternator in addition to the start battery alternator. I have room for (actually purchased already) 2400 Watts of solar for the pilot house roof. I was looking a a Capilano 1275V helm pump for hydraulic steering.

@@gregoryroscoe3818 I just did the math, at 1.6 gph you're moving the boat using only 27 Hp, that is assuming the standard .06 gph per Hp for a diesel engine. That's not bad at all, of course that's no where near hull speed, but still!

@@scottfintel8935 yeah that’s interesting. I remember looking at graphs and analyses before I went engine shopping. Here’s the engine in the boat running it thought- I have a B rated engine at 135; max rpm is 2800 (naturally aspirated). If I had to push the engine harder for an extended time say clawing my way off a lee shore in a gale ( not good planning on my part but poop happens) . If I run her at 75% of maximum rpm (general practice for long period A equivalent running) that’s about 2100 rpm. That still gives me a little oomph option if I need it but given that I run at 1800 at cruising speed this suggests to me I am neither under powered nor over powered. Can you move the boat with less horsepower? Absolutely! The 135 gives me a cushion should I need to push hard for a bit.

Thanks, happy to share. It's a true learning experience for me as I go!

Stern as well! lol

Can't quite figure how I'd get one in the stern, might just have to settle for one in the bow.

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn The Jetthusters would work great in a DD made of wood You can sneak in the jets almost anywhere

​@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dnAfter yesterdays debacle I was looking into what I could do and found JetThrusters, unfortunately they don't don’t make them big enough for Dragonfly. :(

The barn door that this boat has will rotate it in its own length. You just need to get experience with how it handles. Haven’t once wished for a thruster on Tardigrade in 6+ years. But if you want one this is absolutely why we are building our own boats. Just saying I don’t regret not having one.

I looked at bronze, seventy some dollars each. The designer called for galvanized steel so that's what I'll use underwater.

Tardigrade here, I’ve got plenty of galvy including my keel bolts but because of galvanic issues I don’t think I would fasten bronze fittings especially below water line with galvanized lags. First choice silicon bronze, second choice stainless.

Yeah, I've got isolation washers to keep the the dissimilar metals apart. We'll see but I still think I'd rather galvanized steel.

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn that’s interesting- when I look at 1/2.bronze lags they are $25-35 depending on length. Not inexpensive but not $70 either. Are you truly willing to truth check the galvanized every couple of years? I don’t have a vested interest in what you use but honestly think the galvanized in bronze is probably not a great option.

@@gregoryroscoe3818 Yeah, OK. So maybe it was the 8" are hard to find and expensive. JD has 7" silicone bronze for about $30 a pop. So you talked me into it, I ordered the 7". Probably long enough but since I'm going into end grain I was hoping for as long as possible. Isolated I still think the galvanized would have been fine...

Just the one layer. The design calls for only the 1.5" planking, so adding 1/2" plywood makes it that much stronger.

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn thanx for that it makes it a lot easier I see following your build just a scary big ship with industrial quantities of timber perhaps i should start first with clcboats.com/shop/boats/boat-plans/pocketship-sailing-pocket-cruiser-kit.html before starting on the big guy

Sure, thanks for the good words!

Thanks, yeah the music adds a sense of anticipation!

Oh and I have subscribed, I LOVE DDs :D

I only wish I had the time/energy to do that. Most well edited youtube video creators say it takes an hour to edit one minute of video, so 20 hours editing for a 20 minute video. Then it takes about twice as long to do a job when you're setting up cameras and shooting. Being pretty much a one man (and aging man) show, it's just not going to happen. It would be different if I was trying to monetize the channel, or asking for support, or trying to sell ads. I started shooting the videos just as a record of what I'd done for myself, I decided to upload them a couple of years after I started, the idea being I might make some contacts with other builders or power boat cruisers. If someone wants to come and follow me around with a camera, then edit the videos you're more than welcome! In the end it is what it is, a video log of the build...

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn Fair enough

Ha, yeah, not so clever far too often. But the 20' boat was built some years ago, well before I started the Diesel Duck. Thanks!

I assume Glen L. Witt, he was head of the company that bears his name. I suspect he had other designers work with/for him at times, so not really sure.

Sorry it stressed you out!

A circular saw cut/cuts isn't really what I'm looking for. I just want to rough up the surface and recess enough to get a new layer of thickened epoxy in three. I thought about hot gluing a straight edge, but man there's a lot of linear feet to do and that would make it a much, much bigger job. A sander of some sort should work and give me the results I'm looking for. Thanks for the suggestions!

Yeah, just want to get the joint opened up enough to get some thickened epoxy in there. I'm afraid a circular saw wouldn't open it wide enough. Planer would be too aggressive/wide. Hand sanding with a block, are you kidding? Only if you come down here to help... I think the tip of a detail sander will do the trick, if not a finger sander might work too. Not in a huge rush to figure out the best way, seems like a nice winter job. Thanks for the ideas! Scott

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn Hey! I'm no stranger to sanding. :-) Seems like that's all I've done for the last 13 years on my project. Would love to come see your boat build. Where are you located? We're frozen out here in the winter so some Sanding Insanity would be fun. I know, I'm a sick puppy. Just watched your Glen-L build. That's a pretty little boat. Cheers!!! Rick

And of course SheKon has been doing this for a bit now and knows what he is talking about! Good to see ya SheKon

Hi Rick, I'm in north west Iowa. Cold here in the winter too. But shop is heated. Hopefully only one winter left in the shop, with luck I'll be moving out of the shop next Spring to build the pilot house.

@@DieselDuck48IoBuild-rp4dn We're a little familiar with that part of the world. We got stranded in Minot ND when our Jeep decided to part company with our RV in October one year. I'm envious of anyone with a heated shop. No chance here to heat a huge tent. I should be able to close up our boat and heat the inside pretty easily. Just got to remember these projects are marathons, not sprints. Cheers!

Yes, the volume of the muffler is what keeps water out of the engine on cranking. The water lift must be sized for your engine. Of course you need it to drain down into the muffler, so my guess is the 12" is just a good number and perhaps not a hard requirement.

Yeah, maybe something in manufacturing or in shipping got on them. Nothing I've done should have caused it.

It would be an easy way to get it out of the shop....

Hi Greg, I've seen photos of your build, exceptionally well done! I only hope mine ends up half as nice. Feel free to contact me via e-mail from the contact link on youtube if you'd be willing to answer some questions. Scott

Should be around 51,000 pounds fully loaded; fuel, water, food, people, etc. That would put it mid to upper 30 thousand pounds dry.

Would have if I could have, but no, can't reach from the inside. I usually cut from both sides just to get a cleaner cut, not able to in this case.

Diesel should be upper 1,300 gallons, fresh water about 200 gallons but I'll also have a water maker and rain catchment system. Holding tank is 40 gallons, but it's grey water only since I have composting toilets.

I had a retired pastor out one day to visit. The biblical analogies were flying fast and furious...

Thanks. Yeah, good thing I have plenty of time on my hands!

Joints between sheets of plywood will be filled with thickened epoxy then a layer of glass cloth applied over the joints.

The problem is the wings on the wing nut are too long, they hit whatever you're trying to measure.